March 2005 articles

Answers.com launches mobile version

Mar 31 2005 - 04:34 PM ET | Data
Answers.com, a relatively new service from GuruNet, has launched a mobile version dubbed MobileAnswers. After launching earlier this year, Answers.com became well known thanks to its partnership with Google. Google links to Answers.com for dictionary results for search terms on...

DataViz licenses Microsoft ActiveSync

Mar 30 2005 - 04:32 PM ET | Data
DavaViz has become the latest company to license ActiveSync from Microsoft. The deal will allow DataViz RoadSync to tie in with Microsoft Exchange server. An update to RoadSync that will incorporate the ActiveSync protocol will be available in May 2005....

MSN Video Downloads launches

Mar 30 2005 - 12:20 AM ET | Data, Smartphone
Microsoft today announced MSN Video Downloads, a video download service for Windows Mobile powered devices (both smartphones and PDAs). Signed content sources include MSNBC.com, MTV, Food Network, FOX Sports and IFILM. MSN Video Downloads is available in the United States...

SK Teletech inks EV-DO deal with Nokia

Mar 29 2005 - 10:12 PM ET | Data, Nokia
The EV-DO news continues--SK Teletech has signed a, "Memorandum of understanding with Nokia to sell EV-DO cell phones." Reports put the deal at 7 million EV-DO phones per year. Nokia currently has no EV-DO handsets. SK Teletech is trying to...

Toshiba preps fast charging battery

Mar 29 2005 - 03:17 PM ET | Unique
Toshiba has a new type of Lithium-Ion battery that recharges to 80% capacity in just 60 seconds. In "several more minutes" the battery becomes fully recharged. This compares to several hours for other types of Li-ion batteries. bq. The secret...

Cingular Wireless leads in FCC complaints

Mar 29 2005 - 01:09 AM ET | In The News
Cingular Wireless led in FCC complaints per 100,000 customers according to recently released data published today [paid subscription req.] in the Wall Street Journal. It has been nearly a year since we have published complaint data. Complaints to the FCC...

Samsung SPH-V6500, SCH-V650 announced

Mar 28 2005 - 12:15 PM ET | Samsung
Samsung has announced the SPH-V6500 and SCH-V650, two "file-viewing" mobile phones. While file viewing (PDF, Word, Excel, etc) isn't new in the mobile space, the two phones have a pretty neat remote control feature: bq. A remote control function provides...

Cingular evaluating SMT 5600, Ogo

Mar 28 2005 - 11:48 AM ET | Cingular
Cingular is still evaluating wether to carry the UTStarcom SMT 5600 and Ogo. Both phones were part of AT&T Wireless when Cingular took over control. The Ogo is a data only device that was aimed at kids. While sales figures...

ALLTEL launches EV-DO

Mar 28 2005 - 11:37 AM ET | Data
ALLTEL has launched EV-DO, high-speed wireless download technology, in three markets. The three cities are: Tampa, Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. ALLTEL is calling the service Axcess Broadband which is very close to Verizon Wireless' BroadbandAccess. Unlimited Axcess Broadband service costs...

Samsung MMCMicro in full production

Mar 28 2005 - 11:30 AM ET | Samsung
Samsung announced that its new MMCMicro memory card has gone into mass production. The card is attempting to compete with TransFlash which is becoming microSD in the next few months. The tiny memory card measures 12x14x1.1mm, making it just slightly...

SimWatcher looks out for stolen phones

Mar 28 2005 - 11:23 AM ET | Staff Picks
SimWatcher is a new app with a very simple goal: it sends a text message to an address when a new SIM card is put into it. The message will contain the phones new number which should help you track...

BusinessWeek: iTunes phone on the rocks

Mar 26 2005 - 02:22 AM ET | Motorola, Rumor
Stories on Motorola's upcoming iTunes phone are more common and sometimes even less reality based than research on the health risks of mobile phones. On BusinessWeek Online, Roger Crockett and Peter Burrows talk of a gloomy future for the yet...

