iPhone owners that just can’t be bothered to go through AT&T’s WiFi HotSpot registration process before taking advantage of the free (for AT&T iPhone users) AT&T WiFi HotSpot offer will be glad to hear that a new iPhone application can take care of all the logging in trivialities. Easy WiFi, from DeviceScape, stores your AT&T…
Archives for December 4, 2008
BlackBerry 8900 Versus BlackBerry Bold: Picture Comparison
So what’s the difference between an 8900 and a 9000? Besides 100? Size, baby. Rogers’ new BlackBerry Curve looms dangerously close as dummy units hit stores, offering a slimmer, sexier version of the BlackBerry Bold and attempts to butt heads with Telus and Bell’s BlackBerry Storm for holiday supremacy. Before you start throwing your chips…
A Real Tree – Green iPhone Application Plants Real Trees
It seems like everything is going “green” these days. From cars to electronics, eco-friendly is the way to go. Now, the eco-conscious movement has crossed over to the iPhone with a new iPhone application that fights deforestation in 12 countries around the world. “A Real Tree” is a new iPhone app, available now in the…
Clearwire and Sprint close WiMAX deal, launches Clear WiMAX service in Portland
Sprint Nextel has been working to go live with its WiMAX service in the US, and it looks like WiMAX is about to become a reality for some areas of the US. Sprint and Clearwire have finalized their deal to combine WiMAX network assets and roll out a nationwide 4G WiMAX wireless network, just in…
Top 5 US wireless carriers for Q3 2008
The third quarter of this year ended with some interesting wireless developments, but industry leaders remained entrenched in their US-rankings. With the FCC’s approval of the deal, Verizon had cleared their last regulatory hurdle in their bid to acquire wireless carrier Alltel. The merger will give Verizon Wireless the subscriber-base to leap-frog over AT&T into…
White T-Mobile G1 Image Gallery
Still itching to get your hands on the White T-Mobile G1? Thankfully, the folks over at Android Central got their hands on the white model. They’ve snapped some pictures for us to enjoy, some of which I’ve included below. The peeps over there seem to be big boosters of the white model… and I have…
Land Rover to enter mobile phone game next year with rugged handsets
What better way to show the world that you and your Land Rover SUV really do get down and dirty than with a rugged Land Rover-branded mobile phone? Following in the footsteps of fellow SUV-maker Hummer’s move to push their own-branded cellphones, Land Rover has apparently teamed up with Sonim to offer water-, temperature- and…
Walmart to Sell a 4GB iPhone 3G for $99?
Remember the rumors about the iPhone coming to Walmart? Well, apparently those rumors are looking more and more true… Especially with the latest news now that the store will stock a version of the iPhone slated to sell for only $99 on a 2-year contract. The new ‘Walmart’ version of the phone can be sold…
Bell, Telus BlackBerry Storm Going on Sale December 15th.?
The latest rumours from Bell are pointing to a December 15h. launch date for the BlackBerry 9530. The Telus reps I’ve talked to have waffled a bit on dates – one said the 14th., another said the 18th., but a Bell rep confirmed that one way or the other, they’ll be shipping at the same…
AT&T Cutting 12,000 Jobs To Cope With Economic Downturn
In a economy officially drowning in recession, this news comes as no surprise. AT&T Inc. has joined the recent tidal-wave of layoffs around the US (and indeed the world) by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs (4% of its workforce). The cuts will start taking place this month, and will continue throughout 2009. No good.…