T-Mobile’s attractively priced wireless rate plans and hip mobile phone lineup have always made T-Mobile USA one of the best values in the US. And, with the launch of the No. 4 US wireless carrier’s 1700Mhz AWS-band 3G network, T-Mobile’s future as a top-ranked mobile operator is looking good. JD Power and Associates has just…
Sprint Palm Treo 800w to sport Internet Explorer 7.11?
Details on unreleased handsets sometimes pop up in some unlikely places. The Sprint Palm Treo 800w is slated to release in a couple months, but that apparently has stopped a user from testing their own Palm Treo 800w on DSL Reports‘ website. The user-agent data shows that the bandwidth tester was using a Palm Treo…
Chuckle-worthy: 3G is third-generation G-A-N-G-S-T-A
Who knew the 3G (third-generation) data networks across the globe were involved with gang-life? According to Wikipedia, the 3G network technology is apparently “the third generation of gangster mobile phones standards and technomology, supersoaking 2G.” This is what happens when anyone is allowed to edit Wiki articles. We knew 3G data networks were the hotness,…
HTC preparing to release graphics driver update for HTC TyTn II (Kaiser)?
HTC long-ago promised to release a graphics-improving update to appease disgruntled customers complaining of lackluster video performance. It’s been a long wait, and after a recent announcement that HTC is still working on that promised graphics software update for its higher-end Windows Mobile smartphones, there are new rumblings that HTC getting set to release the…
Nokia’s iPhone fighter gets codename – iPerformer?
We sure hope not. Nokia’s known for pushing out myriad handset offerings ranging from the super-cheap, low-end to the ridiculously high-end, and belittling a certain competitor’s sales figures. But they’re not known for their intriguing codenames. Case in point, we’re hearing the Nokia is internally referring to their S60 Touch OS-based iPhone-fighting handset as the…
Motorola takes iDEN handset firmware update site down
Remember when Motorola was an innovator and trail-blazer in the wireless industry? Right, those days are long gone. Motorola is now looking to minimize their fiscal bleeding as they scramble to restructure their handset business back into profitable territory. Back in the day, Motorola was the first handset manufacturer to offer user-downloadable firmware updates through…
HTC Touch Diamond spotted on FCC!
In a move that brings us one step closer to having the newly announced HTC Touch Diamond in our hands, the FCC has apparently started tinkering with the slim and sharp-edged Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone from HTC. With a completely revamped TouchFLO interface, that beautiful VGA touchscreen, and a grocery list of high-end features (more…
AT&T prepping Nokia E71 for launch?
With the Nokia E71 pics plastered across the blogosphere as the newest QWERTY-toting E-series device from Espoo, the smartphone is set to bring some style and class to business-users the world over. Now we’re hearing that AT&T is actually working with Nokia on an AT&T-branded Nokia E71. It’s all speculation for now, but Boy Genius…
AT&T briefly announces free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service to Apple iPhone customers
Remember when AT&T launched their iPhone-specific AT&T HotSpot WiFi portal, only to remove the free service the next day? Right, well, it looks like the service has been officially rolled out (however briefly) for iPhone customers with legit, AT&T-locked iPhones – those with unlocked iPhones or non-iPhone plans on AT&T won’t be getting the benefit…
Nokia Siemens demos I-HSPA at 10.1Mbps!
Sure, LTE is still several years away, but if this latest test is any indication of HSPA-based mobile broadband solutions set to hit the wireless market in the near term, the long road to LTE won’t be too unbearable. Nokia Siemens networks has demonstrated their new I-HSPA (Internet High Speed Packet Access) in Austria and…