Google’s interest for mobile phones has been reaffirmed with a new patent that the company has developed for mobile payment. This gives no hints on the future release of the speculated Gphone, but shows the company’s decision of investing in this field. Google has applied for a patent for a mobile payments service that will [...]

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Palm is launching its new Treo smartphone in Europe on 12 September. The new Palm Treo, which is rumoured to be launched as the Palm Centro, is a Windows Mobile 6-powered device that Palm is aiming at the younger user. The focus of the device is very much on messaging – text, email and instant [...]

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Taking work on holiday through endless phone calls is not a new thing. It’s annoying for the handset’s owner, but also for those sitting around him and having to hear the constant ringing and long talks. A Caribbean beach looks to get rid of this type of vacation by banning any calls those who spend [...]

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Mobile users in the UK will find it easier to pay for services with their phones with the launch of the Payforit payment service, a new scheme that’s supported by all UK mobile network operators. The Payforit service has been developed as a way of making small payments via mobile phones, with a standard and [...]

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Nokia today introduced Ovi, the company’s new Internet services brand name. With the introduction of Ovi, Nokia is expanding from a focus on mobile devices to offering a range of Internet services. Ovi, meaning ‘door’ in Finnish, enables consumers to easily access their existing social network, communities and content, as well as acting as a [...]

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HTC has taken the wraps of its TyTN II Windows Mobile 6 powerhouse smartphone. Coming with a slide out Qwerty keyboard and novel tilt-to-view touchscreen display, the 3G and Wi-Fi equipped TyTN II is the most feature-rich Windows Mobile device yet released. The HTC TyTN II is a 3G HSDPA mobile broadband-enabled, touchscreen smartphone using [...]

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Nokia and Capcom today revealed that Capcom will be publishing games on N-Gage, Nokia’s next generation mobile gaming platform, in 2008. Capcom is the first Japanese based publisher to show their commitment to N-Gage, which makes its global debut later this year, ushering in a new era for games on mobile devices. “With our global [...]

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