Sony Ericsson P910i review

Mar 25 2005 - 01:41 AM ET | Review, Sony Ericsson
By Jon Gales -- The Sony Ericsson P910i is currently the top of the line phone from Sony Ericsson, but it's not available from any carriers in the US. I got ahold of an unlocked model that worked without problems...

SK-EarthLink finalized

Mar 24 2005 - 05:01 PM ET | MVNO
SK Telecom and EarthLink have finalized their MVNO called SK-EarthLink. In January the two companies announced plans to create a MVNO that will carry high-end CDMA phones with advanced data services. The new company has secured $440 million of partner...

Motorola E725 announced, music phone

Mar 24 2005 - 02:14 AM ET | Motorola
Motorola hosted a product introduction party for the brand new E725 Wednesday evening at M3: Miami Music Multimedia. MobileTracker attended and got a first hand look at the phone. Our first take is that because the Motorola E725 comes with...

Ericsson sues Sendo over patents

Mar 23 2005 - 11:33 AM ET | In The News
Ericsson has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sendo. Suits were filed against Sendo in Britain (Sendo's home country), Germany and the Netherlands. Ericsson is claiming Sendo is using patented GSM and GPRS technologies without a license: bq. "We believe...

PalmOne updates Sprint Treo 650

Mar 23 2005 - 12:25 AM ET | Sprint Nextel
PalmOne has posted an updater (v 1.08) for the Sprint Treo 650. According to the PalmOne site, some users may already have the latest software (check by hitting Send > Menu > Phone Info). Updates in 1.08 include: * Overall...

RIM stock drops after Symbian deal

Mar 22 2005 - 11:16 PM ET | Research In Motion
Shares of Research In Motion [RIMM] took a dive of nearly 6% Tuesday after Symbian announced a deal to license ActiveSync from Microsoft. With the ActiveSync deal, Symbian will try to lure BlackBerry users by having devices with nearly the...

Microsoft licenses Exchange to Symbian

Mar 22 2005 - 01:58 AM ET | Smartphone
Microsoft today announced a new deal to license email functionality to Symbian, Microsoft's biggest mobile competitor. The agreement will allow Symbian powered phones to work with Microsoft's Exchange email platform. The move is seen by insiders as a way for...

Samsung X475 launched by T-Mobile USA

Mar 21 2005 - 03:47 PM ET | Samsung, T-Mobile
T-Mobile USA today added the Samsung X475 to its phone lineup. The entry-level clamshell phone offers the following features: * 40-chord polyphonic ringtones * 128 x 160 pixel 65K color STN display * AIM * Java MIDP 2.0 T-Mobile is...

Final CTIA 2005 gallery

Mar 20 2005 - 06:45 PM ET | Site News
CTIA 2005 -- We made a gallery out of a few random photos from CTIA 2005 that didn't make the site during the show coverage. Some interesting phones, including a few from Asia, are included. Be sure to take a...

Samsung A970 video

Mar 20 2005 - 05:59 PM ET | Samsung
CTIA 2005 -- The Samsung A970 got a lot of attention on the CTIA show floor because of its unique design that makes the phone look like a camcorder. The long feature list didn't hurt the buzz factor either: *...

Symantec posts Mobile Security beta

Mar 19 2005 - 01:49 PM ET | Security
Security firm Symantec has posted a public beta of Mobile Security for Symbian. The software aims to secure Symbian from malware. Additionally, Symantec Mobile Security functions as a software firewall. Symbian users can download the application from Symantec's website for...

Spotted at CTIA: Orative and PocketSurfer

Mar 16 2005 - 06:50 PM ET | In The News
CTIA 2005 -- While at the CTIA 2005 conference in New Orleans, MobileTracker met with two smaller companies that have interesting ideas: Orative and DataWind (maker of the PocketSurfer). Both companies are after emerging markets with big potential, especially Orative....

