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AT&T Gives, Takes Away Free WiFi Access for iPhone Users

Ricky Cadden — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:14:30 -0400

Recently, AT&T posted a note on its site saying that iPhone owners would have free access to its nationwide WiFi hotspot network. The note was then quickly removed.
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Press Release: Ericsson and Dell connect on HSPA in next-generation laptops

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:01:55 -0400

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Nokia to Add Nokia Maps to Ovi Portal for Synching with Handsets

Ricky Cadden — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:59:22 -0400

Nokia has announced its plans to add a desktop feature to its Nokia Maps GPS solution soon, with the ability to create routes online and sync them to a compatible phone for use on the go. It is expected to be available some time this summer.
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Press Release: NIMBUZZ GOES BEYOND SKYPE - LAUNCHES COMPREHENSIVE MOBILE VOIP & IM SOLUTION, AND BRINGS VOICE TO SOCIAL NETWORKS

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:21:12 -0400

Application connects mobile, online communities, social networks - all in one place
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Sprint Nextel Posts Q1 2008 Reports, Loses 1 Million Subscribers

Ricky Cadden — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:45:05 -0400

Sprint Nextel has published its Q1 2008 reports, showing an 8% decrease in net operating revenues versus Q1 2007. The carrier also lost just over 1 million subscribers, with nearly all of them being post-paid accounts.
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Research In Motion and Microsoft to Bring Windows Live to BlackBerries

Ricky Cadden — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:41:52 -0400

Microsoft and Research In Motion have announced that they will be working together to bring Windows Live services to BlackBerry smartphones this summer. Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail will be among the supported services.
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Press Release: Quickoffice and DynoPlex Announce Native Office Document Support for BlackBerry Devices

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:15:04 -0400

First Productivity Suite to Enable Viewing, Editing and Creation of Native Microsoft Office Files for Leading Smartphone Platform
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Press Release: Vodafone UK to Extend Fast Mobile Broadband Coverage to a Further Three Million This Summer

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:06:33 -0400

Vodafone simplifies mobile broadband approach
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SingTel Bringing iPhone to Australia, India, the Philippines, and Singapore

Ricky Cadden — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:03:53 -0400

Singapore's SingTel has announced that it will be bringing the Apple iPhone to several countries through its wholly and partially owned carrier partners in India, Australia, and the Philippines.
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Press Release: Aircell Partners with Aricent to Enable Inflight Internet for Domestic Airline Passengers

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:47:27 -0400

Aricent Integration Services Facilitate Wi-Fi Access on Commercial Aircraft
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Review: Sony Ericsson's W960 Music Phone

Ricky Cadden — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:16:09 -0400

As far as Sony Ericsson's Walkman music phones go, the W960 is pretty sedate looking. But while it might look more like a suit than a hipster, it still packs a touchscreen and the full Walkman experience. Ricky asks it to dance in this review.
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Press Release: RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone

Mon, 12 May 2008 02:42:07 -0400

Top of the line BlackBerry smartphone features premium design and unprecedented performance; perfect for business professionals and power users
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RIM Launches HSDPA Equipped BlackBerry Bold 9000 Smartphone

Michelle Ruhfass — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:21:17 -0400

The new BlackBerry Bold 9000 is the first device from RIM to offer 3G tri-band HSDPA connectivity in the QWERTY smartphone form factor that it helped make famous. The Bold includes features like GPS and 1GB of internal storage and is slated for this summer.
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T-Mobile #1 in Retail Sales Satisfaction - J.D. Power

Michelle Ruhfass — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:41:00 -0400

J.D. Power and Associates has released the results of a new survey on customer retail sales satisfaction. The report ranks the various national carriers and has T-Mobile coming out on top.
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FCC Approves Sony Ericsson R300 Radio

Ricky Cadden — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:16:59 -0400

The Sony Ericsson R300 Radio was announced at the 2008 Mobile World Congress and has now passed through the FCC's approval process. This candybar handset features an AM/FM radio with a recording feature and a loudspeaker.
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Microsoft Targeting Developing Nations with Fone+

