Archive for February, 2008

Review: LG Rumor

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The LG Rumor brings a full QWERTY keyboard and messaging services to the masses in a stylish and compact package. Find out what its strengths and weaknesses are in our full-length review.

NFC Standards Approved for Mobile Phone Use

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute has accepted the GSMA's near field communications technical specifications. The organizations have all agreed on the software protocols necessary to operate the communications between the SIM card and the phone's NFC chip. Now that ...

Sprint CEO Confirms CDMA/WiMax Handsets This Year

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Speaking to investors yesterday, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse made comments on the company's WiMax business. He noted that the trials in Chicago and Baltimore-Washington, D.C., are going well and that Sprint will roll out dual-mode CDMA/WiMax handsets later this ...

BlackBerry Pearl 8110

Thursday, February 28th, 2008
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 takes the familiar Pearl handset and adds GPS. Is this going to be a killer multifunction handset, or will the 8110 only appeal to a very small market?

Nokia Wins A Round Against Qualcomm

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Today the ITC held up an earlier judgment that Nokia did not violate three of Qualcomm's patents regarding mobile phone technology. Other litigation between the two companies is still pending.