Buy.com Offering Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G
Buy.com has begun listing a factory unlocked 16GB Apple iPhone 3G for sale at the princely sum of $799.99 with a 30-day warranty. If correct, this would be the first official listing of a recently unavailable purchasing option, as AT&T and Apple have sold all iPhone hardware, which meant that even paying the $599/$699 price […]
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 […]
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 […]
HTC Announces S522 as Successor to Dash/Excalibur
HTC has announced the forthcoming release of the successor to the Dash/Excalibur in the Snap, which will be branded as the S522 when it launches later in the second quarter in the US and Europe. The device is greatly improved over the Excalibur with a QVGA landscape display, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, quadband GSM/EDGE, A-GPS, […]
FCC Approves Nokia E71x for AT&T
The FCC has approved the forthcoming Nokia E71x for AT&T. The device is identical to the unlocked NAM E71 sold directly by Nokia save for AT&T branding and AT&T firmware which includes access to bespoke services such as Mail, Navigator, IM, XM, Music, CV, and mobiTV along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, […]
FCC Reveals HTC Magic with AWS for T-Mobile
The FCC has revealed the US variant of the HTC Magic, which will be sold by T-Mobile USA in the near future and is currently known coloquially as the G2. The new device was first revealed at Mobile World Congress and is considered the successor to the G1 in terms of specifications which include quadband […]
T-Mobile Launches WebConnect USB 3G Modem
After first following T-Mobile’s first 3G USB modem since last December, the carrier has launched the Huawei-sourced UMG181 modem, now branded as the T-Mobile WebConnect USB Laptop Stick. The modem features an internal antenna while supporting triband GSM/EDGE and triband 3G HSPA access on AWS 1700 and UMTS 1900/2100, microSDHC expansion slot, built-in T-Mobile Connection […]
Exclusive: Sprint 2009 Roadmap
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