Archive for April, 2006

As part of the transition from Google Local (back) to Google Maps, Google has issued a new version of Maps for Mobile. The Java application is now at version 1.2.1, but, like with past version updates, Google has not said what was changed beyond the new name for the program.
Google Maps for Mobile
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PCS Intel can confirm that ESPN Mobile is planning to carry the Samsung A900 as a device to be released later this quarter. The device will replace the aging MVP (Sprint has discontinued its Sprint counterpart, the Sanyo MM-9000). The Samsung A900 is current in ESPN Mobile’s device approval process, and will carry similar interface [...]

Over on our blog, Sprint PCS Info, we let slip the loose details about the first Chocolate phone to land in the United States… from Sprint of all places. LG’s high-end Chocolate line, such as the GSM KG800, has sold extremely well overseas but has yet to be offered in the United States.

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Cingular Ogo owners have been suffering from an outage that apparently has rendered their instant messaging devices partially useless for days, with no sign the outage will end any time soon. The device, which was discontinued months after the merger with AT&T Wireless, requires communication with a central server to be able to use [...]

Verizon Wireless today announced that they have begun activation of the Access Overload Control (ACCOLC) system for first responders. This system, part of the CDMA platform, allows the network to sense which handsets have priority to access the network when the network is overloaded.
Sprint and Verizon both have Accolc-enabled on all handsets, but have [...]

Palm this week has pulled the update they offered last week for the Treo 700w. Palm has not provided any reason for removing the AKU2 update, only stating that they hope to have it back up “at a later date”. Palm also says that users that have already installed the update need not [...]

Sprint has fully launched the Sanyo 3100, Samsung A580, and LG LX-350. The Sanyo 3100 and A580 comprise Sprint’s new low-end initiative with camera and non-camera offerings respectively. The LG 350 is the start of a new class of low-end multimedia phones with megapixel cameras and Bluetooth that will continue with the Nokia [...]

After weeks (and weeks) of delays, Sprint PCS Info, our new blog, is finally open to the public. Whe hope you enjoy reading PCS Intel’s new blog, and some of the Sprint news probably not fit for print.

We’ve now added the ability to list your phones and carriers next to posts in our forums. Simply log in, go to My Controls, and edit your profile information with all your phones.
PCS Intel Forums

Orb this week released a new update to their popular serving software. Version 1.01.0671 includes the new FileBrowser Add-on, allowing users to access their hard drive data from the Orb web inteface. In addition, the release fixes several bugs including cutting off the beginning of an audio stream. Finally, the update improves [...]