July 27, 2004 articles

Motorola V620 soon

Jul 27 2004 - 06:08 PM ET | Motorola
Motorola had a new phone blitz earlier today, but did not mention the Motorola V620, an update to the popular V600. PhoneScoop provides a few details about the phone: it's black and it has video recording. Other than that not...

Verizon launches EV-DO in Las Vegas

Jul 27 2004 - 06:02 PM ET | 3G, Data, Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless will tomorrow launch its EV-DO powered BroadbandAccess data service in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will provide users with internet speeds of 300-500 kilobits per second. San Diego and Washington D.C. are the other cities that have Verizon's BroadbandAccess....

T-Mobile ships Motorola V600

Jul 27 2004 - 05:48 PM ET | Motorola, T-Mobile
T-Mobile USA has finally started to ship the Motorola V600. MobileTracker reviewed an unbranded Motorola V600 in May. The phone is selling for $299 without rebates from T-Mobile, contract needed. You can purchase the V600 for as little as $49.99...

T-Mobile ends unlimited free WAP

Jul 27 2004 - 05:36 PM ET | Data, T-Mobile
T-Mobile USA has quitely ended an unpublicized program that gave all of its subscribers unlimited WAP access for free. According to the mobile phone discussion site Howard Forums, many T-Mobile subscribers that try and use the service now get a...

Treo 600 for $149

Jul 27 2004 - 05:17 PM ET | Bargain, Palm
In a sign that the Treo 610/ACE could be announced soon, Amazon.com is selling that AT&T Wireless version of the Treo 600 for $149.99 after rebate. This beats the last Treo 600 bargain we featured by a cool $200. [via...

Nokia N-Gage QD ships in US

Jul 27 2004 - 11:52 AM ET | Nokia
The Nokia N-Gage QD is now shipping in the US. It is being bundled with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and is selling for $99-$199 depending on whether you get a contract or not. At this time the N-Gage QD can...

Verizon Wireless Q2 revenue up 25%

Jul 27 2004 - 11:43 AM ET | Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless had an excellent second quarter: * Industry-record 1.5 million total net customer additions * 40.4 million total customers * 25.0 percent growth in total revenues * Company record-low churn (customer turnover) of 1.45% per month Verizon (VZ) is...

Motorola CN620 WiFi phone announced

Jul 27 2004 - 02:03 AM ET | Motorola
While not news to MobileTracker readers, Motorola has taken the covers off its first WiFi phone--the Motorola CN620. We noted that the CN620 got FCC approval on the first of this month. You should be able to purchase a CN620...

Motorola announces V975 and C975

Jul 27 2004 - 01:39 AM ET | Motorola
During a day filled with new phones, Motorola announced two new 3G handsets. The V975 and C975 both sport features like 2-way video conferencing and a VGA camera with 4x zoom. They should be available in the fourth quarter of...

Motorola V551 announced

Jul 27 2004 - 01:34 AM ET | Motorola
The Motorola V551 is a new handset from Motorola that sports EDGE and a thin case. It's also a quad-band phone so it will be available in North America, Europe and Asia. Other notables are: * 176 x 220 color...

Motorola A870 announced

Jul 27 2004 - 01:30 AM ET | Motorola
Motorola today announced the Motorola A870, a handset aimed at professional users. The standout difference with the A870 is that it runs the Linux operating system. Here are some other specs: * EDGE high-speed data * 240 x 320 color...

Motorola MPx220 officially announced

Jul 27 2004 - 01:27 AM ET | Motorola
While no secret, the Motorola MPx220 was officially announced today. A page on Motorola's website has been up since June that had details on the phone, but it had never been officially announced. Here are some specs (if you need...

Motorola RAZR V3 announced

Jul 27 2004 - 01:20 AM ET | Motorola
Motorola today announced the RAZR V3, a super-thin handset that still packs heat. It's just 14mm thick (about 1/2") and is made out of titanium. * Built-in camera * Bluetooth, * 2.2" 262K color main display, 4,096 color sub-display Look...