The Martin-led FCC approved many a wireless merger in the past four years. One of those mergers, however, seems to have gone somewhat awry. The AT&T acquisition of Dobson was approved by federal regulators in 2007, contingent upon AT&T’s compliance with divestiture requirements set in place by the US Department of Justice. AT&T failed to…
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin resigns
For the past eight years, Kevin Martin has been working with the FCC to shape US wireless policy. In that time, he has butted heads with all sides of the wireless industry. Today, the Federal Communications Commission Chairman resigned his post as the head of one of the tech industry’s most influential regulatory firms. For…
Mi Phone says ‘Yes We Can’ with Obama-branded cellphone!
As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take over the reigns at the White House as the first African-American POTUS (that’s President of The United States, for the uninitiated), a Kenyan cellphone manufacturer has released a new mobile phone to cash-in on the Obama-hype. Dubbed the Mi-Obama, the Obama-branded mobile phone from Mi Phone sports a…
AT&T Fuze (HTC Touch Pro) available for $150 online!
While AT&T’s own-branded HTC Touch Pro, the AT&T Fuze, has quickly risen through the Windows Mobile smartphone ranks to become one of HTC’s most prolific and popular WinMo handsets, the steep price-tag has undoubtedly kept the Fuze from soaring to even higher heights. That may all change, now that the AT&T Fuze is being offered…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic updated with firmware v11.0.08
Owner’s of Nokia’s first device to rock the company’s touch-based S60 5th Edition OS will be happy to hear that Nokia has rolled out a major firmware update that should fix a lot of bugs and improve overall system stability. Following on a recent firmware update for the Nokia E71, the new S60 5th Edition…
Japanese study declares Apple iPhone 3G “Best Smartphone of 2008”
Despite speculation that the Apple iPhone 3G would fail to catch on in any significant manner in Japan – a country so used to advanced cellphone features that it makes the iPhone 3G’s feature-set look dull – it seems that Japanese geeks are just as enamored with Apple’s glossy-finished touchscreen handset as the rest of…
Boost adds $50 unlimited calling plan to the mix
While the rest of the world struggles to turn a profit in the midst of an economic sand-trap that has dragged down balance sheets around the world, there is a sliver of hope. The prepaid wireless industry is apparently doing well for itself, as consumers ditch more expensive post-paid subscriptions in favor of reliably affordable…
T-Mobile brings HTC Viva to Germany has T-Mobile MDA Basic
T-Mobile isn’t exactly known for their sensible handset model names. The Deutsch Telekom-owned wireless carrier traditionally re-brands HTC smartphones with obscure, yet catchy, model names that don’t exactly convey the handet’s capabilities. The new T-Mobile MDA Basic, on the other hand, proclaims to the world that it’s a bare-bones touchscreen smartphone. HTC’s latest entry-level touchscreen…
Motorola cutting 4,000 jobs in 2009!
In what could be the single-largest round of job-cuts in Motorola history, the Chicago Tribune has confirmed that the ailing mobile phone manufacturer will indeed be giving some 4,000 employees the dreaded pink slip. Previous speculation that had Motorola slashing their workforce by as much as 50% has come to a head with today’s confirmation…
Man gets caught with stolen Sony Ericsson prototypes!
If you have to use a key-card to gain access to a certain building, it’s probably not a good idea to steal anything out of said building. Apparently, nobody passed that memo to a 35-year old man was caught today in Sweden with $90,000 (750,000 kronor) worth of stolen Sony Ericsson hardware. The thief managed…