Cellphones
Scoop: Palm’s 3G Treo Pro goes blue, gets ticked off by Telstra
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Mid September is the date that Palm’s Treo Pro will finally hit the Australian market, with Telstra announcing today that it’s the first Next G smartphone/PDA to get the “Blue Tick” for better coverage in rural and regional areas.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Mid September is the date that Palm’s Treo Pro will finally hit the Australian market, with Telstra announcing today that it’s the first Next G smartphone/PDA to get the “Blue Tick” for better coverage in rural and regional areas.
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AT&T unveils “ridiculous” iPhone roaming plans
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
AT&T has demonstrated yet another reason why Apple should set the iPhone 2G and 3G free, giving users the freedom to insert their own SIM cards when travelling internationally, rather than being forced to choose between two plans which can reduce bill shock but are still expensive.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
AT&T has demonstrated yet another reason why Apple should set the iPhone 2G and 3G free, giving users the freedom to insert their own SIM cards when travelling internationally, rather than being forced to choose between two plans which can reduce bill shock but are still expensive.
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Why iPhone 2.0.2 fixed problems for some users
By: Stephen Withers
When Apple released the 2.0.2 software for its iPhone 3G, a proportion of users found it improved connectivity and reduced the number of dropped calls. Others reported no difference. What's going on?
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By: Stephen Withers
When Apple released the 2.0.2 software for its iPhone 3G, a proportion of users found it improved connectivity and reduced the number of dropped calls. Others reported no difference. What's going on?
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More evidence against iPhone 'bad antenna' theory
By: Stephen Withers
When Swedish publication Göteborgs-Posten had a correctly working iPhone 3G's antenna tested, it was no surprise that it passed. So what happened when they put iPhones giving poor reception into the test chamber?
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By: Stephen Withers
When Swedish publication Göteborgs-Posten had a correctly working iPhone 3G's antenna tested, it was no surprise that it passed. So what happened when they put iPhones giving poor reception into the test chamber?
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Whoops! iPhone passcode bypass a cinch
By: Stephen Withers
Did you think putting a passcode lock on your iPhone would help keep your personal information safe as well as stopping people from using the phone without permission? Well think again because it turns out that the iPhone is as easy to crack as a soft shelled peanut.
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By: Stephen Withers
Did you think putting a passcode lock on your iPhone would help keep your personal information safe as well as stopping people from using the phone without permission? Well think again because it turns out that the iPhone is as easy to crack as a soft shelled peanut.
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iPhone 3G: all your Internet parts are not belong to us
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Oops - the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Apple iPhone 3G ad claiming that “all the parts of the Internet are on the iPhone” after two complainants pointed out the iPhone lacks Flash and Java. Good decision or bureaucracy gone mad?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Oops - the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Apple iPhone 3G ad claiming that “all the parts of the Internet are on the iPhone” after two complainants pointed out the iPhone lacks Flash and Java. Good decision or bureaucracy gone mad?
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Phone companies adding to iPhone 3G woes?
By: Stephen Withers
Apple-sanctioned telcos are being fingered in the case of the iPhone 3G performance problems, with faster speeds and better voice calls in one country but not another. Does this mean Apple's off the hook?
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By: Stephen Withers
Apple-sanctioned telcos are being fingered in the case of the iPhone 3G performance problems, with faster speeds and better voice calls in one country but not another. Does this mean Apple's off the hook?
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Testing a 'known good' iPhone 3G proves what?
By: Stephen Withers
There's a lot of noise about the iPhone 3G and how well it does - or doesn't - connect to 3G networks. But if you wanted to shed light on what's going on, would you test a handset that was working well, or one that was working badly?
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By: Stephen Withers
There's a lot of noise about the iPhone 3G and how well it does - or doesn't - connect to 3G networks. But if you wanted to shed light on what's going on, would you test a handset that was working well, or one that was working badly?
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Ericsson / STMicro JV to shake up wireless chipset market
By: Stuart Corner
STMicroelectronics and Ericsson are to merge their respective cellphone chip and cellphone software (platform) businesses into a 50/50 joint venture that they say have will the industry's strongest product offering in semiconductors and platforms for mobile applications.
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By: Stuart Corner
STMicroelectronics and Ericsson are to merge their respective cellphone chip and cellphone software (platform) businesses into a 50/50 joint venture that they say have will the industry's strongest product offering in semiconductors and platforms for mobile applications.
