A week ago we talked about the Vertu Constellation Quest and voila now we caught the device at the FCC. From all the documents presented, User’s Manual included, we got some additional details to share. First of all, it’s a smartphone with Symbian S60 running the show. As Stefan pointed out, the Quest’s guts come…
Palm Pre 2 Spotted at FCC in CDMA and GSM Variants
This might interest some of you, since the Palm Pre 2 was officially announced today for SFR in France and Verizon in the U.S., but it’s also been spotted in the FCC’s listings. We’re seeing the CDMA and North American GSM versions above, knowing full well that Verizon is getting it and unlocked versions will…
FCC Ready to Rescue Consumers from ‘Bill Shock’ with New Rules
When it comes to your wireless bill, it looks like the FCC has your back. How often have you opened up your cell phone bill only to be hit with outrageous charges and overages? Pretty soon you won’t have to worry about that as the FCC looks to make it mandatory for carriers to notify…
BlackBerry Style 9670 Clamshell Passes FCC Certification
On the off-chance we needed any more proof than a flood of leaks that RIM’s clamshell, the BlackBerry Style 9670, was going to be announced next week at the BlackBerry Developer Conference, the thing passed through FCC certification recently. From what we’ve gathered, the BlackBerry 9670 will have 4 GB of internal storage, 512 MB…
FCC approves white space usage, paves the way for cutting edge mobile broadband
As expected, the Federal Communications Commission voted on white space today and approved the commercial usage of this unused spectrum. White space received the thumbs up from the FCC back in 2008 under the previous FCC head Kevin Martin. Progress with white space technology was stalled by objections from the National Association of Broadcasters which was…
FCC reveals Pantech P9050 “Sparrow” for AT&T
A new Pantech devices for AT&T has been caught at the website of the Federal Communications Commission. Marked as P9050 “Sparrow”, the still unannounced phone comes with a 3G radio that sings along AT&T 3G network’s bands (850/1900 MHz). Moreover, there’s a 3.1-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) touchscreen on board, a 3-megapixel camera with video capture,…
LG’s E900 and E720 smartphones are at the FCC
Two of LG’s upcoming smartphones got their FCC treatment – Windows Mobile-powered E900 and Android-runnin’ E720, both of which we’ve already seen “in the wild.” The good news — at least for the ever shrinkin’ number of WinMo fanboys — is that the E900 comes with a 3G radio that sings on GSM 850 and…
CTIA weighs in on FCC net neutrality debate
The CTIA is weighing in on the FCC’s potential plans to implement net neutrality rules on the wireless broadband space and the mobile industry organization is again stressing that wireless is different. The governmental agency recently put out a Public Notice for comment on its net neutrality plans and mobile broadband will be a contentious…
HTC PC40100 Makes Its Way Through FCC
A Windows Phone packing handset from HTC is making its way through the FCC as we speak. Oddly enough, there is no mention of a WCDMA radio or EV-DO in the files, so it’s tough to say exactly what or who this phone is meant for. Guesses are that it’s a low-end Windows Phone 7…
RFID-enabled Nokia device spotted at the FCC
Nokia is cooking something interesting for the U.S. market or at least their new RFID-enabled device at the FCC’s website suggests so. We’ve no idea what’s the name of this handset nor whether it’s a smartphone or not. We do know it’s RFID-enabled, meaning it could be used for near-field communication (NFC) — i.e. wireless…