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Distracted Texters get Padded Lampposts in London

Alex Ion — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:51:28 +0000

I’m not sure if there’s something we should laugh about or if this is a good initiative, but looks like the British are testing an idiot-proof system that will keep inattentive people from banging into lampposts when they look down at their mobile phones. Hell they even gave a name to such injuries, ‘walking and texting’ injuries.

A study showed that 1 in 10 people hurt themselves when focused on their mobile phones and the city with the most cases is Brick Lane. This is where the padded-post-pilot scheme has been put in place and if it shows out to be a success more cities will follow: Birmingham, Manchaster and Liverpool.

It’s very funny to see how authorities have to take measures against stupidity and protect from ours own mistakes.

via YahooNews

AT&T Unlimited U.S. Calling Plan

Alex Ion — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:09:03 +0000

The myth of unlimited calls has been busted. AT&T announced that they are releasing a new unlimited voice plan on February 22, targeting Wireless users for $99.99 a month. It includes unlimited U.S. calling on all devices with no domestic roaming or long distance charges and can be combined with any other plans you currently have.

“We are pleased to offer our customers these great new plans that deliver value and simplified pricing [...] this is a highly competitive market and we’re committed to moving fast to meet customer needs.” said Ralph de la Vega, president & CEO, AT&T Mobility.

It’s the largest American carrier and the deal is great.

BlackBerry Pearl 8110 on Rogers

Alex Ion — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:02:24 +0000

Though it was supposed to come earlier, I’ve just found out that BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is going to Rogers dealers across Canada. It does have some interesting stuff, like integrated GPS, has a microSD expansion slot if more memory is needed, an integrated 3.5mm headphone jack and a redesigned keypad.

BlackBerry Pearl 8110 should cost $249.99 with a 3-year contract on Rogers, so if you’re Canadian this sounds like a bargain for such a phone.

iPhone Enterprise Data Plans by AT&T

Alex Ion — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:05:38 +0000

There was no specific plan for those business men that needed an iPhone, but things are about to change. AT&T is now offering business plans for it, and even though we don’t have a 3G model on the market yet, it looks like it has a lot to do with IBM’s Lotus Mail for the iPhone. All plans include visual voice mail and unlimited domestic data.

iphone Enterprise Data Plan 200 – 200 SMS : cost $45

iphone Enterprise Data Plan 1500 – 1500 SMS : cost $55

iphone Enterprise Data Plan Unlimited – unlimited SMS : cost $65

If you need to include international data, then it’s $25 for 20MB and $60 for 50MB. One last thing is the fact that if you activate by March 31 and you may get a service credit of $25 per month good through the end of the year.

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Google Optimizes More Applications for iPhone

Alex Ion — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:38:37 +0000

If you thought Google is going to stop at optimizing the GCalendar and the GDocuments for the iPhone you were dead wrong. With so many units sold be sure they have a big market to optimize for knowing that the Apple fans stick with a brand when they like it.

The main page, google.com, was upgraded and now includes a tabbed bar on top which allows easy access to Gmail, Calendar, Reader, Docs and the other mobile applications. It looks very simple with everything you need just one click away.

Google released their open-source Android software for mobile phones and now upgraded their looks on the iPhone. This sounds like a very committed company, that wants the first place for mobile applications. I’m sure they will do it.

via Gizmodo

Motorola RIZR Z6c With Dual-Band GSM and CDMA

Alex Ion — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:22:27 +0000

If you know what a phone with both GSM and CDMA can do then I guess you’re happy. If you don’t then you should: it allows you to travel from CDMA networks, like those in the States to other countries (or AT&T/T-mobile) where you need GSM. This is what the new Motorola RIZR Z6c can do.

Motorola already sent the RIZR Z6c to FCC for approval and from what I’ve heard so far it features EV-DO rev. 0 so which makes me think it will probably head to Verizon or Sprint? A phone that can be used worldwide no matter what plan you have is becoming more and more popular (see the new BlackBerry 8830) so I guess Motorola want to be amongst the first to have it.

Source: PhoneArena

AT&T Announced Samsung A747 “SLM” Flip, First to Support Napster

Alex Ion — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:44:47 +0000

AT&T just announced their latest addition, Samsung A747 “SLM” Flip a lightweight mobile phone with a brushed metal-case clamshell, that has music and multimedia capabilities. It’s the first to support Napster Mobile (the service is new on AT&T, too) and will allow users to preview samples and download songs on the phone very fast. Apart from Napster Mobile it also include AT&T’s Video Share, Mobile Music and mobile trading.

Now let’s get to the specs of this quad-band GSM, Samsung A747 “SLM” mobile phone. You get a 2 megapixel camera, the common 96 x 96 external display and a 176 x 220 262k colors TFT internal display, dual-band 3G connectivity, 512MB on a SD memory card and a 3.5mm jack headset adapter.

Remember me saying that we have a lightweight version? How does 89 grams sound? If you like it then November 23 is the date to buy one for $150 after a $50 rebate for a 2-years plan.

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