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The Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) Droid, which has been teasing consumers and preemptively slinging mud at the competition accidentally made an official appearance, complete with specifications. Flash 10 will be available in 2010 in the HTML5 browser, apparently – very good news, indeed. Here’s the rest of what you might want to know: OS: Android 2.0 (Eclair), 550 Mhz processor Bands: CDMA 1X EV-DO Rev.

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Droid Accidentally Shows up on Motorola Site

Yeah, yeah, we know, we’re a little late. Sorry for the delay, y’all – between recovering from CTIA, and some technical difficulties, the podcast fell to the wayside for a few weeks, but we’re back on track now. San Diego had a few treats in store for us, like the Samsung Moment and the Behold II, but there was a lot happening with T-Mobile ( NYSE: DT ) both before and after CTIA: the details of Project Dark came to light, so Will and I hashed out what hardware financing means for American wireless (mostly good things)

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The Signal 44: CTIA Wrapup and EarPollution Timbre Earbud Giveaway

The GSM Palm ( NSDQ: PALM ) Pre has been available in the UK and Germany , bringing with it Palm’s intuitive multi-tasking webOS and multi-touch display. Here in the US, though, the only Palm Pre available comes in CDMA guise and works only on Sprint ( NYSE: S )’s network. Fortunately, Americans can now get their hands on an unlocked GSM Palm Pre from Expansys – as long as they’re willing to make some sacrifices

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GSM Palm Pre – Unlocked and available in the US

If you haven’t heard of GameFly , it’s basically Netflix for video games: pay a monthly membership fee, and they’ll ship you rentals that you enjoy and send back at your leisure. Well, now they’ve launched a companion app for iPhone that lets you peruse cheats, controls, reviews, specs, and videos of your favourite games, sorted by platform and popularity. If you find something you like, you can also share a game via Facebook or twitter.

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GameFly Launches iPhone App With Codes, Controls and Reviews

Developer tools are making the rounds for BlackBerry ( NSDQ: RIMM ) OS 5.0, to work with things like Google Gears and widgets , but something that might be a little more interesting for end users is the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 device simulator. Since review units aren’t getting out yet, and there’s only a smattering of hands-on pictures / video , this is your best bet for getting a feel for the device right now.The new Bold is coming out on many North American carriers (Telus ( NYSE: TU ), Bell, Rogers ( NYSE: RCI ), AT&T ( NYSE: T ), T-Mobile ( NYSE: DT )) and will be one of RIM’s top-of-the-line handset – 3.2 megapixel camera, optical touchpad, 256 MB of application memory, and slimmer dimensions will all set it apart from the original BlackBerry Bold 9000. To give the 9700 a spin, go ahead and download the simulator

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BlackBerry 9700 Bold Device Simulator Available for Download

Canadians, now is the time to head over to Best Buy if you’ve been holding out for a better deal on the HTC Dream. On now until October 29th, Best Buy Canada is offering the Rogers HTC Dream for free on a 3-year contract and minimum $45/month voice/data plan. It’s a shame Rogers ( NYSE: RCI ) always locks you in to those dastardly 3-year deals… But hey, that’s how they roll.

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Android-Powered Rogers HTC Dream Now Free at Best Buy

Verizon has been awfully quiet throughout the Storm2 announcement despite their big brother abroad, Vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ), has been pretty open and even squeaked out an October 26 shipping date ; luckily, Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) won’t be far behind as their internal blog has announced an October 28th. launch date in the U.S. Dummy units have already been finding their way to Best Buy stores , so it seems like a safe bet.

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Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 Dropping October 28?

