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Dell is getting into the smartphone space in a very big way in the near future. With plans to launch a Windows Phone 7 handset, plus a major leak back in April that showed the Austin, Texas based company was planning on releasing several Android powered devices, the battle to get an expensive piece of…
Come one, come all, registration for the 2010 MeeGo Conference, previously called the Maemo conference, is now open. There are only 600 spots, it’s free to join, and trust me when I tell you that you want to act on this right now since this event tends to fill up pretty quickly. Having gone to…
Ericsson, the world leader in wireless telecommunications infrastructure, announced yesterday that they’ve just sold their 2 millionth cell site. They deployed the Ericsson RBS 6000, which does GSM/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA/LTE and takes up only 25% of the space required by previous generations, to an unnamed operator working on expanding their mobile broadband capabilities. AT&T perhaps? The world…
Let’s assume for a moment that the blasphemous exploitative pieces of horrid cinema known as Star Wars Episode I, II and III didn’t exist and focus on the rest of the films in the epic space saga. The original trilogy that was, continues to, and will forever be loved by millions upon millions of people.…
China Unicom, together with the city of Chongqing, have a goal of transforming the region into an NFC powerhouse that makes revenues upwards of $7 billion per year by the year 2015. Investments will be made in infrastructure, and tax breaks will be given to component suppliers in an attempt to draw them to the…
How would you handle a hostage situation if all you had to communicate with the bastard who stole your girlfriend was an iPhone running on AT&T’s network? Watch and enjoy. [Via: Gizmodo] See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
Sprint has done the unthinkable and launched a USB modem, the U1901, that only works on WiMAX. That’s right. Roam outside a WiMAX area and you’re left without coverage. This seems like a step backwards in terms of progress, and it’s why without even reviewing this product I can recommend you stay far, far, far…
LG, which I’ve always thought of as Samsung’s little brother, constantly trying to get attention, but succumbing to the limits that come with adolescence, has recently said that they want to ship 6 million smartphones this year. This figure comes from a Senior Executive who spoke to The Korea Times and wishes to remain unnamed.…
After reading a recent article on Cellular News that discusses the replacement rate of mobile handsets in Japan, and how it’s now increased to 31.5 months compared to 28.6 months just a year ago, I wanted to share the logic and formula I use for my own personal hardware replacement cycle. Before I get into…
Samsung and LG, two companies that represent the rapid evolution of South Korea’s once agrarian society into a world leading technopolis, have a slight problem when it comes to making software for mobile phones. To put it bluntly, they simply have no design skills what so ever. It’s to be expected of a people who…