The now-bankrupt MVNO, Amp’d Mobile, has just inked a deal with Verizon Wireless that will allow the MVNO to continue operations during its Chapter 11 re-organization. According to Forbes, the deal will allow Amp’d subscribers to access the Verizon Wireless network, but stipulates that Amp’d Mobile will drop the lawsuit that it filed against Verizon…
T-mobile Store robbed at gun-point for $50,000 in mobile phones!
In another high-stakes mobile phone heist, three “strapped” hoodlums forced a T-mobile Store in Fort Bend, Texas to open up the in-store safe to get at the “good phones.” FortBendNow reports that the motley-trio made off with the CCTV tapes and about $50,000 (retail price) worth of mobile phones from the store. The good news…
Verizon prepping to partially buy out Vodafone’s share in Verizon Wireless?
They’re at it again. The two partners in a little venture known as Verizon Wireless are revving up the rumor mill with new insights into a possible Verizon buy out of a portion of Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless. The No. 2 wireless operator in the US has a 55% majority shareholder in Verizon Communications,…
Solar JKT – keep warm, charge your batteries with the solar-powered jacket!
We’ve seen the solar-paneled mobile phone from HTW. We’ve heard of the solar panel LCD from Motorola. We’ve even heard of solar-powered backpacks. Now, we bring you the Zegna Solar JKT! The Italian fashion-house of Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia SpA (Zegna) showed off Solar JKT this past Thursday in Florance, Italy. This coat takes fashion to…
Aftermarket Apple iPhone dock will also charge Apple Bluetooth Headset
Pocket Lint has the lowdown on a Chinese, 3rd party, aftermarket (is that enough descriptors for you?) Apple iPhone dock that can charge your iPhone and Apple Bluetooth headset at the same time. Leave it to the Chinese aftermarket, um, market to launch an iPhone dock (of dubious compatibilty) a week before the iPhone is…
ITC denies Qualcomm’s request for stay of ruling to ban 3G chips from US import
Reuters is reporting that the ban on Qualcomm’s 3G chips will hold strong. Broadcom said on Friday that the US International Trade Commission denied Qualcomm’s request for a stay on the ITC’s decision to ban imports of Qualcomm’s 3G chips that infringe on Broadcom patents. The decision is a blow to the chip-making giant, as…
Motorola and Nokia lead the world in cameraphone segment – finally some good news for Motorola
With the global cameraphone market set to pass the 1 billion-handset mark this year, Strategy Analytics believes that the industry is entering its third-phase. The move from megapixel and features to quality and imaging experience will help drive the growth of the market – led by Finnish handset manufacturing giant Nokia and the US runner-up…
Qualcomm throws new 65-nanometer 3G chipsets in Broadcom’s face!
Remember that (not-so-)niggling little problem Qualcomm had with the US International Trade Commission (ITC)? Well, it looks like Qualcomm could care less (or couldn’t care less, hmmm) about Broadcom’s complaint about their patents being infringed in Qualcomm’s 3G chipsets. The US-based chip-maker has announced three new 3G chipsets that utilize next-gen 65-nanometer (nm) technology –…
HTC busts out their latest lineup of Windows Mobile smartphones!
It’s always nice getting details on what HTC is up to. We’ve been following HTC since they were the little Taiwanese-boutique Original Device Manufacturer (ODM) – so we kinda feel like proud parents watching our kids grow up all strong and successful. Hot off the grapevine, CTI Miami‘s got the deets on a slew of…
Verizon: We don’t need no iPhone “killer” – we have better services!
So, it turns out that Verizon won’t be relying on a single, or even a couple, iPhone “killing” handsets in their battle to win over customers from AT&T. Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg said, at a NXTcomm press event, that the company is betting that the services offered from a carrier are just as, if not…