Bell’s inagural HSPA lineup had lots of new toys, but telus (NYSE: TU) was drawing a bit more attention with the HTC Hero. Luckily for Bell, Android will be one less leg-up the competition will have, as they’re getting the Samsung Galaxy I7500, according to this promotional poster. The Galaxy has been traipsing around Europe since launching over the summer, and boasts a 5 megapixel camera, 8GB of internal storage, 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, GPS, and Wi-Fi; no custom work on the user interface, it’s straight vanilla Android. Samsung has already provided the Impact and omnia II for Bell’s HSPA grand opening, but the Galaxy is really the icing on the cake. No word on a release date, but I think it’s safe to expect the I7500 in time for the holidays.
Ah, Thanksgiving. The time where families come together to share a delicious meal and be thankful for all of life’s blessings. Once Thanksgiving is over, that’s where the holiday shopping season begins. Black Friday is known across America as the Friday after Thanksgiving where retailers drop prices on a lot of popular merchandise in order to get you into their stores. Between today and tomorrow, we here at IntoMobile will be highlighting some Black Friday mobile deals that we feel would help you in planning your holiday shopping.
First up, we have Amazon’s Black Friday sales. If you’re the type to do your holiday shopping online, they have an impressive array of deals for Black Friday: Read the full article »
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) i410, which we saw at the FCC roughly a month ago, has been officially announced and it’s heading to Sprint (NYSE: S)-owned Boost Mobile. As it’s usually the case with iDEN phones, specs won’t impress many, and the same is true for the phone’s design. To be fair, that keyboard kinda reminds me on the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N93, a phone that I had for a year and loved it. However, i410’s specs are far from the N93’s, which actually is an S60 smartphone.
The Moto i410 comes with two screens (96×32-pixel external and 128×160-pixel internal), Bluetooth, push-to-talk functionality, speakerphone, and that’s about it. No camera, no microSD card slot. It’s a super basic phone for those who need to text and call someone from time to time, and eventually rely on the walkie-talkie service (PTT) for some reason…
AT&T’s Chief Lobbyist, Jim Cicconi, is pissed that Andrew McLaughlin, the White House Chief Technology Officer, said this regarding China’s censorship of the internet and how companies in the USA are treating their networks:
“If it bothers you that the China government does it, it should bother you when your cable company does it.”
Jim says that Andrew’s comments are “ill-considered and inflammatory” and that:
“It is deeply disturbing when someone in a position of authority, like Mr. McLaughlin, is so intent on advancing his argument for regulation that he equates the outright censorship decisions of a communist government to the network congestion decisions of an American ISP. There is no valid comparison, and it’s frankly an affront to suggest otherwise.”
That pretty much sums up AT&T. They pay this Jim dude to pester people in Washingston all day to make sure that the law is favorable to the company’s bottom line. They’re not even ashamed to admit it, the man’s title is “Chief Lobbyist”, implying that there are many more serving under him.
How about this AT&T:
Fire all your lobbyists and spend the salaries of those fired lobbyists on actually improving your network
Earlier this month you may recall the TELUS LG IQ making a cameo in a Best Buy mobile ad. The device that was once a bit of a mystery is starting to come out into the light, today in the form of a few spy shots.
The IQ features a 3.2″ touchscreen, 5.0MP camera with video, and a full and somewhat luxurious slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The IQ will be TELUS (NYSE: TU)’ first device to offer Windows Mobile 6.5… I can’t imagine there being much (if any) demand for Win-Mo, but good on TELUS for mixing it up a bit here.
I’m by no means a Windows Mobile fan, but I’d sure like to get my hands on this bad boy… I’ll see what I can do…
Hey, hey, HEY! Just a little more T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) 3G expansion love to tell you about at this ungodly early hour in the morning (at least it’s very early over here ) I just happened to notice that Montgomery Alabama, Topeka Kansas, and Clarksville Tennessee have been added to the 3G launch list over at the T-Mobile forums.
Congratulations to all of the T-Mobile customers in the area. Enjoy the new 3G speeds, ya hear?
So, you might have noticed how Verizon (NYSE: VZ) commercials might have sort of, kind of, maybe been taking some potshots at the iPhone. As we all know, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) can sling some mud with the best of them, and just launched these two ads that show just how darned handy it is to use voice and data simultaneously.
Son, you just got served. Actually, even though it’s fair game right now, simultaneous voice and data will be a moot points once LTE rolls around. It’s also maybe not such a smart move to be bashing on Verizon if Apple hopes to be using their network at some point, although the same could be said for VZW. One way or the other, Apple really shouldn’t be bragging about AT&T (NYSE: T)’s network, even with it’s data/voice capability. What do you guys think of the ads?
A quick OS update for the BlackBerry Bold 9000 users out there. No, it’s not 5.0, but this release does bring us up to 4.6.0.307. You can nab the update here. This update is official, and comes to us from the SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) download site. If you could really care less, then hmmphhh… you might as well wait for 5.0, right?
If you do proceed, make sure you backup your device and take all necessary precautions. Even though this is an official release, sometimes things do go fubar with updates. Again, you can nab OS 4.6.0.307 for the Bold 9000 right here.
Note: On the download page, hit the dropdown and select ‘BlackBerry Bold (TM) 9000 smartphone’ to proceed.
As promised, the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N86 is now available at Rogers (NYSE: RCI) for $99.99 on a three-year contract after rebates. That price point is a sweet spot for a handset with an impressive 8 megapixel camera, full-bodied smartphone OS, and a form factor that still appeals to the feature phone crowd. Rogers is really going to have to bring it with their holiday lineup if they’re hoping to compete with the impressive selection Bell and telus are offering thanks to their shiny new HSPA networks. If Rogers’ “webphones” campaign pimping out the Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) X1, LG Eve, BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Bold 9000, and the HTC Magic is their big holiday push, it’s clear they’re more interested in beating competitors on pricing rather than highest-end hardware. Interesting strategy – we’ll see if it pays off. You can pick up the Rogers N86 online right now, or check out our review before taking the plunge.
Rogers (NYSE: RCI), together with their discount carrier Fido have launched their very own iPhone apps. Dubbed ‘My Account’, the apps are both available for free, and give you access to your Rogers or Fido account any time of day. Check out your voice, data and message usage, view your account balance, make payments, and a lot more. To run these apps you’ll need at least OS 3.0, and yes, the app is available in both English and French.
Hit up the iTunes links below to download or for more information:
Bell’s inagural HSPA lineup had lots of new toys, but telus (NYSE: TU) was drawing a bit more attention with the HTC Hero. Luckily for Bell, Android will be one less leg-up the competition will have, as they’re getting the Samsung Galaxy I7500, according to this promotional poster. The Galaxy has been traipsing around Europe since launching over the summer, and boasts a 5 megapixel camera, 8GB of internal storage, 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, GPS, and Wi-Fi; no custom work on the user interface, it’s straight vanilla Android. Samsung has already provided the Impact and omnia II for Bell’s HSPA grand opening, but the Galaxy is really the icing on the cake. No word on a release date, but I think it’s safe to expect the I7500 in time for the holidays.
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