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10.02.08Nokia gets Touchy-Feely with XpressMusic ‘Tube’ and Free DownloadsNokia has just announced the 5800 will be released in the US and Canada later this year along with its bundled 'Comes with Music' unlimited download service. This is Nokia's first touchscreen device and includes haptic technology that makes the screen vibrate to provide feedback. As their first foray into the touch-screen multimedia phone market, Nokia is pulling out all the stops to capture market share from Apple's iPhone. The Nokia music store comes bundled with the price of your subscription and allows you to download any music from their catalog for free. If you ever terminate your contract, the music ...
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07.17.08Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta Officially ReleasedAs I've mentioned before, Opera Mobile is hands down my favorite Windows Mobile browser. They're the first to come out with a mobile web browser for the Pocket PC that includes tabs, finger panning and zooming and they've done a fantastic job of implementing it. Skyfire provides a similar experience, but is slower because it's actually using a proxy. In fact, they've gone one step beyond even Mobile Safari by including copy and paste support in this release. Now you can get it directly from Opera for free during the Beta phase without having to resort to what I've been told ...
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03.12.08Skyfire Windows Mobile Browser Gets ReviewedThe Skyfire Mobile Browser aims to enable Windows Mobile users to surf rich media websites that require Javascript or even Flash. They do this using a server as a proxy to load the site and allows you to view it on your phone. This is important, because they do collect information on your surfing habits. Honestly, I'd prefer they aggregate my data to support their costs than charge me a subscription. Skyfire is currently in private Beta, so there's really no telling whether it will remain a free Windows Mobile web browser like Opera Mobile. After taking a little extra time ...
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