NTP looks to other companies

Mar 16 2005 - 06:34 PM ET | Data
After announcing a $450 million settlement with Research In Motion this morning, patent holding firm NTP is now looking to other mobile device makers for license fees: bq. James Wallace [NTP lawyer] said NTP's patents would likely be needed by...

iTunes phones not at M3

Mar 16 2005 - 02:51 PM ET | Motorola
Motorola has once again pushed back the introduction of its first iTunes enabled phone thanks to Apple's strategy of not announcing devices until they are ready to ship. In the mobile industry, most phones are announced several months before they...

CDMA Motorola RAZR line announced

Mar 16 2005 - 01:32 PM ET | Motorola
CTIA 2005 -- CDMA users have been waiting to be able to use the RAZR for a long time. Wait no longer, Motorola showed off a CDMA version of the RAZR at CTIA. Motorola claims it's for the Asian market,...

Research In Motion and NTP settle

Mar 16 2005 - 01:14 PM ET | Research In Motion
Research In Motion and NTP have agreed to a settlement in NTP's patent infringement case against RIM. A recent ruling tilted in NTP's favor, which likely spurred another round of settlement talks. RIM will pay US$450 million to NTP in...

Sony Ericsson K750i video

Mar 16 2005 - 04:46 AM ET | Sony Ericsson
CTIA 2005 -- Due to technical problems, we were unable to post a video of the Sony Ericsson W800i (but there are live photos here), but were able to scrape out a video of the K750i. This model should come...

Hands on with the Samsung A800

Mar 15 2005 - 03:52 PM ET | Samsung
CTIA 2005 -- Samsung is showing off the A800, which should be the first 2 megapixel phone in the US market when it launches later this year. It's a CDMA handset, so Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS are both possible....

Samsung P207 coming to Cingular

Mar 15 2005 - 03:39 PM ET | Cingular, Samsung
UPDATE: Cingular has started shipping the Samsung P207 CTIA 2005 -- The Samsung P207 will make its way to Cingular, according to operating system branding on the demo unit available at CTIA 2005. The P207 is one of Samsung's new...

Hands on with the Sony Ericsson W800i

Mar 15 2005 - 03:27 PM ET | Sony Ericsson
MobileTracker has posted a Sony Ericsson W800i review. Included is a photo set and video. CTIA 2005 -- We went hands on with the much sought after Sony Ericsson W800i this morning and in the process took lots of pictures....

Cingular hits 50 million customer mark

Mar 15 2005 - 03:21 PM ET | Cingular
Cingular Wireless today announced the company now has more than 50 million US wireless customers. This is growth of over 3 million since October 1st 2004. Though Verizon Wireless is adding new customers at a fast pace, Cingular remains the...

BlackBerry 7100g selling to consumers

Mar 15 2005 - 10:52 AM ET | Cingular, Research In Motion
UPDATE: Cingular BlackBerry 7100g now available for just $149.99! Cingular Wireless has added the BlackBerry 7100g to its consumer line of phones. Prior to today it was only available through business channels. The 7100g is Cingular's version of the 7100...

Samsung P777 launched by Cingular

Mar 15 2005 - 10:39 AM ET | Cingular, Samsung
UPDATE: The Samsung P777 can be purchased from Cingular through Wirefly for just $199... CTIA 2005 -- Advertisements for a Cingular branded Samsung P777 were seen as far back as December 2004, but today marks the actual launch of the...

Amp'd, new EV-DO MVNO

Mar 15 2005 - 01:08 AM ET | MVNO
Amp'd is a new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that will use Verizon Wireless' network, including EV-DO high-speed data. All Amp'd phones will include push-to-talk, EV-DO, a camera and memory card slot. Both Kyocera and Motorola will provide phones at...

Digit Wireless announces Fastap study

Mar 14 2005 - 11:27 PM ET | SMS
CTIA 2005 -- Digit Wireless, makers of Fastap (for background info read our previous report here), today released data from a study conducted by Canadian Wireless Carrier TELUS. TELUS launched the Fastap LG 6190 phone in November 2004 and since...

