Archive for December, 2008

OpenMoko's Android-running Neo FreeRunner makes its blurrycam debut

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

The handset itself is hardly anything new, and we had a pretty good indication that Android was heading its way, but there's still nothing like a few good 'ol fashi……
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Is our wireless infrastructure a house of high-speed cards?

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

We've officially gotten ahead of ourselves. Millions of Americans — and billions of people around the world — have now entirely ditched landline service in favor of wirel……
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iPhone on sale in France contract-free, très cher

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Retailer FNAC is now selling free-of-contract iPhones in France, apparently a result of this month’s ruling by the French competition agency that deemed Apple and Orange……
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Pantech's Sky IM-S400L slider with “Glide Sensor” keypad debuted in Korea

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Pantech’s SKY division has just released the quite handsome, Korea-only IM-S400L. The CDMA slider boasts a 2.6-inch LCD, and a keypad using the company’s new “Glide Sensor” techno……
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Nokia's Mail on Ovi email beta now live worldwide

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

For Nokia handsets not quite fancy enough for Email, there's Mail on Ovi. The application, which was developed for low(er)-end S40 mobiles, is expected to give……
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T-Mobile Dash may not be getting an overhaul, may not be in stores now

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Did we just blow your mind with this all-black T-Mobile Dash? Besides sporting a new look, this furtively shot handset seems to confirm details we received from a tipster over the we……
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Indian government hoping to weed out IMEI-less handsets

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Nokia has already taken upon itself an initiative to cull the widespread adoption of knockoff handsets (also referred to as Fokias in the underground) in India, but now it se……
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Verizon Touch Pro's GPS unlocked — and not by Verizon

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Why wait for Verizon to do it? As usual, the always-vigilant WinMo community has come through with its own GPS unlock for Verizon's Touch Pro, meaning you're not ……
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bmi launches in-flight communications trial, voice gratefully excluded

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

We all know how the British hate lagging behind the French, so it's no shock to see bmi following Air France in the in-flight communications game. The airline has just announce……
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Douglas C. Jeffries replacing Andy Brown as Palm CFO

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Palm's newfound place back on the map of relevance has people all sorts of excited, including one Douglas C. Jeffries. The former chief accounting officer at eBay has been appoi……
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