Archive for July, 2006

On July 7th Nextel launched the Motorola i670. This iDEN phone is aimed at the lower end of the Nextel line up. With the online price point being at $49.99 after all discounts for a new line of service (as of today’s date).

The i670 is upgradeable to WiDEN, Nextel’s answer to high speed wireless data [...]

Cingular has fully launched the Sony Ericsson Z525a. The update to the popular flip-phone is minor, adding only Push-To-Talk. The Z520a, its predecessor, was originally planned to include Push-To-Talk, however, software issues prevented it from being added in time for release.
This is the third time Sony Ericsson has attempted to add PTT to [...]

Cingular in-stores is now selling the LG CU500, and they appear to have dropped a bombshell. The nation’s first HSDPA phone can be had for only $279.99 out-the-door, without any contract. Considering Cingular does not require a contract, customers can try out HSDPA service for as long as they wish, without fear of [...]

Today T-Mobile announced the launch of the much anticipated Sidekick 3. As of July 28th, for a 12 day period T-Mobile customers will have the option to buy a new Sidekick 3. If they hurry that is, quantities are very limited initially.

Here is a list of some of the new features of the Sidekick 3.
Built-in [...]

AppleInsider has a complete dissection of the iPod’s latest firmware update. In it, Apple has added several firmware calls that indicate that they are planning to add some form of telephony support to the iPod firmware.

It is not clear, based on the posted information, what form the phone support would make. It is [...]

Verizon Wirelless and Nortel announced today that Nortel will begin supplying EVDO rev. A equipment to Verizon Wireless in the 3rd Quarter of 2006.
EVDO rev. A will boost download speeds to a maximum of 3.1 Mbps. Upload speeds are increased to 1.8 Mbps as well. Allowing for applications such as VOIP to be implemented.
Not [...]

The Windows Mobile 5 synchronization market has been empty for Mac users, until yesterday. Mark/Space released version 2.5 of Missing Sync for Windows Mobile, enabling Mac OS X (iCal and Address Book) and Office 2004 (Entourage) for Mac to synchronize fully, without the need for a PC.

Previously the only option was to utilize Google [...]

BitPim released version 0.9.05 today.
This version of BITPIM raises the phonebook group limit from 10 to 30 on LG-VX5200/8100/9800.
It also fixes the set phone wizard, auto detect to libsub ports and the auto terminate bug for the Linux platform.
This version also adds calender support for the VX-8300, fixes the vcard photo field problem, and adds [...]

PCS Intel today is releasing its first piece of software meant to improve wireless connectivity. This is a basic improvement of the Sprint PCS Vision connection script, with optimizations for EV-DO devices. It is meant for USB and Bluetooth 2.0 high-speed connections.
This modem script is for all EV-DO phones on all EV-DO carriers [...]

Cingular today launched the LG CU500, available online. The CU500 is the nation’s first HSDPA handset, offering speeds above and beyond EV-DO. While in-stock in stores, most stores will not be able to sell the unit until Monday (not Saturday as has been rumored).

The CU500 is also one of Cingular’s highest-end devices, aside [...]