Nokia slashes N-Gage QD price

Mar 14 2005 - 11:09 PM ET | Nokia
The phone best known for "Sidetalkin'" just got a whole lot cheaper--Nokia has cut the price of the N-Gage QD to $99 from the original $199. While the N-Gage QD (the latest model) doesn't actually use Sidetalking anymore, that was...

LG A7110 destined for Cingular

Mar 14 2005 - 10:54 PM ET | LG Mobile Phone
CTIA 2005 -- At the show today, LG confirmed speculation that the A7110 will be offered by Cingular. The A7110 display unit in LG's CTIA booth is branded for Cingular quite prominently. Features of the A7110 include: * VGA camera...

LG VX8100 official

Mar 14 2005 - 10:47 PM ET | LG Mobile Phone
CTIA 2005 -- The LG VX8100 is now official. Specs and photos of the VX8100 leaked from the FCC late last year, even before the phone it replaced (VX8000) shipped. Features of the VX8100 include: * EV-DO * 1.3 megapixel...

CTIA fashion show photos

Mar 14 2005 - 10:22 PM ET | In The News
CTIA 2005 -- The CTIA 2005 Fashion In Motion show was a welcome treat to tired show attendees this afternoon. It offered a place to sit down, highlights of neat wearable gadgets, and of course beautiful models to put the...

TransFlash to become microSD

Mar 14 2005 - 03:26 PM ET | In The News
CTIA 2005 -- SanDisk and the SD Card Association today jointly announced that microSD is in the final stages of approval to become a memory standard. SanDisk will stop marketing TransFlash once microSD is finalized since microSD is backwards and...

Nokia 6155 announced, CDMA clamshell

Mar 14 2005 - 10:56 AM ET | Nokia
CTIA 2005 -- Nokia made good on its promise to launch more clamshell mobile phones today with the introduction of teh Nokia 6155. It's a mid-level CDMA handset: * 1 megapixel camera with flash and video recording * Dual TFT...

Verizon Wireless gobbles more spectrum

Mar 14 2005 - 10:21 AM ET | Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless has been on a spectrum acquisition tear lately and today continued the trend, Verizon Wireless will purchase 23 spectrum licenses from Leap. The $102.5 all cash purchase covers 20 markets and 8.3 million potential customers. Nine of the...

CTIA 2005 coverage in full gear

Mar 14 2005 - 10:15 AM ET | Site News
We'll be updating throughout the day because of CTIA 2005. Exclusive pictures from the show floor will be posted later today and later in the week we'll post exclusive video of all the hottest phones in action. Stay tuned!...

Nokia Shorty for Virgin Mobile USA

Mar 14 2005 - 10:04 AM ET | Nokia, Virgin Mobile
CTIA 2005 -- Nokia has announced a stylish new CDMA handset for Virgin Mobile USA that is being called the Shorty (technical model name is 2115i). Features of the Shorty include: * Xpress-on color covers * Integrated flashlight * Speakerphone...

UTStarcom CDM-9200 announced

Mar 14 2005 - 09:34 AM ET | UTStarcom (Audiovox)
CTIA 2005 -- While the UTStarcom 7000 Series that was announced today caters towards the low-end, the brand new UTStarcom CDM-9200 offers more features for power users. Highlights in the CDM-9200's spec sheet: * 1.8" 260K color TFT main display...

Another day, another iTunes phone rumor

Mar 14 2005 - 09:26 AM ET | Motorola, Rumor
Analysts are still trying to nail down when Motorola will announce the first iTunes compatible handset... Today Scott Moritz from TheStreet is proclaiming that Motorola's iTunes phone is on the rocks. Major media outlets have gotten the launch date wrong...

