When you’re No. 1, you’ve got to work that much harder to stay at the top of the game. AT&T, firmly the leading US wireless carrier (as far as subscriber base goes), has recently been on a spending spree. With the recently green-lighted Dobson acquisition deal, it looks like AT&T is now looking to acquire…
Sign up for T-Mobile myFaves contract and get a free round-trip flight
In their latest marketing push to sign-up more wireless subscribers, T-Mobile has announced that they will be giving away free round-trip flights to 10 destinations in the US. All you have to do to get a free flight to, say New York, is sign up for a 2-year contract on a T-Mobile myFaves rate plan…
3G iPhone headed to Vodafone in Q1 2008?
Here we go again. The latest 3G iPhone rumor points to Vodafone as the exclusive carrier for the next-gen iPhone with high-speed wireless data. Italian website Morse.IT claims to have spoken with high-level Vodafone sources that seems to indicate that Apple and Vodafone have signed an exclusive iPhone deal. Seeing as how Vodafone is currently…
FCC threatens to shutdown portion of Sprint Nextel’s iDEN network
Sprint just can’t seem to catch a break these days. Still without a CEO, the iDEN network operator has just come under fire from the FCC for their failure to vacate a portion of the 800Mhz frequency spectrum. Apparently, a swath of the Nextel iDEN network’s radio frequency spectrum occupies the same frequencies as public…
Samsung U900 FlipShot hitting Verizon soon?
We expected the Samsung U900 FlipShot and its 3 megapixel and swiveling display to hit Verizon Wireless’s network last week, but it seems that launch window has come and gone. Now, we hearing that the Samsung U900 FlipShot will be pulling duty as the Samsung A990 successor later this week. Just in time for the…
Bluetrek SENSE Bluetooth headset – the touch-sensitive headset
Clean lines, minimalist design, piano-black finish. What more could you ask for in a Bluetooth headset? Well, how about button-free, touch-sensitivity? Bluetrek has announced a new headset that’s not only inconspicuous but also high-tech – the Bluetrek SENSE Bluetooth headset. The fashion-forward Bluetrek SENSE Bluetooth headset is just 5cm long and weighs in at 8g,…
MapQuest announces turn-by-turn navigation for mobile phones
MapQuest has announced their new MapQuest Navigator 5.0 for anyone that finds that the pre-installed navigation software on their GPS-enabled mobile phone just doesn’t cut it. The new MapQuest Navigator 5.0 brings the convenience of turn-by-turn directions to your GPS mobile phone for $4.99 per month. MapQuest is working with Telemaps to bring the Mobile…
iPhone v1.1.2 jailbreak updated with activation and PowerPC support
The one thing about the iPhone v1.1.2 jailbreak was that it only worked with legit, AT&T activated iPhones on Intel-based Mac machines. Well that’s all changed with the newest update to the iPhone v1.1.2 jailbreak. The new jailbreak solution will now activate (allows you to bypass the “Connect to iTunes” screen and use the iPhone…
iPhone transmits IMEI number to Apple
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – we love love us some conspiracy theories. The ‘nets are abuzz with talk about tin-foil hats and the iPhone sending sensitive information to Apple’s servers. You see, the iPhone’s Stocks and Weather apps have been discovered to be sending your iPhone’s IMEI number (your handset’s…
AT&T Vu, Sony Ericsson K850i, iPhone Business Edition coming soon
It looks like the AT&T Vu and Sony Ericsson K850i are going to be making their way to AT&T early next year. The AT&T Vu is basically the US-spec LG Prada (LG CU920) and should be landing on Yankee shores in January of 2008. And, to complement the fashion-forward AT&T Vu (we can’t fathom why…