Archive for January, 2009

More details on Dell’s supposed smartphone

We’ve been hearing rumors of a Dell smartphone for a while now, but Thursday, The Wall Street Journal gave more shape to the speculation with a report that the PC maker “has had a group of engineers working on the phones for more than a year from an office …
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Helio Ocean 2 unboxed

Helio Ocean 2: Possibly on its way soon.

(Credit: MobileCrunch)

It appears that the much-awaited sequel to the Helio Ocean has finally surfaced…or at least its photos have, anyway.

MobileCrunch posted some pics of the Ocean 2’s unboxing, and Engadget Mobile mentioned that Virgin has released a press release …
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New iPhone firmware reveals code for next model

What will Apple's next iPhone look like? The only changes might be under the hood.
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As might be expected, it doesn’t seem that the iPhone 3G will be Apple’s last iPhone.
MacRumors has discovered code inside the OS X 2.2.1 firmware released earlier this week …
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Dialed In 65: A T-Mobile trio

T-Mobile hit us with a triple whammy today when it released the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, T-Mobile Shadow and the Nokia 7510. Bonnie managed to secure the two smartphones for full reviews, and she gave us the full details in today’s Dialed In. We also dish on the the …
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British Airways to allow in-flight texting

Go ahead, send that all-important text.
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British Airways announced this week that it would initiate limited cell phone use on an upcoming route between London and New York City. Voice calls will not be permitted, but passengers will be allowed to send and receive text messages and e-mails.

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Boost Mobile to phase out CDMA offerings

Following its recent news of unlimited monthly plans, Boost Mobile confirmed Wednesday that it is aiming to push all of its subscribers to iDEN over time.

According to this PhoneScoop report, a Boost Mobile spokesperson said that the Sprint Nextel subsidiary will still support its CDMA products but will no …
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T-Mobile’s Nokia 7510 goes on sale

The Nokia 7510: Get it while it's hot.
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It’s a busy day for T-Mobile. In addition to announcing the availability of the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 and the new T-Mobile Shadow, the carrier also started shipping another CES phone, the Nokia 7510.

Though T-Mobile isn’…
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Acer smartphone launching Feb. 16

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Less than a year after buying up smartphone maker E-Ten, Acer will debut its first handheld, a company representative confirmed Wednesday.

The Taiwanese PC maker has just begun distributing invitations to a press event that will be held next month during the Mobile World Congress in …
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Fully Equipped: Time to ditch Windows Mobile?

Windows Mobile 6.5 is rumored to offer cosmetic upgrades, not major feature changes.
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For all the talk there’s been about Microsoft’s big Vista problem, much less has been made of its smaller operating system, Windows Mobile, which has some major problems of its own.

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T-Mobile Shadow: Hands-on impressions and photo gallery

T-Mobile Shadow
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive)

In addition to the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, T-Mobile also announced the retail availability of the T-Mobile Shadow on Tuesday night. The Windows Mobile 6.1 device was first announced at CES 2009 as the replacement to the original Shadow and can now …
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