Sharp Mobiflip channels Sidekick LX’s vibes for Mobilicity
Thought the launch of the Kin ONEm and TWOm was strange? Here's another oddity with a Microsoft tie-in: Canadian startup Mobilicity has just announced the "Mobiflip," a phone that the carrier's own press release calls out as being "similar to the Sidekick LX ." It's unclear whether what's left of Danger will be supporting the device -- the Sidekick line basically pioneered mobile cloud computing, after all -- but what we see of the interface certainly rings true to the Sidekicks of days gone by
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: certainly-rings, doppelganger, heck, interface, microsoft, press, release, result, sidekicklx
Motorola has an LTE phone for Verizon in the works
Verizon's chief operating officer John Stratton mentioned today that "LTE smartphones are on the horizon," a sentiment the carrier has been echoing since it launched its 4G network earlier this month . That alone isn't new, but what is new is the mention of Moto in the same breath: "Motorola will be right there." He wouldn't go into specifics about models, specs, release dates, or prices, but we wouldn't be surprised if the offering looked a little like the Tegra 2 -powered device codenamed Olympus (pictured) -- allegedly for AT&T -- that we've seen floating around recently
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: chief-operating, htc, john, operating, release, sentiment, verizon-wireless, verizonwireless
Verizon outs Mobile Email 4.0: true push and Exchange support for dumbphones
We imagine that the lion's share of people that need Exchange email access are getting it on a BlackBerry or some other manner of smartphone, but Verizon's covering all its bases here today with the release of Mobile Email 4.0, a dumbphone-compatible release that lets even some of the cheapest handsets in Big Red's lineup (the Octane , Cosmos Touch , and Zeal are specifically called out) in on the corporate action. Besides Exchange support, the release includes a "true push experience," an all-new UI, and Outlook calendar synchronization -- the perfect companion to Exchange email compatibility. It's available now for free if you're on a data plan of at least $15 a month, or for $5 a month with a pay-as-you-go data option.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: BlackBerry, compatibility, cosmos touch, entry, exchange, lion, mobile, outlook, release, result, smartphone, verizon, vzw
Chumby releases Android app, not quite as plush as the original
Chumby isn't just taking its platform to dedicated devices from other manufacturers, it's also moving to software -- a strategy that right out of Amazon's playbook now that Kindle is available on just about every computer and handheld under the sun. The company's new Android app simply connects to your Chumby account and lets you view and use the same Flash-based apps that you would on any other Chumby device, a testament to the fact that pretty much every Android handset hitting the market these days comes Flash-capable out of the box.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: amazon, manufacturers, phone, press, quite-as-plush, release, simply-connects, sony, the-original, under-the-sun
Android Skype update brings ability to run to SD, Galaxy S compatibility, but with a big catch
Sick of seeing that little hard disk with an exclamation point popping up on your Android handset?
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: certainly-heard, disk, dollop, external, galaxy, galaxys, point-popping, release
MetroPCS brings its LTE network to Boston, Sacramento, and New York City
Regional carrier MetroPCS is ticking three more checkboxes today as it keeps pushing its ongoing LTE network rollout, and they're big ones: on top of Sacramento, they've added Boston and none other than New York City. That makes the carrier second to launch LTE in the Big Apple -- Verizon's already there -- but you can't take away from the fact that MetroPCS beat the big guys with their first live commercial markets by several months.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: big, carrier-second, keeps-pushing, metropcs, network, new-york, release, result
Long Term HSPA Evolution specs come together, promise speeds of 650Mbps — and T-Mobile USA is on board
Thought the alphabet soup of modern wireless standards was confusing enough? 1X Advanced / EV-DO Advanced, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, dual-carrier HSPA+ , EDGE Evolution , LTE , LTE-Advanced , WiMAX , WiMAX 2 ... we could keep going, but we'd really rather not.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, alphabet, Evolution, interestingly, nsn, present, promise-speeds, release, since-the-new, technology, usa
Google Latitude lands in iTunes App Store, for good this time
After making a false start last week, the official Latitude app from Google seems to have stuck its landing in the iTunes App Store.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: app, approved, engadget, google-latitude, its-landing, itunesappstore, Latitude, leftin, official, phil, release, result, schiller
Aliph gets into the app game with Jawbone Thoughts voice messaging
We know, it's a bit odd to see the Jawbone name attached to something other than a Bluetooth headset or speaker, but Aliph is forging into the application game with a new voice messaging service for iOS.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: aliph, app store, appstore, dive into mobile, entry, fri, game, iphone, messaging, mobile, press-release, release, video, voice texting
US Cellular rolls out trio of new prepaid plans with unlimited messaging
Texting fanatic? Are your poor, overused thumbs calloused beyond recognition? Well, friend, US Cellular has some new prepaid plans that might be right up your alley
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: buckets, entry, mobile, new-prepaid, plan, prepaid, prepaid plans, prepaidplans, release, sweet, us cellular, uscellular