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October 23, 2008: Nokia Nseries Widget or Why Nokia Really Needs a Good Internal Communication System
Comments: 6 | Categories: Community , Flash Content , GPS , Mobile Content , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia , Nseries
Nokia Nseries Widget Black Phoebe :: Ms. Jen In order to view the Nokia Nseries Widget you need JavaScript and Flash Player 9+ support On one of those amusing trips down Internet Blackhole Lane last week that started at Twitter...
September 11, 2008: Swype? The latest and greatest on touchscreen typing?
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
The T9 inventors developped a new, fast input system for touchscreen typing. Tweakers.net a dutch site has a interesting post about it right here, but it's in dutch. In short, you simple drag your finger from key to key instead...
September 11, 2008: Morning Commuter Mobile Chat
Comments: 5 | Categories: Mobile Content , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Podcasts , Video
Good morning, morning here in Texas nevertheless, Darla Mack readers. I want to try an experiment using Qik and my N95. Every morning (Monday through Friday) I have 20-30 minutes while driving to work, why not do something interesting with...
August 15, 2008: Burn-Out Test of My Nokia N95 During a Fortnight of Vacation
Comments: 9 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
For the summer vacation I planned two weeks of R&R for myself. For my Nokia N95 it became two weeks of very hard work. It was continuously at my beck and call, multitasking to every whim I felt. The perfect...
June 25, 2008: T-Mobile and AT&T Cutting Customers Off for Excessive Roaming
Comments: 0 | Categories: AT&T/Cingular News & Tips , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , T-Mobile USA News & Tips
OMG I was just having this discussion with Jeb Brilliant yesterday and smirked at the advantage of how long I've been roaming since moving to North Carolina. Guess it's nothing to smirk at anymore. This affects me greatly because I've...
May 15, 2008: Are Service Providers Hurting Developers?
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile Content , Mobile News, Rants & Raves
One thing that I don't understand is the role that carriers play when it comes to content developers. I can't speak of any goings-on outside of the US, so if someone can enlighten me to other regions please do. Being...
February 9, 2008: Mobile World Congress
Comments: 0 | Categories: 3GSM 2007 , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Travel
Darla Mack is heading off to Barcelona, Spain to attend the Mobile World Conference (3GSM), February 11-14. This event is the place to be for all the latest and greatest in GSM from around the globe. There are already many...
January 28, 2008: Photo Tagging
Comments: 9 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nseries , S60 Software
GPS has taken one more step forward with Nokia’s Location Tagger. There are several applications that add location tagging to pictures taken with your mobile device but most only add them as a tag, exactly how you or I would...
January 28, 2008: Mobile News of Interest
Comments: 2 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Just a few items of interest this week: AT&T revises data and messaging plan - Most notably MediaMax dropped $5 to $35, added two messaging bundles at $5 and $15 price points, three enterprise plans for iPhone users, and cut...
January 4, 2008: Ask.com Mobile Launches Speech-Activated Directions
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile Content , Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Ask.com announced in a press release that it has added voice activated capabilites to its mobile directions service. This includes driving and walking directions. Pretty cool huh and best of all its free. Of course carrier charges apply, but I...
November 27, 2007: AT&T vs Nokia - I'm Calling BS!
Comments: 15 | Categories: AT&T/Cingular News & Tips , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia , Nseries
This morning, with my morning coffee I sat down to read Engadget's interview with CEO of AT&T Mobility, Ralph de la Vega. At this end of this interview, my coffee was no longer enjoyable. I know you are probably saying...
October 20, 2007: Living a Greener Lifestyle - Cutting Back On The Abundance of Paper Bills
Comments: 1 | Categories: AT&T/Cingular News & Tips , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , T-Mobile USA News & Tips
featured on One thing that I used to be proud of was the fact that up until 2 months ago I had managed to save all of my bills from T-Mobile. I'm talking about almost 10 years of bills, all...
August 28, 2007: The Return of AllAboutNGage.com!
Comments: 1 | Categories: Games , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , N-Gage , Nokia , Web/Tech
In preparation for the coming of the NextGen N-Gage platform, its quite fitting to see that AllAboutNGage has made a comeback!! Rafe Blanford has been hard at work behind the scenes giving the site a welcoming revamp. Kudos Rafe!!! Be...
June 15, 2007: T-Mobile UK Says No To Truphone
Comments: 3 | Categories: Mobile Content , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , VoIP
Recently, Truphone released its sneak peak of the new version 3.0. But this isn't such a good thing for T-Mobile UK users. Something disturbing is happening between Truphone and T-Mobile UK. Apparently T-Mobile is saying "no" to allowing its customers...
