Thursday, March 31, 2011

Today’s Mobile News in Brief (March 30, 2011)

As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Wednesday, March 30th, 2011.

The Source flyer reveals Bell Incredible S 3-year price will be $99.95
There you have it. As far as Bell’s Incredible is concerned, it’ll debut with a 3-year on-contract price of $99.95. It’s not an official announcement from Bell, but still official nonetheless as the info’s coming from none other than their own retail chain The Source.
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Vimeo’s gratis iOS video editing app punks iMovie in its own house, available now
Want to edit videos on your iPhone 4? Yes, we know there’s an iMovie app for that, but why spend $4.99 when you can do it for free. That’s right. For $0, you can edit and share movies with Vimeo’s official iPhone app. It’s got transitions, effects, and a bunch of other treats to let you turn your iPhone into a mini portable editing machine. Download it now at the iTunes App Store.
Engadget

Nokia C6-01

Nokia C6-01 now Available in Canada via Bell
Right on schedule, the Nokia C6-01 is now official in Canada. Pricing is spot on with what we’ve heard – $0 on a 3-yr contract or $279.95 outright purchase. The Nokia C6-01 sports a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash at the back, VGA camera on the front, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, HSPA connectivity, and comes bundled with a 4GB microSD card. It’s not a great phone, but a pretty decent one.

Check it out at Bell, or head on over here for the full press release.

In-app billing launches on Android Market
It may have taken Google some time to roll this out, but that’s already water under the bridge. What’s important is the here and now, and that’s in-app billing is now available for developers to utilize in their Android apps. Tap Tap Revenge and WSOP3 are just some of the apps out now that have this feature enabled, and more will definitely be coming soon. Good news for developers. Bad news for Android users already addicted to app shopping.
BGR

TELUS extends free long distance calling to Japan until April 30th
The title, I guess, already says it all. Telus will continue to provide free calls to Japan up until the end of April. For those who want to help out by donating funds to the relief effort, you can text “QUAKE” to 45678 to share $10 to The Salvation Army in Canada or “ASIA” to 30333 to send $5 to THe Canadian Red Cross Society.
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