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September 30, 2008

G1 Pre-Order Delay Upsets T-Mobile Customers

T-Mobile customers looking to upgrade to the new G1 phone powered by Google's Android operating system  were met with an unexpected delay, reports CNET News .   Over the weekend, existing T-M... More >

September 29, 2008

Sprint Launches Xohm in Baltimore

Sprint is launching its wireless WiMax network Xohm in Baltimore on Monday, bringing mobile broadband to laptop and home broadband users, but not cellphone users, reports USA Today .   The ci... More >

September 26, 2008

Visa Developing Payment Apps for Android, Nokia Phones

Life takes Visa, and soon so will Android and Nokia phones.   The credit card company is working with Google and Nokia to breathe life into the long-standing idea of the mobile phone as a paymen... More >

MIDs to Dominate UMD Market by 2013, says Analyst Firm

Netbooks may have crowded the space between smartphones and laptops , but according to new research from ABI Research, mobile Internet devices (MIDs) will dominate the ultra mobile device (UMD) marke... More >

September 24, 2008

iPhone 101: Apple's Developer University Program

Apple has launched a new college course for universities interested in introducing curriculum for developing iPhone OS applications.   According to CNET News , the iPhone Developer University... More >

September 23, 2008

Windows Mobile 7 Delayed

Windows Mobile 7 is facing delays. Expected for release at the beginning of 2009, the updated mobile OS now won't be available until the second half of next year, reports CNET News .   Microsof... More >

September 22, 2008

GSMA Launches Green Initiative for Mobile Networks

According to new research conducted by the GSMA Development Fund, only 1,500 of the world's base stations are powered by at least one form of renewable energy and the global trade association intends... More >

Apple Recalling iPhone 3G Chargers

Apple is urging its iPhone 3G customers to swap the power adapters that came with their devices to minimize the risk of electric shock. BBC News reports Apple has found that the metal prongs on the... More >

September 16, 2008

McCain Helped Invent BlackBerry? No, but He Did Have a Role in Telecommunications

At least it distracted attention from his claim that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong."   A McCain aide's claim that the Republican presidential hopeful helped invent the BlackBerry ... More >

Apple Update Fixes DNS Flaw

The Mac OS X v. 10.5.5 security update fixes several bugs, reports InfoWorld , but the one getting the most buzz is the DNS software patch.   Back in July, Apple tried to fix the DNS flaw d... More >

T-Mobile's Android Phone Just Around the Corner

T-Mobile USA plans to take on Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry with the first smartphone built on Google's Android open source platform.   The phone, dubbed the Dream, is manuf... More >

September 10, 2008

RIM Gets Flip with BlackBerry

Research in Motion unveiled its new BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone today. The phone, part of RIM's aim to diversify its product line, is the company's first clamshell-style device.   In t... More >

September 9, 2008

Global Smartphone Shipments Slowing

Despite surging smartphone sales in North America , global shipments of the mobile devices have begun to slow.   According to Gartner, a weakened global economy and a lack of smartphones runnin... More >

September 4, 2008

3G Adoption Soars in U.S.

U.S. subscribers have taken to 3G in a big way during the past year, with adoption up 80 percent to 64.2 million, according to comScore.   Between June 2007 and June 2008, the number of 3G sub... More >

Lawsuit Claims iPhones Overload 3G Network

A second lawsuit over 3G iPhone problems claims Apple and AT&T sold too many of the new models, overloading the network and failing to deliver the promised level of service.   A similar suit... More >

September 3, 2008

AT&T Fixes Routing Problem to Wireless Devices

AT&T said it fixed a routing problem affecting its 3G and EDGE services Wednesday morning, reports Computerworld .   Customers, mainly in the Northeast, starting reporting problems just b... More >