June 11, 2007: Interesting Stats on Who Will Buy the iPhone
Comments: 2 | Categories: Apple/Mac , Cellphones , Mobile News, Rants & Raves
It's amazing how statistics are already appearing, for a device that no one has physically tested or played with. I'm curious to know just how accurate these findings are. We received a series of graphics from Solutions ResearchGroup showing the...
May 29, 2007: Blog Talk Radio Show with T4 Show
Comments: 2 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Podcasts , Web/Tech
Last night I had the pleasure of chatting with Michael Manna of the T4 Show. Now if you think he looks familiar then you would be presumably correct, but I'm not one to tell secrets! (see here, and here) It's...
May 21, 2007: Nokia E62 Removed From NSU... WHY?
Comments: 6 | Categories: AT&T/Cingular News & Tips , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
I had an interesting conversation earlier with my Symbian-Guru about an issue thats come about between AT&T and Nokia. Apparently, AT&T/Cingular has requested that Nokia remove the E62 and the N75 from the Nokia Software Updater service. Now my question...
May 11, 2007: T-Mobile UK To Get Apple's iPhone?
Comments: 1 | Categories: Cellphones , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , T-Mobile USA News & Tips
So much for that word "exclusivity". See this is why I despise that word. From what we knew here in the states, Cingular was the only provider getting the iPhone, which is said to be released around the 15th of...
May 9, 2007: Dell and Nokia Partner to Connect People
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Our Symbian-Guru has been drilling a reliable unknown source for information on the partnership between Dell & Nokia. According to his tidbits, Nokia and Dell have signed a distribution contract which allows them to offer unlocked Nokia handsets and accessories...
May 7, 2007: Mobile Counterfeiting, Including another Nokia N95
Comments: 2 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery... but when it comes to brand duplication and counterfeiting I think flattery is far from thought. An interesting article on Spluch shows an array of cloning at its very best...
May 1, 2007: Whats The Story With Nokia Maps?
Comments: 11 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
A few weeks ago I received an email concerning the IMEI lockdown with the Nokia Maps licensing. Ricky @ Symbian-Guru had received the same email and created a specific post on the issue. (sorry I didn't get back to you...
April 28, 2007: Some Suggestions On Changing Nokia's Retail Packaging
Comments: 7 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Just a thought... how many of us buy new phones (more than 1) in the course of a year? If we are dealing strictly with S60 Nokia devices than I can bet that a few of us have at least...
April 15, 2007: S60 - Going Beyond Web Browsing - Audiocast
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia , S60 News
I recieved this in my inbox but felt it was best to post it closer to the event. Thanks to Stefan for putting us in the correct Time Zone!! For New Yorkers that would be 7:15am. I'm inclined to agree...
April 15, 2007: Nokia To Open 2 Flagship Stores in London
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Nokia is set to open 2 flagship stores in the UK soon. Why do people keep calling them "Apple Style". Nokia has their own style.... but anway, I know people have been awaiting a store location for awhile now. The...
April 7, 2007: UK Carriers Stripping the N95 of Features
Comments: 4 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia , Nseries
While I share in the sympathy of many UK residents who've purchased their N95's through their carriers such as Vodafone, Orange and possibly others, I have to admit that I'm not surprised to see this happen. Usually when I blog...
March 31, 2007: Nokia N95 Retail Price Will Be...
Comments: 7 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia , Nseries
More info is coming in from different areas about the N95's price in the United States. I've heard from a reliable source that the price will be around $750. If I were you I would get on the waiting list...
March 24, 2007: Symbian To Announce 9.5 at CTIA
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Symbian
Symbian is set to announce the newest version of its platform on Monday at CTIA. Symbian OS v9.5 brings high performance features designed for richer consumer and enterprise experiences as well as significant savings to phone build costs and time...
March 15, 2007: Nokia Gets Legal Over The Nokir E828
Comments: 4 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Talk about blatent duplication! Nokia is taking measures to sue all Hong Kong cellphone shops that are selling the Nokir E828. This comes as no surprise to me. I guess they did their best to try and replicate the popular...
February 27, 2007: Nokia Hits The Top in 2006 Smartphone Sales
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
2006 proved to be the year of "convergence", and of course Nokia was the front runner. This doesn't really come as a surprise to me, but you have to just love the reference of the North American market in Business...
February 25, 2007: 2 Devices, 2 Providers, 1 Site = Issues
Comments: 4 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nseries
I must be bored. I remember during the Holday's trying to explain to Phil about the issues that I was having with images on the S60 Mobile site using the Services option. This is one of those things that might...
