September 15, 2004 articles

Motorola i325 released on Nextel

Sep 15 2004 - 03:18 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
The Motorola i325 is now available from Nextel. The i325 is a ruggedized phone built for abuse. Like the i315 it features Motorola's new Direct Talk feaure. Features of the i325 include: * Rain-resistant rugged design built to withstand extreme...

Motorola i315 released on Nextel

Sep 15 2004 - 03:12 PM ET | Motorola, Nextel
Nextel recently added the Motorola i315 to its phone lineup. The i315 is the first phone from Motorola to support Direct Talk, which is basically Direct Connect without a network available (works within 1-8 miles). Features of the i315 include:...

Peer-to-peer comes to cell phones

Sep 15 2004 - 03:00 PM ET | Data
New Scientist has an article about peer-to-peer (P2P) file transfer software coming to a mobile phone near you. P2P is the technology behind applications like the original Napster and current KaZaa. Employees at the Nokia Research Center have written P2P...

Verizon promotes weather service for Ivan

Sep 15 2004 - 02:47 PM ET | Data, Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is busy promoting data and text based weather services to its subscribers in the path of Hurricane Ivan. Despite imminent destruction and loss of life, the company is not making these services available for free. bq. As demonstrated...

Cingular / AT&T Wireless merger near FCC vote

Sep 15 2004 - 02:39 PM ET | AT&T Wireless, Cingular
The Cingular buyout of AT&T Wireless is nearing a vote by the FCC, Reuters reports. The $41 billion cash deal should be voted on by the 5 commissioners within the next 2 weeks. The deal is expected to be approved....

Sidekick gets improved deaf features

Sep 15 2004 - 01:19 PM ET | Danger, T-Mobile
Danger today announced that its Hiptop2 (AKA Sidekick II) device will have improved features for deaf and hard of hearing users. This is in reaction to the influx of hearing impaired users that have taken to the Hiptop for its...

Siemens SF65 announced

Sep 15 2004 - 11:56 AM ET | Siemens
The Siemens SF65 is a new swiveling clamshell handset with a 1.3 megapixel camera. The styling is very camera-like (much like the latest models coming from Sony Ericsson), be sure to check out the many photos of the SF65 after...

T-Mobile SDA Music announced

Sep 15 2004 - 11:39 AM ET | T-Mobile
T-Mobile Germany today announced the SDA Music, a slightly modified version of the T-Mobile SDA. The Windows powered smartphone includes an extra row of keys to control the integrated MP3 player. Other features include: * VGA camera * Bluetooth *...