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Motorola Handset Image Has Been Leaked

Jul 29th, 2011
Motorola Handset Image Has Been Leaked

An image of Motorola device has been leaked. Its heading to AT&T and as you can see on the image below, the device is very similar to the Atrix 2. Unfortunately, unlike the Atrix 2′s 4-inch display, it has a 4.3-inch screen

Toshiba-Fujitsu IS12T: World’s First Windows Mango Cell Phone Up And Close (Video)

Jul 29th, 2011
Toshiba-Fujitsu IS12T: World’s First Windows Mango Cell Phone Up And Close (Video)

Two days ago, Toshiba-Fujtsu in Japan took the wraps of the IS12T, the world’s first world’s first phone running Windows Phone 7.5 (aka Mango ). We were quick in giving you the first specs , but we now have a video that shows the 1 Ghz Qualcomm CPU-powered device in action – plus some more detailed specs. First, here are the main specs (in more detail), as announced [JP] by the provider of the IS12T in Japan, local mobile carrier KDDI : 3.7-inch display has 800×480 resolution 13.2MP camera has CMOS sensor, is powered by Milbeaut Mobile engine, and takes video with 1,280×720 resolution water- and shock-proof body microUSB port 32GB internal memory (no extra card slot) IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (no tethering) Bluetooth 2.1+EDR DLNA support Zune-branded multi-media function Internet Explorer 9 as browser Xbox LIVE connectivity Windows Live SkyDrive access battery life in standby: 280 hours, continuous talk time: 400 minutes size: 118×59×10.6?13.3mm, weight: 113g confirmed: available in three colors (yellow, black, pink) Second, our friends at Diginfonews in Tokyo have shot this professional video (in English) that shows the IS12T in action:

Carriers To Obama: Give Us More Spectrum Access!

Jul 28th, 2011
Carriers To Obama: Give Us More Spectrum Access!

President Obama announced back in February his support for a Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative , which he believed would (among other things) “benefit all Americans, bolster public safety, and spur innovation in wireless services, equipment, and applications.” Under his plan, 500 MHz of spectrum would be freed up over the course of the next ten years in order spur on mobile broadband expansion and the development of 4G networks. Rather than leave things up to fate, today the heads of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint have decided to reach out to President Obama and let him know exactly what part of the spectrum they’re gunning for.

Mobile Research Firm Zokem Acquired For Up To $24M

Jul 28th, 2011
Mobile Research Firm Zokem Acquired For Up To $24M

Tearing through a mountain of mobile phone data isn’t much fun, but someone has to do it — and it looks like it pays well enough. Just 4 years after its founding, mobile research firm Zokem has been snatched up for $11.7 million up front, with a potential payout of an additional $12 million through 2014. Their buyer?

Motorola CEO: Droid Bionic Will Launch In September

Jul 28th, 2011

After six… Wait, let’s make that seven months of uncertainty, we might finally have something solid to work with. Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said in an interview with CNET that the Droid Bionic will land in September. Just so we’re clear, that’s nine months after the phone was announced at CES , five months after rumors circulated of its cancellation , and four months after Motorola promised it would arrive this summer via tweet. In other words, this thing better pack one helluva punch

DeNA And ngmoco Launch Mobile Social Gaming Platform Mobage Worldwide

Jul 28th, 2011
DeNA And ngmoco Launch Mobile Social Gaming Platform Mobage Worldwide

Is the world ready for the mobile social gaming revolution? Tokyo-based DeNA , the company that makes $1.3 billion a year just by offering mobile games to Japanese cell phone users and acquired ngmoco for $400 million in December, seems to think so. DeNA/ngmoco released an English (and Chinese) version of Mobage, its super-successful Japanese mobile social gaming platform on Android yesterday

Samsung Galaxy S II Come With WiMAX Found In FCC

Jul 28th, 2011
Samsung Galaxy S II Come With WiMAX Found In FCC

We have heard that the Samsung Galaxy S II will finally come to used. Now, we have found the device appearing in FCC. The device comes with CDMA and WiMAX radios. The device design matches perfectly with the leaked and it has the right model number which is SPH-D710