DOMO To Bring People Even Closer, In A Mobile Sort Of Way! Domome Please!

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The same people who brought you Sekai Camera, augmented reality service, has released a new mobile app for iPhone and Android, Domo. The app is being tauted as a pre-social because it allows strangers to become socially connected.
Domo gathers information from your public profile in Facebook, and let the other users around you see it and find out what he(she) and you have in common.It allows one to find people who shares common interests,  exchange messages or just say hello to get connected.
 
Type of interests you can share with domo

- Work
- Education
- Entertainments (Movies/TVs/Musics/Books)
- Groups
- Other things you liked using Facebook
Features
- Fine control of privacy. NO UNWILLING PRIVACY INVASION.
- Importing profiles from Facebook.
- Browsing the people around you.
- Browsing the interests they have.
- Find out what interests other people share with you in common.
- Exchange text messages and pictures.
- Say domo.
(The term "domo" means a lot in Japanese. For example, it can be used for "hello", "thank you", "sorry" and so on.) (this I tend not to agree because Domo is an adjective to most of the above words, like in "Domo Arigatau" (Thank you, very much, Arigatau = thank you)

Find out more about domo at Domome
Sekai Camera

Google Reader app for Android Update Brings New WIdgets And More.

If you use Google reader like I do, you will love the new Google reader update for Android update. Just like the desktop, now through "Unread Count Widget" which can show you number of items to read, categorized by feed,label, person or all items on the home screen and clicking on the icon will take you direct to the items.
"News Ticker Widget", well it stream headlines on you home screen and the widget will cycle through items on your reader.

The old "Mark Previous as read" feature is back. now you can mark all items prior to the current screen in your list as read, with one click.

Even though the reader works on all Android versions since 1.6, you will need to have Android 2.2+ to use the widgets.
As always, the Google Reader App could be downloaded from Android Market.

(I read a bunch of comments on the market regarding the force closing on items with video. But as usual commenters did not give much information, other than crashing, so it could be anything)

Updates to the Google Reader app for Android - Official Google Mobile Blog

AT&T Introduces Unlimited Calling to Any Mobile Number

AT&T  Calling to Any Mobile Number http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Got to love the competition. This is good news for those who have an unlimited messaging plan and a qualifying voice plan.(Mobile to Any Mobile Calling - Available only with select Nation and FamilyTalk plans. Direct calls to & direct calls received from US mobile numbers only. Rollover Minutes: Unused Anytime Mins expire after the 12th billing period. Night & Weekend & Mobile to Mobile mins do not roll over.)

Go ahead and dial up those digits--no matter which wireless network you’re calling.  AT&T* today announced customers can enjoy unlimited mobile calling to any mobile number in America.  Unlimited Mobile to Any Mobile is available to AT&T customers with an unlimited messaging plan and a qualifying voice plan**.

Beginning Thursday, Mobile to Any Mobile will be available to new and existing AT&T customers with a qualifying voice plan who subscribe to unlimited messaging plans. Existing customers with an unlimited messaging plan can activate Mobile to Any Mobile by visiting www.att.com/anymobile. The URL will be available beginning Thursday.

“Mobile to Any Mobile is an exciting offer that will keep our customers connected to the people they want to talk to, when they want to talk to them, without the hassle of watching minutes,” said David Christopher, chief marketing officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “We’re giving customers more options and even better value.  And when you include Rollover Minutes, a benefit available exclusively from AT&T that lets customers keep their unused minutes for all domestic calls, including to landline numbers, it’s clear that AT&T offers the most flexibility in the industry.”

Unlimited messaging is available for $20 per month on an individual plan and $30 per month for a FamilyTalk Plan, which allows for up to five lines.

AT&T via TiPB

LG Arena KM900, May Make You Be Seen!

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All About Phones forum has published the above brochure (Click for a larger version) which many sites have published cropping out the information.
The phone will be available in March and is a very impressive phone with many a features. The KM900 is a multimedia touch screen phone with a brushed metal case is promoting a 3D user interface, according to the brochure. The phone also carries a 5MP camera and also capable of making DVD quality videos easily. LG Arena KM900 is equipped with A-GPS and WiFi like many newer phones.
May be this is another phone to look for at Mobile World Congress, (MWC)
Leuk.
All About Phones

Tags: LG AREANA, KM900, Mobile World Congress

Google Translate On Your iPhone

Some clever people at Google Mobile have ported, actually built an iPhone interface to Google Translate. The difference is that it is optimized for speed and it holds on to the translations that you have done already and give back to you if you request the same later.
The data transfer cost if you are wondering about (if you do, go get an unlimited data plan, it is much cheaper!) is averaging around 300 translations per 1MB download of data.

