Cingular to Carry iPAQ hw6920, hw6925
Today, Cingular quietly released details on its launch plans for the just-announced HP iPAQ hw6900 Series. The hw6920 will be the non-camera version of the device, while the hw6925 will include a camera. Both units are otherwise unchanged from the standard hw6900 specification, which is the Windows Mobile 5 successor to the existing hw6500 series. […]
Cingular Releases The Cingular 8125 Windows Mobile Phone
Cingular today released the Cingular 8125 which is their self-branded version of the HTC Wizard. This is the latest device in HTC’s popular MDA series. The device runs Windows Mobile 5.0, and comes with pocket versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer. Its notable feature is a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that makes text […]
Cingular Shifts Strategy, Supports UMTS 850 MHz
Phone Scoop is reporting, but we still cannot confirm, that Cingular will not be releasing the existing Nokia 6282 and N80. While getting FCC approval earlier in the week, Cingular is reported to have chosen to only launch with handsets supporting both UMTS 1900 and UMTS 850. We previously broke news showing both the 6282 […]
Cingular Launches Moto SLVR with iTunes
Cingular Wireless this morning launched the Motorola SLVR L7. Cingular’s version of the L7 will include iTunes software (with 100 song limit), and 512 MB Micro SD card. The L7 is Motorola’s thinnest phone ever released in the US; thinner than the V3 RAZR. The phone is $199.99 with a new two-year agreement. Cingular Moto […]
Cingular to Trial Near-Field Payment Technology
At Atlanta’s Philips Arena, a select group of season ticket holders will soon be able to waive their cell phones in front of their team’s poster and instantly download game notes, team logos or video games. About 250 Hawks basketball and Thrashers hockey season ticket holders will recieve cellphones from Cingular to participate in the […]
Cingular to Shut Down mMode LBS Services
Cingular has stated that in early 2006 it will discontinue the first consumer wireless handset LBS services offered in the United States; Find Friends and Find Things Nearby. While much of AT&T Wireless’ mMode offerings have made the transition over to Cingular’s MEdia Net, these two services have remained absent. Cingular claims that the reason […]
Cingular Launches Nokia 6061
This marks Cingular’s second Nokia flip phone to date; the 6102 is also for sale through Cingular. Because the 6061 only supports dual-band (850/1900 MHz) and GPRS data instead of EDGE, it is more of an entry-level offering in the lineup. Other highlights include: Mobile Instant Messaging using AOL�, Yahoo!� and ICQ� Instant Messaging Speakerphone […]
Cingular Releases Company-branded Smartphone
Cingular today returned the 2125 to its online lineup. The phone appeared briefly in the lineup online this weekend, and then disappeared again, apparently due to a release date mixup. Now it seems there to stay. This Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone is the only phone currently in Cingular’s lineup branded as a Cingular device, rather […]
Cingular Launches UMTS/HSDPA As BroadbandConnect
Cingular today announced the business customer branding for their combined UMTS HSDPA network. BroadbandConnect will encompass all HSDPA and UMTS offerings to business customers, and will launch with Cingular’s existing data plan packages. The Sierra AC860 and Novatel 720 are the only two devices Cingular is offering, despite AT&T Wireless’ offerings of UMTS phones at […]
Cingular Launches Push To Talk (PTT)
Cingular has launched Push To Talk today. Launching only with the LG F7200, Cingular promotes their new service as having more PTT coverage than any other network. Cingular is leveraging their free national roaming agreements, as well as their two GPRS/EDGE networks in making this claim, and is confirming PTT services will work transparently while […]