Nexus One: It could arrive at Verizon in the next few weeks. James Martin/CNET Though we’ve known since January that Verizon Wireless is getting a Nexus One, this week we saw the first sign that the handset may arrive soon. A CDMA HTC phone with the ID “PB99300” cleared the Federal Communications Commission’s certification process …
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Once a purveyor of simple phones for making calls, MetroPCS over the last few years has worked to expand its handset lineup with fancier models like the Samsung Finesse, the Samsung Code, and the Huawei M750. And on Thursday it gave us another such device when it introduced the Samsung Caliber SCH-r860. Already available with U.S. Cellular, the Caliber is …
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You may be surprised to learn that Tuesday, Feb. 23 was a big day in the U.S. wireless industry. It marked the deadline for cell phone carriers to respond to an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission into early termination fees (ETF). Though ETFs are nothing new, it was only in the last couple of years that the Feds put …
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Last week we told you that Sprint was being cagey about the future of its WiMax devices. The carrier isn’t saying when it will offer 4G phones, but we’re betting that the summer timeframe> isn’t so far-fetched. Indeed, the carrier is doing its best to keep WiMax in the news. On Wednesday, Sprint announced that it would expanded 4G to …
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Motorola Devour Josh Miller/CNET Just days after I first got to touch it at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, I have the Motorola Devour in my hands. Also known as the Calgary (blame Canada!), the Devour is Verizon’s third Google Android phone and its first handset with MotoBlur. I’ll have a full review for you soon, but I can …
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As at many a convention, press conferences are a staple of Mobile World Congress (MWC). Tens of companies have them, but Samsung, Nokia, Microsoft and Sony Ericsson tend to make the biggest push. And now that I’ve been to three shows in Barcelona, I have to lodge a couple of complaints. I don’t think I’m being overly fussy here–really, I’m …
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Now playing: Watch this: Hands-on with the LG GT540 2:31 As we told you a few days ago, LG played it cool at Mobile World Congress. Rather than operate a booth on the show floor, it just held an “Open House” event in the sleek Mies van der Rohe Pavillion adjacent to the Fira de Barcelona. The Google Android-powered LG …
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Correction: The number of Sprint WiMax markets is now 27. Sprint is denying that one of its execs told Forbes this week that the carrier will introduce WiMax phones by the summer. According to spokeswoman Michelle Mermelstein, Sprint will keep its earlier promise to deliver WiMax devices by the end of the year, but she would not set a specific …
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Now playing: Watch this: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 1:33 BARCELONA, Spain–Though we came away from CES 2010 with loads of photos of the Google Android-powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson was stingy about video in Las Vegas. Reps wouldn’t let the phone out of their sight–and not that we believe this–because they said that the slick handset wasn’t in …
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We know that you’re dying to see more glamor shots of Windows Phone 7. We’ve teased with screenshots and photos from the big Microsoft bash, but our intrepid colleague Flora Graham at CNET UK got her hands on a Windows Phone 7 device. The images show the revamped and refined OS in all its glory, though keep in mind that …
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