What Sprint’s Network Vision will Mean for You
Sprint over the past week has dropped some tidbits on when to expect their innovative Network Vision cell site technology to begin going online, and when to begin expecting LTE-enabled devices. The embattled carrier created Network Vision as a way of mitigating the five current network platforms that it will power: iDEN, CDMA & EVDO, [...]
AT&T, HTC Reconsidering Next Mega Merger Steps
Both AT&T and HTC are in similar positions this week; their major mergers have hit major snags.
Editorial: Virgin Mobile Needs Better Firmware Update Management
Virgin Mobile is playing to win in prepaid, but they’re burning their most savvy customers in a major way… and people are taking notice. Putting it bluntly, Virgin Mobile is shortchanging their customers on firmware updates, compared to other carriers, and even Sprint’s own postpay brand. It’s not acceptable, it’s wrong, and it needs to [...]
RIM Announces BBX Platform Alongside BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0
Research In Motion today made a series of announcements at its annual BlackBerry developer conference. PhoneNews.com was there and takes an in-depth look at the changes, both technical and in the competitive landscape, in this expanded report.
Editorial: Arranging the Ubuntu MeeGo Marriage
It’s rare we shake up our announced plans to run articles, but this editorial warrants it. For too long now, MeeGo has sat in a state of flux. And, for too long, Ubuntu has sat looking for a viable direction into mobile. I tackle on my personal blog why both should sit down and hammer [...]
HP Palm webOS 2.0 Upgrade Debacle, Timeline Edition
We like Palm, and we like HP. We’re even partners with them on some levels. However, the failure to properly follow through on their commitment to deliver webOS 2.0 for all webOS devices keeps getting worse. We can only bullet-point the chain of events at this point, in “graphic” detail below: * Palm commits to [...]
Sprint’s Premium Device Fee Material Change, Our ETF Out Dilemma
As you may have heard today, Sprint will start assessing new fees for customers who swap 3G smartphones on Everything Plans after January 30th. Customers are facing a mandatory bill increase of $120/year for swapping phones they already own. If you haven’t seen our previous coverage, please read it first to avoid confusion. Sprint has [...]
Editorial: Free Data on Chrome OS Netbooks Changes Everything… Again.
It’s hard not to just start uttering a string of buzz words on the news of today’s Chrome OS netbook announcement. GOBI, CDMA, Verizon, Google, Net Neutrality, Netbooks, 100MBs. The list keeps going… But, the biggest news has nothing to do with Chrome OS itself. Rather, it has to do with Google finally achieving their [...]
Editorial: Sprint is Overcharging for 4G Tethering
Sprint wants $29.99 to tether your phone over 4G. Considering 3G tethering is free, and Clearwire wants the same $30/month for no-contract 4G, things aren’t adding up here. Read more to see why Sprint is doing this, and why you shouldn’t buy into it for now.
Editorial: Now You Can Dismiss Windows Phone 7 Series
Microsoft touted heavily that Windows Phone 6 Series had one key advantage over iPhone: native code without any gatekeepers. Groundbreaking apps like GPS, SlingPlayer, Rhapsody, and so on, and so on, could exist on Windows Mobile… while they took years for Apple to turn around and support. Innovation was a key ally to Windows Mobile, [...]