February 25, 2007: Nokia: Take It Directly To The USA - An Employee's Perspective
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Recently, Ricky's rant ended up as a discussion on Information Week. I'm happy to see the topic still going, but still confused about the solution. By way of a comment on my original post, I've come across an interesting article...
February 12, 2007: Are US Consumers Not Smart Enough For A Smartphone?
Comments: 20 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Ricky, Olly and myself (as well as many other US consumers) share the same problem here in the US. We've been members of Howard Forums for some time now, and it seems that all of us Nokia Fans want an...
January 27, 2007: Federal Excise Tax - Reminder
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Last April I posted about the announcement of the Federal Excise Tax that wireless consumers in the United States had been charged with over the years and that we can now receive that money back. Tax season has started so...
January 23, 2007: Some Disgusting Facts About Your Mobile Phone
Comments: 6 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Mobile phone retailer Dial-a-Phone conducted the study taking swabs from everyday objects and analyzing the bacteria found on them. The shocking results found that there's more muck on our mobiles than the average door handle, keyboard, and bottom of a...
January 18, 2007: NYC To Accept 911 and 311 Picture Messaging
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
New York City's Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that the City's 911 emergency and 311 non-emergency call centers will soon be able to receive digital photos and videos from callers. John Feinblatt, the mayor’s criminal justice coordinator said the popularity of...
January 17, 2007: 10 Ways The Nokia N800 Is Better Than The Apple iPhone
Comments: 3 | Categories: All Around the Internet , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nseries
I didn't blog anything about the announcement of Apple's iPhone. Maybe I shouldn't be so objective, but frankly it isn't something that would interest me. Not so much because it isn't a Nokia, but because Cingular will be the provider...
January 16, 2007: Thumbs Up On The Threaded SMS Idea
Comments: 6 | Categories: All Around the Internet , Mobile News, Rants & Raves
I had the pleasure of meeting Stephan during CES and outside of his informative rantings he seems to be a really cool guy. His recent post struck my attention this morning. Its weird how much you don't realize that you...
December 9, 2006: Nokia and Yahoo Extend Services to S40 Platform
Comments: 2 | Categories: Mobile Content , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia , Series 40
As you know, Yahoo Go! has been either preinstalled or available in the Download or Catalogs app on most S60 devices. According to an article on Let's Go Digital Yahoo has now extended its popular services for S40 handsets as...
December 7, 2006: Game Addictions and Mishaps [rant]
Comments: 2 | Categories: Games , Mobile Content , Mobile News, Rants & Raves
During the Nokia Open Studio event in NYC participants were given N80 Internet Editions to follow and participate in some of the events extras. These special N80ie's came with some preinstalled apps such as the Nokia Media Charger which I...
December 6, 2006: Want to Have a 2nd Number on Your Line?
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
I recall a maybe a year or so ago that people who wanted to add a second number to their mobile phone were trying to solve the problem with dual SIM cards. The dual-SIM idea lasted just for a flash...
November 23, 2006: Congress Puts a Stop To Locked Cellphones
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
US wireless subscribers will be happy to know that the US copyright office will now allow mobile subscibers to unlock their phones making them usable to rival network providers. We GSM users have been doing this for quite some time...
November 20, 2006: The Truth Behind Skype on 3
Comments: 1 | Categories: 3G , Mobile News, Rants & Raves
I spent time this weekend reading some blogs that I haven't been through in awhile and came across something interesting that Om Malik explained on his blog. While we are hoping for any signs of Skype to hit S60 devices...
November 16, 2006: 3 Brings Skype, Sling and More To The N73
Comments: 0 | Categories: 3G , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
On December 1st, UK carrier Hutchison 3G, in Partnership with Skype, Sling Media, Yahoo!, Nokia, Google, eBay, Microsoft, Orb and Sony Ericsson, are launching a new handset and services package, called the X-Series. Customers will be able to make unlimited...
November 10, 2006: Darla Mack Makes Fierce Wireless Top 20
Comments: 2 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
I have to say that I was completely shocked by the outcome of Fierce Favorites contest. Shocked at the fact that I was among the other 19 amazing blogs such as Textually.org, GigaOM, m-trends, MobHappy, PhoneScoop, Open Gardens and The...
October 19, 2006: Fierce Favorites Top Industry Blogs Contest
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
I received an email recently about a contest that Fierce Wireless is running. Surprisingly Darla Mack was included in the list of nominated blogs!! Thats a total surprise to me and even though I would love to win, I'm happy...
