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Wireless tunes: Alltel offers over the air mobile music syncing

Wireless tunes: Alltel offers over the air mobile music syncing

Alltel Wireless has announced a new service that will allow subscribers to sync their mobile phones with music collections stored on their PCs over the Alltel network.  The new service, Alltel Music...
Pink slips: New Sprint CEO cuts 4,000 jobs, closes 125 stores

Pink slips: New Sprint CEO cuts 4,000 jobs, closes 125 stores

Dan Hesse inherited a tough situation when he took over as CEO of Sprint Nextel.  The company lost some 639,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2007, and some investors have been lukewarm, to...
iPhone watch: SMS and EDGE troubles may be AT&T's fault

iPhone watch: SMS and EDGE troubles may be AT&T's fault

Two days after iPhone firmware v.1.1.3 was released at MacWorld in San Francisco, many iPhone users have been reporting problems with their SMS and EDGE functionality.  Given that one of the new...
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Mysto: Helio's new slider now available

Mysto: Helio's new slider now available

Helio's newest handset, the Samsung-made Mysto, is now available to anyone with the desire and $149 (with contract) or $320 (without).  I actually got to play with a Mysto awhile back under "promise...
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iPhone watch: v1.1.3 adds apps new and

iPhone watch: v1.1.3 adds apps new and "old"

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a suite of new iPhone applications at yesterday's MacWorld keynote address in San Francisco.  While the new software adds several useful features to iPhone, several of...
QuickPlay Media offers free video streaming for Blackberry users

QuickPlay Media offers free video streaming for Blackberry users

On Monday, QuickPlay Media announced a new service called ?VideoStreams? that provides free video content for owners of BlackBerry smartphones in both the United States and Canada. BlackBerry owners...
Alltel Wireless expands 'My Circle' for new and existing customers

Alltel Wireless expands 'My Circle' for new and existing customers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ? In 2006, Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, revolutionized the concept of free wireless calling with the introduction of ?My Circle,? an industry-defining offer giving...
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?Photobucket Mobile? now live!

?Photobucket Mobile? now live!

The popular photo and video sharing website Photobucket.com officially launched a mobile version of their site allowing its users to upload and share photos, graphics, and video all from a cell...
iPhone watch: Google launches updated iPhone apps for MacWorld

iPhone watch: Google launches updated iPhone apps for MacWorld

MacWorld San Francisco officially kicked off today, even though the action for consumers doesn't start until Tuesday morning's keynote address where Apple CEO Steve Jobs traditionally launches new...
Maria, Maria: Sharapova inked as Sony Ericsson brand ambassador

Maria, Maria: Sharapova inked as Sony Ericsson brand ambassador

On the one hand, Sony Ericsson sponsors the WTA women's professional tennis tour and has long used the first names of top tennis players as internal code names for new handsets.  On the other hand,...
Motorola introduces two new entry level phones

Motorola introduces two new entry level phones

Recently Motorola announced two new entry level phones to be available in Q1 of this year. Both the W230 and W270 share basically identical specifications, but each comes in a different form factor....
Nokia and LG's big plans for 08

Nokia and LG's big plans for 08

Nokia currently holds the number one spot globally, but only manages a 4th place ranking in the US market behind rivals Motorola, Samsung and LG. Nokia announced they want to increase their 11%...
iPhone and Touch to get SlingPlayer?

iPhone and Touch to get SlingPlayer?

It has been rumored for sometime that Sling Media was working on an iPhone/Touch version of their SlingPlayer and now it looks as though it may be a reality. The folks over at Electricpig.tv claim...
CES 2008: Video Review mobile phone accessories

CES 2008: Video Review mobile phone accessories

Bluetooth, cases, chargers, iPhone speaker docs ... even Crocs for your cell phone. Hands-on with mobile phone accessories from CES 2008 in Las Vegas.
CSE 2008: Gajah

CSE 2008: Gajah "Snafu" MP3 player pairs with your cell phone

Gajah International is promoting their GI-07 "Snafu" Bluetooth enabled portable music player here in Vegas as a solution for entertainment lovers afraid of draining their cell phone's battery by...
History lesson: Wired article details origins of the iPhone

History lesson: Wired article details origins of the iPhone

Fred Vogelstein has written a fascinating piece over on Wired about the story behind the iPhone.  His piece details how the iPhone project began back in 2002, progressed through an ill-fated...
Groundbreaking SAMSUNG Phones Make U.S. Debut At CES 2008

Groundbreaking SAMSUNG Phones Make U.S. Debut At CES 2008

Las Vegas ? January 6, 2008 ? Samsung Electronics showcases several of its groundbreaking, revolutionary global handsets at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show. These handsets make their...
Touchscreen for Sprint: Samsung announces F490 and M800 is leaked

Touchscreen for Sprint: Samsung announces F490 and M800 is leaked

Samsung dropped a nice little going-away present on us all during this last day of CES.  The F490 touchscreen phone was announced for release next month in Europe, and a Sprint-branded version of the...
Samsung announces new phones at CES 2008

Samsung announces new phones at CES 2008

Samsung was flexing their mobile muscle at this years CES convention by introducing several new phones they deemed to be ?Groundbreaking?. Now the term groundbreaking may be a little bit of stretch,...
CES 2008: Video preview of the Samsung Bang & Olufsen Serenata

CES 2008: Video preview of the Samsung Bang & Olufsen Serenata

It's the $2,000 luxury musicphone - the Samsung / Bang & Olufsen Serenata. Hands on with the cellphone that doubles as a home entertainment system, as Noah continues his coverage from CES 2008 in...

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