So if you are interested point your iPhone or iPOD touch browser at translate.google.com.
Official Google Mobile Blog: Google Translate now for iPhone

Tags: google, iPhone, Google Mobile, Translate

T-Mobile SideKick Reaches New Levels Of Customization.

BELLEVUE, Wash. – July 30, 2008 – A picture from high school graduation, a favorite sports team logo or a vibrant splash of the hottest fall color – whatever you want to express, you can design it on the new T-Mobile® Sidekick®. Available today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. has added the latest edition to the Sidekick family providing customers with the opportunity to create shells for their Sidekick with the images, colors or designs they choose.

The new Sidekick will ship with two shells: black and metallic green. A variety of pre-designed shell patterns and colors also are readily available for customers to purchase at T-Mobile retail stores or online. Of course, for true individualization, customers can design a completely unique shell unlike any other using a dedicated online Sidekick site via SkinIt at www.sidekickshells.com. Doing so is as simple as uploading a personal photo or graphic design, or selecting your own text, shapes, icons or logos. The final design is custom-printed onto the shell, then shipped. Once the design is complete, customers can share their work of art in a public gallery that will be hosted on www.sidekick.com.“There is perhaps nothing more important than someone’s individual style and personality. The new T-Mobile Sidekick, with its customizable shells, lets our customers easily express that unique style directly on their phone,” says Sajal Sahay, director, product marketing, T-Mobile USA. “Providing our customers with options to stand out from the crowd and show a true expression of themselves is what makes this Sidekick such an intriguing, fun device.”In addition to enhanced personalization, the T-Mobile Sidekick is sporting a slightly smaller, thinner and lighter design than previous Sidekicks. It also comes fully loaded with the latest Sidekick features including video capture and playback ability, so customers can record and watch spontaneous and memorable moments, whether at a football game or a music concert.

The new Sidekick also features an integrated Spanish user interface - the first for a Sidekick device. Other features include first-rate messaging with IM, text and e-mail, as well as stereo Bluetooth® for easy photo and file transfers and a 2.0 megapixel camera. The Sidekick also is equipped with customizable Web surfing and more internal memory for storage of ringtones and multimedia messages.

T-Mobile Sidekick Features Include:

• Exterior shells that can be personalized
• Capability to record, play and share videos: record videos using the camera; receive video attachments from e-mail, picture messaging, or side load videos to the microSD card; play video using the built-in media player; share videos via e-mail, Bluetooth or picture messaging
• Horizontal swivel screen and full QWERTY keyboard (manufactured by Sharp)
• WQVGA screen with high-definition LCD technology
• Enhanced Web surfing: PC-like, full-size layout or standard Sidekick screen-size layout to scroll and read a page; use Mini Page to zoom out on an
• overview of an entire Web page; save images from Web pages to the microSD card
• Customizable IM experience: create and join group chats, set custom status messages, search for friends in a buddy list and see who is logged into IM to immediately start a conversation
• Easy download capability: install and use downloads without the need to restart the device; set a theme as the device’s default instantly
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP supports stereo Bluetooth and Bluetooth file transfer to other Bluetooth devices including Bluetooth photo printers
• 2.0 megapixel camera
• Included 512MB microSD memory card
• More storage: Up to 25 ringtones, add up to five slides to multimedia messages, and up to 60-second voice messages
• Quick Find to search across all applications
• T-Mobile myFaves® enabled
• Dimensions: 4.7” x 2.3” x 0.7”, 5.3 oz.
• 2.6-inch display, 400x240 pixels
• Quad-band world phone 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; GSM,GPRS,EDGE
• 1030mAh Lion battery

The new T-Mobile Sidekick is available today at select T-Mobile retail stores and online at www.t-mobile.com. Please visit www.sidekick.com for T-Mobile Sidekick news and updates.

