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Rumor Mill: What's on the Apple horizon: Hey there, it's Jake, Jason's evil twin. It's Friday which means that it's my turn to take the wheel for trip down Apple rumor lane. Fasten your seat belts because here we go: Apple Developing Wiimote-Like Controller? – AppleInsider reports that a new Apple patent application reveals...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., iLounge, 3G, E-mail, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-09
ShoZu adds Twitter, Seesmic, Photobucket, and 5 more destinations: One of the first applications I load up on my camera-enabled mobile phones is ShoZu because it allows me to post photos and videos I capture to a number of websites and services. ShoZu just announced that they have added eight new destinations to their mobile client. ...; Tags: Destination, Photobucket, Twitter, ShoZu, Camera Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-08
WirelessTone (GPRS Surfing Card Software): WirelessTone(GPRS Surfing Card Software)can provide multiple functions for your wireless surfing card without being restricted to network dialing platform. Version 1.0.3.2 includes unspecified updates.; Tags: Software, Card, GPRS, Mobilebrother, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem: While Wi-Fi hot spots may be proliferating, they're not always reliable and don't help you much when you're in between coverage areas. Neither do the usurious rates carriers are charging for Wi-Fi these days. When you're in business and need Internet access while traveling there's no substitute for an EV-DO...; Tags: EVDO, Verizon Communications Inc., UM150, 3GStore, VZW BroadbandAccess Network, UM150 EV-DO Modem, Modems, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Gallery: Verizon Wireless UM150 EV-DO modem: A gallery of photos of the Verizon Wireless UM150 EV-DO modem. Both raw and attached to a MacBook Air. by Jason O'Grady; Tags: Verizon, Wireless, UM150, EV-DO, modem, EVDO, Verizon Wireless, Modems, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason O\'Grady; Image galleries 2008-05-07

Egypt shuts off cell anonymity: As protests continue to mount over rising food prices, Egypt is moving to keep close tabs on cellphone users. The government wants cellphone companies to close down anonymous subscribers, Reuters reports. "Everyone who uses the telephone must be known," Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid told a news...; Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Egypt, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-07
On being detained in Cairo: I've brought up Twitter before. Twitter is a micro-blogging service. You use it to "tweet" messages of no more than 140 characters. Your friends, colleagues and the general public can follow your Twitter stream and keep up with such urgent intelligence as, "Feeling bored," or "Currently surrounded by idiots." Or,...; Tags: Twitter, James Karl Buck, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Gottsman; Blog posts 2008-05-07
T-Mobile USA officially announces 3G rollout: There were rumors of the T-Mobile 3G rollout last week in New York and this morning T-Mobile USA issued the below press release officially announcing that 3G is beginning. Unlike one of the rumors that made little sense, the 3G rollout is for both voice and data and begins in...; Tags: Network, T-Mobile, T-Mobile International, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Upvise Workspaces (cab): Organizing and Mobilizing your company data has never been so simple. Create workspaces to categorize and store all types of information. The data becomes available on the mobile phones and web accounts of all the users in your company. Workspaces can be used to classify any type of data, from...; Tags: Workspace, Unyverse, Sales Strategy, Marketing Research, Cellular Phones, Sales, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-05-05
Top mobile phone vendor in Q4 2007: Nokia, Samsung, Motorola: The worldwide mobile phone market grew to 300 mln devices in Q4 2007. According to IDC, the 334.0 mln handsets shipped during the holiday quarter was a new record for the industry, and was up 15.3% over Q4 2007. Total shipments reached 1,144.1 mln units in 2007 with 12.4% overall...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Shipment, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., International Data Corp., Motorola Inc., Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-02
MobileTechRoundup show #131, WiFi or 3G, what is the mobile users preference?: Listen here (MP3, 31.5 MB, 34:20 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) AT&T is starting to take over for T-Mobile in providing WiFi access at Starbucks and other locations so to kick off...; Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Mobile, Wi-Fi, 3G, Podcasts, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-01
AT&T iPhone owners may be getting free WiFi at Starbucks and other AT&T hotspots: Although T-Mobile still has no 3G wireless data network, they at least provide free T-Mobile HotSpot WiFi service as part of their US$20/month EDGE data plan. I was concerned when I first heard that AT&T was taking over the Starbucks WiFi service from T-Mobile. However, T-Mobile then issued a statement...; Tags: Apple iPhone, SIM Card, HotSpot, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Starbucks Corp., Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-01
News to know: Microhoo; Adobe; MacBook Air; OLPC; RIAA: Notable headlines: Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet. Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air Ryan Stewart: Adobe Open Screen Project Dan Farber: IBM...; Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Advertisement, RIAA, Apple MacBook, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Professional Development, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Update: T-Mobile 3G voice and data launches in NY: I was getting all excited today after reading the rumors that T-Mobile was going to start rolling out its 3G network in New York tomorrow. I contacted my T-Mobile PR person to try to get some confirmation, but never heard anything back except for the continued party line that T-Mobile...; Tags: Network, Voice, T-Mobile, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Even an unlocked 3G iPhone will still be an AT&T iPhone: Saul Hansell wrote up a good response to the $199 iPhone rumor. He stated that the report may actually mean that AT&T wants to lower the price of the iPhone and raise the price of data plans and/or Apple will start selling unlocked phones. However, even if the 3G iPhone...; Tags: Apple iPhone, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-30
News to know: Microhoo; Taming Vista UAC; iPhone; Google; CIO Sessions: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC. Images: Taming Vista's User Account Control (right) Larry Dignan: Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsy Mary Jo Foley: XP SP3 delayed by glitch New test releases...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Vista UAC, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, 3G, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-04-30
T-Mobile rolling out 3G data service on Thursday (updated): iPhone users will have to wait at least another 60 days for our US$199 3G iPhones, but in the mean time T-Mobile will be rolling out their new 3G data service in a bunch of cities beginning on 01 May (this Thursday) according to Boy Genius Reports. ...; Tags: Data Service, Apple iPhone, HSDPA, T-Mobile, HSUPA 3G, Cellular Phones, 3G, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Will AT&T really be offering a $200 subsidy on the 3G iPhone?: I've been saving up my mobile device PayPal funds for the upcoming U.S. 3G version of the HTC Touch Dual, but with Fortune's news of serious iPhone deals that may have the 3G iPhone available from AT&T for as low as US$199 I think the 3G iPhone just moved to...; Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Subsidy, US$200 Subsidy, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Rumor: 3G iPhone to sell for US$199: In Fortune's TechLand blog Scott Moritz cites a "person familiar with the strategy" as saying that Apple will drop the price of the new 3G iPhone as much as US$200 when it's launched this June. The only catch: buyers will be required to sign a new two-year contract. AT&T...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-29
iPhone-optimized Evernote client improves an already great service: I've been having a ton more followers of my Twitter feed lately and just added the Evernote feed to my account. I then found out that Ars Technica posted a review of Evernote and also revealed the new iPhone formatted Evernote site. As readers know, I am a big fan...; Tags: Apple iPhone, iPhone-optimized Evernote Client, E-mail, 3G, Online Communications, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-29