HTC’s apparently working on “World Edition” variants of their HTC Touch Pro2 and HTC Snap smartphones for the Canadian market. And, according to BGR, the new World Edition smartphones are on their way to Telus. The HTC flagship smartphone and mid-range messaging handset have been gaining traction in GSM markets around the world, so it…
Verizon to offer free WiFi service to customers?
Not to be outdone by the likes of AT&T, Verizon is reportedly getting ready to offer free WiFi hotspot service to its customers in the US. People familiar with the deal say that Verizon is looking to partner with WiFi hotspot operator Boingo to give Verizon customers access to Boingo hotspots across the country. AT&T…
Review: Samsung Instinct S30 for Sprint
Meet the Samsung Instinct S30. Does it look familiar? It should. The Samsung Instinct S30 is infused with the same DNA that made the Samsung Instinct such a block-busting hit last year. Sprint saw sales records fall to the Instinct’s iPhone-fighting appeal, the Instinct burned up Best Buy’s smartphone sales records and Instinct was voted…
T-Mobile UK parent pushing for merger deal
The UK wireless market, she’s a tough nut to crack. In fact, the UK is so competitive that T-Mobile’s UK outpost is facing a merger or sell-off in the near future. T-Mobile UK’s parent company, Deutsch Telekom, is itself under pressure from shareholders. Marketing Week reports that Deutsche Telekom is feeling the squeeze from shareholders,…
New iPhone OS 3.0 beta hints at ‘Find My iPhone’ MobileMe app
With the release of the latest iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4, we’re getting confirmation that Apple will be building out a new MobileMe web-app to support the “Find My iPhone” location-tracking feature in the upcoming iPhone 3.0 OS. The “Find My iPhone” feature hasn’t yet been announced by Apple, but there’s little doubt that the…
MetroPCS working with ZTE on LTE phones
As the US still waits for Clearwire and Sprint to get their 4G WiMAX network up and running on a nationwide scale, the likes of Verizon and MetroPCS are gearing up to light-off their 4G LTE networks in a couple years’ time. But, all that high-speed wireless LTE data won’t do anybody much good without…
Skype for iPhone works well over AT&T 3G
A buddy recently let me in on a little secret. You can use the Skype iPhone application over a 3G connection – and it works damn well! No wonder AT&T banned Skype from making calls using its 3G data network. The release of the Skype iPhone application caused quite a stir as carriers around the…
JD Power: Apple iPhone Tops in Consumer Smartphone Satisfaction!
JD Power, and their mysterious associates, has just released their 2009 Consumer Smartphone Satisfaction Survey results. The winner? Apple and their iPhone/iPhone 3G. No contest, game over, thanks for playing. The iPhone recently topped JD Power’s 2008 Business Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study, so it doesn’t surprise us that Apple took top-billing again, thanks to…
Google dreams of an ‘answer phone’ in everyone’s pocket
This is how Google is going to take over the world. The search engine giant has made huge leaps towards mobile services in the recent past. Google is pushing to do for the mobile industry what it did for the internet – they’re trying to revolutionize they way we use our mobile phones. But, what…
FCC confirms Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman Phone for US market
Last month we mentioned that Sony Ericsson was working on bringing their popular Sony Ericsson W508 Walkman phone to the US as the GPS-packing Sony Ericsson W518a. Today, we get confirmation that the mid-range Sony Ericsson flip-phone will be making its way to AT&T. The FCC has unveiled the SE W518a with subtle hints that…