Best Buy Motorola Devour Pricing Confirmed
Images of a Best Buy price tag printed with the forthcoming Motorola Devour’s sale price have surfaced, confirming that the Android device with flash support destined for Verizon will now be sold through the chain’s Mobile division and select Best Buy locations for $149.99 without mail-in rebate required, $50 more than the original $99.99 pricing […]
Verizon Announces Motorola Devour Android Device
Following up on the previous information leak, Verizon has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Motorola Devour Android device set for next month. The Devour will be the first Verizon-branded Motorola Android device with the manufacturer’s popular Motoblur social-networking oriented user interface. The technical specifications for the device consist of a touch-sensitive optical directional […]
AT&T Announces New Rate Plans, Adds Unlimited Voice/Data Plan for iPhone
Following up on Verizon’s forthcoming rate plan changes, AT&T has announced nearly identical rate plans for individual and FamilyTalk plans set to go into effect on January 18th. Plans now start at unlimited talk for $69.99 with Family Talk unlimited talk for $119.99 per month on two lines. Messaging add-onsremain unchanged at $20 for unlimited […]
Verizon to Increase ETF on Smartphones Beginning November 15th (Updated)
An internal document has been leaked confirming that Verizon Wireless will raise the ETF on customers that purchase what it classifies as an “Advanced Device” (smartphone) from the carrier to $350 beginning on November 15th. The ETF will decrease by $10 for each month the customer remains with the carrier during the 1 or 2 […]
Sprint to Ban Tethering on Smartphones Next Year, Other Plans Revealed
Sprint executive David Owens has confirmed that the carrier will ban tethering on smart devices next year as a part of its future smart device development plans. The ban will be placed on smart devices activated on the carrier’s current lineup of Everything plans. Other plans include Android OS updates for the HTC Hero and […]
AT&T to Require Data Plans with Smartphone Purchases on September 6th
In lockstep with Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile, AT&T will now require any purchase of a smart device under a new agreement to be bundled with a smartphone data plan beginning on September 6th in a statement released to the press today. AT&T is justifying the move by stating that smartphone users use a greater quantity […]
Acer to Launch New Smartphone on February 16th During MWC
Acer has confirmed through press invitations that it intends to launch a new smartphone next month on February 16th during a press event at the Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona, Spain. Â Further details are sparse, but Acer is expected to leverage its recent purchase of device developer and manufacturer ETEN, which formerly developed […]
Velocity’s 103 Touchscreen Smartphone Coming To US In October
The relatively new Velocity Mobile is launching its 103 Smartphone in the US this October. The device features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with Velocity’s own “Odyssey” Interface built on top of its WM OS to interact with many of the phone’s features. The device supports GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900- as well as UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 850, […]
Verizon to Cut Smartphone & PDA Data Rate Plans, Match AT&T
Verizon Wireless tomorrow will cut the price of data service for their PDA and Smartphone devices. Previously, Verizon has held the highest rate in the country for mobile data on smart devices. At $45/month before voice plans, it has been cheaper to purchase a second phone on Sprint SERO (which includes unlimited data and 500 […]
Motorola Q2 for Sprint Revealed, Conflicts Itself (Updated)
Sprint will have an interesting holiday device in their lineup… a Palm OS-based Motorola smartphone? The Q2 appears to be using the same hardware as the Motorola Q9m, currently sold on Verizon Wireless, but is pictured on a teaser site running running Palm’s Garnet operating system. Palm recently retrofitted Garnet to run on devices without […]