Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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T-Mobile USA ditches overage charges on 5GB webConnect data plans

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Today T-Mobile USA announced that it will no longer charge customers overage fees if they exceed the monthly 5GB data limit with their T-Mobile webConnect devices. Instead, T-Mobile will reduce the data speeds available. For the 200MB plan, overage charges will be cut in half. T-Mobile is also offering a promotion for its HSPA+ roll-out by providing a a $10 discount on its 5GB webConnect monthly plan.
Read the full story here.


BlackBerry App World getting carrier and credit card billing, approaching 1 mil downloads per day

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 02:43 PM PDT

Today RIM told us of some of its plans for future versions of BlackBerry App World, including the addition of carrier and credit card billing.
Read the full story here.


Nexus One launches on Vodafone U.K., will be available in stores

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 01:38 PM PDT

Today Vodafone U.K. announced that it will begin online preorders for Google's Android powered Nexus One smartphone starting on April 30th. The device will be free with a 2-year a £35 monthly price plan, and Vodafone U.K. says tah the device will also be sold in its stores and through telesales.
Read the full story here.


One Apple iPad per person now allowed in Israel

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 12:07 PM PDT

The Israel Ministry of Communications issued a release that says that one Apple iPad per person is now allowed in the country. The announcement came after Israel stopped imports of the iPad to perform testing.
Read the full story here.


RIM to launch new BlackBerry Concierge feature

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:58 AM PDT

During the WES conference in Orlando today, Research in Motion's co-CEO Jim Balsillie discussed a new feature that the firm will begin rolling out with its carrier partners in the future. The software is called BlackBerry Concierge, and, according to The Wall Street Journal, it will allow users to better keep track of their applications and the way they use them. "Users will be able to review what music they listened to, who they tweeted or what they purchased on eBay using the Concierge feature," The Wall Street Journal explained. There's no word on when the feature will be rolled out.
Read the full story here.


First look: BlackBerry Bold 9650 CDMA smartphone

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:29 AM PDT

Michael Oryl is down in Orlando for Research In Motion's WES conference and had a chance to meet with the company to check out the BlackBerry Bold 9650, one of the RIM's latest smartphones that will launch in May and will find a home at Sprint.
Read the full story here.


Hands on with the BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 and 9105 smartphones

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:18 AM PDT

RIM execs were on hand during the WES 2010 event in Orlando to show Michael Oryl the Pearl 3G 9100 and the Pearl 3G 9105, two of the company's smallest smartphones to date.
Read the full story here.


Samsung to provide Yahoo software on its phones globally

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:23 AM PDT

Today Yahoo and Samsung announced a new mobile partnership in which Samsung will provide Yahoo's branded services on its cell phones, including Samsung Bada and Android devices. The phones may come preloaded with one or more of the following services: Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo Contacts and Calendar, Yahoo Mobile Front Page, Yahoo Search, Flickr, Yahoo News, Yahhoo Finance, and Yahoo Weather. Samsung phones with Yahoo's software are expected to begin shipping globally in May 2010.
Read the full story here.


Samsung SCH-i225 Exec Windows Mobile QWERTY smartphone lands on U.S. Cellular

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:17 AM PDT

Today U.S. Cellular and Samsung announced the SCH-i225 Exec, a Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard. It's available now for $169.95 with a 2-year contract and after a $70 mail-in-rebate.
Read the full story here.


Google's Nexus One Android smartphone may not be coming to Verizon Wireless after all

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:03 AM PDT

A new message on Google's Nexus One homepage suggests that Verizon Wireless customers may not be able to order the Nexus One, and instead will be best served by the HTC DROID Incredible.
Read the full story here.


BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 announced with Voice over WiFi calling

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:54 AM PDT

Today Research in Motion (RIM) announced BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 (BlackBerry MVS 5) with WiFi calling. MVS 5 allows employees to place and receive enterprise phone calls over a WiFi connection through your company's private branch exchange (PBX) phone system. Notable features include WiFi network access controls, network preference settings for prioritizing WiFi or cellular networks, authentication security features, and call block-list filtering. MVS 5, comprised of client software and an MVS server, is expected to be available later this year.
Read the full story here.


BlackBerry Bold 9650 smartphone headed to Sprint

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Today Research in Motion (RIM) announced the new CDMA BlackBerry Bold 9650, a device that will replace the Tour line of smartphones. Now, Sprint has announced that it will carry the Bold 9650 for $199.99 with a 2-year contract beginning on Sunday, May 23rd.
Read the full story here.


BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 and 9105 announced - smallest BlackBerry smartphones ever

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:30 AM PDT

Today at its 2010 WES event in Orlando, RIM launched the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 and 9105, two versions of what is RIM's smallest BlackBerry smartphone to date.
Read the full story here.


BlackBerry Bold 9650 smartphone announced for CDMA, replacing the Tour

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:30 AM PDT

During the WES conference in Orlando, which our own Michael Oryl is attending, Research in Motion (RIM) announced its latest Bold device, the Bold 9650, a CDMA smartphone that is expected to launch in May.
Read the full story here.


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