FCC Reveals Motorola i886
The FCC has revealed the unannounced Motorola i886 messaging oriented iDEN featurephone. The draft user manual confirms a dual-keypad layout with a 12 key dialpad and a sliding QWERTY keyboard along with a microSDHC expansion slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, media player and Bluetooth with stereo audio support. Neither Sprint [...]
Sprint to Overhaul Network and Attempt Second iDEN to CDMA Transition
Sprint representatives Bob Azzi and Scott Sloat have confirmed the carrier’s plans to reduce its cellsite footprint from its current 66,000 sites to a new reduced total of 46,000 sites with multi-mode hardware that can be more easily deployed with a combination of iDEN/CDMA 1x/EVDO/WiMax software in order to ease future network upgrades and better [...]
Sprint Rolling Out Another Samsung Epic 4G Update
As expected, Sprint has begun to roll out another update for the Samsung Epic 4G, this one addressing the EVDO upload speed issue as well as issues with Wi-Fi battery drain while in standby mode, issues with downloading from Amazon MP3 while in 4G mode and large email rendering issues. The update will roll out [...]
T-Mobile Warning Samsung Vibrant Owners Against Manual Update
T-Mobile has taken to its Twitter account to warn Samsung Vibrant owners against installing a manual Samsung Vibrant update making the rounds across the internet this morning. The update, sent via Samsung’s Kies platform was meant to fix the long-standing GPS issues before it was pulled earlier this morning by the manufacturer. T-Mobile is also [...]
AT&T Announces New GoPhone Rate Plans
AT&T has announced its new slate of GoPhone rate plans going into effect next Sunday October 3rd. The rate plans consist of the Unlimited Daily Talk and Text plan for $2 per day only on the days the phone is used, Unlimited Talk and Text monthly plan with 200 MB of data for $75 a [...]
Verizon Launches Trade-In Program
Following up, Verizon has launched a phone trade in program for those customers interested in discounting their next purchase from the carrier. The program appraises devices based on make and model as well as condition while offering the option to donate to the HopeLine program. Verizon also provides the necessary shipping materials for the trade-in [...]
Verizon Launches Droid2 R2-D2 Edition
Verizon has launched the limited edition R2-D2 edition Droid 2 online and via select retail stores. The device is functionally identical to the Droid 2 with the exception of the bodyshell design molded to resemble the famous droid from the Star Wars film franchise along with custom media on the phone and a bundled custom [...]
Sprint Announces Pricing and Launch Details for Motorola ES400S
Sprint has announced pricing and launch details for the Motorola ES400 enterprise oriented Windows Mobile device, the the first rugged Windows Mobile 6.5.3 device to be subsidized and sold directly by a carrier. The device features Windows Mobile 6.5.3, a 3.0 inch VGA resolution display, 3.2 megapixel camera with video recorder, GPS support via A-GPS [...]
Radio Shack Launching T-Mobile G2 on Sunday October 3rd
Image courtesy of TMoNews Internal Radio Shack documentation has confirmed that the T-Mobile G2 will launch through the retailer this Sunday October 3rd for $149.99 after new 2 year agreement and $199.99 for qualified upgrades, FlexPay and additional line activations. The T-Mobile G2 features Qualcomm’s MSM7230 chipset codenamed Scorpion which is a variant of the [...]
Nokia Delays N8 NAM Launch to Late October
Nokia has announced on its online store that it has delayed the shipment of US Nokia N8 NAM models from the originally slated September 30th ship date to late October. The manufacturer is currently shipping European and Asian models of the device that were previously pre-ordered while the US versions that were pre-ordered are also [...]
