Sony Ericsson has launched its new HCB-108 Bluetooth speakerphone today. Sony Ericsson says that the new Bluetooth car accessory has a “Nordic design” and it offers the longest talk and stand-by time from all such accessories. “The new Bluetoothâ„¢ Car Speakerphone HCB-108 is ideal for those who need to keep in touch on the move, and we are thrilled to be able to offer consumers a product with such unrivalled talk time.†said Jacob Sten, Head of the accessories division at Sony Ericsson. “The new Bluetoothâ„¢ Speakerphone HCB-108 is our most affordable car speakerphone in the range, but without compromising on the premium feel and stylish design that you can expect from Sony Ericsson.â€Â With the impressive 25 hours talk time and a standby time of up to one month, the Bluetooth Car Speakerphone HCB-108 lets you enjoy crystal clear conversations and superior true duplex audio quality with echo reduction, noise cancellation and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for longer than ever. read more…
 
Apple has updated their Remote application for the iPhone and iPod Touch to version 1.1. The free application adds remote control capabilities for both iTunes and your Apple TV through your local Wi-Fi network connection. Â Using Remote you can scroll through playlists, artists, genres and search your music. In addition, the remote will show you the album artwork of the current song and allow you to adjust star ratings and other settings, just like you would on an iPod. According to the release notes, you will now be able to create a Genius playlist, and create/edit playlists in iTunes. This application (and its update) is a free download from the iTunes App Store. read more…
 
Big name video game developer, publisher, and distributor Electronic Arts announced today an agreement with video game company Eidos Interactive to bring several games to mobile phones. Â Effective immediately, the agreement provides licences to EA across all existing mobile channels and mobile devices for four key titles: Tomb Raider Underworld, Just Cause 2, California Games X and Minesweeper, with a future option on the mobile versions of the majority of Eidos videogame properties for a period of three years. With more than 35 million games sold across the globe and two blockbuster films, the Tomb Raider franchise needs no presentation, hence its upcoming mobile iteration will most probably be a huge success. Â read more…
 
The Blackberry Storm has officially gone live on Verizon’s website for all to see in its glory. Upon visiting the website, the Verizon and BlackBerry faithful are greeted by a promising teaser image of the device. The BlackBerry Storm isn’t available for purchase or even pre-order. Verizon is taking email sign-ups from interested parties looking to be notified when the BlackBerry Storm does indeed go on sale. We already know that the Storm will include both CDMA EV-DO Rev.A and GSM/UMTS HSPA for global use. It will also include GPS for VZ Navigation. Moreover, specifications of this new BlackBerry device include a high resolution touch screen with “click†technology, 3.2 megapixel camera with video support, and visual voicemail. You will soon be able to find out more details at verizonwireless.com/storm. read more…
Alaska Communications Systems announced today the release of three different BlackBerrys for their subscribers: the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 and the BlackBerry Pearl 8130. With evolution data optimized (EVDO) technology deployed on the state’s only 3G code division multiple access (CDMA) network, ACS (News – Alert) offers customers “unparalleled†wireless voice quality and data speeds. The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone, BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone, and BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone each offer the full BlackBerry experience including email, browser, text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, media player and organizer applications, plus built-in GPS, all intended to help busy people stay connected. While BlackBerry Curve 8330 and BlackBerry Pearl 8130 can be bought as of now from the ACS official website (for prices starting at $149 and $199 respectively), BlackBerry 8830 World Edition is not available yet. However, the smartphone that offers users global roaming capabilities can be pre-ordered for $249 (a contract agreement for two years is required) read more…
