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Mintpass to Release Mintpad PMP Outside Korea.

24. March 2009

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Mintpass, a division of Reigncom (iRiver), has slated the Minpass PMP + PDA for release outside Korea this April. If this is the first time you’ve heard of the Mintpass, it’s a WiFi-enabled PMP with PDA function. Besides supporting a host of video and music files, the mintpass is also a scheduler, portable instant messaging [...]

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Go! Messenger Ends for PSP

24. February 2009

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Sony has decided to end the Go! Messenger service for the PlayStation Portable. After going live almost a year ago, the instant messaging and video calling service for PSP, thanks to Sony’s collaboration with BT, will cease. The Go! Messenger feature for PSP represents a communication advancement in all portable devices. The reason is obvious: very [...]

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Truphone’s Skype and Twitter for iPhone and iPod Touch

6. January 2009

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Macworld 2009 doesn’t have much for the PMP world. One of the few interesting announcements came from British Truphone for an app that integrated Skype calling, instant messaging and Twitter to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Truphone app is now at the APP Store for free and on January 12 the Skype, IM and [...]

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MiPhone M99i is 110% iPhone

17. August 2008

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  Don’t know how a WinMo 6.0 iPhone clone can be “110% iPhone.” But the writeup in my mailbox says the phone is so “robust,” the tag is justified. Very well. Specs include a 3.2-inch multi-touch screen, WiFi connectivity, 1.3 MP camera (with video recording) and pocket PC functionality (i.e. edit Office files). This is also [...]

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Zen X-Fi Gets Official Specifications

30. June 2008

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O.K. this is two in a row for the Creative Zen X-Fi leak but it’s worth it. This is the most promising Apple alternative this year in my opinion. The PMPs announced by iRiver earlier are worth the second look, but feature-wise they come short and  honestly the only thing they have to offer is [...]

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BT Adds Phone Calling to PSP

26. February 2008

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Go!Messenger for the PlayStation Portable is slated to launch this Friday. This gives you some pretty nifty communications options via a WiFi HotSpot, which besides instant messaging and voice calls includes video calling using Go!Cam. Ian Pulford of BT Retail says since the new call-out may be coming soon, which means calling on the PSP [...]

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Nokia N78 to hit Europe and North America

12. February 2008

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  For the first time ever, we have an N-series model that will be released in Europe and North America at the same time. The candybar Nokia N78 is designed for music, navigation and most notably, photography. It’s got a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and integrated A-GPS, allowing you [...]

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Garmin Announces GPS-Enabled Nuviphone

31. January 2008

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Personal navigation device maker Garmin will be releasing a PND phone that could very well be an iPhone killer if the price is right. The Nuviphone (or nuviphone) boasts a 3.5-inch touchscreen and noteworthy features like 3.5G HSDPA connectivity, GPS and built-in video camera that looks as iPhone-killing as any we’ve seen from other [...]

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Sony Mylo Officialized and Handled

6. January 2008

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  Great news for the world of portable media players. Sony’s Mylo is now official. This leaked info we got from QJ a couple of weeks back was right on target. Sony’s QWERTY PMP connects to the Net via WiFi, supports Skype instant messaging and - we assume - VOIP and plays YouTube via Flash Lite [...]

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Texting, IMing and E-Mailing on Airplanes Now Allowed

7. December 2007

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JetBlue airlines will be the first airline in US aviation history to allow texting during flight. Instant messaging and checking and sending email using your Yahoo accounts and corporate accounts using BlackBerry phones is also possible once the plane reaches 10,000 feet. The FAA says that wireless communication doesn’t interfere with airplane [...]

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