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Well, I guess if you’re trying to launch an Apple iPhone app you may as well get Steve Jobs to introduce it. That’s what MTR Mobile did, sort of. The iPhone app was introduced by a Chinese version of Steve Jobs, complete with jeans and a black turtleneck. If you watch the video below you…
Stop me if you’ve heard this before but a Verizon iPhone is on track for early next year. Now, an analyst is saying that March 2011 is the scheduled release date. “It’s on track,” said Brian Marshall, an analyst with Gleacher & Co. “It won’t be just for Verizon. There are international carriers that use…
Boost Mobile is introducing a “Shrinkage” plan for its monthly, no-contract plans and this will make you bill cost less per month if you stay with the carrier for a while. I’ve long contended that Boost Mobile has some of the best plans around, as $50 a month will get you unlimited talk, texting and…
If you’re hoping to use your fancy G2 to suck up a ton of bandwidth, you’d better be careful because T-Mobile said it will throttle users who go beyond 5 GB a month. Beginning on October 16, T-Mobile will begin to reduce data speeds when a customer reaches 5GB of usage in a billing cycle,…
If you’re on MetroPCS and are looking for a solid mid-range messaging device, you may want to check out the newly-announced Samsung Freeform II. According to Samsung, the new Freeform II for MetroPCS includes: Stylish Bar Design · Four-Row QWERTY Keyboard · Info Panel with messages and calls view · Customizable Shortcut Buttons Featuring –…
Broadcom is going to be shelling out about $316 million to acquire Beceem, which specializes in 4G chips. Yes folks, the 4G future in America is right around the corner. Broadcom is a massive mobile phone chip maker and it provides a multitude of cellular chips. Beceem specializes in 4G chips and this includes WiMax…
Microsoft is going all out for the mobile space with its Windows Phone 7 lineup and at least one industry analyst believes that it will have to dive into the lower-end of the market to be a strong success. Carolina Milanesi, a researcher with Gartner, said the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform is an improvement…
Best Buy is bringing the Android heat with the smartphones and it will soon have a white Samsung Fascinate, Sony Ericsson X10 and the Dell Streak later this month, according to a leaked promotional flier. The Samsung Fascinate is the Verizon version of the Galaxy S lineup and it’s quite a nice Android phone. I’ve…
Qualcomm has acquired iSkoot and it plans to use the company to optimize mobile devices for power consumption and network bandwidth usage. If you don’t know, iSkoot has a Kalaida platform which enables mobile operators to easily offer a variety of online services like Skype. Sure, you can download the Skype app directly to your…
If you’re jonesing for a T-Mobile G2 (check out our excellent review) but can’t see yourself committing to two, long years, T-Mobile has your back with a slate of new prepaid voice and data offerings. The fourth-largest U.S. carrier is now offering multiple prepaid monthly phone data plans and these are pretty well-priced: $70/month Unlimited…