Samsung has announced the commercial availability of the Mondi, a WiMAX-capable MID, for August 1st. on Sprint’s Clearwire network in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Portland. As the first U.S. device to make use of WiMAX, the Mondi is sure to grab a lot of attention, despite being limited geographically – even then, we’re hearing that…
Palm seeing 40% Palm Pre return rate?
The Palm Pre is a hot new piece of kit. Palm baked all sorts of multi-touch, GPS, WiFi, eye-catching goodness into the WebOS-powered Palm Pre, and it should be given praise for what it does well. But, all that hotness apparently comes at the cost of manufacturing quality. According to Jesup & Lamont analyst Kevin…
Rumor: webOS Update On or Around July 22nd?
Chalk this one up as rumor for now, but from what I’ve read, the information is coming from a reliable source. According to user bigchico68 over at the SprintUsers forum, a new webOS update will be pushed OTA to Pre users sometime around July 22nd… only a few days away! Some of the new rumored…
Sprint admits that carriers need to start enabling innovation
Wireless carriers have long been playing their own game where they make the rules. Apps, voice, wireless data – it’s all controlled by the carrier, and motivated by the bottom line. While the financial aspect is important, carriers’ over-controlling stance on wireless access has largely stifled innovation in the mobile space. One of the discussions…
Poll: Does your Palm Pre randomly power off/have a loose battery?
I’ve been using the Palm Pre for a few days now, and I am apparently a victim of the random-shutoff bug that’s plagued early production units. The random power-off problem is caused by a loose battery that sometimes loses touch with the connector – usually a result of sliding the Palm Pre’s screen up or…
New Palm Pre TV ad doubles as sleeping aid
Advertisements should invoke some sort of emotion. Whether it’s an upbeat, musical TV commercial or a scantily clad model on a billboard in Hollywood, a good ad should move you. Palm’s latest Palm Pre TV ad does just the opposite. It might even put you to sleep. The new Palm Pre ad features a soft-talking…
Sprint Launches LG LX290 to Scattered Applause
Sprint just launched a new slider, the LX290, that on the surface looks wholly unremarkable. T9 keypad, usual convenience keys for clock, e-mail, calendar and text, but the LX290 also hosts GPS and bundled Facebook and Photobucket photo sharing – not too shabby for a cheap little slider. If you don’t need much, you can…
Samsung M900 InstinctQ spotted in certification docs
Samsung’s got some sort of unannounced Instinct handset cooking up in their R&D labs. Thanks to a WiFi Certification document, we know that there’s some sort of dual-mode handset (which apparently means it surfs both cellular and WiFi networks) headed to US shores bearing the “Samsung SPH-M900 InstinctQ” moniker. The Samsung InstinctQ will likely end…
The Verizon Wireless Palm Pre… kinda, sorta
The Palm Pre’s success is only being held back by Sprint’s exclusivity deal on the WebOS-powered smartphone. Both Verizon Wireless and AT&T have made it known that the Palm Pre is most certainly on their radar (although, Sprint isn’t shy about reaffirming their own exclusivity deal), but we’ve yet to even see either carrier officially…
Palm cooking up WebOS 1.1 update with added Exchange features and more apps
Palm isn’t just looking to capture a slice of the consumer smartphone market, they’ve got their sights set on pushing the Palm Pre onto business users as well. Word on the street has Palm preparing a WebOS 1.1 update that will bring added Exchange Active Sync features. The 1.1 update is also expected to launch…