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News to know: Apple, iPhone 3GS; Google Voice; Blu-ray; Bartz

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Hiner: Apple thumbs nose at Palm, reports 1 million iPhone 3G S units sold in 3 days CNBC:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Information Technology, Voice, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Blu-ray, Carrier Strength, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Carrier strength drives smartphone selections

Jason Hiner earlier posted on his buying decision between the iPhone 3G S and Palm Pre and as this blockbuster smartphone Summer kicks off I imagine that many prospective buyers will be looking at the available choices. Fellow MoTR podcast co-host James Kendrick actually owns the flagship device from each...

Tags: Smart Phone, Carrier Strength, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Additional Resources

Is the Google Android platform the upcoming smartphone of choice?

Android will winThe ATT exclusive and the other closed Apple policies for iPhone have kept the door open and now Google is in. The fact that Goole is behind it and that all the phone mfgs. and carriers will be using it bodes well for quick adoption and a buzzing...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Google Android, Google Inc., phone, carrier, operating system, Apple iPhone, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

LG Bliss - white (US Cellular)

LG is one of the top makers of touch-screen feature phones, and though many of them go to big national carriers like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless like the LG enV Touch and the LG Xenon for example, quite a number of them make it to regional carrier U.S. Cellular...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, U.S. Cellular, LG Electronics Inc., home screen, LG Bliss, phone, Bliss

Product reviews 2009-10-14

Two bars at home; three at work. Wireless coverage data is going granular

Say goodbye to those no-help coverage maps that the wireless carriers use to show you how great their coverage is from one coast to the other. So hello to granular maps, those that measure the true signal as well as the actual data coverage down to the Google Maps street...

Tags: Phone, Coverage, Cell Phone, Carrier, Wireless, Wireless Coverage Data, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

10 things I think I think about Palm's Pixi webOS smartphone

It looks like my Treo ProVery few differences from the front point of view.I don't get it. Is it a common knowledge thatSprint is a mediocre wireless carrier? Didn't you all complained that AT&T service sucks? if that is the case, what is left among major suppliers? Verizon? Some of...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Smart phones, Wireless and Mobility, Cellular phones, smart phone, Palm Inc., Wi-Fi, Sprint Communications, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Mobile TV: Why it stalled and why it won't take off

I have tried it on my iPhone...I would actually like to watch some t.v. on my iPhone. The biggest problem I have is the availability of a strong enough network and a service that runs on it.For example, during lunch I might catch up on a show by watching TV.com...

Tags: TVs, Mobile applications, TV & Home Theater, mobile TV, TV, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Next Palm webOS-ready phone, Eos 'Pixie', to arrive Oct. 2010

For now, only the Palm Pre smartphone can run the company's vaunted webOS platform, but an industry analyst recently said he believes the Palm Eos (codename: Pixie) phone will be the next one in the pipeline and arrive in October 2010. AT&T will...

Tags: Phone, Palm Inc., Palm Eos, Telecom & Utilities, Palm Pre, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Is Apple suffering because it has outgrown its Reality Distortion Field?

the RDFwas and is nothing more than a mythological construct created by non-Apple users to explain why nobody liked their products. It can be rephrased in layman's terms as:Our stuff really doesn't suck, Apple just brainwashes and cheats.Why should they care?They are making tons of money. Such is the...

Tags: XML, RDF, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

AT&T dropping calls like crazy, back to T-Mobile and their expanding 3G network

AT&T dropping calls like crazy, back to T-Mobile and their expanding 3G networkReturn to T-MobileGood for you, Miller. I was thinking of switching from VZW to AT&T for the Samsung Jack because I like WinMo smartphones, but switched to T-Mobile on their Dash 3G instead. A week after I...

Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, 3G network, network, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

AT&T USBConnect Mercury - wireless cellular modem

Just like the T-Mobile WebConnect USB, the Verizon Wireless USB760, and the Sierra Wireless 598U for Sprint, the AT&T USBConnect Mercury offers Internet connectivity on the go via cellular or Wi-Fi connection. Compact and simple, the portable modem is great for anyone who works on the road but, we'd recommend...

