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Blockbuster plans to sell phones at its retail stores, sources say

Brittany Hillen, Dec 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Some individuals claiming to be on the inside have revealed that Blockbuster plans to sell phones at its retails stores, of which there are about 850. The company already offers phones online from the likes of T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon. This information comes via Bloomberg, where the unnamed sources provided a few details. Read The Full Story

Samsung trumps Nokia again, is largest mobile phone seller

Brittany Hillen, Oct 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung has beat Nokia again to take helm as biggest mobile phone seller for its third-quarter in a row, giving it 23.7-percent of the market. Nokia previously held the title of biggest seller for 14 years. Also bested was Apple, which came in third after Nokia. This is according to an industry study by research firm IDC. Read The Full Story

Gartner: Worldwide phone sales shrink 2.3%

Ben Kersey, Aug 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

According to research and analyst firm Gartner, the worldwide mobile phone market shrank by 2.3% in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period last year. Gartner cites the worldwide economy as the reason for the decline, and also points to current smartphone owners holding off on upgrading their handsets as the release of the next iPhone looms large. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile teams with Dollar General stores for Monthly4G and prepaid services

Chris Burns, Jun 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week it appears that T-Mobile USA will be heading to the dollar store for some fabulous feature phone sales on a Samsung tip. The device you see below is the Samsung t139, a device that T-Mobile will be offering at more than 6,400 Dollar General stores across the nation starting in July. T-Mobile's prepaid and Monthly4G No Annual Contract services will be offered up on and in addition to this device soon. Read The Full Story

Nokia intros more entry-level Asha handsets

Ben Kersey, Jun 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia may be firmly committed to Windows Phone across large parts of the world, but its still intent on bringing low-cost devices to developing nations with its range of Asha feature phones. The Finnish company is introducing three new Asha phones today: the Asha 305, 306, and 311. All phones come in around 3-inches in size with touch screens, but offer slightly different features and price points. Read The Full Story

ETSI considering embedded SIMs for mobile

Rue Liu, Jun 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has reportedly been wanting to use embedded SIMs in its iPhones and now it looks like the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) may be leaning that direction. The ETSI just gave Apple a victory this morning, by approving the company's nano-SIM design as the new standard, snubbing the design submitted by Nokia and Microsoft. The organization is now deliberating over rules for an embedded SIM standard for M2M (machine-to-machine) applications that could eventually find its way to consumer products and mobile devices. Read The Full Story

NYC phone booths to be replaced by smart screens

Rue Liu, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [9]

New York City will soon be retrofitting its phone booths into "smart screen" stations. The pilot program will start by replacing 250 public pay phones with 32-inch touchscreens that are connected to the internet. The aim is to eventually replace all 12,800 of the city's phone booths once the franchise contracts for the pay phones with the city expire in October 2014. Read The Full Story

Motorola’s Android Home Phones visit the FCC

Rue Liu, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [2]

Motorola is preparing two cordless phones for your home that run on Android and potentially on the latest Ice Cream Sandwich version. The models HS1101 and MBP2000PU showed up at the FCC en route for launch that will bring some of the more advanced smartphone features to your good old landline phone. 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

Samsung unveils Wave 3, Wave M, and Wave Y Bada 2.0 phones

Rue Liu, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [4]

Samsung has announced three new smartphones that will be powered by its own proprietary Bada 2.0 operating system. The flagship of this trio is the Wave 3, which was first leaked in Samsung's IFA 2011 Unpacked app, followed by the Wave M that will target the mid-range market and the Wave Y for the entry-level market. Read The Full Story

Facebook Phone Contact List Is NOT New and Can Be Deleted Easily

Chris Burns, Aug 12th 2011 Discuss [16]

This week Facebook users across the nation have been having a heart attack and grabbing their tinfoil hats in horror over what they saw as an almost science-fiction-like Facebook feature they believed to have just crept up on them to grab them in the night: a list of phone numbers. As you may or may not know, Facebook has had your phone number ever since you first entered it in when you signed up for the site. Didn't sign with your phone number in the first place? Did you download a Facebook app of basically any kind on any sort of smartphone in the past? If you did, you agreed to have your mobile phone number shared with all of your friends. Read The Full Story

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