Blackberry Storm coming soon...

Look what the mailman just dropped off.. it seems following up with the newsletter/email sent out to people who registered for updates, Verizon Wireless is now sending out physical postcards to Verizon subscribers. The envelope says "Inside: Exclusive Invitation for Select Customers" (back side says "What will it feel like?" and within is the postcard photographed to the side here.

Is anybody else starting to find it funny that Verizon is all over the BlackBerry Storm while Research in Motion itself has yet to issue any sort of formal release or announcement???

[Straight from Crackberry]

Skyfire Looks To Be The Best Mobile Browser

The free mobile phone web browser (still in beta) looks to shove Operamini out of the picture and even out perform the iPhone's Safari browser (GASP!)- IF it delivers on its promise to make "browsing on your phone exactly like browsing on your PC."

They even go so far as to say that its the fastest mobile browser you'll ever use...

Skyfire is faster than any mobile web browser you’ve ever used. You’ll load web pages as fast as your PC and eliminate the long delays and error messages you get with other browsers. That’s a big claim, so we encourage you to experience it firsthand

Right now its only available for Windows Mobile 5/6 and Nokia series 60, 3rd edition phones. Blackberry users seem to be out of luck:

We are currently investigating support for Blackberry, but it's not on our immediate roadmap.

Here's a video of it in action, its very very promising.


[Skyfire.com]

Google phone is coming...

Google is set to unveil its rival to iPhone, BlackBerry on Sept. 23. It will introduce the Google Phone, with Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile cellular carrier becoming the first company to market the handset, T-mobile said, according to press reports. The phone, to be based on Google's Android operating system and produced by Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp.

Google is expected to discuss the phone's pricing and plans when it introduces the phone. The phone itself should be available to consumers next month.

[From MarketWatch.com]

Google Mobile App For Blackberry

Google recently released a mobile app to make most things Google a butt-load faster. I love Google and I love my Berry, so this can only be a good thing!

Here's a breakdown of the perks:

• Fast Google search - enter queries without waiting for a browser to load
• Search history - easily access and amend your previous queries
• Google Suggest - complete queries with less typing
• Easy access to Google products for your phone - click once to download and install our applications for BlackBerry, and get immediate access to our web-based services
• Google Apps support - get direct links to your Google Apps Calendar and Documents/Spreadsheets (select Menu, Options, Use Google Apps Domain: yes, and then enter your domain name)
• Update alerts - learn about new versions of downloadable Google mobile applications and upgrade with just one click (Google Mobile App replaces Google Updater for BlackBerry)

Head to m.google.com on your Blackberry's browser to get it.

Sprint Jumped The Gun on The Instinct...

This is the newest phone from samsung, it comes jam packed with a ton of features, the only problem I have with it is that its going to be another AT&T phone! Seriously?.....Sprint whiffs again (sigh), the Omnia is twice the phone the Instinct is.

If anyone from sprint happens to stumble across this - know, that besides your bush league coverage, this sub-par strategic decision which could classify as sacrilegious to the church of sexy technology decided your fate.

What I am trying to say, Sprint, is that this isn't working for me anymore and I think it's over. I am not going to lie and say it's not you... because honestly, it is you. You are the out of shape girlfriend that just laid around getting too comfortable in the relationship and got fat. I met someone.....she cooks, cleans, is better with directions, knows how to do math, she is younger and has a body like a Greek goddess. Her name is AT&T !!!

Heyyyyyoooooooooooo!

I am sorry you guys had to witness that, I will continue with some more specs on the new sexy Samsung phone being offered by AT&T! The Omnia.

Samsung today announced its latest all-touch smartphone, the Samsung Omnia i900, powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and Samsung's TouchWiz interface. Sporting a 3.2-inch screen with a Wide QVGA resolution (240 by 400 pixels), the Samsung Omnia i900 offers both business and multimedia features.

The Samsung Omnia i900 operates on Quad-band GSM/EDGE and European HSDPA (7.2 Mbps) networks, but an American version may be announced later this year. Unlike most TouchWiz phones to date, the Samsung Omnia i900 comes with an integrated GPS radio, enabling GPS navigation.

The Samsung Omnia i900 offers a range of multimedia features, including a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and face detection, as well as support for DivX, XviD, H.263, H.264 WMV and MP4 video files. The Samsung Omnia i900 will be available in 8GB and 16GB models, and a microSD slot supporting up to 16GB cards allows for further memory expansion.

Measuring 112 by 57 by 12.5 mm, the Samsung Omnia i900 is almost as thin as the Apple iPhone. The Samsung Omnia i900 also boasts stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi connectivity, optical mouse and an accelerometer for auto-rotation.

Except for the the Windows Mobile OS it is not too shabby.......

It didn't have to be this way Sprint...you are making me do this, if you would just make better decisions so you could have more to offer. To the left...to the left.....