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Scammer Alert: 714-916-3051 and others

Another cell phone fraud alert, this time from the phone number 714-916-3051.  If you receive any calls or text messages from this number, I recommend that you disregard and delete them.

Here is the message they sent, likely trying to take advantage of the recent news on changes in federal credit card policy:
If you are $10,000 [...]

Video on the Go: Portaprojectors for Cell Phones

If they’re yet showing up on your radar, they soon will be.  Portaprojectors (aka pico-projectors, pocket projectors) are pocket-sized video projectors that can be hooked up to a camera, a laptop, or yes, even a cell phone.  Imagine their uses: travelling business presentations, portable movie theaters, video games in bed, etc.  Some upcoming cell phones [...]

Free Wallpapers for Verizon’s Motorola Droid

The Motorola Droid is a new Android platform phone released by Verizon, and possible the best Android phone yet.  Those who’ve snagged this device can turn any images they like into free Motorola Droid wallpapers using the Hellaphone Wallpaper Maker.
Be sure to submit some of your favorite wallpapers to the Motorola Droid wallpaper gallery.

Free Wallpapers for Acer neoTouch and beTouch

Acer has come out with a line of classy touchscreen phones called the neoTouch and the beTouch.  You can make your own wallpapers for these phone models from any photograph or image using the Hellaphone Wallpaper Maker.  We also have galleries of free wallpapers for the Acer neoTouch F1, beTouch E100, beTouch E101, and beTouch [...]

How to Avoid the New Phishing Attack on Cell Phone Users

Apparently phishing has escaped the bounds of the web, and is now also targeting people through mobile phones.  I received a somewhat suspicious phone call and an unusual text message over the last two days that lead me to believe that scammers are right now trying to steal from Verizon customers, and likely from people [...]

Nokia n900 Contest with $40 in Prizes at n900talk.com

A contest for early members of the n900 community forum has just begun. More details at n900talk.com.

Nokia n900 Community Forum Launched

The Nokia n900 is Nokia’s best smartphone yet, born from their line of internet tablets rather from the traditional cell phone lineage.  We’ve just launched a n900 forum at http://n900talk.com where we hope to bring users together to figure out how to unlock the power of this great new device.

Free Wallpapers for HTC Hero and Others

We’ve added a bunch of new HTC and Samsung phones to the Hellaphone Wallpaper maker, the tool that lets you make a wallpaper for your phone from any image and send it immediately as a text message–all for free!
New makers: HTC Touch Diamond2 wallpapers, HTC Warhawk wallpapers, HTC Leo wallpapers, HTC Hero wallpapers, HTC Mega [...]

Free Wallpapers for Palm Pre, iPhone 3GS, Blackberry Tour — and a dozen more!

We’ve added a bunch of new phones to the Hellaphone Wallpaper Maker, the free online tool that allows you to make a cell phone wallpaper from any image and instantly send it to your phone as a text message.  There is now a Hellaphone Wallpaper Maker for the following phones:
Samsung Comeback wallpapers Samsung Gravity 2 [...]

Alias2.com – Samsung Alias 2 User Community Launched

A user community for the Samsung Alias 2 has launched at Alias2.com. Here, users of the Alias 2 can discuss tips, tricks, and hacks to get the most out of their phone, as well as compare software applications and accessories for the Alias 2.