While Japan has been using NFC technology to enable mobile payments for years now, the rest of the world has been lagging in terms of mobile payments. Europe, the continent that was the first to launch GSM technology on a massive scale, still hasn’t figured out mobile payments. Premium SMS doesn’t count since it is mostly used to buy annoying ringtones and wallpapers from even more annoying commercials that play around midnight on weekdays

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People in Kenya can now buy flights and bus tickets with their mobile phone; I wish I was joking

A few years ago I would have been stunned at this article in The New York Times about people who choose not to have a mobile phone, but lately I find myself sharing some of their feelings and at times even do the same things they do; turning my mobile phone off for a day, sometimes even an entire weekend. “Refuseniks”, a phrase I was unfamiliar with until today, go without a mobile phone for a variety of reasons. Gregory Han, 34 year old online blogger, says “It’s a luxury not to be reached when I’m out and about”, a statement I agree with wholeheartedly

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Refuseniks: People who prefer not to have a mobile phone; they’re out there!

The crazy expensive Vertu Constellation Ayxta that no one reading IntoMobile is going to buy, but instead admire for a distance, has made it into the hands of Eldar from Mobile-Review . Enjoy: Related News from IntoMobile: Vertu releases Constellation Mixed Metal, ideal gift for the uber-rich From expensive to super expensive: Athem unveils Diamond Encrusted Vertu Constellation Gold Vertu Constellation Ayxta is at the FCC The truth about Eldar Another hugely expensive Vertu phone – $85,000 for a phone Share this:

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Video: Vertu Constellation Ayxta; Russian Audio, but device UI in English

Remember the arguably stylish Sony Ericsson Jalou ? One of the device versions was co-signed by Dolce&Gabbana and that specific device got a new commercial. Here’s what’s it all about right from the horse’s mouth (that’s Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana): The campaign theme plays with the concept of jealousy and desire for a must have object, the protagonists are willing to do whatever is necessary to get it before everyone else, the link with the Dolce&Gabbana brand is the strong femininity, the exclusivity and luxury of the women that wear the Dolce&Gabbana clothing, use the Jalou by Dolce&Gabbana phone and embrace our world in general.

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Video: Sony Ericsson Jalou by Dolce&Gabbana commercial

With October coming to an end in a little over a week, and mobile phone geeks around the world eagerly await the Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) N900 to start shipping, it seems that the device isn’t going to be “ in select markets … October 2009 ” like the August press release said. Peter Schneider, Head of Maemo Marketing @ Nokia, posted a message to the official Maemo forum with the latest information regarding availability: The Nokia N900 is a great example of what we and the open source community have been able to achieve with Maemo software

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Brief: You’re going to have to wait until November for the Nokia N900

Juniper Research’s latest report titled “Mobile Money Transfer & Remittances: Markets, Forecasts & Strategies 2009-2014″ argues that the consumer demand for mobile money transfer services will see users exceed 500 million globally by 2014, most of which will come from the developing countries. The reason is simple – for many people living in such markets, a mobile phone will be their first touch with the banking system. However, Juniper also points out that many of the mobile money services being announced will face political, regulatory or commercial challenges along the way

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Juniper Research: Over half a billion people to use mobile money transfer services by 2014

Freedom4 (which is a joint investment between Daisy Group plc and Intel Capital) has been granted a licence variation by Ofcom (in the UK) that enables it to offer mobile wireless broadband services to its customers using its nationwide 3.6GHz spectrum. Apparently, Freedom4 has already achieved the world’s first seamless mobile WiMAX handover between base stations operating at two frequencies (2.5GHz and 3.6GHz) and “architected a high capacity core network, capable of delivering wholesale services”.

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Ofcom grants Freedom4 licence variation for mobility

Just the other day, I was in the local O2 ( NYSE: TEF ) shop, playing with the Palm ( NSDQ: PALM ) Pre – having heard so much about it, but no opportunity to get hands-on, I was keen to see what the device could do. Initially, I was really pleased to see an excellent implementation of both the capacitance screen sensitivity, but also of the UI – it really does look that nice, and in my mind at least, is a competitor for the iPhone UI for sure.

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What is the ‘laggiest’ handset you have used?

