Archive for June, 2006

Readers report that Cingular is now selling the Samsung ZX10, Cingular’s only current UMTS device, in New York. The device is also available online in New York area zip codes. This indicates that Cingular will launch UMTS in New York in the very near future.

Earlier this month, Cingular announced they would no longer [...]

In addition to our previous article, Engadget Mobile’s copy of Cingular’s device roadmap also gives insight as to the next Palm devices headed to the GSM/UMTS world.
Palm appears to have demanded Engadget remove all details on such devices, but we will provide those details here. The article is no longer accessible from Engadget Mobile’s [...]

Engadget Mobile has grabbed a copy of a Cingular device roadmap. On it, Cingular shows plans to launch the HTC Hermes, the first UMTS/HSDPA smart device in the United States. They also show plans to launch the HP iPAQ hw6925/6920, and HTC’s Start Trek. The Star Trek is a Windows Mobile 5 [...]

Today Sprint Nextel closed on the purchase of the sole Nextel affiliate, Nextel Partners INC.(NPI). NPI’s stock ceased trading as of the close of today’s market. Withe the close of the sale Sprint Nextel picks up 58 additional markets along with 54 million POP’s and 6000 additional spectrum licenses. The purchase price for NPI was [...]

Cingular late last week launched the Nokia 6102i. The unit is identical to the T-Mobile version (the 6103), only re-branded for Cingular.
The 6102i is a mid-range Series 40 3rd Edition device with tri-band GSM/EDGE, Bluetooth, IR, FM radio, and built-in instant messenger. It also features a speakerphone, and VGA camera.
Cingular has launched the [...]

Back and better than ever. Every line of our AT&T Wireless historical page has been ported over to the PCS Intel Knowledge Base. Now, anyone can view and contribute to it. We’ve also added AWS 3GPP animations that few have ever seen before.
In addition, we’ve also put AT&T Wireless phones back on our Firmware Tracker. [...]

We’ve updated our job listings with a new position to help maintain our Wireless Store. We’re looking for someone frugal, who doesn’t mind cash helping you find the lowest prices on phones. As with all our jobs, details are on our jobs page.
Jobs @ PCS Intel
Update: The position has been filled. However, [...]

Phone Scoop has obtained the first hands-on preview of the Motorola Capri. The Capri is a unique slider modeled after the RAZR. Phone Scoop was also able to confirm that it will be the first U.S. GSM phone to feature Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA), ensuring and encouraging phone manufacturers to deliver software updates to [...]

UTStarcom today quietly placed firmware update 2.07.20 on their web site for the Verizon XV6700 PDA/Phone. This update reportedly adds Windows Mobile 5 AKU 2.2 as well as the MSFP Direct Push update. It also adds HTC’s Voice Dialing, as well as unsupported capacity to allow for MS Voice Command over Bluetooth.

Also [...]

BitPim has been updated to version 0.9.03. The popular phone access software has been updated from version 0.9.02 to better support Verizon phones, including the Motorola V3c & V3m, LG VX6100, 8100, and 9800, as well as the Samsung A950.
The update also fixes miscellaneous bugs affecting all phones, so all users are encouraged to [...]