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The MSN Direct service is now available for Windows Mobile devices. We tested it and it works. It lets users get stock tickers and breaking news more conveniently than going to a website with Pocket Internet Explorer. As you can see on the photo above, the light green rectangle is MSN Direct. It shows some news right there, but by going left and right, you can look at weather forecasts and stock tickers too. There’s also an advertisement for Microsoft services in the mix… Tags: design, M4A, wireless, mobile devices (Read the full post about ‘MSN Direct For Windows Mobile’…)

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I am sure that this voice changing telephone will not give you a hard assed gravely smokers voice like my childhood friend Jeff had.  That guy had a full beard by the time he was fifteen and he sounded mean as sin on the telephone.  He would have made a good repo man.  The voice changing telephone, which is either for making prank phone calls or for nefarious purposes, will raise or lower your voice through an inbuilt voice modulation  unit.  All you need is a vacant land line jack and a spare $10. Available where else but from Chinavasion. (Read the full post about ‘When your Real Voice Just will Not do, Use a Voice Changing Telephone’…)

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About one year ago, HTC revealed the Advantage, a Windows Mobile-based device that was due to replace the Athena. The Advantage version had some interesting features including a 5-inch VGA display, Intel PXA720 624 MHz processor, 3 megapixel camera, 8GB hard drive, Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPS. HTC has recently unveiled the newest version of the Advantage, the X7510. They have made some serious upgrades which includes doubling the internal memory (16GB in comparison to the former 8GB). They have also added on TouchFLO, Opera Mobile 9, as well as Google Maps. There is also a rumor that it will contain Windows Mobile 6.1. It still has some of the basic features of the old Advantage, such as the 5 inch VGA display, tri-band HSDPA, as well as quad-band GSM/GPRS. (Read the full post about ‘HTC Advantage X7510′…)

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HTC has give the Advantage X7510 a nice set of upgrades. The X7510 now features TouchFLO, Opera Mobile 9 and Google Maps in addition to a 5-inch VGA display, 3.1-megapixel camera, GPS with TomTom Navigator 6 or CoPilot Live, a 624MHz processor, 256MB ROM plus 16GB internal flash memory, 128MB RAM and a microSD card slot for additional storage. The X7510 also has Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE, a detachable magnetic QWERTY keyboard and will run a “future version of Windows Mobile.” The Advantage X7510 will be available in Europe this March, no mention of a pricing or a US release date. Keep reading for a few more pictures of the HTC Advantage X7510… Product [HTC Adva (Read the full post about ‘HTC upgrades the Advantage X7510; New applications, keyboard, more storage’…)

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Posted Feb 11th 2008 7:51AM by Sean CooperFiled under: Cellphones We had no luck getting pics of this guy last night, but yahoo, we had a chance to play today. Putting the KT610 through its paces — albeit in a crazy fast way — we were completely underwhelmed by the interface speed and the screen, when open, is in a pretty odd position to actually read. Aside from those little details, this is a pretty slick little handset, here’s hoping they sort the hardware to give it a little speed boost. (Read the full post about ‘Hands-on with LG’s QWERTY clamshell, the KT610′…)

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[MWC] LG just announced its LG-KT610 candybar cell phone that comes in a rather unorthodox form factor, featuring a 2.4″ VGA display that flips open to reveal a QWERTY keypad that makes it a snap to compose and send messages on-the-go. It will run on the Symbian OS v9.2 and S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1, boasting the following specifications :- HSDPA connectivity at 3.6Mbps GPS navigation capabilities Push email functionalityNo idea on how much this will cost, but don’t expect it to be easy on your pockets though. This looks as though it targets business suits more than home users, although a power geek certainly wouldn’t mind using one. (Read the full post about ‘LG KT610 At MWC’…)

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Posted Feb 11th 2008 11:19AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Digital Cameras, Displays Oh yeah, we’ve seen multi-purpose digiframes before, but Mustek’s latest manages to handle five whole tasks only marginally well. You heard right — this minuscule device packs a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 panel for showing wallet-sized digital images along with an alarm clock, FM radio, built-in MP3 player and a thermometer. You’ll also find an MMC / SD expansion slot for loading up those precious memories, a USB 2.0 connector and a pair of skull-crushing one-watt speakers to boot. (Read the full post about ‘Mustek’s 5-in-1 PF-D240 digiframe does more than just slideshows’…)

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Starbucks and AT&T will work together to offer free WiFi in the vicinity of the 7000 Starbucks stores in the USA. To use the service, you need a Starbucks card which will get you two hours of free WiFi. Beyond that, the cost is $3.99 for two more hours. There’s also a $19.99 monthly membership for heavy users. Starting from “this Spring”,AT&T customers with a broadband service will also get an unlimited free WiFi access. Look at the press release in the full post. Tags: speakers, TV, cable, design (Read the full post about ‘Free WiFi at Starbucks in the U.S’…)

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HD DVD is under siege from all directions, and the latest “attack” comes in the form of Netflix announcing that it won’t be offering HD DVD movies on its mail-based subscriptions, leaving Blu-ray being the only high definition format available. While HD DVD titles can still be rented, Netflix won’t be adding more of these to their catalog and will phase out the format once the discs are done with their rental cycles. GG HD DVD, we hardly knew ye. Tags: toys, laptops, cellphone, MP3 (Read the full post about ‘Netflix Drops HD DVD’…)

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Now here’s a nifty tool if you’re constantly on the go - the Kingston DataTraveler Micro Reader. This device is an all-in-one USB Flash drive and reader that can store, transfer and read content on mobile memory cards. Compatible with microSD, microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro cards as well, you will be able to use this as an impromptu USB flash drive while taking advantage of its Windows ReadyBoost capability whenever you plug it into any Vista-powered computer. Other features include :- Compliant: with SD 2.00, microSDHC and USB 2.0 Convenient: pocket-sized for easy transportability Simple: plug and play into any USB port Guaranteed: five-year warranty Dimensions: 2.52″ x 0.78″ x 0.41″ (64.0 mm x 19.8mm x 10.4mm) Capacities: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB Enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost Weight: 0.31 oz. (Read the full post about ‘Kingston DataTraveler Micro Reader’…)

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