Well, with in-flight cell phone calls dead – at least over FAA airspace – the next logical step is to test-trial in-flight texting. Australian airline, Qantas, will be conducting a 3-month trial that will allow passengers to send and receive texts at 35,000 feet on Boeing 767’s. It’s just too bad passengers won’t know they’re…
T-mobile? 3G? Sidekick? What?
As far as rumors go, we got a hot one. And by hot we mean completely unreliable, yet exciting, hearsay. Still, any rumor that includes T-mobile, 3G, and the upcoming Sidekick X in the same breath really gets our juices flowing. We got reports of “Danger hiptop 2.0” browsers tearing up the information superhighway with…
BlackBerry 8800 Launch Goes Official On T-mobile
We got word today that the long-awaited RIM BlackBerry 8800 will be launching on T-mobile come this Monday, April 23. Th3 Pearl-esque 8800 exudes the same sleek style of its predecessor but packs in that wonderfully full qwerty keyboard. No more double-tapping those half-keys to shoot out that business email! And, the built-in GPS functionality…
Windows Mobile 6.0 Upgrades Officially In The Pipeline From HTC
Okay [sigh of relief], we can all rest easy now. HTC has gone official with their plans to release Windows Mobile 6.0 updates for their line of smartphones. If you’re like us, you have been biting your nails in anticipation of getting that brand-new feel back on your WinMo 5.0 device. Cut back on your…
AT&T U-verse Launches Mobile Remote DVR Control
If you’re lucky enough to be in an AT&T U-verse market, you can sign up for AT&T U-verse service and control your Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from your mobile phone. The new U-verse service lets you use your cell phone to search U-verse TV schedules and remotely manage your DVR. The mobile remote feature will…
Sprint’s Motorola Q Not Likely To Get Windows Mobile 6.0 Update
User shaun0207 over at the EverythingQ forums got a customer service email regarding the possbility of upgrading the Sprint Motorola Q’s Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system to the newer Windows Mobile 6.0. The email, from “Angus D.,” shoots down hopeful Sprint customers, saying “This phone works on Windows Mobile OS 5.0 with AKU 2.4 and…
T-mobile “Wing” Released Pushed Up To May – Loses Name Along The Way
We didn’t think the name of T-mobile’s upcoming version of the HTC Herald – the Wing – was all that bad. But, rumors are flying that the upper echelons at T-mobile didn’t think too fondly of the name. T-mobile will be changing the name of the phone and…wait for it…pushing up the launch date! The…
Treo 700p To Get System Software Update In May
Steve Sinclair, Treo Product Manager, posted information on his blog about an upcoming software update for the Palm Treo. The update is undergoing carrier certification and should be released, post-haste, for the Treo 700p. Given the current status of the update, Sinclair estimates that the software update will be available during the week of May…
Nokia Expands Cell Phone Recycling Program In Celebration Of Earth Day
It looks like Nokia, one of the planet’s largest mobile phone manufacturers, is going to expand their cell phone and cell phone accessory recycling program. In celebration of Earth Day, the Finnish cell phone manufacturer will ramp up their existing recycling infrastructure with an aggressive campaign to get everyone to recycle. Green-minded cell phone users…
Nearly 1 In 5 Adults In US Will Buy Apple’s iPhone
At least that’s what Harris Interactive Technology Research is reporting from the results of their web-based survey. With 47% of the United States’ adult population aware of the hot new Apple iPhone, 17% responded that they were planning on scooping one up in the near future.