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AT&T today re-added supplies of refurbished Apple iPhone units. 
The huge deal that refurbished iPhones represent meant that they were only offered in-store on a strict first come first serve basis with very limited availability and a limit of one per customer to prevent resellers from marking up the devices for pure profit. At $249.99 without [...]

In a press release yesterday, RIM and Microsoft jointly announced the pending integration of Windows Live communication services Windows Live Hotmail and Messenger later this summer in multiple languages.
BlackBerry users will be able to enter their account information for Windows Live Hotmail and Messenger once and integrate the accounts within the devices’ legendary email and [...]

Apple has officially confirmed the simultaneous lack of iPhone availability at its US and UK online stores, and is redirecting those customers in the US and UK to Apple, AT&T, and O2 retail stores respectively as the belief is that those locations may still have the device in stock.
This confirmation comes on the heels of [...]

Many iPhone Beta Firmware users are reporting that the latest update now features a menu that features a virtual switch to toggle between EDGE and 3G access as well as VPN setup and international data roaming.
This is the first definitive piece of evidence that leads to a new version of the iPhone featuring a 3G [...]

Two long anticipated devices have finally been made available to Verizon Wireless customers after months of delay and anticipation.

The Samsung Glyde features a widescreen WQVGA touchscreen with haptic feedback, modified Croix user interface from the European F700, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSDHC expansion slot, GPS support, speakerphone, media player, [...]

Orb Networks today issued Orb update version 2.01.0013. This update makes various improvements, most notably, support for streaming Live TV to Apple’s iPhone. The service is compatible both with EDGE and Wi-Fi connections.

The update enables this by installing the OrbLive application on a jailbroken iPhone. Orb plans to add support for un-modified iPhones with the [...]

Update: In a press release and conference call today, Sprint and Clearwire have announced the formation of a new company that will be publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange and operate under the Clearwire name.
Under the new agreement, Sprint would own 51% of the operator with 27% owned by current Clearwire shareholders, and the [...]

The Wall Street Journal has filed a preliminary report stating that sources close to the carrier have confirmed that Sprint is considering the sale of the Nextel division into a related spin-off company or a complete sale to outside investors.
The report also mentions Nextel co-founder Morgan O’ Brien is actively seeking outside investors through his [...]

HTC is currently developing the forthcoming replacements to the HTC Touch and Mogul, with spy shots denoting a completely new design language that is less Blue Angel/Harrier and more LG PRADA, finally dispensing with the utilitarian, but aged designs of the current line up in an attempt to boost its nascent brand promotion in the [...]

During the Wireless Innovations 2008 conference, T-Mobile USA vice president and general manager of the broadband and new business division Joe Sims has confirmed that the carrier’s first device based on the Google developed platform would ship in the 4th quarter of this year, and has officially joined the Open Handset Alliance along with network [...]