Statement by Apple on iPhone 4 pre-orders.

In a statement, Apple said:

Yesterday Apple and its carrier partners took pre-orders for more than 600,000 of Apple's new iPhone 4. It was the largest number of pre-orders Apple has ever taken in a single day and was far higher than we anticipated, resulting in many order and approval system malfunctions.

Many customers were turned away or abandoned the process in frustration. We apologize to everyone who encountered difficulties, and hope that they will try again or visit an Apple or carrier store once the iPhone 4 is in stock.

Statement by Apple on iPhone 4 pre-orders.

RIM Tests A Tablet And New BlackBerry to Rival iPhone

Research In Motion Ltd. is readying a slate of new devices and software as it looks to keep its BlackBerry smartphone from losing more ground to touch-screen devices like Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad

RIM is testing a touch-screen smartphone with a slide-out keyboard, according to people familiar with the device. The phone runs on a new version of the BlackBerry operating system and works much like an iPhone, letting users swipe through screens and expand images with their fingers, these people say. It also has a universal search bar that lets users scour all the phone's data and some data online as well, these people say.

RIM is also experimenting with a tablet device to serve as a larger-screen companion to its BlackBerry phone, say people familiar with RIM's plans. That device, which is in an early stage of development, will connect to cellular networks via a BlackBerry phone, these people say. It could come out as soon as the end of the year, these people say.

A RIM spokeswoman said the company doesn't comment on rumors and speculation. RIM executives have said they will ship a phone running a new operating system and a new Web browser in the quarter ending Sept. 30, but haven't provided details of the device. They haven't discussed plans for a tablet.

RIM Tests A Tablet And New BlackBerry to Rival iPhone

Mobile ringtone worth $70,000-phone.

Oscar-award winning composer Dario Marianeli has created a one-of-a-kind ringtone for a new $70,000 cellphone. He won gold at the Academy Awards in 2007 for his ‘Atonement’ score.

The high-priced Vertu Signature mobile is crafted from sapphire, platinum and rubies, and Marianelli was commissioned to create a unique ringtone for the phone by Nokia.

Mobile ringtone worth $70,000-phone.

Android Phones Selling Faster Than They Can Be Built.

According to Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha, company’s Android-powered mobile devices are selling faster than they can be manufactured. Verizon has had similar experiences with the Droid Incredible from HTC, an Android phone whose biggest problem has been that demand outstrips current supply, said to Reuters.

More Motorola devices, including several with front-facing cameras for video conferencing, are slated for release later this year. Sprint’s EVO, another video conferencing-capable Android handset, has been on sale for just a few days and is already sold out and breaking Sprint sales records, too.

Additionally LG, a company that had previously committed to releasing Windows Mobile handsets, has stated it will release 20 Android handsets this year alone.

Ever since the Droid’s launch last November, its sales figures have rocked the mobile industry.

Android Phones Selling Faster Than They Can Be Built.

Hack Enables 720p Video Recording on Nexus One.

Nexus One is still alive and pretty much kicking, especially thanks to the community. Since Google won’t push new features to it, the community has to.

First Cyanogen added support for 802.11n WiFi in CyanogenMod, and now about half an hour ago, an xda-developers forum member by the name of charnsingh_online announced that he made a patch for CyanogenMod which enabled 720p video recording in the Nexus One.

The only requirement – CyanogenMod version of at least CM5.0.8test3, which means – yes, you need a rooted N1 running CM and not the stock OS.

Hack Enables 720p Video Recording on Nexus One.

Microsoft changes Windows Phone Marketplace policies for attracting more developers and share.

Today we’re introducing the new set of Windows Phone Marketplace policies that will govern the application submission and certification process as Windows Phone 7 comes to market. We’re taking the next step with Marketplace to attract a much wider range of developers, from large software companies down to students and hobbyists.

Microsoft changes Windows Phone Marketplace policies for attracting more developers and share.

Foursquare apps can make your life virtual interesting game.

A popular smartphone app called Foursquare, lets players use their phones to "check in" to the various restaurants, bars, art galleries and friends' apartments they visit in the course of their day.

With each stop, they earn points; people who complete special challenges like visiting 20 pizza joints, staying out past 3 a.m. on a "school night" or being a serial karaoke singer get special merit badges, as if they were digital Boy Scouts.

