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Vodafone has teamed up with GoSpoken.com to get subscribers to take to their new “Books on Mobile” service. The new site will allow subscribers to buy and download audio books or e-books and should be up in about two week’s time. Books will be priced between £5 and £15 and will be charged to your monthly bill. If you’re a frequent reader, you’ll probably be giving yourself quite a bit of eyestrain if you decide to devour the entire series of Harry Potter on your mobile phone.

• BlackBerry Storm 2 pics for Vodafone leaked
• Nokia 6730 classic announced for Vodafone
• HTC Magic on Vodafone: Unboxing Video
• Vodafone latest mobile giant to launch app store
• Vodafone spat could delay launch of Telecom New Zealand’s 3G network
• Nokia N97 coming July with Vodafone UK
• Nokia N97 confirmed for Vodafone in July
• HTC Magic Available for Pre-Order April 17th on Vodafone UK
• Vodafone Music Gambit
• Vodafone Confirmes HTC Magic Launch Date

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.If you can’t decide whether to get T-Mobile’s G1 or Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1, then you’ll be happy for some comparison pictures that have appeared on the Internet, taken from a comparison of these 2 phones (in Dutch). One thing that you might notice is that the G1 is actually bigger than the XPERIA X1, which might come as a bit of a surprise to some.

• SanDisk 16GB microSDHC Card Can Be Used on T-Mobile G1 Android Phone
• Dell Android smartphone pictures leaked from China?
• Spanish firm GeeksPhone launches “One” Android set
• Video: HTC Hero First Look
• HTC Announces the HTC Hero Android with HTC Sense, Available July
• SciPhone N12 Smartphone, first Nseries to Run Android
• Samsung I7500 Review
• HTC to unveil Android-powered HTC Hero on June 24 ?
• Video: Latest HTC Hero video promo
• HTC Hero Exclusively Orange In UK

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Scosche has announced the kickBACK — its new multi-functional crystal clear case with kickstand feature specifically created for the iPhone 3G. The kickBACK’s clear polycarbonate design, along with an anti-glare screen protector, shields the iPhone 3G from scratches and other surface marks without sacrificing its sleek design and aesthetic appeal. Users are also able to customize the look of the case by interchanging the included black, clear and pink inserts. The cleats also serve as a buffer zone between the case and the iPhone to reduce chafing cause by dirt and debris.

• iPhone 3G S coming to Korea via KTF

• Video: iPhone 3G S vs iPhone 3G – Browser Speed Test

• iPhone 3G vs iPhone 3GS Feature Comparison

• Apple Announces iPhone 3GS – 3 Megapixel Camera

• AT&T selling refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G for $149

• No more 16GB iPhone 3G’s from Fido

• Rumor: Apple iPhone To Get OLED Displays In The Future

• Cheap Refurbished iPhone 3G From AT&T

• Best Buy Offers refurbed iPhone 3Gs

• iPhone 3G Unlock Released!

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Although both Verizon Wireless and Vodafone have not revealed a release date for the BlackBerry Storm yet. The amount of leaks and rumors already enough for you to know the device well. Here is a video made by Vodafone to promote the BlackBerry Storm full touch screen business phone.

• Blackberry Storm 9500 Clone

• BlackBerry Storm Visits The FCC

• Verizon Wireless and Vodafone Announces BlackBerry Storm Officially

• BlackBerry Storm 2 pics for Vodafone leaked

• Gwabbit Ranks Number One Paid App On BlackBerry App World

• BlackBerry Storm 9530 Cell Phone $29.99 with Contract Deal

• BlackBerry Music Download Service coming in September

• RIM launching MyBlackBerry social community

• BlackBerry Tour hitting Verizon Wireless on July 12th

• BlackBerry 8230 Goes Live on Verizon

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With the new version 2.7 OS in the BlackBerry Storm, RIM will pre-installed an application to access its new BlackBerry Application Center. The application is also designed to support BlackBerry Storm touch screen. You can browse, search and install the BlackBerry applications directly. It is not sure if RIM will integrate the direct billing solution together with this but details should be available within this month.

• Gwabbit Ranks Number One Paid App On BlackBerry App World

• BlackBerry Storm 9530 Cell Phone $29.99 with Contract Deal

• BlackBerry Music Download Service coming in September

• RIM launching MyBlackBerry social community

• BlackBerry Tour hitting Verizon Wireless on July 12th

• BlackBerry 8230 Goes Live on Verizon

• RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Tour Smartphone

• BlackBerry Messenger Coming Soon?

• Facebook for BlackBerry 1.6 Update Available Today

• Verizon getting Blackberry Pearl Flip 8230 on June 19th

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NPD market research has released a report stating that the iPhone is the top mobile handset in the United States, holding a second place only behind the wildly popular Motorola RAZR of its time. The iPhone had captured 17% of smartphone sales, beating out rivals Research in Motion with the BlackBerry Pearl and Curve as well as Palm with the Centro smartphone.