Tags: mobile, T-Mobile, Sidekick, Tony Hawk

New BlackBerry Program for Verizon Wireless Indirect Channels

Brightstar Launches New BlackBerry Program for Verizon Wireless Indirect Channels

Partnership Leverages Long-Standing Relationships to Increase Product Access for Agent and Retailers

Miami, FL and Waterloo, ON –Brightstar and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX:RIM) announced today that they have expanded their existing distribution relationship, launching a dedicated program to increase availability of BlackBerry® smartphones in Verizon Wireless indirect channels.

R. Marcelo Claure, Brightstar's president & CEO, said "RIM is a phenomenal success story and their smartphones are in high demand by our customers and by consumers. RIM has tapped Brightstar to help increase access to their extremely popular products, strengthening their distribution strategy and improving their speed to market."

The new channel program launched by Brightstar delivers innovative marketing, sales, inventory management and credit management programs to national retailers and local agents of Verizon Wireless, one of the nation's leading wireless carriers serving over 67 million customers. The program will help bring BlackBerry smartphones to thousands of additional indirect points of sale faster, to better meet the high demand for BlackBerry products by consumers throughout the U.S.

Agents and retailers expressed excitement about the new program. "BlackBerry smartphone sales are the fastest growing opportunity for our business, and with those devices now being a part of the overall product portfolio at Brightstar, we will have better access and unmatched support for our BlackBerry sales," said Kevin Elder, president and CEO of Go Wireless, a major Verizon Wireless indirect agent.

This latest program builds on the significant success the two companies have achieved working together since 2005. To date, Brightstar and RIM have increased availability and penetration of BlackBerry smartphones serving both network operators and independent agents. Among the regions Brightstar currently supports on behalf of RIM are Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S.

Mark Guibert, vice president, corporate marketing at Research In Motion said, "Brightstar and RIM have a successful history of working together to expand the reach of BlackBerry smartphones. Brightstar's excellent customer relationships and logistical efficiencies have been of great benefit to RIM."

Brightstar is also an authorized distributor of BlackBerry Authentic Accessories throughout the Americas. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Brightstar helps bring BlackBerry smartphones to 65 network operators in 36 countries, streamlining the supply chain and delivery of BlackBerry products.

For more information, visit www.brightstarcorp.com.

Tags: wireless, Mobile, BlackBerry, Verizon Wireless, RIM, Brightstar

Free WiFi For iPhone Users In UK.

Perfect for the new WiFi sensing iPhone, O2 subscribers can now enjoy free WiFi over more than 9000 nodes (hotspots) in UK. This means, iPhone users with 3G capabilities and auto switching WiFi connections will have always connected, a norm than pleasant experience once in a while like some of us do. Ravenii has mentioned that he is ready to take an iPhone, since it has become sensible communications solution rather than hip novelty. It will also good for his as he will be spending a lot of time at Cambridge for the rest of this year and possibly more in the next year.
To provide this service, O2 has partnered with BT Openzone to give iPhone owners access to its 3,000 Wi-Fi hotspots. The operator has extended its existing agreement with Wi-Fi provider The Cloud to bring its total of available hotspots to over 9,000. Mobile VoIP time for IPhone, Look for those free SIP accounts now and applications for SIP on iPhone.

O2 subscribers register their phone number when they first enter a hotspot and are automatically connected to the network, and they get the new iPhone for 99 pounds (comfort in numbers) and some customers may even free depending on the contract. O2 will also offer iPhone for the pre pay customers for the first time with new iPhone.

"By working with partners like BT Openzone we can maximise the web experience for iPhone customers," said Ronan Dunne, CEO of O2 UK. "Public Wi-Fi hotspots ideally complement our mobile network, providing high speed web browsing and unlimited access to services like the iTunes Wi-Fi store in a wide variety of convenient locations."

"The availability of BT Openzone on the iPhone 3G is in direct response to strong customer demand for a quality Wi-Fi service on their device," said BT Wireless Broadband Director Dave Hughes. "BT aims to keep customers best connected, any time and any place. With the iPhone set to become even more popular, BT is providing high-speed internet access at premier locations in the UK."

Come on AT&T give us some news!

Tags: Mobile, mobile Voip, iPhone 3G, Wi-Fi hotspots, BT Openzone, free SIP accounts, SIP on Iphone