What do you know – Pantech seems to make dual-SIM phones. I never seen such products from the Korean company and I still have to see them “in person.” However, folks in Italy can not only see two Pantech dual-SIM handsets we’ll talk about here, but can also buy them. The first phone is the…
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Rock Show 2.0 allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to shop for concert posters, too
Digital media company Neutrinos released Rock Show 2.0, which now is a universal app with that not only works on the Apple iPad, but also on the iPhone and iPod Touch. As you may know from our previous post on the application, it allows you to browse, share and order hand-made, limited edition concert and…
Unknown LG T325 phone caught at Bluetooth SIG’s website
Thanks to the good folks of Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group), we know that LG is working on a new device, marked as T325. Details are unknown at the moment, but we’re certain it’s a 3G-enabled device with a touchscreen and (obviously) Bluetooth connectivity support. If I had to speculate on the rest of the…
Qualcomm signs up Global Holdings and Tulip Telecom as Indian TD-LTE partners
Qualcomm has sold a 26% stake in its Indian wireless broadband venture to Global Holdings and Tulip Telecom. The two Indian companies reportedly paid $58 million for the stake with the idea to get into the upcoming TD-LTE action in the fast-growing Indian market. Global Holdings, which BTW owns telecoms infrastructure firms GTL Ltd and…
ABI Research: More than 321 million handsets shipped globally in the second quarter
ABI Research is out with its quarterly handset shipment numbers. In total, the Q2 ended with 321.2 million mobile phones shipped, representing a 5.9% increase from the previous quarter. Of all the handsets shipped, the WCDMA-enabled ones made up 31%. Nokia continued to shed market share, declining to 34.5% in the quarter. LG notched up…
Ultrabrief: Huawei wanted to pay more for Motorola than what Nokia Siemens offered
Last month Nokia Siemens Networks purchased Motorola’s network assets for a cool $1.2 billion. Sources are telling Bloomberg that Chinese infrastructure supplier Huawei bid at least $100 million higher than that, but they were shot down due to fears that the American government would step in and kick the deal to the curb. Politics is…
Happy 25th Birthday SMS! [OMG 4 RLZ BEEN DAT LNG?!]
Self proclaimed “SMS Expert” Sheri Wells has enough cash to issue a press release that hit the wires this morning wishing SMS a happy 25th birthday. According to her the technology was invented in a Vodafone laboratory, but there are quite a few Nokia engineers who would question that claim. She goes on to say…
Review: Saddleback Leather iPad Sleeve
Not so long ago, the good folks at Saddleback Leather sent me one of their iPad Sleeves to check out. After having put the darn thing to use for some time now, I figured I might as well put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and tell you all about it. Overall, I’m impressed……
Pair of OS Leaks Drip Down to the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Storm 9500
I’ve got a couple of OS leaks for some lucky BlackBerry users out there. That is, BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Storm 9500 users. Over the past 24 hours or so, 5.0.0.862 has leaked for the 9700, and 5.0.0.841 has leaked for the Storm. Operating system leaks have been few and far between these days, so…
Sprint pushing out Android 2.2 Froyo update to HTC EVO 4G
If you’ve been kicking yourself for not pulling the trigger on the Android 2.2 Froyo update that was temporarily posted for your Sprint HTC EVO 4G, consider yourself relieved of remorse. We’re getting reports left and right that Sprint has started seeding the Android 2.2 update to EVO 4G units around the country. It’s not…