February, 2011

• 7 February

  Nokia E7 phone finally hitting stores this week

  

  The smartphone that Nokia has been touting as its new “flagship” business model will finally reach consumers this week. Nokia’s E7 business smartphone. Nokia Following its unveiling last September and a long delay coming to market, the E7 will have a small, initial launch in the next few days, with a broader launch to follow …

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• 7 February

  FCC chairman proposes changes to subsidy program

  

  The Federal Communications Commission is planning to overhaul the $8 billion phone subsidy program to include funding for broadband in underserved communities. The FCC is expected to vote on an order tomorrow that will open comments for revising the Universal Service Fund, or USF. In a speech today at the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation in Washington, D.C., FCC Chairman …

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• 7 February

  Best Buy strikes with HTC Thunderbolt

  

  Now playing: Watch this: HTC Thunderbolt 1:13 Best Buy announced today that it will have an exclusive on the upcoming HTC Thunderbolt for Verizon Wireless. Though it won’t arrive in stores until the middle of this month, customers can preorder the Android smartphone starting today. The Froyo-powered Thunderbolt, which first saw light last month at CES 2011, will be Big …

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• 7 February

  Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is finally official with Facebook promo

  

  The PlayStation Phone — or Sony Ericsson Xperia Play as it’s formally called — has been the subject of constant leaks in the last couple of months. Now it’s official, with Sony Ericsson confirming the device will make its debut on Sunday at Mobile World Congress. Sony Ericsson chose Facebook rather than a traditional press release to reveal the news. …

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• 7 February

  Pulse TV: does tech have a dude problem?

  

  On the first episode of Pulse TV, we ask if technology is skewed towards men, plunge head-first into a man cave and wrap up the latest news. Your hosts are CNET Australia editors Lexy Savvides, Ty Pendlebury, Joe Hanlon and Derek Fung. For more photos from the Man Cave, check out our photo gallery.

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• 7 February

  Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo comes out of hiding

  

  Sony Ericsson is busting out all over in the run up to Mobile World Congress. First, the company teased us with a peek at the long-awaited Xperia Play, and now we catch a glimpse of another handset called the Xperia Neo. Android Community posted photos today of a candy bar smartphone that looks not unlike the new Xperia Arc. Like …

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• 7 February

  Sprint unveils dual

  

  Editor’s note: This live event has concluded. You can replay our full coverage of the announcement–including the David Blaine magic show Sprint used to warm up the crowd–in the Cover It Live module at the bottom of this post. Or, for details on the new Echo device and hands-on photos, check out this summary post. NEW YORK–Sprint Nextel will take …

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• 7 February

  Nokia N8 owners to get free games as part of Symbian 1.1 software update

  

  The latest version of Symbian made its debut last year with the Nokia N8 smart phone, and has since found its way into the company’s C7 and C6-01 mobiles. Now Nokia has released a software update for all three phones, which promises to fix some of the buggier elements of the Symbian software, while also offering a couple of new …

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• 7 February

  Sony Ericsson Xperia Play confirmed for O2 network

  

  No sooner is the PlayStation phone officially revealed than the first UK network confirms it’ll be offering the hotly anticipated gaming blower. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will come to O2 sometime this year. O2 revealed the news with a tweet on its official Twitter feed, exclaiming, “Awesome news — the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is coming to O2.” The …

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• 7 February

  Last.fm to charge for mobile app

  

  Last.fm is introducing a charge for the streaming functions in its mobile app. We had a chat with Matthew Hawn of Last.fm to find out what the change means. The various versions of the mobile app stream a personalised music feed of your favourite music and related recommendations. Up until now, this has been free, but it will soon be …

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