The Hurricane Katrina disaster highlighted just how ill-equipped service providers were to handle a massive natural disaster. In an effort to increase the chances that cellular networks would remain operational following a disaster, the FCC crafted a plan that would require wireless carriers to outfit each cell tower with at least 8 hours worth of…
AT&T working on voice-recognition and location-activated cellphone security?
Mobile phones are getting ever more powerful. And, as cellphone feature-set keep growing, so do cellphone price-tags. It would make sense to protect your expensive handset. Even more sense with advanced devices that contain or can access sensitive and valuable data. AT&T might just be working on ways to keep you and your precious handset…
Sprint to Make Drastic Cuts to Survive
There’s no doubt that Sprint has been in a bad way, financially, for too long. With almost every recent quarterly report stained in red-ink, Sprint is in dire need of more revenue or lower costs, or both. Sprint Nextel’s CFO Bob Brust spoke at the UBS annual media and communications conference today, making references to…
Mexican legislation would require prepaid customers to register identity
Mobile phones and their integration into daily life has changed the way the world communicates. But, the other side of this double-edged sword we call wireless connectivity poses a threat to national security , as evidenced by the Mumbai attackers’ reliance on BlackBerrysmartphones and prepaid SIM cards . Mexico has started down the road to…
HTC shows White HTC Touch Diamond on website
With the HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro available from just about every major carrier in the developed wireless-world, HTC is surely enjoying the fruits of their collaboration with One & Co. The only thing left to do is launch the HTC Touch Diamond in a color befitting the wintry holidays. The White HTC…
Nokia releases new firmware update for Nokia N96
As feature-packed and stylishly designed as the Nokia N96 is, the N96 has been plagued with stability and performance problems. But, that’s all about to change with the new Nokia N96 firmware. The new firmware update from Nokia promises to make the Nokia N96 faster, improves camera accuracy, and increases WiFi reception range. Nokia N96…
Nokia N85 NAM now shipping to North America!
With the Nokia N85 garnering FCC approval recently, it was only a matter of time before Nokia graced the North American continent with a Nokia N85 variant capable of surfing North American 3G frequencies. Pre-orders have been available from Amazon.com and Nokiausa.com for a while now, and today we’re hearing that the Nokia N85 is…
Apple kills off GPS in Egyptian iPhone 3G
One of the Apple iPhone 3G’s headlining features, aside from its support for 3G data connectivity, was its integrated GPS receiver. Using assisted GPS positioning, the iPhone 3G locks onto your precise location with ease. Unfortunately for Egyptian iPhone 3G hopefuls, Apple has killed off GPS in the Egyptian iPhone. According to the New York…
LG demonstrates LTE cellphone chips with 60Mbps speeds!
Chalk up another world’s first for LG. The South Korean cellphone manufacturer has announced that it has successfully tested the world’s first mobile phone LTE chip with impressive results. The world’s first 3GPP LTE chip was designed for use in mobile applications like handsets and data cards. LG managed to pull down a maximum of…
Novatel MiFi portable WiFi hotspot does CDMA and GSM 3G
When it comes to taking your high-speed wireless connection with you, your mobile phone is probably your best bet. When it comes to sharing your high-speed wireless connection with those around you, software solutions for your smartphone, like WalkingHotspot and JoikuSpot, are your best bet. Until now. Novatel has launched their latest portable WiFi HotSpot…