Virgin Mobile, known for their decent phones and even better pre-paid service, is dropping a couple bombs on our neighbors to the North. Virgin Mobile Canada will be picking up the Samsung m300 flip-phone to no one’s excitement. With a feature set that boasts 1xRTT data, VGA camera, digital voice recorder, it’s hard to get…
Sprint announces BlackBerry 8130 Pearl 2 for release next month
As we expected, Sprint has announced their intent to launch the RIM BlackBerry 8130 Pearl 2 next month. Following on Verizon Wireless’s holiday lineup announcement, the BlackBerry 8130 Pearl 2 will be bringing a built-in GPS, that cool trackball pearl, SureType keyboard (not our cup of tea, but some people like it) and 2 megapixel…
700Mhz FCC auction delayed, new auction rules published
So, it looks like the FCC has changed its mind on the upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction again. The regulatory body has published additional auction rules, including a new auction date – set for January 24, 2008. The entire auction will still hold a reserve price of $10 billion, with the coveted open-access C-block keeping…
Nokia’s too late: Google acquires Jaiku
I always thought Nokia will be the one to acquire Jaiku. After all, it is one of the most popular Symbian S60 apps today. Not to mention that like Nokia, Jaiku is also based in Finland (if that actually counts). I guess I was either wrong, or the Finish giant came to late… Now, we…
Motorola wins WiMAX infrastructure contract for Taiwan’s M-Taiwan project
Motorola is really working on their overseas infrastructure build-outs. The struggling mobile phone once-giant has announced that it has secured two WiMAX infrastructure contracts for Taiwan’s M-Taiwan project, which aims to create a “ubiquitous mobile” network in Taiwan. The project would have Taipei’s two largest counties, Jhonghe and Banciao, in WiMAX, 3G, and WiFi in…
See ya, Gary Forsee. Sprint CEO steps down.
Just as we expected, Sprint’s CEO has stepped down from his position at the head of the table. Gary Forsee is no longer CEO of Sprint. Sprint will look to CFO Paul Saleh as the interim CEO until the board of directors can find a suitable replacement for a fulltime CEO. James Hance, Jr. will…
AT&T snatches up high-speed wireless frequency spectrum for $2.5 billion
Forget waiting on the January FCC auction of the 700Mhz frequency spectrum. AT&T has jumped the gun on competitors and bought itself a 12Mhz slice of the 700Mhz frequency band from Aloha Partners LP. The $2.5 billion deal will net AT&T additional 700Mhz licenses in 281 US markets – including 72 of the top 100…
FAA puts its foot down on in-flight cell phone calls – it ain’t gonna happen
The FAA has put their collective foot down on the whole in-flight cellphone calling deal. Basically reiterating the FCC’s ban on in-flight mobile phone calling, the FAA’s Les Dorr announced that the FAA will uphold their ban on in-flight mobile calls. Apparently, there was enough public outcry over the prospect of having to deal with…
The N81 receives no operator love in the UK, more countries to follow?
The N81 is the flagship device from Nokia that has a built in music and game store, something that upset quite a few operators (Orange and now T-Mobile) in the UK who already provide their customers with such solutions. They see this as a threat so they’re refusing to sell the deivce (subsidized of course)…
Mobispine goes Facebook; Enables instant news sharing with your Facebook friends
Mobispine AB — the Swedish company that developed Mobispine RSS reader or how they like to call it “an intelligent mobile media browser” — has just announced the new Facebook application to enable its users to instantly share interesting news with their Facebook friends directly from their handsets. The whole system relies on the latest…