This Week in Mobility #76

“The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet.”
~William Gibson

Tip
1. How to Keep Outlook and BB E-mail in Sync
BlackBerry
2. BlackBerry Bold 9700 Appears at T-Mobile Germany
3. Vodafone’s BlackBerry Storm2 9520 Coming October 26
iPhone
4. Apple to Allow in In-App Purchases for Free Apps
5. PCMag’s Readers Crown the iPhone King
Windows Mobile
6. Microsoft Says It Can Restore Wiped Sidekick Data
Android
7. Android Provides Foundation for Next-Gen Google
Other News
8. Time Warner Cable to Offer 4G in N.C.
9. Global Turmoil Barely Dents Mobile Sector

“When you build bridges you can keep crossing them.”
~Rick Pitino 

Tip 

1. How to Keep Outlook and BB E-mail in Sync

 

On your BB, open “Messages”, click the menu button, select Options > Email Reconciliation > Wireless Reconcile = On > Also, I like Delete
On = Prompt  

BlackBerry 

2. BlackBerry Bold 9700 Appears at T-Mobile Germany

The features of BlackBerry Bold 9700 include a 480 x 360 pixels display, optical trackpad, full QWERTY keyboard, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, 3.2MP camera, 1500 mAh battery, and a 2GB card in the box.  The 9700 is slightly smaller than the original Bold, measuring 109 x 60 x 14 millimeters (as opposed to 116 x 66 x 14 mm).  Engadget 

3. Vodafone’s BlackBerry Storm2 9520 Coming October 26

Vodafone’s Storm2 (model name 9520) will be available in the following countries: UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France, Italy and South Africa.  As expected, the new Storm comes with a significantly improved SurePress technology, which should let you easily control the 3.25 inch, 360 x 480 pixels capacitive touchscreen display.  Here are the main features of BlackBerry Storm2 9520:
– BlackBerry OS 5
– Quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM
– UMTS/HSPA (2100Mhz)
– Wi-Fi
– GPS
– 3.5mm headset jack
– Vodafone music client pre-installed
– 3.2MP camera with autofocus and flash
– 256MB Flash memory
– MicroSD card support, up to 32GB
Vodafone 

iPhone 

4. Apple to Allow in In-App Purchases for Free Apps

 In a surprising reversal, Apple announced a game changer for it app developers. According to an e-mail sent to developers, Apple will now allow in-app purchases for free apps.  WirelessWeek

5. PCMag’s Readers Crown the iPhone King

Despite rumblings from some iPhone users about how Apple’s
exclusive contract with AT&T as service provider for the iPhone should end, respondents in PCMag.com’s 2009 Cell Phone Service & Reliability study have crowned it king of the mobile market. GigaOm

Windows Mobile

6. Microsoft Says It Can Restore Wiped Sidekick Data

 There may be a happy ending after all for owners of Sidekick phones who thought they might have permanently lost contact numbers and
other personal information they had put on the gadget.

Android 

7. Android Provides Foundation for Next-Gen Google

A year ago, there was only one Android device out there: the T-Mobile G-1. Today, Android is powering 12 devices in 26 countries with 32 carriers – and there are more on the way.  ZDNet

Other News 

8. Time Warner Cable to Offer 4G in N.C..

Time Warner Cable’s first launch of its 4G wireless network
is set for Dec. 1 in the North Carolina communities of Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh. Wireless Week

9. Global Turmoil Barely Dents Mobile Sector

Strong demand in emerging nations has kept the mobile-phone
industry growing despite the global recession, according to a new United Nations report out of the International Telecommunication Union. The ITU predicted cell phone subscriptions would jump 15% this year compared with a year earlier with 3.2 billion of the world’s 4.6 billion mobile base emanating from poorer countries. Financial Times