We already knew Google was looking to take a shot at winning a bid for the 700Mhz spectrum that’s slated to be auctioned by the FCC in a couple months. Now it looks like Google is as serious about launching their own wireless network than ever before. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google…
CBS launches FREE WiFi network in mid-town Manhattan
What good is that shiny, new wireless gadget of yours without a high-speed wireless connection? Well, CBS has you gadget-loving Manhattanites covered – in a blanket of sweet, sweet WiFi goodness, that is. CBS has announced that it intends to launch their CBS Mobile Zone to bring WiFi hotspot-access to a sizable chunk of mid-town…
Archos may be prepping a SIM-enabled music player
Back to the land of speculation and hearsay we go. The latest whisper on the grapevine seems to suggest that Archos, makers of personal media players, will be expanding their lineup next year with media players that rock SIM cards. The rumor is rooted in a report from France’s Challenges magazine. So, why put a…
Bango Button pushes content to your mobile phone
Getting content on your mobile phone should be as easy as clicking a print-button. At least Bango thinks so. With the increasing demand to put content onto mobile phones, the company has debuted their “Bango Button” – a one-click solution to push media to any mobile phone. The Bango Button allows the user to launch…
Man sues everyone over international SMS text messaging patent
What did we say about the litigation-happy society that the US has become? It looks like another joker is coming out of the woodwork and has filed suit against 131 companies for infringing on his patent regarding the sending and receiving of SMS text message to/from foreign countries. Digital Trends is reporting that Aris Mardirissian,…
LTE gets a boost with GSMA support – 4G is now LTE
The GSM Association is set to push the next-generation Long-Term Evolution (LTE) standard into the hearts and minds of people around the world with the association’s recent vote to support the emerging 4G standard as the next step after HSPA. Following on recent successes in LTE’s field-tests and Verizon’s consideration of the technology for their…
Sony and NXP team up on Moversa mobile payment system
As everything in our lives becomes more closely tied-in with mobile technology, we’ll see many of our daily activities start integrating with our mobile phones. Mobile payments, for example, are just starting to gain steam and will undoubtedly be the future of retail. Why carry around multiple credit cards and a wallet if you can…
Bell Canada locks in HTC Touch with $7 unlimited data plan
Well, the cat’s officially out of the bag, tied down, and committed at this point. Bell Canada has just officially announced that they will indeed be bringing the HTC Touch (well, actually it’s the CDMA version – the HTC Vogue) to their Canadian subscriber base later this month. But the big news here is that…
Brief: More on the Nokia N82 – demo videos
Are you tired of hearing about the Nokia N82 yet? No? We thought not. As Stefan pointed out, the Nokia N82 seems to take better pics than the Nokia N95 and seems to have a shorter shot-to-shot time than the Nokia N95 (about the same as the Nokia N95 8GB). Check out the videos below…
World’s first 8 megapixel CMOS camera sensor for mobile phone – from Samsung
Samsung’s all about being the “World’s First” at as many things as possible. The newest “world’s first” from Samsung is their 8-megapixel CMOS camera phone sensor – they call it a “world wide first development” (translated, of course). At roughly the same volume and footprint (10.5 x 11.5 x 9.4-mm) as current 3 megapixel CMOS…