Carriers, FCC Reach Agreement On New Device Unlocking Policies
The FCC and carriers reach an agreement on new unlocking policies going forward
CTIA To Consolidate to A Single Trade Show Next Year
CTIA will consolidate around its spring show, CTIA Wireless Expo, beginning next year. MobileCON will get one last swan song this fall.
CTIA: AT&T Announce New USBConnect Modems
AT&T has announced a new lineup of USBConnect modems with differing featuresets along with prepaid service plans and support. The first unit is the USBConnect Adrenaline modem from LG that will be the carrier’s very first LTE device when it will receive a firmware update to enable LTE access in 2011 while featuring HSPA support, […]
CTIA: Motorola Announces Droid Pro
Motorola has announced the forthcoming launch of the long-rumored Motorola Droid Pro on Verizon with a unique extended bar formfactor owing to its widescreen display and portrait keyboard. The device features a 3.1-inch touch display, dual-mode CDMA/GSM radio, 1GHz processor, 4GB internal storage, 5.0 megapixel camera with DVD resolution video capture, 3G hotspot support, DLNA […]
CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment Expo Rebranded to Enterprise & Applications
The Fall CTIA expo in Wireless IT & Entertainment has been rebranded to the Enterprise & Applications Expo to better reflect the industry-wide shift to the integration of mobile technology and application development within enterprise settings. The Fall edition of the CTIA expo was formerly dedicated to developments in mobile software as well as music, […]
CTIA: Samsung Announces R900 Dual-Mode LTE/CDMA Device for MetroPCS
Samsung has announced the forthcoming launch of the first handset to combine both LTE and CDMA access in the SCH-r900. The handset will launch on MetroPCS’ forthcoming LTE network, with Las Vegas being selected as the first market for commercial launch later in the second half of the year. Related to the above, MetroPCS will […]
CTIA: Samsung Announces Galaxy S Android Smartphone
Samsung has announced the forthcoming worldwide launch of the Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphone. The device will feature Samsung’s newly-developed Super AMOLED display technology along with support for its mobile Digital Natural Image engine (a variant of the image processing technology used in its high-end flat panel displays). Technical specifications consist of a 4 inch […]
Calling The 2010 Phone of The Year: Palm Pre Plus
We’re declaring the Palm Pre Plus as the 2010 Phone of The Year. First, we’re bumping up our timing of the award this year to be in-line with CTIA Wireless expo. Why? A couple of months ago, we started contacting every phone manufacturer with a simple offering; show us what you’ve got, and we’ll see […]
CTIA: AT&T Announces Dell Aero Android Smart Device
AT&T has announced the forthcoming launch of its second Android device following the recent launch of the Motorola Backflip in the Dell Aero. The Dell Aero will be a variant of the Mini 3i currently available in China and Brazil with a heavily customized user interface overlay similar to HTC’s Sense or Motorola’s MotoBLUR. More […]