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Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the new BlackBerry® 8703e operating on Verizon Wireless’ Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network.   Available to Verizon Wireless customers beginning Sunday, September 17, the BlackBerry 8703e integrates advanced device hardware, software and network technologies in a powerful handset with a full 35-key QWERTY keyboard. Read The Full Story

LOS ANGELES, CA, Sep. 12, 2006 - SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today announced a 4-gigabyte (GB)1 miniSD High Capacity (SDHC™) flash card at the CTIA Wireless Show, where the company is exhibiting in Booth #1147. The 4GB SanDisk miniSDHC card will be able to provide the fast speed and large capacity required to support increasingly popular but storage-intensive applications such as digital imaging, music and video record/playback functions as well as mobile television and videogames. The 4GB capacity can store more than 2,000 high-resolution pictures, more than 1,000 digital songs or up to 8 hours of MPEG 4 video2. Read The Full Story

Dublin, Ireland, September 12, 2006 – The dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG), the independent not-for-profit industry forum for dotMobi, today announced it has opened its doors and now invites all organisations with an interest in the future of creating Internet services for mobile users and devices to join the MAG. The MAG's mission is to ensure that the dotMobi Top Level Domain (.mobi) is operated in the best interests of the global dotMobi community and the Internet at large. .mobi is the first – and only – top level domain dedicated to delivering Internet content to mobile devices. .mobi will revolutionise the use of the Internet on mobile devices and is designed to guide mobile users to made-for-mobile Internet content and services that can be accessed with confidence. The MAG objective is to create, design and develop a global forum to serve as a catalyst for exploring the dotMobi Switch On! Guides (technical style guides), best practices, domain policies and commercialisation initiatives. It will also act as a vehicle for mobile industry stakeholders to network and voice their opinions and ideas for the betterment of the mobile Internet experience. Read The Full Story

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO – Helium Digital, a Canadian company specializing in trend forward accessories for digital devices, has announced the launch of the HD-880 Bluetooth Headset. Designed for use with Bluetooth enabled mobile phones, the HD-880 features an incredibly clear OLED screen to identify incoming calls, as well as provide the user with on screen instructions during set-up and usage of the device. The OLED screen built into the HD-880 provides the user with two very important functions. First, it provides a convenient caller ID feature to identify incoming calls at times when your handset may be out of reach. Secondly, it helps to overcome one of the greatest frustrations for users of Bluetooth headsets, which is trying to determine the headset’s status through a series of blinking LED’s. The HD-880 provides the user with on screen direction for pairing, connecting, and connected status, as well as various other indicators while the device is in use. The HD-880 also features a screen rotation option that will allow the user to wear the headset on either the left or the right ear. Other features of the headset include a lithium-ion rechargeable battery, last number redial, microphone mute, as well as voice dial functionality. Read The Full Story