“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.”
~Margaret Fuller
Tips
1. Tel: Again
2. BB Calendar Tips & Shortcuts
3. Tax-Deduction with Wikipedia
BlackBerry
4. T-Mobile Offers Wi-Fi Calling with BlackBerry 9700
5. T-Mobile Offers First US Prepaid BlackBerry Service
iPhone
6. AT&T Boosts 3G Coverage in SF Bay Area
Windows Mobile
7. Microsoft Announces WinMo 7 Announcement Coming March 2010
8. WinMo Marketplace Shows OS Fractures
9. Windows Marketplace Open to More Devices
Google
10. Droid Becomes Fastest Selling Android
Other News
11. Cell Phones in U.S. Homes 71%
12. The Potential of Smartphone DDoS Attacks
13. Palm Releases $99 Pixi
14. Mobile money on the rise in U.S.
15. Your Cell Phone Could Be a Germ Breeder
16. Anti-Bacterial Wipes for Your Mobile
“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.”
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Tips
Let me know if you’re going to CES in Las Vegas 1.7-10.2010.
Dan Whipple reports… I used the following formula on my 8310 (v4.5.0.110) and it worked like a champ…
Tel:8666578888×2188888#,,*,8888#,1 (note “x” after dial in number). Also had to switch to “Wait for: My Response” (in Phone > Options) to make it work.
3. BB Calendar Tips & Shortcuts
RIM offers this page with a few BB calendar tips and a list of shortcuts. RIM
4. Tax-Deduction with Wikipedia
This week, I gave my first tax-deductable Wikipedia donation to reciprocate for the times it helped a not-so-smart guy, like me, appear almost intelligent. (Thanks Wikipedia)
BlackBerry
5. T-Mobile Offers Wi-Fi Calling with BlackBerry 9700
T-Mobile USA says the BlackBerry Bold 9700 with Wi-Fi calling is now available. Wireless Week
6. T-Mobile Offers First US Prepaid BlackBerry Service
T-Mobile will allow customers to buy a BlackBerry Curve 8520 without signing a contract as part of its new “Complete” package that the carrier will sell for $60, including a free month of service. Chicago Tribune
iPhone
7. AT&T Boosts 3G Coverage in SF Bay Area
AT&T says it has invested nearly $65 million from 2008 through the third quarter of 2009 to complete a “substantial upgrade of its local 3G wireless network in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.” The upgrade includes additional spectrum in the 850 MHz band, which generally delivers better in-building coverage. Wireless Week
Windows Mobile
8. Microsoft Announces WinMo 7 Announcement Coming March 2010
It’s always weird to hear that a company is announcing that it will make an announcement, but Microsoft is announcing that Windows Mobile 7 will make its grand official appearance at the MIX 2010 conference in March 2010. The new OS is rumored to have a Q3 2010 launch. Unwired
9. WinMo Marketplace Shows OS Fractures
The mere handful of apps in Windows Marketplace for Mobile shows the downside to a business model like Microsoft’s: users have the luxury of choosing the phone design they prefer, but it comes with limitations in interoperability. InfoWorld
10. Windows Marketplace Open to More Devices
A second take on the same topic… Microsoft is making its 800-application Windows Marketplace available to a wider audience of Windows Mobile users. The Marketplace, which launched on Windows Mobile 6.5 about a month ago, now will be available to Windows 6.0 and 6.1 users, a market that is estimated to be about 30 million devices worldwide. MocoNews.net
11. Droid Becomes Fastest Selling Android
With only one week of Droid sales under its belt, Flurry Analytics’ latest statistics on Verizon Wireless’ exclusive Motorola Droid suggest VZW’s $100 million integrated marketing campaign paid off. Telephony Unfiltered
Other News
12. Cell Phones in U.S. Homes 71%
71% of U.S. households now have a cell phone. HOUSTON CHRONICLE
13. The Potential of Smartphone DDoS Attacks
Smartphones could be used in the future to target and bring down wireless carrier’s cellular networks via distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Computer World
Last Sunday, Palm launched the $99 Pixi. CEO Jon Rubinstein said Palm did not have to be a huge company to compete. New York Times
15. Mobile money on the rise in U.S.
Already a presence in Europe and Japan, person-to-person mobile money services — the ability to send someone cash by cell phone or e-mail — are beginning to gain traction in the U.S. New York Times / BusinessWeek
16. Your Cell Phone Could Be a Germ Breeder
With the flu and cold season upon us (not to mention the H1N1 scare), recent findings offer a harsh reminder that our mobile devices are considered a main culprit for collecting and spreading germs. Fear not: you can still use your cell phone without it becoming a petri dish — and win the “germ warfare” game just in time for the holidays.Mobile Enterprise Mag
17. Anti-Bacterial Wipes for Your Mobile
Now are you nervous about germs on your mobile? Delicate use of normal anti-bacterial wipes will do (avoid charging and headset ports), but here is a specifically designed solution… Wireless Wipes
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