In this new world of soft-capped wireless data plans, it’s refreshing to see pre-paid wireless carrier Cricket looking to raise the bar. Cricket already offers some of the most affordable wireless data plans on the market, and word on the street has Cricket testing out a new 10GB/month wireless data plan to cater to power…
Sprint Touch Pro2 tutorial video makes us drool
With Sprint having announced their own HTC Touch Pro2 this week, Windows Mobile fans have been foaming at the mouth in anticipation of the Sept. 8th launch date. Today, there’s more reason to drool over the Touch Pro2. Sprint has posted a new set of Sprint Touch Pro2 tutorial videos that highlights the business-centric smartphone’s…
Bluetooth headsets – The coolest mobile tech that no one uses
On paper, Bluetooth headsets are all kinds of futuristic “cool.” With a little Bluetooth-connected earpiece, you can use your mobile phone without actually having to press a handset up against your face. These headsets were once just figments of geeks’ imaginations, but now that they’re a reality, it seems no one is really using them.…
iPhone tracks Swine Flu outbreaks near you with ‘Outbreaks Near Me’
Everyone’s talking about how Swine Flu will be more intense this chilly season. No one really knows how bad it’ll get, but the outbreaks have started and they’ll probably get worse as we come into colder weather. The good news is that you might be able to do something about it. A new iPhone app…
Sony Ericsson embraces XPERIA devs with Panel SDK
With the unveiling of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, the Swedish-Japanese handset maker has launched the Panel SDK to encourage developers to do what they do best for Sony Ericsson’s Panel UI. Using the Panel SDK, which includes a tool called “Panelizer,” developers can turn their mobile app into homescreen panel’s for the XPERIA X2…
Samsung announces first LTE mobile chipset ‘Kalmia’
The Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology and its blazing fast 4G data speeds have been getting more attention as of late. Verizon is gearing up to go live with LTE by early next year, much to the chagrin of Sprint. But, what good is a super-fast LTE network if you don’t have LTE support in…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 gets handled
Sony Ericsson braved the flood of Nokia news today to announce the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, the company’s successor to its range-topping XPERIA X1. So, naturally, one lucky chap from a far off land managed to put hands on the device and posted his impressions today. According to the broken Google translation from Danijel’s post…
Looking for a new BlackBerry? Buy one, get one free from Verizon Wireless
You may have already heard Verizon’s radio ads promoting their new BlackBerry BOGO offer, but in case you haven’t, take note. Verizon Wireless is offering a “Buy One, Get One Free” (BOGO, get it?) promotion on its entire BlackBerry smartphone lineup. Yes, that includes the BlackBerry Storm and just launched BlackBerry Tour. When you purchase…
Palm Eos (Pixie) still on track for November?
Will the Palm Eos (codename: Pixie) launch in 2009 or 2010? That seems to be the question on many WebOS fans’ minds. The Palm Eos was originally expected to launch in the US in the fourth quarter of 2009. Then we heard that it was delayed until 2010. Then another report said it was still…
Analyst: Palm Pre sales will come up short
Without solid numbers from Sprint or Palm as to how the Palm Pre is selling in the US, any speculation on sales figures is exactly that, speculation. That being said, a research note from Town Hall investment Research analyst David Eller indicates that Palm Pre sales are slowing down and will probably miss Sprint’s target…