Upcoming Treos Simplified
In addition to our previous article, Engadget Mobile’s copy of Cingular’s device roadmap also gives insight as to the next Palm devices headed to the GSM/UMTS world. Palm appears to have demanded Engadget remove all details on such devices, but we will provide those details here. The article is no longer accessible from Engadget Mobile’s […]
Cingular Gets Smart, Musical (Updated)
Engadget Mobile has grabbed a copy of a Cingular device roadmap. On it, Cingular shows plans to launch the HTC Hermes, the first UMTS/HSDPA smart device in the United States. They also show plans to launch the HP iPAQ hw6925/6920, and HTC’s Start Trek. The Star Trek is a Windows Mobile 5 flip-phone with a […]
Cingular Launches Nokia 6102i
Cingular late last week launched the Nokia 6102i. The unit is identical to the T-Mobile version (the 6103), only re-branded for Cingular. The 6102i is a mid-range Series 40 3rd Edition device with tri-band GSM/EDGE, Bluetooth, IR, FM radio, and built-in instant messenger. It also features a speakerphone, and VGA camera. Cingular has launched the […]
Cingular Ogo Outage Leaves Supported Users In Darkness
Cingular Ogo owners have been suffering from an outage that apparently has rendered their instant messaging devices partially useless for days, with no sign the outage will end any time soon. The device, which was discontinued months after the merger with AT&T Wireless, requires communication with a central server to be able to use Instant […]
HSDPA Tested Speed Increases (Again)
Qualcomm and Nortel today announced that they had doubled their past speed gained by HSDPA. The data-addon to UMTS Cingular is deploying previously held a maximum speed of 7.2 megabits, up from 3.6 mbps currently deployed on Cingular’s network. The faster speed will be achieved with new Class 8 hardware, compared to the Class 6 […]
Cingular Expands Nokia 9300 Offering
Cingular today has begun to offer the Nokia 9300 via consumer sales channels. The Symbian 7.0 Series 80 device is a smaller version of the 9500 without WiFi or a camera, but maintains EDGE and Bluetooth, IR, and USB connectivity. The device retails at $299.99 after rebate with two-year agreement.Cingular Nokia 9300 Product Page Nokia […]
cool.Prepaid, Motorola Break Relations
cool.Prepaid has halted sales on their web site for all Motorola phones, flagging all Motorola devices as being out-of-stock. This has effectively halted all phone sales by the carrier, leaving the online store with only the SIM card as an available product. cool.Prepaid was exclusively selling Motorola phones. News blog Phone Scoop reports that a […]
cool.Prepaid First To Support iRadio (Updated)
cool.Prepaid is a new MVNO using the Cingular network and Motorola phones. In addition, they are the first MVNO to actively promote SIM-only sales in the U.S. However, the major announcement today from cool.Prepaid is that they will be the first carrier to embrace Motorola’s iRadio streaming radio platform. The new MVNO plans to use […]
Cingular Launches LG CG300
Cingular today launched the LG CG300. The CG300 is a basic camera phone with two color displays, and adds support for Cingular PTT. The phone is $49.99 after rebate with two-year agreement. Cingular CG300 Product Page
Motorola Announces Colored PEBLs
Motorola today announced that they will be giving their popular PEBL phone new color options, expected to be released next quarter. The phones will be otherwise identical to the existing PEBL, and will be available in green, orange, teal and pink. Hit Read More to view high-resolution images of each new PEBL.