Tags: Modems, Wi-Fi, software interface, wireless, AT&T Corp., AT&T USBConnect Mercury, modem, USBConnect Mercury, Sierra Wireless

Product reviews 2009-07-31

Verizon Wireless to developers: 'Our success is tied to you'

Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam pitched application developers on the company's strategy as it moves toward its 4G long-term evolution LTE network. Verizon Wireless, which put some meat on its developer plans, also said that its app marketplace will complement existing stores from platform partners. The goal: "Provide more applications than...

Tags: Developer, Verizon Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman (AT&T)

AT&T gave Sony Ericsson fans a two-part surprise in July when the carrier introduced the Cyber-shot C905a and Walkman W518a. Sporting a familiar design and a music-friendly feature set, the W518a doesn't have the C905's high-end shooter, but it has its attractions. Music quality is respectable and you get a...

Tags: keypad button, AT&T Corp., Sony Ericsson W518a, Walkman W518a, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications

Product reviews 2009-07-21

Samsung MyShot II SCH-R460 (Cricket)

Photo gallery:Samsung MyShot II SCH-R460Don't be confused by the change in carrier; the Samsung MyShot II (SCH-R460) is an update of the Samsung MyShot. You'll find it with Cricket Communications rather than MetroPCS, but it offers many of the same features in a slightly modified design. The changes aren't extensive--in...

Tags: Samsung MyShot, MyShot II, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-07-06

Samsung Axle SCH-r311 (U.S. Cellular)

Now that U.S. Cellular finally has taken notice of CNET, we've had the opportunity to review a range of the carrier's phones, from sweet multimedia handsets to models built for texting. The new Samsung Axle SCH-r311 falls into neither camp, but it's an acceptable phone for basic communication. Its...

Tags: U.S. Cellular, VGA Camera, Samsung Axle, phone, camera, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-07-01

Carrier strength drives smartphone selections

Carrier strength drives smartphone selectionsI'd swap 2 and 3, but otherwise agree with the orderThe only dropped calls I've had since switching to Cingular(later bought by AT&T) later turned out to NOT be their signal. There was one spot on a highway near the local airport where I would lose...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., GSM, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

Sierra Wireless 598 USB EVDO Modem

We've reviewed the T-Mobile WebConnect USB Laptop Stick, the Verizon Wireless USB 760, and now to continue in our roundup of portable modems we checked out the Sierra Wireless 598U for Sprint, which is free with a two-year contract and after discounts. However, as with the others, you will need...

Tags: Modems, GPS, Sierra Wireless 598U, Sierra Wireless, Sprint Communications, modem

Product reviews 2009-06-19

Palm Pre returned, Sprint coverage and Android main factors

Palm Pre returned, Sprint coverage and Android main factorsdont return what you buyso much i hate the people who buy things, use them and then return them?what the hell are wrong with those people?so selfishnessBUY is not equal to RENT-FREEwhere is your ethical ???????The Pre will be on Verizon by...

Tags: 3G, Wireless and Mobility, Palm Inc., AT&T 3G coverage, Pre, Sprint Communications, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Samsung JetSet SCH-r550 (Cricket)

Since we're new to reviewing Cricket phones, we wanted to seek out handsets that were unique to the carrier and were about more than just making calls. The Motorola Hint QA30 was one such model, and the Samsung JetSet falls into that camp as well. Also called the SCH-r510, the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Samsung JetSet, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., phone, Cricket

Product reviews 2009-06-05

Palm reviewers: The Pre has a puncher's chance

Palm reviewers: The Pre has a puncher's chanceLook at the negatives listed...... and you will see only one of them is permanent. It is a bit chunky, compared to other smartphones. All of the others are quite temporary. There will be more apps, the app site will...

Tags: Engineering, Cellular phones, Palm Inc., Pre, Apple HyperCard, puncher, reviewer, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-06-04