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T-Mobile's Green Perks lets you save some green

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Thursday, July 02, 2009 (permalink)

T-Mobile has announced a program that takes "Going Green" to a whole new level. The company's Green Perks mobile app is essentially a way to receive electronic coupons on a T-Mobile cell phone. Green Perks is a web portal where companies can create coupons and promotions for eco-friendly (i.e. fit within the sustainable category) offerings. If you install this application on a T-Mobile cell phone, you'll receive coupons for those offerings on your phone that can then be redeemed at local stores. Users of the service can expect to receive coupons from companies such as Roxy, Quicksilver, JambaJuice and others. While the application is free to download by visiting www.t-mobile.com/mobilize on a T-Mobile cell phone, you still need a data plan if you want to receive the coupons.

Truth be told, it's an interesting way to get consumers interested in mobile commerce. The idea has been talked about for quite some time, now let's see if people will use it. How about you? Would you like to receive coupons on your cell phone for cool eco-friendly offerings? Let us know!

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Motorola Rival: A messaging phone with style

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Wednesday, July 01, 2009 (permalink)

The Motorola Rival for Verizon Wireless is a new messaging phone that keeps revealing itself to you. Watch the video below to see what we mean:

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Is it time to trade-in the digicam for the Samsung Memoir?

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Monday, June 29, 2009 (permalink)

The Samsung Memoir for T-Mobile is a touch-screen phone comes with an 8-megapixel camera built-in. Is it time to trade-in the digicam for a cell phone? Watch the video below to find out.

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Q&A: Ringtones and Streaming music over a smartphone

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Friday, June 26, 2009 (permalink)

In this installment of Questions and Answers, we discuss ringtones for the Samsung Trance and streaming music on the Nokia E71x. Got a question you want answered? Submit your question here. Got something to add to the answers below? Leave a comment.

I just got a Samsung Trance and would like to install my OWN ringtones from a CD I have. How do I do that? – Thanks, Martha

Unfortunately, the Samsung Trance can only use ringtones downloaded from Verizon Wireless. You will not be able to use ringtones from your CD on this cell phone. However, if the CD is in MP3 format you can still transfer those MP3s to the cell phone and listen to them in the music player.

I have a Nokia E71x smartphone and want to know if when using AT&T music are you also using the Internet? – Zoo

If you have music stored on the Nokia E71x and want to play it back, you won't be using the Internet to play it back. However, you can stream music from a website on this smartphone and in that case you would be using the Internet. Additionally, you can access the Internet from the Nokie E71x as well by selecting Media Net from the main menu. We suggest getting an unlimited data plan if you're going to do a lot of web surfing.

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Win a free trip to Nokia World

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Thursday, June 25, 2009 (permalink)

First of all, yes, there is such a place as Nokia World. Since Nokia is a company all about mobility, it makes sense that Nokia World is a moving location. This year it will be located in Stuttgart, Germany. It's essentially a place for people passionate about mobility to talk about it, try out new things, and more.

So how do you get free tickets to Nokia World? Simple. Just enter Nokia’s Calling All Innovators competition, a program where mobile and web app developers submit apps and ideas for use on Nokia devices. If you've got an idea or app for Internet Innovation, Flash, Emerging Markets and Mobile Necessities, or Apps on Maps for Nokia products, check out the competition before June 30th - that's the last day to submit.

If you're a finalist, you'll find out on August 17th and get a free trip to Nokia World in September.

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Is the Samsung Eternity a multimedia dream cell phone?

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 (permalink)

The Samsung Eternity for AT&T is a touch-screen phone that's loaded with multimedia features such as a 3-megapixel camera, tons of music apps and support for Mobile TV. Is this cell phone as much fun as it sounds? Watch the video below to find out.

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The Motorola Karma QA1 for social media at your fingertips

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 (permalink)

A cell phone designed specifically for staying in touch via social media applications? Well, that's the idea behind the Motorola Karma QA1 for AT&T. The cell phone has one-touch access to FaceBook and MySpace. The 3G slider phone has a full QWERTY keyboard and a 2-megapixel camera with 8x zoom so you can easily update your status and post pictures. The Karma QA1 will be available on June 28th. The cell phone will also have a music player and 100MB of available of storage out-of-the-box, which is roughly enough room for storing around 20 songs and a few pictures. If you want more than that, the Motorola cell phone will support up to a 16GB MicroSD card.

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Second generation Android cell phone comes to T-Mobile

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 (permalink)

T-Mobile announced the availability of the next generation Android smartphone, the myTouch 3G. The new Android smartphone sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen, virtual keyboard, 3.2-megapixel camera, and enhanced video capabilities for easy viewing of YouTube videos on the myTouch 3G. Since the smartphone supports WiFi, you can always watch videos streaming over a WiFi network. The big news about the next generation Android cell phone is the enhanced customization features provided by Sherpa that features GENIE (Geodelic ENgine for Interest Evaluation), a learning engine that automatically customizes itself to the user’s preferences. Through behavior and user feedback, the application learns a person’s likes and dislikes, prioritizing recommended retailers, restaurants and attractions. It's kind of like when TiVo recommends shows based on what you're already recording.

The myTouch 3G will be available for pre-order to existing T-Mobile customers on July 8th, with the smartphone becoming available later in the summer.

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3G Dash for T-Mobile coming this summer

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Monday, June 22, 2009 (permalink)

The HTC Dash, which was first announced at CTIA a few months ago, is already getting an upgraded version. The new model, the T-Mobile Dash 3G, will look a bit like the original version but will have some added connectivity options such as WiFi and 3G connectivity for faster web surfing speeds. Good news is that you won't have to wait long for this Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, since it will be available in July - that's just a few weeks away.

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Who knew a texting habit could land you $50,000

by Joni Blecher Follow me on Twitter
Friday, June 19, 2009 (permalink)

LG Electronics hosted a national texting championship and the finals were this week in New York. The winner, according to this CNN article, was a 15-year old girl from Iowa who sends about 500 messages a day. It's a good thing she's on an unlimited messaging plan and I'm thinking that maybe some of her texts come in the form of an IM conversation, since each IM sent counts as a text message. The competition judged speed, accuracy, and well, skill - one test was based on texting blind folded. The prize for her texting prowess? $50,000.

You think you could win a texting competition?

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