May

1

The 1st BlackBerry Flip Phone

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May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Research in Motion hasn’t announced this and to be honest a lot of people want to think this is some type of hoax but some spy shots straight from the bathroom of some office seem to indicate otherwise. The fact is simple, it appears that the BlackBerry line will now include a flip phone, which […]

Apr

22

Nokia announces deal with Sony BMG

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April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Nokia announced a new agreement with Sony BMG, in addition to adding two new handsets to its XpressMusic line. The leading wireless manufacturer explained that Sony BMG has joined its Comes With Music offering.
“This initiative represents a critical new way of gaining access to music, through which fans will be able to explore Sony BMG’s […]

Apr

16

Samsung SGH-i900

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April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

Samsung has seemingly leaked the info on a new smart phone called the SGH-i900 that will run Windows Mobile 6.1. Its seems to be the real deal with some serious specs but only time will tell if all of the rumors are true. No one is sure what this thing even looks like and Samsung doesn’t […]

Mar

6

Apple shocks the world

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March 6, 2008 | 2 Comments

 

 
In a move that no one saw coming, Apple announced they have licensed Active Sync and that the iPhone will support Microsoft Exchange. Its hard to even know how to take something like this and the reactions will surely run the gamut of both of Apple fanboy emotions which consists of either bitter anger at […]

Mar

5

Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 launch date confirmed

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March 5, 2008 | 4 Comments

The unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog heard from Aldo Liguori, Corporate Vice President of the Global Communications and PR department at Sony Ericsson, who announced ‘that we will be launching the X1 product in 2nd Half of 2008, as per our announcement of 10th February that we made in Barcelona.’
This is good news as rumors were […]

Feb

28

Wireless Consumer Protection

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February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Good news out of D.C. in regards to creating legislation on many of the mobile industry issues that we so painfully have to deal with on a regular basis. They seem to have this right when you look at what has transpired so far. Here are a few examples:
Why does a customer of the wireless […]

Feb

26

Nokia’s concepts of the future

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February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Nokia continues to push the boundaries of what is possible with mobile communication devices and in true form announced a partnership to lead the innovative redesign of the mobile phone with a concept called Morph.
From Nokia’s Press Release
“Morph is a concept that demonstrates how future mobile devices might be stretchable and flexible, allowing the user […]

Feb

20

Unlimted plans popping up everywhere

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February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As I alluded to yesterday, the wireless companies did react to Verizon’s unlimited offerings with plans of their own. AT&T essentially matched the $99 voice plan but only for non smartphone users, which is ridiculous as most power users don’t use flip or candy bar phones. As expected, soon thereafter T-Mobile matched the $99 a […]

Feb

19

Verizon’s unlimited bonanza

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February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, February 19 Verizon will not only be launching an unlimited voice plan but 5 additional plans that add various features as well. Obviously this announcement is huge in the mobile world as this is the first major carrier that has done this and at the price point that they are talking about, they […]

Feb

14

T-Mobile is launching 3G……but this time its for realz

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February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

T-Mobile’s CEO Hamid Akhavan decided to remind the world that they still plan on launching a 3G network in the US, hopefully by late summer. The CEO also claimed that it will be “the best 3G network in the country.”
I guess the 14 month delay in the launch of the service were spent testing and […]

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