News Archive

• March 31
• • Pigeons smuggle cell phones into prison
  • No cool phones from Verizon in April?
  • LG's VX7100 will be known as the Glance
  • Mobile billing firm Mogees has acquired BerryStore
  • Rogers offers Wireless Box Office
  • Third party store for BlackBerry app-ears day before expected RIM launch of App World
  • Kyocera Sanyo announces its heavy texter, the SCP-2700
  • LG to let us play with its transparent phone tomorrow
  • LG GB210 - another affordable music phone
  • Samsung releases first official photo of Instinct S30 Mini
  • Sprint CEO Hesse gets $2.6 million dollar bonus
  • MetroPCS shows some Finesse

• March 30
• • Glyde Refresh is said to fix your touchscreen problems
  • Skype announces iPhone and BlackBerry service
  • A new software update for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
  • Motorola goes touchscreen with the Evoke QA4
  • AT&T with four new phones for the textoholics out there
  • Teen steals iPhone, incriminates himself with e-mailed picture
  • AT&T introduces Nokia E71x and Samsung Propel Pro

• March 29
• • SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry leaves beta to become version 1.0

• March 28
• • What is to be expected at the CTIA 2009
  • Bell Mobility gets the Hint?
  • Orange France seeks to launch 6 Android models this year

• March 27
• • LG GM200 - yet another LG with radio antenna
  • Skype for the iPhone – next week?
  • Android gets a new market, Flash and document editing
  • HTC Magic passes through the FCC wearing the T-Mobile USA brand
  • BlackBerry App World to premiere next week?

• March 26
• • Even more pictures of the Alias2
  • Palm Pre to debut on Survivor?
  • Opera's new browser for manufacturers hints at support for Flash in the consumer version
  • Another three Samsung models with touchscreens
  • RIM to offer full length TV shows on certain BlackBerry models?
  • Real gangsters prefer BlackBerry
  • A new stylish phone by Sony Ericsson
  • Ulysse Nardin's Chairman resurfaces
  • Certain countries to get carrier billing for Nokia's Ovi Store
  • ITT sues Verizon, Nokia and others over GPS patent infringement

• March 25
• • Touch Pro 2 probably destined for T-Mobile?
  • First images of the Alias2 for Verizon
  • T-Mobile to make it easier for customers to join Unlimited Loyalty Plan?
  • Skype 3.0 Beta out now for Windows Mobile
  • T-Mobile offers the 3G webConnect Laptop Stick
  • Motorola i856 - a good-looking iDEN slider
  • Michael Dell hints at small screen internet device
  • New leaked OS update for BlackBerry Storm 9530 and Curve 8900
  • 50% of mobile web traffic from smartphones is related to the iPhone

• March 24
• • Cell phone use at school does not warrant bad grades
  • AT&T to get a new iPhone this summer?
  • iPhone Bluetooth Headset is discontinued by Apple
  • Nokia E71x delayed by AT&T for 2 months or longer?

• March 23
• • Palm Pre staying fresh with free updates
  • T-Mobile to offer Photobucket app
  • Ericsson says they are staying with Sony
  • Delays seen for two Palm devices?
  • More pictures of the Samsung Trance
  • Verizon to launch a user review system?
  • Verizon and Nokia put the Intrigue on the shelves
  • Windows Mobile 6.5 loses its honeycomb start menu
  • Opera to make big announcement at CTIA?

• March 22
• • This razor cellphone really shaves
  • Was Dell's smartphone offerings shot down by the carriers?

• March 21
• • iPhone now available from AT&T with no contract

• March 20
• • First images of the Samsung Trance U490
  • Nokia E71x on Ma Bell's shelves next Tuesday?
  • HTC gets a green light in Germany, for now
  • A new iDEN phone coming from Singapore?
  • AT&T with a seductive new offer
  • Instinct S30 Mini and a red Lotus coming next month from Sprint
  • Palm losing streak reaches 7 consecutive quarters
  • BlackBerry Niagara to be at Verizon in May?

• March 19
• • Lights! Camera! Action! Samsung Mobile opens Movie Store
  • Virgin Mobile USA wants to add touchscreen handsets to their line up
  • More info about the Nokia Intrigue, Samsung Trance, and LG VX11000
  • Samsung to provide competition to HTC in the Android segment by the third quarter of 2009?
  • LG ARENA finally launches, France gets it first
  • Sony Ericsson to concentrate upon cameraphones in the U.S.
  • AT&T to offer the iPhone 3G without a contract

• March 18
• • Rogers offers Nokia E71 in white
  • Acer ready to release new smartphones
  • Samsung's U490 will be called the Trance
  • Ericsson seeks exit from cellphone business?
  • Samsung renews its rugged series with the Xplorer
  • Fresh information on the BlackBerry Niagara
  • Sony Ericsson Twiggy spotted in press materials
  • Jurors' use of cellphones to research cases can lead to mistrials
  • Is this the successor of the Voyager for Verizon?

