Here in The States, the two Big Boys on the wireless network block are Verizon and Cingular. Verizon is representing the CDMA side of their neighborhood and Cingular is holding down its GSM territory. It’s been a rumble and tumble battle, but for the most part, it’s been an even war. But today, the marketing…
O2 Says XDA Zinc Is Canned, Pulled, Dropped, Kaput – To Be Replaced By HTC TyTn (?)
O2, European GSM operator, just went official with an announcement that the much lauded XDA Zinc will not be offered through their network. We all expected the Zinc to drop in January, and then expected it in March. And when we finally get news of it dropping on us, we find it’s been dropped from…
Verizon BlackBerry 8830 leaked photos?
Verizon-branded BlackBerry 8830 (so called “Cyclone”) press shots are leaked. Apparently, the upcoming BlackBerry will be the RIM’s first dual-mode CDMA/GSM device, and unlike other BlackBerries, will come in silver color. There are some doubts whether this is a true leak or a planned PR move. I don’t know, and frankly – I don’t care.…
Virgin Mobile adds Kyocera MARBL to its offering
Virgin Mobile announced the availability of a new cell phone to its customers in the US. The Kyocera MARBL is the carrier’s low-cost, low-end – yet sleek and stylish clamshell device, that boasts a color display, a two-way speakerphone, and rounded keys for easy texting. The new device weighs less than 3 ounces, measures .8…
FCC Approves Samsung i760
Looks like the Samsung i760 has the green-light for a US release! The FCC recently approved the Windows Mobile 6.0 powered smartphone for CDMA duty on Verizon’s EV-DO network. There’s been a lot of coverage on this sliding-qwerty Pocket PC, and it’s nice to finally see this thing strapping up to hit US shores. A…
2010 Census Goes High Tech With Data-Only HTC ‘Census’ GPS Smartphone
Well folks, it looks like the U.S. Census Bureau is finally getting high-tech for their 2010 census. With $600 million poured into the Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) project, half a million (500,000) field enumerators will be getting hooked up with a HTC Census smartphone. Armed with an EVDO data-only Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC,…
T-mobile Gives Motorola K1 KRZR Some MyFaves Love
Are you a T-mobile subscriber? Got a hankering for piece of that yummy Motorola K1 KRZR – the beautifully glossy successor to the RAZR? Now you can satisfy that K1 sweet tooth with a KRZR of your very own! T-mobile recently launched their own brand of K1 KRZR, but without 3G or the super-cool touch-sensitive…
Virgin Mobile USA partners with Yahoo
Just recently Virgin Mobile USA announced a partnership deal with Yahoo, to preload Yahoo’s mobile services to its handsets. Current users with selected phones, will be able to download Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger to their handsets, and use the popular services while on the go. Virgin Mobile USA has around 4.6 millions subscribers. That…
O2 offers cheap flat rate Internet access to potential cross-overs
It seems that O2 has found a way to keep the users on its network. Apparently, they are offering their UK users, which are threatening to switch networks, an affordable flat rate Internet access for as little as 10 GBP per month. New subscribers are charged anything from 50 to 220 GBP for the same…
In-Flight Cell Coverage Gets Grounded
Update!! If you are still hanging on to the sliver of hope for making cell phones calls while in-flight, you can let go now. We are sorry to update this post with the news that the FCC went official today with their intention to ground cellular activity for good. It’s really ashame that AirCell won’t…