Items tagged with 'wireless'
Imation Unleashes Wireless USB External Hard Drive
Imation's new Pro WX Wireless USB hard drive is now available in the U.S. This hard drive is built on Imation’s external hard drive products and is said to be the world's first Wireless USB external hard drive. The Imation Pro WX drive offers a Wireless USB data transfer rate of up to 15MBs/second and 1.5TB of storage capacity.... Read More
The Nokia N900 'Computer in Your Pocket' Arrives
Nokia's highly anticipated N900 is now available in the U.S.; it's also shipping to customers who preordered the Maemo-powered mobile computer. The N900 has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, and four customizable home screens. This handheld also offers a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a dual LED... Read More
AT&T Adds BlackBerry Curve 8520 To Smartphone Lineup
AT&T is adding RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8520 to its lineup. Like many BlackBerry handhelds, the Curve 8520 features a full QWERTY keyboard and a touch-sensitive trackpad. It also has built-in Wi-Fi, an advanced media player with dedicated media keys, and a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities. Other key... Read More
Verizon Wireless Raises Early Termination Fees
Rumors surrounding Verizon Wireless' Early Termination Fees (EFTs) have been flying around in recent days. Over the weekend, Verizon officially upped the fee for cancelling your contract early from $175 to $350. Under the new fee schedule, Verizon gives you a bit of a break by reducing the fee by a mere $10 per month for... Read More
Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20 Gets Updated To Windows Mobile 6.5
Although the Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20 may have taken a little while to become available, the companies are not ignoring the fact that a new version of Windows Mobile is now available. Garmin-Asus recently announced that this all-in-one phone is now available with Windows Mobile 6.5. Thankfully, early adopters aren't left... Read More
Fujitsu Introduces Cell Phone That Splits in Two
Fujitsu announced a new cell phone this week that is capable of splitting into two parts. The F-04B was announced as part of NTT DoCoMo's new line-up. It is scheduled to hit Japanese shelves in March or April. At first glance, the new phone looks like a conventional slider. After closer examination, however, you'll see... Read More
AT&T Attempts To Set The Record Straight
Last week, we told you about AT&T's lawsuit against Verizon Wireless, claiming the latter company's "There's a Map for That" ad is misleading. While obviously mocking Apple's "There's an App For That" iPhone slogan, the ad points out that AT&T's 3G coverage isn't near as far-reaching as Verizon Wireless' 3G coverage.... Read More
Slacker Radio Now Available For Android
Slacker is making its Slacker Radio app available for Android phones. With the app, music lovers can create a nearly unlimited number of custom stations or enjoy over 100 expert-programmed Slacker genre, seasonal, and spotlight stations, and over 10,000 artist stations. To help you create the perfect custom radio station,... Read More
T-Mobile Getting Rid Of myFaves
After introducing new unlimited plans last month, T-Mobile plans to quietly phase out the use of its myFaves calling feature. Similar to other calling circles from other networks, myFaves allows unlimited calling to any five numbers regardless of what network the users are on. T-Mobile doesn’t plan to drop support for customers... Read More
Klipsch Offers Wireless Version Of ProMedia 2.1 Speakers
If you've been around audio for awhile, you definitely know Klipsch. It's a mainstay in the industry, particularly the home A/V market and the PC audio market. Awhile back, the company introduced a set of computer speakers that would change the way people viewed PC speakers: the ProMedia 2.1. It led companies like Logitech... Read More
Adobe Blames Apple For Lack Of Flash On iPhone
Adobe has tried a number of things in its attempt to get Apple to break down enough barriers so the company can get Flash ported on to the iPhone and so far, nothing has worked. In Adobe's latest attempt, the company is spelling it out to you, the user, as to why you can't get Flash on your favorite handset. Previously,... Read More
Verizon Adds To Droid Line With Eris
The new Motorola Droid isn't Verizon's only upcoming Android smartphone. In addition to the much-hyped handset which is set to arrive on Friday, the wireless carrier is also planning to unleash the Droid Eris this week. It appears the Droid Eris is a modified HTC Hero, a handset that is currently available as an Android... Read More
RadioShack To Run Target's Mobile Phone Operations
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal is reporting that Target plans to outsource its mobile phone operation to RadioShack subsidiary Kiosk Operations. Earlier this month, the subsidiary opened kiosks in about 100 Target stores in California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington. The partners... Read More
Google Adds New Voicemail Service
If you are interested in taking advantage of some of the cool new features of Google Voice but aren’t very excited about the idea of getting a new phone number, Google’s latest offering may be of interest to you. Google recently introduced a lighter version of Google Voice that can answer calls to users’ cell phones. Google... Read More
The Motorola Droid Won’t Be The Only Android 2.0 Handset
If you’ve been following news and announcements surrounding the Android operating system, you may have picked up on the fact that Google hasn’t announced Android 2.0 or the SDK. An official announcement hasn’t stopped Verizon from talking about this new OS, however. In fact, Verizon has said the upcoming Motorola Droid... Read More
T-Mobile Launches Even More & Even More Plus Plans
T-Mobile recently introduced new no-contract, unlimited use wireless plans. In many circumstances, the new Even More Plus plans are cheaper than offerings from other major carriers and are also among the lowest price prepaid plans we’ve seen yet.The Even More Plus plans offer free nights, weekends, and T-Mobile to T-Mobile... Read More
RIM Introduces Updated BlackBerry Bold 9700
Research In Motion plans to roll out an updated version of its high-end BlackBerry Bold smartphone in time for the holidays. Targeted at the company's base of professional users and wealthy consumers, the latest Bold handheld is thinner and lighter than its predecessor which hit the market last year. The new Bold 9700 also... Read More
Wi-Fi Direct Brings P2P Transfer To Wi-Fi Devices, Rivals Bluetooth
There was once a time where the Bluetooth SIG was looking into pairing BT devices with Bluetooth, and even now, Bluetooth 3.0 relies on 802.11n for high-speed transfers. But we get the feeling that Wi-Fi wouldn't think twice of stabbing that "other" short-range communication protocol in the back, as evidenced by a new release... Read More
Acer Announces Liquid A1, "The World’s First Snapdragon & Android 1.6 Smartphone"
Acer officially announced its first Android smartphone, the Acer Liquid A1. The Liquid A1 is also the first handset running the Android platform that will use Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon processor. The Liquid A1 features Acer's own proprietary UI, a WVGA touchscreen, HSPA connectivity, and a 5-megapixel camera with... Read More
AT&T Adds Unlimited Prepaid Plan
Today, AT&T launched its first unlimited-use prepaid plan for GoPhone prepaid customers. Under the $60/month plan, users get unlimited talk, text, instant messaging, and video messaging to anyone within the U.S. The plan also offers unlimited texting, IM, picture, and video messaging to anyone in Mexico, Canada, and... Read More
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