October 16, 2006: MyMobileAuction.com Finally A Secure Way To Buy and Sell Mobiles
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
The Carphone Warehouse today introduced a new auction site for buying and selling mobile phones. Yeah you could go the eBay route, but how many scam stories have you heard? Just a few weeks ago Nokia N95 auctions appeared out...
July 25, 2006: Skype Spain to Launch Symbian Compatibility
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , S60 News
Spain - July 25, 2006 (TP) Skype will be compatible with a new mobile telephony operating system in Spain from September, reports Actualidad Economica. Skype, the voice over internet operator, already offers customers in Spain the possibility of downloading Skype...
July 18, 2006: What Phone Are You Using?
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Ok I found this article interesting because when people ask me to recommend phones for them (I have no clue why they do that) I always ask "what phone do you currently have". Usually its my husband's friends or co-workers...
July 18, 2006: The Story Behind Nokia's DNA
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Did you ever want to know about where and how Nokia comes up with the designs for their phones? Business Week Online talks with Nokia's Chief Designer Alastair Curtis about creating "product love," identifying trends, and extra special ring tones....
July 17, 2006: MinuteWatcher vs. T-Mobile
Comments: 3 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
In my personal opinion I think this seems to be getting a little out of hand. First of all my concern among many others is this... you are allowing a 3rd party site to access information on your T-Mobile account...
July 13, 2006: Verizon and T-Mobile Ok for Auction
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , T-Mobile USA News & Tips
Looks like T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless are all set for August 9th's spectrum auction. Cingular however didn't make it failing to qualify. Don't they have enough spectrum anyway? I hope T-Mobile does the right thing and jumps on Suncom down...
June 5, 2006: The Disadvantage of an Unlocked Phone
Comments: 6 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
The benefits of being with a GSM provider is that you can switch phones indefinately. Even moreso if the phone is unlocked. Unlocked meaning that it has not been customized or locked to the providers specifications both firmware and hardware....
May 26, 2006: Bush Administration Decides to Abandon Federal Excise Tax
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
I was surprised at how many snickers and laughs I got from this post back in April about the Federal Excise Tax. I'm still waiting to find out exactly what was so funny. The Bush adminstration announced today that they...
May 22, 2006: Motorola SLVR Red for a Cause
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Motorola
Motorola, the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, will offer a red version of its Slvr to help benefit the "Project Red" campaign led by U2's Bono in efforts to tackle AID's in Africa. The red Slvr will join a red...
May 22, 2006: FCC Approves Nokia 5500, 7370 and 6315i
Comments: 0 | Categories: Cellphones , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Gizmodo reports that the Nokia 5500, 7370 and 6315i has been FCC approved and is heading to the US. The recently announced Nokia 5500 S60 Sport, which Björn got to test out, features S60 3rd edition, text to speech, 3...
May 2, 2006: ROK To Power Mobile TV in China
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile Content , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Press Releases
UK-based mobile technology and entertainment developer, ROK, has announced it's Beijing subsidiary, ROK New Net, has signed a strategic licensing agreement with Shanghai Dragon Mobile Information Ltd, a subsidiary of Shanghai Media Group (SMG), to provide ROK's patent-pending mass-market 2.5G...
April 23, 2006: Nokia's Peek-a-boo Tuesday
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia , S60 News
Since the majority of the mobile news sites out there got right to the point on the title I decided to change mine. We all know what Tuesday is. There are some of up that will be up at 4AM...
April 17, 2006: Federal Excise Tax - The War is Over!!!
Comments: 6 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
How many of you pay attention to your wireless bill each month? Did you ever wonder or show concern for that section that says "Taxes, Fees and Surcharges"? The Federal Excise Tax or FET was first instituted in 1898 to...
April 8, 2006: Cinguler User Racks up $54K Data Bill
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Man, could you imagine this happening to you? I can't even begin to image the horror this person must be suffering. So for the last 18 months or so, I've been screwed over when it comes to ISPs. I live...
March 14, 2006: I'm Sorry, The Number You Have Dialed...
Comments: 2 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Ok so heres the dilema. You place a 411 call on your cell which I think with some providers in the US is around $1.25 - $1.50. You give the name, address, city state and zip and bang you get...
March 12, 2006: Motorola RAZR's Go Bye-Bye!
Comments: 0 | Categories: Cellphones , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Motorola
Wow, reports all over the net this past week mentions that Motorola has paused the sales of their RAZR on both Cingular and T-Mobile network. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cingular Wireless and T-Mobile USA have temporarily stopped selling the Razr,...
