Archive for December, 2006

Users that have been hacking away at Palm’s Treo lineup have found a way to enable SDHC support. SDHC is an add-on to the popular Secure Digital (SD) card standard. It dramatically increases the maximum capacity of SD memory cards, doubling the existing 4 GB capacity to 8 GB (and higher as newer cards [...]

We’re launching a new news submission and feedback system today. Just head on over to the Submit News & Feedback link at the top of every news page. All submissions are considered anonymous and confidential unless otherwise noted by you.

We’ve improved our RSS newsfeed with some major new additions. In recent months, we’ve rolled out built-in Digg support, as well as the ability to send people links to popular articles.
However today we’re expanding our feed to display the full news articles (with links and images). You’ll now be able to read every [...]

Cingular’s recent SMS rate hike has caused Cingular grief and PR woes. From refusing to comment to PhoneNews.com, and the entire media, to sending mixed messages… all over a rate hike on text messaging.
Incoming SMS messages are affected by the recent PPU rate hike (from $.10 to $.15). Many, including competitors such as Sprint [...]

Apple’s iPhone has a lot of buzz right now. Sprint however is in a unique position to leverage the Sanyo M1 and other new devices against the iPhone, and repel Verizon’s Chocolate as a paper tiger. Read more to see how they can, and hopefully, will.

China today issued a directive requiring all phones sold in China carry a mini USB port. This makes China the first country to mandate a national standard for phone chargers. Presumably phones that are too low-profile (thin) for such a device can use an external adapter included with the unit.
The standard of mini [...]

Verizon has issued to stores a firmware update for the Motorola V3m RAZR. Firmware NEWC_01.09.02 adds the ability to send contacts via Bluetooth as a vCard. It also includes various minor fixes, and is suggested for all V3m owners to update.

To update your V3m RAZR, call your local Verizon Wireless store to confirm [...]

Sprint today has announced the launch of EV-DO Rev. A data services in Phoenix and Tempe Arizona.
Customers in this area can now take advantage of higher upstream and downstream data services with compatible devices, which currently only include PC cards from Novatel, Pantech, and Sierra Wireless as well as Novatel’s U720 USB Modem. Initially coverage [...]

Verizon has issued new PRLs for most current plans. The PRL controls roaming priority and data services, making it essential to keep up-to-date. While it is not known what has changed specifically, the EV-DO PRLs have exhibited increased data coverage in newly launched data markets.
To update your phone airtime-free, dial *22899 from any [...]

Aircard owners can now rejoice in having live GPS with navigation for as low as $20 a year.
Google today released their latest beta of Google Earth 4. Version 4 has been in perpetual beta for months, but the latest release for Windows, Mac, and Linux has added support for NMEA live GPS.
This feature, when [...]