Following Florida, Verizon decided to offer its mobile TV service to the citizens of Arkansas — actually that’s Central Arkansas, but what the hack. Now, Verizon Wireless customers living in the mentioned area will be able to join the carrier’s subscribers from other covered parts of the U.S. in mobile TV watching. We’ve already talked…
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Samsung files patent application for fertility monitoring mobile phone
Talk about convergence. These days, mobile phones wear a variety of different hats – phone, music player, email client, camera, gaming device, calendar, etc. (you get the picture). This “convergence” of technology is the future for mobile phones. Now it seems there’s another feature to include into our mobile phones – a fertility monitor. If…
Sprint announces Nextel Direct Connect PTT service and handsets for next year
Sprint’s recently successful test of the first PTT (Push-To-Talk) connection between an iDEN and CDMA phone was leading up to this. Today Sprint announced that the PTT technology will be dubbed Nextel Direct Connect, regardless of whether the phone s used on the Nextel or Sprint network. The Nextel Direct Connect feature will be a…
T-Mobile set to add three new colors to BlackBerry Pearl lineup
Hot on the heels of the news that T-Mobile will be busting out with the WiFi totin’ BlackBerry 8320, T-Mobile has announced plans to introduce three new colors for its BlackBerry Pearl lineup. The “String of Pearls” will hit T-Mobile on September 4 as the gold, blue, and red versions of the first-generation BlackBerry Pearl.…
TestFreaks – consumer electronics review aggregator makes shopping for a mobile phone less stressful
It can be a trying experience, looking for the latest and greatest mobile phone that both suits your needs and works with your wallet. There are just soo many sources of information serving up a variety of data on any particular mobile phone that it can get overwhelming, and a bit disorganized. TestFreaks is here…
Telus P4000 users get free Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrade
If you’ve been feeling a little behind the times with your Telus Mobility branded version of the HTC Mogul, then you’ll be glad to hear that Telus has dropped the WM6 bomb on the P4000. Head on over to the Telus website to download the free upgrade, and take note of the post-installation setup instructions.…
LG KU990 YouTube Phone gets picked up by Vodafone
Remember that LG KU990 YouTube Phone? You know, the one that reminds of the LG “Dominator” but without the Windows Mobile OS. Well, the HSDPA and 5 megapixel camera-packing LG KU990 YouTube Phone looks to be bringing all that full-YouTube goodness to Vodafone’s network. The latest live pics of the LG KU990 sheds some light…
3 i-mate devices are NOT cancelled, 4 of them to launch next month actually
Engadget Mobile is reporting that 3 out of 5 i-mate Ultimate devices will not be coming out, but before Matt Miller could shed a tear about the sad news he picked up his phone and went straight to the source! Apperently the information is incorrect, all 5 devices in the Ultimate line will come out,…
Stop calling the specially formatted mobile websites on the iPhone applications!
Blogging about the iPhone is a popular thing to do, for many reasons. You have the people who think the iPhone is a gift from god without realizing it is probably the most locked device to ever be released on to the market, you have the people who think that the mobile websites built on…
Helio launches Samsung Fin, ultra-thin clamshell
Helio keeps adding cool devices to its portfolio. Latest one is coming from Samsung and is called Fin. Beside having the slim body, this blue-black colored clamshell hides lots of goodies under the hood. There’s the 3G EV-DO/1xRTT radio, 3 MP camera, built-in GPS, 2.3″ 262k color QVGA screen, voice dialing and standard microSD expansion…