We’ve already posted some details about the upcoming Samsung i900 superphone. Apparently, the new device may be first introduced during the Mobile World Congress, but we’ll have to wait for September to see it hitting the store shelves. In addition, according to PhoneMag, it may not run Windows Mobile after all — making us think…
Archives for January 2008
RIM BlackBerry 8110 Pearl headed to Rogers Wireless with GPS?
Canadian BlackBerry-fans may just have reason to celebrate in the near future. We’re hearing that the GPS-toting RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8110 could be hitting Rogers Wireless’s network in the near-term. As the GSM counterpart to the CDMA-based BlackBerry 8130 Pearl, the BlackBerry 8110 Pearl features an integrated GPS receiver. The updated GSM BlackBerry Pearl should…
10 essential factors for successful Mobile TV…
Without hanging on the detail too long, a report has been created by digital research agency ‘Tomorrow’, and commissioned by the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). It states the 10 essential factors for successful Mobile TV, of which I am going to comment on a few below – but before all that,…
Mobile TV Subscribers to reach 462 Million by 2012
I like positive reports, don’t you? It’s nice when you can read a report which says, via big numbers, that something is going to be very successful. I just happen to have one of those reports right here! ABI Research says that as Mobile TV services expand over the next 5 years, the total number…
AT&T to raise SMS and MMS messaging rates
Weren’t we just talking about how wireless carriers are gouging customers on SMS text message and MMS picture/video messaging rates? Yea, well, it looks like AT&T’s turning up the heat and raising their messaging rates for the pay-per-use set…again. Customers without messaging bundles will be seeing their SMS text message-costs rise to $0.20 (20 cents)…
AT&T releases Pink Sony Ericsson W580i
Just in time for the commercially-crafted pseudo-holiday that is Valentine’s Day, AT&T has gone live with a chick-friendly Sony Ericsson W580i. We hear the ladies love that Pink-color, and AT&T is banking moving a handful of these Pink Sony Ericsson W580i music-centric handsets come Valentine’s Day. Actually, at $80, the Pink Sony Ericsson W580i is…
Skyfire browser turns up the heat – desktop-like mobile web-browser with Flash support
Full desktop-like web browsing on a mobile phone has been just beyond the grasp of many enthusiasts for quite some time. Sure, there are mobile browsers out there that offer an almost desktop-like browsing experience and combine it with a good dose of usability (ahem, iPhone Safari), but the lack of integrated Flash support keeps…
T-Mobile Germany chime in on iPhone sales – 70,000 iPhones sold so far
Following on iPhone sales figures from Apple, T-Mobile Germany has finally chimed in on their own sales numbers. T-Mobile Germany has apparently sold about 70,000 iPhones in its 11 weeks of sales. If you’ll recall, the iPhone hit the German market in November of last year, and has been selling at an average rate of…
Plaxo Pulse goes iPhone
Following the launch for the Mac Adress Book, Plaxo has announced that their popular Pulse service is now available via the iPhone. Those not familiar should know Pulse is Plaxo’s “next generation” social network that allows members to stay connected to their contacts and everything they create on the Open Social Web. By bringing together…
Informa: Active users of EV-DO up 80% year-on-year
According to Informa’s World Cellular Data Metrics, the number of subscriptions worldwide actively using data services via CDMA2000 1xEV-DO increased more than 80% year-on-year. The figure surpassed 56 million at the end of 3Q07, up from 30.8 million a year earlier, to represent 15.3% of the world’s overall CDMA base. The increase was driven by…