Posts Tagged ‘smartphone’

AT&T Drops Unlimited Data Prior To iPhone Announcement

AT&T announced today a change in pricing for data services for iPhone and iPad. We feel this change is going to make the majority of data users happy but upset power users.
Just when all of us were relishing in Skype over 3G AT&T abandons unlimited data services effective June 7th. The most data you can [...]

Holiday Inn Set To Test Smartphones As Room Keys

 
 
In an interview with USA Today IHG executive Bryson Koehler explained that “The holy grail item for us is to simplify the room-key hand-off moment at the hotel,” and he feels the smartphone may be the answer.
The test is going to run for a minimum of 60 days at two properties. These include Holiday Inn [...]

Next Generation iPhone First Impressions

 
The boys over at GIZMODO have leaked the first images of what seems to be the next generation iPhone. Some may question the authenticity of the story regarding how they’ve acquired such a top secret Apple product, but we’ll let that debate flourish elsewhere. I’m just interested in the phone itself, the new features, and [...]

Many Signs Point To T-Mobile For Home Of Samsung’s Galaxy S

Over the weekend our good friends over at Androidguys.com reported that Samsung’s Galaxy S (also referenced as the i9000) could be headed to T-Mobile as the T959. In more recent years T-Mobile has opted to go with model names such as the Memoir or Behold; however, the company definitely has a history and knack for [...]

RIM is Screwed Says Dan Frommer, We Agree

Dan Frommer from Silicon Valley Insider published a story on Yahoo Finance today that sums up the feelings I have had about RIM. Dan’s article title is simple and to the point, “RIM is Screwed”.
The bottom line, RIM and the BlackBerry line is growing stagnant and it appears the co-CEO’s are oblivious to this gradual [...]

Samsung Galaxy S To Make A Splash This Summer

Ask any attendee of CTIA 2010 who made the biggest announcement during the event and they’d be hard pressed to choose between Samsung and Sprint’s presence during the show. Both made some huge announcements and showed off industry standard setting devices. The entire show seemed to focus on mobile broadband and Sprint did well in [...]

Spring Loaded SIM Slots?

I’ve been working in the wireless industry for about ten years now; about 80% of that time was spent in retail sales working closely with mobile phones during that 9:00-5:00 grind. Since then, I have yet to see an effective solution for the SIM card slots. Obviously this is targeting GSM carriers, but I’m confident [...]