Archive for September, 2007

Starbucks And iTunes To Give Away 50 Million Songs

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Starbucks recently announced that they are planning on giving away 50 million songs at their domestic coffee houses. From Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, baristas in the company's more than 10,000 U.S. stores will hand out about 1.5 million "Song of the Day" cards each day. The cards can be ...

New York To Notify Citizens By Cell Phone In Cases Of Emergency

Friday, September 21st, 2007

One of the more useful things about cell phones is that news can travel fast. New York City recently announced that they are going to notify citizens via their cell phones within minutes of an emergency event taking place. Officials will use cell broadcast technology and visitors will be able ...

AT&T Offers “Confessions of a College Football Junkie” On 3G Handsets

Friday, September 21st, 2007

If you're a college football junkie, AT&T wireless just announced the release of a new video program available to subscribers with a 3G mobile phone. ESPN College GameDay host Chris Fowler and analyst Kirk Herbstreit will be the hosts of Confessions of a Football Junkie, a series of weekly video ...

LG Viewty LG-KU990

Friday, September 21st, 2007

The LG Viewty LG-KU990 Camera Phone has an emphasis on taking pictures. LG Electronics and DivX collaborated on the phone, in order to ensure the latest features. The phone has a very unique look, reminiscent of a space age camera. That's no mistake, according to people close ...

Jitterbug For Senior Citizens Goes On Sale In California CVS Stores

Friday, September 21st, 2007

It was recently announced the Jitterbug mobile phone, a simple phone made with senior citizens in mind will go on sale in a number of CVS stores in California. The Jitterbug comes without many of the bells and whistles of more complicated phones and is designed to be close to ...

Intel Bringing Out WiMax Equipment in 2008

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Intel is hoping to make a bigger name for themselves in the telco world. It's not surprising. The mobile phone industry represents a huge market for any OEM, and Intel has always been one of the largest and most innovative. So when they say WiMax equipment is ...

Orange France Telecom to Sell iPhone In November

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Chief Executive Didier Lombard of French Telecom Orange announced at an industry event in Hanoi that they would begin selling the popular iPhone at the end of November. It was confirmed by a company spokesperson that Mr. Lombard signed an agreement with Apple to sell the phones. It's expected that the iPhone ...

Nokia And Chunghwa Testing Visa Handsets

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

For small transactions, the reality of using your cell phone to make payments is coming into sharper focus every day. The latest announcement involves Nokia and Taiwanese mobile operator Chunghwa, who are testing handsets that allow Visa payments. Chunghwa, the nation's largest phone operator, and Nokia will begin testing ...

Nokia 6301

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Here's an innovative new Nokia phone which actually makes use of UMA technology. UMA phones like the Nokia 6031 can seemlessly switch between a cell phone carrier's network and WiFi, in order to greatly extend the range of calls. This is a big boost for business travelers who ...

Nokia N76 Cell Phone

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

The Nokia N76 is an attractive cell phone that is available in both red and black. The Nokia N76 has the following features: - Store up to thousands of songs with expandable memory up to 2 GB. - Access your favorite internet sites and services with the Nokia browser with Mini Map. - Make ...