March 7, 2006: Mobile Tivo - Recording To Cell Phones
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
TiVo subscribers will soon be able to program television recordings straight from cell phones using the Verizon Wireless network. An agreement with Verizon Wireless, to be announced Tuesday, expands on TiVo Inc.'s strategy to bring the digital video recording pioneer's...
March 6, 2006: Amp'd Mobile Offers 3 Months of Unlimited Calls
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Amp’d Mobile Inc. is offering three months of unlimited calling minutes to subscribers who sign up for its $15 per month Amp’d Live 20-channel video plan. The mobile virtual network operator, which launched online in mid-December, usually offers unlimited calling...
March 6, 2006: AT&T Buys Bellsouth... Here Comes Ma Bell
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
I don't really know where to begin with this, so I'll just post a link to the press release issued by BellSouth. For those interested AT&T Inc. will hold an analyst conference call to discuss the merger that will be...
February 28, 2006: Google and Sony Ericsson to Offer Mobile Blogger
Comments: 2 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Search Engine Journal reports that Google and Sony Ericsson are working together to integrate Google's Blogger on SE phones. (pay very close attention to this next statement) Google and Sony claim to be the first in the US cell market...
February 25, 2006: US To Be Nokia's Top Priority
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
An interesting article on MobileTracker prove some hopeful information for us Nokia fans here in the US. Nokia's incoming CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo plans to make the US his top priority when he steps in on June 1st. Quoted from an...
February 24, 2006: 3 UK To Secure Their Prepaid Handsets - Literallly
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
MobileBurn reports that 3, the UK's largets network provider plans to glue its SIM cards into entry-level prepay handsets in hopes to stop phone exporters from selling their handsets abroad. OUCH. The SIM cards are being permanently bonded into handsets...
February 23, 2006: AT&T Yahoo Go Mobile
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
As you may have already heard, AT&T is launching the AT&T Yahoo Go Mobile Service on the Nokia 6682. Did I miss something here? I didn't think that the Yahoo!Go Mobile app was a carrier thing, but thats ok... we...
February 23, 2006: Nokia N91 Delayed Due To DRM
Comments: 1 | Categories: Cellphones , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Nokia has confirmed that its N91 Music Smartphone has been held up due to DRM issues, reports The Register. "Nokia's Pekka Pohjakallio told us last week in Barcelona that adding Windows DRM was the primary cause of the slip. That...
February 19, 2006: NTT DoCoMo to Market 3G FOMA NM850iG Handset
Comments: 2 | Categories: Cellphones , Mobile News, Rants & Raves
According to press release from NTT DoCoMo on 2/15, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced that they will start selling the 3G FOMA™ NM850iG handset, which works on DoCoMo's 3G FOMA network in Japan and W-CDMA, GSM...
February 11, 2006: Pretty in Pink
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
I just saw the Cingular commercial for their new pink MotoRAZR. Pretty in Pink is definately the proper theme song. With Valentine's day a few days away providers like Verizon, Cingular and even T-Mobile UK have done the marketing correctly....
January 27, 2006: :O Cingular to Patent The Emoticon?? :O
Comments: 2 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
I briefly scimmed through the forums and came across something about Cingular applying for a patent for smileys. Didn't think too much of it. Now reading the article in The Register I've come to the conclusion that those Cingular people...
January 7, 2006: Choose Your Perfect Mobile Device!
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Steve Litchfield of 3Lib has a Smartphone Grid which narrows down the perfect smartphone device based on answers that you provide to whats the least and most important in a smartphone. The idea here is to score most current PDA/smartphone...
December 28, 2005: Nokia and CompUSA Enhance the Experience Center Experience
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
CompUSA and Nokia have created the "Nokia Experience @ CompUSA". The Nokia Experience @ CompUSA is described as a unique concept which brings a collection of the most advanced Nokia wireless devices together in one place. The "Nokia Experience @...
November 22, 2005: Another PAYG Provider Enters the Market
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Seems like everyone is getting into the mobile industry now adays with their own branded versions of mobile non-plans. Circle K has announced their new PAYG service. Ztar, Pronounced: 'stär, provides private- branded mobile services with a complete outsourced solution;...
November 21, 2005: Cingular to Switch Back to AT&T
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
USA Today reports that Cingular will be returning to the AT&T Brand Name in a ploy to omit its partnership with BellSouth, or at least thats my opinion of it. But spokesman for BellSouth claims that this will not be...
November 2, 2005: NYC Mayor Mike Moblizes His Campaign
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Mayor Mike Bloomberg sure knows how to get New Yorkers interested in his campaign. Just add a bit of tech saavy and the opportunity to reach out via sms and there ya have it. Being a Native New Yawker I...
November 2, 2005: Verizon Wireless to Auction Celebrity-Autographed Handsets
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Beginning today through November 9, Verizon Wireless is holding the first ever 'HopeLine Online Phone Auction.' Proceeds from the auction will support national domestic violence prevention, education and awareness programs across the country. Participants in the HopeLine auction can bid...
October 10, 2005: Dissatisfied Cingular Customer Gets Seven on Her Side
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Now I know we call can't always swear by our service providers, but when a problem occurs that is totally against the norm, simply insisting that someone pay the damn bill without even considering the possibility that the consumer might...
September 25, 2005: Nokia 3250, Series 60 Music Phone
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Some interesting info popped up on Howard Forums today by way of Mobile-Review. The Nokia 3250 was launched in Berlin at the Nokia Trends event featuring the Chemical Brothers. The 3250 is a mid-range mp3-phone, a "small brother" of the...
September 14, 2005: Paris Hilton's Sidekick II Hacker Gets Served
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
So, the person guilty of hacking into Lady Hilton's Sidekick II earlier this year, plead guilty. And get this... he's 17 years old!! In February, phone numbers from the hotel heiress' Sidekick II wireless device, which makes use of an...
September 9, 2005: Nokia Roadmap Reveals the N71 & N80
Comments: 2 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Engadget reports the showing of a slide at the Macromedia event in Taipei last month revealing part of Nokia’s product roadmap. This includes the siting of the N80 slider-style phone that I mentioned earlier this week. Also sited is a...
September 9, 2005: Hurricane Relief Benefit Auctions - From the Mobile World
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
A group of technology websites, including Geekzone, Phonescoop, Make Magazine, Gizmodo, and AllAboutSymbian decided to run a series of auctions of tech gadgets to raise funds for organisations helping the rescue and support efforts in the region affected by Hurricane...
August 27, 2005: McAfee Mobile Virus Protection
Comments: 5 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
On August 25th a small number of Cingular subscribers(including some Pre-Merger subscribers) received text messages alerting them of a new service provided by McAfee. Apparently, some of these subscribers had been infected by the Commwarrior virus. As you know, the...
August 16, 2005: America West Airlines Offers Free BlackBerry 7100t with T-Mobile Activation and Online Booking
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
America West Airlines have launched a promotion that makes earning frequent flyer miles a bit more appealling... that is, if you are in the market for a BlackBerry 7100t. Between now and October 31st, customers who purchase a ticket on...
August 16, 2005: Nokia and Microsoft Join Forces
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
According to 3G Portal, Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker (take that Motorola!) and software giant Microsoft struck a deal on Monday, making it easier for consumers to buy digital music online and have it played back on their...
August 2, 2005: Alltel Offers 7PM Nites for $7.00
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
Could this be the result of the Western Wireless merger? I got a flyer in the mail today, which I was surprised about because I don't have service with them. Maybe they were secretly spying on me when I went...
July 31, 2005: Cingular Shuts Down New York Stores
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
NewYorkBusiness.com has reported that Cingular Wireless will be closing about 10% of its 100 New York area retail stores due to the merger with AT&T Wireless. Now if any of you know or have been to New York you can...
July 31, 2005: Emergency Alerts Coming To Your Cellphone?
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves
According to PCWorld.com, emergency alerts may soon be delivered by more than just your television set or old-fashioned radio: The federal government is considering alerting you via text message should a possible natural disaster or terrorist attack directly affect your...
July 22, 2005: iGillottResearch Finds Significant Opportunities for Wireless Devices in the Tween Segment
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(sigh) Maybe its just me, or maybe its the fact that my kids are too young for me to grasp this concept. Browsing Howard Forums this morning I came across this press release from iGillottResearch AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2005--Just...
July 12, 2005: Finally, A Solution to My 6630's Crappy Firmware!
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Thanks to a tip from one of the members of Howard Forums, there is now a spot in the US where us unfortunate 6630 crappy firmware users (v. 2.39.15) can finally get what we deserve... upgraded firmware. iUnlock.com now has...
July 11, 2005: ICE - Who's On Your In Case of Emergency List?
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In the case of an emergency would the police or ambulance service know who to contact? Simply type ICE plus a contact name and number into your mobile and help us to help you. I came across something interesting while...
July 11, 2005: Swapping Providers
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Now something like this I like to see. Now being able to just get out of your crappy contract and pick up another with just a change of responsibility. I don't think that this in no way overrides the credit...
June 3, 2005: Sony Ericsson D750 coming to America?
