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Entries from June 2009

$10/month unlimited internet on AT&T

June 30th, 2009 · 23 Comments

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AT&T has a secret plan that most people don’t know about and are never offered publicly as far as I know.  Most people pay $15/month for unlimited internet with a dumb phone and $30/month for internet with a smart phone like a Nokia E71x or [...]

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Tags: Mobile · emoze

Some interesting emoze features with Moshe Dgani

June 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

A few weeks ago I attended Java One in San Francisco so I could blog about emoze (a client) and got to meet Moshe Dgani one of the 2 creators of emoze.  Moshe was nice enough to spend some time with me and asked if in my blogging I could share some features of emoze [...]

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Tags: Interview · Mobile · Mobile Messaging · Nokia · emoze

Emoze available on the Nokia N97

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Great news everyone, emoze (a client of mine) is now available on the Nokia N97.  We haven’t exactly had to wait long for them but I am pleased to tell you that it’s now ready for you to download.  I have been using it for a little while now and it’s fantastic.  It’s the best [...]

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Tags: Announcement · Mobile Messaging · Nokia · Video · emoze

Truphone adds more Nokias to it’s line up

June 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Truphone the leader in mobile VOIP is expanding it’s line up to include 11 more Nokia handsets.
They include:
N96
N78
N85 (also VoIP enabled)
N79 (also VoIP enabled)
5630 (also VoIP enabled)
5800
5320
6210
6220
6650
E63
I’m a huge fan and extensive user of Truphone and think the world of the company and what they have done for mobile VOIP.  They have fought the big [...]

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Tags: Announcement · Mobile · Nokia · Tech

emoze Home Screen alerts on a Nokia E71

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 I got an email last week asking if emoze has a home screen alert on a Nokia E71.  I went to work right away documenting it and decided to put together a short video showing you how to set up the home screen alerts.  Also below is the very simplified instructions.  Good luck and if [...]

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Tags: Mobile Messaging · Nokia · emoze

App stores will keep us going for a while

June 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Mobile phone and brand app stores have reinvigorated the internet and it looks like a small version of what it was before the bubble burst.  I was just reading Ewan Macleod come back story (great guy by the way) and I’m thinking about his Mobile Industry Developers TV and I’m thinking, it’s back to the [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Tech · Thoughts

I need to get back to 3G full time

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments

I am suddenly infatuated with having 3G again.  I have been carrying 2 phones around lately because I really like my E71 but equally enjoy having 3G speeds on my device so I have the E75 for that.  The other night though I was driving home from watching the Lakers basketball game and nothing was [...]

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Tags: Nokia · Thoughts

emoze on the N97… It’s just about here!

June 15th, 2009 · No Comments

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Last night I got some great news from a friend at emoze.  Nokias newest flagship phone the N97 has just launched and emoze is about to release the touchscreen enabled app for it.  I don’t have an exact date but it should be very soon.  I’ll let you know as soon [...]

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Tags: Announcement · Mobile Messaging · Nokia · Uncategorized · emoze

Moshe Dgani interview at Java One in SF

June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Anyone who knows me or reads my blog very often knows that I have much higher regard for a company when the owner or creator or head of a main department or just about anybody will, go out of their way to talk to the average consumer.  I think the world of companies when they [...]

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Tags: Mobile Messaging · Thoughts · emoze

T-Mobiles NBA advertising is working on me

June 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I just got done watching the Lakers vs. Magic basketball game (Lakers won) and came away with the feeling that I wanted to get T-Mobile cell phone service.  I don’t know what it was or why I got the urge but someone in advertising/marketing is doing something very right.  I had such an urge to [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Tech · Thoughts