Taiwan moves one step closer to WiMAX commercial operations
Just as the people in Africa are close to seeing their very first WiMAX commercial networks get deployed, Taiwan is also moving one step forward regarding the same, after an initial investment from Intel Capital.
Intel CEO Paul Otllini has announced that Intel Capital, the company’s global investment arm, plans to invest NT$386 million or about [...]
Live Mesh for mobile installation update
Having fun with syncing your data and being able to access them from anywhere with Live Mesh for mobile, are we? Well, it’s people like you that make Microsoft proud. Anyway, there’s something else those folks from Redmond are proud to tell you today, and that’s their Live Mesh for mobile installation update.
The Live Mesh [...]
RIM sued by Mformation for… stealing software?
RIM may be doing great lately, with its Bold and Storm and all, but there’s someone that says the Canadian company shouldn’t be that happy.
Mformation Technologies Inc., an “innovator in mobile device management software” based in Edison, New Jersey, today sued Research in Motion Limited and its US subsidiary, Research In Motion Corporation, for [...]
Sprint makes its ETF more user-friendly
Sprint, North America’s second largest CDMA carrier, today announced its new pro-rated early termination fee (ETF) policy.
The US mobile operator says that the new ETF is among the industry’s most customer-friendly ones.
Starting month six of a wireless contract, the current $200 EFT decreases by $10 per month. This means that, in the 15th [...]
Swedish technology: cell phone vibrations might let us watch soccer games without actually watching
Fans of soccer currently have three ways of staying updated on an ongoing match via their cell phones: text messages, audio content, or mobile TV – for those who have compatible phones and live in countries where this service is available.
All these not only that require a lot of your attention, but might also [...]
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 available in the UK via O2
Only few weeks after being released in the US by T-Mobile, BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is now out in the UK too.
The smartphone is offered only by O2 for the moment, but there will probably be other carriers to also release it in the near future.
RIM’s first and only clamshell, the Pearl Flip [...]
LG KS500 brings optical touchpad, GPS and more
LG KS500 – this is the latest slider phone manufactured by the South Koreans from LG and planned to be released by Vodafone, most probably in all the countries where it operates.
The new KS500 won’t manage to attract too many mobile users only with its design, which is kind of plain. That’s why LG has packed [...]
Google testing Gmail SMS Chat in Labs
Google is trying to integrate yet another nifty new feature to its free web-based mail service, Gmail. Currently available under Labs, Gmail SMS Chat will enable users to send text messages to their contacts via their Gmail account’s built-in Chat feature. All that’s needed are a few click to get started.
Users can turn the new [...]
Opera Mini for iPhone rejected by Apple from App Store
Mobile Safari on the iPhone is great. You can pinch-out/double click to zoom in, pinch-in/double click to zoom out, you can open up to 8 tabs and it also works as a local Word/Excel document and PDF reader. It doesn’t hurt that it’s one of the fastest mobile browsers available out there, but I’m sure [...]
First commercial WiMAX network in Africa to be built by ZTE
Commercial WiMAX network deployment across the world hasn’t exactly been widespread, and the same can be said for the African continent. However, Africa will get its first commercial WiMAX network set up soon, courtesy of a deal between China’s ZTE and Mauritanian telecom operator Chinguitel.
Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed, but as [...]