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Sprint has just announced that they will be offering the new Palm Centro smart phone for $99.99 (after a $100 mail-in rebate), starting on Oct 14th. The Centro runs Palm OS, and has an EVDO data connection.
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The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) made official its decision of putting an end to the operations of its mobile virtual network (MVNO) phone service at the end of this year. The company intends to focus its attention towards the development of a suite that offers parents greater control over their children’s mobile phone use.
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Sony today introduced A910 Walkman. The A910 series is one of the few media players anywhere that can not only receive TV but play it as well: courtesy of a built-in 1Seg tuner and an electronic programming guide, the A910 can play digital over-the-air broadcasts on its 2.4-inch LCD and encode the shows on the fly as permanent copies. Up to 100 hours of footage can be saved on a 16GB player, Sony says. Direct line-in automatically creates individual audio tracks from a CD player or a similar device. Playback is also special in the A910, Sony adds. For the first time, noise canceling is built into the player itself and will eliminate most background sounds whether watching TV or listening to music.
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Vertu, the luxury division of Nokia, today announced a £12,547 mobile Ferrari-branded handset.
Released to coincide with Ferrari’s 60th anniversary, the Vertu Ascent Ferrari 60 phone went on sale in Nokia stores in London, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore this morning, Nokia said.
“We worked very closely (with Ferrari) to develop this limited edition of 60 phones. The detailing on the phone is inspired by detailing on a number of Ferrari cars,” Vertu spokeswoman Elizabeth Maragh said in a statement.
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Boost Mobile, a brand of Sprint Nextel, announced the availability of Motorola W385, expanding this way its Unlimited by Boost mobile phones offering.
Motorola W385 is the richest featured handset that benefits from the Unlimited by Boost service. Among its features, it has GPS, Bluetooth, Wireless Web, Text and Multi-Media Messaging, VGA camera with video recording, access to Yahoo, MSN and AOL Instant Messaging, Customizable Photo Caller ID and hands-free speakerphone with Voice Recorder and Voice-Activated Dialing.
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