Topic: Wireless Telecommunications

Thanks, Recession! Cell Plans to Get Cheaper

Perhaps the only shot that Mobile carriers will have at growth in 2009 will be to cheapen their plans. It never used to be this way, according to the AP; it was once the carrier with the slickest phones and the most capacious ...READ»

T-Mobile Bringing Back Zeta-Jones for "Mobile Makeover" Campaign

T-Mobile will bring back former-spokeswoman Catherine Zeta-Jones to launch a new marketing push reminding viewers that, chances are, they are paying too much for their wireless plans. And to ensure their claims aren't dismissed as a ...READ»

Qualcomm Device Reveals Details About Windows Mobile 7

Today chipmaker Qualcomm [NASDAQ: QCOM] debuted a concept slider mini-notebook computer that could cost as little as $300 and offer 3G wireless access. The device, to be produced by Taiwanese manufacturer Inventec, takes advantage of ...READ»

T-Mobile Enters VOIP With "@Home" Service

Since much of the country isn't ready to part with their dear landlines in favor of a mobile-only life, T-Mobile [FRA:DTE] is convinced they can grab a slice of the action from the incumbent service providers by introducing a new ...READ»

Qualcomm Device Reveals Details About Windows Mobile 7

The device, to be produced by Taiwanese manufacturer Inventec, takes advantage of ultra-small and low-power chips with its slim and compact design. READ»

T-Mobile Expands 3G Service

There's a lot of buzz about "3G" in the mobile phone world -- not least of all with the iPhone 3G from Apple [NADSAQ:AAPL]. But what exactly is 3G, and why do some phones and locales have it, and others don't? 3G is ...READ»

T-Mobile Enters Home Phone Market

T-Mobile's @Home service promises to do what Vonage did before it, offer families choices for their landline service. The mobile phone company also plans to offer this choice at an exceedingly low cost -- only $10 per month. If ...READ»

Chinese iPhone Looks Poised to Fail

At Apple's all-night iPhone launch party in Beijing, there were none of the day-long lines seen in New York, London, or Paris. According to the Financial Times, the Chinese iteration of the iPhone, which went on sale on October 30, ...READ»

T-Mobile Joins the Smart-Grid Wireless Network Brigade

Cellphone carriers like Verizon and AT&T have already staked claims in the digital smart-grid industry with their wireless networks. Now T-Mobile is playing catch-up by partnering with smart meter maker Echelon and developing ...READ»

AmazonWireless Offers Phones and Plans, Minus the Cellular Store

Not content with selling absolutely everything else, Amazon today announced the beta launch of AmazonWireless, a new extension of the online retailer that allows users to browse cell phones and various service plans from AT&T and ...READ»

Motorola's Do-Or-Die Phone Leaked

It's well known within the wireless industry that Motorola [NYSE:MOT] is perhaps on its last leg; with an abysmal balance sheet and few consumer successes of late, company board has given themsevles an ultimatum. If their next big ...READ»

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Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

Vodafone To Sell New Dell Netbook

Dell's [NASDAQ:DELL] new netbook, the Mini Inspiron 9, is reportedly being sold with built-in mobile broadband service by European telecom provider Vodafone [NYSE:VOD]. The computer, which is aimed at entry-level and ...READ»

Motorola Announces Hideous "Jewel" Phone

Motorola [NYSE:MOT] apparently feels that the pre-teen mobile phone market isn't being properly exploited, and has reacted in kind by releasing the MOTOJEWEL flip phone. Aside from the fact that this device has all together too many ...READ»

Mobile Meltdown

How the "can't miss" wireless startup Amp'd Mobile burned through $360 million and found itself in bankruptcy.READ»

Sprint's "Instinct" Phone Selling Out, Buoying Stock

After months of lagging behind AT&T [NYSE:ATT] and Verizon Wireless [NYSE:VZ], Sprint Nextel [NYSE:S] is finally showing signs of life. That according to a Wall Street Journal article, which is reporting that the company's new ...READ»

Customers Last

These customer-service losers will shock absolutely no one.READ»

Cell Sites

Check out the chart below to decide which of the four major cell-phone service providers best suits your needs.READ»

Sony Ericsson To Launch An Android Phone

T-mobile's G1 cellphone was the first handset to use the Google-friendly Android open-source OS, but now the Open Handset Alliance has gained a powerful new member in Sony Ericsson.The electronics giant confirmed it had joined the ...READ»

Furious Sidekick Owners Blame Microsoft

Update: T-Mobile says that much of the data may indeed be recoverable on Microsoft's backend, according to the New York Times. Engineers in Redmond are "optimistic that much of it can be recovered," but individual customers have yet ...READ»

The Storekeeper

Eric Chu, 46 Mobile Platform Program Manager, Google Apple's only competitor in the mobile-excitement market is Google's Android platform. Chu ran the developer challenge to create apps for its store. "We ...READ»

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Qualcomm's Low-Power "Mirasol" Cell Phone Displays Coming Stateside This Year

Qualcomm's "mirasol" cell phone screens, which are due in the States later this year, reflect ambient light and use very little power--but can still display video.READ»

Cell-phone Confidential

What your wireless carrier doesn't want you to know when you go international.READ»

Nokia Expands Email Abilities; Buys OZ Communications

Around the smartphone industry, RIM [RIMM] is traditionally known as the email specialist. Now it appears that Nokia [NOK] might be trying to gin up a little competition for the Canadian Blackberry-maker by purchasing OZ ...READ»

Cell-phone Confidential

What your wireless carrier doesn't want you to know when you go international.READ»