Just one day after announcing that the mobile phone manufacturing giant will execute another round of employee lay-offs – this time to the tune of 4,000 employees – Motorola’s CEO, Ed Zander, says that he will turn the company around by releases a bevy of multimedia handsets. This represents a change in strategy – from…
Samsung Ultra Edition A717 and A727 announced for AT&T
After the discovery of the Samsung A717 Ultra Edition’s user’s guide on AT&T website, we have been expecting this pair of 3G phones to drop on AT&T network. Today, Samsung has announced that their Ultra Edition duo will be hitting AT&T with a one-two punch of beautifully thin, quad-band GSM, dual-band HSDPA, Bluetooth, microSD slot…
Apple Patent Application hints at Accessory Detector for Apple iPhone
Good ole’ Steve Jobs sure is getting ready for the launch of his precious baby, the Apple iPhone. First he opens up the iPhone to limited third-party development, and now we find this Apple patent application that outlines an accessory detector for a “mobile handset” of some sort. We fairly certain that this “mobile handset”…
Verizon serves up Free Mobile Downloads of Prince’s New Single – Guitar
Looking to generate hype around his upcoming “Planet Earth” album, Prince has teamed up with Verizon Wireless to offer free downloads of his new single – Guitar. Verizon Wireless subscribers using the carrier’s Vcast song ID feature will be able to download the new single, free of charge. The innovative new feature allows users to…
Apple iPhone sold on eBay for $800 – Was it a hoax?
We found this eBay auction from Mekasco. Merely weeks before the actual product launch, this guy sold a “real” Apple iPhone to an experienced buyer for $800! The interesting thing is that, even though the box and the actual Apple iPhone looks a bit fake, an eBay veteran seems to have picked this thing up.…
Alltel and MetroPCS gun for 700Mhz spectrum; Newly opened spectrum to be auctioned soon
With the newly opened 700Mhz wireless spectrum going up on the auction block soon, smaller players like Alltel and MetroPCS are making their intentions clear. Alltel has filed a petition with the FCC to keep the auctioning fair and open to bids for smaller, regional licenses. The FCC is planning to set aside a chunk…
1 Million Chinese protest chemical plant with text messge
In the Chinese’ mobile equivalent of the Million Man March, citizens of the Chinese province of Xiamen used 1,000,000 (1 Million) SMS text messages to organize a protest to halt the construction of a $1.4 billion industrial facility, by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. The plant was slated to produce paraxylene – an eye,…
One of World’s Worst spammers caught, Faces 65 Years in Prison!
You read correctly! One of the world’s most infamous, and prolific, spammers has been arrested and faces a litany of charges – including from fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. Robert Alan Soloway has been indicted by a Seattle, Washington Grand Jury on the aforementioned charges and awaits trial. The “Spam King” has been pursued…
The Nokia 8600 Luna is finally here!
No more pre-ordering, spy-shooting anticipation folks. Nokia has announced their Nokia 8600 Luna to start shipping this quarter! This thing just oozes so much sexiness that we just had to dedicate a whole separate post to this super-slick handset. The translucent black slider, crafted out of steel and glass, rocks-out like the high-end designer phone…
Nokia Releases Three New Mobile Phones to its Lineup – 8600 Luna, 6500 Classic, 6500 Slide
Nokia’s launched a new high-end handset, and a couple mid-rangers, for its 2007 lineup. The much anticipated and highly praised Nokia 8600 Luna is finally upon us! The beautifully slick and shiny slider takes its place as the high-end designer phone in this year’s Nokia offerings. The steel and glass-clad handset features 2 megapixel shooter…