Mar 16 2004 - 10:34 PM ET | Sprint Nextel
Just in time for the NCAA basketball tournament, Sprint PCS has launched a special section in its Vision service loaded with content: * 1KTV - scores and highlights from each round. $2.95 per month. * ESPN Tourney Pick'em - a...
Mar 16 2004 - 10:25 PM ET | Camera
Forbes is running a piece on the profitability of sending pictures across multiple carriers (normally done via a MMS). Not only do the cellular providers profit, but the middleman companies that make it all happen get another piece of the...
Mar 16 2004 - 10:18 PM ET | Data, DoCoMo
Reuters is reporting that Japan's NTT DoCoMo will introduce a flat-rate unlimited data plan aimed to compete with rival KDDI Corp. bq. "The rate will be set at 3,900 yen ($35.84) a month and will be available starting in June...
Mar 16 2004 - 08:49 PM ET | Push-to-talk
Three big players in handsets agreed to run joint interoperability tests for push-to-talk over cellular (PoC). Ericsson, Motorola, and Siemens all hope to have the new products out in the second quarter of 2004. Nokia is using its own "pre-standard",...