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Now this doesn't excite me as much... lol being a Nokia fan and all, but it might be important to those T-Mo US and Cingular users out there. Its European counterpart SE D750i has been exclusive to T-Mobile UK and...
June 3, 2005: Motorola Cautious About 3G Prospects for 2005
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The mobile phone chief at Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT - news) said on Thursday that he is cautious about sales of emerging high-speed wireless phones this year, even if their prices become more affordable. Companies such as wireless chip supplier Qualcomm...
May 19, 2005: Music Video Channel Set for Mobiles
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Music videos will shortly be available via mobile phones following a US partnership between Smart Video and the Digital Music Network, according to Netimperative. The two have joined forces to launch an advertising-supported video channel available via phones or “smart”...
May 13, 2005: Share Your Cell Phone Horror Stories
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News-Record.com from North Carolina wants your cell phone horror stories. Got a horror story involving a driver and a cell phone that you’d like to share? Send your story by e-mail to staff writer Eric Townsend, at etownsend@news-record.com. Be sure...
May 13, 2005: New Nseries N-Gage will probably be at E3
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We heard rumours about it for some time. All About N-Gage has now heard from several sources at Nokia that a new phone which will belong to the recently unveiled Nseries will be putting in an appearance on the N-Gage stand at the E3 Games Expo in Los Angeles next week.
April 20, 2005: Skype to Hit Mobile Phones This Year
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At the Voice On the Net (VON) conference in Toronto, Skype Technologies co-founder and CEO Niklas Zennstrom reported that a mobile version of Skype will be available this year. Skype is a free global telephony application that allows for VoIP...
April 7, 2005: Jamster Gets Sued, Why Am I Not Surprised
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Seems like this is the biggest news all around the blog world. And its about time. Back in January I posted on my annoying discovery of Jamster while watching MTV. It was just a matter of time before something happened...
April 7, 2005: The $99 QD
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I've heard people talking and talking about this since it was first announced awhile ago. EB Games.com is now taking pre-orders with expected shippijng around April 16th. For those who want to venture into the local store, I suggest calling...
April 7, 2005: The Nokia 8800 & 8801
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And so here we have it... the Nokia 8800. Well rumored and now announced by Nokia's Press release. Some of its features include: Durable stainless steel covers Fine-pitched screen protected by scratch-resistant glass window Integrated SVGA camera Active TFT display...
March 26, 2005: Siemens Looking for Handset Testers
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Siemens is offering handset prototypes to anyone interested in being a tester. Selected users will release their opinions on a blogging platform, which will be an integral part of the Siemens Communications site. Individual tester blogs for each product will...
March 26, 2005: How Young is Too Young for a Cell Phone?
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I've been noticing recently that the mobile market has been taking steps in targeting youths. Sanrio of course has its Hello Kitty phone (Nokia 6010 GSM) targeted for girls of all ages (including myself). Mattel now has the Barbie "My...
March 26, 2005: CodeAmber Goes Mobile
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CodeAmber.org - The Web's Amber Alert System now provides Amber Alerts for all 50 US States plus Puerto Rico and Canada delivered to your Cell Phone, Pager and PDA. If you choose to receive all Amber Alerts you can expect...
March 19, 2005: Corporate America A Key Nokia Target
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I found this article rather interesting and it sums up most of the questions and concerns that we US Nokia users have. One key thing that I noticed is that it is very true that for once (at least that...
March 18, 2005: T-Mobile USA Introduces the Blackberry 7290
Comments: 0 | Categories: Linklists , Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Press Releases , T-Mobile USA News & Tips
T-Mobile USA welcomes a new member to the BlackBerry family. (03/14/05) Operating on T-Mobile’s GSM/GPRS network, the BlackBerry 7290 builds upon the proven and popular BlackBerry experience with new features including quad-band and Bluetooth support, but maintains the same great...
March 17, 2005: Mobile User as Mobile Consumers: take the survey
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Martina of Making Money Out Of Mobile is writing her thesis on the sociology of the mobile phone and has created a 30 question survey to learn more about mobiles users as consumers. Please take the time out of your...
March 13, 2005: Dear Nokia, Can You Please Make a Universal PC Suite?
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I decided to take stock on all the gadgets that I have to see what I'm using and what can go on eBay. I realized one thing that kind of pisses me off about having so many Nokia's around. Why...
March 6, 2005: "The Mobiles Show", Podcast #2
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Well, the awaited Podcast 2 from Ewan Spence and Rafe Blandford is finally available. Joining Rafe and Ewan are the Chairman of Symbian, the CEO of UIQ, the VP of Palm Source, and the head of Forum Nokia. The Mobiles...