UTStarcom announces 7000 Series

Mar 14 2005 - 09:13 AM ET | UTStarcom (Audiovox)
CTIA 2005 -- UTStarcom has announced a series of CDMA mobile phones made for North America. Two of the phones are entry-level, while the third adds a camera with optical zoom. Very few camera phones have optical zoom (typically zooms...

Kyocera KX9 announced

Mar 14 2005 - 09:08 AM ET | Kyocera
CTIA 2005 -- Along with the Slider Remix KX5, Kyocera Wireless today announced the KX9. It's an entry level CDMA handset that will likely make it to the US. Features of the KX9 include: * 65K color display * Speakerphone...

Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 announced

Mar 14 2005 - 08:56 AM ET | Kyocera
CTIA 2005 -- Kyocera is jumping into the music phone arena with the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5. Kyocera has sliders before, but not with this feature set: * 1.3 megapixel camera with flash * 16MB memory plus TransFlash card slot...

LG MM-535 announced by Sprint PCS

Mar 14 2005 - 02:17 AM ET | LG Mobile Phone, Sprint Nextel
CTIA 2005 -- While it was rumored for a long time, the LG MM-535 is now official to Sprint PCS. Features of the MM-535 include: * 1.3 megapixel camera * mini SD card slot * 1.30" x 1.61" 262K color...

Samsung A970 announced

Mar 14 2005 - 02:14 AM ET | Samsung
CTIA 2005 -- Samsung has announced the A970, an innovative clamshell camera phone. The A970 sports a dual hinge that allows the display to sit horizontally while taking pictures. Feature wise, the A970 has: * EV-DO high-speed data * Bluetooth...

Sprint PCS video ringers

Mar 14 2005 - 02:04 AM ET | Ringtones, Sprint Nextel
CTIA 2005 -- Sprint PCS today announced the addition of video ringers, small clips of video that automatically play when the phone is ringing. Like ringtones, video ringers are centered around music, this time clips from music videos. Video ringers...

Yahoo, AOL and RIM team up

Mar 14 2005 - 01:58 AM ET | Research In Motion
CTIA 2005 -- Yahoo, AOL and Research and Motion have announced BlackBerry support for Yahoo! and AOL IM. A pre-installed application on future new BlackBerry units will handle instant messaging for Yahoo IM, AIM and ICQ, though it's not clear...

T-Mobile / Danger announce end of Sidekick outage

Mar 12 2005 - 02:37 PM ET | Danger
T-Mobile USA and Danger have officially announced the end of a server problem that left Sidekick users without data access for several days. Customers that called during the outage were given a $5 credit, but since the outage outlasted original...

T-Mobile USA launches BlackBerry 7290

Mar 11 2005 - 11:50 AM ET | Research In Motion, T-Mobile
T-Mobile USA is adding the BlackBerry 7290 to its phone lineup. The 7290 has been available on Cingular Wireless for some time. Features include: * Bluetooth * 240x160 pixel display with 65,000 colors * 32 MB memory The BlackBerry 7290...

LG M4300 announced, music phone

Mar 10 2005 - 04:40 PM ET | LG Mobile Phone
CeBIT 2005 -- LG has announced the M4300, a music flip phone (with this device, LG joins Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson in launching phones taht specialize in playing music). Features of the LG M4300 include: * MP3 / AAC...

Motorola H500 Bluetooth headset announced

Mar 10 2005 - 12:56 PM ET | Accessories, Bluetooth, Motorola
CeBIT 2005 -- Besides announcing several new mobile phones at CeBIT, Motorola also announced a new Bluetooth headset called the H500. The H500 has a metallic finish and a gel cushion around the speaker for both comfort and improved sound...

Samsung SGH-i300, 3GB hard drive on board

Mar 10 2005 - 01:16 AM ET | Samsung
CeBIT 2005 -- Samsung has been busy making cell phone users at CeBIT jealous--besides showing off a 7 megapixel camera phone, Samsung also announced the SGH-i300, a phone with a 3GB hard drive. The i300 runs Windows Mobile OS and...

