Nov 30 2004 - 05:02 PM ET | 3G, Cingular, Data
Cingular today announced its 3G plans, an expected announcement after the AT&T Wireless takeover (Cingular now has ample spectrum for advanced data services). The UMTS/HSDPA third generation network will offer average data speeds between 400-700 kilobits per second (Kbps), and...
Telus is shipping the world's first commercial Fastap handset, the Fastap LG 6190. Fastap is a unique keyboard layout the combines a typical number based format with a full alpha keyboard (though not in QWERTY format). A deal between Digit...
Nov 30 2004 - 01:53 PM ET | Data
Early next year, the Wall Street Journal will begin offering content formatted for mobile devices. For $3.99 a month (nothing is free on Wall Street) subscribers will have have: * Interface for navigating through news categories, stocks, bonds, commodities, futures...
Nov 30 2004 - 12:35 AM ET | Vodafone
Vodafone K.K. (Japan) today announced that the company will start to identify users of its pre-paid mobile phone service. The new ID action will help prevent, "Inappropriate use of prepaid mobile phones in Japan." There are three measures to the...
Richard Branson, head of the Virgin Group, may be trying to bring his successful Virgin Mobile cell phone brand to India. India is one of the largest upcoming mobile phone markets in the world and the country already has more...
Nov 29 2004 - 06:59 PM ET | Data
USA Today featured a Snapshot in today's Life section that shows how many Americans use non-voice features on their mobile phones. Here's the breakdown: * *Text messages* - 27% * *Downloaded ringtones* - 14% * *E-mail* - 11% * *Internet*...
Nov 29 2004 - 12:02 PM ET | Samsung
Sprint PCS has launched the Samsung RL-A760. The A760 is the first phone to support VoiceSMS [more info]. Features of the phone include: * 128 x 160 pixel 65K color STN display * ReadyLink Push-To-Talk * Voice calling * Voice...
Nov 28 2004 - 11:08 PM ET | In The News
In case you missed something in the past week, here are all the big stories: (In chronological order) * The Motorola V260 shipped on Verizon Wireless * Deal: Motorola RAZR V3 for $369.99 * Cingular plans to cut 10%...
Nov 27 2004 - 08:32 PM ET | Cingular
Cingular Wireless will soon launch the Siemens X66. The X66 (AKA SX66) was first thought to be launched by AT&T Wireless, but the device didn't ship before the merger. Features of the Siemens X66 include: * Windows Mobile OS *...
Nov 26 2004 - 04:07 PM ET | 3G, DoCoMo
Briefly--NTT DoCoMo today announced that it will stop operation of its second generation cellular network in 2012. Currently 80% or 40 million DoCoMo customers are on the 2G network. While the company offers a host of 3G handsets [see archive],...
Nov 26 2004 - 03:44 PM ET | Palm
Diehard Treo fans who pre-ordered their Treo 650s were dismayed to find that despite having the same amount of memory as the Treo 600, the Treo 650 cannot fit the same amount of data. A technical entry on the company's...
According to Verizon Wireless Info, Verizon Wireless is now in a trial for a simplified consumer oriented EV-DO data plan called Mobile Media. Currently the only EV-DO data plan is unlimited use for laptops (via a PCMCIA card). The $15...
Nov 26 2004 - 03:09 PM ET | AT&T Wireless
As part of the AT&T Wireless takeover, Cingular is divesting a small portion of AT&T Wireless equipment in a sale to Alltel. Alltel has agreed to purchase $170 million worth of AT&T Wireless spectrum and network assets from Cingular. The...
Nov 25 2004 - 12:35 PM ET | Motorola
Tomorrow morning from 6am-12pm BestBuy stores will run a post-Thanksgiving day sale. In the sales circular BestBuy is advertising the Motorola MPx220 for $349.99 and a $300 mail-in rebate, bringing the final price down to just $49.99. This makes the...
Today marks one year since local number portability was enabled for the top 100 markets in the United States. According to the FCC, over 8 million people have changed carriers but kept their numbers in that time. Also according to...
Verizon Wireless today began shipping the Kyocera KX2, Kyocera's first camera phone. Features of the KX2 include: * 1.2 megapixel camera with LED flash and video capture (up to 15 sec) * 132 x 176 pixel 262K color display *...
Cingular today launched the Siemens CT66 in most markets. The consumer level phone includes the following features: * 130 x 130 pixel 65K color display * Java 2.0 * Weight of only 85g (3oz) * Speakerphone Expect to pay $69.99...
Nov 23 2004 - 07:16 PM ET | Cingular
Update: The Nokia 7610 is now available in most locations. Amazon.com is selling the phone for just $299 after rebate. Cingular has started a soft launch of the Nokia 7610. Despite being shipped in most of the world back in...
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