The Google mobile team has now announced its new Image Search for Android, Apple iPhone and iPod touch in the UK, US and Japan. This enables users to search for images based on keywords. Up to 20 images will be displayed on a single page and viewers can access them either as thumbnails or as website links to view the original image size. Users can also use image filtering options to their benefit.
Visit google.com on your Android smartphone, iPhone or iPod touch for more info and click on “Images” to commence your search.
Google Mobile Search
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MetroPCS Communications yesterday launched their first BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone from RIM (Research In Motion). MetroPCS is also bringing in two unlimited rate plans to support the smartphone. The $50 personal rate plan will offer a flat rate, unlimited talk, SMS, MMS, Web browsing and BlackBerry email access through the BlackBerry Internet Service. Enterprise customers can receive the same plan features on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for just $10 extra.
The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone will be available for purchase, starting March 9th, in the following MetroPCS markets: Greater Miami/Ft., Orlando, Tampa San Francisco, Jacksonville, Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit and Sacramento. The smartphone will also be available at all Best Buy stores in the same markets in the beginning week of March 9th, and at select MetroPCS authorized dealers and company-owned retail locations as well, by the end of March.
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This is strictly not official yet, but anonymous sources have come out with the information that the Samsung a877 will soon be available for sale with AT&T. According to this information source, the Samsung a877 will cost about $400. Some people mistake this piece for the Samsung Eternity, but that is a mistake, since that mobile phone has already been available since the last few months.
This smartphone device is supposed to feature a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, 3.2” AMOLED display with WQVGA resolution, 3MP camera with geo-tagging capabilities, Samsung TouchWiz (of course), GPS and HSDPA. Additionally, some sources cleaim that the Samsung a877 smartphone also includes MediaFLO-based AT&T Mobile TV – something we do not quite know whether or not to believe.
The Samsung a877 is expected to be entering the market around March end, on the 29th, to be exact. Well, let’s wait and watch for more info on this cutie.
Samsung a877
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Motorola has today announced the very latest addition to its rugged team of enterprise digital assistants, the MC55. The Motorola MC55 smartphone is powered by Mobile 6.1. Additionally, it offers quad-band GSM/EDGE, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi radios on board. Other specs include a 2MP autofocus camera, 1D/2D scanners and 3.5” touchscreen display.
One version of the MC55, christened the MC5574, features a full QWERTY keyboard and the other version, named MC5590, has the standard 12-key dialpad. Both these rugged phones are VoIP and PTT enabled. Information on pricing is not here with us yet, but both these versions will be available in select markets only. The MC5574 will be available in the US somewhere in Q2 2009. Check out the phone pictures below.
Motorola MC5574
Motorola MC5590
