www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The new Palm Pre phone is now exclusively available at Bell stores and retail partner locations across Canada, operating on Bell’s national high-speed wireless network – the largest 3G network in the country.
“Bell is only the second carrier in the world to offer the award-winning Palm Pre, which is getting rave reviews for its uniquely attractive design and revolutionary Palm webOS(TM) mobile platform. We’ve seen exceptionally strong advance interest in Palm Pre and have worked closely with Palm to ensure we have sufficient stock on hand to satisfy demand,” said Wade Oosterman, President of Bell Mobility and Chief Brand Officer for Bell.
Palm Pre is the first phone based on the all-new Palm webOS platform, which brings mobile applications together in a unique and intuitive multi-tasking environment that is integrated with the most popular social networking tools and powerful search functions. (1)Palm Pre is now available at Bell stores, Bell.ca and Bell retail partners Best Buy, Future Shop, The Telephone Booth/La Cabine Téléphonique, Walmart, WIRELESS etc. and Wireless Wave, or by calling 1-888-4mobile. It costs as little as $199.95 on a three-year contract or $599.95 without a contract with a minimum 500 MB data plan. For more information, please visit bell.ca/mobile.
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www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Dell is all set to roll-out a mobile phone in China within the next couple of days. According to a report, the phone would be launched with China Mobile (TD-SCDMA) or China Unicom (WCDMA). The operating system for the handset is Android as Dell has also been working with Google on an Android-powered tablet computer, report further said.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Online mobile phone resource TMobileG2Phone.com has today announced it is offering customers the opportunity to receive a free T-Mobile G2 Handset, as part of a promotion geared towards allowing more customers to benefit from the latest advances in mobile handset technology.
The offer allows TMobileG2Phones.com customers to get their hands on the latest T-Mobile G2 handsets, which have already proven popular with tech-fans across the world pre-ordering the handset that looks set to change the face of mobile communications in their millions.
JR, a spokesperson for TMobileG2Phone.com believes the free handset offer will enable more tech fans to receive and benefit from the in-demand handsets that might otherwise prove hard to find.
“Popular technology products are often hard to come-by, with people across the world entering into pre-order agreements to make sure their among the first to sample the latest technologies as they arrive on the market. The T-Mobile G2 handset, operating on the Google Android OS is no exception, and technology critics are already going wild about the latest offering in the mobile race to the top”
“The smartphone revolution has introduced a new standard for mobile handsets, and we’re more than confident the G2 will raise the bar even further. Our opportunity for customers to get a hold of the G2 free of charge will mean more people can benefit from this leap in technology, in-spite of the worldwide rush to jump on the G2 bandwagon which might otherwise make G2 handsets hard to come by”
TMobile2GPhone.com provides updates and resources on the newly launched T-Mobile G2 handset, providing customers with an opportunity to pick up a handset with no upfront cost and value-for-money contract terms.
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Working with the Google Android mobile platform, the T-Mobile G2 handset represents a forward leap in phone technology, providing customers with more advanced functionality and usability, including advanced browsing capabilities in addition to standard 3G handset capabilities.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: China Telecom Corporation Ltd. and China Mobile Ltd., two Chinese telecommunications giants, are joining hands against iPhone, a 3G smartphone of Apple Inc. aiming to nibble up the largest Chinese telecommunications market.
In detail, the nation’s largest telecommunications carrier China Mobile, is scheduled to establish its AppStore-similar online store named MobileMarket, which will start running in September 2009. Moreover, the company has been developing the OMS operating system based on the Android platform of Google Inc. in recent two years, and it introduced Android-powered OPhone in partnership with Lenovo Group Ltd. to directly challenge iPhone.
China Telecom is planning to hit the market with star products like Blackberry smartphone while China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. is bringing in iPhone.
For more information, please visit www.chinamobileltd.com/ and www.chinatelecom-h.com/
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: T-Mobile will now be officially launched on 5 August, though earlier reports anticipated August 3 as the possible release day. The pre-sales will last until July 28, T-Mobile states, and adds that those who opt for acquiring the handset during this period will get their units before the announced nationwide availability. Furthermore, the operator also said that the new mobile phone comes towards its users with the Google mobile experience, as it has been developed in collaboration with the Android maker.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Orange UK will reportedly launch the Google Android based mobile handset HTC Hero in early July. The HTC Hero features a 5-megapixel, auto-focus camera featuring camcorder capability, a gravity sensor, AGPS and 512 MB of memory with space for a 16Gb MicroSD card.
The 3.2-inch HVGA screen includes anti-fingerprint technology which helps the screen to be devoid of fingerprints.
The handset will be offered for free on a £39.15 per month, 2 year contract that includes 1200 any network minutes and unlimited text messages.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to a study, the German mobile market will be dominated by content platforms of mobile operators, IT providers and handset manufacturers. The study further reveals that mobile operators will keep their leading position on the market, according to 65% of the surveyed experts, followed by the handset manufacturers with 44% and IT companies like Microsoft, Google or Yahoo! with 35%. Also, mobile content providers are anticipated to lead the market by 25%, whereas MVNOs will be leading by only 9%.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: O2 Germany is introducing the Samsung Galaxy Android-powered mobile phone and Toshiba TG01 in the coming days. The Galaxy offers quick access to a range of Google and GPS services, as well as the Android Market for applications. The Toshiba handset features a 4.1-inch display and 1 GHz processor. The subscribers can buy the two phones on a 24-month installment plan. The deposit of EUR 17.50 has to be made for the Galaxy, EUR 20 for the TG01, and then the same amount each month over 24 months with no interest.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Rogers Wireless is bringing the HTC Dream (aka T-Mobile G1) and the HTC Magic in the Canadian market from 2nd June. The two Android smartphones, operating on Google open-source OS, will be the first to be official on-sale through a carrier in Canada. The price tag and tariffs are not yet revealed. But the carrier will offer an unlimited data package for the 3G smartphones.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A firm named as Android Data Corp. has filed a lawsuit against Google over the Android OS which the firm is backing as part of the Open Handset Alliance. According to Android Data Corp., Google’s use of the name Android may cause confusion among people as to which firm is being referred to.
The complaint, filed by Erich Specht of Palatine, Illinois, claims that Google’s actions and its business partners “will undoubtedly lead to deception, confusion and mistake among the consuming public,”
The trademark application for the name Android was initially rejected in February’08 by the USA’s trademark body, as the prior trademark was held by Specht’s firm.
However, the company Android Data Corp. has not traded for around four years and Google initially appealed the USPTO ruling that its Android trademark should be granted. Specht is now seeks damages of up to US$100 million.