Another picture of Samsung's 12MP with 3x optical zoom phone

Engadget is reporting that the Samsung SCH-W880 camera phone has been leaked ahead of the devices official launch. The handset has one very significant feature — a 12MP camera with 3x optical zoom.



Typically, camera phones have low resolution sensors and no optical zoom, so it’s good to see another camera phone that is actually focused on taking pictures. Other features of the phone include a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen and HSDPA data support.

The camera phone also has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a microSD card slot. One feature is disheartening for American’s though, the cam has an integrated DMB TV tuner meaning it will probably never come outside of Korea.

VTech unveils cordless home phone that syncs with cell phone

VTech has a full line of cordless phones for landlines with all sorts of interesting features. If you use your mobile phone more than you use your home landline, you may have wished that you had your mobile phone address book on your home phone more than once.


VTech has unveiled a new cordless home phone called the DS6321-3 that is the first cordless home phone to be able to download cellular phone contact lists over Bluetooth. The VTech device can be synced with up to four Bluetooth devices including smartphones and headsets.

Two mobile phones can be connected to the system at once and the device supports landline, and cellular phone calls simultaneously. The home phone sells for $99.95 and will support up to 12 cordless handsets costing $19.99 each.

Vodafone to Sell iPhone in UK and Ireland in early 2010

Vodafone and Apple today confirmed that they have reached agreement to bring iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS to the UK and Ireland in early 2010. Beginning today, Vodafone UK and Vodafone Ireland customers can register their interest in iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS at www.vodafone.co.uk/iphone and www.vodafone.ie/iphone respectively. Pricing, tariffs and availability information will be announced locally in the future.

Shazam Teams Up with O2 for Mobile Music Discovery Service

Shazam, the world’s leading mobile music discovery provider, today announced that it has teamed up with O2 to make discovering and capturing music even easier for O2 customers. The agreement will mean that anyone on O2 will benefit from an enhanced mobile music experience, discovering music with Shazam and then purchasing it through their mobile, on the move.

O2 customers simply need to dial 2580 on their mobile and hold it up to the music for a few seconds. Shazam’s award-winning service will then text the user back with the details about the track, and O2 customers will then have a link embedded in that text that will allow them to immediately purchase that track.

“This is another great example of our strategy of working with the best companies in the world to deliver compelling music services for our customers,” said Matt Ward, Head of Music at O2. “We have joined forces with a leader in this space to allow our customers to have an even greater in-depth music experience on their mobile.”


Jonathan Symons, EVP Business Development, Shazam, continued: “O2 has a strong music presence through its relationship with The O2 and O2 Academy venues. We’re delighted to work with such a leading company to create added value for our IVR service and we look forward to working even closer with O2 in the future.”

The agreement is part of O2’s ongoing commitment to music and will be supported by an online, viral and outdoor marketing campaign. The campaign will include online advertising on O2 Active, interactive marketing at the O2 Academy venues and rolling on-screen advertising at The O2.

Samsung unveils Corby(TXT) and Corby(PRO) handsets

Samsung has added two new handsets to its line of Corby devices that are aimed at youths in Europe. The new Corby models include the Corby(TXT) and the Corby(PRO) that are offered alongside the original Corby S3650 handsets already available.



The Corby(TXT) is also known as the B3210 and it features a 2.2-inch LCD, 2MP camera with video capability, integrated FM tuner, changeable covers, and 40MB of onboard memory expandable via a microSD card slot. The phone operates on EDGE/GPRS networks on quad band. The handset will be available in Europe by the end of September.

The Corby(PRO) handset features a sliding QWERTY keyboard and operates on the HSDPA 7.2Mbps network at 900/2100MHz. The phone has a 2.8-inch LCD with full touch support and offers a 3MP camera. The camera can record video as well. Other features include a FM radio with RDS, changeable covers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB, 100MB of memory with a microSD card slot and more. The handset will ship in November.

Yetisports arrives on the iPhone

Yeti and Penguin are back! For the first time, the ill-assorted couple is taking off on the iPhone. After been kicked around for years, the Penguin finally gets to fly! Use the iPhones motion sensor to maneuver him trough 27 stages of all new level gameplay.

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Nokia Messaging in the Philippines

The Leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc (SMART) has recently signed a deal with Nokia to offer Nokia Messaging on selected Nokia Nseries and Eseries devices. Nokia Messaging is an easy-to-use messaging service that will be available on a special data plan to SMART subscribers beginning September 26, 2009. The Nokia Messaging plan will initially be offered with the Nokia E75 and will also be offered to other Nokia Messaging capable devices in the near future.

“SMART is pleased to be the first operator to bring Nokia Messaging in the Philippines. More and more customers – even non-business users – are looking for a reliable service that allows them to have email pushed automatically to their handsets while on the move,” said Danilo Mojica, Head of Wireless Consumer Division, SMART.

“The Nokia Messaging service offers all consumers a chance to enjoy push email service on their Nokia phone. With just a single application on a mobile device, our customers can manage multiple email accounts anytime, anywhere. Nokia Messaging makes it effortless to set up a push email account, providing an unprecedented ease of use and convenience to our customers. Coupled with SMART’s unrivalled 3G/HSPA network, they will enjoy a superior mobile email experience and remain connected easily,” added Mr. Mojica.

“We want to make mobile messaging as ubiquitous as voice or SMS. Nokia Messaging gives people simple and affordable mobile access to the world’s most popular email accounts. We believe mobile messaging is a critical, must-have feature, and we deliver mobile messaging solutions to a broad range of Nokia devices, all easily activated with a few clicks,” said Benoit Nalin, General Manager, Nokia Philippines.



Nokia Messaging mobilizes email from thousands of internet and email service providers globally. Customers can have their personal email accounts pushed directly to their Nokia device from email service providers such as Ovi, Yahoo!®Mail, Gmail(TM), and Windows Live (TM) Hotmail®. Customers simply need to enter their email address and password to get emails pushed directly to the homescreen of their device. They can then read, send, forward and reply to emails as well as download, read, forward and attach files on the go. Small medium enterprises (SMEs) with their own POP/IMAP compliant email servers can also enjoy push email service with Nokia Messaging.

The Nokia E75 is the first Nokia device to ship with a horizontal slide-out QWERTY keymat and offers a unified messaging interface that combines email, MMS and SMS into one application.

SMART Gold subscribers will be able to enjoy unlimited Nokia Messaging push email service at an affordable price of P299 per month on the Nokia E75.

iPhone App Review: RedLaser 2.2

RedLaser is an application for the iPhone that scans the barcode of a product and then searches for that product and it’s prices.

Features:

* Scans UPC, EAN, and UPC-E (NEW) barcodes!
* Finds prices using Google Product Search, and Amazon (NEW)Email a list of products
* Send barcodes as email attachment (NEW) — Great for inventory!
* Search ANY website using a custom URL (How-To coming soon, NEW!)
* Automatic search localization for USD, EUR, and GBP, as well as Amazon (.com/.co.uk/.de/.co.jp/.fr/.ca/.cn) autoselection (NEW!)