Virgin Mobile Launches New Plans and Assistance Program for Unemployed
Virgin Mobile has announced a new slate of service plans that are designed to reflect the increased demand for messaging and the trend to unlimited flat-rate calling as well as offering a first of its kind service for the unemployed. Starting with the new service plans, the new flagship plan for the carrier will be […]
Verizon Officially Announces HTC Touch Diamond
Verizon has officially announced pending availability of the long awaited HTC Touch Diamond. As previously reported, the Verizon variant will feature a microSDHC expansion slot in place of the 4GB NAND Flash chip found in the Sprint and Alltel versions, although contract pricing has increased by $100 to $299.99 after $70 mail-in rebate via prepaid […]
CTIA: Hitachi Can’t Seem to Say 4G
Sure, we defined 4G when we were the first to detail Sprint & WiMAX… back in 2005. But, some don’t seem to be ready to get on the 4G train. Hitachi should win an award for their eloquent usage of the term “3.9G”. We’re just not sure what award that would be. And no, (Casio) […]
AT&T Beginning Femtocell Trials This Week
AT&T has begun contacting selected customers by email that were chosen to trial the forthcoming 3G MicroCell unit in March. Along with the initial contact, AT&T is also setting specific rules for the trial and the incentives for participating, which include a nominal $200 cash payment along with the option to keep the equipment after […]
FCC Approves T-Mobile Sidekick with 3G Access
The FCC has approved the first T-Mobile Sidekick device with 3G access, meaning that the device will launch on T-Mobile with support for its rapidly expanding 3G network. This follows up initial reports that the next major version of the venerable messaging-oriented and increasingly multimedia capable device would feature 3G access as well as a […]
Novatel Mi-Fi Rips Off Our iPod touch Trick
Sure, we were the first site to point out that the old 2G iPhone could sip Wi-Fi from a 3G phone. People laughed… until they tried it. Then, we were the first to show how the iPod touch could replace your iPhone using the same trickery… saving you hundreds each year. People didn’t laugh that […]
CTIA: Sierra AirCard 402 Converts PC Card to ExpressCard On-The-Go
We did get a chance to see Sierra’s new AirCard 402 in action. Unlike other ExpressCard solutions that offer optional PC Card adapters, this EV-DO card comes with the PC Card adapter built-in to the product. It allows for easy interchanging by sliding the ExpressCard module into the pre-formatted dock. Surprisingly, it won us over […]
T-Mobile 3G Expansion Detailed
New details have surfaced regarding T-Mobile’s 3G network expansion this year. According to a leaked internal document, the following cities will have T-Mobile 3G networks go live later in the second and third quarter. Q2: Shreveport, LA; Lubbock, Beaumont, Bryan-College Station, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Wichita Falls, and McAllen TX; Rockford and Springfield Ill; Henderson, […]
AT&T Launches Samsung Impression
AT&T has launched the long-awaited Samsung Impression after its official debut at CTIA last week following weeks of speculation and leaks. The device features a 3.2 inch AMOLED WQVGA widescreen touch display with haptic feedback on top of featuring TouchWiz support, a sliding QWERTYkeyboard, microSDHC exzpansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone with stereo […]