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by jeff goldman on August 27, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Yunus Arakon Research firm Gartner today reports that worldwide mobile phone sales reached almost 305 million units in Q2 2008, an 11.8 percent increase over the same...
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by jeff goldman on August 27, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, fred hall The latest news on the iPhone 3G's reception issues is that the problems can most likely be blamed on the operators. Wired.com's Brian X. Chen reports...
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by jeff goldman on August 27, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrey Prokhorov AT&T this week announced two new international data plans (covering 67 countries) for iPhone 3G users. A 100 MB per month plan costs an additional...
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by jeff goldman on August 21, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, christine balderas An AT&T Wireless customer in Alabama is suing Apple over the iPhone 3G's widespread connection problems, hoping to start a class action...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6185771 Google this week announced the launch of FreeTheAirwaves.com, an effort to rally the public behind the company's efforts to get FCC approval for use...
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by jeff goldman on August 18, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto Turkcell today announced that it will be bringing the iPhone 3G to Turkey later this year - this follows an earlier (albeit extremely vague) announcement by Vodafone that...
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by jeff goldman on August 15, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto Miami-based America Movil subsidiary TracFone Wireless this week announced the launch of its SafeLink Wireless service in Tennessee. SafeLink will serve as the...
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by jeff goldman on August 14, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Jon Schulte The snazzy new iPhone 3G is driving early adopters crazy with severe network connection problems - and according to BusinessWeek's Peter Burrows, while...
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by jeff goldman on August 12, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6422037 Global IP Solutions (GIPS) this week announced that it's enabling VoIP on the iPhone 3G through the release of the new GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile...
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by jeff goldman on August 12, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Sean Locke TmoNews today broke the news that the first Android phone, the HTC Dream (codenamed the G1), will arrive via T-Mobile in September, priced at $399 - or $150...
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by jeff goldman on August 08, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Alex Slobodkin Joikusoft and FON today announced a new version of JoikuSoft's JoikuSpot Wi-Fi hotspot software called FonSpot, which turns a mobile phone into a...
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by jeff goldman on August 08, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, james steidl MocoNews' Tricia Duryee today broke the news that T-Mobile USA this fall will open its phone platform to any developer. "Think of Apple's App...
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by jeff goldman on August 07, 2008
Nikon today introduced its newest Wi-Fi enabled camera, the 10-megapixel COOLPIX S610c. The new camera will come with free Wi-Fi access through Wayport until August 31, 2011. It's also the first...
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by jeff goldman on August 07, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Chris Schmidt Sprint this week announced its results for the second quarter of 2008, which included the loss of nearly a million customers - while AT&T gained 1.3...
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by jeff goldman on August 06, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Miodrag Gajic UK Wi-Fi provider The Cloud this week announced a partnership with MySpace to offer free access to MySpace.com at any of The Cloud's more than 7,000 UK...
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by jeff goldman on August 05, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Stephanie Horrocks SinglePoint this week launched SingleBrand, a mobile ad insertion platform designed to serve mobile ads alongside interactive TV campaigns. "When...
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by jeff goldman on August 05, 2008
Delta Air Lines today announced plans to offer in-flight Wi-Fi across its entire domestic fleet, using Aircell's Gogo platform. The service, which will cost between $9.95 and $12.95 depending on...
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