CDMA phone launches are a rare event for Nokia and due to the breakup of a partnership with Sanyo will most likely become even more rare. Verizon Wireless is in the process of launching the Nokia 2366i, currently the device...
Sprint Nextel's wholly owned MVNO subsidiary Boost Mobile has launched the Motorola i835. Boost is one of the fastest growing mobile virtual network operators and is the biggest growth space inside Sprint. The i835 has been reintroduced with two new...
Verizon was able to launch the Motorola KRZR K1m first (Alltel followed quickly, Sprint is still waiting) but has already modified the color scheme. The KRZR K1m photos in Verizon Wireless' online store now reflect a phone that is gray...
Virgin Mobile has announced the Kyocera Cyclops, a stylish white clamshell handset. Like the LG Chocolate in White that Verizon Wireless just started shipping, the Cyclops sports a pearl white finish. Technology wise the Cyclops is fairly high-end for Virgin...
As expected, Verizon Wireless has added a white version of the LG Chocolate to its lineup. The LG Chocolate VX8500 in White features the same specs as its black predecessor, including: EV-DO highspeed data (V Cast) QVGA display Bluetooth 1.3...
Oct 30 2006 - 04:59 PM ET | T-Mobile
T-Mobile has launched the Motorola RAZR V3t. Despite a new model number, the V3t is simply a V3i branded for T-Mobile. Cingular launched the V3i to little fanfare last month. Features of the Motorola RAZR V3t include: Quadband GSM...
Oct 28 2006 - 05:17 PM ET | In The News
The Federal Communications Commission is still burning the midnight oil to try and close the proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth. The merger has direct implications on the wireless industry because the two companies happen to be the two joint...
Briefly-- Research In Motion has announced that the SEC made an informal inquiry into RIM's stock-option grants and practices. Several high-profile tech companies have recently been subject to increased scrutiny over option practices. The list includes Silicon Valley juggernaut Apple....
Oct 28 2006 - 04:45 PM ET | Motorola
Motorola has announced the SLVR L7e, a tweak to the popular but aging SLVR L7. Size wise the handset stays about the same, but it sports a redesigned keypad and new color. Most specs have been upped when compared to...
Oct 28 2006 - 04:19 PM ET | Samsung, Unique
Bang & Olufsen has finally announced a ship date for its Samsung-built fashion phone dubbed Serene. Photos of the device were released over a year ago. The original target ship date was Q4 2005, but Bang & Olufsen has now...
Briefly--Motorola may be interested in acquiring French mobile phone maker Sagem. Ron Garriques, President of Motorola's mobile devices division, went on record stating that Sagem was "an option". Sagem is currently losing money for its parent Safran....
T-Mobile has started selling the Dash, a slim Windows Mobile smartphone that was announced earlier this month. The Dash is slightly thinner than the Motorola Q which qualifies it as the thinnest Windows Mobile handset in the world. Like many...
Motorola has been sued for allegedly knowing its Bluetooth headsets could cause significant hearing loss and not warnings its customers of the potential damage. The lawsuit was filed in Chicago and seeks class action status. Motorola had “actual and constructive...
Verizon Wireless has launched the UTStarcom G'zOne Type-V. The UTStarcom brand doesn't appear anywhere on the handset, but it's the very same phone we first spotted in March with a Casio branding. Casio's idea was to bring the design of...
HP has announced that the iPAQ hw6920 and iPAQ hw6925 are both headed to Cingular and are slated to launch on Tuesday. The hw6920 series is chocked full of features, but took so long to come out that the specs...
As expected, Sprint has launched the Motorola RAZR V3m. Sprint is the last major US carrier to carry Motorola's premiere phone and has taken a beating from investors on the issue. Sprint will also launch the KRZR and SLVR models...
