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http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/...-data-packages/

"BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today announced it will be expanding its portfolio of prepaid offerings to include a new 3G Prepaid data package that lets customers access unlimited data on select 3G Smartphones and Multimedia phones for $30 monthly access. Multimedia phone customers also have the option of selecting a new $10 monthly data package for 25 MB per month ($.20/MB overage). These new prepaid data packages will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Store today and online at www.verizonwireless.com beginning Sept. 28."

Verizon still has Windows Mobile devices (Although perhaps not for long), yet those don't get in on this $30 a month prepaid unlimited data offer. I'm not sure what their reason for snubbing WM here is - I can't imagine it costs them any more money to add it to the other smartphones in their line, and perhaps they just didn't mention the WM devices in the press release. Perhaps some brave soul should test it out when it becomes available!

However it looks like most, if not all, of the Android offerings do (Oh yea, those blackberries and palm devices are eligible too...). Not a bad price if you just want a non-contract data device lying around. Anyone Android-fan going to take Verizion up on their deal?

[From TMosse] Sammy after a long wait I just got my new iPhone 4 and I'm pleased as punch. I've been waiting since July, I knew I should have lined up to get one but I'm happy I got it.... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

If you have a Blackberry device then take a look at BatteryWatch for Blackberry which is free. "BatteryWatch gives you an overview of the battery status modes and more, with auto refresh of battery data every 5 seconds. Battery Level... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

I missed this the other day and it seem that 3 New Sony ebook readers have been announced. "Sony have updated all 3 current models. All 3 models have the new Pearl screen with an improved touch screen component. They... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Quickoffice is coming to webOS according to Palminfocenter "After well over a year on the market, WebOS device users still do not have a version of Documents To Go with editing capabilities matching that of a Palm OS handheld from... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Mobile Declaration and Mobile Declaration + Constitution is now available @ Palm’s App Catalog. Here are some screenshots:

Download:

-Mobile Declaration (free)
-Mobile Declaration & Constitution (0,99$)

In Austria and Germany, independant retailers have long bundled all kinds of crap to (overpriced) phone contracts.

My special friends at T-Mobile Austria have now taken this one step further. They teamed up with Microsoft and offer a free license of Office 2010 with a mobile internet contract.

The contract in question will run for 24 months, gives you 15GB of traffic and an USB modem for 15 Euros a month. The Home and Student license remains your property afterwards.

IMHO, Microsoft does this mainly to fight piracy – as almost all Austrian carriers charge an Euro for the GB, the margin for Redmond cant be too large…

http://www.wmexperts.com/warnygo-wi...lerts-out-world

"So lets say you're in midtown Manhattan and you notice a building is on fire or something really important happening, you can send a "warny" out and people using the same network and in the area will get the notification/alert on their device. You can also subscribe to your favorite "zones" or areas of interest, for example if you want to follow any "warnies" in your hometown while you are away."

WMExperts has unearthed, from what I can tell, is a unique and somewhat peculiar geolocation-leveraging app for Windows Phone 7. There are not a lot of details on the developer's site yet, but the idea behind the app appears to be that you can send out "warnys", or alerts, from your phone that can be picked up by other phones in nearby proximity, or by phones that are "watching" the area you are sending the warny about or from. Alternatively, you can receive warnys from particular zones that you want to "watch". There are waryns pre-canned for particular topics (like a famous person arriving in a particular area) or you can create your own warny topic. Sound confusing? Well, head over to the link and have a look at the demo video from the developer. The Windows Phone 7 on screen interaction looks interesting (see the maps integration), and the potential is quite intriguing. Do we need more information bombarding our inboxes? Maybe, and if you are a future Windows Phone 7 user you may have to decide.

[From Stephen Trew] Sammy, The BBC has a great video on the new Tablets on offer this autumn to rival the iPad - the Samaung Galaxy Tab and Toshiba's Folio 100. They both run on the Android 2.2 operating system... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

[From M. Houser] I started out using my mobile just for personal communication. But in the last couple of years I've branched out quite a bit. I use the gps, email, & spreadsheets for work. Games, videos & music for... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

[From David Ross] Just a wee heads up for users of 2TwitMe. Due to Twitters implementation of oAuth this app will throw up error messages to that effect when trying to update or post. Henk at Metaview I'd well aware... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Scientists have found an unanticipated side effect to the nonstop cell phone checking: When people keep their brains busy with digital input, they are forfeiting downtime that could allow them to better learn and remember information, or come up with new ideas.

Optical Image Technology, Inc. (OIT) and ProEducation Solutions, LLC, are partnering to offer software and services to help higher education institutions accelerate financial aid verifications.

The BlackBerry Presenter fits in the palm of your hand and is designed to receive a PowerPoint presentation from a Bluetooth-enabled BlackBerry device and display it on a projector, television, or monitor without the aid of a computer. Technology editor Sean Doherty gives it a test drive.

The Samsung Epic 4G is Sprint's version of the Galaxy S and it has a number of features that make it unique from its cousins on the other carriers.

Fast Company's Nosowitz Ponders in Post...

Niurka Hernandez, 3085 N.W. 11 th St., Miami. But beware: this isn’t the place for personal vendettas. False reports can lead to misdemeanor charges. And if you haven’t checked out a bistro’s inspection history online before making a reservation, state law requires restaurants to provide customers with a copy of the most recent inspection report.

I missed this but the iPad is getting it's iOS4 update in November. " During today's Apple event, Steve Jobs announced that the next version of the iPad flavor of iOS, 4.2, will be available as a free update in... sam mcloughln

http://www.wmexperts.com/htc-7-trop...rts+(WMExperts)

"The name is the HTC 7 Trophy and it received approval from the Global Certification Forum (GCF), which is a partnership between OEMs, operators and the test industry to basically certify phones. It's usually a Europe/Asia thing and obviously not the U.S."

WMExperts are speculating that the 7 Trophy will have Windows Phone 7 onboard, but at this stage nobody really knows. On the other hand, the "7" moniker and the release timeline is about right for a WP7 release. Better yet, the original conception of the previous HTC model codenamed Trophy had a front QWERTY keyboard, which would make the 7 Trophy a real departure from the touchscreen-only devices that have been outed so far. Hit the link for further details.

Engdaget gets all hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. "After a week of painful teasing, Samsung has come clean about its Galaxy Tab 7-inch Android tablet. We got the nitty gritty specs, along with some quality time with the... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC