June 2009 Archives
BlackBerry Tour Available July 12, Price of BlackBery Storm Dropped to $149
We finally have the official word on the Verizon 3G BlackBerry Tour which will be in Verizon Wireless stores on July 12. The notice also shows price drops for all BlackBerry smartphones.The BlackBerry Tour is a 3G world phone, allowing customers to make phone calls in 220 countries a…
Comcast High-Speed 2go Launched
Comcast launched high-speed wireless data in Portland as the company kicks off its nationwide rollout of Comcast High-Speed 2go.Comcast's High-Speed 2go is a 4G wireless high-speed data service that they claim provides the fastest available wireless Internet in the nation via wireless data car…
High Costs Keep Travelers from Using Travel Apps, Says Sprint
A survey from Sprint and Harris Interactive shows that the majority of vacationers are not using helpful travel applications because of budget concerns. Wireless phone are the most popular item to pack, Aside from laptops (50 percent), MP3 players (38 percent) and portable DVD players (17 percent), …
Mobile Advocacy Coaltion Formed to Lobby FCC
The Mobile Advocacy Coalition (http://www.mobileac.org) was formed in June 2009, in response to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster, Inc. They claim that the Court's decision to remand includes instructions that twist the meaning of the Tel…
Palm Pre News: 370,000 Palm Pre Sold, GSM Coming & More Orders/Chapters
There is more Palm Pre news today and momentum for the Palm Pre is growing. Numbers of shipped Palm Pre units were greater than expected. Other webOS devices are coming including a GSM version. Production has almost doubled and developers have more chapters to read. They can also get a …
iPhone 3GS Too Hot to Handle – Hot Pink Scorch Marks
There have been reports that the new iPhone 3GS is too hot to handle, the super-fast processor's temperature is so very warm, owners claim it can hurt. Photos of white iPhone 3GS posted in forums show heat scorch marks, like the kind you see when the iron stays too long on a shirt, except thi…
Palm Pre News 2Day: More App Developers and Update 1.0.4
There is a new update to the webOS for the Palm Pre 1.0.4 which addresses several security issues with Palm webOS software. It also causes some homemade apps not to work because those apps used security flaws in order to be installed. Townsend Ladd Harris a Palm Pre homebrew developer reported the f…
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