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- 3G
- (3rd Generation) Refers to the current generation of data transmission capabilities over a cellular network that provide Internet access and real-time video via smart cellphones. The major 3G...
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- BlackBerry Bold sales halted in UK
- Orange has stopped selling RIM's first HSDPA handset while it works with the manufacturer on a software fix for unspecified 3G-related concerns. Orange has temporarily stopped selling the BlackBerry Bold while it tries to figure out a solution to unspecified 3G-related problems on the handset. ...
- Tags: Orange PCS, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Sales, BlackBerry Bold, 3G, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, Sales Strategy, BalckBerry Bold, Research in Motion, Orange, UK
- News items 2008-10-13
- Apple kicks off Ultracompact USB adapter exchange program
- Back in September Apple announced a recall of the Ultracompact USB power adapter for the iPhone 3G following claims that the metal prongs might break off in the power outlet an present a risk of electrical shock. Well, today is the day that Apple kicks off the exchange program. by...
- Tags: Swap, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Laptops with mobile WiMax now available
- The first laptops with built-in mobile WiMax wireless broadband are now available in the U.S. Sprint, Intel and the computer companies announced the new WiMax configurations at an event in Baltimore just a few days after Sprint launched its Xohm service there. All of these laptops use...
- Tags: Mobile, Sprint Xohm, Laptop Computer, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, 3G, Chipsets, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Can the Motorola Q11 compete in today's market without a 3G radio?
- Can the Motorola Q11 compete in today's market without a 3G radio?USB 1.1I don't understand why they would take away that functionality. It also states USB 1.1 instead of USB 2.0 like the Q9 had. But they are updating the Bluetooth to 2.1 from 2.0.
- Tags: Motorola Q11, USB, 3G, Motorola Inc., radio
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Can the Motorola Q11 compete in today's market without a 3G radio?
- The original Motorola Q was really the Windows Mobile device that started the trend of BlackBerry QWERTY competitors a couple of years ago, but had serious battery life issues. Since then Motorola has continued to improve the device so that today's Motorola Q9 devices are actually quite powerful, functional, and...
- Tags: Radio, Motorola Inc., 3G, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Apple iPhone 3G (16GB, black)
- Apple iPhone 3G (16GB, black)Is it worth it?Is it worth it to switch to AT&T just to be able to use the Apple Iphone?
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Is It Worth It, Is It Worth, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, 3G
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- RIM's Storm: Why it matters
- Research in Motion launched its Storm touch handheld and it is critical to the company's long-term plans. RIM, along with Vodafone and Verizon Wireless, launched the Storm on Wednesday (Techmeme, statement, Crave review, gallery). The phone, a rival to the iPhone 3G, signals a product barrage for...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Keyboards, 3G, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- New book details how to break iPhone passcodes and recover data
- O'Reilly just released a new book, iPhone Forensics, Recovering Evidence, Personal Data, and Corporate Assets (US$39.99) by Jonathan Zdziarski. Any given iPhone is likely to contain sensitive information belonging to its owner, and some types of information that may belong to others: corporate email, documents, and photos, to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- 30% of iPhone 3G buyers switched to AT&T from other carriers
- 30% of iPhone 3G buyers switched to AT&T from other carriersOverall customers"47% of new AT&T iPhone customers that switched carriers switched from Verizon Wireless, another 24% switched from T-Mobile, and 19% switched from Sprint"If one subtracts out AT&T, aren't those percentages roughly the same as the their overall percentages of...
