Fahad Khan
Best Buy to Sell Alltel in Select Locations
Alltel recently announced that Best Buy will start carrying Alltel’s offerings in select locations. Best Buy is set to launch Alltel in about 40 stores where Alltel has a ‘digital’ footprint. Customers will not only be able buy and activate new service, but also make changes to their plans and features on their account. With […]
AT&T to Complete HSPA Retrofit by End of June
In today’s press release, AT&T has announced that in June, it will be deploying HSUPA in the six remaining markets and completing its deployment of HSUPA technology. The move will make AT&T the only US carrier to have entirely deployed HSPA as part of its 3G network. All future UMTS network additions will launch simultaneously […]
Nokia’s XpressMusic 5310 to Launch on May 28th
Engadget is reporting that the Nokia 5310 will be launching on T-Mobile on May 28th. The 5310 will be the second XpressMusic device offered by T-mobile after the Nokia 5300 was discontinued a while ago. The 5310, unlike its predecessor, is a candy bar phone which features a 3.5mm jack, 2MP camera, QVGA display, microSD […]
AT&T Offers Free WiFi to LaptopConnect Customers
In a press release today, AT&T has started to offer free WiFi as part of their LaptopConnect data plans. The users can access 17,000 hot spot locations of which 7,000 are Starbucks where AT&T has replaced T-Mobile recently in providing its customers with WiFi access. Current LaptopConnect customers will be alerted by a pop up […]
Mobiado Reveals Thinnest Luxury Phone
Mobiado have just launched what they claim to be the world’s thinnest luxury phone, the Mobiado Professional 105 ZAF. The phone measures 109.3mm x 47.5mm x 10.6mm. The Mobiado Professional 105 ZAF is made from only the finest sapphire crystal, body made from aircraft aluminum accompanied by a polished stainless steel keypad, with a wear […]
Jawbone 2 Now Available
Aliph’s original Jawbone faced a lot of issues with their first design, which offered noise cancellation abilities, such as uncomfortable wear and a high price tag. They are now back with Jawbone 2 which features the Noise Assassin technology and a price tag of $129.99 and an extremely easy phone setup. The Noise Assassin technology […]
Now They Come in Packets: The New Concept Packet Phone
Concept phones may never materialize and may never be a part of real life, but they sure do give us a glimpse into the future just like the Nokia’s Morph. Emir Rafat, a Turkish designer, won first prize for a ‘packet phone’ which was exhibited at Istanbul Design Week 2007. The cell phone measures 5 […]
LG and Samsung Team Up For Mobile DTV
LG and Samsung, Korean technology giants have teamed up to promote mobile digital TV standard. They claim that this collaboration will help to accelerate the ATSC standardization, benefiting both the customers and broadcasters. The change is likely to be adopted by the ATSC for the North American market by the early 2009. The Mobile DTV in question will […]
Sprint Takes Another Hammering: Loss Grows and Customers Leave
After a row with affiliates over the Wimax deal, Sprint Nextel Corp., the U.S. mobile- phone company that lost more than a million customers last quarter, said it is planning on selling some of its assets after its net loss rose to $505 million along with ‘letting go’ of about 4,000 employees. In the last quarter alone, Sprint lost […]
Sprint Affiliate Sues to Halt Clearwire Deal
iPCS Inc, an affiliate of Sprint, is in the hunt to preclude Sprint from forming a deal with Clearwire Corp to offer high-speed mobile WiMax. On the other hand Sprint clearly believes that this new formation will not affect its affiliates, therefore appealing against that decision. “iPCS believes that Sprint Nextel’s recently announced WiMax transaction […]