With Verizon’s recent announcement to kick off LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G network tests next year (in partnership with Vodafone), it’s starting to look like LTE will dominate the US mobile-broadband landscape in the future. And, following on successful initial testing of LTE networks by Nokia, and the recent adoption of the standard by the…
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AT&T prepping Motorola Q9 with WiFi?
Sure, HSDPA is great and all for on-th-go web-surfing, but with AT&T’s spotty 3G coverage, it’s not always the ideal option for getting your internet-fix. Unfortunately, AT&T isn’t to keen on giving its customers any WiFi connectivity that could drain the company’s coffers of data-revenue. Or are they? With the AT&T Tilt 8925 (HTC Kaiser)…
German court delays ruling on T-Mobile iPhone injunction
We know, we know. You’re all sitting on the edge of your seat to hear the Hamburg court’s decision on the T-Mobile iPhone injunction. The court is reviewing the decision to force T-Mobile to sell unlocked iPhones alongside the locked iPhones offered exclusively through the German wireless operator. And, it seems anxious German iPhone-hopefuls will…
Verizon introduces LG Chocolate in Blue Ice
Yap folks, the Chocolate is now available in yet another color. The specs remain the same and include 1.3 MP camera, touch-sensitive keypad, navigation wheel, Bluetooth, and microSD slot. There’s nothing more we could say about it, but Verizon can — hence their release is following after the jump. But before we let you go,…
Jaguar goes iPhone; Launches multimedia magazine for Apple’s handset
Great brands should stick together and Jaguar knows so. Hence, they’ve decide to hop into the iPhone wave and prepare the special and industry’s first “multimedia magazine” for the iPhone owners. And while I keep asking why it’s called a magazine, the iPhone optimized website provides users with tons of Jaguar XF photos and “dramatic…
Verizon refreshes V CAST Today
Verizon announced today it has refreshed its V CAST Today daily video preview and summary of V CAST Video content. GoTV Networks will program and produce the show, which will highlight the best of what’s on V CAST, including lifestyle and entertainment segments with ideas such as make-up tips, “green” ideas for around the house…
Microsoft serious about mobile social networking; Acquires technology from WebFives
It seems that getting a piece of “Facebook action” is just not enough for Microsoft’s social networking plans. Now, they went ahead acquiring technology from web and mobile social networking service WebFives. In case you’re not familiar with WebFives, it’s a social network focused on mobile content like videos, music and photos; that allows users…
Easily find a toilet in London with SMS Toilet Locator
Back in July, we wrote about MizPee – a useful service that allows users to quickly find a toilet in a number of cities. Now, we have “SatLav”, a 26-year-old launching a similar service in London, providing tourists with arguably one of the most important piece of information they need — where the f*** is…
Fluc seems like something Google wants
Fluc is a new service I’ve just spotted that allows both mobile phone users and mobile web site publishers to make money. If you have a mobile phone, you can sign-up to receive ads and coupons relevant to your location and your interests, while making money on the way. But it’s not all in opting-in…
traxAx goes mobile; Enables simple video editing on your Windows Mobile device
Don’t know have you heard about traxAx, but it’s a free and sooo easy-to-use Windows application that allows you to seamlessly create music and video content. And, as you can figure out from the title, they’ve decided to mobilize it. Windows Mobile was selected as the preferred platform, and with the newly launched traxAxMobile, they…