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You’ve already got your share of Nokia’s Comes With Music and Sony Eriscsson’s PlayNow services, but it’s time for another similar service, one known under the name of Didiom. This newcomer, an all-in-one application, allows you to use your phone to access songs and playlists stored on your computer through wireless streaming.

The only thing you should do is to download Didiom to your phone and desktop and you’ll be ready to navigate the music files stored on your PC. You can stream them to over 200 phone models, including the BlackBerry Curve, for free.

Didiom is a mobile music service provider that gives you access to a list of approximately 1 million DRM-free tracks, having over a dozen content partners all over the world. You have two possibilities: you can either choose from your own music library, or you can buy and download from the Didiom Marketplace which, as I said earlier, has 1 million songs.

This means that the Didiom Marketplace lets you shop for music whenever you want and it will be directly on your phone. On the other hand, you can name your own price and download to your mobile, PC or both. The mobile download will be available to your phone and the PC download will be available online. You won’t have to pay for anything like membership or services, you will only get to pay for the music you download through Didiom’s secure credit card service.

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Basically, Didiom offers two kinds of interactive services. Music streaming from PC to a mobile device and secondly over the air streaming service just like iTunes in which users can download songs from 1 million DRM-free and legal MP3 songs. This will cost you only 89 cents per song or $9.99 per album (or a little more). The best part is that the songs you download from Didiom are in MP3 or unprotected WMA format which means you can add them to your iTunes and iPod. The bad news, on the other hand, is for all of those who have a Mac, because they will have to wait a little bit, as Didiom software is only available for use on a PC.

As I’ve said it before, this application is compatible with more than 200 phones which include BlackBerry and Windows Mobile smartphones, and still only works for US cellular networks. Didiom’s recommendation is to opt for an unlimited data plan before using this service.

(Source phonearea.net)

By the end of this year, if you’ll be one of Sprint’s customers, you’ll have the chance to get the new BlackBerry Curve 8350i phone with built-in Wi-Fi module and Group Connect capability that allows you to start instant conversations with up to 21 subscribers simultaneously, via Push-to-Talk.

"Smart phones in general, and BlackBerry products in particular, have become more important to both business people and consumers lately," said David Chamberlain, Principal Analyst with analyst firm In-Stat. "The BlackBerry Curve 8350i with PTT capability rounds out Sprint's options to fill communications needs of many industries particularly those in the blue-collar segment of construction, field services, transportation and manufacturing."

Sprint will announce the price and exact availability date for the new BlackBerry phone later this year, but from the press release we found out about all its features, so let’s see which they are.

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First of all, BlackBerry Curve 8350i uses the iDEN technology developed by no other than Motorola, the inventor of cell phones. This technology enabled trunked radio and cellular telephone, gathering several users in a spectral space, in a larger number compared to 2-way radio systems. This is done via a speech compression method and Time Division Multiple Access standard.
In addition to iDEN, the new BlackBerry phone works with the Nextel Direct Connect push-to-talk service, so you to be able to get in contact with multiple users at the same time.



"Sprint is the undisputed leader in push-to-talk services, and with the launch of the new BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone, we are keeping our promise of expanding the Nextel Direct Connect capabilities and options for our customers," said Danny Bowman, president of Nextel Direct Connect. "The BlackBerry Curve 8350i will be very attractive for business customers who need instant, convenient push-to-talk services to communicate now with employees, customers and suppliers but also want the capabilities of a high-end smartphone."

Like all the other models, the new BlackBerry phone, Curve 8350i, features multimedia player, wireless connectivity, Internet browsing, email, Instant Messaging, multi-tasking, GPS, A-GPS, a built-in 2MP camera with 5x digital zoom, slash and video recording, as well as Office document management, speakerphone, microSD memory slot, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP profile, and a 1400mAh battery for long talk time.

