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- Cox Affirms Wireless Ambitions
Cox Communications confirmed that it is interested in offering cellular telephone services. Speaking to the press, Cox president Patrick Essar said that the company will "focus on providing simple calling plans, integrating all our services into one device with ...(follow link to read) - WSJ Creates Dedicated BlackBerry Application
The Wall Street Journal is offering a free piece of software to BlackBerry users that will let them read headlines, summaries and full articles. Readers can also customize content and search stock quotes. - Clamshell BlackBerry Makes Appearance
A major international retailer today published details about a previously unannounced BlackBerry with a clamshell form factor. The 8200 series contains the same features as Research In Motion's Pearl 8100 series, including a SureType keyboard, trackball navigation, 2 megapixel ...(follow link to read) - Palm Treo Pro Confirmed
Palm today released an official video of the new Treo Pro smartphone. Accompanying text describes the phone as featuring "a one-touch Wi-Fi button, GPS, Windows Mobile 6.1 and a high-resolution flush color touch screen." Although it did appear in ...(follow link to read) - Apple Provides iPhone Firmware Update 2.0.2
Apple has released a new firmware update for the iPhone to fix bugs. It is available through iTunes. - Visa and Partners Power Mobile Banking Alerts
Today Visa and eight financial institution partners announced a new pilot program whereby Visa cardholders can receive SMS alerts directly on their phones whenever there is activity on their account. Most transaction types can be tracked, and the notifications ...(follow link to read) - Dream On: FCC Approves HTC Dream
Documents seen on the FCC site provide a few details about the newly approved HTC Dream. The documents confirm that it will have quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, WCDMA 1700, Bluetooth and WiFi. That the phone supports the 1700 MHz band ...(follow link to read) - Verizon Improves Location Tools of Chaperone Service
Today Verizon announced an update to its Chaperone parental tools. The service allows parents to track the whereabouts of their children with Verizon's phones. It can now provide turn-by-turn directions in VZ Navigator to the child's location. Parents can ...(follow link to read) - Video Tour: Motorola VE20
Motorola's latest flip for Sprint includes a RAZR-esque design, a good camera and little else that's exciting. (follow link to read) - Video Tour: Sanyo Katana Eclipse
The Eclipse is Sanyo's latest entry in the Katana line. This one shines brightly compared to the others. (follow link to read) - Sprint Flips Over Motorola VE20 and Sanyo Katana Eclipse
Today Sprint announced two new clamshell phones, the Motorola VE20 and Sanyo Katana Eclipse. Pricing was not given, but both phones will be available beginning today VE20: This clamshell resembles the RAZR line from Motorola. The external display has ...(follow link to read) - Review: Palm Treo 800w
Palm updates the Windows version of the Treo with the 800w. It is slightly more compact than previous Treos, yet manages to pack in more functionality. But do more features make for a better Treo?(follow link to read) - Sprint Provides Details About Instinct Application Updates
Sprint has posted more information to its Instinct support page. Some of the apps to receive upgrades will be Picture Mail, the web browser, Sprint TV and Radio, Sprint Navigation, Sprint Email, Sprint Music Store, Visual Voicemail and Mobile ...(follow link to read) - Sun Opens Java Mobile Toolkit
Sun announced that it is opening up the source code to the Lightweight UI Toolkit (LWUIT). The LWUIT helps developers create new user interfaces for Java ME. By open sourcing the toolkit under a GPLv2 license with the ...(follow link to read) - Report: T-Mobile to Offer Android Phone Before Christmas
According to informed sources cited by the New York Times, T-Mobile USA will be the first network operator to launch a phone running the Android platform. The Times' sources said the phone would be manufactured by HTC, and could ...(follow link to read) - Samsung Announces New Bio Phone
Today Samsung announced a new phone made partially from bioplastics. The E200 Eco is a new bar-style phone, and its entire exterior case is formed from bioplastics, which are materials extracted from corn. The E200 has a 1.3 megapixel ...(follow link to read) - Samsung to Boost Performance of Flash Memory in Smartphones
Samsung recently announced new software that will greatly improve the way its flash memory behaves in smartphones running the Windows Mobile, Symbian, Linux and RTOS platforms. The software makes communication between the memory chips and the phone's operating system ...(follow link to read) - Sprint Nextel Axes PCS Mail
Sprint Nextel has decided to cancel its PCS Mail service, which provided @sprintpcs.com email addresses to customers. The service could be used to send email to computers or other phones. Sprint didn't offer any explanation about the cancellation of ...(follow link to read) - Bell Canada Outs the Katana Eclipse
The Sanyo Katana Eclipse - a thin clamshell phone expected to launch soon with Sprint - has gone on sale up north with Bell Canada. The phone was recently approved by the FCC, revealing a sketch and some info ...(follow link to read) - Nokia Brings More GSM To The Fold
Nokia today announced the 3610 Fold phone. This mass-market clamshell phone is quad-band to support GSM networks worldwide. Like the company's 6555 and 3555 3G phones, the shape of the 3610 Fold forms a smooth curve on the back ...(follow link to read)
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