Motorola’s phone unit starts filing with FCC under post-split name
Divorces certainly can be long, drawn-out processes, can't they? Yes, granted, Motorola's oft-ballyhooed split into two companies is a totally amicable one designed primarily to optimize the chances of the phone unit's survival, but the fact remains that this whole process has been going on since 2008 ..
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: chances, engadget-mobile, fact-remains, fcc, hook, made-possible, mobile, moto, motorola, motorolamobility, phone, reports, result, survival, torrent
Skype app arrives in Android Market, WiFi-only in the US
Finally, at long last, after so much waiting , Skype has made its debut as a full-fledged Android app. There are no Verizon-related limitations anymore, but Android Police reports that calling through the app is only available via WiFi, you can't use your mobile's data connection -- not yet, anyway.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: application, breaking-news, calls, chat, entry, incompatibilities, Job, press, press-release, reports, result, skype
Verizon agrees to refund customers $90 million for wrongful data charges
Did you have a Verizon phone sans data plan, but get billed for data anyhow? Verizon Wireless is dropping $90 million to make things right next month. The company will refund 15 million cellular customers who were wrongly charged for internet use, in the form of $2 to $6 credits on their next bill -- unless the fiasco already caused you to leave, in which case you'll get a similar check in the mail.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, charges, engadget, Equivalent, fiasco, latte, refunds, reports, squeaky, verizon, wireless
BlackBerry 9670 series clamshell earns FCC love
At first, we thought we were looking at the back of yet another standard design Bold or Curve -- but check out that nice, fat hinge up top. Indeed, we have every reason to believe we're looking at the long-rumored BlackBerry 9670 clamshell here, and the test reports confirm the presence of 802.11b / g / n and dual-band CDMA in this particular version -- in other words, it'll almost certainly be coming to either Sprint or Verizon
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Is the iPhone 4 having proximity sensor troubles?
The iPhone 4 's massive launch hasn't been blemish free, with reports of spotty displays (which seem to have disappeared) and antenna woes being rather widely reported. Well -- it looks like it's possible there's another issue too -- this time with the proximity sensor
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: antenna, bit, issues, launch, people-on-hold, proximity, proximity sensor, reported, reports, result, sensor-troubles, woes
Verizon down in Southern California?
"Preparation is key to building the most reliable network," says Verizon's last tweet, but we hear the company wasn't prepared in Southern California -- reports are trickling in about a multi-county voice outage. Since that new Droid's not so Incredible when it can't make calls, here's hoping Verizon fixes the issue soon. We'd hate to have to call out a different carrier's name the next time someone botches a phone demo
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: breakingnews, data outage, entry, mobile, most reliable, phone, reliable, reports, result, someone-botches, verizon
Samsung Wave shipping with infected microSD card?
Did you get a Samsung Wave today , or perhaps early last week ? You might not want to connect it to your computer, just in case. We're hearing anecdotal reports that the 1GB microSD card shipped with certain German units includes a nasty surprise: it automatically installs the trojan Win32/Heur using the file "slmvsrv.exe." While we're not sure exactly what the virus does or if it's widespread, there's no point in finding out the hard way, right?
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: infected-micro, microsd, reports, s8500wave, samsung, samsungwave, trojan, wave s8500, waves8500
Artificial Muscle ramps up production — expect touchscreens that push back in 2011
Last we heard from Artificial Muscle, the company was trying to convince hospitals, cell phone manufacturers and more that its technology -- a silicon film that expands and contracts with an applied voltage -- would provide a real sense of touch to their cold, hard touchscreens.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: applied-voltage, contracts, electronic, engadget, entertainment, jose, mercury, product, reports, result, san, screen-stiffens, silicon
FCC Fridays, Saturday Edition
Here we are -- another Saturday, another ironically-named FCC Fridays. As far as we're concerned, there's really no better way to spend a quiet Saturday evening than curled up with a few good SAR reports and authorization letters, so don't be shy -- grab a cup of hot cocoa (with a splash of rum, if you're so inclined) and dig in. Phones Read - Alcatel OT-105A Read - Alcatel OT-205A Read - Toshiba T-01B Read - Samsung SHW-A110S Read - Samsung C3510T Read - Samsung C5130i Read - Samsung SPH-M570 Read - Huawei U1000-5 Read - Huawei C5060 Read - Huawei C5800 Read - Huawei G6610V Read - LG GX500 Read - LG GD880F Read - LG GD880G Read - LG L-04B Read - Fujitsu F-06B Read - Pantech P9050 Peripherals Read - Samsung HM3200 Read - LG HFB-320 FCC Fridays, Saturday Edition originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:50:00 EST.
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Frbiz.com reports Android phone officially launched in China
Dopod announces launch in mainland China, two systems based on Android phones, becoming the first sale in the market in mainland China, Android phone makers. Dopod Communication Technology CEO Chen Jinghong In an interview with Sina interview said that the phone is to adopt an open channel sales, the future of China Unicom will launch a customized version. Both models A6288 and A3288 cell phone, corresponding to the parent company HTC Dopod in the international market launch of Hero (G3), and Tattoo. Both models support the WCDMA standard for 3G networks and WiFi / WAPI, and the introduction of new dopod sense user interface design. “A6288 and A3288 have been the first network for domestic licensing and production launch of Android phones. ” Dopod CEO of Sina science and technology, said Chen Jinghong, Android operating system is open, will help to attract a lot of developer input based on the Android platform will allow more diverse applications. The two new mobile operator tie-in sales did not take the model will go on public channels. Chen Jinghong said, the next will be a customized version of the launch of China Unicom. As a support for WCDMA networks Android smartphone debut of “Hero” can not help being the industry and the iPhone (mobile Internet) may get to do more. In this regard, Chen Jinghong is not positive. He said: “Some mobile phones compared to 4999 prices, A6288 price for 4980, while the A3288 was 3280 yuan. ” Dopod had with China Mobile to launch its first mobile phone OPhone using OMS system A6188, OMS system, also based on the Android evolved. Dopod has always been a strong supporter of Windows Mobile system, which will be held in mid-November launch of the first Windows Mobile 6. 5 operating system based on EVDO GSM dual-mode dual-pending 3G smart phones, and plans to launch in November of domestic first Windows-based Mobile 6. 5 for TD-SCDMA mobile phones. “HTC is currently the main input is still the Windows Mobile and Android, OPhone mainly follow China Mobile. ” Chen Jinghong, said: “As the number of mobile phone production in a variety of operating systems, development model number, it will be adjusted according to customer demand . ” “Android phone now developed very rapidly, the industry’s major vendors have their own development plans. Andorid phone now, but the lack of star models, to really establish a market position and brand. ” Consultancy BDA analysts said a single ultra-right Sina science and technology. A number of mobile phone design company in Shenzhen, previously announced Android phone. Chen Jinghong frankly, felt from the “cottage machine” of the pressure, but he expressed confidence in Dopod, because regardless of the hardware or software, 3G technology, the requirements for the higher and more complex test