Archive for February, 2007

Verizon has made a huge mistake sure to result in returns and confusion for customers. On their Samsung u740 Promo Site, they heavily tout the SCH-u740’s “Bluetooth Stereo Headset Capabilities”. The phone is featured with A2DP status and is even wrapped around a pair of LG A2DP headphones.

Problem is, the u740 doesn’t [...]

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Apple last night, during the Academy Awards, ran the first television ad for the iPhone. Apple quickly posted copies of the ad on the iPhone web site, however, doing so in rather poor quality.

PhoneNews.com is now posting more-appropriate [...]

BenQ Mobile’s bankruptcy administrator has announced that the company will be broken up and sold off in pieces to other companies. The administrator cited a lack of a viable buyout option as the main reason for the decision. BenQ Mobile was acquired from Siemens, which until then sold phones in the United States [...]

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Sprint is testing, in California’s Bay Area, new unlimited plans. For $119.99/month, Sprint is offering unlimited voice, roaming, and Power Vision service. This is similar to Sprint’s prior unlimited plan, Sprint Complete Sense (which required customers to switch landline services to Sprint as well).
It’s also one of the cheapest unlimited plans ever offered [...]

Tpad, a popular VIOP provider in England is now offering free Tpad-in numbers for incoming calls. The Tpad-in numbers are available in almost 40 countries. Not only do you get a free Tpad-in number but every body in your home can have their very own Tpad-in number for free. The rates for Tpad VOIP calls [...]

BitPim 0.9.12 was recently released this week. The update to the popular phone sync and access software includes a few updates that improve phone support, which are listed below:
New feature: prevent two BitPim instances using the same storage area.
Bug fix: Build 0.9.11 database compatibility issue.
Bug fix: LG VX-8500: limit the size of each playlist to [...]

AT&T Cingular is offering today online the Sony Ericsson J220a Refurbished GoPhone for only $9.99, including free overnight shipping. This can be purchased with either GoPhone plan (Pick your Plan or Pay as You Go), so no airtime purchase is required.

The J220a at $10 is the lowest price so far for the phone at-retail, [...]

Cingular BlackJack owners that felt left out not having an extended battery, can feel left out no more. Shortly after its release, buyers began finding their devices coming with an additional extended battery, to compensate for the shorter-than-expected life (the device still comes with the standard battery).

However, AT&T Cingular is now offering all BlackJack [...]

According to a leaked knowledge sheet, T-Mobile will be launching the
MOTORIZR Z3 on March 12th.
The slider form factor phone will feature quadband GSM/EDGE, 262K color
display at 176×220, a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recording,
speakerphone, voice recognition software, memory expansion through
microSD, music player, and Bluetooth with stereo audio support. (A2DP)
 
The retail package will include a 128 [...]