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According to Sprint, Samsung Instinct broke records after the release on the market. It was released on June 20 and became the fastest-selling EVDO handset in the first week of availability.The high-end functionalities that we saw during the Sprint’s live presentation we were invited at, plus the amazing price of just $129.99 with a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate, convinced us of its upcoming success, but we would expect some numbers from Sprint, to backup its announcement.
And now it’s iPhone 3G’s turn to prove what it is capable of.

The latest Apple’s press release says that the company sold 1 million new iPhones with 3G capability in the first weekend, three days after the release to be more exactly, which is really impressive, but as we’ve expected, because the iPhone 3G had a longer promoting campaign than Samsung Instinct, plus that Apple had the first version available since a long time on the market.
iPhone 3G appeared at AT&T on July 11, at $200 for the 8GB model and $300 for the 16GB version with more storage, and is not available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US and France, totalizing 21 countries. The price includes a 2-year contract.

"iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world."

The 3G technology support makes the transfer speeds 2 times faster than the previous model, and in addition it brings also built-in GPS, iPhone 2.0 software supporting Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, and access to 800 third party applications.

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The latest cell phone facts published according to statistics, show that children show an increased interest in portable digital music players and cell phones.

The number of children owning such a device has doubled since 3 years ago. The Kids and Consumer Electronics IV report was made public by the NPD Group, a leading market research company in the sector of costumer electronics for kids. NPD Group is interested in the importance of such electronic devices in children’s lifes, and takes into account the following factors: how their usage has changed over time, the ages at which kids begin using specific CE products, how they use them, and the frequency of use.
From children between 4 and 14 ages, 75% said they use computers, 70% use television, and 40$ own a laptop or desktop computer, which they use as one of the main entertainment sources.

"In the three years we've been monitoring kids' interaction with consumer electronics, computers have always played a central role in kids 'digi-lives,' serving as a hub for many of their connected activities," said Anita Frazier, industry analyst, The NPD Group. "This most recent study revealed an increase in the use of social networking sites, which points to the growing attraction kids have for this type of online experience."



Other statistics show that 88% of those using portable digital music players prefer them among all music devices, and they tend to be interested even more on watching movies on them.
3 in 10 children watch videos on these portable devices and the personal ownership moved from 4% to 28% in the last three years.
Cell phones are used by 20% of children ages 4 to 14, who also own these devices, and 13% of ages 4 to 5 just use them for communication. Among uses they are interested in when it comes to cell phones, are talking, text messaging, sending pictures and playing games.

These cell phone facts came out after an online survey conducted by NPD among ages 23 and over with kids in household, ages between 4 and 14. The conditions for participating included the children had to use at least one electronic device from the list. In total there were 3,179 completed surveys and it was conducted between April 7 and April 4.

Would you feel disturbed if you’d receive SMS messages with links to adult-related web pages or while you’re surfing the web on your cell phone to land accidentally on websites with porn content? I surely wouldn’t feel bad because I can simply close that web page and search again, but not I am the problem, children are, and this creates an episode of the latest cell phone facts.

Back in February this year, the leading provider of mobile subscriber protection for enterprises and individuals, AdaptiveMobile, published a press release with new cell phone facts including news and warnings about the rapid increase of mobile pornography, the multibillion dollar industry that is moving to the mobile world, with the global market predicted to reach $3.5 billion by 2010.
It seems that children will soon have unrestricted access to pornographic content from the cell phones and AdaptiveMobile issued guidelines to parents regarding those website that don’t require age verification before viewing this type of material, and the content providers who use porn-related images for their marketing campaigns.

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In addition, YouTube is expanding its content to over 100 million cell phones and it includes adult materials which can be misinterpreted by children and teenagers.

AdaptiveMobile’s software is destined to parents and features proactive protection from mobile viruses, malware, inappropriate content, unsolicited communications and spam at a corporate and consumer level. Parents who are up to date with the latest cell phone facts can use it and block applications, phone numbers and websites, and allow certain technologies in a limited capacity.

“Children and teenagers are the fastest adopters of mobile technology, so the trend toward mobile pornography is of special concern to those of us interested in their safety,” declared Lorcan Burke, CEO of AdaptiveMobile. “We want parents to know the real risks that exist and also to encourage them to work closely with their children and mobile service provider for a safe mobile experience.”

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Wirefly, online comparison of cell phones, wireless service plans and wireless accessories, announced the Top 10 Hottest Cell Phones for Summer Travelers, a cool list including the top GPS-enabled models.

"The Summer Top Ten list offers a wide variety of features for the avid traveler," said Brian Westrick, Wirefly's president. "With the surge in gas prices this year and Memorial Day Weekend almost upon us, Wirefly wanted to release a list of the top GPS travel-oriented phones to get you there faster and cheaper this summer. In addition, most of the phones on Wirefly's Summer Top Ten also come with many other capabilities including integrated cameras and MP3 music capabilities in several different color options to match anyone's need for individuality and style. And once you arrive at your summer location, many of the phones on the list will also keep you connected to home or the office with email and text capabilities."




The list of Top 10 Hottest Cell Phones for this summer’s travelers is:
1. BlackBerry Curve 8310 -AT&T
2. Palm Centro - Sprint
3. LG Vu CU920 - AT&T




4. T-Mobile Dash -T-Mobile
5. BlackBerry Pearl 8120 - T-Mobile
6. Motorola i880 - Nextel
7. LG Rumor - Sprint




8. Motorola v3m RAZR - Verizon Wireless
9. LG Voyager VX10000 - Verizon Wireless
10.LG Scoop - Alltel

MySpace users can now enter their profiles and get in touch with the others in the social networking world directly from their cell phones supporting Mobile Web 2.0.

The access is available for Verizon Wireless customers and they can simply enter the Connect section on the home scree with no need to type an URL.
With MySpace on your mobile you can edit your profile, add friends, post comments or blogs, read and send messages, view photo albums, search for friends, and soon, with the condition to be a Mobile Web 2.0 subscriber and with no additional costs.

"Millions of MySpace users have Verizon Wireless phones, and starting today we're giving them fast and easy access to our mobile site, at no additional charge," says Brandon Lucas, senior director of mobile business development for MySpace. "Today's announcement brings us a step closer to fulfilling our vision that every user has access to MySpace, anytime, anywhere."
Here you can find out more about Mobile Web 2.0 and MySpace on your mobile.