As part of Sprint‘s acquisition of Virgin Mobile, the carrier will cease providing postpaid service by May 25 of this year. While current Virgin Mobile postpaid subscribers won’t be automatically transferred to Sprint, the company is giving a whole bunch of incentives for people to switch over. They include a $50 credit toward a Sprint …
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AT&T’s 3G Microcell promises five bars in your home. AT&T Remember that 3G Microcell that AT&T pushed out to a public market trial in Charlotte, N.C. last year? Well, AT&T has finally decided to expand the availability of its femtocell to just a few more places–sorry, New York and San Francisco not included. The extended areas include “select counties” in …
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Nearly a year after its debut in Barcelona, LG has finally brought the LG Arena to the United States. The touch-screen handset will be offered by AT&T and is packing AT&T Mobile TV, which would look mighty fine on the 3-inch WVGA display. The Arena will feature a cool 3D user interface called S-Class, as well as goodies like a …
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It seems like only two weeks ago when we last heard from J.D. Power and Associates (Oh look, it was). Now the organization that just can’t stop giving out awards has done it again with Verizon Wireless, ranking the carrier the highest among wireless providers in five regions across the United States. According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 …
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As Kent and Bonnie enjoy their last few days in Barcelona, Nicole invites Tom Merritt from Buzz Out Loud and Donald Bell from MP3 Insider to join her in a discussion of what happened at Mobile World Congress 2010. It turns out, quite a bit. We go over Windows Phone 7, Samsung Bada, Symbian 3, app store mania, and few …
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T-Mobile kicks off the second day of Mobile World Congress 2010 with the announcement that they’ll be bringing the highly coveted HTC HD2 to the U.S. market. This Windows Mobile smartphone is equipped with a 4.3-inch WVGA multitouch screen, a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, Wi-Fi, and plenty of other goodies like compatibility with Blockbuster’s OnDemand video app, a Barnes & …
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Welcome to the 411, my column dealing with all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you prefer to remain anonymous, let me know. Because of the Mobile World Congress 2010 coverage this week, I thought I …
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Finally, Motorola has told us when exactly it’ll be releasing software upgrades to its Android phones. Well, sort of. We would appreciate a more specific date than just “Q1” and “Q2,” and three of the phone upgrades are still “under evaluation.” But at least it’s something. Here’s the breakdown: Phone Model Timeline DROID by Motorola (USA) The DROID by Motorola …
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At last, Jabra saw fit to come up with an upgrade to the Jabra BT3030 stereo Bluetooth headset with the Jabra Clipper. Like its predecessor, the Clipper is in the style of a pendant with all the controls on the unit itself. It also has a 3.5mm headset jack so you can use your own headphones (yay!). Jabra includes its …
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Microsoft made headlines on the first day of Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona with the announcement of Windows Phone 7, its brand new mobile operating system. It will feature integration with Xbox Live and Zune, with a user interface unlike anything we’ve seen before. The Windows Mobile name is effectively dead. But that’s not all that debuted in Barcelona. …
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