The Sony Ericson TM506 is expected in early September, the clam shell phone is expected to be exclusively for T-Mobile, but that could change in a heart beat according to the carrier demands. The Sony Ericson TM506 is a mid range phone with average Tri-band compatibilities. No special characteristics other than the 3G support is mention, not even Wi-Fi as of yet. We could not find any other information to support the coming of the Sony Ericson TM506 on T-Mobiles website or what will be the cost to T-mobile customers. But that is not a determining factor that this is a rumor that will not see light, it could be T-Mobile it not putting any funding towards advertising the phone. Either way, the phone Sony Ericson TM506 has a cool appearance.

• 2.0 megapixel camera
• Tri-band 850/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA 1700/2100
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP connectivity
• MicroSD memory card slot
• Video recording capability
• Instant Messaging support.

Motorola announced that the set of music-oriented devices, which add affordability to the ROKR series. The ROKR series is currently led by the Motorola E8, and all three devices seem to borrow something from its design. The new devices are Motorola EM25 ROKR, EM28 ROKR, and EM30 ROKR. Each of the handsets has a different form factor - a slider, a clamshell and a bar.

The Motorola EM30 ROKR is the bar-shaped handset and it comes with a morphing keypad (called ModeShift by Motorola). The morphing keypad illumination and key designation changes in accordance to the context - one moment it's a phone, and the next it's music player with only the music controls visible.

Other music-oriented features include FM radio with RDS, compatibility with Windows Media Player 11, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) and a 3.5mm audio jack.

The MotoROKR EM30 is further equipped with a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks support, the proprietary Motorola CrystalTalk technology (which does improve calls quality) and a 2 megapixel snapper without auto focus. A microSD memory card slot is also on board capable of supporting cards with capacities of up to 8GB. Unfortunately there's no UMTS support, but that's expected having in mind the suggested low price point.

MOTOROKR EM30 is expected to be available worldwide in Q3 2008 starting with Taiwan.

The latest James Bond movie will not be the only thing to be released in November. The Sony Ericsson C902 in Titanium Silver will be his new gadget in newest James Bond film "Quantum of Solace." James Bond played by Daniel Craig is expected to have it readily available through out the film.

Specs wise, the limited edition C902 is identical to the original device, but also includes such pre-loaded content as 007 branded screensavers, wallpapers, James Bond mobile theme, Quantum of Solace movie trailer, behind the scenes interviews and footage from the movie and its stars, and the “Top Agent” game

"Sony Ericsson has a history with James Bond as this will be the third movie to feature the latest Sony Ericsson gadgets. In 2006, the exclusive silver K800 Cyber-shot was part of James Bond's arsenal in Casino Royale, while back in 2002 the Sony Ericsson P900 and T68i were used by several of the cast in Die Another Day. This time with a new James Bond movie, comes a new Cyber-shot spy phone."

We only wish would could say that we are shock to hear this news, but most people were not. The deal to aquire Helio was something that was just a matter of time more than anything else. Virgin Mobile aquires the Helio from SK Telecom and Earthlink for exactly 39M in Virgin Mobile USA stock. The deal is expected to be completed sometime in the third quarter of 2008. "The good news is that it while the Helio brand will be phased out, Virgin Mobile isn't just in this for the 170,000-ish subscribers it'll be picking up. They plan to leverage Helio's technology and content offerings, not to mention the willingness of its customers to pay a few extra bucks for the perks, to build the Virgin Mobile brand into new spaces -- spaces which hopefully prove profitable and Ocean 2-ey."

Source: BGR

Through a disclosed source it has been reported that Helio retail managers have received a memo stating that the company's stores and kiosk locations will be closing. It was previously rumored

A cell phone could help Delta Airlines passengers avoid long lines at the airport. This pilot program was not first introduced by Delta Airlines, last December, Continental Airlines was the first U.S. carrier to test this type of mobile check-in program.

We are still waiting on what the man in black has to say today about the new Apple iPhone. We'll keep you posted on details like the 3G technology, higher storage capcity, and video conferencing as they become available. We have also heard that Apple might potentially have information about other products coming out of the Apple workshop. We'll keep you posted.

Please stay tuned....

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