Virgin launches contract-free unlimited mobile broadband
Ian Paul, ComputerWorld, 8/24/2010 Sprint’s Virgin Mobile today announced an overhaul of its Broadband2Go mobile broadband service. The carrier plans to offer a new contract-free, unlimited mobile broadband plan for $40 per month. Virgin Mobile will also phase out most of its current tiered mobile data plans. The new broadband plans will be available for [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, MiFi, Sprint, Verizon
Mobile VoIP Comes to BlackBerry Devices
Om Malik, GigaOM, 8/22/2010 If there was one app I’ve desperately wanted on my T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold, it was a good mobile VoIP client that allows me to make and receive calls over Wi-Fi and 3G connections. It would be even better if that client was made by Skype. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case. [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, Skype, Symbian, T-Mobile, VoIP, WiFi
Apple Investigating Issues With iOS 4 on iPhone 3G, Users Have Few Options
Mike Melanson, ReadWriteWeb, 7/29/2010 When we looked at adoption of the latest iPhone operating system, iOS 4, last week, we suggested that one reason 49% of users had yet to update might be “that some of the iPhones running iOS 3 are doing so because iOS 4 would slow their phone down.” After seeing site [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G
T-Mobile to Launch HSPA+ Phone
Mark Hachman, PC Magazine, 7/21/2010 T-Mobile will release its first HSPA+ phone later this summer, the carrier announced via Twitter on Wednesday. Naturally, the 140-character limit didn’t allow T-Mobile much room for detail: “Big news! Later this summer, T-Mobile will unveil its first HSPA+-capable smartphone,” T-Mobile said. “More details will be available in the coming weeks.” [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, CDMA, HSPA, Sprint, T-Mobile
Skype for iPhone gets multitasking, ditches hated 3G calling charge
Jessica Dolcourt, CNET News, 7/21/2010 Individuals aren’t always right, and neither are companies, which is why we heartily appreciate when corporationsgracefully address their errors–preferably while capitulating to user demands. A minor update to Skype for iPhone (now version 2.0.1) reverses Skype’s decision to charge for calls over 3G, Skype wrote in a Wednesday blog post. Late last [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, IM, Skype, VoIP, WiFi
Verizon LTE SIM Card & Documents Leaked
the BerryReview Team, Berry Review, 7/19/2010 I get such a kick when I see a Verizon SIM card. The team over at Engadget has gotten some internal documentation on Verizon’s LTE rollout and their system upgrade to support their LTE network. Verizon’s systems are now ready to charge you and setup a LTE connections so you [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, LTE, Verizon
Fring Brings 3G Video Calls to iPhone 4 — Are Networks Ready?
Kevin C. Tofel, GigaOM, 7/9/2010 Fring has updated its voice-over-IP client, bringing support for the front-facing camera on Apple’s iPhone 4. Unlike the handset’s native FaceTime client, which is restricted to video calls over Wi-Fi and only to other iPhone 4 devices, the new Fring client supports video calls over 3G and calls to non-Apple devices [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, Skype, Symbian, VoIP, WiFi
Goodbye Flash: YouTube mobile goes HTML5 on iPhone and Android
Christian Zibreg, Geek.com, 7/9/2010 Google has re-written the mobile YouTube site entirely in HTML5, allowing smartphone owners to browse and search the videos, access the features of their account and yes – stream video without the Adobe Flash plugin. There’s no doubt that the owners of iPhone or iPod touch will like the new site that launched Wednesday [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, Flash, HTML5
Cisco plans an Android-based business tablet
Agam Shah, IDG News Service, 6/29/2010 The Cius will sport more networking capabilities than the iPad, plus videoconferencing and keyboard/mouse support Cisco Systems has announced the Cius tablet, a handheld device designed to help users run business applications and communicate in real time. It will use the Google Android OS, feature a 7-inch touch screen [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, Bluetooth, Cisco, WiFi
iPhone’s Video Chat Won’t Cost Minutes — Yet
Adam Dickter, Mobile Tech Today, 6/23/2010 FaceTime video chat on Apple’s new iPhone 4 will be unlimited and free on Wi-Fi — at least until the 3G wireless carriers catch up. In introducing FaceTime on the iPhone 4, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the carriers “need to do some work” to move beyond Wi-Fi. But [...]
In: Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, WiFi