The UMPC – black sheep and disappointment of the entire mobile computing industry – launched into a questionable market after an extensive viral marketing campaign. And maybe you heard of the $700 price tag that the UMPC was supposed to launch with? Yeah, that never happened, in a big way. So, why are we even…
Will: Windows Mobile – DeepFish, ZenZui, Emoze, Athena
Welcome back! Let’s take a look at what the last week meant for Windows Mobile. Sure Symbian OS 9.5 is a pretty big announcement, but WinMo had several (r)evolutionary developments this past week. Windows New interfaces for mobile browsing, multimedia, and email, oh my! Mobile just keeps getting better…
In-Flight Cell Coverage Gets Grounded
Update!! If you are still hanging on to the sliver of hope for making cell phones calls while in-flight, you can let go now. We are sorry to update this post with the news that the FCC went official today with their intention to ground cellular activity for good. It’s really ashame that AirCell won’t…
Citibank Gets Into Mobile Banking – Citi Mobile Gives You Account Access On Your Phone
Citibank just announced that they will be extending their online banking system to your mobile phone. The geniuses responsible for Citibank’s mobile technology have released the fumbling Citi Mobile service – which requires users to sign up for the service and download the software onto their phones.
Amp’d Mobile Drops Ball On Customer Info – May Be Fined $100,000
Come on Amp’d, did you really think that your slacker attitude regarding customer information wasn’t going to get noticed? Well, sure enough, the FCC got wind of Amp’d Mobiles failure to comply with regulations for curbing pretext fraud requiring internal safeguards to protect customer information. Pretexting, recently outlawed by Congress, is the practice of impersonating…
Top 5 Gotta Have Features For Your Mobile Phone
Cellphone options these days are plentiful, to say the least. Trying to find the right combination of form and function can be…well, a trying experience. But what if you could have it your way and make your own cell phone? Why should Steve Jobs get to do whatever he wants in the cell phone industry?…
Mexico City Wants City-Wide WiFi – Forgets Water And Power
Mexico City Mayor Mercelo Elbrad has pushed water and power shortage issues aside to push his new free city-wide wifi initiative. Evidently, this new mayor sees high-speed municipal wireless service as a higher priority than basic services like water and power. Well, whatever, the 8 million thirsty and shower-deprived citizens of Mexico City can still…
Start Your Own MVNO
Look, everyone is tired of hearing you complain about your wireless service. Everyone has a gripe about their wireless carrier, either live with it or do something about it – like start your own wireless operator. Well, more specifically, you should go start your own MVNO (that’s mobile virtual network operator, for the uninitiated). What’s…
Motorola Gets ‘Higher’ Than Anyone Else – Phone Call From Top Of Everest
Motorola really wants to get ‘high’ with their mobile brand. In a hair-brained publicity stunt, Motorola will sponsor Brit mountain climber Rod Bader in his attempt to take cell phone performance to a whole new level. Actually, 20,561 ft. above sea level, to be exact. This would make Motorola the ‘highest’ mobile phone manufacturer in…
Did The ‘Leaked’ iPhone OSX Map Fool You Yesterday?
With almost 1,000 diggs yesterday, the allegedly leaked iPhone OSX map architecture was a great April Fool’s hoax from joker Charles Ying. Did you fall for it? We know we pretty much did! The prank was awesomely subtle in its execution, with only a Unix timestamp of April 1 revealing the hoax. And it’s no…