Apple is expected to launch a high-speed wireless version of iPhone in the second quarter and produce as many as 8 million of the devices in the third quarter, according to Bank of America. "Our latest channel checks point to a significant production build of a 3G iPhone beginning in the month of June after an initial small build in May," said Bank of America analyst Scott Craig. AT&T said last year it expects to be able to sell a 3G version of iPhone in 2008, but it declined comment on spec...

Verizon Wireless announced today that Loopt, a social-mapping service, will be available next month. Users can share location information, status messages and geo-tagged photos with their friends. Consumers can view where friends in their private network are located via a map displayed on their mobile phones and connect and share their locations with anyone in their address books or AIM buddy lists. Detailed Loopt maps show users where friends are, what they are doing and how to meet up with the...

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Pardon my ignorance, but I thought the "Obsidian Black" version of the Palm Centro is already available in AT&T stores. After all, it was announced alongside the funkier "Glacier White" Centro. Anyway, in case you waited for the more-serious-looking Centro and you're already on AT&T (or at least considering switching), now's your chance. It's probably the [...]

Those that are looking to enter the "wonderful world of Bluetooth technology," here's your chance. Buy.com is offering the Soyo FreeStyler 500 Bluetooth Headset in black for $10.99. Add Google Checkout discount — if your using Google's payment service for the first time — and voila, Soyo's little accessory could be yours for $0.99! As for [...]

Guess we expected this. I don't quite understand why it takes so much time for Palm to release the device with specs that match many of the HTC models. Anyway, the Palm Treo 800w is spotted in the leaked Sprint Roadmap and it should hit the CDMA/WiMAX carrier in July. The new device will replace the [...]

Nothing official here folks, but there are strong signs pointing out the Finish giant will announce the new addition to its Internet tablet family of devices, N810 with WiMAX, at the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas. We did expected this to come, and at some point we event thought the WiMAX-enabled tablet will [...]

An Esato forum member got Nokia representative to tell him a little secret - Nokia N96 will get a Xenon flash. Here's his/her full post: Ok, this isn't official news, but it's as official as I can get Our Nokia rep, who thinks we're great told me something intriguing today. He's said the N96 hasn't been given the [...]

Eagle-eyed Engadget folks spotted the OZ2 hitting the FCC for the approval process. If you remember, prior to releasing it as the Helio Ocean, the Pantech-made dual-slider was known simply as OZ. Naturally, we think the OZ2 stands for Ocean 2 and hopefully, soon enough, we'll see our assumptions confirmed, or not. CTIA is ahead [...]

What is it with UGC-TV? You mention one company, and suddenly a whole load come along! Ammeon is announcing what is apparently the "birth of a unique new communication medium", called Social Mobile Broadcasting. Ammeon's Commune platform basically combines interactive mobile TV with communities and social networking, to delivering an e2e solution designed to complement unicast, [...]

Accuris Networks are re-announcing the launch of their FMC (Fixed-Mobile Convergence) solution between GSM and WiFi, called AccuROAM. The solution is apparently based on proven roaming principles, preserving the user cellular experience including voice, data, SMS and all supplementary services while using a WiFi hotspot when roaming. This apparently differentiates the Accuris Networks solution from other [...]

BlueAnt have mailshotted me to let me know that they will be at CTIA showing their wares - you may remember from previous posts on IntoMobile (here and here) that BlueAnt are specialists in Bluetooth-connected headsets, handsfree units, and speakers. Without recapping in detail, the products on show at CTIA will be: For more information on what [...]

Skype sent me a nice email today to tell me that "Skype is now mobile". Apparently, "More and more people are using Skype on the move – on mobile phones and in WiFi hotspots on the latest portable devices"…. conveniently they listed out a number of ways for me to make use of their mobility [...]