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Fring Scores With the Samsung Omnia HD

Samsung recently outed a follow-up to their Omnia handset with the Omnia HD, a SymbianS60 device that can record 720p video. The phone is jam-packed with lusty features like a 640×360 AMOLED touch display, HSDPA/HSUPA 3G, 8MP camera, and more. One of the “and… Read More »

 
 

Have the real first steps towards a cellular voice replacement been taken? At this week’s Mobile World Congress, Nokia announced a deal that puts Skype on the new Nokia N97 handset by the third quarter of this year. Sony Ericsson will also be offeringRead More »

According to Google, the biggest competitor to Gmail Tasks is good old-fashioned pen and paper. I still use written lists when planning projects and to make notes to myself. Unfortunately, my handwriting is appalling, which renders my lists useless for other people and, sometimes, even… Read More »

Today, JAJAH joins Truphone in bringing voice calling functionality to the iPod Touch. The service will allow for SMS text messages as well as low-cost phone calling on a Touch over WiFi. I mention Truphone not just because they offer a similar service, but because… Read More »

In lieu of a Mobile Tech Minutes video, we thought we’d mix it up a bit. We haven’t done one of our ten-minute Geek Session chats lately, so today that’s what we’re offering. I decided to take a closer look at Skype 4.0 for WindowsRead More »

After a fairly long beta, Skype introduces version 4.0 for Windows users today. We first looked at this version in June. Back then there was a question about how well the user interface would fit on a smaller screen. I just installed Skype 4.0… Read More »

Yesterday, Google launched offline support for Gmail, a feature that’s been long anticipated by the service’s users. The feature is being gradually rolled out to UK and U.S. users and will be available via the Labs area of Gmail’s Settings page. Using Google’s Gears platform,… Read More »

Those rumors from yesterday were true as Skype officially announced a “lite” version for Android and Java-enabled phones. Adding to the news is a beta version of Skype 1.0 for MIDs. Specificially, that means Intel Atom-based mobile Internet devices running… Read More »

We’ll put this in the rumor column now but I suspect we won’t have to wait long for official confirmation since Skype has a Press Event tomorrow morning. Piecing together some web sources, anonymous tips, possible leaks and Read More »

As much as we love drooling over new hardware at CES, there’s software news around every corner as well. Fring is among those applications that get a refresh with new features. Their Windows Mobile client now sports the “Designed for Windows Mobile”… Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/AjJ0yGHu6R4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01 While we’re on the way to CES, there is another show going on of course. I’m talking about MacWorld and there’s some mobile news from Skype that hit last night. The new Skype 2.8 client for Mac users adds several new… Read More »

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