Well, I posted about this earlier but I accidentally deleted my post and got so it took me a few hours to get over it and post again.

Motorola today showed off its new RAZR called the RAZR2 (to the second power). The new RAZR2 features a slimmer design, larger screens and stronger materials used to build it.

Motorola also showed off the new ROKR Z6 and RIZR Z8.

All of the phones run on a Linux Platform, have bluetooth connectivity and 2MP cameras. The RAZR2 and RIZR Z8 also have microSD sites and video conferencing capabilities.

For pictures of the phone visit this forum post.

Hi-Tech Wealth Inc. today launched the first Commercialized solar powered phone, and already has 50,000 units on pre-order.

When exposed to direct sunlight for 60 minutes, the S116 battery allows for 40 minutes of talk time. Even when exposed to “weak light” such as sunlight on an overcast day, indoor lighting or candle light, the S116 generates enough electricity to charge the battery. Additionally, the S116 solar-powered mobile phone incorporates Hi-Tech Wealth’s established and well-known information security technology, supports a T-Flash card and features a 1.3 megapixel camera. Over 20 patents have been filed in China to protect the S116’s advanced technology. The S116 retails in China for USD$510.

Virgin Mobile today launched “Headliner” an interactive magazine.

Headliner gives Virgin Mobile customers on demand access to a full range of music-related content including up-to-date artist news, charts, concert dates and interactive search and community features. Virgin Mobile customers can test drive the new service for 14 days before having to pay a subscription fee.

“Virgin Mobile’s ‘Headliner’ application is a unique, centralized way to give fans VIP access to their favorite artist’s music-based mobile content,” said Perry Bashkoff, Vice President, Digital Sales and Marketing, Warner Music Group.  “With ‘Headliner,’ Virgin Mobile is expanding the ways consumers can discover new artist content, tour information and more in a single application, personalizing their phones like they do when they purchase ringtones and screensavers.”

Customers can download Headliner to their handsets on the VirginXL Menu under Music.  Following a free 14-day trial, customers can continue to use Headliner for $2.49/month. Standard messaging rates apply.

More information is available at our website http://www.virginmobileusa.com/stuff/music/headliner.do

O2 mobile subscribers will have exclusive access to a range of Pirates of the Caribbean content from the entertainment portal on O2 Active and i-Mode®.

Content will include:
· Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage
· Movie wall papers and screen savers
· Downloadable film trailer and java game
· Voice tones from your favourite Pirates of the Caribbean characters
· Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage · Movie wall papers and screen savers
· Downloadable film trailer and java game
· Voice tones from your favourite Pirates of the Caribbean characters

O2 subscribers can customise there handset with Pirates of the Caribbean content by texting PIRATES to 2020. Extra special content will be made available for O2 customers that purchase or upgrade to the Samsung® U600.

O2 will also be offering the opportunity for its customers to see “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” before anyone else through a series of regional screenings which will take place on May 22nd and 23rd at ten locations across the UK. O2 customers wishing to attend these screenings or find out more information should text PIRATES to 2020.

O2 customers that purchase the new Samsung U600 will get the added bonus of two free tickets to see Pirates of the Caribbean at their local Odeon cinema.

Disney-ABC and Sprint today have announced a Multi-Year deal that will allow Sprint customers access Full-length episodes of hit series from ABC Entertainment, including “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Lost” and “Ugly Betty,” beginning with this week’s season finales.

The content will be available on-demand or via three liner channels that stream pre-scheduled content.

Sprint is also the first mobile provider to provide access to ABC Mobile.

Sprint will also now offer full-length ABC News programs including “World News with Charles Gibson” and “Nightline,” as well as a variety of ABC News Specials
ABC News Now, a 24/7, and in the future full-length episodes of Disney programis such as “Hannah Montana,” “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” nd “Cory in the house” as well as “Kim Possible”. (My Favorite)

Hey everyone, I just wanted to introduce my self. I will sometimes drop in on everyone to see how everything is going.

