May 30, 2004 articles

Newsweek takes a look at 'Way cool phones'

May 30 2004 - 09:10 PM ET | In The News
The cover story for June 7's Newsweek Magazine is The Next Frontiers: Way Cool Phones. Included in the piece is an interesting quote by the Palm inventor: bq. One day, 2 or 3 billion people will have cell phones, and...

Text messages popular for 'Idol'

May 30 2004 - 01:15 PM ET | SMS
In Fox's "American Idol", viewers can vote for their favorite contestent via either a phone call or text message (only from AT&T Wireless phones). AT&T Wireless announced that during the latest season, 13.5 million SMS votes were cast. The total...

Samsung A790 available from Verizon

May 30 2004 - 01:05 PM ET | Samsung
The much talked about Samsung A790 (does both CDMA and GSM) is now available to Verizon Wireless business customers. It should be out for individuals soon. It's the first phone to work both on CDMA and GSM networks. bq. Not...