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Dymo has announced a new application for business users that have Windows Mobile phones with a 2MP camera inside.

The app is called Dymo CardScan Mobile and allows the user to snap a picture of a business card and the app automatically places all the content from the card into the contacts database of the mobile phone. This all happens without the need for a card scanner.

The application works only with  phones running Windows Mobile OS 6+ and with 2MP camera or more with autofocus. The application is available now for $14.99 and should be a fantastic help for the business user who collects lots of business cards.

mSpot has announced its Mobile Movies service is now available.

The service is launching initially with support for 30 different handsets including the iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, and Windows Mobile. Several feature phones will support the service as well. Films are rented with a credit card.

The movies don’t have to download before they can be viewed and are watched directly in the devices browser. Each film offered on the service has 18 versions with different aspect ratios and codex versions for the best viewing experience. The films cost $4.99 to rent for 72 hours.

WATERLOO, Ont. — Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) is launching a BlackBerry desktop manager for Mac computers as it tries to forge a stronger position in a consumer market dominated by Apple’s iPhone.

RIM says the new software will allow Mac users to sync their contacts, calendar appointments, tasks and notes with their BlackBerry smartphones.

The move will also let Mac users sync their iTunes music collections with their BlackBerry.

The software is designed to run on Mac computers with Mac OS 10.5.5 and higher and supports smartphones running BlackBerry OS 4.2 and higher.

RIM says the software for Mac computers will be available for free download from the BlackBerry website on Friday.

TomTom and AT&T announced yesterday that they have teamed up to provide connectivity for a new GPS unit. The GPS device is called the TomTom XL 340S Live and it integrates local search with other connected services in the mid-range for GPS devices.

The 340S Live has connectivity that comes via AT&T’s 3G network, which is notoriously sketchy in many areas. Connected services include real-time traffic and TomTom Fuel Price Service. Users can also get local weather forecast and more.

The GPS device has optimal routing for traffic and time of day and can route drivers to the closest gas station with the lowest price. The XL 340S Live will sell for $299.95 and includes three months of AT&T service. The cost for service after the first three months is unknown.

New technology from a company called Hand Eye Technologies has been announced to sync smartphones with other entertainment content.

The technology was demonstrated this week at DEMOfall 09 and allows smartphones to interact and transact with digital content like TV shows, movies, and online video in real-time. The software product creates a hot spot on digital content that Hit-enabled smart phones can detect and highlight automatically.

The hot spot content shows on the phone without disrupting the viewing experience. That means there are no pauses in the content or popups. The software also processes the viewers request for more information.