HTC’s always looking to keep their customers on the edge of their seats with new software constantly flowing out of their R&D labs. The latest software update from HTC comes to us as a new HTC Touch Diamond ROM. The HTC Touch Diamond 1.93 ROM is now available through HTC’s support site, and is expected…
AT&T iPhone 3G contract obligation and canceling your iPhone 3G contract
We’re going to go out on a limb here and assume that there are a lot of you legit iPhone 3G owners out there lamenting your contract obligation to AT&T and their iPhone-only rate plans. Unlimited iPhone data plans are now $30, as opposed to the original iPhone’s $20 unlimited data plan. Monthly rate plans…
Boeing taps AT&T to restructure communications infrastructure
If there’s one thing that AT&T knows how to do well, it’s building and maintaining telecommunications infrastructure. Boeing, the airplane manufacturer, has tapped AT&T to help enhance Boeing’s business productivity through a more efficient communications system. AT&T will be overhauling Boeing’s wireless and wireline services with an IP-based system that includes wide area network services,…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 hits eBay!
Can’t wait for that rumored late-October launch date for the highly-anticipated Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 superphone? Good news, the ever reliable source of all that is shady and questionable, eBay, has a Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 posted for all interested bidders. We’re not going to comment on the legitimacy of the auction, which is presumably…
Are you texting while driving? New study suggests you are
Sure, talking on your mobile phone while driving is illegal in certain parts of the country, but it’s a heck of a lot better than sending SMS text messages or emails while trying to keep your car on the right track. Unfortunately, a new study by FindLaw suggests that many of you out there are…
Sprint drops Phone-As-Modem plan to $15 – Wireless modem on the cheap
Just yesterday we were reporting on rumors that Sprint was planning to give their data-centric aspirations another big push by dropping the price on their “Phone-As-Modem” (PAM) data plans. The Sprint PAM plan allows customers with qualified data plans to use their 3G-capable mobile phones as wireless modems. The PAM plan add-on essentially allows Sprint…
iPhone 3G boosts Japan’s SoftBank customer counts
Who said the iPhone would struggle to find traction in the super-competitive Japanese wireless market? That’s right, just about everyone. Following on new sales estimates that point to 3 million iPhone 3Gs in the wild, a new study from from TechOn, dubbed “iPhone Affects KDDI’s Net Subscription Growth,” points to incredible new subscription growth on…
iPhone 2.0.1 OS update causing GPS problems?
Here we go again. The latest iPhone 2.0.1 OS has apparently been causing problems for some iPhone 3G users. Previous reports indicated that some people were having problems using their iPhone 3G’s GPS hardware, trying to get a reliable lock on their position. We even posted a potential fix to the iPhone 3G GPS problems…
Sprint planning to reduce wireless modem data rates?
When a struggling company does something right, you have to reward them for it. Otherwise, what was the point of criticizing their previously unacceptable business practices? Sprint, in this case, has been rumored to be making another change in their push to redefine themselves as the premier wireless data provider in the US. Rather than…
Leap moves to block Verizon-Alltel merger
It’s not just AT&T and the Rural Cellular Association that are asking the FCC to help muck-up competing wireless carriers’ merger deals. Leap Wireless has asked the FCC to block the $28.1 billion Verizon-Alltel merger deal that would have Verizon becoming the top wireless provider in the US. The merger between Sprint and Clearwire would…