2004

As Blackberry contiues their aim at the comsumer market, Nokia has decided to add some funky looking keyboard to their mobile phones in the form of the Nokia Communicator. It sounds like a great idea on the surface, but is having an actual keyboard built into a phone really going to be that helpful?

According to the Wireless Weblog, federal regulations may soon be lifted to allow for more cell phone towers to be installed throughout the US. At first this must seem like a brilliant idea, but if you think about it, this could end up becoming someones eyesore as one appears in their backyard!

The Intel Developer Forum is being held this week in San Francisco and Intel reps are showing the road map for future mobile devices. The next notebook platform is the Sonoma which is due early next year.

Verizon’s EV-DO network is being rolled out a little at a time and users in the cities that have the service are saying really nice things about it. High-speed and reliable are the descriptives I hear a lot and having been a customer of Verizon’s NationalAccess system since its inception, I’ve been really waiting [...]

Chapura(r), Inc., an innovator of synchronization technology, today released KeySuite 3.2, an update to the suite of advanced Outlook synchronization and information management software for Palm Powered handhelds. Five Outlook companion applications integrated into one, KeySuite 3.2 offers expanded Outlook task management capabilities on the handheld. In addition, with new seamless integration between [...]

Thanks to the magic of movie production, the movie “Cellular” has become the ultimate product placement for Nokia. From what I have seen of the movie previews, this ought to be a great movie that will definitely do wonders for both Nokia and Ms. Basinger alike.

Video Voicemail, who would have thought? Apparently Openwave Systems did and they believe it will become the biggest thing since the ringtone. Personally, I am skeptical. I am not sure that having a video greeting or video commercials on my cell is going to really make a single bit of difference to me one way [...]

Apparently there is method to the madness of the sudden boom of large Wireless Networks springing up all over the place. The Wi-Fi Networking News reports that the University of Georgia’s New Media Consortium recently did a study to determine what was up with the Wi-Fi Networks popping up all over the US.

Not surprisingly, it is still difficult for people to find accurate information about the levels of radiation that cell phones generate. The reason that does not really shock me too much is actually two fold. For one thing, it is not that big a deal with all of the other worlds events. On the the [...]

The BBC reports that Libya is getting a new cellular service into their country. Up until now, the old network called Al-Madar was their only option. Having access to a new, cheaper company is going to make using a cell phone a lot more advantageous for the people living in Libya.

Who doesn’t want one of these? The BlackBerry 7100t is a real phone-like device with a list of features to satisfy even the most discriminating business person. Oh, and it connects to corporate BlackBerry Enterprise Servers. Or not, your choice.

According to a report from TNI Securities, Nintendo’s new multimedia gaming handheld, the Dual Screen (DS), will support wireless VoIP. The Nintendo DS includes a built-in 802.11b WiFi radio when combined with the device’s headset jack, will allow users to place VoIP phone calls at home, office, and at WiFi hotspots. Talk about about being [...]

Are we getting spoiled with all of the Wi-Fi hotspots out there these days? Sometimes I have to wonder since there seems to be Internet access just about everyplace you can possibly think of. Even in the little town that I live in there is wireless access just about anywhere you could want it.

Mobile gaming has come a long way from my old hand-held Donkey Kong game that I treasured as a child (Wow I feel old). Take the game Might and Magic for instance. A full fledged RPG with all of the trimmings! Plot, game play and more. This one mobile RPG that really has it all.

Mike from Techdirt asks the question that has been racing through my mind most of last month. “Do Area Codes Matter In An Age Of Wireless And VoIP?” Makes you think, huh? If you stop to think about it, there should be no real reason why we should still be using them!

Florida has had it rough lately with the aftermath of Hurricane Frances. Among the amenities that were lost, cellular carriers have worked their butts off to make sure that they were not among them.

Nokia gives the good ‘ol Blackberry the shot in the arm that it needed to keep on truckin’ today. They have announced that they are bringing BlackBerry Connect over to the Nokia Series 80 cell phones.

A significant event happened last week that didn’t get much mention anywhere and I want to spread the word. A new technology standard, Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) was announced that allows for GSM and GPRS mobile services over unlicensed spectrum technologies, including Bluetooth and 802.11 (Wi-Fi).

The World Association of Newspapers reports that there is currently opportunities for newspapers thanks to mobile technology. I am here to add that this opportunity is largely untapped in the “less than metro areas” of the US. I have seen papers like the Seattle P.I. begin to embrace what mobile technology has to offer, yet [...]

Ed Hardy of Brighthand, gives his first impression of the Samsung SCH-i600 mobile device. One of the first things that he informs his readers is that while this device is great for data retrieval, it leaves a lot to be desired on the data input side of the fence.