Bell Samsung R330 Flip Phone now available

Bell Mobility has a new entry-level clamshell in its portfolio - the Samsung R330. It packages all the basic features you need in a compact, stylish design.

Samsung R330 also features a 1.3 megapixel camera and 2.5mm headset jack.

Bell Samsung R330 costs $29.95 on a 3-year contract, $79.95 on a 2-year, $89.95 on a 1-year or $99.95 sans contract. For more information you should head over to Bell.

Sprint Total Equipment Protection (TEP) announced

Sprint has announced that between March 1 and March 31, its Total Equipment Protection (TEP) will be available to all customers who did not initially enroll in the program at the time of purchase, giving current customers an opportunity to enroll in TEP and obtain a little peace of mind that their devices are covered. (Customers typically must enroll within the first 30 days of a new activation or upgrade)

Google gives FREE Nexus One or Motorola Droid phones for Top Android Market Developers

If you're one of the top developers in Android Market with one or more of your applications having a 3.5 star or higher rating and more than 5,000 unique downloads, you will receive an email from Google about "Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers":

New Panasonic Li-ion batteries boast 30% longer battery life

Panasonic has increased the capacity of Li-ion batteries by 30 percent. The batteries use a silicon alloy anode, and are expected to hit the market in 2012. The battery cells (18650 size) offer a high 4.0Ah capacity. The largest capacity of any cell of that size available now is only 3.1Ah, so Panasonic has yielded an extra 30% capacity.

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Seesmic BlackBerry supports multiple Twitter accounts, Ping.fm andTweetPhoto

Following on recent update to the Seesmic Android, It's now time for The Seesmic for BlackBerry to be updated to support Multi-Accounts, up to 50 social networks with Ping.fm and TweetPhoto. You can now add multiple Twitter accounts on your BlackBerry smartphones.

Seesmic for BlackBerry introduces the Ping.fm component. Add the Ping.fm account and you can not only engage in social conversations, but also maintain your audience aware at all times and through about 50 social networks.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Free Download available

BESX has been released by Research In Motion. You can now download BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for FREE. BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express enables businesses of any size to quickly and easily get started with the BlackBerry solution. It provides advanced BlackBerry smartphone features with no additional software or user license fees, and works with any Internet-enabled BlackBerry data plan or a BlackBerry enterprise data plan.

Key BlackBerry Enterprise Server Features:
+ High availability. Experience high availability with software that’s designed to help you recover from unplanned downtime of core BlackBerry Enterprise Server components.
+ Advanced IT controls. Get more policies and custom administration roles with different levels of access, as well as cradle-less device provisioning.
+ BlackBerry Monitoring Service. Monitor and manage your BlackBerry Infrastructure with the threshold tool and dashboard view (desktop and BlackBerry Browser based).
+ Enterprise Transporter Tool. Easily migrate users with minimal effort.
+ Support for BlackBerry add-on products. Expand mobile functionality with Enterprise IM, social networking and BlackBerry Mobile Voice System.

Free NDrive/CeBIT iPhone navigation with full map of Germany

CeBIT 2010, the biggest consumer electronics and computer expo will take place from 2nd March 2010 through 6th March 2010 in Hannover, Germany. There's good news for those of iPhone users who will attend the event, NDrive and NAVTEQ offer to all CeBIT 2010 visitors turn-by-turn navigation software with a full map of Germany during their visit in the tradeshow.

Although targeted for all the CeBIT visitors, the NDrive Germany CeBIT app will be also available to any other common user. Users can take the opportunity to use and test NDrive navigation in a professional way during these days around the beautiful Germany cities, mountains and spotless highways.

Guitar Hero 5 for Palm webOS available in the App Catalog

Glu Mobile has released Guitar Hero 5 for webOS-based handsets. This mobile game requires webOS 1.3.5 which should be compatible with the Palm Pre, Palm Pixi, Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus.

Verizon makes wireless calls to Chile free after 8.8 earthquake

Responding to the devastating earthquake in Chile, Verizon Wireless has waived all calling fees for its customers trying to reach loved ones in Chile. Verizon will waive all long-distance usage charges for calls from its residential landline and Verizon Wireless phones to Chile, from Feb. 26 through Mar. 6.*

Full press release after the break.

Google Earth for Android available for download

Google Earth is already available for Nexus One. It will also be available in Android Market on most devices that have Android 2.1 or later versions. The Android version of Google Earth introduces the Roads layer, a very popular feature of the desktop version of Google Earth. Now you can get a better sense of where you are with road labels drawn on top of the satellite imagery.