Ricky Cadden — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:41:29 -0400

Microsoft has announced its Fone+ project, designed to help bring technology and computing to developing nations. Fone+ is essentially a low cost Windows Mobile-powered handset with TV output option.
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Press Release: New Add-on Creates Vault-like Protection for Data on BlackBerry, Mobile Devices

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:07:51 -0400

JumpVault keeps data safe even if devices are lost or stolen
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Review: Plantronics Voyager 855 Stereo Bluetooth Headset

Ricky Cadden — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:11:03 -0400

The Plantronics Voyager 855 is a headset with a split personality. It looks and acts like a regular headset that, when attached to its included secondary earpiece, becomes a set of A2DP stereo headphones. Ricky tries it out and likes what he hears.
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FCC Flashes Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-shot Cameraphone

Ricky Cadden — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:10:15 -0400

The FCC has approved the Sony Ericsson C902, a cameraphone with the Cyber-shot branding. The 5 megapixel camera on this candybar features auto-focus and face recognition technology, which should take great quality photos.
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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 Now Available on Sprint

Michelle Ruhfass — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:01:42 -0400

Sprint has launched the BlackBerry Curve 8330 from Research in Motion on its website today. This QWERTY smartphone offers high speed data support, a 2 megapixel camera, and GPS navigation capability.
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Press Release: NTT DOCOMO Develops New PRADA-Branded Handset with LG

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:44:28 -0400

TT DOCOMO, INC. and its regional companies announced today that they will begin marketing "PRADA Phone by LG"
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Press Release: Samsung Soul on Orange is Latest Release Samsung Ultra Phone

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:30:27 -0400

The Samsung U900 Soul has now been launched on Orange
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Verizon Launches Motorola's Q 9c Smartphone Tomorrow

Michelle Ruhfass — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:00:57 -0400

Verizon Wireless is set to start offering the Motorola Q 9c to its customers tomorrow. Like the model currently being offered by Sprint, the Verizon Q 9c runs the Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system and sports a full QWERTY keyboard.
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Press Release: ShoZu Adds Eight New Destinations to Mobile Social Media Service: Photobucket, Dailymotion, Friendster, Twitter & More

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:40:19 -0400

36 Communities Now Reachable from One ShoZu Screen on User's Mobile Device
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T-Mobile Q1 2008 Results - Over 30 Million Subscribers, Increased Revenues

Ricky Cadden — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:07:59 -0400

T-Mobile USA has released its Q1 2008 results, showing nearly 1 million net new customers and a total customer count of 30.8 million, a 200% increase over 6 years. The carrier also posted increased revenues and decreased churn rates.
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Press Release: New Website Helps Eliminate Bluetooth Compatibility Confusion

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:11:58 -0400

Motorola's extensive Bluetooth accessory range tested for compatibility and pairing with many of the UK's top selling mobiles & devices
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Nokia Siemens Demos 10Mbps Data Connection to an I-HSPA Device

Ricky Cadden — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:54:57 -0400

Nokia Siemens Networks has recently conducted the world's fastest data call in conjunction with Mobilkom Austria. Using I-HSPA, Nokia Siemens Networks was able to get 10.1 Mbps of download bandwidth to a mobile device.
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Verizon Updates VZ Navigator, Adds Traffic and 3D View

Ricky Cadden — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:41:37 -0400

Verizon Wireless has announced an update to its GPS navigation service, Verizon Navigator. The update adds traffic information as well as location-based services, such as local gas prices and weather reports.
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Review: Samsung SCH-u940 Glyde for Verizon

Michael Oryl — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:28:59 -0400

Samsung's new SCH-u940 Glyde was just announced as being available on Verizon Wireless tomorrow. We've put together a slightly abbreviated review of this finger touch and QWERTY equipped little slider. Read on for the details.
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The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 Is Now Available From Verizon

Ricky Cadden — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:36:19 -0400

The Research In Motion BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone is now officially available from Verizon Wireless, a few days ahead of schedule. The QWERTY candybar handset is slightly more consumer focused, with a 2 megapixel camera and standard 3.5mm audio port.
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Video: Helio's Samsung Mysto

MobileBurn Staff — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:51:48 -0500

In this video we take a quick tour of the Samsung Mysto that was launched exclusively for Helio. The 3G capable Mysto comes equipped with a side positioned end/power button and touch sensitive soft keys and also sports a 2.0 megapixel camera, a microSD memory card slot, and stereo Bluetooth.

