Whatever lawsuits and litigation RIM and Motorola had between them, it’s all over now. The two companies have just announced that they’ve settled all their squabbles worldwide and will be making up with intellectual property cross-licensing that covers all kinds of patent rights. This is pretty good news for us, the users and consumers, as…
Motorola i296 Moseys on Over to Boost
Motorola is still giving Boost a little love with the i296, a long overdue refresh of the i290 from way back when. If you love having push-to-talk so you can chirp your buddy while he’s in the middle of a job interview, or you’re in need of a super basic phone and feeling like going…
Bought an iPhone 3GS Recently? You May Get an Upgrade or Rebate
So you bought an iPhone 3GS recently, though stock was running low, not knowing that the iPhone 4 was going to be announced by Apple at WWDC. You must hate yourself quite a bit right now, but don’t fret for too long. AT&T has you in mind and is prepared to offer some consolation. According…
iPhone Rumored to Hit T-Mobile, Again
How many times are we going to hear about the iPhone coming to T-Mobile USA? About five gazillion times a year, it seems. If it isn’t going to hit Verizon, it’s coming to T-Mobile. Hell, we even heard about a Sprint iPhone just a few weeks ago. This time, Shaw Wu, an analyst with Kaufman…
Motorola Droid Still Selling like Hotcakes
After seven months on the market, the Motorola Droid is surprisingly doing very well. According to Motorola, there is still a strong and steady demand for the Droid despite competition that has arisen in the market – especially Verizon’s Droid Incredible by HTC. After all, the device is still a great piece of hardware with…
Google Voice Gets Cozy with Gmail for VoIP Service
Have you ever wondered why Google Voice wasn’t integrated into another Google service like Gmail so you can make calls right on your computer? Well, pretty soon you’ll be able to do just that as Google integrates its voice service with its e-mail service for VoIP goodness. Right now, if you’re a Google Voice user,…
Sprint WiMax is Live In Los Angeles! Well, Sorta [Update]
When Sprint announced the EVO 4G with WiMax, we mobile nerds became all kinds of excited. The only problem was that it was live in cities like Lubbock, Texas and who-knows-where-else. Big metropolitan cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco were missing from the picture, but we were promised that WiMax would be…
T-Mobile Throws Down Gauntlet, Offers All Phones Free for Father’s Day?
T-Mobile is offering free phones for Father’s Day! Okay, before you get your hopes up and become ridiculously excited, this is all but confirmed at the moment, but it looks like it may actually happen. TmoNews got its hands on some scripts for a T-Mobile commercial that is scheduled to run on June 19, so…
Skype Wants Some Video Chatting Action for iPhone 4
Steve Jobs acted like the future was here with FaceTime for iPhone 4, even though I first saw video chatting for mobile phones back in 2004, and now Skype wants in on the action. According to PocketLint, with whom Skype confirmed this information, the popular service is looking to work with Apple to add video…
Keynote, iWork Could Hit the iPhone Soon
A little slip-up by Apple revealed a screen shot showing Keynote on the iPhone’s screen, which was later changed to iBooks, but it could indicate that iWork is headed to iOS 4 for the iPhone. Keynote, along with Pages and Numbers, is only available for the iPad right now, but signs point to availability on…