It’s a Windows Mobile update week folks. First we saw the AT&T Tilt getting the update, and soon afterwards the Verizon XV6800 was also blessed with the Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade treatment.
Now another device is jumping on board - Samsung BlackJack II. Unfortunately, the update is almost or not yet ready - the server crashed as many people rushed to get their favorite QWERTY smartphone’s firmware up to date. Still the update pages are there and if you run either Windows XP or Vista, keep your eyes on these two links to grab the update as soon as it’s back on the internet.
Hopefully, you’ll be able to update the BlackJack II in no time…
[Via: WMExperts]
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 The popular provider of new and used vehicle information Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com) has recently announced the launch of its website optimized for iPhone users. The free, feature-rich mobile site not only provides provides Apple’s handset and iPod Touch owners with the latest information, but also grants them to view videos, images, new vehicle reviews and submit free dealer price quotes.
To put it in other words - if you’re an iPhone/iPod Touch user in the midst of buying a new or used automobile, kbb.com is the resource to check out. You can do that from wherever you happen to be, even while on-the-go. Simply point Safari to www.kbb.com and take it from there.
Commenting on the announcement, Kelley Blue Book’s Andy Lapin said: “Whether the shopper is sitting at home or standing on the dealership lot, they have the ability to easily locate Kelley Blue Book’s new and used car information with a few easy stokes to ensure they’re making the right choice and getting a great deal.”
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 Back in January, we covered the mobile social media platform Next2Friends. Now they’ve announced the availability of their innovative “Live” mobile video streaming application on the Motorola Q series and the Samsung Blackjack II.
Next2Friends Live grants people to share real life moments from anywhere, be it through live broadcasted news developments, capturing major life events, or bringing happenings across the world closer to home. The application, soft-launched in late 2007 and officially released in June 2008, is continually being enhanced by the Next2Friends development team to deliver the optimal service for all the people already sharing their lives through real-time, rich media. Some of the new features that have recently been incorporated are one click streaming, the capability to zoom, pause or re-start live streams and automatic quality selection that guarantees the best streaming experience independent of location, carrier or connection speeds.
Previously, Next2Friends was designed for the Symbian S60 based smartphones. Fully supported devices include most popular models from Nokia, Sony Ericsson and LG, as well as an ever increasing number of Motorola and Samsung phones…
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DataViz has recently released Documents To Go Premium Edition 3.0 for devices running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.x Professional and 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition.
Already available for Windows Mobile Standard, BlackBerry, Symbian and Palm OS, Documents To Go will now allow users of Windows Mobile Pocket Personal computer devices to “view, edit and create Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files as well as view PDF files on their devices and in their native formats.” I could only add I don’t see that many people paying an additional $29.99 to go beyond the built-in Microsoft Office Mobile.
Documents To Go features include support for password protected Word and Excel files, InTact Technology for retaining 100% file formatting when editing files on the device, the ability to view, edit and create Excel charts and decompress, zip and send e-mail attachments.
At the moment application only works on devices with QVGA screens, but Dataviz vowed to release the version for the HTC Touch Pro and HTC Touch Diamond — both of which sport a VGA touchscreen — in the “next several weeks.”
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 Palm has traditionally played both sides of the fence with their Palm Treo lineup of QWERTY keyboard-toting smartphones. They’ve pushed out CDMA and GSM variants of past Treos in an effort to spread their marketbase as wide as possible. So, it’s not too surprising to hear that Palm may be working to manufacture a CDMA-variant of the recently unveiled Windows Mobile-powered Palm Treo Pro.
Apparently, a few folks in the know over at China Economic News Service are reporting that the Palm Treo Pro will not only be manufactured by HTC, as we previously noted, but will hit Verizon and Sprint in CDMA guise sometime in the “future.”
The move would make sense, as Palm’s relationship with CDMA carriers like Sprint and Verizon go way back. The Palm Treo Pro is definitey the sleekest and most attractive Treo offering to date, and to deny CDMA carriers in the US a chance at Palm Treo Pro glory.
[Via: CENS]
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 Just how many SMS text messages do US wireless users go through each month, day, or hour? According to VeriSign, a veritable boatload - a technical term, to be sure.
The Mountain View, CA.-based company has announced that it ferried about 95.4 billion SMS text messages between wireless carriers in the 1H 2008. The volume of text messages set a new record for text messages sent in the first half of any year to date. Add to that the fact that VeriSign pushed through a record-breaking 648 million texts in a single day and 42 million text messages in a single one-hour window, and it becomes clear that more and more users are becoming savvy to the SMS text messaging craze.
Q2 2008 alone saw 52 billion messages zipping through the wireless airwaves, with daily averages in the period hitting 572 million messages - more than double the average daily volume of 230 million messages in Q2 2007.
What’s to account for the boost in text message usage? It’s most likely a combination of increased wireless penetration in the US, an increase in savvy consumers with SMS-friendly keyboard-toting smartphones, and perhaps the prevalence of mobile phones among the younger demographics.
In the end, we’ll likely see SMS text messages take a back seat to instant messaging and email services that aren’t subject to per-message fees or messaging limits.
