Taiwan’s Science and Technology Advisory Group has developed a handheld PC that uses WiMAX to access the Internet. The device, called MTube, includes a 1-GHz microprocessor from Via Technologies and runs on a Linux operating system. The MTube, toting a processor able to use software designed for PCs, weighs 150 grams and sports a 2.8-inch […]
Amazon has launched an eBook device, called the Kindle, that makes use of EV-DO for over-the-air (OTA) downloads. The Kindle Store will initially offer more than 90,000 books, including nearly all of the current New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases, for $9.99. Monthly newspaper subscriptions cost anywhere from $5.99 to $14.99 per month […]
Having switched from Sprint to AT&T as our wireless provider we were impressed by the AT&T service. Once the software is loaded for the first time you still won’t get a conection until you call customer service to accept your new contract terms. Once connected we had 10 times the throughput compared to […]
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is suing LG for violation of its trademarked name for mobile devices. LG has a number of phones that sound like BlackBerry: Strawberry, Black Cherry, Black Label and a rumored “BlackPearl” device. “RIM’s BlackBerry wireless handheld devices and the goodwill associated with its BlackBerry marks are invaluable to RIM’s […]
According to a new report from iSuppli, Nokia continued to dominate the handset market in the third quarter with 39.2 percent of the market, up from 38.9 percent last quarter. Samsung retained its second place with 14.9 percent, while Motorola held down third place with 13.1 percent. Sony Ericsson retained 9.1 percent of the market […]
The FCC has approved the $24.7 billion acquisition of Alltel by a private investment group, Atlantis Holdings, which is a holding company made up of TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. The FCC said the deal would not hurt competition in the wireless industry and may lead to deployment of […]
Apple is restricting purchases of the iPhone to only two per customer in a move to stop people from selling them. The company is also no longer accepting cash or gift cards for iPhone purchases. The new policy took effect Thursday, and replaces the old limit of five iPhones per person.
“Customer response to the iPhone […]
Sprint Nextel has agreed to give departing subscribers the means to unlock their phones for use on competitors’ networks, as part of a proposed class-action settlement. The California suit accused the company of anti-competitive practices like forcing a customer to buy a new phone when switching carriers. A similar suit in Palm Beach County, Fla. […]
Although it didn’t top rival AT&T, Verizon Wireless reported strong growth with 1.6 million net new subscribers in third quarter 2007 bringing its total subscriber base to 63.7 million. AT&T, which reported its earnings last week, had a record-breaking quarter with 2 million net new customers and a total of 65.7 million customers.
Verizon CEO Denny […]
Google CEO Eric Schmidt this week floated the possibility that Google could make use of at least one partner to bid in the upcoming 700 MHz auction in January. Google was integral to the cause of “opening” up one slice of the spectrum in the C-Block, which now requires the winning bidder to allow “any […]
