Cell Phone News
New HTC Smartphone Dwarfs iPhone's Screen
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-10-06 17:09:51
HTC has unveiled the HD2, a Windows Mobile 6.5-powered smartphone that's just 0.4-inches thick. That's despite its enormous 4.3-inch, 480-by-800-pixel capacitive touch display and next-generation 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile CPU....
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AT&T Reverses Policy on iPhone Internet Calls
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-10-06 17:03:58
AT&T said on Tuesday that it would no longer prevent customers with the iPhone from using Internet telephone services that bypass its own voice network. ...
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Some iPhone users finally get MMS enabled
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-09-15 07:08:34
According to a new Arstechnica report, a few iPhone users have had their MMS enabled via AT&T, a couple of weeks prior to the expected rollout launch date of September 25th. ...
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Bank Will Allow Customers to Deposit Checks by iPhone
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-08-10 06:53:35
The Internet has taken a lot of the paperwork out of banking, but there is no avoiding paper when someone gives you a check. Now one bank wants to let customers deposit checks immediately — through their phones....
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Apple Preparing iPod Touch With Camera, Microphone: Source
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-07-21 09:23:31
Rumors have swirled about Apple readying a new version of the iPod Touch with a camera and microphone, which, combined with a Skype account, would pretty much obviate the need for a home phone line once and for all....
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Apple Announces the New iPhone 3G S
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-06-08 21:23:15
Apple® today introduced the new iPhone™ 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance—up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G—with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control....
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Apple to launch cut-price version of iPhone
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-06-05 18:09:22
Apple plans to introduce a cheaper version of its popular iPhone as soon as Monday, in a move that could dramatically increase the company’s share of the market for web-surfing devices, people familiar with the initiative said on Thursday....
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Android, iPhone Dominate Mobile Browsing in April 2009
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-05-27 11:59:03
Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone together accounted for almost three-quarters of web browsing on mobile devices in April, yet not even 10 percent of device sales, according to the most recent Mobile Metrics Report from AdMob....
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AT&T issues official statement on SlingPlayer's 3G blackout for iPhone
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-05-13 08:55:08
AT&T's obviously taking a good helping of heat today over Sling's rock-and-a-hard-place decision to remove 3G streaming capability from its SlingPlayer Mobile build for the iPhone -- a decision that gets at the very heart of several hot-button issues plaguing AT&T and Apple alike -- and the carrier understandably felt the need to release an official statement to address the situation....
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Can a Palm Pre multitask better than an iPhone?
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-05-06 07:14:27
While the iPhone has set the standard for future smartphones, Palm's WebOS delivers two important improvements that the iPhone can't yet match: true multitasking between applications, and a subtle notifications system that doesn't interrupt your train of thought. It does that while unveiling its own stamp on the multitouch user interface that Apple introduced to the masses with the iPhone and finding room for a slide-out hardware keyboard favored by CrackBerry addicts....
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New Gear from Apple and Verizon Wireless?
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-04-28 09:28:33
Verizon Wireless is warming to the idea of an Apple partnership. Verizon Wireless is in talks with Apple to distribute two new iPhone-like devices, BusinessWeek has learned. Apple has created prototypes of the devices, and discussions reaching back a half-year have involved Apple CEO Steve Jobs, according to two people familiar with the matter. ...
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Apple and Verizon consider iPhone deal
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-04-27 08:42:43
Verizon (VZ) and Apple (AAPL) are discussing the possible development of an iPhone for Verizon, with the goal of introducing it next year, people familiar with the situation say. It would mark the first time Apple has produced a version of the iPhone for a CDMA wireless network, which is different from AT&T's GSM technology. Vodafone, co-owner of Verizon Wireless, already sells the iPhone in Europe....
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iPhone OS 3.0 to feature voice control and feedback
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-04-21 09:03:30
Besides the coolness factor that the voice control features add to the iPhone, they also bring the promise of voice-controlled dialing, a feature that other phones have had for some time. Also, it could aid in hands-free operation for safety in certain situations, like driving, and act as an assistive user interface method for those with some sight impairments....
