Study: we’re keeping our mobiles longer, despite sinking prices
Had your current cellphone for the better part of the this century? Turns out you aren't the only one -- according to new research gathered by J.D.
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, cellphone, customers, existing, fees, industry, length, lte, mobile, phone, report, smartphone, traditional
OnStar expands smartphone control over entire 2011 GM lineup
It's safe to say that General Motors is struggling for relevancy these days and, while the Chevy Volt could be a huge step into the modern era for the company, that still leaves every other car looking a bit -- traditional, technology-wise.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: after-the-break, black, cars, general-motors, generalmotors, motors, oil, onstar, relevancy, somewhat-steep, tire, traditional, Volt, zr1
AT&T makes sweeping changes to data plans, iPhone tethering coming at OS 4 launch
You might think that AT&T would hold off for a national HSPA+ deployment or a full-on LTE launch before tweaking its data pricing strategy, but not so much -- the carrier is coming out swinging today with some significant changes that should benefit the overwhelming majority of its smartphone users (and could stand to harm a select few). Let's break down the major points: DataPlus / DataPro The existing $30 fair-use "unlimited" smartphone data plan is being replaced by two new options: $15 per month for 200MB and $25 for 2GB (called "DataPlus" and "DataPro," respectively). Customers currently on the $30 plan are welcome to stay on it, but they can switch at any time without extending their contract.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: breaking-news, data, dataplan, game, iphoneos4.0, iphonetethering, traditional, using-the-data
BlackBerry Pearl 3G first hands-on!
We just wrapped up a quick play with RIM's just-announced BlackBerry Pearl 3G , and our initial impression is a positive one -- if you've currently got a Pearl 8100 series (or even an 8200 series flip, for that matter), this looks like a must-have upgrade. The phone's UI is lightning fast, the optical pad is plenty responsive (as RIM's optical pads tend to be), and 802.11n and HSDPA are obviously both welcome additions.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, either-version, engadget, hsdpa, impression, keypad, lightning-fast, pearl, pearl9100, pearls, smidge, the-traditional, traditional
Windows Phone 7 Series multitasking: the real deal
We've definitely learned a ton about Windows Phone 7 Series here at MIX , but getting the full picture on multitasking has been difficult, since the OS isn't ready, no one has final hardware, and the emulator seems to behave differently than actual devices and Microsoft's descriptions. So let's set the record straight on multitasking: it's not going to happen, at least not in the traditional way. Not only have we directly confirmed this with Microsoft executives several times, but the developer sessions here are totally clear on the matter -- you don't tell 1000+ devs that they should expect their apps to be killed whenever the user switches away from them if you don't mean it
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: ADDITIONAL, apps, emulator, entry, executives, microsoft, resources, riff-on-android, series, ships, the-background, times, traditional, windows, zune
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: chris-ziegler, conditions, engadget, fri, marketplace, mobile, podcast, podcasts, result, traditional, wolbe, ziegler, zune
HTC Smart is, ironically, company’s first dumbphone
Remember that Touch.B that leaked a few weeks ago? Well, it's real now -- and amazingly, it turns out that the rumored non-smartphone status is totally confirmed. This would be the first time HTC has released a device that doesn't run a true smartphone operating system in the traditional sense of the word, instead going with Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform -- the very same setup AT&T's standardizing on for its dumbphone range starting later this year
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: brew, dumbphone-range, entry, first-dumbphone, htcsmart, mobile, operating, qualcomm, result, sense, traditional
YLOD just a few days after purchase!
I just bought a 120GB PS3 Slim from Best Buy on the 29th and I've already had the YLOD. It happens the first time I turn it on and then shuts down
Categories: PS2 Tags: actually-had, already-had, Beeps, buy, green-light, light, longest, one-sitting, result, second-time, should-take, sucks, then-yellow, traditional