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January 7th, 2008

Windows Mobile 7 and motion sensitive wonderment!

So you’ve always wanted to be Darth Vader. You’ve probably done this several times - walk up to a motion sensitive door and flick your hand as the glass door slides open. Well, Windows Mobile 7 does exactly that. No, not open doors - but the built in camera does more than take your photos. […]

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December 13th, 2007

Holiday Phone Shopping Survey Update!!!

A few days ago I released a survey on your cellphone wish list for the holidays. As of today, December 13 2007 we have had 60 votes divided among 8 phones. The Apple iPhone is ranked at number one followed by - now this is a surprise - a three way tie with the Nokia […]

By Jayvee -- 1 comment

December 4th, 2007

Level-Up offers Gamer SIM and grabs gamer market share

Was sitting in at a panel discussion last night for an informal eCommerce thing in Manila, Philippines. My co-panelist JC Medina of Level-Up Philippines was talking about a new Level-Up Gamer SIM card. For those not in the loop, Level-Up is probably the brand name of gaming in Asia as they hold the franchise of […]

By Jayvee -- 7 comments

December 2nd, 2007

Watch the SideShow

Windows Vista has a little brother in Windows Mobile. At least that is where it seems to be going. The SideShow application turns your mobile device into a small “Tempest Junior” for the huge desktop “Thunder Sub.”

Here are a few things up for the testing grounds according to the devs:
* New […]

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November 29th, 2007

GPS Simulation using Google Maps

In the Philippines, we have a location-based SMS service that alerts family members of your approximate location. The service is not free, but has been used in the past by consumers who want to know where their loved ones are - that and really paranoid boyfriends.

In the new version of Google Maps, a new feature […]

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November 26th, 2007

Tim Yap opens the dance floor for the Nokia Red and Black party

This was the rather wild video of dancing girls and such other moderated frivolity that spun the night during the Nokia Red and Black party. The event was held in Manila, Philippines for the launch of the Nokia 5310 Xpress Music Phone. Check out Nikka Abes’ dress!
Tags: Luxury, Mobile 2.0, Mobile-Monitor, […]

By Jayvee -- 2 comments

November 26th, 2007

Paygate London: Cellphones are the new currency

So what’s your take on the latest development of the London currency being dispensed by mobile phones?

“Early next year Barclaycard will run a trial of the technology on the back of its new ‘OnePulse’ contactless card, which was launched in September. OnePulse cards are combined credit cards and Oyster cards, and also allow small purchases […]

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November 20th, 2007

WPhone Admin: Wordpress admin on your iPhone

WPhone Admin has won the recent contest for best application to control your Wordpress administration via the iPhone. The winner version was mentioned at the Weblog Tools blog:
There was a plugin competition of sorts held mostly on the wp-hackers mailing list on coming up with a plugin that would allow WordPress administration through the iPhone. […]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

November 19th, 2007

Nokia N82 hands on

I had the chance to play around with the new Nokia N82. Now I know where the hype is headed towards. Here are my tidbits in bullets:

The N82 comes with an ultra strong flash that makes it a versatile camera phone at night. It comes with a 5MP Carl Zeiss lens but what seems to […]

By Jayvee -- 4 comments

November 15th, 2007

Free with ads or subscription?

Would you rather have to pay for a monthly subscription for phone services or would you rather grab a free service that is supported by advertising? The IDC released findings that more than 1 in every 3 cellphones released in the future of 2011 will be a smartphone - more capable of surfing the web, […]

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