Man, Motorola just can’t keep a lid on anything anymore can they? We’ve got a hold of a phone codenamed the “Napolean” and it’s a CDMA EV-DO Rev. A Q9 with full GSM world roaming capabilities. This even includes the U.S. 850MHz/1900MHz bands! Even though it’s Verizon branded and will launch on Verizon, we loaded in our AT&T SIM and away we went. We’ve found the following specs on the phone so far: fingerprint scanner (seriously, on the back), Windows Mobile 6.1, EV-DO Rev. A, quad-band EDGE, 2 megapixel camera with
Looking for your AT&T fix for the remainder of 2008? We’ve got you covered. The carrier has a number of exciting new handsets planned for the coming months, which should be good news for both the carrier and consumers. Everyone loves selection, right? Right. First up, AT&T is planning to release... [Read More]
Sprint clarifies smartphone situation: Curve, Q9c still available
There's been a lot of chatter the past few days that the Motorola Q9c, a Windows Mobile phone launched on Sprint to little fanfare late last year, has gone up to that great Windows Mobile 6.1 build in the sky now that it's disappeared off Sprint's online store. That's really be something, considering that Verizon and others have just launched it in the past couple months -- but not entirely out of the question, particularly if it's a dead-slow seller or is earning more than its fair share of tech support calls. For what it's worth,... [Read More]
Microsoft's J Allard (Xbox 360 and Zune) Gets a Promotion
J Allard, who most recently helped give the Xbox and the Zune a really, really good user experience has gotten a promotion to "Chief Experience Officer" of the Entertainment and Devices devision. The E&D devision, for those of you who don't know, encompasses Xbox, Games for Windows, Mobile Communications (including Windows Mobile), Zune, Connected TV, Microsoft Surface, Mac Office, Microsoft Auto and Windows Embedded. Now that Allard is essentially going to have his... [Read More]
Dora Maule won't forget her $130 ticket.
And her husband, Jimmie, won't forget his.
"I was on speaker!" she said.
He was over the Delaware River on a bridge.
Yet, like many other motorists, they found out first-hand that New Jersey has gotten serious about reducing the dangerous yet defiant use of handheld phones by drivers.
Tickets have soared eightfold since March 1, when the violation became a primary offense - meaning police no longer needed to see a different violation to pull a driver over.
Text-messaging and using other electronic devices such as BlackBerrys while driving were also banned.
Cellphone Companies' Early Termination Fees Compared
Consumerist's taken all the early termination fee news we've reported on lately and shoved them into an easy-to-read graph to show you what's up. If you're talking two-year contracts Verizon and AT&T are tied for the best at the start, but T-Mobile beats them somewhere around the 22nd month. For one year contracts, T-Mobile wins at about 7 months. Head over to the Cons to see the details. [... [Read More]
Opera Mobile 9.5 coming to all end users in the middle of July
The only way to get Opera Mobile 9.5 now is to buy HTC Touch Diamond or the new HTC Advantage, in which this browser is embedded. Opera is not offering this browser for individual users for purchase yet and we have started to worry that it will never be released to end users and it will be offered only to manufacturers... but our worries are over:
We have some exciting news to share today. It's almost time to release Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile to the world. We thank you for your patience and support as we... [Read More]
You heard right, folks. American Airlines is planning to open up the world wide web to passengers on board an unspecified round-trip flight from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles. The Gogo service, provided via ... [Read More]
We promise not to write about every new application for mobile phones, especially those involving video. Video clips don't work on many models and can be ruinously expensive for those without generous data plans.
And yet, as a surprisingly large number of companies struggle to justify their existences by pitching new video gambits, we feel compelled to point out some efforts that should at least get points for trying.
With that, meet NBC Los Angeles ... [Read More]
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J Allard, who most recently helped give the Xbox and the Zune a really, really good user experience has gotten a promotion to "Chief Experience Officer" of the Entertainment and Devices devision. The E&D devision, for those of you who don't know, encompasses Xbox, Games for Windows, Mobile Communications (including Windows Mobile), Zune, Connected TV, Microsoft Surface, Mac Office, Microsoft Auto and Windows Embedded. Now that Allard is essentially going to have his... 
The only way to get Opera Mobile 9.5 now is to buy HTC Touch Diamond or the new HTC Advantage, in which this browser is embedded. Opera is not offering this browser for individual users for purchase yet and we have started to worry that it will never be released to end users and it will be offered only to manufacturers... but our worries are over: 
Apple's plans to release their new software, MobileMe, has been slightly leaked to the public in the form of two oddly found webpages: 