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Australia’s Reserve Bank makes major PayPal decision
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Victory for the “eBay Rebels”? It’s all thanks to the August 15 “Payments System Board Meeting”, where the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to act on eBay’s desire to mandate usage of or through its PayPal online payments system, proclaiming a “view to seeking the removal of these rules”.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Victory for the “eBay Rebels”? It’s all thanks to the August 15 “Payments System Board Meeting”, where the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to act on eBay’s desire to mandate usage of or through its PayPal online payments system, proclaiming a “view to seeking the removal of these rules”.
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Nuance to buy SNAPin and transform customer service via cellphones
By: Stuart Corner
Speech recognitions specialist, Nuance Communications, has announced its intent to acquire - for $US180m in shares - privately-held SNAPin, a provider of mobile device and server self-service technology, claiming that that the combination of its and SNAPin's technologies will "transform the way mobile operators and enterprises interact with consumers in real-time on mobile devices."
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By: Stuart Corner
Speech recognitions specialist, Nuance Communications, has announced its intent to acquire - for $US180m in shares - privately-held SNAPin, a provider of mobile device and server self-service technology, claiming that that the combination of its and SNAPin's technologies will "transform the way mobile operators and enterprises interact with consumers in real-time on mobile devices."
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Finally, ‘3’ Mobile to get 96% Aussie 3G coverage! - UPDATED
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
At long last, Australia’s original 3G provider and arguably one of its most competitive, 3 Mobile, is expanding its previously mostly capital-city only 56% coverage to a much better 96% population coverage by mid 2009 – but will roaming costs come down, too?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
At long last, Australia’s original 3G provider and arguably one of its most competitive, 3 Mobile, is expanding its previously mostly capital-city only 56% coverage to a much better 96% population coverage by mid 2009 – but will roaming costs come down, too?
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iPhone 3G talking Turkey
By: Stephen Withers
Turkey is set to join the iPhone club with the announcement that wireless carrier Turkcell will start carrying Apple's 3G handset later this year. Hopefully by the time it gets the new iPhone, the reported reception problems with Apple's first phone will be solved.
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By: Stephen Withers
Turkey is set to join the iPhone club with the announcement that wireless carrier Turkcell will start carrying Apple's 3G handset later this year. Hopefully by the time it gets the new iPhone, the reported reception problems with Apple's first phone will be solved.
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Telstra boldly launches the BlackBerry Bold... first
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telecommunications, an ever expanding frontier. This is the latest chapter in the voyages of the Starship Telstra, it’s continuing mission to deliver new handsets, to seek out new customers and extend existing contracts, and to boldly go where its competitors will soon follow: the launch of the BlackBerry Bold!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telecommunications, an ever expanding frontier. This is the latest chapter in the voyages of the Starship Telstra, it’s continuing mission to deliver new handsets, to seek out new customers and extend existing contracts, and to boldly go where its competitors will soon follow: the launch of the BlackBerry Bold!
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iPhone OS 2.1 – will it be a panacea or more purgatory?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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iPhone 3G unlock – slow progress, no guarantee it will ever come
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The iPhone Dev Team has issued its latest posting with an update on the iPhone 3G unlock process, while also sharing some of the stats on page views, visitor networks and browsers having accessed the Dev Team’s blog site.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The iPhone Dev Team has issued its latest posting with an update on the iPhone 3G unlock process, while also sharing some of the stats on page views, visitor networks and browsers having accessed the Dev Team’s blog site.
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Wow, a Google Android phone by September 17?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Little more than two months after the launch of the iPhone 3G, the first Google Android handset looks set to arrive much earlier than expected through an exclusive “pre-sale” with T-Mobile in the US, coming with a raft of iPhone-killing specs that must surely be adding some spice to the close Apple and Google relationship!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Little more than two months after the launch of the iPhone 3G, the first Google Android handset looks set to arrive much earlier than expected through an exclusive “pre-sale” with T-Mobile in the US, coming with a raft of iPhone-killing specs that must surely be adding some spice to the close Apple and Google relationship!
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Jobs confirms iPhone kill switch REAL!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Uh-oh... that iPhone software “kill switch” news which broke last week and was then said to be a blacklist for Core Location services turns out to be real, confirmed by Steve Jobs himself in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, App Store sales are totally “boom”-ing...
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Uh-oh... that iPhone software “kill switch” news which broke last week and was then said to be a blacklist for Core Location services turns out to be real, confirmed by Steve Jobs himself in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, App Store sales are totally “boom”-ing...
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