[...] Under the terms of the contract, Optus will manage multiple data networks to support St George’s corporate/branch office, ATM, EFTPOS and mobile data needs.
St George will also take advantage of Optus’ 3G network, which will support its mobile and Blackberry fleets.
In addition, Optus will provide EFTPOS facilities to St. George’s large merchant user base. [...]
T-Mobile, meanwhile, is focusing instead on a 9-month-old service called HotSpot@Home, which uses Wi-Fi to carry cellular phone calls inside a house. The service is cheaper but requires customers to buy a HotSpot Wi-Fi-enabled phone such as a BlackBerry Pearl or Curve.
This is defenitely an alternative to save money on phone calls or internet browsing. I am personally using a BlackBerry Curve 8320 which comes with WiFi support as well. First of all, it is convenient as you can have fast internet access at any WiFi area, which is currently at home and at the office. Especially for trying some reallyreally cool BlackBerry software or browsing BlackBerry blogs. This may end up in high costs for data transfer if you are not using the ‘actually’ free WiFi connection.
Additionally, I am using calling cards for making calls to international numbers. You can use them for inland numbers as well, of course! It is really cheap and I save about 80% on IDD calls. Just to make it convenient: Fortunately, I got a reviewing version of BerryDialer at no cost for evaluation purposes. It works pretty well and I can recommend it. I am using it since quite a while now, and it’s a nice peace of softwarre. (Hint: use the 20% discount coupon ‘bbinsight20′ to get it discounted!) Anyway, the point is: I save costs with calling cards.
Research in Motion (RIM) will reportedly be delaying the launch of its much hyped 3G Blackberry phone. RIM is developing a touch screen, 3G-capable Blackberry designed device to compete with Apple’s iPhone. The launch of RIM’s Blackberry 8900 or “Meteor” has been delayed from June to August. Apple was said to unveil a new 3G version of the iPhone in June.
The Canadian government through a letter with its High Commissioner has questioned DoT’s role in the ongoing controversy regarding Blackberry services in India. The Canadian government has now sought to know the right authority empowered to resolve Blackberry issue in India.
“We and RIM need to understand who in the government of India is empowered to resolve this issue. This is necessary in order to ensure the right representative from RIM at the table. The discussion managed by DoT to date has inspired little confidence that those involved on the Indian side are actually empowered to settle the matter as Indian government’’s demands of RIM keep expanding while media leaks proliferate,” said the letter.
If you use your Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry’s Bluetooth wireless connectivity, it’s probably to connect to a hands-free headset or ear piece so you can drive or take notes during conversations, or a set of earphones to beam your latest tunes from your device sans wires. But did you know you can transfer files like photos, voice notes and songs from your BlackBerry to other compatible mobile devices using Bluetooth?
Dimensions: 4.2 inches by 2.0 inches by 0.55 inches
Weight: 3.2 ounces
Camera Resolution: 2 Megapixels
Communications: Bluetooth, GPRS, GSM, EDGE, Wi-Fi
Keyboard Type: SureType
OS: Blackberry
Storage Card: microSD
Description: The BlackBerry 8120 is an updated version of the very popular Pearl, and is one of the first BlackBerries with Wi-Fi.
Unlike RIM’s larger models, the 8120 doesn’t include a full QWERTY keyboard. Instead, it uses this company’s SureType system, in which each key handles two letters.
This is a GSM phone with EDGE but not 3G.
The unique zip application for BlackBerry called “Ziplorer” is now available in version 2.0. It comes with a lot of new features as well as a polished user interface. Check out the official press release below.
Ziplorer helps you to pack and unpack zip files directly on your BlackBerry®!
The most famous PKZip and GZip formats are supported by now. With Ziplorer you can now receive zip files on your BlackBerry® and unpack them directly on your device.
Now you can use your voice to get answers on your phone. With Yahoo! oneSearch™ with voice, it’s fast and easy to search for anything you need when you’re mobile. Just speak into your phone and get relevant and accurate results from Yahoo! oneSearch, an industry leading mobile search product. Now, mobile search that practically reads your mind also listens to what you have to say.
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for evaluation purposes. It works pretty well and I can recommend it. I am using it since quite a while now, and it’s a nice peace of softwarre. (Hint: use the 20% discount coupon ‘bbinsight20′ to get it discounted!) Anyway, the point is: I save costs with calling cards.
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