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Brief: Hey Sweden: You’re going to have to wait until January 2010 for the Nokia N900

In yet another crude Finnish joke about Sweden, Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) has decided to delay the N900 until the end of January 2010. That’s a full 3 months. [This new of FAIL has been brought to you by Daily Mobile ] Related News from IntoMobile: Former Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila investing in Finnish ecommerce startup Fruugo New trial broadcast mobile TV using DVB-H technology in Sweden Nokia sells two million N97 units in three months! Sprint PPC-6800 gets RIM expands its worldwide reach; BlackBerrys coming to Ghana, Madagascar, Qatar, Spain, Romania and Sweden Share this:

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Broadcom’s latest Bluetooth headset chip enables recharging 5 times as fast, doubles the talk time

Broadcom ( NSDQ: BRCM ) has a potentially revolutionary (or that’s just evolutionary) new chip marked as BCM2074, which promises to make Bluetooth headsets better than ever before. Here are the key features of the BCM2074: A significant upgrade to Broadcom’s SmartAudio technology for identifying and filtering out bothersome wind noise, while improving audio quality and clarity through integrated audio processing at the same time.

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Quattro Wireless teams up with Ford for Lincoln mobile marketing

Mobile marketing company Quattro Wireless and Ford launched a new website for the car company’s Lincoln brand. Specially designed for smartphone users (which smartphone models exactly?), the new mobile site boasts a virtual showroom with vehicle specification, photos and video; shopping tools including a dealer locator and inventory information; as well as information for owners including click-to-call roadside assistance.

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Video: Toshiba TG01 vs HTC Hero vs Apple iPhone 3GS

Yep, it’s a video shootout between three heavyweights in the touchscreen smartphone arena… In the black corner: the Toshiba ( OTCPK: TOSBF ) TG01 In the white corner: the HTC Hero In the black, with silver bezel, corner: the Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) iPhone 3GS It’s a fight to the death – kinda… Related News from IntoMobile: Toshiba posts official video of Toshiba TG01, makes us envious Hero vs 3GS vs TG01: it could all get quite ugly! HTC Hero Promo Vid Spotted Online… Coming in June? Joe Everypimp’s Guide to BlackBerry Customization iPhone USB flash drive looks cute; Real fans will want it Share this:

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Hands-on with the HTC Tattoo hardware…

HTC were kind enough to loan me their newest model, the Tattoo , the other day – and very nice it was too! Like has been the case recently a few times, I am talking a look at the final “release candidate” – for those of your unfamiliar with the handset development process, there are typically a small series of ‘release candidate’ handsets, which are taken out for field testing, used as demo handsets etc – in other words, they are very close to the retail-quality device. My unit felt so polished, I’m pretty sure it was good to go in to shops! Read on to see what I made of the device…

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Video: Hands-on with the Power pack for iPhone 3G & 3GS

Just last week I got my hands on the Power pack for iPhone 3G and 3GS – which is both a case (of sorts) and external battery (1900 mAh) for your iPhone 3G/3GS. Anyway, check it all out on the video: You can get the Power pack from maximobileshop.com . Related News from IntoMobile: iPower – Brando’s external iPhone battery pack with integrated speaker iPhone “juice pack” goes beyond the standard battery Worth a Look: 3-in-1 External Rechargeable Battery for iPhone 3G Mophie announces Juice Pack air, world’s thinnest external battery for the iPhone 3G Live @ CES Las Vegas 2009 – Griffin shows off PowerBlock portable iPhone charger/external battery Share this:

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Video: Hands-on the Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset

A little while back, I got my hands on the Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset – packing some innovative features like dual-mics, 20-band equaliser, and also a case that doubles as a charger! Schweet! Check out my video here: Related News from IntoMobile: Hands-on with the Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset Hands-on video: Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset Plantronics Discovery 925 Jewel has gold and diamonds all over it Diamond-Encrusted Plantronics Bluetooth Headset is Mad Pimpin’ Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Earpiece available! Share this:

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Mobango reaches five million members

Mobango, which calls itself “the first social mobile application store”, has announced that its global community (read: users) has reached over five million members – who, between them, have downloaded more than 550 million pieces of mobile content so far! Crumbs that’s a good stat attack! The Mobango community is primarily made up of the important and hard to reach, ‘young’ (18-25) and ‘young adult’ (26-34) demographic. Around the world very strong local communities of these age ranges have been built up –the largest currently being in the US, India, UK and Italy, but with Germany and Spain coming up fast. Mobango’s unique strength lies in not only being a mobile site to just download apps, but also being somewhere that members can share apps and personal content with their friends – and interact via their phones

