It’s not everyday that the Associated Press picks up investment property on the news front. Which makes this latest investment all that much more interesting. The Associated Press has gone in with other investment firms to pump $3 million in to the mobile news startup Verve Wireless. Verve specializes in getting traditional newspapers online and…
Increase your Sprint Palm Treo 800w EVDO Rev. A upload speeds
Not sure if you’re running true EVDO Rev. A speeds on that new Sprint Palm Treo 800w of yours? Just because the Palm Treo 800w’s feature-set boasts EVDO Rev. A data speeds out of the box, don’t go off assuming that your upstream data speeds are crossing in to Rev. A territory. So, how can…
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Even in Apple’s home-base of the good ‘ole U-S-of-A, Apple has had trouble keeping up with enormous iPhone 3G demand. With more than 1 million iPhone 3G units already out in circulation, it’s not hard to see why the rookie handset manufacturer is struggling to keep their Apple Stores stocked with iPhone 3G’s. In response…
Apple Stores open at 8AM for iPhone 3G hopefuls
iPhone 3G hopefuls still running around to find an iPhone 3G still chillin’ on an Apple Store shelf will be happy to hear that Apple has decided to kick off their business-day a bit earlier to help accommodate iPhone 3G hunters. Apple has announced that Apple Stores that normally open at 10AM will now open…
Sprint’s new Everything Plus Plan – 500 minutes, unlimited everything, open to all
Despite its financial woes and struggles in trying to launch their potentially business-saving WiMAX XOHM data service, Sprint has done a great job of turning the US wireless market on its head. With their Sprint Simply Everything plans, the lagging CDMA carrier offers customers varying allotments of wireless minutes paired with unlimited helpings of text,…
Nokia and Google rebuff claims of Symbian, Android merger
The two largest open-source mobile platform initiatives are swirling up rumors that they’ll be joining forces to combine the Symbian and Android platforms spearheaded by Nokia and Google, respectively. Allegedly informed analysts at J. Gold Associates are claiming that a merger between Nokia and Google could kick off in three to six months, citing both…
How To: Share iPhone applications between multiple iPhones
Let’s say you and your family decided to jump on Apple’s bandwagon and now you’re all geared up with Apple hardware. Now you’re all getting along with all your Macs and iPhones doing their thing, like one big happy family. It’s all fun and games around the house. All fun and games, that is, until…
New Apple iPhone 3G ads are live
Apple’s iPhone advertisements are fun to watch. They exude the company’s philosophy of sleek, minimalist design with emphasis on user experience and functionality. To that end, their iPhone ads are a good way to pass the time. Apple has posted a few new iPhone 3G advertisements on their website, but we’re not going to make…
Hands-on Samsung Omnia i900
iPhone hype be damned. Samsung isn’t about to sit back and watch Apple and HTC steal the stage this year with the iPhone 3G and HTC Touch Diamond. South Korea’s handset manufacturing giant is preparing their Samsung Omnia i900 to go head-to-head with the big-guns from Apple and HTC. And, with features like: 3.2-inch touchscreen…
AT&T moves to block Sprint merger with Clearwire for WiMAX network
Sprint has been working hard to redefine themselves as a data-centric provider with the premier high-speed wireless broadband network in the US. And, with good reason. Sprint’s losing customers left and right and bleeding money even faster. They clearly can’t compete in the voice-call business that is dominated by AT&T and Verizon, so Sprint is…