cell phones
MetroPCS brings their affordable lineup of cell phones to Amazon
We often talk about how third party retailers (such as Wirefly, Amazon Wireless, and LetsTalk) offer discounted prices on phones as compared to the carrier’s price. Today, MetroPCS is bringing their entire lineup of phones including Android 4G LTE smartphones to Amazon.com. Amazon is one of the premier online retail stores and having countless phones more »
Nokia is the top Handset Maker in Q2
According to a report from Gartner, Nokia sold more handsets in Q2 than anyone else in the mobile market. While their numbers were strong in the past quarter, Q3 might not be as successful considering the release of the new iPhone. The report shows that Nokia’s strong sales are not a direct reflection of their more »
AT&T confirms NYC area outage, says service should be restored
AT&T has confirmed that there was a major service outage in the NYC area. Users were unable to make or receive calls, text, or access the internet, Smartphone users however still had texting. The company blames the outage on a “software update” and could not say when service will be restored. Users trying to make more »
You’re probably paying too much for cell phone service
A study conducted by billmonitor found that an overwhelming number of customers in the UK spend more for their cell phone contracts than necessary. This report was created by analyzing 28,417 cell phone bills and 8,530,118 contracts last month in the UK.
Broadcasters pushing to stick FM radios in your cell phone – 70% say no thanks
According to Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® surveys, Americans want the market to determine what goes in their phones, not government. The studies shows increasing wariness about governments behavior regarding their interest in whats in our phones. What prompted the study? Broadcasters are pushing congress to add mandatory FM radios to phones. In what could be more »
Palm VP of Design follows parade of former employees out the door
HP may have purchased Palm for its best asset, the WebOS operating system, but the company isn’t doing much to stem the departure of people involved in its creation. Palm has lost several high profile members this year, including the lead of the user interface design team, the man responsible for its webOS notification system, more »
CTIA sues San Francisco over “Right To Know” law
If you’re like me, you probably know CTIA mostly because of the cell phone trade shows the organization put on. Turns out CTIA also does phone certification, and represents phone companies in disputes. The organizations latest move, suing the city of San Francisco, looks to fall into the latter category. The lawsuit against San Francisco more »
Adults more likely to text while driving than teens
A surprising new study by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project has found that adults are more likely to text while driving than teens. The study found that 34% of teens have texted while driving compared to 47% of adults. It also found that 74% of adults admitted to talking on their more »
Windows Phone 7 marketplace will be a porn free zone
Microsoft has officially announced new polices for their Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. Their newly published application certification requirements state that there will be no pornographic, or “sexually suggestive” content allowed in the marketplace. Microsoft is being smart about things in order to avoid making the same mistakes as Apple did earlier this year. Here’s the more »
More Americans would rather type a message than speak it
According to data released by CTIA, more Americans are spending more time on the Internet and texting than talking on the phone. This kind of surprises me and it doesn’t at the same time. I’m surprised that it happened this early, yet the amount of smartphones and teenagers with cell phones has increased tremendously over more »