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Video – Novatel Wireless MiFi 2352 tour

Recently, I got to play with the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2352 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot! Phew, that’s a mouthful! The unit is variously known as both the ‘MiFi’ and the ‘Intelligent Mobile Hotspot’, due to trademark issues in the UK, but the ‘2352′ denomination is common – it refers to the European version of the unit (the US version is the 2372). Anyway, back to it – if you want to check out how the MiFi performs, see my video below: You can check out details of where to get the 2352 on the Novatel Wireless website . Related News from IntoMobile: Novatel’s GSM MiFi Mobile HotSpot hits Telefonica Spain first! UK: Carphone Warehouse Signs Distribution Agreement for Novatel Wireless Intelligent Mobile Hotspot 2352 Novatel bringing CDMA MiFi to Verizon as MiFi 2200 Hands-on with the Novatel MiFi Portable Hotspot router @ CES Las Vegas 2009 Verizon preparing $100 Novatel MiFi 2200 Portable HotSpot

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Video – iClooly Alumistand (iPhone stand)

The iClooly Alumistand is something that mixes both practical and cute/kitsch in one fell swoop – it’s an iPhone stand that is styled somewhat like a certain range of Monitors! I’d imagine the stand and monitor would look really good together, but in this video, it’s just the stand on show: If you want to get your hands on one of these, check out Maximobileshop.com , found here . Related News from IntoMobile: Video: Hands-on with the Power pack for iPhone 3G & 3GS Apple looking into iPhone OS 3.1 battery drain reports Another Celebrity iPhone App – Jamie Oliver 20 minute meals AT&T iPhone bill comes out to hundreds of pages! Baby Monitors: rant-o-matic! Share this:

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XP1 Power gives you USB cable with 2500mAh battery attached!

The lady above has clearly had XP1 Power, but you might still be wondering what exactly it is! Well it’s fortunate that I can tell you: As more technology and applications, such as Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth are installed into new generations of “Smart Phones”, like Blackberry ( NSDQ: RIMM )’s, iPhone’s and other personal consumer products. There is a considerable amount power that is required to run them, putting a large amount of drain on the battery.

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Video – HTC Tattoo hardware test drive

Yep, I’ve had my hands on the HTC Tattoo! It’s a very cool little device, and this video will give you plenty of further info about it: Related News from IntoMobile: HTC Click coming to France as the HTC Tattoo without WiFi? Vodafone Blackberry Storm – reviewed by Lewis Hamilton Sony Ericsson K850 modded to look extremely cool! Android-Powered HTC Tattoo Announced with Custom Hardware Options UK: Get your Xperias here! Share this:

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Vodafone gives HTC Touch Pro2 an update to WinMo 6.5

Unwiredview.com hás come up with the good again, and spotted that owners of the HTC Touch Pro 2 on Vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ) UK, are going to be getting a software upgrade – and not just any old upgrade – but to WinMo 6.5! You’ll need to follow the Vodafone link at the bottom of this post to find further instructions, or alternatively (and this is very cool), you can take it to a store and they’ll do the upgrade for you! First time I’ve heard of that happening….! Here are the pre-requisites if you are going to DIY: You need a broadband connection. We recommend that you backup all important content – contacts, photos, ringtones, games etc – stored on your phone before you start

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Video – HTC Hero Test Drive

Just in case you missed this on the way through previously, here’s the HTC Hero test drive – the first device to be rocking a full ‘Sense design philosophy’ as part of its UI: Related News from IntoMobile: HTC releases HTC Hero kernel – Let the Hero mods begin! Sprint Announces HTC Hero, Available October 11 for $179.99 HTC Hero: Unboxing the HTC Hero pics and vid HTC struggling to keep up with Hero demand HTC TouchFLO 3D 2.6 gets up close and personal Share this:

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Real-Time Jobs gives job-seekers an edge to get job postings before they appear elsewhere on the web

The company behind the real-time job search engine, TwitterJobSearch , is using the same technology (QuickPitch) for a new iPhone app called Real-Time Jobs. Using the application, job-seekers can attach an online CV, social media profile, and/or a video CV to job offers that have been posted to Twitter with a single click.

