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T-Mobile, MetroPCS, Others Buy Spectrum from NextWave
Thursday, July 24th, 2008NextWave Wireless has sold 63% of the spectrum it acquired in 2006's AWS auction for a sum of $150.1 million. ACS Wireless, Atlantic Wireless, MetroPCS and T-Mobile were the buyers of the spectrum, which as mostly located in California, ...
ROM Update Adds 850MHz to HTC Touch Diamond
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Users of the HTC Touch Diamond can update the ROM on their devices to add support for 850MHz, which will make the phone more compatible with U.S. networks. The update is available from one of HTC's Asian web sites. ...
NTT DoCoMo Develops a Smart Battery
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Researchers at NTT DoCoMo have created an "intelligent" lithium-ion battery that monitors its health and status, and stores reports that are accessible by users. The battery has an embedded 8-bit microcomputer that records and stores the data. The information ...
Samsung Blazons Its INNOV8
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Today Samsung announced a new Symbian-based phone with an 8 megapixel camera. The INNOV8, otherwise known as the i8510, has quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA 900/2100 radios, and also has an FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and assisted ...