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Mobile Phone News: Motorola Hits RIM with Patent Violation Complaint

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:04:12 -0500

Today Motorola filed a complaint against Research In Motion with the U.S. International Trade Commission. Motorola alleges that RIM is violating five of its patents, which concern Wi-Fi access, application management, user interface and power management. Motorola is seeking ...
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Mobile Phone News: Video Tour: HTC myTouch Fender Edition

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:30 -0500

Phone Scoop gives HTC's new myTouch 3G Fender Edition Android phone the special hands-on treatment, complete with unboxing!
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Mobile Phone News: Alltel Adds BlackBerry Curve 8530 to Stable

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:24:10 -0500

Today Alltel announced that it is offering its customers the Blackberry Curve 8530. It is available at retail outlets an online in Alltel's remaining markets for the price of $50 after rebate with new one-year agreement. Smart Choice Packs ...
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Mobile Phone News: Sony Ericsson Intros HD-Capable Vivaz

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:33:38 -0500

Today Sony Ericsson announced the Vivaz, a new entertainment device that will be available in the first quarter of this year. The Vivaz is the second device from Sony Ericsson to use its new design philosophy and is based ...
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Mobile Phone News: Nokia Freeing Ovi Maps to All GPS Phones

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:30:00 -0500

Today Nokia announced that it has revamped its Ovi Maps service and will now be offering it completely free of charge to compatible GPS phones. The new, free version of Ovi Maps will include turn-by-turn directions for both walking ...
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Mobile Phone News: Video Demo: Palm Pre Plus Mobile Hotspot

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:00:00 -0500

In this video, Phone Scoop takes a quick look at the Palm Pre Plus for Verizon Wireless, and an in-depth look at the Mobile Hotspot application.
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Mobile Phone News: Verizon Announces Palm Pre and Pixi Pricing

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:00:00 -0500

Today Verizon Wireless announced how it will be pricing the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus devices, which go on sale Monday, January 25. The Pre will cost $150 after $100 mail-in rebate, and the Pixi will cost $100 ...
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Mobile Phone News: Verizon Waives Calling Fees to Haiti

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:02:09 -0500

Today Verizon Wireless joined T-Mobile and Cricket in waiving calling fees from both its wireless and wireline customers to Haiti. Verizon customers in Haiti will not be charged to call the U.S. Verizon Wireless said it will waive all ...
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Mobile Phone News: Boost Mobile Now Offering $50 Puerto Rico Plan

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:13:30 -0500

Today Boost Mobile announced that its $50 unlimited monthly calling, text and web plan is now available in Puerto Rico. Customers who choose this plan will not pay roaming fees when traveling between Puerto Rico and the U.S. and ...
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Mobile Phone News: Cellular South Quits CTIA Over Perceived Favoritism

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:03:40 -0500

Today regional carrier Cellular South said that it plans to quit the CTIA trade organization, and cites favoritism as the reason. Eric Graham, Cellular South's vice president of strategic and government relations, said that time and again the CTIA ...
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Mobile Phone News: Skyfire Launches New Browsers for S60

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500

Today Skyfire announced two new browsers for S60 devices. Skyfire 1.5 for S60 3rd Edition offers smoother scrolling; an updated user interface; and performance tweaks that make the browser perform faster. Skyfire 1.5 for S60 5th Edition (beta) offers ...
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Mobile Phone News: Truphone Intros 'Local Anywhere SIM'

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:56:22 -0500

Today Truphone announced a new service that is aimed at frequent world travelers. The new service, which will initially work in the U.S. and the U.K., will give users a local number to use no matter which country they ...
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Mobile Phone News: Nokia Adds Windows 7 Support to Software Updater

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:57:58 -0500

Nokia's Beta Labs recently announced a new version of the Nokia Updater software that is compatible with computers running Windows 7. Once installed, the software will allow Windows 7 users to plug their Nokia devices into their PC's USB ...
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Mobile Phone News: Opera Scoops Up Mobile Ad Company

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:43:47 -0500

Today Opera Software announced that it has purchased AdMarvel, a company that provides mobile advertising solutions. AdMarvel is based in San Mateo, Calif., and Opera is based in Oslo, Norway. According to Opera, the acquisition will let it expand ...
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Mobile Phone News: Apple May Oust Google from iPhone in Favor of Bing

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:29:39 -0500

Bloomberg reports that Apple is conducting negotiations with Microsoft about bringing its search engine Bing to the iPhone. Bloomberg cites sources familiar with Apple and Microsoft's plans, and notes that the move would make Bing the default search engine ...
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Mobile Phone News: Verizon Removes 10 Phones from $350 ETF List

