Sprint PCS has joined other carriers in offering a data card for customers wishing to get internet connections on laptops. The card, made by Sierra Wireless, should supply speeds of 50 to 70 Kbps, with peaks up to 144 Kbps....
Verizon Wireless today announced a deal with Yahoo! to bring its instant messaging application to Verizon Wireless subscribers. bq. Starting today, Verizon Wireless customers can use their wireless phones to access their pre-existing IM accounts with Yahoo! Messenger to send...
We reported a few days ago that AT&T Wireless was starting up an unlimited data plan. Both T-Mobile and Cingular have similar plans (though still cheaper than AT&T Wireless'), so the announcement made since. It comes out today from an...
Apr 27 2004 - 02:56 PM ET | Smartphone
First quarter sales of PDA's for 2004 are down 11.7% against last year. However, sales of the Treo 600 are way up. With word of the Treo 610 coming soon, and Symbian having a firm hold on smartphones, 2004 could...
Apr 27 2004 - 02:46 PM ET | DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo announced a new series of mobile phones that each feature megapixel plus cameras. The mova 506i i-mode series is made up of 3 different 2G phones. Each phone in the 506i series has: * Camera with an effective...
Verizon today announced Q1 2004 earnings, and the results for Verizon Wireless are impressive: * 1.4 million total net customer additions * Customers total nearly 39 million * Revenue growth of 21.2 percent ($6.2 billion for the quarter) AT&T Wireless...
Apr 26 2004 - 09:31 AM ET | Sprint Nextel
Sprint PCS today announced it is now shipping the Samsung VM-A680. Despite the low-price (after rebates) of $149.99, the VM-A680 can accomplish a lot: * 1.8" main and 0.93" x 0.93" external 65K color TFT LCD displays * VGA resolution...
Apr 26 2004 - 09:22 AM ET | In The News
Teens were at one time not a part of cellular carrier marketing, but are quickly becoming a cash cow--to the tune of $21 billion in revenue in 2004. More profit can be made off younger users because they are more...
Apr 26 2004 - 09:19 AM ET | Nokia
Nokia today announced that a game based off the Spider-Man 2 movie will be released for its N-Gage device. bq. Taking on the role of the famed super hero Spider-Man, mobile gamers will be able to swing, web sling and...
Apr 23 2004 - 10:00 AM ET | Cingular, Data
Cingular announced the launch of EDGE high-speed data service in South Florida. There is no definition of what is South Florida, an area that has spotty GSM coverage at best. bq. Cingular data customers need obtain an EDGE-enabled device, such...
AT&T Wireless has introduced an unlimited data plan for as low as $44.99 ( $49.99 without voice service) a month. The pricing for unlimited data prior to this point was $79.99. Both Cingular and T-Mobile offer unlimited data for $20...
Apr 23 2004 - 09:49 AM ET | Kyocera
Kyocera today announced that it will provide the first Opera powered mobile phone for the Japanese market. AH-K3001V will be launched in Mid-may. bq. The AH-K3001V is the first handsets in the upcoming new generation of browser-centric phones where access...
Apr 22 2004 - 02:02 PM ET | In The News
Nextel Communications announced a Q1 2004 profit of $591 million, nearly triple that of the same quarter last year. The company added 474,000 subscribers in the quarter. Nextel's bread and butter, average monthly revenue per subscriber, sat at an impressive...
Apr 21 2004 - 09:37 AM ET |
NextWave Telecom reached a deal with federal regulators about what to do with spectrum licenses. The company, which is currently in bankruptycy protection, will give most (90%) of its licenses to the FCC. They will then be up for grabs...
Apr 21 2004 - 09:29 AM ET | Motorola
Due to an excellent earnings report announced after the market close yesterday, shares of Motorola (MOT) are up over 20%. Motorola's Q1 revenues were nearly $2 billion more than expectations, over a 40% gain. Profit for the quarter came to...
Apr 20 2004 - 02:47 PM ET | Sprint Nextel
Sprint PCS had a great quarter, adding over 414,000 net new customers. Counting additions from wholesale and affiliate partners the number swells to 558,000. Annualized data revenues were $713 million, a 32 percent improvement from the fourth quarter. Sprint's two...
