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Nokia gets a lot of heat from the press, analysts, and Wall Street for their smartphone lineup, but like Microsoft, who had a vision to put a computer on every desk, Nokia’s goal is to make a mobile phone that can go in everyone’s pocket. With the 5 billion mobile connection barrier having been broken…
Swedish mobile operator TeliaSonera, the first operator in the world to launch an LTE network all the way back in December 2009, has joined 4 other companies (ASSA ABLOY, Choice Hotels Scandinavia, Venyon and VingCard Elsafe) to conduct a 4 month trial whereby customers checking into the Clarion Hotel in Stockholm will be able to…
Chinese firm Spreadtrum Communications has announced their SC6600L6 single chip solution that lets phone manufacturers build devices that can support up to 4 SIM cards, and best of all those SIM cards can all be active. This is good news for men who cheat on their wives, people who deal drugs, or … that’s all…
Peter Jones, a star on a British reality television show called Dragons’ Den, launched his own mobile phone brand dubbed “Toughphone”. Not the most creative name, but whatever, let’s continue. This week he’s going to introduce 3 different models, and one of them is called the “Tradesman”. It’s going to be the first mobile phone…
Walmart is offering two Android smartphones on T-Mobile for less. The first one is the LG Optimus T, which already could be yours from the operator for $30 bucks. That deal by itself is not bad at all, but Walmart’s price of $0.97 is even better. The second phone is the rugged Motorola Defy, which…
Sprint is adding yet another entry-level phone to its portfolio – Samsung M360. The blue device is super easy to use, while also rocking a 1.3-megapixel camera, 3G data, threaded messaging support, Bluetooth and a GPS receiver that can be used with the Sprint Family Locator service. Moreover, it comes with a 1000mAh battery that…
Tata Indicom launched the BlackBerry Bold 9650, which is the first combined CDMA-GSM 3G smartphone in the BlackBerry Bold series. The carrier asks Rs. 25,190 (about $567) for the device and it’s bundling it with a special offer — for the first two months, customers who grab the Bold will receive a free data pack…
Sprint-owned Boost Mobile is teaming up with the New York Knickerbockers and MSG Network for a new multi-platform marketing partnership for the 2010-11 season. The carrier will effectively become the Knicks official wireless telecommunications partner and will have a strong presence on MSG Network during games. The deal kicked off with the debut of the…
Samsung has recently posted its third quarter results from where we’ve learned they managed to move more than 7 millions Galaxy S units, meaning they are well on their way to hit the 10 million mark by the end of the year. But we have an additional detail the share. The company’s first Bada-powered smartphone,…