Monthly Archives: January 2009

Dialed In 65: A T-Mobile trio

T-Mobile hit us with a triple whammy today when it released the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, T-Mobile Shadow and the Nokia 7510. Bonnie managed to secure the two smartphones for full reviews, and she gave us the full details in … Continue reading

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British Airways to allow in-flight texting

Go ahead, send that all-important text. (Credit: Airbus) British Airways announced this week that it would initiate limited cell phone use on an upcoming route between London and New York City. Voice calls will not be permitted, but passengers will … Continue reading

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Boost Mobile to phase out CDMA offerings

Boost Mobile (Credit: Boost Mobile) Following its recent news of unlimited monthly plans, Boost Mobile confirmed today that it is aiming to push all of its subscribers to iDEN over time. According to this PhoneScoop report, Boost Mobile spokesperson said … Continue reading

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Boost Mobile to phase out CDMA offerings

Boost Mobile (Credit: Boost Mobile) Following its recent news of unlimited monthly plans, Boost Mobile confirmed today that it is aiming to push all of its subscribers to iDEN over time. According to this PhoneScoop report, Boost Mobile spokesperson said … Continue reading

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T-Mobile's Nokia 7510 goes on sale

The Nokia 7510: Get it while it's hot. (Credit: T-Mobile) It’s a busy day for T-Mobile. In addition to announcing the availability of the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 and the new T-Mobile Shadow, the carrier also started shipping another CES … Continue reading

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T-Mobile's Nokia 7510 goes on sale

The Nokia 7510: Get it while it's hot. (Credit: T-Mobile) It’s a busy day for T-Mobile. In addition to announcing the availability of the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 and the new T-Mobile Shadow, the carrier also started shipping another CES … Continue reading

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Acer smartphone launching Feb. 16

(Credit: Pocketlint.co.uk) Less than a year after buying up smartphone maker E-Ten, Acer will debut its first handheld, a company representative confirmed Wednesday. The Taiwanese PC maker has just begun distributing invitations to a press event in Barcelona, Spain during … Continue reading

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Acer smartphone launching Feb. 16

(Credit: Pocketlint.co.uk) Less than a year after buying up smartphone maker E-Ten, Acer will debut its first handheld, a company representative confirmed Wednesday. The Taiwanese PC maker has just begun distributing invitations to a press event in Barcelona, Spain during … Continue reading

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Fully Equipped: Time to ditch Windows Mobile?

Windows Mobile 6.5 is rumored to offer cosmetic upgrades, not major feature changes. (Credit: Mobilemag.com) For all the talk there’s been about Microsoft’s big Vista problem, much less has been made of its smaller operating system, Windows Mobile, which has … Continue reading

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T-Mobile Shadow: Hands-on impressions and photo gallery

T-Mobile Shadow (Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive) In addition to the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, T-Mobile also announced the retail availability of the T-Mobile Shadow on Tuesday night. The Windows Mobile 6.1 device was first announced at CES 2009 as the … Continue reading

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Fully Equipped: Time to ditch Windows Mobile?

Windows Mobile 6.5 is rumored to offer cosmetic upgrades, not major feature changes. (Credit: Mobilemag.com) For all the talk there’s been about Microsoft’s big Vista problem, much less has been made of its smaller operating system, Windows Mobile, which has … Continue reading

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T-Mobile Shadow: Hands-on impressions and photo gallery

T-Mobile Shadow (Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive) In addition to the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, T-Mobile also announced the retail availability of the T-Mobile Shadow on Tuesday night. The Windows Mobile 6.1 device was first announced at CES 2009 as the … Continue reading

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T-Mobile's RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 review

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 (Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive) T-Mobile teased us at CES 2009 by introducing the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 but denying us any details on its availability date and pricing. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait too long … Continue reading

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On Call: The downside of service rebates

Q: I was wondering why U.S. carriers have not picked up Nokia’s N-series phones. Why wouldn’t a carrier like AT&T or T-Mobile want such high-end handsets to attract customers? – Zoheb A: There are a few answers, Zoheb, but they … Continue reading

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