While the rest of us Moto-heads wait to get our hands on the Motorola ROKR E8 musicphone, Academy Award nominees will be getting first crack at the ROKR E8’s haptic-feedback, touch-sensitive keypad and “Omega Wheel.” Actors and directors up for a potential Oscar-win will be getting their as-yet-unreleased Motorola ROKR E8 in a custom Red…
Verizon projected to win 700Mhz C-Block in FCC auction
After last night’s Super Tuesday projections and primary results, we’re pretty much done with analyst projections. But, we can’t help but give in to our fascination with the FCC 700Mhz auction. The latest polls projections put Verizon Wireless as the winner of the C-Block, ousting Google as a potential new wireless carrier. Google is believed…
FCC greenlights AT&T purchase of Aloha Wireless’ 700Mhz spectrum
While most in the mobile space are focused on the winner of the FCC’s 700Mhz spectrum auction, more specifically the open-access C-block auction, the FCC has given the thumbs-up for AT&T to gobble up Aloha Wireless’ 700Mhz spectrum. The $2.5 billion deal would net AT&T a 12Mhz slice of the 700Mhz frequency band and an…
iPhone not likely coming to Japan anytime soon
Sometimes it hurts to be so advanced (we never thought we’d say that). Apple has apparently run into a roadblock in bringing the iPhone to Japan’s NTT DoCoMo. While the whole iPhone revenue sharing model is being hashed out, that isn’t the biggest deal-killer here. In fact, NTT DoCoMo CEO Masayuki Hirata said that, ”…
Sprint unleashes Unlimited Access Pack – unlimited voice/data/email/text/picture message for $119.99
There’s nothing we like better than some good, old fashioned unlimited wireless plans. Sprint’s just gone up to bat with their newest unlimited wireless plan big-hitter, the Sprint Unlimited Access Pack. For $119.99, Sprint will gladly serve up unlimited voice minutes, unlimited nationwide SMS text messages (since when are text messages not nationwide?), unlimited…
German state demanding Nokia refund $60.5 million factory subsidy, Nokia laughs
Talk about bad blood. Nokia’s decision to close down their German factory in Bochum has unleashed all manner of German-angst (not the kind of angst you want to mess with) on the Finnish handset manufacturer. The issue at hand is two-fold. The German plant closure left 2,300 Germans without employment and left the German state…
Web-based iPhone ringtones from Nakko
Forget paying for iPhone ringtones. Nakko wants to give you free iPhone ringtones through their new web-based service. Here’s how it works: Sign up for Nakko Create your media “locker” Synchronize your locker with iTunes Synchronize your iPhone with iTunes Bam, you now have free iPhone ringtones. Enjoy. Nakko [Via: iPhone Atlas]
AT&T data network outage?
[Update] The network seems to be back up in Los Angeles. At least these outages are short-lived. What’s this? Another outage for AT&T’s data network? We’ve been getting reports (confirmed on our end) of AT&T data blackouts in the Los Angeles area. It looks like the EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA networks are out of commission as…
Chinese patent office publishes Meizu M8 – iPhone clone gets design patent
There was a time when patents were issued to devices and ideas that were novel and contributed to innovation. Well, at least that’s how it used to work in the US. However, with the recent USPTO patent describing a “smartphone” having been awarded to a patent-holding firm, it’s clear that we’re no longer in an…
Presidential candidates all addicted to Crack(Berries) – BlackBerry the handset of choice for presidential hopefuls
What’s this? Another scandalous drug addiction among our political elite? Well, sorta. Presidential candidates from both sides of the aisle are apparently addicted to their crack…Crackberrys, that is. Former President Bill Clinton stated in an interview that, “Hillary always checks her BlackBerry round the clock. On her way to campaign rally in a car, she…