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Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:57 am
Enterprise customers are seeing new business mobility benefits as Sprint continues an aggressive build-out of its Power Vision high-speed network. Launched in July, the Power Vision EV-DO (evolution, data optimized) wireless service has expanded to more than 141 major markets and more than 250 airports nationwide, and will be accessible on various devices to about 150 million people in over 220 major markets by early 2006.
Various devices provide users faster speeds to download e-mails and le... [Continue reading Sprint Expands Power Vision Mobile Broadband Service]
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:52 am
Housed in a slim clamshell design, the new Motorola V360 departs from the blue-rubberized shell of its predecessors, the V330 and V300. Featuring standard utilities such as speakerphone and voice functionality, as well as Bluetooth connectivity, the V360 also adds a bit of fun.
Allowing consumers to capture still shots via an integrated VGA camera and moving images with the video capture and playback feature, the V360 also includes an integrated MP3 player, and an expandable TransFlash memory... [Continue reading Motorola V360 Review Posted]
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:19 pm
Today Google extended its popular Local Maps offering to mobile devices, providing detailed street maps and driving features on the go.
Working on Java-enabled devices, Google Local for Mobile shows full-color satellite imagery from its Google Earth service, allowing overhead views with zoom in and out, and drag capabilities. However, the mobile version has some limitations imposed that are unrestricted on the web-based service.
"We know local information is a big deal for our users," said... [Continue reading Google Puts Maps on Cell Phones]
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:04 pm
Qualcomm and its wholly owned subsidiary, SnapTrack, Inc., filed suit on November 4 against Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. in federal court in San Diego for infringement of eleven of Qualcomm's patents and one patent owned by SnapTrack. Qualcomm's lawsuit includes patents that are essential for the manufacture or use of equipment that complies with the GSM, GPRS and EDGE cellular standards (the GSM family of standards) and other patents that are infringed by Nokia's products. Patents that are ... [Continue reading Qualcomm Sues Nokia for GSM Patent Infringement]
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:01 pm
Sprint today announced the availability of Nextel Direct Send Picture, a first-of-its-kind service that allows Nextel subscribers with capable Nextel phones the ability to send and review a picture quickly and easily, all while on a Nextel Walkie-Talkie call. The picture simultaneously appears on both the user's and recipient's phones during the call - so they can both view and discuss it without changing between voice and data services. This capability builds upon the Direct Send service launch... [Continue reading Sprint Launches Picture Sharing Walkie-Talkie Application]
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:55 pm
Nokia recently learned from a Qualcomm press release that Qualcomm has filed a complaint for alleged patent infringement against Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. in San Diego apparently involving some 12 alleged essential patents.
Nokia is yet to receive a copy of the complaint, and analyze the details, and therefore cannot comment on the substantive aspects of the claims.
Nokia is disappointed Qualcomm has taken this step given they have yet to engage in any licensing negotiations concern... [Continue reading Nokia Responds to Qualcomm GSM Patent Infringement Suit]
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:50 pm
Nokia today announced that it has started deliveries of the first device in its new Internet Tablet product category, the Nokia 770. The sleek, pocket sized device is Nokia's first Linux-based terminal product and is dedicated to convenient Internet browsing and email communications over Wi-Fi.
"We are very excited to start shipments of our first Nokia Internet Tablet device," said Janne Jormalainen, Vice President of Convergence Products, Multimedia, Nokia. "Since announced back in May we ha... [Continue reading Nokia 770 Internet Tablet Starts Shipping]
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Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:22 am
Cell phone users are increasingly comfortable with mobile data services but continue to worry about content and price, according to the latest Mobinet study of how 4,000 cell phone users in 21 countries use their phones. The study has been conducted eight times since 2000 by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney and Judge Business School, Cambridge University.
The study found more than half of cell phone handsets are less than one-year old and have robust multimedia capabilities that are in... [Continue reading Cell Phone Users Warming Up to Data Services]
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:31 pm
Across the 15 countries covered by the TNS study, 13 percent of all mobile phone users said that they use MP3 or digital music players on their phones daily or weekly. While the United States ranked last in the study, with only four percent, 26 percent of those polled in South Korea report regular listening of music via their mobile phone. In Hong Kong, 23 percent of respondents reported using their phones to listen to music; and 19 percent of those surveyed in the U.K. also reported regular usa... [Continue reading U.S. Slow to Embrace Music Phones]
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:44 am
Released for the Nextel National Network, the new Blackberry 7100i is ideal for mobile professionals who desire an integrated device with email, a wireless phone, personal organizer, Bluetooth Technology, speakerphone, Web browsing and support for third-party Java Applications.
Smaller than standard BlackBerry devices, the 7100i also incorporates SureType keyboard technology. The BlackBerry 7100i also features a high-resolution color display (240 x 260 pixels) to view Web pages, pictures and ... [Continue reading RIM BlackBerry 7100i Review Posted]
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