Archive for June, 2008

AT&T Commits to Free Wi-Fi for its Smartphone Users… Eventually

AT&T Commits to Free Wi-Fi for its Smartphone Users... Eventually

Late last week, AT&T surprised customers by posting a note on its web site that said free access

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RIM Unveils the BlackBerry Bold 9000

RIM Unveils the BlackBerry Bold 9000

RIM has just taken the wraps off its next smartphone model. The BlackBerry Bold will be the first from this company to

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Mobile Tech News — Snails Reloaded, OtterBox for Charity, Samsung Instinct Comparison

Mobile Tech News -- Snails Reloaded, OtterBox for Charity, Samsung Instinct Comparison

Snails Reloaded Hits the Web

PDAmill’s Snails, an action-strategy game for Windows Mobile, has just been Reloaded with

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Leaked Version of Nokia Internet Tablet OS Shows Minor Updates

Leaked Version of Nokia Internet Tablet OS Shows Minor Updates

Last month, Nokia promised to release a new version of the Linux-based operating system that runs on the N800

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Next-Generation BlackBerry Gets a Possible Name, Release Date

Next-Generation BlackBerry Gets a Possible Name, Release Date

Rumors of a new BlackBerry model are coming thick and fast. The most recent of these supposedly reveals the official

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Verizon Launches Motorola Q9c

Verizon Launches Motorola Q9c

As had been rumored last week, Verizon Wireless began offering the Motorola Q9c today.

Motorola Q9c for Verizon

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It’s Not the Hardware, It’s the User Experience That’s Broken

It's Not the Hardware, It's the User Experience That's Broken

This year, one of my resolutions was to be mobile more often. This meant I would use my

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Nokia N71 May Come to AT&T

Nokia N71 May Come to AT&T

AT&T is in the process of prepping the Nokia N71 for release, according to an unconfirmed report.

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Sprint Now Offering BlackBerry Curve 8330

Sprint Now Offering BlackBerry Curve 8330

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 has debuted on a second wireless carrier this week. Sprint has just begun offering this smartphone, close on

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BoxWave iPAQ 210 Cradle Review

BoxWave iPAQ 210 Cradle Review

Years ago, every PDA came with a cradle. These days you have to buy one separately. If you have an iPAQ 210, one…

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TomTom Not Making Its Own Phone

TomTom Not Making Its Own Phone

The wake of the announcement of the nuvifone, a GPS-centered phone that will bear the Garmin brand name, it’s reasonable to ask if

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Global Mobile Phone Market Grew Strongly in Q1

Global Mobile Phone Market Grew Strongly in Q1

During the first quarter of this year, the market for mobile phones worldwide were unaffected by the economic slowdown. In fact,

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New Spy Shot Helps Confirm the Look of the iPhone 2

New Spy Shot Helps Confirm the Look of the iPhone 2

Last week, several pictures supposedly depicting the upcoming version of the iPhone appeared on the Web. Now,

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U.S. Version of HTC Touch Dual Now Available

U.S. Version of HTC Touch Dual Now Available

A new version of the popular HTC Touch smartphone with a sliding keyboard has been released in the United States. Although

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Sprint, Clearwire Partner To Create WiMAX Company

Sprint, Clearwire Partner To Create WiMAX Company

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have announced plans to combine their wireless broadband units under the Clearwire name, forming a new wireless…

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Treo 800w May Be Coming July 22

Treo 800w May Be Coming July 22

There’s strong evidence that Sprint is going to release the Treo 800w this summer, and a new report even names the

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Verizon Now Offering BlackBerry Curve with EV-DO, GPS

Verizon Now Offering BlackBerry Curve with EV-DO, GPS

As it promised to do last month, Verizon has launched its version of the BlackBerry Curve, a smartphone designed to appeal to

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Nokia Makes Java-based Game Development Easier

Nokia Makes Java-based Game Development Easier

Nokia has made itself versatile in its ability to develop solutions for mobile devices across several runtime platforms. The most popular of…

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IPhone: Corporate Threat or Menace?

IPhone: Corporate Threat or Menace?

After a year in which the iPhone was the big dog in the consumer smartphone market, Apple is getting ready to make some

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Mobile Tech News — Palm Presentation, IM for for BlackBerries, SunnySoft Contacts Updated, and More

Mobile Tech News -- Palm Presentation, IM for for BlackBerries, SunnySoft Contacts Updated, and More

Palm to Present at Merrill Lynch Technology Conference

Palm is presenting at the 2008

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HTC Touch Diamond Now Official

HTC Touch Diamond Now Official

The HTC Touch Diamond is no longer just a rumor; the successor to the original HTC Touch has been officially unveiled at an

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FCC Filing Reveals Samsung i770 with GSM, CDMA

FCC Filing Reveals Samsung i770 with GSM, CDMA

FCC approval documents have revealed the existence of the Samsung SCH-i770, an apparent successor to the i760  that will include both…

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T-Mobile USA Launches 3G Service with Voice and Data

T-Mobile USA Launches 3G Service with Voice and Data

T-Mobile USA has begun the long-delayed rollout of its 3G service. Despite what earlier reports said, this includes both

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Celio Redfly Gets Windows Mobile Standard Support

Celio Redfly Gets Windows Mobile Standard Support

Celio Corp. has announced that the Redfly will soon support Windows Mobile Standard devices, in addition to ones running Windows Mobile

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Demand for HTC Touch Diamond Already High

Demand for HTC Touch Diamond Already High

The official unveiling of the HTC Touch Diamond hasn’t even happened yet, and this smartphone is already shaping up to be

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Fuel Cells Still Years Away for Mobile Devices

Fuel Cells Still Years Away for Mobile Devices

Written by Michael Morisy

It was only a few years ago that fuel cells were the next big

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Launch Date Revealed

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Launch Date Revealed

Ever since Sony Ericsson took the wraps off its first Windows Mobile smartphone in February, people have been eagerly awaiting this

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Images and Details of the HTC Touch Diamond Leaked

Images and Details of the HTC Touch Diamond Leaked

UPDATE: The latest information on this smartphone can be found in this article: HTC Touch Diamond Now Official.

The

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Possible New Pictures of the iPhone 3G Appear

Possible New Pictures of the iPhone 3G Appear

Possibly the most eagerly awaited smartphone in development now is the second-generation iPhone. Rumors have been flying for months about

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Most Popular Smartphones and Handhelds of April 2008

Most Popular Smartphones and Handhelds of April 2008

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the most popular handhelds and smartphones. This report is compiled based on the

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Motorola Q9c, BlackBerry Curve May Be Coming to Verizon Next Week

Motorola Q9c, BlackBerry Curve May Be Coming to Verizon Next Week

At the CTIA tradeshow last month, Verizon promised to add three smartphones to its roster, and so far it

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MWg Atom Life Review

MWg Atom Life Review

The MWg Atom Life is a Windows Mobile smartphone that you’d not notice unless you were paying attention. Thankfully, it has the style to be

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Adobe Opens Flash To More Development Across Devices

Adobe Opens Flash To More Development Across Devices

Adobe’s Flash player is a common feature on desktop computers. Adobe hopes to make this the case on mobile phones, set-top

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WMWifiRouter Review

WMWifiRouter Review

Most people who travel with a smartphone and a laptop would like to be able to use the phone as a cellular-wireless modem for the notebook.

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First Glimpse of a Clamshell BlackBerry

First Glimpse of a Clamshell BlackBerry

BlackBerry KickstartAlthough RIM has updated the look of its BlackBerry smartphones over the years,

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