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AT&T's new OTA eMusic Mobile service results in $1.50 per song fee: AT&T just launched their new eMusic Mobile download service that allows you to download MP3 files from eMusic directly to your compatible mobile phone. eMusic is an online seller of MP3 music from independent labels that has is DRM-free so you can purchase and then listen to your MP3 songs...; Tags: Wireless carriers, Smartphone, S60, MP3 players, mobile services, Feature phones; Blog posts 2007-07-31
MobileTechRoundup show #105: What hosts now have iPhones?: Listen here (MP3, 31.1 MB, 34:00 minutes)Subscribe to the show with this link RSSReaders here know that I went back to an Apple iPhone and if you listen to MobileTechRoundup show #105 then you will hear if any other hosts on the show were swayed by the beautiful device....; Tags: Wireless carriers, Windows Mobile, MoTR podcast, iPhone, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-23
Is the HTC Kaiser going to appear as the AT&T 8925?: Before I spent all of my gadget cash on the Apple iPhone, the device that I had my eye on was the HTC Kaiser that I blogged about in March. You can check out an excellent in-depth review of this upcoming device on MoDaCo.com. Rumored news from Electronista is that...; Tags: Wireless carriers, Windows Mobile, HTC; Blog posts 2007-07-18
The Apple iPhone draws me back: I gave the iPhone an honest try and as I stated in a post late last week I returned my iPhone prior to the 14-day trial period. I found that the iPhone lacked features found in many of today's feature and high-end smartphones and thought I could just leave it...; Tags: Wireless carriers, iPhone, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-17
T-Mobile UK ordered to stop blocking Truphone connections: One of the first VoIP solutions I tried on the S60 platform was Truphone and at first I was having lots of issues that their tech support team helped me through by actually calling me personally. It turns out it was a DSL modem issue that has since been resolved...; Tags: Wireless carriers, VoIP, S60, Nokia; Blog posts 2007-07-16

T-Mobile giving some free HotSpot @Home phones to loyal customers: I don't know if T-Mobile has been reading my HotSpot @Home blog posts, but today when I got home I had a nice surprise on my door step. T-Mobile sent me a complimentary Samsung t409 HotSpot @Home mobile phone in "appreciation of my commitment to T-Mobile". This actually couldn't have...; Tags: Feature phones, Gadgets, Wireless carriers; Blog posts 2007-07-11
Apple seems to have forgotten the phone in the iPhone: I just passed 10 days of iPhone ownership after waiting in line for 24 hours and then posting my first and second impressions of the device. I was quite excited about the iPhone after finding out that the AT&T data plan was reasonably priced and gave it an honest evaluation....; Tags: Wireless carriers, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Smartphone, S60, Nokia, iPhone, Feature phones, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-09
2nd impressions of the Apple iPhone: After spending a full two days with the iPhone while out and about, I had the chance to put it through a few more tests. I used the camera to take photos at a fund raiser car wash, text messaged back and forth with friends, showed it off to the...; Tags: Wireless carriers, Smartphone, Review, iPhone, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-02
Hello international readers, there may be a way to unlock the iPhone: I was just reading my buddy Kent's blog and read the story he posted of how someone "accidentally" unlocked the Apple iPhone. The procedure requires two iPhones, but seems fairly straightforward. However, after making this public I have to wonder if AT&T will somehow find a way to prevent this...; Tags: Wireless carriers, iPhone, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-01
iPhone initial impressions and SIM questions answered: It seems that my 24 hour iPhone line wait was worth it at my local AT&T store as I was able to buy 8GB iPhones for my family. They ran out of 8GB iPhones as I endured their slow computer system in the store so a rough count put that...; Tags: Wireless carriers, iPhone, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-30
What kind of choices do you have if you don't want an iPhone?: I've been writing about the iPhone for a couple of weeks like every other mobile blogger and have been bouncing back and forth on whether or not I was going to purchase it. After the internal AT&T document confirmed that I could swap the SIM card into other devices I...; Tags: Wireless carriers, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, S60, Nokia, iPhone, HTC, BlackBerry, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-28
24 hours until iPhone and I am first in line: I just showed up at my local AT&T store here in Puyallup, WA and I am the first in line. Right now my 13 year old and 7 year old are in line with me and my 13 year old will stay the whole time so I can purchase 2...; Tags: Wireless carriers, iPhone, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-28
You can use the iPhone SIM and wireless data in other AT&T and unlocked phones: I asked the question about the swappability of the AT&T iPhone SIM and haven't seen the answer anywhere, until now. I just read through the iPhone Launch Guide found on The Boy Genius Report and on page 31 of 65 it states that MEdiaNet will be used to access the...; Tags: Wireless carriers, iPhone, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-28
Nokia Eseries devices are widely available in the U.S.: I purchased a Nokia E61 to replace my Treo 650 from a US importer last year and have since upgraded to a Nokia E61i, again via a US importer. Nokia posted a press release announcing that Nokia E-series, these are the enterprise focused devices like the E61i, are broadly available...; Tags: Wireless carriers, Symbian, Smartphone, S60, Nokia; Blog posts 2007-06-25
6 iPhone questions I need AT&T and/or Apple to answer: Even after laying out what my personal costs to buy the iPhone would be and finding out the number is quite high I am still seriously thinking about camping out in line at my local AT&T store. I already called them to confirm they would be getting some and also...; Tags: Wireless carriers, Smartphone, Mobile software, iPhone, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-22
Is T-Mobile rolling out HotSpot@Home service next week?: Last year I posted that I finished a beta test and was going to sign up for the T-Mobile HotSpot@Home service, which I then did. I found the service to be a bit buggy still after the initial beta though and after trying both the Samsung and Nokia UMA phones...; Tags: Wireless carriers, VoIP, Nokia, mobile services; Blog posts 2007-06-21
Sprint and HTC announce the HTC Mogul Windows Mobile 6 device: I just returned from a few days of camping with my family for Father's Day and it seems like everyone and their brother was sent a new device from HTC to play with and photos, video, and commentary are appearing all over the place. Sprint announced that the update to...; Tags: HTC, Microsoft, Smartphone, Windows Mobile, Wireless carriers; Blog posts 2007-06-17
Dell coupons may help you buy a new Nokia S60 device: I had a chance to hang out with Stefan Constantinescu at the S60 Summit in Madrid and shortly after returning from that trip Stefan moved from his Ring Nokia blog to serving as an editor at IntoMobile. As regular readers know I am also a participant in the Nokia Nseries...; Tags: Nokia, S60, Smartphone, Wireless carriers; Blog posts 2007-06-17
GotVoice brings some iPhone functionality to your current mobile phone: Back in March GotVoice rolled out a major update to their voicemail management system see my coverage and image gallery and this week they announced a couple of advanced features to the system. One feature that Apple has been promoting on its iPhone is visual voicemail. GotVoice now has that...; Tags: Wireless carriers, Voice 2.0, Smartphone, On the road, mobile services, iPhone, Feature phones; Blog posts 2007-06-13
The iPhone will cost me at least US$2245, how about you?: So now that the very slick Apple iPhone TV ads are available for viewing, I am sure many of us have our gadget lust peaked and are thinking about what our iPhone acquisition strategy may be on 29 June. As compelling as the iPhone looks, there are also many of...; Tags: Wireless carriers, iPhone, Gadgets, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-11