PhoneMag Week in Review – Week 10 2009




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With a new partnership with Ustream.tv, Skyfire will be able to allow Windows Mobile and Symbian phones to stream live video through their browsers. Skyfire supports both Flash 10 and Silverlight, which lets it play video.

Unless you specifically go through the convoluted motions, Verizon Wireless could share personal information with third parties. Stated in an online blog, Jim Gerace of Verizon Wireless outlines just what is involved.

By 2013, 62.3 million smartphones will be in North America alone. Technology research firm In-Stat projects that smartphone sales will grow strongly over the next five years, accounting for 20% of all handsets globally by 2013 compared to 10% today.

It is official, the Treo Pro will be coming to the stage via Sprints Mobile Broadband Network on March 15. The Palm phone “adds some new elements that make it even more powerful.”

Numerous Nokia music phones have been unveiled recently, like the 5800 XpressMusic. With this, Nokia has announced that it will held a new music event this Wednesday. In another side, Nokia has lost a legal battle to avoid defending itself at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The lawsuit was lodged against a patent-infringement lawsuit by InterDigital.

Last month Windows Mobile 6.5 and My Phone were announced. The latest info suggests that Windows Marketplace was also on the way. There are very few specifics about the Windows Mobile Marketplace. What can be assumed, is that the online space will be accessible by devices using version 6.5 however, should be also accessible by those with 6.1.

MetroPCS is offering the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone on an unlimited plan for $50 a month. For just $10 more, you can score BlackBerry Enterprise Server version.

After increasing the size of their secondary offering on Tuesday, Palm shares rose sharply netting $83.9 million. The follow on of shares offered released 4.63 million more shares than expected.

The world’s largest working cell phone was on today in Pioneer Court in Chicago. The feat was achieved by wireless services provider Cricket and Samsung Telecommunications America.

Potentially available on the AT&T’s 3G Network, the Samsung SGH-a877 ’should’ be in stores by the end of this month. This aside but again with the rumours, it looks the part with ‘allegedly’ including Samsung’s TouchWiz UI. Prices are not available at this point, sadly.

With the launch of Windows Marketplace, Microsoft released details for developers who would like to create apps for the store. To be created for use with Windows Mobile 6.5, after a little red tape to apply, you are off and developing.

For just $69.95 a month, Zer01 Mobile is offering unlimited voice and data on smartphones. The carrier is said to be as broad as the one owned by AT&T. The company is using a form of roaming agreement to tunnel from AT&T’s network into their own IP backbone.

The direction of HTC through 2009 may be becoming clear adding to the years line-up. Details of a new model by the manufacture have been spotted on the Global Certification Forum.

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