- Tags: Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., carrier, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- 30% of iPhone 3G buyers switched to AT&T from other carriers
- 30% of US consumers who purchased Apple iPhone 3G in the summer of 2008 switched from other mobile carriers to join AT&T, the exclusive mobile carrier for the iPhone in the US. 23% of consumers, on average, switched carriers between June and August 2008. 47% of new AT&T iPhone customers...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Carrier, 3G, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, AM
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Apple manufactures 10M iPhones
- About a month ago creative individuals determined that Apple has sold 8 million iPhones based on collected International Mobile Equipment Identity IMEI numbers. A joint project of AFB and Investor Village's AAPL Sanity board have been collecting iPhone IMEI numbers and recording them on a big Google speadsheet. Based on...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, 3G, Sales, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Apple iPhone 3G (Image Gallery: Matthew Miller's mobile device history, 1997-2008)
- Apple iPhone 3G (Image Gallery: Matthew Miller's mobile device history, 1997-2008)I had An Ipaq1910It was awesome, I read many books and even played age of empires on it. And it was really reasonably priced...
- Tags: Cellular phones, mobile device history, Matthew Miller, Image Gallery, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, mobile device, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., mobile
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- fring lets you make Skype calls from your iPhone, available for free
- Back in April I wrote about the availability of fring on the iPhone, but at that time you needed a jailbroken iPhone to use it and the iPhone 3G wasn't yet available. You may recall that fring is a VoIP application that lets you use Skype, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Skype Technologies S.A., 3G, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Telephony, Instant Messaging, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-04
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find speed traps online
- User-generated Google maps of police speed traps are easy to find with Trapster, a site that offers just that: a way to alert other drivers of speed traps in your area. The concept is simple: download the Trapster app for your mobile phone, and use it to...
- Tags: Phone, Speed Trap, 3G, Smart Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Video: Earnings preview: Will Apple deliver?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to Editor in Chief Larry Dignan and senior editor Sam Diaz about whether recent product announcements will have a positive impact on Apple sales. Dignan and Diaz also discuss the hiccups with the iPhone 3G launch, the new Nano, and whether Apple will refresh its...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Video, Earnings, 3G, Sales Strategy, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Cellular Phones, Financial Accounting, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Finance
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Earnings preview: Will Apple deliver?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to Editor in Chief Larry Dignan and senior editor Sam Diaz about whether recent product announcements will have a positive impact on Apple sales. Dignan and Diaz also discuss the hiccups with the iPhone 3G launch, the new Nano, and whether Apple will refresh its...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Earnings, 3G, Sales Strategy, Notebooks, Cellular Phones, Financial Accounting, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Finance, Apple
- Videos 2008-09-30
- 16 companies unite to promote mobile broadband
- 16 companies unite to promote mobile broadbandNix the marketing and invest in infrastructureTake you billion dollars and give me fiber to my home!!!!
- Tags: Network technology, Advertising & Promotion, Broadband Internet, mobile broadband, broadband, mobile
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- iVisit Desktop (exe)
- iVisit Desktop allows you to connect to your family, friends and colleagues from anywhere using your 3G- or wi-fi-enabled mobile device or desktop. iVisit users can audio- and video-conference with up to eight users, push-to-talk across carriers, text-message, and share audio, photo and video messages. iVisit has been a pioneer...
- Tags: Audio, iVisit, iVisit Desktop, Corporate Communications, 3G, Desktops, Wireless, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-09-30
- Aiseesoft DVD to iPhone Converter (exe)
- Aiseesoft DVD to iPhone Converter helps you convert your favorite DVD movies to iPhone video formats. It can convert DVDs to MP4, MOV, H.264, MP3, M4A formats for iPhone, iPhone (3G), iPod, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, Apple TV easily and fast.This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Aiseesoft Studio, Digital Music, Digital Media, 3G, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Cellular Phones
- Software downloads 2008-09-30
- Asus Eee PC to get embedded 3G
- The PC maker's Eee PC 901 will be released with HSDPA connectivity, as well as built-in Wi-Fi, beginning in October. Computer maker Asus has announced its Eee PC mini laptop is to get embedded 3G for the first time. The...
- Tags: HSDPA, PC, Wireless LANs, 3G, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Natasha Lomas silicon.com, Asus, eee PC
- News items 2008-09-29
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