Archive for May, 2007

Motorola’s most powerful CDMA phone ever is a Verizon Wireless exclusive in the United States. Does it have the power to stand out, or is it stuck living in the shadow of the RAZR2? Read more to find out…

Buy a RAZR maxx Ve at VerizonWireless.com ($199.99 after rebate with new two-year agreement)
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The FCC has unveiled the first pictures of Verizon’s version of the
Motorola Z6 multimedia
slider, the Z6tv.
The phone is similar to the soon to be released Sprint
Z6m with Bluetooth 2.0,
A2DP stereo audio support, microSD expansion, miniUSB 2.0 port, and
QVGA display.

  
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The biggest differences are the inclusion of VCAST Mobile TV otherwise
known as MediaFLO, (hence the [...]

Sierra Wireless has announced in a press release that they will release
their first ExpressCard EVDO Rev. A modem for Sprint in the middle of
June.

The Sierra Wireless 597E features A-GPS support through Sprint
Connection Manager, a durable antenna design to maximize signal
reception with connector for external antennae, compatibility with
ExpressCard 34/54 slots, as well as Windows 2000/XP/Vista [...]

Qwest has announced that it has launched its own branded
EVDO Rev. A service using Sprint’s network.
The service, called Qwest
Mobile Broadband is being offered in three tiers: 500MB at
$69.99 and Unlimited access at $79.99 per month with a 600MB
plan also available with a UTStarcom 5750 connection card.
There is a $20 monthly discount offered for current Qwest [...]

Through a press release detailing continued network improvements,
Sprint has announced a commercial launch of their WiMax service in the
second quarter of 2008. This falls inline with prior statements from
Sprint detailing their plans for the new service. The service will
initially cover the top 100 markets in the country and expand outward.
The press release also states that [...]

T-Mobile has announced the launch of the new Wing smart device in a
press release. The T-Mobile Wing/HTC Herald is the successor to the
T-Mobile MDA/HTC Wizard.

The device features Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition, Microsoft
Direct Push email (through Outlook/Exchange Server 2003), with support
for Windows Live Hotmail push email included, voice dialing/commands
and voice recorder, speakerphone, media player, [...]

Palm Inc. has released a Bluetooth keyboard for the Treo smartphone
series (650, 680, 700p,700w, 700wx, 750), Tungsten E2, and T|X for
those that need to write extended emails or edit
presentations.
The keyboard is laid out in full-size QWERTY layout with a dedicated row for
number keys and includes a pull-out easel to mount the device and
adjust viewing [...]

TPG Capital Partners (formerly Texas Pacific Group) and Goldman Sachs
Capital Partners along with Alltel have
announced that the wireless company has agreed to be acquired for
$71.50 per share of common stock (a 23% premium over the closing stock
price last Friday) representing a total price of $27.5
billion for the company split between both private equity firms
including all [...]

With all Windows Mobile manufacturers reporting their upgrade paths for Windows Mobile 6, we’re releasing the industry scorecard on the matter. Microsoft and company have consistently faltered on upgrading, but we’re going to show folks just how bad the situation is. To this end, we’re rating both carriers and manufacturers on the performance [...]

Palm has posted a security update for the Treo 650, 680, and Treo 700p. This update patches a loophole, where someone could gain access to a Treo that has been locked. Essentially, someone can unlock a Garnet-based Treo by tapping the Emergency Call option (available when the phone is locked) and then using [...]