We might just have to re-evaluate our position on AT&T as a stuffy, old corporate wireless carrier. Just as we started to think that AT&T didn’t care about their customers’ best interests, they go and do something like this. Last Thursday, the leading US wireless carrier completely flip-flopped on their initial position on FCC Chairman…
Sprint preps launch of loction-based tracking – “Friend Finder”
Where you at? If you’re a Sprint customer, your friends won’t ever have to ask that question. The location-based GPS tracking system has crossed over from Sprint-owned Boost Mobile’s network, and will be powered by Loopt Technologies’ mobile tracking system. Of course, this is all assuming that your friends are all on Sprint’s network and…
Apple patent application reveals iPod and iPhone as wireless remote controls with metadata communications!
Apple innovates like none other. We love getting the latest details on what they’ve got cookin’ up in Cupertino. The latest dirt on the iPhone maker is the company’s 2005 patent filing that reveals the possibility of using your iPod and iPhone as a media remote control with wireless metadata communications. In addition to Apple’s…
Sony Ericsson Sliding P3i Concept
We love concepts and rumors around these parts. Speculation and hearsay are the spices that kick up our mobile tech stew a few notches (bam!). Let’s spice up our Sony Ericsson P3i payaya. Here’s a Sony Ericsson P3i concept from concept artist SE_cz and posted over at esato. The sleek P3i concept sports a sliding…
Verizon backdoors Qualcomm out of the picture – inks licensing deal with Broadcom
With no end in sight for the juvenile legal battle between Qualcomm and Broadcom, carriers are US carriers are starting to feel the pinch of the ITC’s ban on 3G devices utilizing Broadcom’s intellectual patents for more efficient power consumption. Sprint has already gone ahead and implemented their own software patch to maximize battery efficiency,…
Virgin Mobile USA to increase IPO offering to $506 Million
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. today announced that they intend to increase their IPO offering five-times over their initial SEC filing back in May. The company initially set out to earn $100 million through an IPO, but now expects to raise up to $506 million under the ticker symbol “VM” on the New York Stock Exchange.…
ColorWare PC lets you customize your Apple iPhone with 26 different colors
Apple’s incredibly clean an minimalistic design of the iPhone is a true treat for the eyes. Unfortunately, that also means we only get one choice, as far as color goes. All iPhones, thus far, are relegated to the homogenized (albeit, a slick bit of homogeneity) silver on black color scheme that Apple saw fit to…
Google may bid for upcoming 700Mhz frequency auction – if FCC agrees to “open access” terms
The upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction has the possibility to transform the wireless broadband landscape in the US. With the superior penetrating power of the lower-frequency band, the 700Mhz spectrum has the potential to turn America’s sad state of broadband into a truly next-generation network. That being said, the fresh bit of spectrum has to be…
AT&T may be prepping HTC Kaiser for August release as the AT&T 8925
Ahh, the HTC Kaiser. We’ve been waiting for this incredible Windows Mobile smartphone for so long now, it’s amazing to think that it’s just around the proverbial corner. With a spec sheet that boasts 3G, QWERTY keyboard (with that super-trick spring-loaded, flip-up sliding screen), WiFi, GPS (!), and Windows Mobile, the Kaiser is as good…
Apple iPhone phishing vulnerability revealed – Fortify Software warns of embedded links
They’re out to get you. Hackers the world over are gunning for the iPhone – and not all of them are working for the good guys (unlocking the iPhone to work on non-AT&T networks is a good thing). Security firm Fortify Software reveals a couple things about the iPhone that make a hacker’s job a…