Archive for July, 2007
FCC approves rules for 700MHz frequency auction
Filed under: MiscThe FCC has just approved rules on the highly-sought after, Google-attracting 700MHz wireless frequency band auction which will take place sometime next year. The agency has decided that one-third of the soon-to-be-empty band will be available to consumers under FCC chairman Kevin M…
Nokia to launch iTunes-like download service?
Filed under: Nokia, Misc
A standalone music download service which Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo hinted at in June is looking to be making its way out into the world sometime this August, according to a recent Fortune article. The mobile phone kingpin appears to be positioning itself as a direct co…
E-Ten’s X800 gets the nod from the FCC
Filed under: Cellphones
E-Ten’s glofiish X800 has received recognition for doing its job in every band — both GSM and HSDPA — VGA-style. The X800 will mark the first in a series — apparently four will be released this year — in E-Ten’s collaboration with Arima, and if this is a hint of what’s to…
Vodafone picks up GPS-equipped BlackBerry Curve 8310
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Vodafone, GSM, GPRS, EDGE
Just days after we Americans got a taste of BlackBerry with a hint GPS, now those in Germany can look forward to the same delicacy. The BlackBerry Curve 8310 will be picked up by Vodafone and sport built-in “GPS navigation and advanced multimedia…
Voting machine producers criticize critiques
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsVoting machine makers scoffing at bad reviews? That’s preposterous! Actually, it’s not all that alarming to hear that Diebold, Hart InterCivic, and Sequoia Voting Systems all had less-than-amicable responses to a state study that “found that their machines could be breached…
EU to call out carriers not offering cheaper roaming rates
Filed under: MiscTime’s up, dear European carriers! If you haven’t made known your plans to offer up cheaper roaming rates by now, you’re about to be called out. Reportedly, the European Commission is readying a web site that would “include the names of operators from all EU countries, whether they …
eMusic and AT&T to partner for mobile music downloads
Filed under: Cellphones
The nation’s second largest online music retailer, eMusic, is apparently announcing plans today to partner with AT&T to sell tracks by independent artists directly to mobile phones, without the need for the computer middleman. The music-seller will make nearly all of its …