The Chinese have done it again. Developing a new knock off of the iPhone, the world's first "mini" iPhone that looks, acts, and feels like an iPhone but... isn't.

A little smaller, the phone features similar design and uses the same CCD camera as the iPhone, but the similarities pretty much stop there. The high resolution 600x300 pixel screen makes up for the other places where the phone lacks: no smartphone networking capabilities, etc. This Dell version uses 2G networks because 3G (like iPhone) hasn't spread through China like it has in the West.

Dell is launching this product on China Mobile, a network that has 450 million subscribers, which is about 150 million more people than the US has citizens. Maybe not perfect for the US market, but definitely a winner in China.

(via Computer World)

Flixsters get your camera phones ready!  Tonight, August 5th, 2009 across the U.S. will be a rare lunar eclipse. This will be the second lunar eclipse of the summer in a series of 5 eclipses this year.

So what does this mean? It means that for a few moments the sky will go completely black!!!
For the more spiritual members of our society, apparently this eclipse has some serious astrological implications:

This full moon lunar eclipse brings the sun’s rays shining in its home sign of Leo ruling matters of creativity, children, playfulness, leisurely activities, and love affairs; while the Moon will occupy Aquarius, the sign known for its futuristic take on life, humanity, science, knowledge, and social groups. While it’s possible that no major event may occur during this special time, your sensitivities are heightened as some lingering events may come to a close…quite unexpectedly.

Others argue it will bring strife... whatever effect it will have on our "being," it's going to be a cool experience regardless.

Check out the video below of a lunar eclipse, complete with futuristic sound track.




(via Blippitt)

Newspapers have always acted as a way of distributing relevant news to the people who care about it. But with mobile broadcasting, blogging, tweeting, and other social media tools become more and more popular, widespread, and faster, folks are asking: can anyone be journalist?

The answer is, if you are where the news, and you have a way of distributing your point of view, then yes. Share a picture and you're a photo journalist. Share a video and you're a video journalist. If people find the media that you're creating relevant, then you're in.

Forward thinking news organizations everywhere have jumped on this trend, citing citizen journalists as the next big thing. It's a way of sharing the news, now. Forget about going through hair and makeup, driving to the scene, or going through an extensive editing process. The news is now, and we want to hear about it.

That's what a Michigan newspaper company, Independent Newspapers Inc. has embraced. Announcing a new citizen journalism program, the company is recruiting local residents of Eastern Michigan to become citizen journalist contributors. Whether they're contributing blog stories, pictures, or video, these citizen journalists are strategically placed across the state, ready to spring into action. Fundamentally creating an army of journalists working for the paper, this newspaper group is banking on the theory of strength in numbers to catch up with the trend that's becoming increasingly more and more popular.

(Via Editor & Publisher)

Mobile carriers are going to have to upgrade their mobile networks to keep up with the amount of mobile surfing that goes on across the nation.

With that, mobile carriers are looking towards 4G networks that represent a new era in wireless communications. Beyond 3G, the introduction will make mobile video broadcasting that much easier.

Sprint plans to unveil their new 4G networks by September, and with that tech nerds everywhere are anxiously awaiting with fingers AND toes crossed that their city will be one of the lucky ones to get it.

What does this mean for the rest of the carriers? Verizon plans to launch their 4G network by 2010 and have the majority of the country covered by 2012. T-Mobile is still launching their nationwide 3G coverage and are not planning to release 4G anytime in the near future.
 

(via Mobile Crunch)

What makes a video go viral? What gives it that special quality that has people worldwide asking, "did you see that video?!?!?"

They began as videos filmed on camera phones or to share with friends and they spread worldwode.

Remember these?

186,000,000 views

Britain's Got Talent phenomenon Susan Boyle blows skeptical judges away proving that the saying's true "Never judge a book by its cover!"

147,000,000 views

While most of us keep our dancing skills confined to dancing in front of our mirrors, comedian Judson Laipply takes us through the evolution of dance step by step.