I don’t know how many of these bad boys have arrived in the UK yet, but the person who’s kindle I played with yesterday claimed theirs was one of the first! Whether that’s true or not, I’m not sure – but one thing is clear – Kindle, with support for Euro 3G, is definitely here! To rewind a little: the Kindle is Amazon’s play in the e-book reader space – and Amazon have one huge advantage over other e-book reader manufacturers … can you guess what it is?! Yep, the (arguably) critical area of content! To say that Amazon know a bit about selling books is possibly the understatement of the year! So Amazon have got some hardware in to the marketplace, which has been established for some time – when I say marketplace of course, what I actually mean is the US domestic marketplace (officially) – but in the last few days, the informally-titled ‘Kindle 2’has appeared, rocking 3G and EDGE support for European mobile networks. What makes this more interesting from my perspective is that the device can supposedly roam on any major network in most countries,  and you don’t pay the data fees for doing your book downloads. Schweet! Because the Kindle display uses E Ink®, you should theoretically get huge battery life, since the power needed to maintain screen display of a given page is close to zero

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The Five-minute fiddle: Amazon Kindle (International version)

I took the morning to check out a contest RIM and Rogers ( NYSE: RCI ) were holding at the University of Ottawa called CampusChase , where teams of two run around town like headless chickens on a scavenger hunt for big prizes. Rogers wasn’t quite ready to show off the Bold 9700 just yet (all of the promos were for the Curve 8520), but it was still a ton of fun hanging out with the BlackBerry ( NSDQ: RIMM ) mascots for awhile. Here are a few pictures of the booths, contestants, and the warm-up just prior to the race

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Rogers and RIM Kick Off CampusChase in Ottawa

Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) isn’t just the largest mobile phone maker in the world (although, they’re bleeding market share like a hemophiliac heavyweight boxer), they also hold a lot of technology patents that make the wireless world go ’round . And, Nokia doesn’t like it when other companies use their intellectual property without paying their dues. Today, Nokia has announced that it is suing Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) for infringing on 10 of those patents with the iPhone

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Nokia: SUE you, Apple. That’s our wireless tech you’re infringing on.

TeliaSonera, a Swedish mobile operator who also serves other countries in Northern Europe, is looking to be the first mobile operator in the world to launch a commercial LTE network in 2010. The first step at achieving such an audacious goal is of course to get some LTE equipment, and TeliaSonera has just confirmed that they’ve received LTE modems from Samsung which they’ll offer to customers in Stockholm and Oslo in 2010. “The 4G modems from Samsung will play a very important role in our 4G launch in Sweden and Norway.” — Kenneth Karlberg, President and Head of Mobility Services, TeliaSonera “We are very pleased to work together with TeliaSonera

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T-Mobile ( NYSE: DT ) has a neat new accessory showcased on its website . It’s called the 24/7 Xtreme Portable Power Solution, and it’s touted to bring the “instant, eco-friendly power for your phone.” The trick is in the fuel cells, using which the charger works similar to a chemical ice pack, requiring user to squeeze it and shake it. The Medis-made Xtreme then uses electrochemical processes to create electricity and do its recharge magic.

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T-Mobile USA offers eco-friendly fuel cell charger

Simu Ya Solar – solar phone launched at Safaricom A new GSMA report titled “Charging Choices” has revealed a $2.3 billion opportunity in the off-grid charging solutions such as solar phones or external solar chargers in emerging markets. GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme commissioned the research, estimating there are 485 million mobile users without access to the electricity grid

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GSMA Research: Mobile off-grid charging solutions are a $2.3 billion market opportunity

News America Marketing, a division of News Corporation, announced that its SmartSource coupons are “going mobile” on Sunday, October 25th, when the SmartSource Magazine coupon insert will be carrying a message to 68 million households. People will also be able to get 13 additional coupons by texting the word “coupons” to the number 87415. The system will ask for your email and permission to send you additional mobile offers in the future… You’ll get the rest of the instructions from them.

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News America Marketing’s SmartSource coupons go mobile this Sunday, October 25th