Filed under: Cellphones
After all the buffoonery by what precisely T-Mobile intended to shout its newest entry-level Danger device, they’ve ultimately decided to just go back to basics, drop the acronyms, and christen it simply “Sidekick.” Make no mistake, though — that little puppy is a far cry from your daddy’s Hiptop launched way back in […]
Filed under: Cellphones
Seeing as Apple’s FairPlay DRM has already been cracked for music and movies, it’s not at all surprising that citizens are starting to poke holes in the FairPlay-based iPhone App Store. The first loophole is pretty simple, since it doesn’t seem that FairPlay urls the iPhone hardware to specific Apple IDs: just log […]
MICHAEL DELL HINTS AT SMARTPHONE PLANS IN RECENT INTERVIEW
Jul 29 2008
Posted by admin as mobile phones
Filed under: Cellphones
Rumors of Dell playing a role in the smartphone industry have been around for what seems like ages, but each moment the fire dies down, another can of lighter fluid emerges to get us all wondering again. In a recent interview with Om Malik, the bigwig had more than a few interesting things […]
NOKIA TO PAY GERMAN STATE €1.3 MILLION TO SETTLE BOCHUM DISPUTE
Jul 29 2008
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Filed under: Cellphones
Germany wanted $6.2 million in research subsidies back from Nokia, and in addition to the “tens of millions” that the company has already relinquished after the highly-disputed Bochum plant closing, it’ll be coughing up another €1.3 million ($2.04 million) to hopefully close the door on the matter. Said payment will be addressed to […]
PALM’S 10-K FILING REVEALS SMALLER ACQUISITIONS, READS LIKE A MYSTERY NOVEL
Jul 29 2008
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Filed under: Cellphones
So Palm, what precisely have you been up to lately? Besides pumping out that tired, ho hum 800w, of course. The snoopers by at monoNews went and dug through your latest 10-K filing, and it seems as whether that noteworthy Elevation Partners deal wasn’t the only agreement you were wrapped up in during […]
MOTOROLA TO REORGANIZE HOME AND NETWORKS MOBILITY BUSINESS
Jul 29 2008
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Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Wireless, Networking
So we waffled on whether to go with a sad Moto or happy Moto face, but as we’ve stated in the past, we suppose we’ll keep on keepin’ on with the former until something marvelous happens. Nearly four months to the day after Motorola split in two, along comes […]
Kyocera, the pioneer of the Contax and Yashica digital cameras that got out of the digital camera business in 2005, has developed a new fine ceramic with a color that closely resembles 18-karat gold. The new material is a beautiful reflection of development and manufacturing technologies that Kyocera has accumulated in its five decades of […]
SPRINT LOSES EARLY TERMINATION LAWSUIT, ORDERED TO PAY $73M — BUT IT’S NOT OVER YET
Jul 29 2008
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Filed under: Cellphones
Man, Sprint just can’t catch a break lately — the beleaguered wireless carrier was just told that it would have to pay some $73M in refunds to customers for improperly charging early-termination fees. The ruling, from a California state court, will basically set off a flood of similar cases whether it stands — […]
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless
Just as July began, we heard that Sprint would finally start shipping its Airave signal booster nationwide before the month ended. It cut things close, but we can’t deny that the rumor proved true. Starting right now, Sprint users with horrendous service in their own homes can begrudgingly cough up $99.99 to […]
Filed under: Cellphones
For those invited to private launch parties in New York and Chicago last Thursday, you’ve probably been playing with your shiny new US E71 all weekend. For everyone else, today’s the day. The Americas version of the handset — which includes GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and HSDPA 850/1900 support — is finally on sale to […]
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