Entries from July 2008

T-Mobile Gives Parents More Control with Family Allowances

Date July 31, 2008

T-Mobile will launch parental control features to family plans in August, allows parents to manage when and how their family members use their T-Mobile phones and service. With Family Allowances, parents can give teens an upfront monthly wireless allowance, eliminating the worry of surprise overages. Parents set and change limits for minutes, messages and downloads (games, ringtones and wallpaper) using an online tool. Once the allowance is reached, the feature shuts off service for that specifi…

Nokia Cuts Phone Prices, Pressuring Rivals

Date July 31, 2008

Finnish cell phone maker Nokia cut prices for many of its handsets in July, putting further pressure on its rivals’ already thin profits. Nokia made the steepest price reductions of up to 10 percent for selected music and media phones, while it made smaller cuts across the portfolio. The sharpest falls were in the average retail price of the 5310 and <a href=”http://www.mobiledia.com/phones/nokia/5610-xpres…

Palm to Add Voice Dialing Over Bluetooth for Treo 800w Soon

Date July 31, 2008

According to the support page on Palm website, Treo 800w users will be able to add the Voice Dialing Over Bluetooth through a software updates from Palm. The statement did not mention the availability date and it should be available in “coming days”

Dell Studio Hybrid Specs Available

Date July 30, 2008


We had no idea the Hybrids are coming that fast from Dell but the Texas-based computer manufacturer has already launched them. And there are plenty of specs available. If you don’t want an Eee Box or a Mini from Apple than you might consider buying a Dell. Not only does it look good, but it is also going to perform well for a rather cheap starting price.

The Dell Studio Hybrid is measured at only 7 by 8 and 1/4 inches and it’s 2 3/4 inches thick.And once inside you’ll get up to 4GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive and a T8100 Core 2 Duo processor. There’s HDMI out, Blu-ray and TV tuner available if you want to transform it into a powerful multimedia device. Let’s not forget about WiFi and wireless keyboard and mouse.

The Hybrid uses only about 1 watt in hibernation mode, 26W asleep and 44W when running. You can choose between various colors and materials. There’s a bamboo case available or a plastic olive, mauve, red, blue, gray or orange case choice.

All that comes really cheap. From $500 you can go up and add all the components you desire.

Sony Ericsson W902i Phone

Date July 29, 2008

The Sony Ericsson W902i delivers excellent music quality through Sony Ericsson’s clear audio experience to provide a crystal clear sound quality and a richer bass. Together with Sony Ericsson premium headphones, HPM-77 included in-box, music sounds better than ever. The W902i also has retro music navigation keys to skip forward, back, play and pause with the push of a button. A built-in 5.0-megapixel camera snaps high-quality stills and videos with additional features such as an integrated flash, 16x digital zoom, auto-focus, BestPic, Image Stabilizer, Picture Blogging, video recording and video calling via high-speed HSDPA technology. With 25MB of internal memory and ample external memory, more than 8,000 songs can be stored on an 8GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) card.