ITG have launched a preorder page for their distinctive xpPhone, promising support for “the global three major 3G standards” from its integrated 3G chip. Still unpriced, the xpPhone has a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, AMD processor, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth, together with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Unlike most smartphones, though, the xpPhone runs Windows XP.
ABI Research has named AT&T Wireless as the greenest of the North American wireless carriers according to the research firms latest Vendor Matrix. Sprint and Verizon took second and third spots on the matrix scorecards.
Nokia’s Mural only landed on AT&T last week, and already its been pulled from shelves. The problem, according to a leaked internal memo, is that Nokia “inadvertently turned off” its 3G support during production, meaning that all of the devices – including those sold – now need to be reflashed with new firmware.
AT&T have announced a new calling package, A-List, which will allow the carrier’s heavier users to contact between five and ten numbers without using their monthly minutes. Launching on September 20th for individual Nation subscribers on plans priced at $59.99 or above, or FamilyTalk subscribers on $89.99 or higher plans, the service will take on Verizon’s Friends & Family scheme and T-Mobile’s myFaves.
Individual subscribers who are eligible for A-List will be able to select five numbers, while FamilyPlan subscribers will have a ten-number list that affects all users on the plan. Meanwhile AT&T’s rollover system will mean that unused minutes still get carried forward to future months.
Firstly, this should be noted that this application is not running in the background on your iPhone. It’s a server-to-server agreement between AT&T and Loopt, so that you can always have location-based services working, and so people always know where you are. If you’re into that kind of thing, then this is the application for you. We’re sure that most of you out there are already using Loopt, so perhaps this is exactly the update you’ve been waiting for.
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There's a lot happening this month, but we're sure you're keeping good tabs on it all. And there's no chance you forgot about Apple's event coming next week, right? Of course not. But, just in case you weren't excited enough already, get ready to have those socks knocked right off your feet. That's right, it may be coming: MMS.
It looks like Nokia hasn’t forgotten the low-end phones, despite being a little preoccupied. Which is a good thing for all those families looking for a new, simple phone for cheap. While there’s nothing wrong with a simple flip-phone, this thing looks a bit dated, and also resembles a few of the late Motorola W-series models. But, we’re sure that doesn’t matter to the general consensus. After all, it’s a phone, it functions perfectly well enough. Who needs more?
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Today marks the announcement that AT&T has substantially increased its 3G coverage in the New York City and New Jersey areas. It's only been a week or so since AT&T stepped up its wireless 3G network in Atlanta, and earlier in the week they did the same for San Francisco. It's about time they stepped up the roll-out, and while they're keeping it to only the more metropolitan areas for now, that's probably the safest bet, considering that's the bulk of their business. So, now we've got better 3G in the Big Apple and the surrounding areas.
If you’re one of the millions of people out there using Windows Mobile, then it’s a safe bet that you’ve been stuck at 6.1 for far too long. Maybe that ‘X’ button up at the top corner isn’t the easiest thing in the world to activate. Whatever your concerns are, it’s looking like you have a bright future, and one that you don’t need to wait too much longer for, either. Today marks the announcement, officially, that Windows Mobile 6.5 is coming to the market, with a street date and everything.
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And it's going to cost a pretty penny. While the T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 is already available for the same price, there were a few people out there who were hoping that HTC's Touch Pro 2 would see at least somewhat of a price drop, once it reached the Now Network. Either way, we're sure someone out there is still clamoring for this thing, and thankfully September 8 seems to be the day of days, so to speak.
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