I also from time to time will review phones for the site. I can’t wait to get started! 

In an effort to provide a reliable cellular network during the 2007 Hurricane system, Verizon Wireless has rolled out a team of “test-men” in special vehicles to fine tune its all-digital network and ensure reliable, comprehensive coverage and call quality across the state of Florida.

During the 2004 and 2005 Hurricane season Florida was hit hard and according to Verizon their networked was stable and reliable while others were not, they have sent out these teams to make sure their network remains stable during the 2007 Hurricane season.

Additional highlights of the Verizon Wireless 2007 hurricane preparation include:

The company has developed and practiced a comprehensive emergency response plan, including preparing emergency command centers around Florida in the case of a storm or other crisis.

More than 82 percent of the individual transmission sites operated by Verizon Wireless in Florida have their own on-site generators, many of which were retrofitted this year with expanded fuel tanks to extend their power-generating capacity. This capability is critical when power goes out and if roads are impassable in the wake of a storm.

The company has a fleet of dozens of Cells on Wheels (COWS) and Cells on Light Trucks (COLTS), that can be rolled into hard-hit locations or areas that need extra network capacity. Network teams also have more than 200 portable generators ready to go to further strengthen the network.

Pre-arranging fuel delivery to mobile units and generators to keep the network operating at full strength even if power is lost for an extended period of time.
Verizon Wireless is again fully prepared to quickly set up wireless emergency communication centers (WECCs) to serve residents and rescue agencies in the area(s) of greatest need.

The company has expanded its EV-DO wireless broadband network, including launching its highest-speed Rev. A network across the state. This allows the most advanced wireless services (downloads, location-based applications, video messaging, etc.) and makes the network more robust for usage by residents and emergency agencies. Rev. A technology features typical download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps.
The recent acquisition of two $150,000 disaster response units that can be used as temporary customer service locations in areas impacted by a disaster. Each 35-foot long trailer features advanced communications capabilities and an air-conditioned canopy area, and also provides access to phones, accessories and EV-DO services for residents.

A member on our forums Cody has pointed out to us that Rogers Mobile (Canadian Service Provider) is now offering a My5 plan.

The My5 plan is similar to the T-mobile MyFaves plan which allows unlimited calling to 5 people of your choice on any carrier, however unlike the MyFaves plan from T-Mobile, My5 from Rogers gives unlimited texting to those 5 people as well. The plan cost an extra 10 dollars a month.

For more information about My5 click here.

T-Mobile today announced that it has added over 980,000 new customers, to bring their total customer base to over 26 million.

The annoucement was made in their financil report for the first quarter of 2007, the report also stated that T-Mobiles average revenue per user went from 51 to 52 dollars, and posted an operating income of $1.22 billion up 11% from last year.

I am one of those new 980,000 customers as I switched from Cingular to T-Mobile a month and a half ago, I also know of a guy who switched to T-Mobile from Nextel, he got the Dash but couldn’t figure it out so he switched to the SideKick 3.

Nokia wants to help save energy and this beautiful world we live on, so they have added energy saving mobile alerts to their phones.

Owners of the new Nokia 1200, Nokia 1208 and the Nokia 1650 which were announced last week, will receive an alert to unplug their phone from the charger when the battery is fully charge. Nokia believes that if enough people follow the advice of the message, enough energy to power 85,000 homes will be saved each year.

Kirsi Sormunen, Vice-President of Environmental Affairs at Nokia said, “Around two-thirds of the energy used by a mobile phone is lost when it is unplugged after charging but the charger itself is left in a live socket. We want to reduce this waste and are working on reducing to an absolute minimum the amount of energy our chargers use. The new alerts also play an important role, encouraging people to help us in this goal by unplugging their chargers.”

Nokia and other cell phone makers have agreed to make various changes to their phones in order to make them more energy efficient. Nokia is the first to implement the mobile alerts.

Nokia plans to add the alerts to all future phones.