Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturers
Matt Hamblen, Computerworld, 9/1/2010 Windows Phone 7 has been finalized and released to manufacturers, Microsoft announced in a blog Wednesday. The milestone means manufacturers can integrate the software with their hardware and networks to create smartphones and devices for customers prior to the holiday selling season, a Microsoft spokeswoman said. In the blog, Terry Myerson, [...]
In: Mobile Technology, WinPhone 7 · Tagged with: AT&T, HTC, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Hedge Fund Manager Falcone’s Big Bet On Wireless Broadband
Tricia Duryee, MocoNews.net, 8/27/2010 Investors in the Harbinger’s hedge fund are increasingly uncomfortable with Philip Facone’s obsession with building a high-speed wireless broadband network. Falcone, who got rich by out-smarting the subprime housing bubble, has committed roughly $3 billion or 40 percent of the fund’s assets to LightSquared, making the telecom company the hedge fund’s [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Clearwire, Comcast, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone
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
Sprint quietly sells 3G femtocell, Verizon set to follow
Stephen Lawson, ComputerWorld, 8/23/2010 U.S. carriers with EV-DO mobile data networks are stepping up their coverage game with femtocells that offer extended coverage for the high-speed network, after long offering units that worked only with the slower CDMA2000-1x system. Sprint Nextel quietly began offering an EV-DO femtocell to selected customers about two weeks ago, and [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, CDMA, Femtocell, Sprint, VoIP
‘Unhackable’ Android phone can be hacked
Tim Greene, Network World, 7/29/2010 Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010. Not only has suspect software cloaked in a wallpaper application gathered personal information from infected phones and sent it to a Web site in China, but researchers from Lookout Mobile Security [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 4G, GPS, Linux, Malware, SMS, Sprint, Verizon
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
Wireless broadband network set to launch next year
Peter Svensson, Newsvine, 7/20/2010 U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies. Private-equity firm Harbinger Capital Partners on Tuesday revealed details of the launch of its wireless network, LightSquared, which [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Clearwire, FCC, Motorola, Nokia, Sprint, Verizon
Virgin Mobile launching prepaid MiFi next week
Chris Ziegle, Engadget, 6/23/2010 The spotlight on Sprint’s MiFi has definitely faded since the launch of the Overdrive and EVO 4G — both of which can kick it into high 4G gear when in range — but Sprint subsidiary Virgin Mobile is bringing Novatel’s groundbreaking mobile hotspot back into the forefront by taking it to [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, MiFi, Sprint, WiFi
EVO 4G Battery Life Sags Under Weight of High-Speed Network
Andy Patrizio, EnterpriseMobileToday, 6/16/2010 Being on the bleeding edge of technology sometimes leaves you bleeding. In the case of Sprint customers who quickly snapped up the HTC EVO 4G phone, it’s their phone that’s bleeding. Bleeding power. Rather quickly, users found out the EVO 4G drains power so fast it makes the iPhone look durable. [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, Mobile Technology, iPhone · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, HTC, LTE, Sprint, WiMax
AT&T embraces Android further with HTC Aria launch
Phil Goldstein, FierceWireles, 6/14/2010 AT&T Mobility is launching its first Android phone made by HTC, the Aria. The carrier will launch the Aria June 20 for $130 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. The launch is a significant one for AT&T. Though the carrier leads in smartphone penetration, it was the last [...]