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:23:33 -0500

Verizon Wireless has silently taken 10 multimedia devices off the list of phones that require its new $350 early termination fee. The original list submitted to the FCC in December 2009 featured 10 models that don't appear on the ...
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Mobile Phone News: Video Tour: Nokia E72

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:20:30 -0500

Phone Scoop goes hands-on with the latest E Series device from Nokia. This QWERTY-equipped phone is smart, classy, and hawt!
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Mobile Phone News: Verizon Offers Free FiOS DVR App to Droid

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:22:18 -0500

Verizon Wireless recently made a free application available to its Android customers via the Android Market. The app, which is called Verizon FiOS Mobile, allows Android users to program their FiOS DVRs remotely from their wireless devices. The app ...
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Mobile Phone News: Motorola Confirms Worldwide MOTOROI Availability

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:30:28 -0500

Today Motorola confirmed that the recently announced MOTOROI will be available in countries other than South Korea, where the device is launching. According to The Korea Herald, Rick Wolochatiuk, president and representative director of Motorola Korea, said that the ...
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Mobile Phone News: U.S. Cellular Intros New Unlimited Calling Plans

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:54:22 -0500

Today U.S. Cellular announced its own unlimited national calling plans. The Unlimited National Individual Plan will cost $70 per month and the Unlimited National Family Plan will cost $120 (additional lines cost $50). Each provides unlimited voice minutes ...
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Mobile Phone News: Google Delays Android Launches in China

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:15:51 -0500

Today Google said that it has postponed the planned Wednesday launch of two Android phones in the Chinese market. The two phones were to be offered by China Unicom, and were manufactured by S. Korea-based Samsung and U.S.-based Motorola. ...
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Mobile Phone News: Ezetop Suggests Sending Airtime Minutes to Haitians

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:57:40 -0500

Today ezetop announced that it is providing a way for mobile phone users to send airtime minutes to the prepaid phones (on either Digicel or Voila) of their family and friends in Haiti. According to ezetop, the only information ...
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Mobile Phone News: Versace Plans to Bring the Bling with a New Phone

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:43:21 -0500

Today the Wall Street Journal reports that Italian designer Gianni Versace will introduce a new luxury phone later this year. The handset, designed in concert with ModeLabs, will feature high-end materials such as leather, and can be customized depending ...
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Mobile Phone News: AT&T Network Goof Causes Erroneous Facebook Logins

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:30:46 -0500

AT&T has admitted that several of its customers who attempted to log into Facebook were mistakenly redirected into other users' accounts. AT&T spokesman Michael Coe told the Associated Press that a network problem was behind some of the misdirected ...
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Mobile Phone News: FCC Approves BlackBerry Curve 8910

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:35:31 -0500

Today documents on the FCC web site revealed an unannounced BlackBerry device. The FCC ID number of this device matches a BlackBerry that the Bluetooth SIG identifies as the Curve 8910. The Curve 8910 has quad-band GSM/EDGE radios and ...
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Mobile Phone News: Review: LG Lotus Elite

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:58:19 -0500

LG takes another shot at its fashionable Lotus clamshell with the new Lotus Elite. Does adding a touchscreen really take the Lotus far enough to warrant the "elite" moniker?
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Latest Phones: Kyocera Domino S1310

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

This close cousin of the S1300 adds Bluetooth, but is otherwise similar. Key features of this bar-style CDMA phone include support for CDMA 1700 (AWS) networks, BREW for downloading games and content, microUSB connector and 2.5mm headset jack.

Mobile Phone News: WinMo 6.5 Available for HTC TouchPro 2 and Dash

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:40:18 -0500

HTC and T-Mobile have made Windows Mobile 6.5 available to both the TouchPro 2 and Dash. Both devies shipped with Windows Mobile 6.1. Users will need to enter their IMEI to access the download.

Mobile Phone News: Apple-Nokia Feud Escalates

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:19:48 -0500

The patent spat between Apple and Nokia took another turn yesterday when Apple filed a petition with the International Trade Commission seeking to ban Nokia from importing its devices into the U.S. Nokia filed a similar petition in hopes ...
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Mobile Phone News: Cricket Offers Free Calls to Haiti, Too

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:00:43 -0500

Following T-Mobile's footsteps, today Cricket announced that it, too, is offering its voice customers free, unlimited calling to Haiti between now and midnight Eastern Standard Time on Friday, January 22, 2010.