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Windows Marketplace for Mobile update released

"The Marketplace update that Microsoft announced just a few days ago has been released today. Just launch the Marketplace app on your phone and you will recive the updated version. If this doesn’t work you can also uninstall the current version that is you your handset and download the newer one at mp.windowsphone.com. Here are the new updated feature included in this version: World View: previously known as “geo selector”, the World View feature will allow Marketplace users to browse...

LG X20 Is a Very Cute Netbook | Specs Review

LG will be launching yet another cute netbook that is neat and nice. FCC has confirmed that LG has submitted a computing device for a check and it did pass their standards! That means we will soon hear the juicy details of this gadget and what it can deliver. So far we have managed to get technical specifications of LG X20 such as it will be running a Windows 7 operating system with an Intel Atom N450 processor and for your visual pleasure you get Intel 3150 GMA graphics inside this gizmo. The ...

webOS 1.3.5.2 firmware update landing in Europe with Bluetooth tethering

"The night is well underway in Europe, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t get a webOS update. As it would turn out, mere weeks after hitting Palm Pre and Pixi phones in the United States and Canada, Pre owners on O2 in Europe can now pull down their latest webOS updated in the form of webOS 1.3.5.2. What’s different about this version from webOS 1.3.5.1 in the United States is currently an unknown, we’re waiting for the changelog to land right now. In the meantime, welcome to the land of spa...

NAVIGON Announces On Board Navigation for Android Phones

"Navigon announced an upcoming release of its on-board navigation application, MobileNavigator, for Android mobile phones in North America. Expected availability in spring 2010, Navigon’s hallmark navigation features for Android include Reality View Pro, Lane Assistant Pro, Speed Assistant and Day & Night Mode. The Navigon solution is equipped with maps of North America (US, Canada, Hawaii and Puerto Rico) from NAVTEQ.Key features of the NAVIGON MobileNavigator for Android phones: Reality V...

inPulse smartwatch for Blackberry gets you updates on your wrist

"We are in so many situations where having to pull out our phones to check for a message is just not possible or even appropriate.  Have you ever missed a call because you didn’t hear your phone ringing or couldn’t feel the vibration?Canada’s Allerta has fixed that problem with their soon-to-be-released inPulse smartwatch for BlackBerry.   The inPulse smartwatch connects wirelessly through your  BlueTooth to your Blackberry, alerting you to incoming emails, SMS and calls.inPulse features a  bru...

TomTom Updates iPhone Application with Text to Speech

"TomTom’s latest version of the TomTom app for iPhone and iPod touch (version 1.2) can be purchased on the App Store this month. The new version will also be made available for free to existing TomTom app for iPhone customers. The TomTom app for iPhone and iPod touch including maps of the US and Canada is available for $99.99.“Our latest update adds the most highly anticipated advanced features to the TomTom app. These major enhancements and new features will be a great complement to its easy-t...

Samsung Omnia II on Verizon, Virgin Mobile Canada gets iPhone, Motorola Motus spied blurry style

If you have been lusting after the slick Samsung Omnia II since it turned up for a very over priced preorder on Amazon back in September Verizon will have the handset soon. The best news is the device will cost $199 after mail-in rebates. Virgin Mobile Canada has announced that it will be selling the iPhone 3G and 3GS on its network. The announcement had no details to speak of and may well be one of the shortest PRs ever at only 198 characters. Maybe it was going to be a Tweet and they just co...

LG GW620 goes on sale as LG Eve LG prepping an Android Snapdragon as well

It seems that the LG GW620 just got outed (exclusively in Canada for the time being) as the LG Eve. We guess Eve will just be a regional naming obviously inspired by the fact that the GW620 is the first Android-powered phone by LG.The American version of the LG GW620 a.k.a LG Eve will have tri-band HSPA support 7.2 Mbps as opposed to the single band variety prepared for Europe. That (and the name, of course) is the only difference between the European and American versions of LG GW620.Rogers Wi...

LG GW620 goes on sale as LG Eve LG prepping an Android Snapdragon as well

It seems that the LG GW620 just got outed (exclusively in Canada for the time being) as the LG Eve. We guess Eve will just be a regional naming obviously inspired by the fact that the GW620 is the first Android-powered phone by LG.The American version of the LG GW620 a.k.a LG Eve will have tri-band HSPA support 7.2 Mbps as opposed to the single band variety prepared for Europe. That (and the name, of course) is the only difference between the European and American versions of LG GW620.Rogers Wi...

Phone Mag top picks: HTC HD2, Palm Pixi, TELUS iPhone, and inPulse smartwatch

Today the HTC HD2 turned up on the O2 website which lends strength to the expectations that the device will launch soon on the O2 network. The rumored date was first tipped for October 19 and we have still yet to see the device. Sprint and Palm announced the official launch date for the Pixi smartphone today. The device will hit the Sprint network exclusively on November 19 at $99.99 after instant and mail-in rebates. TELUS is set to launch its HSPA network in Canada soon and the official laun...