September 7, 2004 articles

MDM announces "Directions On The Go"

Sep 07 2004 - 01:08 PM ET | Data
Mobile Digital Media (MDM) today announced Directions On The Go, a directions and mapping solution for Series 60 mobile phones. The software is stored on an MMC card so it takes up no space on your phone. Compatible handsets are...

MobiTV launches C-SPAN

Sep 07 2004 - 01:00 PM ET | Sprint Nextel
Users of MobiTV can now tune into C-SPAN and C-SPAN 2. Surprisingly the company waited until after the political conventions to launch the channels. Currently MobiTV is only available to Sprint PCS users. The service streams "live" TV to mobile...

Danger CEO interviewed, talks Sidekick II

Sep 07 2004 - 03:22 AM ET | Danger
Our friends at Engadget have an interview with Hank Nothhaft, CEO of Danger (makers of the T-Mobile Sidekick). In the interview, Mr. Nothhaft discusses the details of the Sidekick II which is expected to be shipping this month. Danger has...

Cellular carriers recover from Frances

Sep 07 2004 - 03:15 AM ET | In The News
Hurricane Frances left millions of Floridians without power and thousands without homes, but cellular carriers tried hard to make sure cell phone service was not on the list of losses. Verizon Wireless sent in dozens of COWs (cells on wheels)...

Samsung SPH-V5400 announced

Sep 07 2004 - 03:04 AM ET | Samsung, Unique
Samsung announced the Samsung SPH-V5400 over the holiday weekend. the SPH-V5400 is the first cell phone to include a hard drive (yes, a hard drive). The drive is only 1.5GB, but that's more storage than you'll find in any other...

Samsung announces new 3G chipset

Sep 07 2004 - 02:50 AM ET | 3G, Samsung
Samsung has announced a new 3G chipset with a record breaking amount of built in storage--up to 2.5 Gigabits. The four-die multi-chip package (MCP) should allow for more complex 3G phones while maintaining healthy battery life: bq. By combining more...

BlackBerry Connect comes to Series 80 phones

Sep 07 2004 - 02:44 AM ET | Nokia, Research In Motion
Nokia today announced that it is bringing BlackBerry Connect to Nokia Series 80 mobile phones. The first such device will be the Nokia 9500 Communicator which will be able to, "Connect to BlackBerry services from Research In Motion." However, the...