Vodafone Spain and Research In Motion launched the BlackBerry 8707v for corporate and individual users. The BlackBerry 8707v provides mobile users with the connectivity they require in a sleek and stylish design and will operate on Vodafone’s UMTS network in Spain.

DataViz announced that RoadSync, its Exchange ActiveSync client, will support Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition devices, starting with the HP iPAQ hw6500 series and Samsung i700 series. This edition of RoadSync will extend the current capabilities of Exchange ActiveSync for Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition devices to support new mobility features, including Direct Push Technology, available in Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2003.

Verizon Wireless plans to launch a wireless service that lets parents check their children’s whereabouts and alerts them when they venture out of bounds. Parents can use the service to set up geographic limits and receive text alerts if their children, who also carry phones, go too far from home. The service also lets parents check where their offspring are via a map on their cell phone or computer.

Panasonic announced that it will launch a 4GB SDHC (SD High-Capacity) memory card based on the new SD Specification Version 2.00. This latest specification was established to meet the growing demand for HD (High Definition) video and high-resolution image recording now used in many SD-enabled devices. Sales of the memory card worldwide are scheduled to begin in August.

BoxWave’s FlexiSkin is a new soft case that gives you complete usability of your Motorola Q while it protected. It comes in your choice of six colors: Aluminum Grey, Coral Pink, Frosted Clear, Future Blue, Jet Black, or Smoke Grey. And better yet, FlexiSkin is enhanced with SmoothTexture. SmoothTexture makes the FlexiSkin feel softer to the touch and reduces surface dust.

Every dad is different, so why do Father’s Day gifts always tend to be the same? Golf-motif paperweights and ties are nice, but eWeek is betting he would appreciate something more, well, personal, or in the case of technology… customized. They have plenty of suggestions, which they’ve divided into categories for easy perusal. Would the man in your life prefer a sleek portable entertainment device, or a NASCAR-themed desktop PC? Read their descriptions and gift ideas and then go out and get him a gift he’ll love.

Technology companies gave the tech press a sneak peek at their upcoming product lines at the Digital Life Preview show. Highlights included new offerings from Wow Wee and Alienware, a bleeding-edge physics card for high-end gaming machines, several handheld GPS units, and haptic game controllers.

ProtectStar has released ProtectStar Mobile Firewall, a mobile software firewall, that enables users to secure a mobile device against unauthorized access, data theft and abuse. The software is targeted at Microsoft Windows Mobile, and also allows the secure integration of mobile devices into the IT infrastructure of a company. ProtectStar Mobile Firewall provides protection for Pocket PCs and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices, and it is optimized for GPRS and UMTS networks.

We’re often quite annoyed by Google, even though we also work with them from time-to-time. But there are issues that go beyond Google and Amazon and eBay and ZATZ. One is the so-called net-neutrality thing, which the oh-so-annoying U.S. Congress has just shat upon. Bottom line: a law designed to prevent ISPs from filtering your access to the Web didn’t make it. For example, Big Company A could pay Big ISP B to muck with how you access your favorite search engine. So, for example, each time you tried to go to Search Engine C, ISP B could choose to take you to Search Engine A instead. Or, each time you chose to access a ZATZ page talking about your legal rights, the ISP could legally take you to a page with just the opposite perspective. They could slow down access to sites who don’t pay to allow traffic through to their sites, and worse. Google, who’s anything but perfect, has written an interesting letter, which we recommend you read.

A new type of sensor may give robots a truly light touch–using electricity and tiny particles to allow a machine to “feel” surfaces, researchers reported on Thursday. They said their device gave a robot tactile sensitivity equivalent to that of human fingers. The hope is to coat a robot’s “hands” with a film like this, and use the resulting signals to help guide the device.