Motorola V1150 3G handset announced

Mar 10 2005 - 12:42 AM ET | 3G, Motorola
CeBIT 2005 -- The Motorola V1150 is the second new 3G handset announced at CeBIT (the V1050 was the first). Features of the V1150 include: * 2 megapixel camera with VGA camera for video calling * Bluetooth * SCREEN3 streaming...

Motorola V1050 3G handset announced

Mar 10 2005 - 12:39 AM ET | 3G, Motorola
CeBIT 2005 -- Motorola today announced the V1050, one of two 3G handsets being shown off this year at CeBIT. The feature list is still a little sparse, but the V1050 is confirmed to have: * 1.23 megapixel camera with...

Motorola SLVR V280 announced

Mar 10 2005 - 12:35 AM ET | Motorola
CeBIT 2005 -- At the CeBIT technology fair in Germany, Motorola expanded the SLVR to include the SLVR V280. The SLVR V8 was announced last month and is part of the new focus on design at Motorola that began with...

Motorola V557 announced

Mar 10 2005 - 12:19 AM ET | Motorola
CeBIT 2005 -- Motorola today announced the V557, an EDGE equipped clamshell. The V557 is most likely a replacement to the V551. * Bluetooth * Push to View and Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) * First phone with SCREEN3, a streaming...

Motorola iTunes plans

Mar 10 2005 - 12:15 AM ET | Motorola
CeBIT 2005 -- Motorola announced it plans to ship several phones with iTunes, the popular music jukebox software from Apple computer. As expected, Motorola is having trouble getting carriers to get excited over this phone (Apple CEO Steve Jobs made...

Firefly Mobile markets phone to kids

Mar 09 2005 - 03:34 PM ET | In The News
A mobile startup called Firefly Mobile today announced plans to market a cell phone to children. The Firefly Mobile Phone is targeted at kids 8-12 years old. The device itself is smaller than most mobile phones, to accompany kids' smaller...

Siemens CX75 announced

Mar 09 2005 - 03:23 PM ET | Siemens
CeBIT 2005 -- Siemens today announced the CX75, a mid-level clamshell phone with all of the same featuers as the Siemens M75 except for the ruggedizing (though the CX75 still has metal casing). Features of the CX75 include: * 1.3...

Siemens CF75 announced

Mar 09 2005 - 03:09 PM ET | Siemens
CeBIT 2005 -- As part of a barrage of new phones, Siemens has introduced the CF75. The mid-range clamshell phone features: * 128x160 pixel 65K color display (external screen is also color) * VGA digital camera with 5x digital zoom...

Siemens CL75 announced, fashion phone

Mar 09 2005 - 02:49 PM ET |
CeBIT 2005 -- Along with several other new devices, Siemens has announced the CL75 at CeBIT 2005. The CL75 was designed to appeal to women and has a colorful floral pattern on the outside. Inside the CL75 has: * Small...

Siemens SXG75 announced

Mar 09 2005 - 02:38 PM ET | Siemens
CeBIT 2005 -- Siemens today announced the SXG75, a UTMS (3G) handset. While a little larger than most mobile phones (111.5 x 53 x 20 mm), the SXG75 packs in quite a few features. Some of the highlights include: *...

Siemens M75 announced

Mar 09 2005 - 02:27 PM ET | Siemens
CeBIT 2005 -- As expected, Siemens has announced the M75. The M75 is a ruggedized device made for outdoor operation. Features include: * 1.3 Megapixel camera * 132 x 176 pixel 260,000 color screen * RS-MMC memory slot * Bluetooth...

Sidekick data still down

Mar 09 2005 - 12:41 PM ET | T-Mobile
According to reader reports, some T-Mobile Sidekick users are still unable to use data services. The last statement MobileTracker received from T-Mobile/Danger about the matter said the problem would be fixed by Wednesday morning. For background about this problem, please...

