Sprint Nextel has launched the Samsung SPH-A900, a super-thin clamshell that competes the Motorola RAZR V3c head on. The A900 was called "the Blade" in rumors and is just one of several upcoming thin Samsung models. Features of the Samsung...
Research In Motion (maker of the BlackBerry) was dealt another blow today when a U.S. District Judge ruled that a previous settlement reached between RIM and NTP is now invalid. The $450 million agreement was never fully completed and now...
Cingular Wireless today launched the Sony Ericsson W600i for general consumers. This is the first Walkman branded handset to gain a carrier deal in the US and is also the first real competition to the Motorola ROKR (read our review)....
Nov 29 2005 - 10:30 AM ET | Nokia
The Nokia 9300i Communicator was announced today, it's an update that adds WiFi to the 9300 Communicator. Like past Communicator models, the 9300i uses the same flip open QWERTY keyboard design. Features include: GSM 900/1800/1900 80 MB of memory capacity...
The Nokia N80 received FCC approval last week and some of the included photos show a Cingular logo, which likely means the phone will be part of Cingular's 3G phone line-up. The featureful N80 was announced earlier this month and...
Nov 28 2005 - 12:23 AM ET | MVNO
ESPN appears to have launched its mobile phone service dubbed Mobile ESPN. While the service wasn't slated to go national until next year, there is one phone now for sale online. Retail sales are still expected to launch through BestBuy...
Nov 28 2005 - 12:17 AM ET | Nokia
Nokia's CEO, Jorma Ollila, is excited about growth opportunities for the global mobile phone market. Last week he noted the forecast for total sales for 2005 is 780 million units and that he expects 2006 to outpace predictions. China should...
Verizon Wireless has filed a lawsuit against a Florida business accused of sending thousands of spam SMS messages. Passport Holidays of Ormond Beach, FL purportedly sent more than 98,000 unsolicited messages concerning Bahama cruises to Verizon Wireless customers. The lawsuit...
Nov 23 2005 - 03:14 PM ET | Ringtones
Jamster, a popular content provider known best for Crazy Frog, has launched a rebranding campaign featuring a new logo, redesigned website, and new TV and online advertisements. Jamster, which sells ringtones and wallpapers via short codes and download messages, has...
Research In Motion has provided an update in their prediction for subscribers for fiscal Q3 and fiscal Q4. Originally RIM had predicted that their subscriber additions would reach 680, 000 to 710, 000, but now the company believes these numbers...
T-Mobile USA is launching the MOTORAZR Magenta (AKA pink Motorola RAZR) on Black Friday. At least according to the amount of interest in past stories we've run on this phone, T-Mobile has a hot seller on their hands. Features of...
Nov 21 2005 - 11:05 AM ET | Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel agreed to a $4.3 billion purchase of Alamosa Holdings, the largest Sprint affiliate. Alamosa operates Sprint PCS service for nearly 1.5 million customers in 19 states. The acquisition is still subject to the approval of Alamosa shareholders and...
Verizon Wireless today launched the BlackBerry 7130e. It's the first BlackBerry with EV-DO, though Research In Motion is expected to announce more compatible models soon. Features of the 7130e include: EV-DO high-speed data with tethered modem capabilities 64MB of memory...
Nov 20 2005 - 09:57 PM ET | Cingular
UPDATE: According to RCR News, this may not be the case. A Cingular spokesperson stated that SBC CEO Whitacre was talking about SBC taking on a name change (they have already converted into AT&T). MobileTracker is awaiting confirmation from Cingular....
Nov 20 2005 - 07:05 PM ET | In The News
Mobile pundit Russell Beattie comments on the state of carrier launched phones in the US in time for this year's holiday season. He did the same last year and viewing the two is an interesting comparison. Some of the differences...
Nov 18 2005 - 11:22 AM ET | T-Mobile
T-Mobile International announced recently that T-Mobile USA will expand via acquisitions of both companies and spectrum. This further dispels rumors that the company was for sale because of the expense in upgrading to 3G. Several billion dollars have been earmarked...
Nov 18 2005 - 11:10 AM ET | Nokia
The Nokia N90 is now shipping in the US, though not on a carrier which will limit its impact on the market. The N90 is a high-end camera phone that was announced earlier this year with the rest of the...
While still unannounced, the FCC recently put their stamp of approval on LG's CU320 slider phone. It looks to be headed to Cingular once their 3G network is up and running later this year. Feature wise the LG CU320 sports:...
