The Consumerist has a letter from poor Bob A. regarding his futile and unheeded attempts to get his phone back from “repair” at Nokia. He sent the phone in for repair, expecting a 10 day turn-around, and he’s still waiting – 3 months later. The crazy thing is that he is still subscribed and paying…
WiMAX More Appealing To Consumers Than 3G or WiFi Access; In-Stat Survey Finds
A survey from In-Stat reveals that when consumers had a choice of WiMAX, WiFi, or 3G, they resoundingly preferred WiMAX. The report cites a “significant preference” for the long distance WiMAX protocol. And, more than 50% of those surveyed said that they would ditch their current broadband provider for a provider than offered a bundled…
Microsoft And AT&T Speak Out Against Google And DoubleClick Merger For Anti-Trust Violations – Hilarity Ensues!
The fact that the $3.1 billion merger of Google and DoubleClick is being opposed by Microsoft and AT&T, on grounds of possible anti-trust violations, just goes to show that Karma has a sense of humor (peppered with irony). Microsoft, once involved in a Department of Justice showdown for violoating anti-trust regulations, is whining about the…
Fujitsu Lab’s New Technology Can Give 1.5 Times Longer Battery Life On Mobile WiMAX Phones
WiMAX looks to be emerging as the wireless broadband protocol of choice in the US and abroad. If only there were some way to fix the ridiculous power drain imposed by the WiMAX transmitter. Oh wait! There is a way! Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. developed a technology to kick WiMAX transission amplifier efficiency into high gear!…
Verizon Unlimited Text, Picture, Video Messaging Coming April 15?
So, the nation’s largest wireless provider may be bringing some unlimited action to its text, picture, and video messaging services. Unlimited mobile and text message packages are nothing new, but an unlimited package for ALL multimedia messaging is definitely a worthy new development. Single rate plans are expected to demand a $20 premium and Family…
Nokia S60 Widget Development Platform Announced – Widgets On Your Nokia Phone!
Nokia has announced that they will be supporting the development of widgets for their phones running the S60 Symbian operating system. It looks like this may be Nokia’s answer to Microsoft’s ZenZui interface and Apple’s widget-based interface on their iPhone. But with support for Ajax, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, the Web Run-Time based widgets will…
HTC Releases Their New 3.5G Wireless Broadband Card – BandLuxe C100
HTC sure is stretching its legs in the mobile technology arena. With a recent move to market their previously re-branded Windows Mobile smartphones under their own brand, HTC is looking to expand their hold on the mobile industry with production of 3.5G wireless broadband cards and adaptors. HTC’s subsidiary, BandRich will start production on the…
BenQ Siemens SF71 – Last Hurrah For BenQ Siemens
The new BenQ Siemens SF71 phone could be the final act for the partnership between the two mobile device design houses. The beautiful new clamshell will be announced in Taiwan and will rock a 2megapixel shooter with dual flash, 3G, 2 inch QVGA screen, A2Dp Bluetooth, and a video conference camera. And, as BenQ Siemens’…
WiFiMobile – Free VoIP Call On All S60 Nokia Phones!
If you find yourself often within range of a WiFi connection with your WiFi enabled S60 Nokia device, then we have a great wireless minute-saving solution for you! WiFiMobile is a mobile VoIP application that works on all Nokia N-series and E-series phones. Make free Internet-based calls through that WiFi network and save a bundle…
New Sony Ericsson Smartphone On The Horizon? – Sony Ericsson P700i
A little XML snooping on Sony Ericsson’s website dugg up some interesting nuggets of information. Sony Ericsson may have a new smartphone on the way, the SE P700i. The XML data suggest that the device will rock a 320 x 240 pixel screen, qwerty keyboard, and GSM / GPRS / WCDMA radios. We think this…