We’ve already talked about new Palm OS powered Treo 755p, and that it will soon hit the Sprint’s shelves. Now, it looks like Sprint won’t be the only one to carry the new device. Apparently, Verizon will also add the popular smartphone to its offering soon. That’s more love for core Palm OS fans on…
Verizon Is Industry Leader For Wireless Subscribers; Sprint Nextel Leader In Data Usage
Here in The States, the two Big Boys on the wireless network block are Verizon and Cingular. Verizon is representing the CDMA side of their neighborhood and Cingular is holding down its GSM territory. It’s been a rumble and tumble battle, but for the most part, it’s been an even war. But today, the marketing…
2010 Census Goes High Tech With Data-Only HTC ‘Census’ GPS Smartphone
Well folks, it looks like the U.S. Census Bureau is finally getting high-tech for their 2010 census. With $600 million poured into the Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) project, half a million (500,000) field enumerators will be getting hooked up with a HTC Census smartphone. Armed with an EVDO data-only Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC,…
Treo 755p set for Sprint; Caught in the wild
The new Garnet-powered Treo 755p is coming to Sprint. Apparently, the new device will have the 700p-like 1.3 MP camera, but will also be slimmer, lighter, and easier to hold thanks to concave surfaces on the phone’s sides. The big news is that the Treo 755p will be an EV-DO enabled device, bringing more speed…
Sanyo SCP-7050 Phone – Military Tough
Military Standard 810F defines strict performance parameters for dust, shock, and vibration tolerance. And guess what? The Sanyo SCP-7050 is the world’s first cell phone to meet those strict requirements. With a rugged shell and robust internals, this phone is geared more towards the construction and maintenance fields than the battlefields.
CTIA: Sprint Announces Cisco Enzo 3G Router
In their push to expand mobile broadband options for the consumer, Sprint announced today, at CTIA, the availability of the Cisco Enzo 3G router. With “Cisco® 3G Wireless WAN (WWAN) High-speed WAN Interface Card (HWIC) solution used within the Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISRs),” the router will connect to Sprint’s own broadband network.
Sprint’s Pivot Service Announced
Sprint took the wraps off their quad-play service today with the announcement of their Pivot service. Now subscribers can get their voice, wireless data, broadband data, and cable tv plans from a single provider. Presumably, the convenience of a single bill and integrated service will attract users looking for lower monthly bill than if they…
Sprint releases more WiMAX ecosystem details
At CTIA, Sprint Nextel announced further progress with the development of its upcoming Mobile WiMAX advanced multimedia network. In addition to previously announced WiMAX U.S. service areas (Chicago, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio), the carrier also named new service markets – Detroit, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Boston, Philadelphia, Providence,…
CTIA: Sierra Wireless Finally Announces Their AirCard 595U EV-DO Rev A USB modem
Sierra Wireless, not wanting to waste the CTIA pre-show buzz by sitting on their bums, announced today that their long-awaited EVDO Rev. A USB modem will be shipping this April. Now that’s an announcement that’s been a long time in the making, we were expecting this little USB modem last year!. Better late than never,…
Beyonce’s Samsung Phone Gets New Name – Upstage
Not to be, uh, upstaged, by all the other fancy phone monikers out there, Samsung set out to find a unique and catchy name for their new “ultra music” music phone. Already having a world-renowned star signed on to help market the phone, Sammy needed an appropriately flashy name (the “Beyonce Phone” just didn’t roll…