File this under rumors, but it seems that the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of number of subscribers is working on its own AppStore. When you think about it, it makes perfect sense for China Mobile to do this. With that many subscribers, they would certainly want to increase ARPU by offering subscribers additional…
Nokia E71 for AT&T caught in the wild!
Always highly informed Boy Genius is there to enlighten us with a piece of hot news and/or “caught in the wild” photos. Today they brought us the first leaked image of the “slated-for-AT&T” Nokia E71. Apparently, the device will be sold as “E71x” where they hope that “x” won’t stand for “xtra crippled.” One thing…
Yahoo OneSearch coming to T-Mobile phones in the USA?
File this under “rumors,” but according to a report from InfoWorld, T-Mobile USA is in talks with Yahoo to include their OneSearch product pre-installed on some of the T-Mobile handsets. And while this is far from being confirmed at this stage, it would make sense for T-Mobile not to put all eggs in a single…
iPhone 3G coming to Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club after Christmas!
Bargain hunters and penny-pinchers with an iPhone 3G on their holiday “wish list” will be happy to hear that discount retail giant Wal-Mart and its subsidiary Sam’s Club will soon be offering the iconic Apple handset. Following on speculation hinting at just such a move, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club have been confirmed to be picking…
MMS coming to iPhone 3G!
Now, before you get all worked up in an MMS-frenzy, you should know that MMS is coming to iPhone 3G’s on Telia’s network. MacWorld has confirmed that the Scandinavian wireless carrier has the distinction of offering the iPhone 3G exclusively in Apple rival Nokia’s home-turf, and it looks like Telia is turning up the heat…
iDEN BlackBerry coming to Telus’ Mike service?
RIM’s long-overdue BlackBerry 8350i has been locked into Sprint’s Nextel iDEN network, but we haven’t heard about many other international releases aside from Latin America. Well, word has is Telus’ push-to-talk service, Mike, will also be hosting the new BlackBerry Curve in the near future. No word on release date, but they say that this…
RIM beginning work on LTE handset?
Long-Term Evolution is the next step for wireless networks, and RIM wants to be on board the minute the 4G technology gets deployed; according to insiders, a team has been formed to begin work on a 4G BlackBerry using the LTE standard. BlackBerrys were a little late to the 3G game, with the 8703 being…
BlackBerry Storm coming to Bell and Telus on same day?
Last we heard, Telus BlackBerry Storm launch parties were stretching all the way until December 12th., presumably with a release proper shortly after. Now we’re getting some information from the Bell side of the fence, the live demo units will be available around December 10th., and that Telus and Bell will be launching simultaneously. This…
Pomegranate NS08 Phone a Hoax: Part of $300,000 Ad Campaign for Nova Scotia
So here I was this morning, reading the news checking my usual favorite blogs, when I came across another story about the Pomegranate NS08. You remember the device right? Looked kind of cool, it opened up into 3 distinct sections and offered some interesting ‘lifestyle’ features. Having been suspicious of it just a tad, I…
BlackBerry 8900 coming to U.S. Q1 2009?
The new BlackBerry Curve came out on T-Mobile Germany earlier this week, but you might have heard that T-Mobile does a little bit of business the other side of the pond, too. Rumours are floating that the BlackBerry 8900 is coming to North American shores in the first quarter of 2009, likely from T-Mobile and…