November 17, 2004 articles

Text message speed record possible broken

Nov 17 2004 - 03:52 PM ET | SMS
The Daily Herald of Provo Utah is reporting that a high school student has broken the world record for text message speed. The official phrase to type under time pressure is: bq. The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and...

SH901iC announced by NTT DoCoMo

Nov 17 2004 - 03:45 PM ET | 3G, DoCoMo, Security
NTT DoCoMo has announced the SH901iC, one phone from the upcoming 901i Series. The 901i series is marked by 3D surround sound, i-appli games and FeliCa smart-card technology. The SH901iC is well equipped: * 2.2" CGS screen with 260K colors...

Treo 650 shipping from Sprint

Nov 17 2004 - 03:36 PM ET | Sprint Nextel
According to TreoCentral some customers have reported success in ordering Treo 650s from Sprint PCS. Delivery dates are as early as tomorrow, meaning the units have already been shipped. However, Sprint isn't giving tracking numbers, so the reports cannot be...

Virgin Mobile and Nokia team up

Nov 17 2004 - 02:06 PM ET | MVNO, Nokia, Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile and Nokia have signed a deal to bring a CDMA Nokia phone to market from Virgin Mobile by 2005. Currently Virgin Mobile only has phones from Kyocera and Audiovox. Nokia hasn't been a major CDMA maker in quite...

BlackBerry subscribers now top 2M

Nov 17 2004 - 01:46 PM ET | Research In Motion
Research in Motion today announced it has passed the 2 million subscriber mark for its BlackBerry wireless platform. Back in August the company announced that it expected 2 million by the end of the year. While it took five years...