Cell Phone News
LG Surpasses Motorola to Become Third-Largest Handset Maker
According to the DigiTimes, the top five handset makers are now Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson, in that order. In 2008, Nokia sold 470 million handsets, Samsung sold 200 million, LG sold 100 million, Motorola sold 99.9 million, and Sony Ericsson sold 96.6 million.Read more from the sourceRelated keywords: SEO Services, Technology, Webmaster [...]
Verizon Wireless Announces the Hub Home Phone
Today Verizon Wireless announced a new product for the home that is meant to replace landline telephones and act as an accessory to wireless service. The Verizon Hub uses a broadband connection to connect to the Internet and provide VoIP-based telephony services. It has a seven-inch touchscreen display that offers a wide range of features [...]
Palm’s webOS Can Tell If You’re Going to Be Late for Meetings
Speaking in an interview, Elevation Partners investor Roger McNamee shares some more information about the capabilities of Palm’s webOS. McNamee said, So when you wake up in the morning, it has taken your calendar…and downloaded the maps for your whole day. He also said that, because the Palm Pre has a calendar, GPS, and a [...]
Copps Is Obama’s Temporary FCC Chairman Pick
Obama has asked FCC commissioner Michael Copps to act as the FCC Chairman on a temporary basis until a permanent replacement for former Chairman Kevin Martin is found. Obama is expected to nominate Julius Genachowski for the post. Genachowski will have to be approved by Congress before taking office. Copps will head the FCC until [...]
Verizon Flip-Flops, Supports DTV Delay
Today, Verizon Communication’s CEO Ivan Seidenberg said that the company approves of Senator Rockefeller’s proposed delay of the transition to DTV. Senator Rockefeller made the proposal last week, and suggested that the transition be delayed to June 12. According to Seidenberg, Verizon changed its feelings because there is a definite transition date attached to the [...]
Sprint Rehashes Direct Connect Plans
Today Sprint announced a new set of calling plans for business users of its Direct Connect service. The Unlimited Workgroup plans offers unlimited Direct Connect and Group Connect, plus unlimited text messaging, mobile-to-mobile minutes and night and weekend minutes for $30 per month per line. Add $10 to get unlimited data, Web browsing and GPS [...]
HTC Unveils the Touch Cruise with Footprints
Today HTC announced a new Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone, the Touch Cruise. The Cruise has the TouchFLO user interface and a host of other features, including quad-band GSM/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, GPS/a-GPS, and a 3.2 megapixel camera with fixed focus. The display spans 2.8 inches, rating QVGA resolution, and the Cruise has a slot [...]
Nokia to Offer Consumers Safety Suite
Today Nokia announced a new partnership with Securitas, and plans to offer a suite of safety and security products for consumers. To start, four new services will be available, and all of them make use of location/GPS information. The first, Assist, lets users connect to Securitas’ alarm central and provides information about who is connected. [...]
Sprint Accidentally Reveals Its CDMA Treo Pro
Updated: updated availability info, see official Sprint statement: Sprint inadvertently posted information on Sprint.com regarding an upcoming product, Palm Treo Pro, this morning. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Sprint looks forward to welcoming this exciting, new device into our portfolio as soon as it has been approved through our customary testing [...]
Circuit City Gives Up
Circuit City, which sells mobile phones and other electronics, is going to permanently close its 567 stores and cease operations. The company was in bankruptcy and hoping to find another firm willing to buy it. No suitors emerged. It also couldn’t make suitable deals with its creditors. The company is seeking permission to liquidate all [...]