Crowley sees these video-game-style rewards as reason enough for Foursquare users to make more effort to explore the real world and, in the process, to have more fun with their daily lives.

It was launched in 2009 and having a good download.

Foursquare apps can make your life virtual interesting game.

Hackers plant viruses in Windows smartphone games.

Hackers have planted viruses in video games for smartphones running on Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system, according to a firm that specializes in securing mobile devices.

The games -- 3D Anti-Terrorist and PDA Poker Art -- are available on sites that provide legitimate software for mobile devices, according to John Hering, CEO of San Francisco-based security firm Lookout.

Those games are bundled with malicious software that automatically dials premium-rate telephone services in Somalia, Italy and other countries, sometimes ringing up hundreds of dollars in charges in a single month.

Those services are run by the programmers who built the tainted software, Hering said on Friday.

Hackers plant viruses in Windows smartphone games.

Skype iPhone 3G App Downloaded 5 Million Times.

On Sunday, Skype 2.0 was launched for the iPhone 3G, bringing a long-sought feature to the table: making calls over 3G. By now, 5 million users have downloaded the application from the iTunes Store.

Unfortunately, the new feature came was accompanied by bad news after August 2010, Skype will start charging a monthly fee for the 3G calling feature on top of whatever fee you’re already paying your mobile operator for data transfer.

Skype promises the fee will be reasonable. “We’re not going to want to price ourselves out of the market. I can’t ignore the fact that consumers (currently) use us for free,” said Russ Shaw, Skype’s general manager for mobile.

Skype iPhone 3G App Downloaded 5 Million Times.

Nokia unveils bicycle charger.

Nokia unveiled its first bicycle charger targeting consumers with limited access to electricity.

The charger kit consists of a charger, dynamo and a holder to secure the phone to the bike. Priced at about 15 euros (Rs 860), the kit will be available later this year, said a company spokesman.

When the kit is installed, the dynamo - a small electrical generator - uses the movement of the wheels to charge the handset through the standard 2mm charging jack used in most Nokia mobile phones.

Designed for tropical climates the Nokia bicycle charger is humidity and dust resistant.

Nokia unveils bicycle charger.

Facebook and Google Maps Dominate Smartphone App Usage.

Nielsen has released a new mobile application report and its findings showcase not only the increase in smartphone usage, but also what applications are most popular. For its report, Nielsen surveyed more than 4,200 people who had downloaded a mobile application in the last 30 days.

U.S. Nielsen’s study shows that 21% of American wireless subscribers have smartphones.

the average number of installed apps based on smartphone OS looks like this:

• BlackBerry: 10
• iPhone: 37
• Android : 22
• Palm: 14
• Windows Mobile: 13

Nielsen’s survey indicates that the average number of apps that a feature phone user has on his or her device is 10, while the average number of apps a smartphone user has is 22.

This survey also show that Myspace is still popular among teens and LinkedIn is strong in the 25-44 demographic.

Facebook and Google Maps Dominate Smartphone App Usage.

Forget free coupon, cell phones to rescue.

Every time we shop and get discount through various paper coupons but who has time to keep all those papers in your wallet and what about if you forget ???

But worry technology i mean cell phones are there for the rescue.

Some start-ups, like CardStar and CardBank, store existing loyalty cards on cellphones with scannable barcodes. And companies including Motorola and a start-up called mFoundry are providing retailers with the technology to build cellphone loyalty cards.

Loopt is one of several start-ups — including Foursquare, Shopkick and Gowalla — that are experimenting with ways to use cellphones to bridge the digital and physical worlds and turn the tasks of everyday life, like buying coffee and running errands, into a game.

Forget free coupon, cell phones to rescue.

Mobile TV becoming fastly popular.

In South Korea, free-to-air mobile TV is a five-year-old fact of life. According to the country’s broadcasters, 27 million people — 56 percent of the population — watch regularly.

While South Koreans are the world leaders in mobile TV viewing, the technology is also catching on in China, southeast Asia, India, Africa and Latin America, where 80 million people now have cellphones that can receive free, live TV broadcasts.

“There have been a lot of hype cycles with mobile TV technology,” said Anna Maxbauer, an analyst at IMS Research in Austin, Texas. “But with recent advances in battery life, and consumer acceptance, there is real potential for widespread viewing.”

