Mobiles reviews - wifi

Alltel expands WiFi service - Alltel WiFi expands to 25,000 hotspots in US

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:36:49 +0000

It seems that Alltel is picking up their game in the face of acquisition from Verizon Wireless. Following on their announcement that they'll be rolling out EVDO Rev. A on their network, Alltel is expanding their Alltel WiFi service in the US. For those times when WiFi is a better fit for your needs, Alltel has [...]

More on the BlackBerry 9100 KickStart clamshell

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:24:00 +0000

Can't wait to get your hands on RIM's first-ever go at making a clamshell (flip-phone) packed with all the bells and whistles that BlackBerry users get to play with everyday? Of course you can't, neither can we. Aside from being the push-email pioneer's first BlackBerry flip, the BlackBerry 9100 KickStart manages to pack in a quad-band [...]

Shoes that detect WiFi?

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:26:46 +0000

"A Step in the Right Direction" is apparently the name of a new prototype shoe that could detect WiFi hot-spots where the users are walking. The shoes have a full tower PC in the platform heel integrated electronics, including a pressure sensor in the sole to start scans, LED indicators in the top, and presumably [...]

iCall brings seamless GSM / VoIP hand-offs to iPhone - switch between GSM and WiFi networks with ease

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:48:24 +0000

There's just something about saving those relatively expensive wireless minutes by using VoIP calling technology to reach out and touch someone. VoIP solutions have already allowed iPhone users to get jiggy with internet-based telephone calls, but the latest iPhone VoIP application to hit the iPhone brings with it the ability to hand-off calls between WiFi [...]

AT&T rolls out free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service for Starbucks gift card customers

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:20:20 +0000

While this offer isn't the same free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service that iPhone users are still waiting on, Big Blue has announced that AT&T WiFi HotSpots at all Starbucks locations in the US will offer free WiFi service to customers. The catch? You have to be a card-carrying Starbucks junky to cash in on the two [...]

Update: BT "ToGO" service launched in UK

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:53:59 +0000

Following on from Dusan's post, BT have released more details on their plan to give their broadband customers smartphones, so that they can capture more of the UK mobile market. The new "BT ToGO" handsets will work on home/public WiFi, and utilise mobile networks when WiFi isn't available. The two devices were named as the S620 [...]

Cablevision looking to build wireless broadband network - WiFi access to cable customers

Thu, 08 May 2008 20:51:11 +0000

Wireless broadband solutions like HSPA, WiMAX and LTE have been argued to be ringing the death knell for WiFi, but that isn't stopping cable TV provider, Cablevision, from building out their own wireless broadband solution based on WiFi. The high-speed wireless network from Cablevision will be built on existing infrastructure and will use WiFi rather than [...]

RIM BlackBerry 9000 official specifications

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:45:14 +0000

Boy Genius has come through again with yet another internal document detailing a future device's features. The latest leaked document comes from RIM and basically puts the "official" in official device specifications. The BlackBerry 9000, with that 3G HSDPA data connection, will apparently hit the market with a revamped web browser capable of Javascript, CSS 2.1, [...]

AT&T deploying its AT&T WiFi HotSpot service at Starbucks locations - iPhone WiFi portal

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:51:20 +0000

I caught a glimpse of the AT&T WiFi HotSpot service at the Starbucks down the street from me the other day. And, it seems that AT&T is now officially gearing up to deploy its AT&T HotSpot service across the nation. starting on May 1, AT&T high-speed internet and WiFi HotSpot customers get free WiFi access [...]

Orange's Read&Go newspaper reader

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:08:06 +0000

Orange France has announced a new e-book reader - cunningly titled the Read&Go. Whilst devices such as Amazon's Kindle are more book-focused, this little chap is pretty much just for newspapers - Le Monde, Le Parisien, Les Echos, L'Equipe and Télérama for example. Apparently these get hourly updates, via a mixture of 3G and wifi [...]

AT&T offers BlackBerry Pearl 8110 without WiFi

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:50:03 +0000

If WiFi on your BlackBerry Pearl isn't as important to you as GPS navigation, you'll be happy to hear that AT&T is now offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 as a WiFi-less counterpart to the BlackBerry 8120. Available in Titanium and Red, AT&T has swapped the WiFi radio in the BlackBerry Pear 8110 for GPS functionality [...]

HTC bringing HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael to Sprint with VGA touchscreens and WiFi

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:38:01 +0000

Coinciding with HTC's new marketing push in the US, it looks like HTC is set to take the US CDMA market by storm with a couple gorgeous touchscreen handsets destined for Sprint. Newly discovered documents detail plans for HTC to bring the HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael to the No. 3 US carrier Sprint's network [...]

AT&T rolls out iPhone specific AT&T HotSpot WiFi login at Starbucks

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:40:18 +0000

So, I'm sitting here at a Starbucks in beautiful Santa Monica, CA., spending another gorgeous day indoors. Rather than dwelling on all the fresh air I'm passing up, I decided to fire up my iPhone's Safari browser and stream some music from the web through SeeqPod. Lo and behold, the usual T-Mobile HotSpot offering is [...]

T-Mobile goes live with BlackBerry Pearl 8120

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:44:36 +0000

Just as expected, T-Mobile has made the BlackBerry 8120 Pearl officially official on their network. With WiFi in tow, the BlackBerry 8120 Pear takes consumer-oriented BlackBerry-ing to a new level on T-Mobile. Other carriers have been offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 for a tick, and now T-Mobile subscribers can join in on the fun. Of course, [...]

BlackBerry 9000 spotted in the wild - WiFi and HSDPA in enterprise

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:37:23 +0000

The RIM BlackBerry 9000 was supposed to take the Canadian company's push-emailing handset lineup to a whole new level. In the face of increased enterprise pressure from other handsets, like the iPhone, RIM has been a company to watch with their BlackBerry 9000. So, it was a bit of a surprise when I first laid eyes [...]