Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have all confirmed that the Microsoft Windows Phone Mango update has passed each carrier’s internal network testing, and is ready to distribute to customers as soon as Microsoft officially launches the platform update. A screenshot of Telstra’s Software Update page confirming the carrier’s approval of the Mango update. ( Screenshot by …
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September, 2011
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15 September
iPhone 5 coming on 15 October, says Orange boss
The hyper-hyped iPhone 5 is coming out on 15 October, according to the CEO of France Telecom, the parent company of Orange. Mobile bigwig Stéphane Richard was speaking to French reporters when he let slip that the fifth iPhone’s French release date would be slap bang in the middle of October. If that’s true, we’d expect the UK release date …
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15 September
With QNX phone, RIM must avoid PlayBook mistakes
Research In Motion will have to learn from the mistakes of the PlayBook tablet if it wants to see any success with its next generation of BlackBerry smartphones. With disappointing sales and plunging profits, how could the company not feel the urgency to rush out a phone using slick its new QNX software? But that would be a bad idea. …
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15 September
Sprint shortens trial period; ends Premier Program
Two small, but significant changes are coming to Sprint. And they’re not changes that we like. First off, Sprint has confirmed to PhoneScoop that it is shortening its return policy from 30 days to a mere 14 days. Of course, that means that new customers will have only two weeks to return new phones and leave service plans without incurring …
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15 September
Jabra Supreme has active noise cancellation
Jabra has announced the Jabra Supreme, which promises to be the first mono Bluetooth headset to have active noise cancellation. The technology is similar to the noise cancellation we’ve seen in high-end Bose and Audio-Technica wired headsets, where it actively blocks out noise by generating an “antinoise” sound. The Supreme incorporates other technologies like Noise Blackout 3.0 and wind-noise reduction …
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15 September
Carriers may be handicapping cell phone networks
New research suggests that wireless operators may unwittingly be degrading performance on their networks as the technology they use to shuttle traffic around their networks gets more and more complex. Researchers from the computer science department at University of Michigan along with experts from Microsoft Research discovered that “middleboxes”–or network hardware that performs tasks such as firewalling, deep packet inspection, …
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15 September
Motorola could marry the Droid and Razr brands
Ask any cell phone geek to name Motorola’s most famous phone over the last 10 years and you’re bound to hear either the Droid or Razr. Both handsets were important in the company’s history and each helped to revitalize Motorola in the ensuing years. And this week, new evidence has emerged that suggests that Moto could be combining these two …
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15 September
CNET reader’s iPhone 5
On Monday, we asked our readers to weigh up all the rumours and scuttlebutt surrounding the iPhone and to filter it through rational thought to tell us what Apple will be delivering when it announces the iPhone 5. Ladies and gentleman, your 900 votes are in and the CNET Australia reader’s iPhone 5 looks a little something like this: (Credit: …
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15 September
HP’s PC biz risks ‘lame duck status,’ analyst says
Hewlett-Packard risks putting its PC business in an awkward “lame duck status” as it looks to spin it out. HP Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu believes that such a move could take 12 to 18 months given the legal, tax, and business issues that need to be sorted out, in line with the company’s own expectations. HP is opting to …
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15 September
AT&T launching LTE on Sept. 18, at long last
At long last, AT&T is preparing to launch its first five markets to inaugurate its 4G LTE data network. The second-largest carrier will flip on LTE on Sunday, September 18, for Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, according to Fierce Wireless. The nationwide carrier plans to expand to 15 markets by the end of 2011. Already, AT&T’s LTE plans …
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