Archive for October, 2004

It’s official, earlier today Cingular executed their merger agreement with AT&T Wireless. The two companies are now just Cingular, though as we previously reported, Cingular will continue use of the AT&T Wireless brand name for up to six months as stores, customer databases and retail channels transition over to Cingular.

Update: Thanks to the pictures shown now appearing on Sprint-exclusive portions of Samsung’s extranet, we can now confirm that this is the SPH-A800.
And, for clarification, the SGH-A800 is different from the SGH-E500 which is different from the SGH-D500 which is different from the SPH-A800. Got it?
Can’t confirm it, can’t deny it, but here’s what [...]

As we mentioned in the last merger update, the final hurdle to the Cingular/AT&T Wireless merger was approval from the DoJ. Well, today, that light went green. All that is stoping the merger now is a procedural vote from the FCC, and final procedural agreements from both parties. Cingular now officially expects the merger to [...]

In an effort to reach a market dominated by its competition, Sony Ericsson has announced a new low-end handset, the T290a. The T290a is a 850/1900 MHz dual-band phone, with a 101×80 pixel 4096 color STN display. The GPRS-only phone supports SMS, MMS, and EMS with 400 KB of memory, and a speakerphone.
Hit [...]

Sony Ericsson today announced the GC89, the world’s first quad-band EDGE data card that integrates 802.11b and 802.11g connectivity. Essentially, the card is identical to the GC83 with the addition of the two flavors of WiFi networking. Sony Ericsson expects the GC89 to be for sale to customers some time in the first quarter of [...]

Sprint’s PR Newswire let slip early this morning that the PPC-6600 and PPC-6601 are on their way from Audiovox.
You’ve seen the pictures, now see it in action. Well, not now, but soon. Sprint expects the PPC-6601 to be out in November, but it will only be sold in TeleSales and Business Channels. [...]

PalmOne today officially announced on the eve of the kick off of CTIA the Treo 650. While it’s the worst-kept secret in the universe as of today (after all, we were the first site to maintain pictures of it months ago), the phone was officially announced.
While many have reported the Treo 650 will have [...]

While we don’t like chatting much about the procedures regarding the AT&T Wireless and Cingular merger, the FCC has officially approved Cingular’s plan to assimilate the two company’s assets and spectrum. This was a one of the more major hurdles of the merger, the last remaining being approval from the Department of Justice.

One of this best things about being a part of the new establishment of media is that “we” are in touch with “you” in a way “they” think is foolish, irresponsible, and unprofessional. But that’s why you tune in and are more informed than… “they” are.
So, what do you want from coverage of the [...]

Sprint has begun testing in a handfull of cities a new device from Telular, the Phonecell SX5T. The idea is to use a cellular modem to create a wireless phone jack. Unlike any previous device of this conception, this device will work with any dial-tone device (including data devices such as a Tivo, [...]