September 2004 articles


BlackBerry 7100t launched by T-Mobile

Sep 30 2004 - 06:18 PM ET | Research In Motion, T-Mobile
T-Mobile today began sales of the BlackBerry 7100t. The device was announced earlier this month and is a diversion from Research In Motion's convential design--the 7100t looks like a phone. Features of the device include: Innovative 20-character keyboard (includes predictive...

RIM announces Q2 results

Sep 30 2004 - 04:34 PM ET | Research In Motion
Research In Motion this afternoon announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2005. RIM of course is the maker of the popular BlackBerry device/platform. Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 was $310.2 million, up 15%...

SAT review app comes to mobile phones

Sep 30 2004 - 03:31 PM ET | Unique, Verizon Wireless
Princeton Review's Prep for the SAT is now available for mobile phones. Currently only available to Verizon Wireless customers (but soon to other carriers), the application is intended to help raise SAT scores. The application was developed by VOCEL and...

Audiovox 9900 ships on Verizon Wireless

Sep 30 2004 - 12:03 PM ET | UTStarcom (Audiovox), Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless will tomorrow start to ship the Audiovox CDM-9900. The Audiovox 9900 is a higher camera phone with video recording. Specs include: 240×320 pixel (QVGA) 260,000 color Poly-Silicon TFT main display 65,000-color STN LCD subdisplay VGA resolution camera with...

DoCoMo announces fuel cell charger

Sep 30 2004 - 11:56 AM ET | DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo today announced a revolutionary new fuel cell charger for its FOMA series of 3G phones. It's still in the testing phase, but is expected to greatly increase the possible usage time of FOMA mobile phones. The micro fuel...

Pictures of Sprint PCS Treo 650 leak

Sep 29 2004 - 11:38 PM ET | Palm, Rumor, Sprint Nextel
Some new pictures of the upcoming Treo 650 (specifically a Sprint PCS branded Treo 650) have been leaked onto TreoCentral.com. We posted a picture set late last month, though that unit was not branded. Note of interest: the Treo 650...

Motorola A630 on Amazon

Sep 29 2004 - 11:24 PM ET | Motorola, Rumor
Confirming our previous report, the Motorola A630 appears to be days away from launch. Mega retailer Amazon.com has posted the phone on its web site. Availability of the unlaunched phone is listed as, "In stock soon. Order now to get...

MDA III ships from T-Mobile Germany

Sep 29 2004 - 09:43 AM ET | Smartphone, T-Mobile
The MDA III has started to ship from T-Mobile Germany. Details of the Microsoft powered smartphone appeared in June: Bluetooth WiFi Camera Increased battery life (up 25%) BlackBerry push email Don't import the MDA III without realizing it ships with...

Audio streaming to Sprint PCS phones

Sep 29 2004 - 09:25 AM ET | Data, Sprint Nextel
Catahoula Streaming Audio is a new application from Quadline that lets you stream MP3 and WAV audio files to Sprint PCS mobile phones. It remains to be seen if Sprint PCS wants to allow this on its "unlimited" data plans....

Verizon Wireless launches mobile AOL mail

Sep 29 2004 - 09:02 AM ET | Data, Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless today announced that its subscribers now have access to AOL email accounts via Verizon Wireless' Get It Now. The service costs 99¢ a month as part of an introductory offering. The application is compatible with the Kyocera Slider...

Deal: 1GB SD card for $68

Sep 28 2004 - 02:40 PM ET | Bargain
Memory DealTracker PocketPCTools noted that eCost.com is selling a Lexar 1GB SD memory card for $68 after rebate. The deal will only last for the next 90 hours and supplies are limited, so move fast. We have reported on many...

Motorola invests in mobile security firm

Sep 28 2004 - 01:48 PM ET | Motorola
Motorola today announced an investment in Bluefire Security Technologies. The money will be used to, "Accelerate the development of its [Bluefire's] Mobile Firewall Plus suite of security applications." The software attempts to secure data on mobile devices: As more and...

O2 announces new data solution

Sep 28 2004 - 01:09 PM ET | Data
O2 has announced a unified mobile data solution for businesses. The technolgy combines 3G, Wireless LAN and GPRS in an attempt to get business professionals online anywhere. Software from the company called O2 Connection Manager chooses the best connection available...

Agile Messenger 3.0 released

Sep 28 2004 - 01:00 PM ET | Smartphone
Agile Messenger, the cult-hit instant messenger for mobile phones, has been updated to version 3.0. The application boasts more than 400,000 registered users and is available for a limited time as a free download. The major new feature in 3.0...

BlackBerry 7290 announced

Sep 28 2004 - 12:48 PM ET | Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the BlackBerry 7290, an updated version of the BlackBerry 7200. This is the first device from RIM to ship with Bluetooth. Features of the 7290 include: Bluetooth Quad-band GSM 65,000 color screen (brighter than...

Woman arrested for loud cell conversation

Sep 28 2004 - 02:10 AM ET | In The News
The Washington Post has an article today about a woman who was arrested in a DC metro station for a loud cellphone conversation. To make the story even more strange, the woman was 5-months pregnant! The police officer told Aaron,...

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