Nokia C7 has NFC capability, won’t say what it’s for — yet
We like us a little intrigue in our handsets, and we'd say this definitely qualifies: Nokia has apparently quietly slipped NFC circuitry into its just-launched C7 without bothering to mention it in any of the phone's literature. What does that mean? Well, Nokia's not saying, curiously -- but the company has experimented with using NFC for a variety of things over the years, and cashless transactions and contact information exchange are obviously two of the biggies
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: biggies, capability, circuitry, engadget, exchange, literature, little-intrigue, management, nfc, nokia, obviously-two, over-the-years, theories
Verizon’s LTE network launching November 15 with two data cards and over 30 markets?
We're being fed some information on Verizon's launch strategy for its first commercial 4G markets today; the bad news is that it's looking like you'll have to wait until the holiday shopping season, but the good news is that they should have a surprisingly decent footprint at launch. Specifically, we're hearing that two data cards (presumably including that LG VL600 USB stick ) will kick things off on November 15 with over 30 markets around the country -- including biggies like New York, LA, Chicago, and Philadelphia -- alongside ten airports, perfect for you globetrotters on layovers.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: airports, bad, biggies, chicago, data, exclusive, holiday, philadelphia, verizon, vzw
Google Maps 4.0 goes live for BlackBerry, brings voice search and Buzz support
BlackBerry users feeling left out in the cold by Google's breakneck release schedule for Maps on Android needn't fret anymore now that the shiny new 4.0 release has just broken cover today. What's new
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: biggies, BlackBerry, buzz, download-now, features-get, gold, google maps 4.0, google-maps, googlemaps4.0, maps, mobile, users-feeling
Palm Pre Plus MMS and GPS issues crop up, webOS update can’t come soon enough
It doesn't look like we've got any showstoppers here -- but just as with any major new smartphone release, Verizon's Pre Plus is starting to take some lumps after romping in the field for a week since its retail availability kicked off. Of the two biggies being cited so far, one is of particular concern: apps other than VZ Navigator don't seem to take advantage of GPS augmentation, meaning they're relying on a straight-up GPS signal alone to get a location lock -- something that often doesn't work on a phone (a reliable workaround seems to be to open VZ Navigator before you open the app you really need, but still, not an optimal situation).
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: biggies, mobile, open-the-app, palm, preplus, regressions, result, rigor, surprising-lack, take-advantage, verizon-wireless, vznavigator, wifi
Motorola will ‘broaden the scope’ of Blur, sell a phone through Google this year
Earnings calls tend to be about as exciting as a stale piece of white bread, but every once in a while something juicy falls through -- and morsels are filtering out of the earnings call that Motorola held this morning . Here are the biggies: We hope you like Blur , because it's not going anywhere. CEO Sanjay Jha says that "the majority of our new smartphone [sic] this year will feature" the platform, and that it'll "include enhancements to address the prosumer segment of the market." They're looking to rope in media (music, photos, and so on) the same way they did social networking, boost enterprise compatibility for white collar types that only have one phone, and improve network efficiency to ease up on battery drain