February 22, 2005: Limited Edition Anna Sui Samsung E315 for the Fashionista!!
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Samsung has re-vamped its E315 or rather gave it a fashion make-over thanks to designer Anna Sui - the fashion world's rock and roll princess! With her signature purple and black palette, this has made the E315 more appealing to...
January 28, 2005: The New Black RAZR V3
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Link: The new black RAZR V3 I mentioned last week about the expansion line-up of the Motorola RAZR. Well it looks like we now have black as the addition to the color family and as you can see, it looks...
January 26, 2005: McDonald's and Wireless - Somebody's "Lovin It"
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Link: McDonald's offers wireless content as part of marketing campaign McDonald's restaurants in the Pacific Northwest will give away ringtones, wallpaper and coupons to wireless handsets during a Web-based promotional campaign, the fast-food chain said Wednesday. McDonald's will use the...
January 23, 2005: Nokia introduces the "visual radio"
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Link: All about Mobile Life - YADT - Yet another disruptive technology (Radio Feedback). Nokia is set to introduce mobile phone technology that allows listeners to send instant feedback on songs to radio stations, as well as compete in contests....
January 21, 2005: Motorola to Expand the RAZR Line-up
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Link: MobileTracker - Motorola to extend RAZR line, report. Business Week announced that Motorola plans to expand their current line-up to the Moto RAZR. Adding different styles, such as the candybar and the slider, and new colors!! (hmm could there...
January 20, 2005: Lasco worm’s author is a Nokia fan
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Link: Mobile Monday - Breaking News: Lasco worm’s author is a Nokia fan. Brazilian programmer Marcos Velasco predcits that his work will take the threat of mobile malware to the next level. The one thing that stuck out about this...
January 19, 2005: Nokia and Premier Model Management Sponser the O2 Mobile Model Search 2005
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mobile News, Rants & Raves , Nokia
Nokia UK in association with Premier Model Management, are proud sponsers of the O2 Mobile Model Search 2005. The winning male and female contestants will open the Gharani Strok catwalk show at London Fashion Week (February 13th-16th) and win a...
January 19, 2005: Cast Your Vote On: Do You Want Your Name And Cell Phone Number Listed In A Wireless 411 Directory Service?
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Link: Mobile Pipeline Some wireless operators have been trying to establish a wireless directory, or 411 service. They promise the service will respect users' privacy, but some advocacy groups have been skeptical. Make sure to vote about whether you would...
January 10, 2005: Cellphones as Credit Cards
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Peter DaSilva for The New York Times Forget the newly added wallet feature that some phones may have. We are now going plastic!! By embedding in the cellphone a computer chip or other type of memory device, a phone can...
December 22, 2004: MMS Interoperability... Where Is It?
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GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT AND ABOUT. I received my print copy of Telephony and came across this interesting article which is also available on their site. I recently called T-Mobile to ask if intercarrier MMS was available and at this...
December 19, 2004: Mobile Smart Devices Survey
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http://www2.perseus.com/edge/mobilemultivendor04.htm A survey is being conducted for all non-Microsoft smartphone users. Complete entries will be entered in a drawing for either $1000.00 first price or $500.00 second prize. The survey is not limited to residents of the US. Your monthly...
December 14, 2004: Vodaphone OK's Verizon for Sprint Bid
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All over the internet this morning. Verizon gets the ok from Vodaphone to bid on Sprint. Reuters this morning announced the news as well as MSNBC. It's gonna be hard to restructure all of that since the buyout would have...
November 23, 2004: Nokia NEO a No No?
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mobile gadgets. Um ok, now I don't even know what to say about this. Lets start with the appearance... eeewww!!! Hmm, no keypad but a scroll wheel. Wait.. no hard drive? I think in Nokia's attempt to come out with...
November 12, 2004: Announcing...MobileLaunch!!!
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MobileLaunch | m a g a z i n e. After a hectic day at school, I came home to find something interesting my mailbox. 3 Fresh issues of MobileLaunch, a new Mobile Magazine born in Canada. It wasn't the...
July 12, 2004: AOL Hell Follow-Up
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Well, like promised, here is the follow-up to the issue. Lol, its qquite funny actually. I sent another letter to them explaining how it would be more benefical to sell the product to the service provider: Well just look and...
July 11, 2004: AOL Hell what???
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AOL PDA Software Store After all this time trying to find just an AOL Instant Messenger Client for my Nokia 6600, I come across this... and excuse my language but WTF!!!!! (Ahem) Now that I've said that, let me say...
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