Remember the Tattoo brand that HTC recently trademarked? The newest rumblings along the mobile grapevine have HTC launching the HTC Click as the Android-powered HTC Tattoo in France in a few weeks’ time. The kicker? The HTC Click/Tattoo forgoes WiFi in favor of a cheaper price-tag. That would make the HTC Tattoo the first Android…
Clearwire expands 4G WiMAX to 10 new markets, goes big in Texas
In Sprint and Clearwire’s bid to turn their 4G WiMAX network into the mobile broadband network of choice in the US, Clearwire has expanded their WiMAX network to an additional ten markets in the US. As expected, Texas is the biggest winner with eight of the 10 new markets carved within the state’s borders, adding…
Apple to bypass China Mobile by selling iPhone through third-party retailer?
Apple has already locked down China Unicom as their Chinese iPhone partner and is still trying to strike a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile’s massive 500-million-strong customer base. But, China Mobile recently launched OPhone smartrphone operating system and their own mobile applications store which compete directly with the iPhone OS and the…
Apple launching iPhone OS 3.1 next week?
The iPhone AppStore already boasts a handful of iPhone apps with support for augmented reality. But, Apple has yet to officially come out and support AR on the iPhone. The Paris Metro Subway and Yelp iPhone apps recently pushed updates to the AppStore that enabled AR features – these updates were presumably snuck past Apple.…
FTC declares war on ‘robocalls’
Today, the FTC declared war on those annoying automated telemarketer calls, affectionately referred to as “robocalls.” As of September 1, 2009, the final piece of the Telemarketing Sales Rule puzzle comes into effect. This final component of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, which went into action December 1, 2008, requires that all telemarketers get express consent…
Another Day, Another AppStore Rejection – Chess Wars Edition
AppStore rejections are becoming a matter of public record. Today, another iPhone app gets rejected from the AppStore. This time, the iPhone app is a game called Chess Wars from iPhone developer Joe Stump. The latest Chess Wars app update has apparently been sitting in Apple’s app review process for six weeks, with no word…
Apple still talking to China Mobile behind China Unicom’s back
Uh oh. What do we have here? It seems that Apple isn’t satisfied with putting their hands all over China Unicom’s massive customer base. Apple is reportedly still talking to China Mobile behind China Unicom’s back. It’s obvious what Apple wants – they want to get their iPhone into as many Chinese wireless networks as…
Qualcomm sees smartbooks on the rise, 3G phones to take half of mobile market
While the rest of the world flounders in a weak economy, Qualcomm has continued to put money into research and development. What has all that research gotten them? Well, according to Qualcomm’s CEO Paul Jacobs, the world is moving towards 3G tech and smartbooks. He expects to see more than half of the total mobile…
Samsung Mobile Application Store Announced for September 14
The iPhone AppStore has sparked a slew of new mobile application stores from just about everyone in the mobile space. Samsung is no exception. The South Korean mobile phone maker had already entered the mobile app market with a web-based app store, and today they’ve announced that the handset-based Samsung Mobile Applications Store will go…
AT&T moves 3G to 850Mhz band in NY, NJ
Metro New York and New Jersey areas should now be getting enhanced 3G wireless service from AT&T. The No. 2 US wireless carrier has announced that it has deployed 3G spectrum in the high-quality 850Mhz band. AT&T’s 3G network has been under fire recently for poor service quality, and today’s announcement of 3G support on…