Nokia launches a fully integrated mobile printing service in Europe. The new Nokia service enables people to order high-quality prints easily and directly from the device, over cellular or wireless LAN (WLAN) networks, and have them delivered to your home or to a friend. “Remember when you had to drag yourself to the store to have your film developed?” asks Mikko Pilkama, director, Multimedia, Nokia. “Now you can order prints directly from your Nokia Nseries device, and have them delivered to your doorstep - hassle-free!” Users of compatible Nokia Nseries multimedia computers now only need one device to capture images, edit them and order prints.

Glu Mobile, a global publisher of mobile games, announced the launch of World Series of Poker Pro Challenge. The introduction of the new mobile game coincides with the kickoff of the official World Series of Poker Main Event this week and is through a multi-year, worldwide alliance between Glu and Harrah’s License Company, an affiliate of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. World Series of Poker Pro Challenge offers players the first-ever opportunity to go head-to-head in a mobile poker match against digital representations of some of poker’s biggest celebrities. Players can challenge renowned stars Johnny Chan, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Shannon Elizabeth, Scotty Nguyen, Annie Duke and Michael Mizrachi.

Skyscape, the worldwide leading service for trusted medical information by specialty for mobile devices announced the availability of more than three hundred medical resources covering the drug, clinical and evidence-based medical information for the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research in Motion (RIM). Skyscape’s introduction of these resources paves the way for healthcare professionals and institutions that are eager to adopt BlackBerry smart phones in their medical practice. With this announcement, Skyscape further enhances its leadership in the mobile medical information market by offering a breadth and depth of solution for the BlackBerry that is unmatched in the industry.

Apple iPhone delivers 8 hours talk time : Apple announced that iPhone will deliver significantly longer battery life when it ships on June 29 than was originally estimated when Apple iPhone was unveiled in January. Apple iPhone will feature up to 8 hours of talk time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio playback. (All Battery claims are dependent upon network configuration and other factors). In addition, Apple iPhone will feature up to 250 hours - more than 10 days - of standby time. Apple also announced that the entire top surface of iPhone, including its 3.5” display, has been upgraded from plastic to optical-quality glass to achieve a superior level of scratch resistance and optical clarity.

AT&T and Apple announced three simple, affordable service plans for Apple iPhone which start at just $59.99 per month. All three plans include unlimited data, Visual Voicemail, 200 SMS text messages, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling. With everything else already included, iPhone customers can easily choose the plan that’s right for them based on the amount of voice minutes they plan to use each month. In addition, Apple iPhone customers can choose from any of AT&T’s standard service plans. “AT&T has the largest voice and data network in America, the largest mobile-to-mobile calling community and the fewest dropped calls,” said Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO, AT&T.

In 2005 Justin Dyster and Shane Lewis saw a need for a rugged handheld computer that was a little more advanced than anything else currently available on the market. The two engineers left the major defense and aerospace systems contractor they worked for, moved from Tucson to Chandler, Arizona, and began their quest to design and build the world’s first rugged ultra mobile PC. They turned to Avnet Electronics Marketing for help getting off the ground. Now their company, Black Diamond Advanced Technology, is set to bring the SwitchBack Ultra Mobile PC to market. The first SwitchBack is expected to roll off the assembly line between late August and early September.

iDictate announced that it will offer phone dictation service to purchasers of the iPhone. iDictate utilizes a blend of Internet technology and human interaction that has dramatically changed the way business, legal and medical professionals obtain transcribed documents on a global scale. “The Apple iPhone has the potential to raise the level of technology that each of us carries every day,” said Kevin Almeroth, associate director of UC Santa Barbara’s Center for Information Technology and Society. According to company founder Lee Dorfman, "The iDictate service turns the Apple iPhone into an awesome go-anywhere dictation device with the finished documents promptly emailed back to the user for final editing."

iSkin, a leading provider of protectors and accessories for the iPod and other cutting edge consumer electronics, announced the release of the revo, the company's long-anticipated protective skin for the Apple iPhone. Designed as a complete protective solution, the revo includes a premium silicone protector, a touch-compatible privacy film and a ViSOR, an ultra-clear polycarbonate scratch resistant screen guard for the large Apple iPhone screen. The iSkin revo features a premium silicone material with an embedded anti-microbial agent (Microban) that protects the product by inhibiting the growth of microbes. Research studies have shown that the average mobile phone may contain substantial amounts of bacteria.

Fring announced that it has further expanded its mVoIP (mobile VoIP) community by adding all Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 series devices to its list of compatible handsets. Now fringsters can choose to communicate for free between fring, Skype, Google Talk, MSN Messenger, hundreds of SIP providers and twitter on about 300 Windows Mobile phones and pocket PCs in addition to 20+ Nokia devices over any 3G, GPRS or Wi-Fi Internet connection.

New research from mobile phone-back up service provider ZYB, reveals that Britons are suffering from phone number amnesia with almost three quarters of the population (69 per cent) unable to remember even five numbers stored on their mobile phone. Mobile phones are involved in 40 per cent of robberies within the UK with a handset being stolen every 12 seconds (the equivalent of more than 2.5 million per year), however six in ten (59 per cent) do not have their mobile phone numbers backed-up in any way, whether that means writing them down, saving them to a computer or storing them online.