Samsung this week announced the “UbiCell” - a femotcell product - in both CDMA and WCDMA versions. Femtocells are cellular base stations the size of a wi-fi access point that provide cellular coverage in the home. Sprint is currently wrapping up a trial of the CDMA UbiCell, and plans to launch […]

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Sprint announced the Sanyo 7050 yesterday, which was previously revealed in FCC filings. In addition to the specs reported earlier, this entry-level clamshell is ruggedized to meet Military Spec 810F, which is protection against shock, dust, and vibration. The 7050 feature Bluetooth, Speakerphone, ReadyLink PTT and 1x RTT data. In addition […]

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CTIA 2007 — LG has become the latest mobile phone manufacturer to partner with Google. The handset maker will begin to introduce new models that come pre-installed with Google applications such as Google Maps, Gmail and Blogger. There will also be one click access to Google’s search site via an icon on the home […]

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Live photos of Samsung E250

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This week at CTIA, HTC is showing off two new CDMA Windows Mobile devices publicly for the first time. Both devices will ship with Telus in Canada in the 2nd quarter, and in the US around mid-year. Both will sport EVDO Rel. 0 initially, although they are software-upgradeable to support Rev. […]

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Today at CTIA Wireless Qualcomm announced its first EV-DO Rev. B chipset. The MSM7850 will deliver faster data rates for phones, up to 9.3 Mbps on the downlink on average over 5 MHz of spectrum. The technology can technically deliver much faster speeds of 73.5 Mbps, but will be limited in […]

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RIM today added a number of new features that will allow developers to create richer applications for Blackberries. The company has added APIs for the camera, media player, GPS and more to its Java Development kit. This will give programmers access to include these features in 3rd party applications, not just […]

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Today at CTIA Wireless in Orlando, Palm announced that it will provide an update for current users of the Treo 750 smartphone. Users will be able to use a software update to upgrade their devices from Windows Mobile 5 to Windows Mobile 6. As part of the upgrade, the HSDPA radios […]

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Qualcomm announced two new modems that support the 3GPP2 Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) standard. The Cell Site Modem CSM8900 and the Mobile Data Modem MDM8900 will make use of multiple-input, multiple-output antenna technologies to boost mobile broadband capabilities. Once the designs are approved, which should be before June, the modems will […]

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The wireless division of AT&T has signed agreements with BankcorpSouth, Regions Financial, SunTrust Banks and Wachovia and will offer a mobile banking program to subscribers. Users will be able to pay bills electronically and manage accounts with an application from Firethorn that resides on the handset. The software will be pre-loaded […]

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