The Free Prepaid Phone Challenge Returns… With a Verizon Flip Camera Phone!
That’s right, we’re bringing back the Free Prepaid Phone Challenge. After AT&T ran out of free prepaid phones, we looked high and low for something even better. And, we’ve brought the free prepaid phone challenge back with Verizon Wireless. This time around, we’ve picked an even better phone, the Motorola W385. It’s a successor to […]
Motorola Launches Stature Product Page
Motorola has launched a product page for the forthcoming i9 Stature detailing features and specifications along with a registration page for more information via email. This follows up the joint announcement made earlier this week detailing launch and pricing information for Sprint and Boost Mobile.
Sprint and Boost Announce Motorola Stature i9
Motorola, Sprint and Boost Mobile have officially announced the long awaited Motorola i9 as the Stature, which is being touted as the thinnest Nextel DirectConnect and Boost phone ever released. Along with the announcement, Sprint has launched a pre-order page for the phone which allows email registration for further information. The Stature features a touch […]
New Boost Mobile Handsets Revealed
An employee information slide has leaked with preliminary information on new models for Boost Mobile dealers meant to explain the recent changes as a result of launching the $50 Unlimited Plan last week. Image courtesy of Engadget Mobile The first new model to see release is the i205 bar type phone on April 15th followed […]
First Images of Net10 Motorola EM326g Surface
The first midrange handset for the Net10 prepaid MVNO has surfaced thanks to leaked press images via Unwired View. The EM326g is a derivative of the EM35 PhoneNews.com previously reported on in December of last year and features a similar featureset with touch sensitive media player controls, microSDHC expansion slot, 1.3 megapixel camera with video […]
AT&T Launches Motorola Tundra VA76r
AT&T this morning launched the mil-spec ruggedized Motorola Tundra VA76r. This phone is designed to counterpart ruggedized phones that Motorola has launched on other carriers, including the Renegade V950 on Sprint. It features Push to Talk, and 3G service. The phone is originally based on a the same platform as the RAZR2, and supports GPS […]
FCC Reveals Motrola VE465 with CDMA AWS Support
The FCC has revealed an as yet unannounced clamshell in the nascent VE series with support for the CDMA AWS band for use on regional carriers MetroPCS and Cricket. The phone will be available in a standard dual-band CDMA configuration for major carriers as well as a triband CDMA version for Cricket and MetroPCS. Â The […]
Motorola to Lay Off Half of Mobile Division, Pulls out of CTIA Expo (Updated)
Reports circulating around the media state that Motorola’s perenially struggling mobile devices division will be subject to layoffs of up to half of its current staff. Â The layoffs could begin sometime this week and continue until the company decides it is satisfied with the reduction. Because of the reduction, fewer handset models are expected to […]