AT&T must have been anticipating the Apple iPhone to be a huge success, because, on Friday, it agreed to buy-out Dobson Communications for a cool $2.8 Billion. The rural wireless carrier does business under the name Cellular One and has had a working relationship with AT&T since 1990. This new deal represents a $13 per…
Samsung Ultra Edition II 12.1 U700 approved by FCC – coming soon to the US!
The slick new Samsung Ultra Edition II 12.1, also known as the Samsung U700, has gotten the go-ahead from the FCC. The world’s thinnest 3G slider is now that much closer to its US launch. We can’t wait for this uber-thin 3.5G slider to hit US shores, with a feature set that includes a 3.2…
AT&T EDGE network goes down amidst intense Apple iPhone usage!
Reports are coming in from all over the various internets that AT&T’s highly criticised EDGE network is down! We can imagine the 500,000 new iPhone users are hitting AT&T network pretty hard, but that’s no excuse for a network outage! Interestingly, our AT&T Go Phone prepaid plan experienced network outages just days prior to the…
Apple iPhone intelligent virtual keyboard is a breeze!
Check out Into iPhone’s demonstration of the Apple iPhone’s intelligent virtual keyboard. It really does promote some fast typing speeds. You just have to get used to the lack of tactile feedback (which is not that bad) and the impulse to spell check every word you type. After you get used to it, you should…
Motorola’s 3G RAZR2 V9 gets outed by FCC!
The hot (they better hope it is), new Motorola RAZR2 V9 has finally been spotted on the FCC’s pages. The 3G enabled successor to the ubiquitous Moto RAZR V3 has been outed as the newest addition to the RAZR lineup, as well as an entertainment device capable of streaming live internet music as well as…
The NBA gets into the mobile phone game – N111 NBA phone
It seems like everyone and their sister is getting their brands stamped onto a variety of mobile phones. From the Hummer HT1 to the Porsche P’9521, you can go from the lower-generic-end to the super-high-end designer phones. Now, the it looks like NBA wants to get their mobile-game on with their very own NBA-branded mobile…
LG Prada “Dominator” slated for Windows Mobile 6.0 European launch in September!
The new, Windows Mobile 6.0, successor to the LG KE850 Prada Phone is slated for a Euro roll-out this coming September. We showed you this WM6 equipped smartphone a little while back, but we didn’t have too many details. Arne over at The Unwired View now has the downlow on this pretty little phone. The…
USA Today: People really like their iPhones
USA Today felt it necessary to poll 350 newly minted iPhone owners to see if they actually liked their iPhone. To our un-surprise, they found that almost all respondents were “immensely satisfied.” Now, we could have told you that the iPhone was a genius piece, but since USA Today put the official stamp of approval…
Qualcomm turns down Broadcom settlement – Sprint ignores ITC Ban
In the latest development in the on-going saga that is the Qualcomm-Broadcom patent dispuute, Qualcomm rejected Broadcom’s offer to settle a patent dispute with a $6 royalty for each affected phone. The patent, which involves technology to extend battery life, has been bypassed by Sprint. The wireless carrier has implemented a software patch to bypass…
Neonode N2 getting prepped for launch!
Remember that Neonode N2 touchscreen phone that was supposed to compete with the iPhone? Well, with the iPhone already passing the half million unit mark, Neonode had better get going! We’re hearing that the launch of the Neonode N2 is slated for this summer – possibly launching on July 15th 5th! The company’s global launch…