June 2008 Archives
Metro PCS Unlocks CDMA Phones with MetroFlash – No Phone Purchase Necessary
Consumers can now activate their existing CDMA handsets on MetroPCS' Network and not have to buy a new phone when they switch to Metro PCS service. MetroPCS announced the launch of MetroFlash, allowing consumers to bring their compatible CDMA handsets to be used on MetroPCS' network. Coupled with it…
ROKR Rocks on T-Mobile Exclusively Starting July 7th
The ROKR E8 handset will be available in the U.S. exclusively from T-Mobile beginning July 7th. ROKR E8 is both a MP3 player that makes great phone calls with a morphing keypad, that looks like a music playser when it plays music and phone when you use it as a phone, called ModeShift technology.ROKR…
Samsung Instinct Fastest Selling Sprint Phone Ever / Shortages in Some Places
Sprint reports Samsung Instinct has become the fastest-selling EVDO handset in Sprint history. Instinct was first available exclusively to current Sprint customers on June 19 breaking records for the initial launch of any Sprint product. Instinct became available to all customers on June 20; s…
GPS Mobile Apartment Hunting from Apartment Guide
Apartment Guide announced an agreement with Mobile Accord to provide apartment listing content through participating wireless carriers. Subscribers to this service will be able to find apartments for rent by using mobile phones equipped with global positioning system (GPS) techn…
Tell Your BlackBerry What to Do with Voice Commands Free from Vlingo
Vlingo Corporation today debuted a new application for BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) , offering a complete voice-powered interface based entirely on vlingo’sspeech recognition technology. Available free-of-charge, vlingo’s BlackBerry application lets users send ema…
Mobile Internet Users to Surpass 1.7 Billion by 2013, Says Juniper Research
The number of subscribers using mobile Internet services will rise from 577 million currently, to top 1.7bn by 2013, spurred by demand for collaborative applications known collectively as 'web 2.0', and greater 2.5/3G penetration. Established mobile players face increasing competition from web-based…
Verizon Users Can Loopt With Friends
Verizon Wireless, and Loopt announced today that Verizon Wireless customers can now access Loopt's interoperable location-based service. Loopt allows friends who opt in to be located by other friends to show where the friends are located and what they are doing via detailed, interactive maps on thei…
Virgin will Buy Helio
According to a report in The Financial Times.Virgin Mobile USA will acquire Helio, owned by SK Telecom. …
Verizon LG Dare, Dares to Be 3G with GPS
Verizon will launch its latest iPhonelisicious model - the 3G GPS LG Dare with video capture and photo editing on July 26. The LG Dare is a touch screen phone loaded with multimedia functions. The 3G V CAST-capable phone has VZ Navigator V CAST Music, and a 3.2 megapixel still and video camera…
T-Mobile@Home Launches for $10 mo.
T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced a new home phone service that enables customers to make unlimited nationwide calls from their home phone via their broadband Internet connection for $10 per month. Beginning July 2, T-Mobile will breathe new life and value into the home phone by launching nationwid…
Bil2Phone Mobile Collect Launched by BSG
BSG today announced at the American Public Communications Council (APCC), the launch of Bill2Phone Mobile Collect, an automated billing solution that enables cell phone users to add incoming collect call charges directly to their mobile telephone bill. Unlike landlines, mobile phone numbers a…
Unlocked Palm Centro Available from Palm
Palm, Inc. announced that the popular Palm Centro smartphone is now available unlocked for U.S. customers.It also announced that Google( Maps for mobile with My Location on Centro is available for Centro starting June 24, giving customers faster access to local maps and driving directions. …
Nokia Buys Symbian Opens OS, ABI Researchers Comment
Nokia announced that it will purchase the remaining stock it doesn't own in Symbian and then migrate the solution to an "Open" platform. ABI Researchers have some interesting comments on the move.. ABI Research vice president Stuart Carlaw says, "There has been financial pressure on Nokia t…
3G GPS 3.2 Megapixel Camera Nokia N78 Availabe in U.S.
Starting today, American consumers can buy the Nokia N78. Combining advanced mobile features such as integrated A-GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and high-speed HSDPA connectivity on North American 850/1900 MHz networks, the Nokia N78 is perfect for enjoying new Nokia services suc…
Surge in Wireless Data Usage Expected in N.A. Mobile Market
Although the mobile communications market in North America is close to saturation, wireless data usage is likely to go up. Mobile service providers are expected to push for wireless networks as the primary means of communications, says Research in Markets. In 2007, this mar…
People with Disabilities or Long Nails Can’t Use iPhone without Special Tech
The iPod touch screen senses the electrical charge emitted by fingertips and their movement So say if you have very long lovely nails or have a physical disability that keeps you from using your fingers, you won't be able to use the functions of the iPhone. Pogo Stylus simulates a hum…
T-Mobile Prorates Early Termination Fees
T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced a change in their early termination fees (ETFs) Beginning on June 28, 2008, the ETF for customers who choose a one-year or two-year service agreement with T-Mobile will decline during the course of their contract. The ETF decreases from $200 to $100 if customers te…
Totally Unlimited Virgin – Lowest Unlimited Without Roaming @ $79.99
Virgin Mobile USA will unveiled its new "Totally Unlimited" calling plan for $79.99 on July 1, the lowest priced and first unlimited nationwide calling plan without roaming charges or an annual contract that can be purchased by cash or credit. "'Totally Unlimited' for 79.99 per month is simpl…
Nokia Buys Plazes
Nokia and Plazes (www.plazes.com) announced an agreement for Nokia to acquire substantially all assets of Plazes, a privately-owned start-up company of 13 people with its principal operations in Berlin. Plazes provides a context-aware social-activity service that people can use to plan, record, and …
Small Biz Big Smartphone Usage, Says AMI Partners
Once geared towards enterprise usage, smartphones today have approximately 31% of U.S. small businesses (SBs, or companies with up to 99 employees) utilizing vendors such as RIM, Palm, Motorola for e-mail accessibility or mobile calendar and contact information on top of their …
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