Cingular today launched the Motorola V557. Despite the higher numbers, the V557 is nearly identical to the previously launched V551. The only difference is the addition of Motorola's SCREEN3 technology that offers news and other information as a ticker streaming...
Nov 16 2005 - 09:06 PM ET | Cingular
Firefly Mobile, which announced their kid-friendly Firefly Phone, has recently released their phone through Cingular's service. This phone is primarily aimed at 8-12 year olds, with interchangable faceplates, animations, and a variety of ringtones to keep one amused, but also...
Nov 16 2005 - 04:50 PM ET | In The News
Online retailer Wirefly released the top ten handsets (according to its sales) for last month. Seven of the ten have cameras and eight of the ten are Motorola handsets. Motorola RAZR V3 Motorola E815 Samsung PM-A740 Motorola V330 Audiovox 8910...
Nov 16 2005 - 11:59 AM ET | Smartphone
Sales of Symbian were up big in the third quarter, hitting 8.54 million. Other interesting metrics from the quarter: Symbian OS worldwide installed base reaches almost 48 million phones 60 separate Symbian OS phone models shipping worldwide from eight licensees...
Nov 16 2005 - 11:08 AM ET | Nokia
Nokia announced plans on Wednesday to purchase push-email provider Intellisync for a cool $430 million. Nokia is looking to bolster its offerings against rival Research In Motion (maker of the BlackBerry). Intellisync has has approximately 450 employees. By acquiring Intellisync,...
Cingular Wireless today launched the Sony Ericsson Z520a, an update to the previously carried Z500. Like its predocessor, the Z520a is a flip phone which is rare for Sony Ericsson. Features of the Z520a include: Quad-band GSM Bluetooth 128 ×...
Nov 16 2005 - 12:35 AM ET | Motorola
Ron Garriques, head of Motorola's mobile phone unit, gave away some interesting tidbits about next year's plans in an interview with Reuters. According to the piece, Motorola will attempt to play Steve Jobs and announce phones right as they begin...
Nov 14 2005 - 04:12 PM ET | Palm
PalmSource (the maker of PalmOS) has joined the Linux Phone Standards Forum, a new association that's attempting to standardize a Linux based mobile phone OS. PalmSource is betting its future on Linux and is a founding partner of LiPS. ...For...
Nov 14 2005 - 12:35 PM ET | Data
Opera Software today released Opera 8.5 for S60 phones. The last release (version 8) was released back in July. New features in 8.5 include: Zoom-on-page to view images and text up close Custom keypad shortcuts Faster Improved image handling For...
Nov 14 2005 - 12:19 PM ET | Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson introduced the J230i today, an entry-level candybar handset. The company also introduced the Z300, an entry-level clamshell. Features of the J230i include: 128 × 128 pixels STN display with 65K colors FM radio Style-up covers Speakerphone There is...
Nov 14 2005 - 12:08 PM ET | Sony Ericsson
As part of a lower-tier introduction, Sony Ericsson arrounced the Z300. It will be available in an American version (Z300a) and an international version (Z300i). Features of the clamshell phone include: 128 × 128 pixels STN display with 65K colors...
Nov 14 2005 - 01:38 AM ET | 3G, Cingular, Data
Cingular Wireless recently added the Sierra Wireless AC860 PC card to its business website. The card suppors quad-band EDGE and dual-band UMTS/HSDPA. The business site notes Cingular plans on launching UMTS/HSDPA in 15-20 markets by the end of the year....
By Jon Gales -- This week we took a look at the LG VX9800, a high-end EV-DO enabled handset from Verizon Wireless that has had some visibility thanks to a large advertising campaign. Think of it as the Sidekick for...
Nov 09 2005 - 03:43 PM ET | Motorola
Motorola Ventures recently made an investment in Tekion, a North American developer of micro fuel cells. Fuel cells have the promise of being able to power mobile devices far longer than the batteries we use today. The Tekion website includes...
The Samsung A900 is a thin clamshell that's destined for Sprint. We highlighted the FCC approval last month, so it was no secret, but now there is more information. Specs of the Samsung A900 include: Just 14.7mm thick EV-DO for...
Nov 09 2005 - 11:13 AM ET | T-Mobile
T-Mobile USA announced its Q3 earnings today. Most notable is that the company has surpassed 20 million customers. Other figures from the quarter: 1.06 million net new customers Net income of $458 million, up over 80% from last year Revenue...
Nov 08 2005 - 10:12 AM ET | Motorola
As part of its introduction for next generation RAZR handsets, Motorola made the pink and blue RAZRs official. While the pink version has been seen around quite a few locations, this is the first we have seen (though not heard)...