• March 17
• • Hub 2 for Verizon?
  • Apple previews iPhone 3.0 software
  • BlackBerry Gemini 8325 shows its face to the world
  • Sony Ericsson announced an outdoor speaker
  • Sneak peek at the first Android-powered Samsung phone
  • HTC with at least three Android phones for this year?
  • Sprint's roadmap for 2009 has leaked

• March 16
• • Verizon invests in Indiana's cell towers
  • Should we expect the Sony Ericsson C905 8GB?
  • Malaysians will surf with MOTOSURF A3100
  • New HTC phone heading to Verizon?
  • Motorola Evoke QA4 gets FCC's OK
  • Verizon launches the Moto Q9c with TALKS
  • Gigabyte M1220 - a handset worth looking at
  • A few release dates for AT&T to keep us tuned

• March 15
• • Hands on with the LG Rumor 2
  • Sprint offers the Treo Pro at last
  • Is this the BlackBerry 9900 touchscreen version of the Bold?
  • Motorola site shows the Evoke QA4
  • Nokia 5800 XpressMusic stars again at Nokia's flagship stores

• March 14
• • New pictures of BlackBerry Niagara falls into view
  • Stock analyst says Motorola plans to announce 10 smartphones in the year's second half

• March 13
• • RIM to release Ticketmaster app for BlackBerries
  • Rumor indicates HTC Maple to be announced at CTIA
  • Most Americans do not support full ban of cellphone use while driving
  • Official OS upgrade for T-Mobile's BlackBerry Pearl 8120
  • Nokia E71x for AT&T spotted again
  • Symbian Platform release plan has showed up
  • A new carrier with an exquisite offer for customers
  • New batteries to recharge in seconds?!
  • Google Voice preview is released

• March 12
• • Alltel launches LG Banter
  • Official firmware upgrade released for BlackBerry Bold and Storm 9500
  • Instinct S30 and Sanyo SCP-2700 for Sprint caught… in pink
  • Verizon's Friends and Family for Business to help you control wireless spendings
  • LG Rumor 2 goes official with Sprint
  • Android and the iPhone get a new image search page
  • Palm Pre to be available with Telefonica in many countries
  • $99 are between you and Microsoft's Marketplace
  • LG and Google settle patent disputes over Visual Voicemail
  • G1 to get tasty Cupcake update next month?
  • Honey, I blew-up the size of our cellphone

• March 11
• • Acer's DX650 is a two-faced Windows Mobile device
  • Smartphone sales rise 3.7% worldwide in the 4th quarter
  • iPhone gets a real-time turn-by-turn navigation and a new Tweetie
  • BlackBerry Storm 9530 firmware update 4.7.0.114 is leaked
  • Samsung's A877 spotted on craigslist
  • Nokia officially announces three new music phones
  • Nokia to introduce three new music phones at today's online event?

• March 10
• • AT&T to let the Samsung A877 go out the door by end of this month?
  • BlackBerry Curve 8330 is MetroPCS' first smart phone
  • No more Android OS for the KS360
  • Ulysse Nardin's Chairman is all wound up
  • Windows Mobile to sell 22 million copies, 6.5 gets a widget engine
  • Hands-on with the Motorola Stature i9
  • Budget touch phones coming from Samsung

• March 9
• • Palm staying afloat until Pre release thanks to stocks
  • T-Mobile's 3G webConnect mobile data card due out March 25th?
  • BlackBerry Bold 9000 and Curve 8900 each get leaked OS upgrade
  • New music phone for Verizon, the Versa to get a game controller
  • Renegade application storefronts to threaten App Store
  • A bunch of release dates notify of forthcoming U.S. phones
  • Verizon gives customers 45 days to opt out of personal data sharing
  • Images revealing Viewty 2's design

• March 8
• • More pictures of the Nokia Intrigue for Verizon
  • BlackBerry creates a storm on Capitol Hill
  • Nokia plans music event live on the web this Wednesday, March 11th

• March 7
• • Acer considering opening its own app store
  • Ballmer says Microsoft to speed up development of Windows Mobile
  • No strike as AT&T and CWA reach a tentative agreement on Mobility contract

• March 6
• • Legal problems could delay German launch of HTC Magic
  • Facebook app for Windows Mobile 6.5 is outed
  • Verizon's Samsung Smooth makes an appearance
  • HTC Touch Diamond for Verizon next month?
  • LG surprises with good-looking budget phones in March
  • Nokia with 4G devices by 2010... for Verizon?
  • Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now with working 3G in the U.S.
  • Image reveals release dates for Sprint phones

• March 5
• • Shots of the BlackBerry Niagara 9630 finally caught
  • Jitterbug offers LiveNurse service
  • Internet Explorer Mobile 6 available on Windows Mobile 6.1 phones, but only new ones
  • Gresso with a luxurious phone for the ladies
  • Images reveal the side-sliding Motorola A455
  • Treo Pro available for preorder with Alltel
  • Vodafone to pull the HTC Magic out of its hat in April

• March 4
• • USB Modem with Global Access coming to Verizon?
  • Palm's last stand?
  • Virgin Mobile shows positive growth in FY08
  • Instinct Mini to be labeled the Instinct S30
  • Cell phones become more and more popular
  • Treo Pro to debut with Sprint on March 15
  • Viewty 2 in development, Renoir goes 8GB
  • Gresso sets golden skeletons on the loose
  • O2 to launch Toshiba's TG01 this summer as an exclusive in Germany

• March 3
• • Motorola expects growth in cellphone sales for 2010 and 2011
  • AT&T named the Most Admired Company in telecommunications by Fortune magazine
  • Mio with a new phone, the Explora K70
  • A leaked photo reveals the LG Rumor 2
  • MOTO ZN300 is now official
  • Asus announces the P835, limits the P565
  • Nokia 5800 XpressMusic's 3G connectivity issue
  • Sprint to pay $125 for referrals
  • Motorola's touch phone reappears with higher-quality images
  • Samsung wins the Brand Keys Customer Loyalty award for 8 years in a row

• March 2
• • FCC approves Samsung's SPH-M810, could be Instinct Mini
  • Cell phones found in strange places
  • Report finds iPhone owners dominate mobile web use
  • Nokia's NYC flagship store pulls the 5800 XpressMusic?
  • 30,000 LG Glimmer cellphones recalled due to problems with calls to 911
  • HTC Touch Diamond2 available for pre-orders at eXpansys

• March 1
• • AT&T Mobility to begin handset trade in program?
  • Nokia's Comes With Music heading for the U.S.?