Cell Phone News
AT&T to cut the price of Apple’s new iPhone
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-04-30 08:55:47
When the 3G iPhone is introduced this summer, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone sales partner with Apple, will cut the price by as much as $200, according to a person familiar with the strategy. AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, bringing the price down to $199 for customers who sign two-year contracts, the source says. Apple is expected to have two versions of the new iPhone, an 8-gigabyte-memory and a 16-gigabyte-memory model with price tags widely expected to be $399 and $499....
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LG Secret (KG750) announced
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-04-24 09:01:13
The LG Secret is a new 5 megapixel camera-phone that can also shoot DivX video at 120fps. At just 11.8mm thick, the LG Secret is the slimmest 5 megapixel camera phone on the market. Photo and video editing features include facial editing and SmartLight, a feature that automatically adjusts the picture’s light settings. After its European launch, the LG Secret will be launched in Asia and South America, followed by the rest of the world. ...
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Sony Ericsson announced Z780
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-04-23 09:04:27
The Z780, a sister product to the recently announced Z770, is set to broaden the range of web-enabled phones into more markets across the globe. It packs tri-band 3G and HSDPA into its stylish clamshell frame, letting you receive email or browse the web at high speed in countries across the world. It also introduces built-in aGPS, giving users the opportunity to carry their navigation solution with them on their phone....
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Tap into experiences with the Nokia 6212 classic
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-04-15 10:24:37
Nokia today introduced the Nokia 6212 classic featuring integrated Near Field Communication (NFC). The 3G handset allows consumers to conveniently share content, access services and information as well as conduct payments and ticketing with one tap of the device....
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Microsoft Launches Windows 6.1
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-04-01 12:34:27
Microsoft Corp. today announced improvements to Windows Mobile, including a plan to add desktop-browsing quality seen in Internet Explorer 6 for new smart phones by the end of the year. The new version of IE Mobile will make it easier to pan and zoom through Web pages and to access the Web at the outset from a phone, said John Traynor, senior director of mobile communications at Microsoft. "It's going to be much closer to the desktop experience," he said. ...
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Lime-green Motorola Q9c adds twist to Alltel and U.S. Cellular
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-03-31 10:23:29
Motorola announced the addition of the Motorola Q9c to the carriers' lineups, including a new lime-green version....
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Turn a Smart Phone into a Wi-Fi Hot Spot
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-03-26 15:50:04
TapRoot Systems says its WalkingHotSpot software will let you use a 3G, Wi-Fi-enabled Windows Mobile or Symbian Series 60 handset as a Wi-Fi hot spot....
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Approval for mobiles on aircraft
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-03-26 12:22:09
The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given approval by UK regulator Ofcom. The decision means that mobiles could be used once a plane has reached an altitude of 3,000m or more....
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Comcast, Time Warner Cable in Wireless Talks
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-03-26 12:16:38
The two biggest U.S. cable providers, Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc., are discussing a plan to provide funding for a new wireless company that would be operated by Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp....
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Motorola to split in two
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-03-26 08:40:44
Under pressure investors, Motorola has decided to split into two publicly traded companies, one handling handsets and accessories and the other taking on wireless broadband networks and enterprise level communications services....
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By 2013 One in Every Three Phones Sold Will be a Smartphone
submitted by gateway at date 2008-03-21 11:39:20
The market for smartphones will grow from around 10% of the total handset market in 2007 to 31% of the market in 2013. A new study from ABI Research projects this meteoric growth to be a product of a number of complex factors including carriers’ drives to grow data revenues from advanced services and the general trend to pushing “smart” operating systems down into middle tier devices....
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Verizon's Open Network Strategy
submitted by gateway at date 2008-03-21 11:37:59
Verizon Wireless launches "open development" Web site at recent New York Event - the Open Development Initiative (ODI) - promoting more creative and innovative use of its expanding network....
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Sprint introduce OpenWeb mobile page formatting for better browsing
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-03-19 12:45:05
Sprint is upgrading its cellphones to the Openwave platform for Web browsing. Openwave is a combination of the Openwave proxy server that makes pages more mobile-friendly, and the OpenWeb browser, which is a full-HTML browser that renders pages nicely....
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Google sees surge in Web use on mobile phones
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-03-19 12:37:53
Google has seen an acceleration of Internet activity among mobile phone users in recent months since the company has introduced faster Web services on selected phone models, fueling confidence the mobile Internet era is at hand, the company said on Tuesday....
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Microsoft Adds Adobe's Flash Lite To Windows Mobile
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-03-17 14:15:30
Microsoft has agreed to license rival Adobe's Flash Lite graphics software for use on cell phones, PDAs, and other portable devices powered by the Windows Mobile operating system....
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Verizon to offer flat-fee unlimited wireless plans
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-02-19 12:03:31
Verizon Wireless Tuesday will unveil a plan that offers unlimited domestic calling for a flat fee of $99.99 to $139.99 a month. ...
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Nokia launches premier mobile advertising network
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-02-11 10:53:02
Nokia today announced the launch of the global Nokia Media Network, a premium advertising network including over 70 leading publisher and operators as well as Nokia media properties....
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Nokia unveils N96
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-02-11 10:52:04
Nokia Corp. has introduced the successor to its popular N95 mobile phone, the N96, featuring a slightly larger screen and an upgraded mapping program. ...
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Mio and Qualcomm to merge GPS, real-time traffic, and cellphone
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-01-30 12:18:54
Mio and Qualcomm to merge GPS, real-time traffic, and cellphone.The collaboration brings Qualcomm's QST1100 chipset to the mix for real-time traffic updates, voice calling, search, and the always intriguing, "more."...
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Nokia N95 8GB with US 3G passes FCC
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-01-30 12:15:45
We certainly can't guarantee that your wait for the US 3G version of the Nokia N95 8GB is nigh, but it did just pass through the FCC, meaning the last major hurdle to selling the things in the US is over. ...
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Quarter of US iPhones 'unlocked'
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-01-29 13:43:06
More than a quarter of iPhones sold in the US have been "unlocked" to work on network providers other than Apple's exclusive partner AT&T, a study says....
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Sony Ericsson expands PlayNow arena with 5 million new tracks
submitted by cellsea at date 2008-01-29 13:41:18
Sony Ericsson today unveiled the next stage in the evolution of PlayNow?arena, its popular over-the-air (OTA) download service. At the MIDEM conference in Cannes, Sony Ericsson announced deals with 10 major record labels, adding over 5 million new tracks to its extensive catalogue....
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Cellphone could be boarding pass, too
submitted by cellsea at date 2007-12-05 11:32:00
Continental Airlines passengers in Houston will be able to board flights using just a cellphone or personal-digital assistant instead of a regular boarding pass in a three-month test program launched Tuesday at Bush Intercontinental Airport. The program could expand to airlines and airports nationwide....
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Cell phone explosion may have killed man
submitted by cellsea at date 2007-11-28 11:52:14
Police in Cheongwon, South Korea, say a worker died Wednesday possibly because a cell phone battery exploded in his pocket....
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