November 15, 2004 articles

Audiovox SMT5600 not carried by Cingular

Nov 15 2004 - 11:17 PM ET | AT&T Wireless, Cingular, Smartphone, UTStarcom (Audiovox)
Due to the merger shuffle, the newly announced Audiovox SMT5600 has found itself without a carrier (it was carried by AT&T Wireless, but did not migrate over to Cingular). The popular Windows Mobile powered smartphone just started shipping about a...

MobileTracker site changes

Nov 15 2004 - 10:31 PM ET | Site News
We've made a couple of changes to the site today and would take some time to explain them. First, if you're an RSS feed subscriber you have probably noticed that the feed is now full text. That means you can...

Nokia 6235 announced

Nov 15 2004 - 09:19 PM ET | Nokia
The Nokia 6235 was announced today at the 3G World Congress & Exhibition 2004 in Hong Kong. The 6235 is a mid-range CDMA handset, despite being introduced at a 3G summit. Features include: * 65K color screen * VGA camera...

BlackBerry 7750 ships from Sprint PCS

Nov 15 2004 - 05:20 PM ET | Sprint Nextel
Sprint is now shipping the BlackBerry 7750 from its business channel. This makes Sprint the last major wireless carrier to carry the popular data-centric series. The 7750 is also carried by Verizon Wireless. Here's what the BlackBerry 7750 has to...

Samsung: 9 new phones in Q4

Nov 15 2004 - 01:53 PM ET | Samsung
If more is better, cell phones are going to be great this holiday season: Samsung promises 9 new phones this quarter for the US market. Earlier this month Motorola promised 10 new handsets. But that's nothing compared to new phones...

Italy considers SMS tax

Nov 15 2004 - 01:36 PM ET | SMS
Italy is considering a small tax for every text message sent in the country. It has already happened in the Philippines. Here's how it would work: bq. The Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, is considering a one euro cent (0.6p) levy on...

Samsung P735 on T-Mobile

Nov 15 2004 - 01:21 PM ET | Samsung, T-Mobile
The Samsung P735 is now listed on T-Mobile's website. Features of the P735 include: * Megapixel camera with video recording * Unique twist design (see photo after jump for more details) * 176 x 220 pixel 262K color TFD display...

T-Mobile 3-day weekend is back

Nov 15 2004 - 01:05 PM ET | T-Mobile
T-Mobile's popular 3-day weekend plan is back for sale just in time for the holidays. Under the plan, Friday is counted as part of free weekend calling. The $39.99 plan offers 600 minutes to share Monday - Thursday. This is...

N900iL released by NTT DoCoMo

Nov 15 2004 - 01:31 AM ET | 3G, DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo today announced availability of the NEC N900iL, a dual-mode 3G/WiFi mobile phone. According to the company: bq. The N900iL is specifically designed to support DoCoMo's exclusive PASSAGE DUPLE system for dual-network operation as both a standard FOMA phone...

Sprint and Verizon to lower LNP fees

Nov 15 2004 - 01:08 AM ET | Number portability, Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless
Both Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless today announced that the two companies will lower the monthly surcharge for expenses related to local number portability. The controversial surcharges have made the two companies over $250 million this year. Verizon is cutting...

AT&T Wireless stores become Cingular stores

Nov 15 2004 - 12:17 AM ET | AT&T Wireless, Cingular
Later this morning, AT&T Wireless corporate stores will open for the first time as Cingular Wireless branded stores. Staff at the stores worked doubletime over the weekend to make the changes. Many of the locations across the company sported covered...