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ESP Mobile helps iPhone-ownin’ health care professionals involved in pain management or addiction medicine

Emerging Solutions in Pain released its own iPhone application called ESP Mobile, which is designed for health care professions involved in pain management or addiction medicine. The app provides clinicians with robust multimedia medical information, allowing them [clinicians] to “stay current with the latest information and educational programs in pain management.” Here’s what’s included in the app: Up-to-date news, journal summaries, clinical trial results and other relevant information in pain medicine and addiction management. Audio content – latest medical news; discussions; interviews with leading physicians, nurses, pharmacists, medico-legal and other newsmakers in pain management; practical tips and advice to assist clinical practice FAQ of the Week – presented in an easy-to-view, brief video vignettes in pharmacotherapy; assessment; abuse, misuse & addiction; best practices; and legal issues.

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Read in full Nokia’s 30 page complaint about Apple’s patent violations

In case you’re into role-playing and like to pretend to be a lawyer in your spare time, the best kind of lawyer too, the kind who sleeps with their secretary that’s half their age and tells the wife that they ended up staying late at work battling a pro bono case defending an inner city kid accused of selling illegal substances, then you’ll want to read this 30 page PDF detailing Nokia’s complaint against Apple for violating 10 patents held by the Finnish handset maker. For the impatient people among us, here is a list of the 10 patents, with links to their corresponding page on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s website: Data transmission in a radio telephone network Method and apparatus for speech transmission in a mobile communications system Speech synthesizer employing post-processing for enhancing the quality of the synthesized speech Data transfer in a mobile telephone network Measurement report transmission in a telecommunications system Access channel for reduced access delay in a telecommunications system Method of ciphering data transmission in a radio system Integrity check in a communication system Reporting cell measurement results in a cellular communication system System for ensuring encrypted communication after handover If Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) wins this case, they’re looking at getting between $200 million and $1 billion courtesy of Cupertino according to an estimate by Strategy Analytics analyst Neil Mawston

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Tip: Mini DV cases are fantastic stands for your iPhone or iPod Touch

Weekend tweet courtesy of @danlane , who we at IntoMobile know from The Really Mobile Project : And the picture in the twitpic : Related News from IntoMobile: Verizon Wireless adds Tweet-Tweet application for Twitter fans TwitVid Now Available for BlackBerry AT&T announces GoPhone pay-as-you-go plans O2 XDA Zest – up for grabs! Lance Armstrong Rockin’ the BlackBerry Curve 8900 Share this:

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ACCESS and Emblaze Mobile’s co-operation finally shows some results: ELSE INTUITION, Linux-based mobile OS

It was long time ago when we reported that ACCESS (the owner of the original Palm ( NSDQ: PALM ) OS which it re-christened to Garnet OS) is working with Emblaze and Sharp to create “revolutionary mobile device.” It seems they finally managed to bring their project close to the end, and voila – a press release has been issued, announcing the new mobile OS called ELSE INTUITION. It’s all about user interface these days and these folks know that. Hence the mentioned release adds the good ol’ “revolutionary” adjective before the phrase

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Digital Chocolate now offers 3D Rollercoaster Rush Bundle Pack for $7.99

I’m not sure have you tried out some of the Digital Chocolate’s 3D Rollercoaster games, but they rock. At least, I like them and I’m happy to say that they’ve bundled three available titles — the original , Jurassic and Haunted 3D Rollercoasters — into a single application simply called 3D Rollercoaster Rush Bundle Pack

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Cellufun unveils its Halloween mobile game series – Hallofun

Just in time for Halloween, Cellufun unveiled Hallofun, a series of games that allows users to “celebrate Halloween with their friends on their mobile phones.” Here’s what’s it all about: Cellufun’s users can decorate their homepages, dress up their avatars in costumes, knock on their friends’ doors and go trick-or-treating, pick pumpkins, and carve killer jack-o-lanterns. There’s also a Haunted Hay Ride, a Haunted House Maze, bonfire building, and a costume contest in which users can vote for the coolest costumes in Cellufun. Hallofun’s virtual costumes are available for free and for purchase (from $2-$4) and include Betty Boop, a French Maid, a Chef, an Astronaut, a Ninja, and dozens of others.

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Verizon’s new ad campaign: ‘Don’t Text and Drive’

“Don’t Text and Drive.” So reads the tagline of Verizon ( NYSE: VZ )’s latest advertising campaign aimed at preventing thoughtless drivers from putting their text messaging needs ahead of public safety. The new ad campaign will blitz television, radio, print, online, billboards and non-traditional media with words of wisdom from the first US wireless carrier to back legislation that required drivers to use hands-free mobile phone solutions when driving

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