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Skype announces service for iPhone, BlackBerry
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-03-30 06:48:53
Skype, the Internet telephone unit of eBay Inc, is planning to launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday and for BlackBerry in May as part of its effort to expand beyond desktop computers. Skype has been pushing to make its service work on the most popular advanced phones with an aim to expending its more than 400 million users who were mostly lured by the promise of cheap and sometimes free calls made using its computer application....
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Apple to allow Verizon connections
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-02-23 16:03:12
Deep throats in Apple claim that Iphones for Verizon Wireless will be announced soon. While the deal is so secret that Apple will not even hint that it is happening, the outfit had been trying to find EVDO and CDMA Engineers for months in their online Iphone job postings. While EVDO could cover a wide range of 3G skills, it is more likely that Apple is specifically after the Verizon Wireless standard....
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Apple and Adobe Collaborating on iPhone Flash
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-02-01 07:33:08
"It's a hard technical challenge and that's part of the reason Apple and Adobe are cooperating to try and get it done as soon as possible," Narayen said in an interview with Bloomberg. While Narayen didn't answer the question of whether Apple had strengthened its commitment to putting Flash on the iPhone he did point out that the ball was now in Adobe's court. "We have the developer kit and the onus is now on us," he said....
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BlackBerry Storm Is Off To Bit of a Bumpy Start
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-01-26 08:45:15
Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion Ltd. have high hopes for the BlackBerry Storm, which they spent nearly two years developing as their big response to Apple Inc.'s iPhone. But despite a marketing campaign that cost more than $100 million, the smart phone has gotten off to a bumpy start. Some early buyers have complained about technical bugs with RIM's first touch screen BlackBerry, although others say most new gadgets have problems that need to be ironed out....
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HTC To Launch New Touch Phone Says Telstra
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-01-12 08:52:49
Mobile phone Company HTC is set to launch a brand new phone touch phone that will take on the Apple iPhone and the new Pre offering from Palm claims a senior executive of Telstra. The new touch phone has been developed using a combination of the Google Android operating system and Linux based software written by HTC. The screen is believed to be bigger than current offerings from HTC. ...
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Palm Unveils iPhone Competitor, the Pre
submitted by cellsea at date 2009-01-09 08:44:57
Seeking to revive its sharply fallen fortunes and produce a successor to its aging Treo device, Palm unveiled a sleek new smartphone, the Pre, on Thursday and an exclusive partnership with Sprint to distribute it....
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Wal-Mart to start selling iPhones on Sunday
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-12-26 11:40:46
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday it will start selling Apple Inc's iPhone on Sunday, but the popular cell phones that can surf the web will not be priced as low as some anticipated....
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Apple to Sell IPhones in Wal-Mart Stores This Month
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-12-08 10:30:00
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will become the second mass-market retail chain to start selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone, with two store representatives saying the world’s largest retailer will carry two models of the Web-surfing handset this month. ...
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BlackBerry's Storm: Awkward and Disappointing
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-11-20 08:52:45
BlackBerry fans who've been yearning for a touch-based handset à la iPhone now have one, but the BlackBerry Storm--which Verizon Wireless plans to start selling Friday for $250 with a two-year contract--might not be the smart phone of their dreams. ...
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New Samsung Phone: a Real iPhone Killer?
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-11-05 09:14:07
The T*Omnia, an upgraded version of the Samsung Omnia that has been available in Asia and Europe for more than two months, will be introduced only in the Korean market from around Nov. 20 by SK Telecom, Korea’s largest mobile carrier. It certainly offers more features than the iPhone. It includes mobile TV and 5-megapixel camera with auto focus and image stabilizer as well as Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, GPS, fast Internet access through 7.2-megabaud per second HSDPA and Bluetooth support....
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Newer, Faster, Cheaper iPhone 3G
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-07-09 09:03:17
If you’ve been waiting to buy an iPhone until it dropped in price, or ran on faster cell networks, you might want to take the plunge, if you can live with the higher service costs and the weaker battery life. The same goes for those with existing iPhones who love the device but crave faster cellular data speeds. But if you already own an iPhone, and can usually use Wi-Fi for data, you probably should hold off and get the free software upgrade before deciding whether it’s worth getting the new hardware....
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