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helps customers balance work and life, Nokia E73 Mode smartphone from T-Mobile USA

thumpad.com — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:09:07 +0000

Nokia and T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of the Nokia E73 Mode, exclusively for T-Mobile customers, designed to help balance the need to stay connected with one’s work and personal life at home or on the go. The Nokia E73 Mode, a Wi-Fi calling enabled QWERTY smartphone operating on T-Mobile’s blazing-fast 3G network, includes Nokia’s unique Switch Mode feature, which allows consumers to switch between fully customizable home screens that help promote a work-life balance. The Nokia E73 Mode is expected to be available beginning June 16.

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“The Nokia E73 Mode brings style and function in an affordable device without compromise,” said Mark Slater, vice president, Sales, Nokia. “Working together with T-Mobile, the Nokia E73 Mode enables us to bring our customers a ‘Work & Life’ solution that allows consumers and businesses to be as productive as possible, while still providing an exceptional consumer value and performance.”

The thinnest full QWERTY keyboard smartphone available from T-Mobile, the Nokia E73 Mode is the perfect device for business customers and consumers who appreciate both form and function. T-Mobile customers also continue to get great mobile coverage with the device’s Wi-Fi calling capabilities, which allow consumers to use both cellular and Wi-Fi networks for voice calling. With Mail for Exchange, based on Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, consumers can receive their corporate e-mail, contacts and calendar pushed directly to their device.

Availability
The Nokia E73 Mode is expected to be available on June 16 through T-Mobile retail stores, select authorized dealers, and online at http://www.t-mobile.com.

Charging station in a biker helmet

thumpad.com — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:37:19 +0000

According to an article from SiliconIndia, students at Nirma University designed a helmet that doubles as electricity generator. How? Firstly there are solar panels covering the helmet converting solar energy into electrical energy.
As backup power generator for rainy days or after sunset the students Pragnesh Dudhaiya and Aalok Bhatt envision the use of wind turbines integrated into the helmet. Smart idea but I am not so sure if we can call this also practical as a wind turbine has some ‘moving pa……

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Energizer, PowerGenix and Sanyo Eneloop – AA rechargeable battery shootout

thumpad.com — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:36:57 +0000

If there's one thing that has become abundantly clear to us these past few months, it's that there's really no excuse to not invest in at least one set of rechargeable batteries if you find yourself chewing through more than a few on a regular basis. If you're an avid user of Apple's power-hungry Magic Mouse, Nintendo's oh-so-demanding Wii remote or one of the many professional camera flashes on the market, chances are you've considered buying stock in Duracell or En……

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T-Mobile USA version of the Galaxy S Samsung T959

thumpad.com — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:20:47 +0000

It's not the first time the Samsung T959 surfaces but now we don't get just the dry specs sheet but a video as well. And what is more important, this video proves that the T959 is actually the T-Mobile USA version of the highly popular Samsung Galaxy S.

What was known about the T959 so far is that the phone features support for Bluetooth v3.0. The Bluetooth SIG also mentioned that the T959 packs a 4″ AMOLED touchscreen and runs TouchWIZ-ed Android OS.

According to the Wi-Fi Alliance website,……

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social gaming platform for iPhone OS Apple previews Game Center

thumpad.com — Thu, 06 May 2010 06:37:50 +0000

Apple just announced Game Center, which is a social gaming network for the iPhone — it sounds a lot like Xbox Live, actually. It's has a friend system, leaderboards, and achievements — and we're guessing it'll blow up out of the gate, given how many games are on the platform. It's being previewed in iPhone OS 4 right now, and it'll launch later this summer. We're hunting for more info, we'll let you know!
Apple demos Game Center for iPhone OS 4.0

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Communicator Mobile comes to E52 and E72: Nokia-Microsoft partnership bears first fruit

thumpad.com — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:27:22 +0000

Last time we used “Nokia” and “Communicator” in the same sentence, we were talking about a giant QWERTY clamshell with roots dating back to the mid '90s — but yeah, that's most definitely not what looking at here. Instead, we're seeing the first results of Nokia's newfound friendship with Microsoft, a build of Communicator Mobile that's all set up to run on the S60-based E52 and E72. Granted, an enterprise instant messaging utility isn't something we can all use, but th……

yet pledges 'best tools' for HTML5 Adobe decries Apple's 'walled garden,'

thumpad.com — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:27:22 +0000

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch says Flash works just fine on the Apple iPhone, thank you very much — and he thinks that's exactly why Apple keeps on denying it access. Speaking at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, he explained his belief that by eliminating Flash, Cupertino is forcing developers to build apps natively for iPhone OS rather than one of Adobe's cross-platform solutions, and thus creating a “walled garden” of applications that users must flock to an iDevice to be able to use. Lyn……

coming in June, Roku teases revamped Netflix Channel user interface on video

thumpad.com — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:27:20 +0000

With the introduction of Netflix on so many devices, it's now up to everyone to battle it out for supremacy in user interfaces. We were actually duly impressed with the implementation on Nintendo's Wii, and it seems that the pressure has convinced Roku to retool their own UI. A new teaser has been released today by the company showing off the new Netflix Channel, and while the overall look and feel is certainly slick, it's a few key additions that have us most excited. According to ……

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Five-Person Group Chat for Windows Users Skype Rolling Out

thumpad.com — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:27:18 +0000

According to the AP, Skype plans to next week roll out a beta version of a new group video chat feature, which will let as many as five users talk simultaneously. While the feature won't cost a dime, for right now anyway, you will have to be a Windows user to enjoy it. Skype has said, though, that it will introduce the feature to Mac users later this year. You better get it while you can, too; Neil Stevens, general manager of Skype's consumer business segment, told the AP that the company will be……

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New Search Results Layout, Google Facelift Adds Updated Logo

thumpad.com — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:27:18 +0000

Simplicity and navigability reign supreme on Google, but the site has recently introduced a new format to select users. Google is now incrementally implementing those changes to its search results page, and the New York Times grabbed some screen shots of the updated system. While the new scheme may initially appear needlessly confusing and busy, the upgrades definitely include a few awesome, highly desirable features.

At first glance, the new layout definitely appears similar to Facebook's left-side……

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