Following hot on the heels of the hotly anticipated Sidekick LX and Sidekick Slide launch on T-Mobile USA, new speculation points to the possibility that T-Mobile will be releasing two new Sidekick handsets this summer. References to Sidekick codenames “SK Gekko” and “Sidekick Aspen,” uncovered by TmoNews, lead us to believe that the “Gekko” Sidekick…
Nokia N95 and Apple iPhone headed to Rogers Canada
There are a lot of positives to living in Canada. Unfortunately, access to the newest and higher-end mobile phones is not one of the upsides to living North of the border. Rogers Canada is the country’s premier (read: only) GSM provider, and with a lack of any real competition, the cost of GSM data plans…
Nokia N810 WiMAX Tablet priced at $456
While the rest of the world waits for Nokia to release solid pricing info on the WiMAX-enabled variant of the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, it seems that online retailer Buy.com is already offering a discount on the device. Marked down from a list price of $479, the sale price for the Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition…
Sprint’s Voice Command goes silent on July 1
You may or may not be aware of Sprint’s Voice Command service (and given Sprint’s recent subscriber exodus, you most likely don’t), but the No. 3 US wireless carrier has announced that it will be shutting down the server-based voice-dialing feature on July 1. Sprint’s Voice Command offered Sprint Nextel customers the option to voice-dial…
New York State court upholds ban on cellphones in school
When it comes to the classroom, there are just some things that should be checked at the door. Some say that religion doesn’t have a place in the public school environment. Others say that sex-education is best left out of the classroom. And, New York education officials feel that cellphones should be left out of…
AT&T deploying its AT&T WiFi HotSpot service at Starbucks locations – iPhone WiFi portal
I caught a glimpse of the AT&T WiFi HotSpot service at the Starbucks down the street from me the other day. And, it seems that AT&T is now officially gearing up to deploy its AT&T HotSpot service across the nation. starting on May 1, AT&T high-speed internet and WiFi HotSpot customers get free WiFi access…
Newest iPhone SDK beta could allow applications and processes to run in background
It’s not everyday that we see even a modicum of concern from Cupertino regarding public (by which I mean the blogosphere’s) opinion on any Apple product. That said, it’s good to see that the newly released iPhone SDK beta could allow applications to run processes in the background – opening the door for true multi-tasking…
Mexican press attache caught stealing pocketful of White House staff BlackBerry handsets
Alleged handset theft happens all the time, it’s the reason we should all keep our precious mobile phones guarded at all times. But, that bit of common sense seems to have been too much for the White House. Apparently, heightened security measures required that White House staff leave their sensitive-data-filled BlackBerries on an unattended table outside…
Sprint delays PTT QChat system to June 15?
Sprint seems to be all about the network service delays recently. With the announcement that Sprint would be pulling back its WiMAX-based XOHM network launch to later this year, it’s not all that encouraging to hear that Sprint’s PTT (Push-To-Talk) service, dubbed QChat, could be delayed until June 15. PhoneArena reports that the public release…
ASUS P320 Galaxi Mini spotted at the FCC
This mini-sized offering from Asus has finally made its way to the FCC’s labs. Launched back at CeBIT 2008, the Asus P320 Galaxi Mini was destined to bring some mid-range love to Asus’s Windows Mobile handset portfolio. And, with the FCC giving the Asus P320 Galaxi Mini the go-ahead, we may just see this diminutive,…