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- Wiretaps may mute Nextel rivals
- Wiretaps may mute Nextel rivalsGood for Nextel!They have the best PTT solution anyway. I tried Verizon's at one point and found ridiculous delays, and low voice quality.Nextel is the de-facto standard.Hmmm, so only Nextel can "wiretap"???Time to ditch Nextel then...Secure voice scramblers are commercially available...I'm sure the Israelis have...
- Tags: Federal government, Nextel Communications Inc., CALEA, Nextel PTT, PTT service
- Discussion threads 2004-08-23
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- RIM announces BlackBerry Storm with responsive touch screen display
- RIM announces BlackBerry Storm with responsive touch screen displayWelcome to the iBerry!I said it first! Haha.RE: RIM announces BlackBerry Storm with responsive touch screen displayIt's about time Verizon gets a cool phone first. I'll be dumping my Palm Treo 700p for the Storm. I was waiting on the Treo Pro,...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Verizon Network, Verizon Communications Inc., LifeInPocket Navigation, touch screen, responsive touch screen, BlackBerry Storm, phone, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- fring lets you make Skype calls from your iPhone, available for free
- fring lets you make Skype calls from your iPhone, available for freeI've been waiting for an application like this . . .Great to see that some really useful applications are starting to make their way through the Apple screening process.If you're interested, you can read about my experiences with many...
- Tags: VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Apple iPhone, fring, Skype Call, Skype Technologies S.A.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-05
- Does Sprint have a Nextel nibble?
- Does Sprint have a Nextel nibble?Selling the dying.Sprint paid 35 billion for what? The right to kill the Nextel brand name and stagnate it's technology? Who would be dumb enought to buy it for even 5.4 billion?
- Tags: Branding, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Does Sprint have a Nextel nibble?
- The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, is reporting that Sprint Nextel has received interest in its Nextel business from Latin American carrier NII Holdings Inc. and several private-equity firms. But this is far from a done deal. Sprint has been exploring a sale of Nextel but...
- Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Nokia to unveil touchscreen phone next week
- Nokia to unveil touchscreen phone next weekNokia, maybe too late for the crowd?Now that more choices exist doesn't mean that people will be trashing their Apples. The market is pretty saturated and the prices seem to be dropping. Just how much profit can be made is not clear...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, Nokia Corp., phone, touchscreen phone, touch screen
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Motorola i365 - black (Nextel)
- If there ever was a Nextel phone, the Motorola i365 would be it. Big, burly, and bulky, the i365 looks as if it could withstand just about anything. Make no mistake: this is a serious phone for making voice and push-to-talk PTT calls. There's no camera or music player, and...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Inc., I365, phone, Nextel Communications Inc., Motorola i365
- Product reviews 2008-09-25
- Odds for Yahoo-AOL deal may increase
- Yahoo's board reportedly set the stage for additional talks with Time Warner's AOL unit for some kind of deal. According to a relatively thin Financial Times report Yahoo's board approved talks with Time Warner about the future of AOL. Time Warner has been trying to unload AOL...
- Tags: Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Motorola Renegade V950 (Sprint)
- Photo gallery:Motorola V950The Motorola V950 is the fifth QChat phone that Sprint has released this year. We've seen the Sanyo Pro 200, the Sanyo Pro 700, the LG LX400, and the Samsung Z400, and now we come back to the company that pioneered push-to-talk PTT in the first place ....
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Renegade V950, Motorola V950, PTT, Motorola Inc., rubber, Sprint Communications
- Product reviews 2008-09-22
- Yahoo's board to meet: Will Icahn's gang make a difference?