Mobile TV becoming fastly popular.

4G services in india by next year: Telecom Commission official

I wonder you will take part in 4G spectrum auction just after a year. The auction has just completed and the BIG-BIG winners were Rcom, Bharathi, Aircel but none of the private player haven't rolled out their 3G service. !dea is expected to roll outs its 3G service in the third quarter of the 2010 fiscal as news agency suggested. I wonder Telecom Commission officials are talking about 4G service.

Steps are on to introduce 4G services, which would most likely be in place by next year, a top Telecom Commission official said on Friday.

The consultant papers with regard to 4G services has already been moved by TRAI to the Department of Telecommunications, which would take about six to eight months, Chandra Prakash, Member, Technology, Telecom Commission, said in Coimbatore.

"The recommendations of TRAI and DoT would be discussed in detail and 4G can be expected in place by next year," Prakash said, who was here to review arrangements by the telecom sector for the World Classical Tamil Conference scheduled to start from June 23.

4G services in india by next year: Telecom Commission official

Old mobile phones 'could be worth cash'.

A small poll of 853 people found 68% said they had kept one or more old phones that they did not use.

Government-backed Consumer Focus said that these phones could be sold, recycled or sent to charity.

But it warned users to wipe any personal data from the mobile before handing it over, by going to the "settings" menu on the phone.

"We discard millions of phones every year with one in 10 admitting they simply put their old handsets in the bin. These are sophisticated bits of kit that can still be used or recycled," said Hannah Bullivant of Consumer Focus.

Old mobile phones 'could be worth cash'.

Jinxed mobile number suspended after 3 users die in 10 years.

A jinxed Bulgarian mobile phone number -- +359 888 888 888 -- has been suspended after three users died in the last 10 years, the last owner being gunned down outside an Indian eatery in Sofia, a media report said.

The first owner, Vladimir Grashnov, the former Chief Executive Officer of Bulgarian mobile phone company Mobitel -- which issued the number -- died of cancer in 2001, aged 48.

There were rumours that his cancer was caused by a trade rival using radioactive poisoning, the 'Daily Mail' reported.

Jinxed mobile number suspended after 3 users die in 10 years.

Mobile phones do not raise risk of brain tumours, say scientists

Biggest study ever into link between handset use and cancer finds no evidence they are connected, reports Steve Connor.

The largest and most detailed study yet into the health risks posed by mobile phones has failed to find a link between cellphones and brain cancer, although scientists said that they still cannot give categorical assurances that there are no risks attached to using the devices over long periods of time.

More than 10,000 people from 13 countries took part in the study, which compared mobile phone use among people with brain tumours with healthy "controls". It was the biggest such study by far, yet the researchers found no increase in the risk of getting either of two types of brain tumour – and even detected a slightly lower cancer risk among mobile phone users.

Mobile phones do not raise risk of brain tumours, say scientists

Half an hour of mobile use a day 'increases brain cancer risk'.

Article appeared on telegraph.co.uk

A landmark study into the health dangers posed by mobiles has found people who speak on their handset for more than half an hour a day over 10 years are at greater risk of brain cancer.

The World Health Organisation's Interphone report, to be published this week, will say that "heavy users" are more at risk of developing glioma tumours.

It concludes that there is no increased risk of developing the disease in other users.

However, the minimum amount of time which researchers designated at heavy use was just 30 minutes a day.

Half an hour of mobile use a day 'increases brain cancer risk'.

World's First 4G Phone

This summer the battle for the new phone is heating up. This june worlds most anticipated launch of apple's 4G iPhone is awaited. Though there are some sneak peaks of iPhone 4G, Here is the world's first 4G phone launched by HTC. This htc EVO will be available this summer with contract by Sprint wireless carrier.

World's First 4G Phone

Optimised battery for Smart Phone.

Article appeared on news.bbc.co.uk

Smartphones could have their battery life extended by up to 20% by changing what type of memory they use.

Samsung has announced plans to produce memory modules built of what is known as a phase change material.

These modules are built of a substance that records or erases data when it is heated and typically use far less power than existing equivalents.

Samsung said modules made of the memory material would roll off its production lines later in 2010.

It plans to produce phase change memory (PCM) chips in the same format as existing designs so they can easily be worked into production runs.

Optimised battery for Smart Phone.