New technology allowing customers of UK banks to manage their accounts through their mobile phone is being introduced, reports the BBC.”Lloyds TSB will next month be the first to allow customers to transfer funds between accounts within the same bank via their mobile.
The software already exists which would allow people to make payments to other […]

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Today Qualcomm announced that it will begin building new chips that will allow for combined cellular/satellite phones. Qualcomm struck an agreement with satellite providers Mobile Satellite Ventures and ICO Global Communications. It will incorporate their technology into new baseband chips for use in cell phones so that phones can use both cellular networks and satellite […]

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Since Apple bought P.A. Semi in April, the speculations about Apple’s intention with the chip designers have run wild. Now a social network profile of an Apple employee gave away that Apple is indeed working on their own ARM based iPhone chip.
The LinkedIn profile made it on a blog at the NY Times.
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Today AT&T revealed some unannounced products and services at an industry event. In the future, iPhone users who are also U-Verse subscribers will be able to listen to their voicemails through their TVs, or download recorded programs from their DVRs onto their iPhones. They will also be able to use their iPhones as a remote […]

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Putting an end to any further rumors about their product being delayed to a 2009 release, Sony Ericsson has went out and announced the official launch date of the Xperia X1: September 30th 2008.
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Sen. Herb Kohl, chair of the antitrust subcommittee, sent a letter to the four major U.S. wireless firms, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. The letter expressed his concerns that the rates for sending text messages has doubled over the last three years to 20 cents, while the cost of sending them has not increased. […]

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According to Apple Insider, a San Diego-based lawsuit filed late last week alleges that Apple and its carrier partner AT&T have knowingly oversold iPhone 3G, promising fast speeds only to see a glut of customers bog down the network with devices that themselves are flawed.”…The plaintiff claims that the handset has required too much power. […]

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Cox Communications confirmed that it is interested in offering cellular telephone services. Speaking to the press, Cox president Patrick Essar said that the company will “focus on providing simple calling plans, integrating all our services into one device with a consistent cross-platform interface; and making our content and applications mobile.” Cox recently won some wireless […]

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A report today from The NPD Group reveals that 2008’s spring quarter saw cellular phone sales in the US drop to 28 million units, or 13 percent less than the same time period in 2007. Revenue from the sales for the same time period, at below $2.4 billion, represented a two percent decrease, the NPD […]

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Today Verizon announced an update to its Chaperone parental tools. The service allows parents to track the whereabouts of their children with Verizon’s phones. It can now provide turn-by-turn directions in VZ Navigator to the child’s location. Parents can also get the location of multiple childrens’ phones at the same time. It also allows parents […]

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