Mobile News - August 2009

Sprint to Sell High-End AM-OLED Phones from Samsung

Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:33 pm | By Allen Tsai
Sprint, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider, said it will start selling Samsung phones with advanced AM-OLED screens -- offering longer battery life and improved video and photo images -- in the fourth quarter.

Iowa Call Center Becomes First to Accept 911 Texts

Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:50 pm | By Allen Tsai
An emergency call center in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept "911" text messages -- and even reply back, too, when appropriate.

T-Mobile Adds 325,000 Subscribers, Mostly Prepaid

Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:04 pm | By Allen Tsai
Struggling carrier T-Mobile said it added a 325,000 subscribers -- only 17 percent of which were contract customers -- in the second quarter.

Samsung Reclaim Eco-Phone to Launch for Sprint

Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:14 am | By Allen Tsai
Sprint plans to launch the Samsung Reclaim -- a QWERTY handset made from eco-friendly bio-plastic materials -- on August 16.

T-Mobile Launches the MyTouch 3G Google Phone for $199

Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:04 pm | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile, the nation's fourth-largest carrier, today released the MyTouch 3G -- a new Google Android-powered smartphone with applications that learns and recommends favorite food, stores, and attractions based a user's preferences.

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Editorials & Opinion

The Future of mHealth: Can the FDA Keep Up with Mobile?

By Janet Maragioglio

Mobile devices increasingly diagnose and manage disease, putting them under the watchful eye of federal regulators, who could slow the pace of innovation.