Of those who purchased the latest iPhone model, nearly 30% are switchers from other carriers. Of that number, nearly half are defectors of Verizon Wireless, 24% from T-Mobile, and 19% from Sprint. The lower price point of the iPhone 3G as well as faster 3G network speeds were cited as major reasons for adoption of the mobile handset.

The success of the iPhone hasn’t come without problems. A rushed launch caused many crashes and issues that were only solved with the release of the 2.1 firmware. AT&T also has had capacity issues, with users reporting slower than advertised data speeds, dropped calls, and network outages. AT&T has admitted that it needed to rapidly build out network capacity post-launch of the iPhone 3G to accommodate the extra bandwidth that was being used by iPhone users.

• iPhone 3G S coming to Korea via KTF
• CandyShell Case for iPhone 3G & iPhone 3GS
• 8GB iPhone 3G Refurbished From AT&T $49 + Free Shipping
• iPhone 3G to hit T-Mobile, Orange?
• iPhone 3G running OS 3.0 unlocked, ultrasn0w release coming Friday
• Video: iPhone 3G S vs iPhone 3G – Browser Speed Test
• Video: iPhone 3G S Unboxing
• Apple iPhone 3GS Guided Tour
• iPhone 3G vs iPhone 3GS Feature Comparison
• A comparison video between the Palm Pre and the iPhone 3G

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This must be the most original handset I’ve seen lately and talk about niche public segment! Well, this Sony Ericsson concept phone, designed by Christine Park is a product for snowboarders, as it can be used with your gloves on with the aid of its rotating segments. Want to access the features of the device?

Start twisting this handset’s mechanism and you’ll scroll through different menu options with the aid of “knobs”, as the designer calls them.

There’s also a large button to push in order to make your selection and the only problem I can see in the case of this concept is the long twisting you’ll have to do in order to reach the needed options plus the fact that those knobs will grow loose in time and start malfunctioning.

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LG’s Viewty phone has already been offered in silver, red, pink and purple, but if you’re bored with those colors, you’ll be happy to hear that LG is now offering the phone in white as well. If you’re fond of playing the rebel, then a new color scheme will probably make your day. In case you forgot, the LG Viewty includes features such as a 5.0 megapixel camera phone, 3-inch touchscreen, manual focus, image stabilizer, ISO 800 mode, and video recording at 120 fps with the ability to upload directly to YouTube.
LG Viewty Smart Available in the UK This Month

• LG Canada Releases LG Keybo2 for Telus

• AT&T’s LG Shine 2 in the wild

• Samsung and LG take almost 50% of the North American phone market

• New LG KG376 Cell Phone Exposure

• LG BL40 Chocolate official photos outed

• LG GB109 – New Cheap Candybar Phone With FM Radio

• LG Wine 3G Phone Debuted in September

• LG LV7500 Whistle launched in Korea

• LG KM900 (Arena) Pink Photos

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Judging by everybody’s anticipation for T-Mobile’s Android-powered G1, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that its spokesperson is reporting that it’s nearly tripled the number of phones that were initially available for delivery on its Oct 22nd launch date, and they’ve all been sold. A recent leaked report mentioned that T-Mobile is planning to sell up to 500,000 of the phones this quarter, and might even order up to 2 million of said devices from HTC. So after iPhone-mania, will we be having G1-mania?

• Video: T-Mobile G1 in White

• T-Mobile G1 Pre-order Units Sold Out?

• T-Mobile Unveils the T-Mobile G1 – The First Android Smartphone

• T-Mobile G1 Packaging Design Appear

• Brown Colored G1 Found

• Photo Gallery: The White T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream)

• T-Mobile G1 Engineering Drawing Available

• HTC Click the Cheapest Android?

• Rumor: Motorola Morrison Android Smartphone for Q4?

• T-Mobile G1 v2 “Bigfoot” gets pictured

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Pantech’s latest classy handset called Pantech C610 supports a large range of AT&T multimedia task adding up to high-speed HSDPA data on AT&T’s 3G network.
With its 1.3 megapixel camera, the colors are superior, the focus is excellent for subjects that are a few feet. It also has a good user interface.

C610 boasts of AT&T’s Navigator software. The phone can handle 600kbps downloads using its fixed browser. In addition to fundamental text and MMS messaging, the C610 also contains an IM client that is well-matched with AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! messengers.
Pantech C610 is now available from AT&T.

• AT&T’s LG Shine 2 in the wild

• AT&T’s Samsung A797 spotted in the wild

• Nokia 6750 spotted with AT&T’s logo on it

• Samsung Solstice for AT&T announced

• AT&T to launch the Samsung Solstice A887 on August 2nd

• 8GB iPhone 3G Refurbished From AT&T $49 + Free Shipping

• AT&T Intros Sony Ericsson C905a and W518a

• FCC Reveals the LG GW600 for AT&T

• Sony Ericsson announces the C905a and the W518a for AT&T

• AT&T has finally launched the Nokia Surge

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