Rugged mobile phones maker Psion Teklogix has partnered with AT&T to make available its first UMTS/HSDPA enabled rugged smartphone – WORKABOUT PRO – to the carrier’s customers on AT&T’s BroadbandConnect and EDGE networks. The Psion Teklogix’ WORKABOUT PRO is a flexible, programmable and expandable portable data collection terminal, designed for a range of data collection…
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Toshiba develops new NAND flash memory – smaller mobile phones on the horizon
Not to be outdone by Korean rival Samsung’s advancements in chip architecture and NAND flash memory milestones, Toshiba has announced a breakthrough in embedded NAND Flash chip architecture that will soon lead to smaller and more efficient mobile phones. Toshiba has dubbed the new architecture mobileLBA-NAND – which incorporates both Single Level Cell (SLC) and…
Review of the Motorola Q9m (Nelson) – CDMA successor to Motorola Q
We barely have confirmation of the CDMA version of the Motorola Q9h – the Motorola Q9m (formerly codenamed “Nelson“) – and we already have some reviews popping up on the internets. MobileBurn has a great, in-depth review of the Moto Q9m – comparing it to the original CDMA Motorola Q (which is fitting, since both…
Amp’d Mobile signs deal with Verizon Wireless to stay alive
The now-bankrupt MVNO, Amp’d Mobile, has just inked a deal with Verizon Wireless that will allow the MVNO to continue operations during its Chapter 11 re-organization. According to Forbes, the deal will allow Amp’d subscribers to access the Verizon Wireless network, but stipulates that Amp’d Mobile will drop the lawsuit that it filed against Verizon…
T-mobile Store robbed at gun-point for $50,000 in mobile phones!
In another high-stakes mobile phone heist, three “strapped” hoodlums forced a T-mobile Store in Fort Bend, Texas to open up the in-store safe to get at the “good phones.” FortBendNow reports that the motley-trio made off with the CCTV tapes and about $50,000 (retail price) worth of mobile phones from the store. The good news…
Verizon prepping to partially buy out Vodafone’s share in Verizon Wireless?
They’re at it again. The two partners in a little venture known as Verizon Wireless are revving up the rumor mill with new insights into a possible Verizon buy out of a portion of Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless. The No. 2 wireless operator in the US has a 55% majority shareholder in Verizon Communications,…
Video: Apple iPhone vs Nokia N95, episode 1
I hate to steal a marketing term, but Nokia really does connect people. When I started my RingNokia blog over half a year ago I had my phone number listed in the right hand corner. I felt that if anyone wanted to connect to me they could shoot me a text or even give me…
Solar JKT – keep warm, charge your batteries with the solar-powered jacket!
We’ve seen the solar-paneled mobile phone from HTW. We’ve heard of the solar panel LCD from Motorola. We’ve even heard of solar-powered backpacks. Now, we bring you the Zegna Solar JKT! The Italian fashion-house of Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia SpA (Zegna) showed off Solar JKT this past Thursday in Florance, Italy. This coat takes fashion to…
Deal: BlackBerry Curve for $44.99!
This one’s for all our BlackBerry addict readers. Now you can grab the latest RIM’s beauty – Curve – for only $44.99 from AT&T. For less than fifty bucks, you’ll get some serious QWERTY push-based love. 🙂 Of course, you’ll have to sign-up for an appropriate plan with the former Cingular (New AT&T) via Amazon.…
Mobile virus creator arrested in Spain
Finally, the real action against the mobile phone virus maker has been taken! Spanish police have arrested a 28-year-old man suspecting that his virus has affected more than 115,000 Symbian OS-based smartphones thus causing millions of euros in damages to both mobile phone owners and mobile service providers. I’ll only add that the virus CERTAINLY…