Sony Ericsson has taken the multi-megapixel cameraphone wars to the next level with the Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-Shot. The handset isn’t quite official at this point, but that hasn’t stopped pics and specs of the Sony Ericsson C905 from flooding the intertubes. We’re seeing an impressive 8.1 megapixel image sensor sitting behind those legendary auto-focus…
BlackBerry gets Flickr uploading too
Welcome to the club, BlackBerry owners! Following on RIM’s announcement of their Media Sync service, Flickr has released their free solution to allow BlackBerry owners to upload pictures taken with their handset directly to a Flickr account. Flickr Mobile Photo Uploader allows the BlackBerry user to tag their photos, catalog them in to albums, adjust…
Apple preparing to launch AppStore on June 27th?
What’s this now? Apple is going to launch the AppStore ahead of the iPhone v2.0 firmware that will be required to actually work with the application? Now, we can’t wait to sink our teeth in to the hundreds of iPhone applications that the AppStore undoubtedly has in store for us, but the “early July” launch…
Nokia launching flagship Nokia N96 handset in Q3 2008 alongside Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 business-class cellphones
Still waiting patiently for Nokia to go live with the famed successor to the uber-popular top-of-the-line N-series handset? Sure you are – we’re all waiting for Nokia to drop the Nokia N96-bomb. With that incredibly sexy black-gloss finish and backlit keypad, the dual-sliding N96 multimedia monster is set to take the N-series to a higher…
O2 giving iPhone customers free upgrade to Apple iPhone 3G
O2 has apparently decided to give their iPhone customers a break. The UK iPhone carrier has announced a free upgrade offer for all O2 subscribers with first-generation iPhones already in hand. The UK carrier has sent out emails detailing the offer: “To thank you for being an iPhone fan, we’re offering you an early upgrade…
Canadian AWS spectrum sees higher per-capita cost than US AWS spectrum
The latest hit to the US in the informal battle for superiority between the US and our neighbors to the North comes in the form of the Canadian AWS spectrum auction. Yes, there’s an informal battle, it’s true because I just said so. It seems the Canadian AWS spectrum auction has so far garnered bids…
Verizon announces improved PTT service in the works
Not to be outdone by CDMA competitor Sprint’s QChat PTT service, Verizon has just announced that they too will be rolling out an improved PTT (Push-To-Talk) service later this summer. While Sprint’s iDEN-based Nextel operations have had the market cornered in terms of PTT prowess, but it seems that the two CDMA carriers are looking…
Motorola network equipment to support 700Mhz and 2.6Ghz spectrum for LTE infrastructure
Carriers looking to capitalize on the recent spectrum auction and the push to get LTE up and running in a few years time can now look to Motorola for their network equipment needs. The flagging mobile phone manufacturer still has a viable business in developing and providing networking equipment to network operators. And, in an…
DoJ requiring Verizon Wireless to divest assets prior to Rural Cellular Corporation acquisition
Verizon seems to be snatching up wireless assets and infrastructure faster than a fat kid inhaling Ding-Dongs (remember those?). Following on the No. 2 US wireless carrier’s announcement that they’ll be gobbling up Alltel’s subscriber base, Verizon is poised to finalize their acquisition of Rural Cellular Corp.’s Unicel network. But, before Verizon can proceed with…
AT&T iPhone 3G pricing, upgrade, calling/data plan policies revealed – no more revenue sharing
Assuming the documents are on-point, we now have some more insight into AT&T’s policies regarding iPhone 3G purchase, upgrades, and subsidies. Some iPhone owners will get free iPhone 3G replacements If you are a current iPhone customer, and you bought you first-generation iPhone on or after May 27th (despite widespread expectation that Apple was going…