May 31 2003 - 03:07 PM ET | Site News
We've updated the MobileTracker reader specials--make sure to check them out. Included is a deal on the Nokia 6200 and the Nokia 3650. The reader specials are located on almost every page of the site and are updated as warrented....
We've posted an info page on the Nokia 5100 over at MobileTracker Phones. It's got some really unique features (integrated flashlight, calorie tracker, thermometer). Also, it's decked out with a skin to protect it from dust and liquid. It should...
May 31 2003 - 02:37 PM ET | Smartphone
Both Verizon and AT&T Wireless will be carrying smartphones using Microsoft software in the near future. This will mark the first entrance of MS powered phones in the US. In Europe they have been in use since 2002....
May 30 2003 - 03:51 PM ET | SMS, Unique
British Amulet Group fired 2,500 employees recently via a mass SMS. The message said, in part, "you are being made redundant with immediate effect". [via BoingBoing]...
May 30 2003 - 12:31 PM ET | Cingular
Wired is reporting that Adrian Lamo hacked into Cingular's insurance claims website. Mr. Lamo (a rather high-profile hacker) stated that he could have pulled personal data on millions of customers, but he didn't feel the need. For 14 year old...
May 30 2003 - 12:14 PM ET | SMS
Cellular-News is reporting (without a link as is their style) that SMS is taking off in the US. Historically consumers in the US have been slow to adopt text messaging as airtime is comparatively cheap. The story may indeed be...
May 30 2003 - 12:10 PM ET | Cingular, SMS
According to C|NET, Yahoo! IM is coming Cingular subscribers. The service allows customers to chat with parties on a PC (Mobile-to-PC). With services such as SMS, communication is only mobile-to-mobile....
The Register has posted a long-term review of Sony Ericsson's P800. The smartphone has gotten a lot of press lately, but according to the Register it's not all that. Don't worry though, they have some nice things to say as...
May 29 2003 - 02:28 PM ET | In The News
Forbes is running a forward dated piece on AT&T's practice of spamming its customers with text messages. In such a competitive market, something like sending out junk SMS could hit the bottom line in a pretty short period of time....
May 28 2003 - 04:24 PM ET | Camera
MobileTechNews notes that KDDI and Okinawa Cellular recently announced plans to launch five new handsets. Among the phones is the Casio A5401CA which includes a built in digital camera with more than 1 pixel of resolution. By our count this...
May 28 2003 - 04:19 PM ET | DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo has plans for a test run of a fourth-generation (4G) mobile communications system in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, where a DoCoMo R&D center is located. This is pretty amazing considering the rest of the world is still lusting at...
Infosync World notes that LG is now the 3rd largest phone maker in the US, with about 19% of CDMA phones. They are pretty new to the market (entered in 1998), so the high ranking is even more meaningful....
May 28 2003 - 01:43 AM ET | In The News
Just as we reported last week, Nextel's Direct Connect feature is going to be challenged this summer. The New York Times (believe it if you are feeling lucky) has some dirt on the offerings coming. bq. "That lock on the...
May 27 2003 - 02:39 PM ET | Camera
MobileTechNews is running an interesting piece on "picture spamming" or sending pictures from camera phones (in the article it is the Sanyo 8100) out in mass. Something else to look forward to....
The rumor on the street is that Cingular wants to buy around 20% of NextWave Telecom's airspace. This looks to be good news for Cingular customers and investors alike. The deal is rumored to be worth $1.5 billion. Reuters has...
May 26 2003 - 10:25 AM ET | Sony Ericsson
All of the Sony Ericsson T610's that have made it to retail stores so far are plagued with a hiss problem documented by several sources. The company says it has fixed the problem, and if you own one of the...
May 26 2003 - 10:16 AM ET | Bluetooth
Consumers have been hearing Bluetooth hype for years. The latest "study" cites that 20% of cars worldwide will have bluetooth built in by 2007. Right. Remember when it was supposed to be in all printers? We can't even get it...
May 26 2003 - 10:10 AM ET | Unique
What happens when you give kids with a lot of spare time a tech-toy with way too much horse power? Rude ringtones. According to a Wired story, "bodily functions" are hot for ring tones: bq. "After offering various sound effects,...