Apr 20 2004 - 02:40 PM ET | Cingular
Cingular had a much better first quarter than AT&T Wireless: * 554,000 net new customers making for a total of 24.6 million * Cingular's nationwide GSM/GPRS network overlay on track to achieve 100 percent network coverage in next 90 days...
Apr 20 2004 - 02:35 PM ET | AT&T Wireless
It is no secret that AT&T Wireless had a tough first quarter, but now it's official. The company lost 367,000 subscribers during the first quarter, compared to an increase of 257,000 in the same quarter last year. bq. AT&T Wireless...
Apr 20 2004 - 12:44 AM ET | AT&T Wireless
As long as you don't mind purchasing a phone online, AT&T Wireless is selling the Motorola V600 for the lowest price we have seen--$174.99. It usually runs at $299. We will post our V600 review this week....
Apr 19 2004 - 09:51 AM ET | Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson announced another quarter of profitability, a rather recent notion in the company's short history. The company made about $100 million last quarter, or double what was expected. This makes it the third quarter in a row that Sony...
Apr 19 2004 - 09:45 AM ET | 3G, Nokia
3G carrier 3 is now shipping the Nokia 7600. It is Nokia's first 3G phone for 3 and it features a radical design. We first featured this handset in September 2003. Here is a quick run down of the features:...
Apr 19 2004 - 09:42 AM ET | Nokia
Nokia today introduced the Nokia 6610i, a tri-band GSM phone with typical Nokia features. Included is a color screen, XHTML browser, FM radio, camera, Java and SyncML. SyncML allows users to sync their computer based calendar, adress book and to-do...
Apr 19 2004 - 12:31 AM ET | Bluetooth
Clever phone users have created a new meme that circles around Bluetooth and the need to constantly push the edge. According to Reuters, "Toothing is a new craze where strangers on trains, buses, in bars and even supermarkets hook up...
Apr 16 2004 - 12:01 AM ET | AT&T Wireless
AT&T Wireless launched a new service that aims to answer the age old question, "What song is this?" When a song that has you lost for an answer comes on, just dial a three digit code and allow the song...
Apr 15 2004 - 01:38 PM ET | Rumor
Thanks to an FCC application, details of the upcoming Samsung i550 Palm powered smartphone have leaked. You can view the gory details here. The SPH-i550 is an upgraded version of the i500 which was announced 13 months ago. Here are...
Apr 15 2004 - 01:24 PM ET | Sprint Nextel
Sprint PCS has launched the Sanyo 8200, an update to the popular Sanyo 8100. The Vision ready camera phone is fairly well loaded with features: * Improved camera resolution (VGA) and a built-in flash * Sprint's nationwide walkie-talkie service *...
Apr 15 2004 - 01:53 AM ET | Nextel
Nextel has moved out of the testing phase and recently started selling its wireless broadband service. Currently only available in North Carolina, the service offers speeds comparable to what wired broadband offers (1.5-3 megabits). bq. The company set four levels...
Apr 14 2004 - 01:25 AM ET | Nokia
As expected, Nokia has today announced the second generation N-Gage. Dubbed the N-Gage QD, the new device sports a slimmer design and updated features. Here's a quick run down of some of the new features: * Hot-swappable MMC * Longer...
Apr 13 2004 - 10:26 PM ET | In The News
Our friends at PhoneScoop note that a new standard for EV-DO (cleverly named CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A) adds support for video calling. Also new to the update is an increased upload speed (now 1.8 Mbps at peak). Verizon Wireless is...
Apr 13 2004 - 10:22 PM ET | Cingular, Data
RCR Wireless News is reporting that Cingular Wireless has introduced a new line of data packages. The Media Basic package, which costs $8 per month, includes: * 250 text messages * 50 multimedia messages * 1 megabyte of data transmission...
Apr 12 2004 - 11:27 PM ET | Rumor
Our friends at Engadget have confirmed that the Nokia N-Gage 2 will be announced on Wednesday. We have covered N-Gage 2 rumors before [1, 2]. The chatter has picked up lately, especially with E3 around the corner. Included in the...
Apr 12 2004 - 10:58 AM ET | In The News
Chip maker Intel is showing off a new chip aimed to power high-end mobile phones and PDA's. The XScale processor is savvy with wireless communications, and has a lower power consumption than the chips being used today. Intel hopes to...
