In a rather groundbreaking move, Nokia has announced that they will give the N95 to Cingular with a 1900 Mhz radio. This will allow those residing stateside to actually use the high-speed HSDPA connection, which Cingular pushes over the 1900 Mhz spectrum. And Cingular does seem to be the logical choice for the N95, as…
Apple Looking for European Carrier for iPhone
The Guardian reports that Apple may be looking for a Europe-wide carrier for its upcoming iPhone. Apple has been flirting with carriers in the European Union in hopes of catching the “right one” for its iPhone rollout towards the end of 2007. And industry insiders seem to think that Vodafone may be the leading candidate…
Sidekick 3 Gets OTA Updates From Tmobile
T-mobile will be updating their Sidekick 3 to include its popular new service, myFaves. The changes will be painless and easy and done “over the air” through firmware updates broadcast over their networks. Users will not only get myFaves support, which allows unlimited calling to any 5 numbers in the U.S., but will now be…
New Thin Film Battery To Revolutionize EVERYTHING!
Everyone knows what a battery looks like. Even though they come in a variety of shapes and sizes, they all have one thing in common – bulk. That is, until this new battery was announced. This new power source is super thin and flexible, and can recharge in 60 seconds! The polymer-based “organic radical” battery…
Free VOIP On Your Mobile Phone
A European company, started by a former Nokia president, wants to give all mobile phones access to free Voice Over IP services on their planned network. Well, nothing is really free in life, and neither is this service. The VOIP service will be “free” as long as you are willing to have advertising thrown at…
Samsung SCH-B500 Gets New Colors, Nothing Else
Taking a page from Motorola and its Moto Q, Samsung will try to breathe fresh new life into a tried and true platform by changing its colors. The Samsung SCH-B500 slider phone will get a makeover with “magic brown” and “magic gold” color scheme options, but nothing else will change. Same “old” 2 megapixel camera,…
Motorola Announces Moto Q Amp’d Edition
Motorola announces their intention to push another variant of their venerable Moto Q. This time it will be a version carried by Amp’d Mobile. This youth and multimedia oriented phone will be marketed to the young, hip, business minded demographic. The Amp’d Moto Q will sport all the same features as the current Verizon Moto…
Cingular Blocks Free Conference Call Services
If you have been using those popular “free” conference calling services (FreeConferenceCalls and FuturePhone) that route calls to the 712 area code, you may already be finding out that calls to those access numbers are no longer being connected. This is because Cingular/ATT is on to your plan. You will no longer be able to…
NTP Vs. Palm Battle On Hold
NTP has been told to hold its horses in its ongoing fight to sue Palm for patent infringments. NTP is alleging that the wireless email exchange technology that Palm utilizes is actually built on technology patented by NTP. A federal judge has ordered a stay in proceedings to allow time for the USPTO to review…
Sidekick X – Motorola And Danger Offspring
What happens when the makers of the RAZR and the Sidekick 3 get together for some carnal fun? Well, you get what might be the Sidekick X. Apparently the new device was announced at a T-mobile conference in Twenty Nine Palms, California. This is an interesting development in Danger’s recent push to penetrate a little…