January 8, 2007 articles

Apple and Cingular to announce phone Tues, WSJ

Jan 08 2007 - 10:40 PM ET | Apple, Cingular
The Wall Street Journal has gotten in on [subscription req]the hottest rumor in mobile phones, Apple's introduction of a mobile phone. In typical style the Journal didn't mess around with speculation and instead essentially confirmed that Apple and Cingular will...

SanDisk announces 2GB M2 cards

Jan 08 2007 - 06:07 PM ET | Backpage, CES
CES 2007 -- SanDisk has announced a 2GB Memory Stick Micro M2 card, the largest in the industry. The new format is being used by several Sony Ericsson music phones but not much else. The company will also sell 1GB...

Sprint announces customer loss for fourth quarter

Jan 08 2007 - 05:46 PM ET | Sprint Nextel
Shares of Sprint Nextel took a significant dive this afternoon after the company announced a monthly subscriber loss for the fourth quarter. Technically the net subscriber base increased, but the gains were in lower margin MVNO partnerships instead of the...

Samsung a727 HSDPA thin phone

Jan 08 2007 - 05:44 PM ET | 3G, CES, Samsung
CES 2007 -- When HSDPA is added to the Trace you get the Samsung a727, a new 3G handset announced today at CES. The razor thin handset still manages to pack in the latest 3G technology and should be the...

Motorola, Sony Ericsson debut new accessories

Jan 08 2007 - 05:21 PM ET | Accessories, Bluetooth, CES, Motorola, Sony Ericsson
CES 2007 -- Both Motorola and Sony Ericsson debuted new accessories to complement their mobile phones. Though thanks to their Bluetooth underpinnings a phone from the manufacturer isn't required. Sony Ericsson is showing off the MBR-100, a Bluetooth receiver that...

Yahoo! Go For Mobile 2.0 beta released

Jan 08 2007 - 05:10 PM ET | CES, Data
CES 2007 -- Yahoo has released an update to Go For Mobile, adding in a slew of new features and a redesign. The new version focuses on Yahoo oneSearch which displays different categories of search results for a single query....

Sprint adds Mac compatibility for EV-DO Rev A card

Jan 08 2007 - 03:00 PM ET | 3G, Backpage, CES, Data, Sprint Nextel
CES 2007 -- Sprint Nextel has announced officially supported Mac OS X compatibility with one of its EV-DO Rev A cards. Previously the easiest way to get EV-DO on a Mac was to go with Verizon (Mac OS X offers...

Motorola RIZR Z6, Linux based music phone

Jan 08 2007 - 02:50 PM ET | CES, Motorola
CES 2007 -- Motorola has had a mostly quiet CES but there were a few announcements at CEO Ed Zander's keynote speech this morning. The most interesting of which is the Motorola RIZR Z6 which looks like a sleeker RIZR...

Nokia N93i slims down popular N93

Jan 08 2007 - 02:36 PM ET | CES, Nokia
CES 2007 -- The Nokia N93i is an updated version of the popular N93. The imaging-centric N93 has always packed in a lot of power, but at over 28mm thick it was never mistaken for a RAZR. The new N93i...

Samsung Ultra Music announced

Jan 08 2007 - 02:14 PM ET | CES, Samsung
CES 2007 -- The Samsung Ultra Music F300 is a new music phone that Samsung hopes to introduce in the US. The device sports a dual face design, each with its own LCD screen. Interestingly enough the larger screen is...

Samsung Ultra Video announced

Jan 08 2007 - 02:10 PM ET | CES, Samsung
CES 2007 -- The Samsung Ultra Video was announced today along with the music centric Ultra Music handset. Ultra Video is not surprisingly focused on multimedia. Both of the Ultra handsets feature dual faces, including two screens. Features of the...

Nokia N76 announced

Jan 08 2007 - 01:47 AM ET | CES, Nokia
CES 2007 -- Nokia has made good on its promise to get slimmer with its introduction of the Nokia N76. The full featured N-Series device comes in at 13.7mm thick which is significantly thinner than its other devices (the N93...