Apr 12 2004 - 10:49 AM ET | Cingular
Cingular today announced that it has completed the purchase of NextWave's 34 PCS licenses. The deal was worth $1.4 billion in cashh, which was what we reported back in August 2004 when the rumors were flying. The spectrum covers about...
Apr 09 2004 - 03:00 PM ET | T-Mobile
Unwired is buzzing about T-Mobile having voicemail problems. While we were not able to duplicate the problem here, many customers could be affected. If you are affected, please let us know what you are experiencing: tips@mobiletracker.net....
Apr 08 2004 - 03:51 PM ET | Palm
C|Net is reporting on a shortage of Treo 600 displays that could slow production of the device. bq. PalmOne--formerly Palm--has supplies to meet production estimates for the current quarter, according to PalmOne Chief Financial Officer Judy Bruner. After that, the...
Apr 08 2004 - 01:28 PM ET | Review
PC Magazine posted a (late) review of the Sony Ericsson P900. While the smartphone isn't for everyone, mostly due to the $800 price tag, it does about everything. The knocks on it are, "A bit pricey; no Wi-Fi; only supports...
Apr 08 2004 - 01:24 PM ET | Unique, Vodafone
Vodafone K.K., the Japan based arm of Vodafone, has announced it will ship the Toshiba V401T towards the end of the month. The V401T includes a high resolution screen and a built-in analog TV tuner, which should combine to make...
In a "coming soon" message seen briefly on VerizonWireless.com [cache], it was revealed that the company will soon carry the Treo 600. While most carriers have had it for quite some time, Verizon Wireless is the nations largest carrier, which...
Apr 07 2004 - 11:54 PM ET | In The News
The Consumers Union has started a campaign to stop the common practice of locking cellphones to a carrier. The group is asking the FCC to use it's might to help consumers by allowing carrier changes without needing a new phone....
Apr 06 2004 - 09:17 PM ET | In The News
New Scientist is reporting that Swedish physicists believe the type of radiation given off by cellular phones causes damage to red blood cells. However, the finding seems to be all hype: bq. Experts cautioned that the finding was theoretical and...
Apr 06 2004 - 12:43 PM ET | Unique
Skype is a popular peer-to-peer voice chat (or VoIP, voice over IP, in industry jargon) application that allows free "phone calls" to anyone else using the Skype application. It is made by the same people who made Kazaa, but isn't...
Apr 06 2004 - 12:37 PM ET | Smartphone
PDA owners take notice, Handmark says its new Express application can make getting internet data from your Treo 600 or PalmOne device with WiFi and internet access much faster. bq. Express is an application that talks directly to Handmark servers...
Apr 06 2004 - 12:33 PM ET | Nokia
Nokia sent out a notice that its first-quarter sales will miss projections, which sent the whole market into a down spin. Sales were down 2%, but stock in the company is currently trading down 18%. A sales increase of 3...
Apr 03 2004 - 10:01 PM ET | DoCoMo
AFP has an article about scientists at NTT DoCoMo working on mapping your senses into your mobile phone. bq. Speaking without using vocal cords, knowing which direction a telephone call comes from, or even communicating with the five senses are...
With Major League Baseball's opening day right around the corner, Verizon Wireless is launching MLB themed content. Included in the new content is a new game that lets you, "Test batting skills and smash home runs with FOX Sports Hit...
Research In Motion today announced it inked a deal with Siemens to put its BlackBerry wireless email service on Siemens' phones. Look for a BlackBerry enabled phone from Siemens in Q4 2004. RIM has signed several of these deals, the...
Apr 02 2004 - 12:48 AM ET | AT&T Wireless
A report from the AP has AT&T Wireless losing as many as 150,000 subscribers per month. Number portability combined with the worst customer service in the industry looks like it has weighed heavy on AT&T Wireless: bq. The mounting defections...
Apr 01 2004 - 08:09 PM ET | In The News
Forbes has a piece on a new technology aimed at finding cell phone theives--at least the ones that are silly enough to use the phone shortly after lifting it. bq. " Why not start with embarrassing the thief? Anytime a...