Video: T-Mobile's Nokia 6263

MobileBurn Staff — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:32:17 -0500

In this video we take a quick tour of the Nokia 6263, a 3G handset fine tuned for T-Mobile USA's upcoming 3G network. The 6263 comes equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera, a microSD memory card slot, stereo Bluetooth, and a large QVGA resolution main display.

Video: LG's CU515 for AT&T

MobileBurn Staff — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:28:07 -0500

Here's a quick video intro of AT&T's recently announced LG CU515 clamshell music phone. It supports AT&T's high-speed HSDPA 3G network services, including AT&T Cellular Video and XM radio.

Video: Samsung's A737 for AT&T

MobileBurn Staff — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:02:31 -0500

A quick video of AT&T's recently announced Samsung SGH-A737 slider. This thin, stylish device features one-touch access to your music collection, along with a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture. It is available in black with blue, orange, red, or lime accents.

Video: HTC Touch Dual

MobileBurn Staff — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:47:18 -0500

The HTC Touch Dual is an update of the original Touch that adds a slide-out alphanumeric keypad, 3G HSDPA support, and a forward facing camera for video calls. But what HTC gives, they can also take away, including the original Touch's WiFi support and larger display. Check out the Touch Dual in this video preview.

Video: LG Venus for Verizon

MobileBurn Staff — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:43:00 -0500

Yesterday we received the new LG VX8800 Venus for Verizon Wireless, so we thought it might be nice to post a video of this unique dual-screen phone. The Venus sports two main screens, one touch sensitive, the other not. The touchscreen acts as a morphing navigation cluster that changes based on the current application. It is very slick.

Video: LG Voyager for Verizon

MobileBurn Staff — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:00:55 -0500

LG's VX10000 Voyager for Verizon Wireless attempts to please everybody by offering a large touchscreen based user interface while at the same time giving users the option of a full QWERTY keyboard and non-touch display when they want one. We took the Voyager out for a quick spin before we got to work on the full review, which is coming soon.

Video: T-Mobile's Sidekick LX

MobileBurn Staff — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:47:40 -0500

T-Mobile USA has added another Sidekick to its lineup, the Sidekick LX. The Sidekick LX features the same iconic swivel screen as previous Sidekicks, but the overall device is slimmer and comes with an upgraded 3.0" WQVGA (400x240 pixel) resolution screen with Sharp Aquos high-definition LCD technology. The T-Mobile Sidekick LX has several other enhancements, including an upgraded web browser with improved Java support, and mood lights, which are customizable for various alerts, such as a new text or picture message, IM, or email.

Video: Sony Ericsson's Z750

MobileBurn Staff — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:01:08 -0500

This is a quick video tour of the Sony Ericsson Z750 clamshell fashion phone. In this video we give you a look at the Z750's mirrored body, its hidden external display, and the integrated Google Maps application that takes advantage of the Z750's built-in GPS support.

Video: Sony Ericsson's Z310

MobileBurn Staff — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:28:00 -0400

Sony Ericsson's metallic finished clamshell phone, the new Z310, boasts a hidden icon display that glows when a message or alert is received. Along with its concealed display, the Z310 also offers light effects that can be color coded for each of your friends.

Video: LG's Rumor for Sprint

MobileBurn Staff — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:00:00 -0400

Sprint's new LG Rumor is a QWERTY keyboard equipped slider messaging device. It is not a smartphone, like many QWERTY devices, but is meant more for regular people that are interested in blasting out a lot of text messages or basic email without a lot of complexity. In this video tour we show off the Rumor's physical design and its messaging capabilities thanks to its keyboard.

Video: Verizon's Samsung Juke

MobileBurn Staff — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:47:00 -0400

In this video tour we demo Verizon's new Samsung Juke - also known as the SCH-U470. The Juke is a music centric device with a spring loaded swivel mechanism. It looks for all the world like a regular MP3 player, and even offers 2GB of internal storage for music and a spinnable d-pad controller for easy track selection.