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Unlocked Kaisers are already available from your friendly local importer (and yes, it rocks, by the way), but if on-contract AT&T pricing is more to your liking, the wait may have just gotten a little longer. We’re hearing unconfirmed reports that the 8925 Tilt — AT&T’s branded version of the Kaiser — […]
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As if receiving $200 million from SK Telecom and EarthLink back in July wasn’t enough, Helio is now set to accept (up to) a $270 million check from SK Telecom. According to EarthLink, SK Telecom will “invest up to $270 million in Helio,” and as expected, EarthLink was “very pleased” with the […]
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Just over eight months after the USB Implementers Forum completed the micro-USB specification, the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) has recommended that the protocol be accepted as a universal standard for charging and syncing mobile devices. Reportedly, the “OMTP’s paper recommends that the micro-USB standard” be adopted across the mobile industry in order […]
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Just a few months removed from rumors that Vodafone would offload its stake in Verizon Wireless altogether, the two networks have announced that they’ll share a common selection for their fourth-generation data networks: Long-Term Evolution. Endorsed by the 3GPP as the official way to burn wireless rubber in the next few years, […]
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We don’t foresee Apple chasing folks down that have modified their iPhone or anything, but at least one case has proven that you may want to return your handset to stock before attempting to have it serviced. According to a recent report, a handset running “some third-party apps” and operating on T-Mobile was […]
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Ok Meizu, seriously, with your M7 announced a week after the iPod touch and your CEO J.Wong just posting these new interface shots of the M8 to your user forum, how can we or any straight talking rag not call you for what you are: a […]
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Once Helio’s claim to fame, mobile versions of MySpace are spreading across carriers large and small now; seems this whole social networking thing isn’t a fad after all. The bulk of the Hiptop user base seems like a key MySpace demographic, so it makes sense that T-Mobile and Danger have joined the […]
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After holding out for years, MTA has finally caved to the public’s demand for cellphones in New York subways. New York City Transit has announced a deal with Transit Wireless, who’s forking out $46.8 million over 10 years for the privilege of installing service in the 277 underground stations currently lacking coverage. Cell […]
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Now that we have email, internet, TV, GPS, cameras, and satellite radio on our cellphones, our next wish is for bigger, higher resolution screens — which seems paradoxical, because larger displays almost always mean bulkier devices. Well Texas Instruments thinks it’ll soon be able to nullify this trade-off with an […]
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We’re still waiting for official word from Apple on this, but it would seem that France Telecom’s Orange has sealed the iPhone deal. In the wishy-washiest of public announcements, chief executive Didier Lombard said that the iPhone would be distributed in France “before Christmas, probably in November.” It will […]
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