Entourage mini-series coming to Cingular

HBO and Cingular Wireless have teamed up to bring an “Entourage” mini-series to Cingular wireless customers. The mini-series which will be available in 4-minute episodes will follow a single story line based on “Entourage” character Johnny Drama.

Cingular said that it would also show full-length episodes of the the first season of “Entourage”, as well as other older HBO shows such as “Sex and The City” and “Curb your Enthusiasm.”

Unfortunately, to watch the “Entourage” mini-series or any other HBO content will be a little pricey. Cingular customers must sign up for Cingular’s monthly media plan, as well as HBO’s premium service to be able to enjoy this content. The media plan runs at $14.99 per month, and add on another $4.99 per month to get HBO’s content.

Cingular Wireless, venture of AT&T and BellSouth Corp, is currently the #1 cell phone service provider in the United States.

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Mobile phones for the elderly and the blind

Trying to teach your parents how to use that new cell phone, can be frustrating for everyone. Lets face it.. Today, most cell phones are complicated, with an overload of features and settings, that you might even have a hard time getting used to.

Based out of Linz, Austria, Emporia mainly focuses on manufacturing mobile phones for the elderly. These specialized phones, feature an emergency button, simple operation with easy to navigate menus, big easy to press buttons, and a large display with big lettering. They are also hearing aid compatible, with extra loud speakerphone volume and ringer settings.

Emporia is also currently working on building mobile phones for blind people.

The screenless mobile phone for the blind people will feature text-to-speech technologies. The phone will read out loud incoming text messages, and the number or name of the caller, when there is an incoming call. The phone will also speak each number that is pressed while dialing out.

An argument against cell phones

Over the years there has been a lot of arguments made against cell phones for health, privacy and various other reasons. Almost everyday you can find someone making some claim against using cell phones.

Here is one argument against cell phones, that no one can dispute.

This image makes for a great caption contest..

Convert your music collection and images into ringtones and graphics for your mobile phone

Mobile17 offers a free service that turns your music and images into custom ringtones and graphics that work with your mobile phone. For example, after you create your free account, you upload your favorite mp3/m4a file to mobile17, and you choose whether to have your new ringtone sent to your phone, or download it from a URL which they will also send to you.

The only catch with their free service is that you might have to wait upwards to an hour or more, depending on how busy the site is. However, they do accept site donations which will get your ringtone to you immediately, at the cost of $1 per ringtone, which is still cheaper than purchasing ringtones from your mobile service provider.