136,000,000 views

Capturing family moment's like this on film is hard to come by. Charlie bit my Finger, AGAIN!

1,000,000 views

LOL!



These videos are all about catching one of a kind moments on film. Could your video be the next big YouTube sensation?

Your cell phone is with you at all times: to ease boredom during class, to text a crush, to tell you the time when you're running late. But is your cell phone giving people the wrong impression? Is your cell phone an accurate portrayal of your personality?



The Zack Morris Phone - we all know the type. No matter how cool they may be, they stick with the same phone for years until it's as outdated as last year's potato salad. With pressure from friends and family to "upgrade" and "get with the times," the user eventually caves in and purchases a new phone until to complain that "they don't make them like they used to."

What Having an Outdated Phone Says About You:
-Clingy - the '80s called and they want their technology back.
-Hates change - they just don't make em like the used to.
-Doesn't trust easily - no matter how much pushing.

The Dad Cell Phone Holster - C'mon people... do we really need to wear our cell phones on our belts, ready to draw at a moments notice? Don't let those fancy leather holsters fool you.

What Having Your Cell Cased In A Dad Cell Phone Holster Says About You:
-Nerd - You want to be involved in the latest technology.
-Needy - you are ready to pick up your phone faster than you can say "draw!"
-Business oriented - on call 24/7.





The iPhone - definitely a Mac, you probably waiting in line at the Apple store for your crack at the newest iPhone.

What Having An iPhone Says About You
-Techy - you are excited about the newest technology.
-Trendy - you want to be on the cutting edge of all things new and cool .
-Fidgety - your attention span probably lasts no longer than 2 minutes...max.


                                                                                                                                                          

The latest and greatest from Nokia, The N97, is coming over to Israel very soon. This phone promises to be the next best thing in mobile technology with a touch screen as well as a QWERTY keyboard and unparalleled music and video broadcasting capabilities. To launch the new phone, Nokia Israel teamed up with Flixwagon to showcase the phone's capabilities.

The idea is simple: pick 100 influential bloggers, and surprise the first blogger with a big black box. The blogger then opens the box and if he is lucky enough, he will be the proud owner of the first N97 in Israel. If not, he needs to pick the next blogger from the blogger list which will do the same.

The game is broadcasted here, live from Flixwagon on a N97 phone. And yes...people can follow the game live as it happens here, broadcasting with Flixwagon from the Nokia N97s.

Find out who's going to be the lucky owner a brand new Nokia N97 as the game unfolds! Here is how it looked like when Moran Lavie (@moranlavie) got her chance :

Journalism and the way people are sharing information is changing. With real-time broadcasting tools like Twitter and Flixwagon, journalism is becoming much less of a "product" passed down from mainstream media and more of a conversation within a community.

It's a revolution my friends.

Take for example, the Iranian elections. Riots in the streets,tear gas, people getting killed. Obviously a newsworthy story. But is it as newsworthy as the Lindsay v. Paris feud? Or what about dinner last night at the White House? The mainstream media didn't think so. Instead of broadcasting information about what was happening in Iran, the media focused on other stories and the Twitterverse pushed them to action.

Right on.

Sparking a new Twitter hashtag (basically a way to see trending conversations on Twitter), #CNNFail, the Twitterverse broke the story before mainstream media did and pushed them into action.

Real-time video, real-time tweets: tools like Twitter and Flixwagon give anyone the power to start a revolution.

(Beautiful picture courtesy of  Shayfu's flickr photostream)

Tropical Reggae Breeze is a cool 24X7 reggae music radio station from the beautiful island of Providenciales. We have to admit that we didn't know a lot about this Island up until today, but were happy to find out they are harnessing the power of Flixwagon to reach their audience worldwide. Catch up with exactly what's happening on the island covered by their live bloggers. Check out this authentic local fire report from tropical:

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