Nov 08 2005 - 10:03 AM ET | Motorola
Motorola officially announced its CDMA RAZR for the US, the Motorola RAZR V3c. A rumor broke out last week that Verizon Wireless was ready to launch this phone, so the announcement comes at no secret. A CDMA RAZR started shipping...
Nov 08 2005 - 09:47 AM ET | Motorola
Motorola today introduced the RAZR V3i which is the next generation RAZR (not called the RAZR 2 like some rumors). The classic form factor remains similar, but the specs got a much needed refresh. Features of the Motorla V3i include:...
Nov 08 2005 - 09:37 AM ET | Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel recently gave an update for its continued expansion of Power Vision EV-DO service. The company says there is service in 141 markets and 250 airports for coverage of more than 90 million people. For comparison, Verizon Wireless claims...
Nov 07 2005 - 01:09 PM ET | Data
Google expanded its mobile offerings today by the introduction of a Java application that accesses Google's local search and mapping service. Prior to today the same information could be accessed via WAP, but the user experience was poor at best....
Nov 07 2005 - 12:39 PM ET | Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel today announced a new feature related to its trademark Direct Connect service. With Direct Send Picture, while in a Walkie Talkie converstion users can take a photo and have it simultaneously seen on both the user's and recipient's...
Nov 07 2005 - 12:30 PM ET | Nokia
Just last month an industry group that included Nokia filed an antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm. Qualcomm fired back today with a patent infringement lawsuit against Nokia concerning GSM. Qualcomm has asked the court to force Noka from selling or producing...
Nov 07 2005 - 12:17 PM ET | Cingular, Nokia
In an interesting move for Yahoo, the company announced that it will team up with Nokia and SBC to produce a mobile phone that will ship on Cingular's network. Unlike most comapnies wanting to get into the mobile phone space,...
Nov 06 2005 - 05:50 PM ET | Rumor
Hot off the introduction of the Treo 700w there are rumors of more Treo models to help flush out the product line. Palm recently denied reports that the Symbian OS will be used in an upcoming model, citing the fact...
UPDATE: It's official, the V3c from Verizon Wireless now on sale for $99. According to posters on HowardForums, Verizon Wireless will launch the Motorola RAZR V3c at the end of the month. The V3c is a CDMA version of the...
Cingular launched the LG CE500 today, another music phone. The CD500 is LG's first major attempt at a music phone and will compete with the ROKR in Cingular's lineup. Features of the LG CE500 include: 40MB built-in, plus a microSD...
New BlackBerry leaks are all the rage these days, this time it's the 7130e with EV-DO high-speed data. Bell Candada has the device on their website, including a photo (at right) and some specs: 1xEV-DO network-enabled 64 MB flash memory...
Nov 02 2005 - 02:52 PM ET | Sprint Nextel
As expected, Sprint Nextel has inked deals with the biggest cable providers in the nation. The deals are with: Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Advance/Newhouse Communications. Together the four companies have over 41 million customers. The joint venture,...
Nov 02 2005 - 12:06 PM ET | Nokia
As part of an Nseries launch today, nokia unveiled the N92. The phone features a twisting display that somewhat mimmicks the action seen by handsets such as the Samsung D307. The feature set is huge: Integrated DVB-H with basic play/pause...
Nov 02 2005 - 11:59 AM ET | Nokia
Among other new handset, Nokia today announced the N80. Like other Nseries handsets, the N80 is high-end and runs the Symbian OS. Features of the Nokia N80 include: S60 3rd edition 3-megapixel camera 352×415 resolution display miniSD card slot Slide...
Nov 02 2005 - 11:55 AM ET | Nokia
Nokia today announced a new set of Nseries phones, including the N71. Like the other Nseries handsets, the N71 is a S60 smartphone loaded with features. Features include: QVGA display miniSD card slot Bluetooth S60 3rd edition The Nokia N71...
Nov 01 2005 - 05:58 PM ET | Nokia
Nokia has rebranded its Series 60 line as S60. The updated name comes with a new logo and marketing materials, but the basics of S60 remain the same (standard smartpone features). S60.com is sporting the new look but still uses...
The rumors were true, Research In Motion and Cingular today announced the BlackBerry 8700c. It's the first device in the 8700 series, though we expect more to launch soon. RIM notes that the 8700c features a, "completely re-engineered device platform."...
T-Mobile USA today launched the Motorola V360, an update to the popular V330. The biggest additions are a memory card slot and internal antenna, but unfortunately the phone is tri-band (the V330 is quad-band). Features of the V360 include: Bluetooth...
