by Techno Witch on July 1, 2009
In today?s business world many businesses refuse to allow there employees to carry a mobile phone that features a camera when at work; this includes BlackBerry smartphones with cameras.
Up until now the only option for employees who want a BlackBerry without the camera facility has been the BlackBerry 88xx series, but that is soon to change according to the BGR.
Verizon is now showing a page for the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 without a camera although it will still cost the same as the BlackBerry Tour 9630 with camera at $199.99.
by Techno Witch on July 1, 2009
The latest news via Vodafone is all about UK Data Roaming Charges; yes this is where you want to be for great value summer calls. You can now get better value when using the internet overseas.
At the moment there are 2.5 million Vodafone UK customers benefiting from great value summer calls with picture and text messaging roaming with Vodafone Passport, as of today (July 1 2009) all customers will be able to browse the web and check their inbox and even send emails for less than £5 a day while overseas.
UK network per day data roaming charges vary from £4.99 per day on a mobile for up to 25MB across Europe ? the equivalent of 20p per MB and £9.99 for 50MB on a laptop across Europe. If you use Facebook for example and keep the usage below 1MB you will only be charged on a per kb rate and when replying and receiving short emails it will use around 100KB which would cost only 50p.
If you reach the 1MB the cost will be £4.99, but the next 24MB are free. If you are a laptop user who uses the internet whilst abroad customers can use their laptops in Europe and will receive 50MB for £9.99.
Vodafone says
?For the purposes of roaming, a day is classified as midnight to midnight UK time so customers need to be aware of their time zone. Outside Europe, customers will be charged £14.99 for each 25MB when accessing the internet via their mobile and £29.99 for 50MB through a laptop. Vodafone is currently the only UK operator to offer per day data roaming charging which when broken down equates to just 20p per MB in Europe. Later in the summer, customers will receive real time alerts as they approach the end of their data allowance.?
June 1 was the day Vodafone abolished roaming charges for Vodafone Passport customers in 35 countries across Europe and up until August 31 Vodafone Passport customers can call, text and send picture messages from overseas for the same prices as they would at home. For more information please visit vodafone.co.uk/roaming and ukholsmap.com
by Techno Witch on July 1, 2009
Research In Motion probably has the best back-end infrastructure for mobile communications in the world and pushes out mobile phones which can go head to head with consumer marketing, high end smartphones and virtually every businessman carries one. But the single area RIM fails in is software.
RIM?s OS architecture is good and has trusted security, but with every OS release it shows that RIM?s OS is somewhat antiquated as it wasn?t designed to do anything the BlackBerry smartphone does now.
According to the BGR, there are so many limitations to Research In Motion?s operating system and with each OS update some functionality is added here and there however, the mobile landscape has changed over the past 2 years and RIM seems to be unable to see what direction to head in.
So for this complete article please follow the link.
by Techno Witch on July 1, 2009
According to a post on the BGR, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 smartphone will hit Bell in Canada on July the 17th. And will command a price of $699.95.
Basically Bell pricing for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 goes like this?3 year, $699.95, rebate $200 client price $499.95?2 year, $150 rebate client price $549.95?1 year rebate $50.00 client price $649.95?30 day $699.95 no rebate.
Quick spec reminder?3G, 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and image stabilisation , GPS, high resolution HVGA screen, social networking support such as Facebook, BlackBerry Maps, global coverage in over 200 countries.
by Techno Witch on July 1, 2009
According to an article over on theiphoneblog the US Senate is looking into mobile phone exclusivity deals such as the one between AT&T and Apple for the iPhone.
The US Senate?s Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is looking into how these exclusivity deals balance with technology innovation, consumer competition, business freedoms, and any effect of the smaller rural carriers.
In response to the US Senate?s inquiries, Paul Roth, retail sales and services president for AT&T asserts that exclusivity provided lower costs, more choice and innovation. This exchange follows the committee sending a joint letter to the FCC.
by Techno Witch on July 1, 2009
The guys over on MacRumors forum have now compiled an extensive list of the 100 plus features within the iPhone OS 3.0 update.
We have here ten of those cool hidden features and to view all 100 plus features just hit up the link. So without further ado here is the list?
Unknown incoming calls show the location of the call? Share a contact when viewing a contact there is a new button tap once and an email message opens including all info for said contact in a .vcf file? You can select which folders to push from Microsoft Exchange?11 home page screens and now allowed? When listening to a podcast you now have the option to email the link, rewind 30 seconds, and choose the playback speed.
Next 5 are? When you hold down the “.” on the keyboard you will get the option for “…” and when you hold down “-” you will get the option for an elongated dash. Also when you hold down quotations you’ll have the option for “<>”? You can turn off the second SMS alert through Settings? You can shake to undo typing? You can delete individual lines from an SMS conversation by taping the Edit button at the top of the conversation?and if you add an address under the Notes filed in a calendar event, you can tap it once to bring up the address in Maps.
by Techno Witch on July 1, 2009
The iPhone 3GS has been around for a couple of weeks and thus is becoming old news as thoughts turn towards what can be expected from Apple next, the iPhone 4.0 2010.
Looking forward, itwire has come up with a Top Ten demanded features that should be include in the new iPhone 4.0 2010 and are as follows?
First comes a front facing camera as video chat is still missing?iPhone 4.0 2010 should double the memory again and deliver 64GB memory?for better colours how about an OLED touch screen?upgraded WiFi to 802.11n?an iPhone Pro version with a larger ?Tablet? type display.
Next 5 wants are?the much talked about removable battery?a removable microSD card slot?more megapixels and HD video recording?900 MHz 3.5G frequency? and finally proper multitasking.
Now, what would you like to add to the iPhone 4.0 2010?
by Techno Witch on July 1, 2009
Although iPhone OS 3.0 hasn?t been out all that long, Apple has now released iPhone OS 3.1 beta to developers.
Although we are not that sure what iPhone OS 3.1 will include we can speculate that it will probably include some bug fixes and maybe a couple of extra treats to spice up the update.
Engadget has been tinkering and have come across a new ?Save a Copy? feature for iPhone 3GS video editing that allows the original video to be retained whilst saving an edited video clip. More on this as and when we find out.