Both RIM’s Blackberry Curve 8330 and Blackberry Pearl 8130 smartphones have now pink brothers available for pre-orders at Verizon Wireless, with the shipping date set for August 15. Well, actually the Blackberry Pearl 8130 in hot pink is already available in stores, and the other model is preparing to come out too. The main target sector is students who want to stick to the fashion trends.

Those of you who plan to get one of the 2 Blackberry cell phones can forget about pink case because the entire handsets come in a light pink housing. Blackberry Curve 8330, the smallest and lightest full-QWERTY
BlackBerry smartphone, costs $99.99 if purchased online with a 2-year contract, while the Blackberry Pearl 8130 model has a price of $79.99, both after a $70 mail-in rebate.
The Curve 8330 model has push to talk, web page emailing, multi-tasking, the VZ Navigator with audible turn-by-turn directions, BroadbandAccess Connect, 96MB flash memory, 32MB RAM, and the Blackberry 4.3 Desktop Software with email, phone, SMS, browser, calendar, address book and organizers. In addition, there is support for 10 personal email accounts, remote address book look-up, and mobile Instant Messaging.

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Besides these communication capabilities, the handset also has a 2.5-inch LCD display with LED backlit and 65K colors, full QWERTY keyboard, a built-in 2MP camera with flash and video recording, media player, stereo Bluetooth, up to 8GB memory expansion slot, and provides up to 260 minutes of talk time. It measures 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches at a weight of 4.02 oz.



The other model, Blackberry Pearl 8130, has the same features but it supports up to 4GB memory via a microSD card, and a SureType QWERTY keyboard with 2 keys per button to reduce the form factor, providing 220 minutes of talk time. It doesn’t feature BroadbandAccess Connect. This capability enables laptop connectivity to the Internet via the cell phone using a cable.

These are the first official pictures with a new Blackberry handheld manager, which some information leaked about a few days ago. The model called BlackBerry Thunder 9500 has an intuitive touch-sensitive interface and runs on a new BlackBerry operating system, sporting a 360 x 480 resolution, and compatible with GSM and EV-DO networks. It supports EDGE/HSDPA and brings a built-in GPS.



Other details include a redesigned Internet browser, a 624 MHz processor, and will be available via Verizon Wireless and Vodafone in Europe.

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Infosync wrote about the exclusivity for the two telecommunication networks, and a release date set for September. It is a full touchscreen device and we can assume it will feature also rotation sensor for landscape mode.
According to the rumors, it will come out at a price of $400 with a 2-year contract.

AT&T launched the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Smartphone with GPS capability and mapping applications provided by the telecommunication company such as Navgigator, turn-by-turn voice directions, on-screen directions and impressive colored 3-D moving maps.

The Navigator tells you about slowdowns and incidents detected on your route showing you alternative safe roads.
BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is an already famous Smartphone provided by Research in Motion in glossy titanium or red housing, with the SureType QWERTY keyboard.
It comes with email, messaging, spell checker, a 65K color display with automatic brightness adjustment, AT&T Mobile Music and AT&T's global roaming.

In addition AT&T offers the users a free yellowpages.com Mobile application accessible via the special icon on the phone.
Destined for both personal use and business professionals, the Smartphone has different multimedia features like the media player, a built-in 2MP camera with video recording, a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, mciroSD expansion slot for extra storage, USB, and Bluetooth.
You can get the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 from AT&T at a price of $149.99, with a 2-year contract, unlimited data plan and a $39.99 voice plan.

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"The BlackBerry Pearl 8110's stylish design and consumer features blend well with the productivity features for managing your day while away from home or the office," said Michael Woodward, vice president, Business Voice/Data and Wireless Products, for AT&T's wireless unit. "Beyond the BlackBerry Pearl 8110's powerful e-mail and messaging capabilities, which keep users on track with important information while mobile, its new built-in GPS capabilities - coupled with AT&T Navigator - will keep customers literally on track when they are getting from Point A to Point B."