As expected, Cingular Wireless and T-Mobile USA have agreed to end a network sharing partnership. We first noted this on May 18th, but the news officially came out today. The agreement to end the partnership hinges on Cingular’s takeover of AT&T Wireless. The thought is that once Cingular controls the AT&T Wireless network, they will […]

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Live pictures
Official live pictures
Package:

Handset
Charger station
Charger
Wire garniture
CD with software
Documentation
Headphones

MiTAC is known to us as a big notebook and handheld computer manufacturer. Considering the announced actions, MiTAC is going to enter the smartphone market seriously. The topic of today’s […]

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Today marks the start of nationwide wireless number portability for America. November 24, 2003 marked WNP for the top 100 US markets. If you are planning on switching your carrier, read our collection of tips or head to the PhoneScoop resource center.

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With nationwide wireless number portability coming to US comsumers tomorrow, we thought a few tips would be appropriate:

Amazon.com has a page on how to transfer your number if you want to get a new phone/contract through them. Very detailed.
While LNP hasn’t been all that popular, it was only for the top 100 markets. Problems […]

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting today [subscription] that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has retracted his vote for Nextel’s spectrum plan. We have covered the story before, the last time being in March.
Mr. Powell’s reversal on the vote is a major blow to Nextel, but there is still more time until a final […]

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The Orlando Sentinel has a piece on a [possibly] upcoming cell phone number directory. For years cell phone users have enjoyed keeping their numbers private, but that might change.
The database being assembled by the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Assn. is expected to include about 75% of the 163 million mobile phones in the United States, […]

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Sprint PCS today announced plans for a mobile banking solution, Sprint Mobile Loan Officer. While the details are still sketchy, the coompany provides a description of the service:
The new solution will allow bank employees to process loans, establish accounts, transfer funds and complete other financial transactions using wireless handheld devices

It should be available through […]

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LG Electronics USA yesterday announced the VI-5225, a Sprint PCS exclusive. The company is calling the VI-5225 the, “Little black dress” of wireless handsets. Here are the specs:

Black case
SMS (big deal for Sprint PCS phones)
1.06″ by 1.42″ STN display with 4,000 colors

The handset is available now in Sprint Stores nationwide for $49.99 after rebates ($199.99 […]

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Analysts at research group IDC don’t see a killer app in mobile data’s future. Killer apps are usually what drive sales to the next level… For personal computers it was VisiCalc, a spreadsheet. This doesn’t mean that data is dead, just that no one function is going to carry it:
Paolo Pescatore, a senior wireless and […]

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Hutchison Whampoa’s 3G subscriber data is looking better. The company has picked up nearly 700,000 new customers in the last 2 months. The total number of Hutchison 3G subscribers sits at 1.73 million. More subscribers are still needed for profitability.

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