Nokia launches more N-Gage games

Mar 09 2005 - 12:29 PM ET | Nokia
In a sign that Nokia is still comitted to the N-Gage platform, the company has today released three new games. The titles are: * Payload futuristic action game * High Seize strategy game set in 17th century Caribbean islands. *...

Samsung SCH-V770, 7-megapixel camera phone

Mar 09 2005 - 12:16 PM ET | Samsung
CeBIT 2005 -- The Samsung SCH-V770, announced at CeBIT, is the world's first 7-megapixel camera phone. It will ship in Korea (where Samsung already has a 5-megapixel camera phone on the market). Other features on the Samsung V770 include: *...

Siemens Communications goes on budget

Mar 08 2005 - 05:11 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens Communications, rumored recently (but incorrectly) to be on the auction block, announced it will cut spending to the tune of a billion euros in an attempt to regain profitability. The unit has lost money 3 quarters in a row....

Hop-on intros 1813, $36 GSM phone

Mar 08 2005 - 01:07 AM ET | In The News
Hop-on, a mobile phone maker targeting emerging markets, will introduce the 1813 at CTIA next week. While the feature set is sparce, the price tag is only $36. Hop-on will market this phone to India. Features of the 1813 include:...

More Sidekick trouble, this time an outage

Mar 08 2005 - 12:12 AM ET | Danger, T-Mobile
Despite all of the publicity Paris Hilton's Sidekick contents got over the past few weeks, insiders say that sales increased (any press is good press). Now the Sidekick is back in the news, but this time for a service outage....

Motorola iTunes phone expected at CeBIT

Mar 07 2005 - 10:23 AM ET | Motorola, Rumor
Newsweek is reporting that Motorola will announce its first phone with iTunes on board at CeBIT on Thursday March 10th. Rumors have pointed to another device being announced at the same time called the ROKR. It should include a hard...

RSS feed update

Mar 05 2005 - 12:55 PM ET | Site News
RSS readers will notice that the MobileTracker RSS feed has changed back to a summary feed. We apologize for the inconvenience, but having a fulltext feed attracts copyright violations... Several unauthorized sites were publishing our full content, which is unacceptable....

Samsung i830, GSM/CDMA smartphone

Mar 04 2005 - 11:58 PM ET | Rumor, Samsung
The FCC has posted approval documents (FCC ID A3LSCHI830)for the Samsung SCH-i830, a Windows Mobile powered handset with both GSM and CDMA technology. The Samsung i830 appears to share the features of the i730, except for WiFi and a camera...

Verizon Wireless completes spectrum purchase

Mar 04 2005 - 03:12 PM ET | Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless today completed the purchase of Qwest Wireless' spectrum licenses and certain network assets for $418 million. This deal was first announced in July 2004. The purchased spectrum covers 62 markets with a combined population of 30.8 million people....

Yahoo! starts mobile gaming studio

Mar 04 2005 - 01:36 PM ET | In The News
Internet giant Yahoo! announced today that the company has launched a studio dedicated to creating games for mobile phones. Yahoo Games Studio currently has an agreement with Verizon Wireless and is looking to expand to other carriers. Yahoo has been...

Nokia nixes fuel cell battery project

Mar 03 2005 - 11:53 AM ET | Nokia
The Wall Street Journal is reporting [paid subscription req.] that Nokia has killed its fuel cell battery project. Nokia will continue to watch fuel cell technology, but a few roadblocks have made it hard to accomplish with mobile phones, namely...

Treo 650 review

Mar 03 2005 - 11:04 AM ET | Palm, Review, Smartphone
Today we bring you a review of the Palm Treo 650. The review is written by renowned Palm expert Larry Becker. He has trained countless people how to get more out of their PDAs, including teams at PalmOne. You can...

Sprint signs with Sierra for EV-DO cards

Mar 03 2005 - 10:39 AM ET | Data, Sprint Nextel
Sprint will a high-speed data access card from Sierra Wireless later this year once it activates EV-DO. Sprint hopes to have 60 cities covered by EV-DO by early 2006. The first cities should be active starting in the second half...