[Via: RCR]
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With Bayonetta, Darksiders and X-Blades all on the horizon, my love of mindless combat-oriented games is about to get what it yearns for massive time. Today, we’ve some more screens from the latter of that little list and, as you can see, the main character still thinks that running around in her knickers is a suitable way to go into battle.
Well, if she wants to show the skin, far be it from me to halt her liberating herself. What kind of man would I be if I recommended she should cover up? A low-down, rotten sexist is what! Well, I’ll take a stand for feminism and applaud this strong woman’s decision to have her arse and norks prominently displayed for all the see. In fact, I think she should go the whole way and really score a blow for sexual politics. Go on love, flop ‘em out in the name of justice. I’ll be providing the most rigid of support, I can assure you of that.
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Oh, Wizards of the Coast. How much of my childhood allowance did you end up taking after I became enamored with your tiny pieces of rectangular cardboard adorned with pretty fantasy photos? It was quite the princely sum, to be sure (at least for a kid in elementary school), but the hours spent summoning guys whose names ended with en-Kor and casting Lighting Bolts (three damage for one mana!) seemed completely worth it at the time.
Now it seems that the Hasbro owned card-makers and developer Stainless Games are set to take the sort-of-like-real-money-but-not-quite Microsoft Points from people that are drawn to collectible card games all over again — in the form of their newly announced Xbox Live Arcade game Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Plainswalkers.
Even though most of you probably don’t recognize it, that title was used before for a Magic game released on the Personal computer back in 1998. Although the original Duels of the Plainswalkers saw players using their cards to defend a world from an invading Plainswalker and the local wizards he had corrupted, this new title will set players in the shoes of one of the dimension-hopping immortals that can use their memories to create magical effects.
Computer controlled opponents will of course be on hand to provide an immediate challenge, but the real draw (get it? draw? cause you draw the cards from the deck … ) will be in playing against other people over Xbox Live. Even though no multiplayer modes have been specifically mentioned yet, I would anticipate to see to some sort of ranked, unranked, and tournament game types. Yep, we collectible card players sure do love us some tournaments.
Is this a game you might consider picking up? Do you already have enough real Magic cards lying in a box somewhere to consider buying virtual ones?
Via Destructoid
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![Spacecat returns with a vengeance, bringing Gears of War 2 Achievements [update] screenshot](http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/ul/101460-Spacecat-flying-glowing_header.jpg)
Well, look who I found fishing through Destructoid’s trash bin: it’s our old friend, Spacecat! Last time, he scooped the world on the news that Mega Man 9 was in the works. Now, he has returned from his intergalactic time travels with one doozy of a news story.
Millions of gamers are eagerly expecting the November release of Epic’s Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360. Cliffy–er, Cliff Bleszinski–promises that this second title in the trilogy will be larger, badder, and bloodier than the original, and we’re inclined to agree. That’s not just because of the bonus disc, DLC, or lack of family-friendly content. No, my friends — we’ve got something much more concrete, thanks to Spacecat. But he states it superior than I can:
Thanks to a fellow feline friend who’d like to remain anonymous, I’ve got a list of all fifty Accomplishments in Gears of War 2. Man, that “Seriously 2.0” Accomplishment sure sounds difficult — but what do I care? I can just go forward in time to a point when I’ve already unlocked it. Life as Spacecat is pretty good, eh? Then again, all this time travel leaves very tiny time for eats. Hence, the garbage sifting. Anyway, back to the Achievements. My personal favorite to work towards is “Variety is the Spice of Death.” That way, I get to put my paws on all the weapons. Uh-oh…I have to go! I think they see me…
Hit the jump for the full list, but BE WARNED: there be SPOILERS in them thar Accomplishment hills. “Variety is the Spice of Death” does look like it’ll be fun to unlock, doesn’t it?
[Update: We were contacted by Microsoft, who politely asked that we take down the Achievements because the list we have is apparently not the finalized version; a few changes will be made. We anticipate to have an update on the list within the next 24 hours. But fear not! Spacecat lives on, traversing the five dimensions, and we stipulated that he not be forced to give up his kitty contact.]
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Some of you probably read the title of this post and are asking, “Second? There was a first?” Well, if you missed it, 2K Sports is putting together four teaser trailers for NBA 2K9, and the first one (featuring 2008 NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce) was released two weeks ago. This next one showcases the talents of Philadelphia 76ers small forward Andre Iguodala, who very recently signed a six-year contract with the team for a reported $80 million.
This game looks better and better each time I see it — check out the visible mesh in Iguodala’s jersey at the 14-second mark! And just look at that wonderfully three-dimensional crowd! In this video, Iguodala tosses a “swing pass, out right, to [point guard Andre] Miller,” and then drives toward the basket to receive an alley-oop pass that gets tipped by a defender before being slammed in for two points. The trailer ends once again with the tagline that looks to be a theme for the game: “Make This Season Matter.”
If you’re frothing with excitement for NBA 2K9, you might want to drink some fluids to replenish your saliva, since you’ll be drooling for a while — the game won’t be out until October 7th (PS3, 360, PS2).
[Update: I’m an idiot and forgot to include the four screenshots that 2K Sports sent over. Check ‘em out below!]
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