Good news for anyone considering a shorter-term stay on AT&T’s HSPA network. AT&T has announced that it has gone official with its new Early Termination Fee (ETF) policy. Customers can now expect to have their ETF reduced by $5 for every month that they pay their bill. What that means is that customers won’t have…
Archives for May 2008
Helio Ocean 2 specs, image leaked
Helio’s recent price-drop on the Helio Ocean was rumored to be paving the way for the first new handset from the MVNO in quite some time – the Helio Ocean 2. And, seeing as how Helio passed their “OZ2” through the FCC’s testing labs, the Helio Ocean 2’s launch was all but expected in the…
Video: HTC Dream live and in the flesh at Google conference
The near-mythical HTC Dream handset has been rumored for longer than we can remember, and we can’t wait to get our hands on the device that was once thought to be the Google Phone (gPhone). Alas, we’ll have to wait until Google and HTC can work out the niggling details on the Android OS that…
HTC Touch Diamond fans rejoice, the Diamond is now in (online) stores!
With T-Mobile AG getting set to offer their customers some seriously sexy Windows Mobile 6.1 goodness with the MDA Compact IV (HTC Touch Diamond in T-Mobile guise) and the QWERTY-toting MDA Vario IV (HTC Touch Pro, codename Raphael, with T-Mobile branding), it’s good to see that some online retailers are already offering the HTC Touch…
3G iPhone casing images show new design
As we close in on the June 9 Apple WWDC event in San Francisco, more and more images of the next-generation iPhone are coming to light. So much so that we already know, with a fair degree of certainty, just what kind of aesthetic changes to expect in the 3G iPhone. There are already confirmed…
HTC Touch Diamond for T-Mobile looks a little different, they also get a QWERTY version
The HTC Touch Diamond that was recently announced is coming to T-Mobile (EU, not sure about UK or US). I usually don’t comment on operators getting a device and slapping their logo on it, but this is a bit different. The T-Mobile version of the Diamond known as the MDA Compact IV (first picture) has…
Skyfire raises $13 Million in Series B funding to continue developing its awesome browser
Skyfire Labs, makers of the desktop-like mobile web browser Skyfire, today announced $13 million in Series B funding which is led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and also includes previous investors – Matrix Partners and Trinity Ventures. The company will use the money “towards further rollout of its flagship browser” and will add Lightspeed’s Jake Seid…
MTS launches 3G in Saint Petersburg; Other cities in Russia to follow soon
Russia’s largest mobile phone operator Mobile TeleSystems OJSC announced the commercial launch of its 3G network in the country. Saint Petersburg is the first city to get 3G, and the company also announced the “technical readiness” to launch 3G network in Sochi, Yekaterinburg and Kazan. In total, MTS plans to cover more than 10 cities…
HAVA Mobile Player goes S60
If SlingMedia can do it, so can Monsoon Multimedia which just announced HAVA Mobile Player for S60. Earlier we saw their “TV place-shifting video-streaming solution” hitting Nokia Internet Tablets and now it’s about time Nokia smartphone owners also take their TV experience with them, no matter where they happen to be. The HAVA Mobile Player…
Sony Ericsson reveals more XPERIA X1 details in new white paper
Sony Ericsson may be the new entrant to the world of Windows Mobile but they are certainly serious to make their entrance a memorable one. We already think of the XPERIA X1 as the single best Windows Mobile phone announced to date. The newly released XPERIA white paper adds two important details to the mix.…