ALLTEL launches flat rate messaging

Mar 02 2005 - 08:56 PM ET | SMS
ALLTEL today announced Axcess Messaging Pack, a new messaging pricing plan that makes all messages (text, picture and video) cost the same amount: * 1,500 messages for $14.99 per month * 750 messages for $9.99 per month * 300 messages...

Nokia not worried about cheap Motorola's

Mar 02 2005 - 04:04 PM ET | Motorola, Nokia
Nokia is not concerned with Motorola's plan to produce low-cost mobile phones for emerging markets. Currently Nokia is the market leader in low-cost phones: bq. "We're going to continue to bother with the low-end and we're going to continue to...

Motorola tops Samsung in Q4 2004 market share

Mar 02 2005 - 03:12 PM ET | In The News
Motorola has toppled Samsung to become the second largest mobile phone manufacturer. In a report by research group Gartner, the data shows a net gain for Motorola and a net loss for Samsung. Siemens and LG also switched. Sony Ericsson...

Nextel's secret weapon

Mar 01 2005 - 04:38 PM ET | Nextel
Scott Woolley, writing for Forbes, has an interesting piece on Nextel's spectrum purchases over the last few years. bq. Last year, Nextel quietly snapped up wireless cable licenses for almost half the big cities in the U.S. for $214 million,...

Sony Ericsson on phone launching blitz

Mar 01 2005 - 03:26 PM ET | Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson announced four new phones today (W800i, K750i, J300, and K300) adding to the two 3G models announced at 3GSM World Congress last month. Reuters is reporting that the new handsets will continue: bq. "We'll launch more phones this...

Mobile face recognition

Mar 01 2005 - 03:01 PM ET | Camera, Security
Omron yesterday announced OKOA, software for camera phones that enables face recognition security. The phone must have a OKOA Vision Face Recognition Sensor to be compatible. Here's how OKOA works: bq. To use the unit, the user simply takes his...

Virgin Mobile Canada launches

Mar 01 2005 - 12:11 PM ET | Virgin Mobile
Today marks the first day of service for Virgin Mobile Canada. While the launch date was known last month, pricing was not announced at that time. * Calls are 25ยข per minute for the first five minutes each day and...

Nokia announces 6230i, update to 6230

Mar 01 2005 - 11:32 AM ET | Nokia
Nokia today announced an update to the popular 6230, the 6230i. Features of the 6230i include: * 208 x 208 pixel screen (up from 128x128) * Megapixel digital camera * FM radio with Visual Radio * MMC card slot *...

Sony Ericsson J300 announced

Mar 01 2005 - 11:02 AM ET | Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson today announced the J300, an entry-level mobile phone that will be marketed towards kids. Featurs of the J300 include: * 3D gaming engine * Easy downloads of video clips, games and ringtones * Colourful selection of Style-up covers...

Sony Ericsson K300 announced

Mar 01 2005 - 10:59 AM ET | Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson today announced the K300i, an entry-level camera phone. Features fo the K300 include: * VGA camera with video recording * 12MB internal memory * 65K color screen The K300 will be available in Visual Blue or Smooth Silver...

Sony Ericsson W800i announced, Walkman phone

Mar 01 2005 - 10:53 AM ET | Sony Ericsson
MobileTracker has posted a Sony Ericsson W800i review. Included is a photo set and video. UPDATE: Check out our exlusive live photos of the W800i in action. Sony Ericsson has announced the W800i, its first Walkman phone. Sony Ericsson announced...

Sony Ericsson K750i announced

Mar 01 2005 - 10:49 AM ET | Sony Ericsson
UPDATE: View a live video of the K750i taken by MobileTracker at CTIA 2005. Sony Ericsson has announced the K750i, the phone that was rumored early last month. The K750i is a high-end camera phone meant to replace the K700...