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Phones 4U JUMP offers six month upgrades for early-adopters

Chris Davies, Feb 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Cellphone owners in the UK could upgrade their on-contract handset as often as every six months, retailer Phones 4U have promised, with a new double agreement system that splits device subsidy from service. Trialled since May last year, Phones 4 U JUMP - "Just Upgrade My Phone" - is now rolling out across the UK; subscribers sign up to a double contract that includes a talk/text/data package with a carrier and a separate phone contract with the retailer itself, along with various trade-in options for switching device before the service agreement is up. Read The Full Story

Samsung Wave Y LeFleur Edition revealed

Mark Raby, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you thought the one thing missing from Samsung's entry-level Wave Y S5380 phone was a pink floral design, you're in luck. The manufacturer has launched a new version of the device, dubbed the LaFleur edition, with a bold pink-and-black motif. The inscription "LaFleur" appears on the front of the phone while the back, donned in pink, is etched with a full-body floral print. Read The Full Story

Nokia offloads feature-phone factory onto De’ Longhi

Chris Davies, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has completed plans to shutter a cellphone factory in Romania, selling off the unwanted plant to De' Longhi for an unspecified sum. The closure and sale of the factory was announced back in September, and originally expected to be completed by the end of 2011; Nokia has already shifted its remaining feature-phone production to Asia, where it says facilities are better at keeping up with the shifts of the mobile market. Read The Full Story

Nokia sells 1.5 billionth Series 40 mobile phone

Shane McGlaun, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has passed a huge milestone with its Series 40 mobile phones. The mobile phone giant has announced that it has sold its 1.5 billionth 40 Series device. The magic 1.5 billionth device was a Nokia Asha 303 smartphone, and it was sold to a woman in São Paulo, Brazil. The Asha 303 is a touchscreen handset that also has a QWERTY keypad on it for typing and web surfing. Read The Full Story

China has 513 million web users

Shane McGlaun, Jan 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

China is the most heavily populated country on earth with over 1.3 billion people living there as of 2010. By comparison, the US has over 307 million as of the census conducted in 2009. China has more people that use the internet than live in the US. The astonishing part is that China has over 200 million more people using the web than the entire US population. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu plans to enter US smartphone market

Rue Liu, Jan 13th 2012 Discuss [11]

Fujitsu has had a strong presence in Japan over the last several years thanks to its partnership with carrier DoCoMo, but its handsets never make it outside of its home country. That may soon change, as the company is now making it a priority to bring its smartphones to the North American market and has been contemplating the best way to make an entrance. Read The Full Story

Elop: Nokia smartphone sale rumors are tired and baseless

Chris Davies, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [3]

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has denied reports that the Finnish company is set to sell its smartphone division to Microsoft, suggesting the speculation is the work of tech gossips running short on material. "The rumors are baseless, and some people who seem to enjoy generating rumors are running out of fresh material, so it seems to have come up again" Elop told PCMag, referring to - but not naming - critical mobile insider Eldar Murtazin, who has been primarily responsible for fueling the rumor-mill. In fact, Elop insists, "significant synergies" between Nokia's divisions mean a split simply wouldn't make sense. Read The Full Story

Samsung to overtake Nokia in 2012 mobile phone shipments

Rue Liu, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [9]

Samsung has already beat Nokia in terms of revenue, but now the South Korean company believes it will overtake the Finnish group in total shipments as well. Speaking to reporters in Las Vegas, Samsung CEO Choi Gee Sung revealed that the company had surpassed Nokia in revenue in the latest reported quarter and is confident it will be able to top Nokia in shipments, becoming the world's largest cellphone maker in 2012. Read The Full Story

Nokia tests show solar-powered phone not practical

Rue Liu, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

Nokia has finished a research project that's been testing the feasibility of harvesting solar energy to power a mobile phone. The test involved five prototype feature phones equipped with built-in solar chargers that were distributed to various regions around the world to test under different climate conditions. Overall, Nokia finds that solar-powered phones are possible but very challenging and, at its current state, impractical. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile announces “Magenta Saturday Sale” for November 19

Rue Liu, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [3]

T-Mobile today announced a special sale which the carrier is calling its "Magenta Saturday Sale." The promotion will take place a week ahead of Black Friday for one day only this Saturday, November 19. T-Mobile will be offering almost all its smartphones and tablets for under $49.99 after a mail-in rebate. Read The Full Story

Sonim includes NFC support in one of three new rugged phones

Rue Liu, Oct 10th 2011 Discuss [1]

Sonim has announced three new ultra-rugged mobile phones, including one that offers NFC support. The company claims to hold the Guinness World Record for the World's Toughest Phone and unveiled earlier this year its XP3300 Force that's hailed as the rugged mobile phone with the world's longest talk time. Read The Full Story

PayPal to open pop-up store next month in NYC, showcasing new mobile payment options

Cory Gunther, Oct 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

Paypal is all set to open a new pop-up store in the trendy streets of downtown Manhattan, New York, to announce and showcase their new payment options and point-of-sale features that are coming soon. PayPal plans to invite local merchants to visit the store, located at 174 Hudson, to experience and see real-time demos of the company's payment processing technology for retail stores, and see it in action how they intend for it to be at brick and mortar stores nationwide. Read The Full Story