- Yahoo's board will meet this week and billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his two directors--former Viacom CEO Frank Biondi and John Chapple, former CEO of Nextel Partners--will make their debut. According to the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo's board will have dinner Monday night and meet Tuesday to...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Samsung M220 - blue (Sprint)
- Think of the Samsung SPH-M220 as the low-end alternative to the already basic Samsung SPH-M320. While both handsets are designed primarily for communication, the SPH-M220 ditches all frills except for Bluetooth. Yet, the result is a simple and easy-to-use handset with decent call quality. This isn't a handset for extreme...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Sprint Communications, keypad button, Samsung SPH-M220, Samsung SPH-M320, handset, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-09-18
- Nortel whacked by currency, carrier spending, delays
- The technology confession season continues. Next up to bat is Nortel, which lowered its third quarter revenue targets because it is seeing "significant pressure" as telecom carriers cut back on spending and enterprise customers curb IT spending. Bottom line: Nortel all resources is now expecting revenue of...
- Tags: Revenue, Nortel Networks Corp., Carrier, Ethernet, Operational Accounting, Telecommunications, Networking, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- Samsung M320 - red (Sprint)
- Photo gallery:Samsung SPH-M320If you're looking for a low-end camera phone with a simple design, you can always count on Samsung. The company spins them out fast and furiously in the United States, particularly in the run-up to the holiday season. The Samsung SPH-M320 for Sprint is the newest model to...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Instant messaging, Sprint Communications, Samsung SPH-M320, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-09-16
- RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 - gray (U.S. Cellular)
- The RIM BlackBerry Curve series has proven to be a popular line for Research in Motion, making its way to every major U.S. carrier and even regional service providers like U.S. Cellular. Like its larger CDMA brothers, Sprint and Verizon Wireless, U.S. Cellular landed itself the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330...
- Tags: Handhelds, U.S. Cellular, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330, Research In Motion Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-09-09
- Cellular Abroad National Geographic phone (Motorola V180)
- A cell phone can be a great asset when traveling abroad. You can make travel arrangements, check in with local friends or fellow travelers, and you can keep in touch with family back home. And as more U.S. residents continue to pack their phones for international trips, they face a...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, National Geographic, Motorola Inc., phone, Cellular Abroad
- Product reviews 2008-09-05
- Arc Wireless Freedom Blade
- As cell phones become the "everything gadget" for more people, companies have begun to cash in on the need for great reception at all times. Wilson Electronics and Wi-Ex have introduced some of our favorite products, and even Sprint Nextel offers an option of its own. A less successful product,...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, blade, Freedom Blade, phone
- Product reviews 2008-08-21
- Motorola VE20 - silver (Sprint)
- Just when you thought the Motorola Razr was dead, Moto has brought it back for another round with the Razr VE20 for Sprint. Before you start grumbling about Moto never having anything new--a sentiment we've no doubt shared--we advise you to give this Razr a chance. Sure, the design is...
- Tags: Motorola Inc., Motorola Razr, Motorola VE20, Razr VE20, Sprint Communications, display
- Product reviews 2008-08-17
- Virgin Mobile TNT (Kyocera Adreno S2400)
- Virgin Mobile's cell phones tend to stick to the basics. Even when they offer cameras, like the UTStarcom Arc and the Samsung Slash, the handsets concentrate on doing what a cell phone should do. The prepaid carrier's latest model, the Kyocera TNT, certainly follows this format. Like the recent LG...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Virgin Mobile, Kyocera Wireless Corp., TNT, phone
- Product reviews 2008-08-14
- Yahoo announces Icahn's board members
- Yahoo appointed former Viacom CEO Frank J. Biondi, Jr. and John H. Chapple, former CEO of Nextel Partners, to its board of directors, filling the two new seats created when activist investor Carl Icahn agreed to drop his proxy fight for control of the board last month. Icahn is also...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Chapple, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Motorola Adventure V750 (Verizon Wireless)
- Despite the naysayers who have predicted the company's demise, Motorola's recent cell phone releases have won high marks. Its inventive Rokr E8 stands as one of the better music phones on the market, its Q9c is a quality smartphone, and its Z9 and W755 are reliable handsets with solid call...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Motorola Inc., Verizon Wireless, V750, Moto
- Product reviews 2008-08-04
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