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Nokia Has Touch Screen

I think many of us who have used touch screen phones (from the Iphone to the xv 6700) realize that a touch screen could be done better but it seems like the technology is stagnate.  This is where Nokia comes in.  They are looking to develop a touch screen technology that is called Haptikos.  The [...]

Google Provides More Platform Info

Google today provided more information about their new platform for cell phones.  They are looking to partner with the Open Handset Alliance (OHA).  The organization is a series of cell phone parts organizations that have come together to develop such products.  Google feels they will use a Linux version of the operating system (their reasoning [...]

FCC approves Alltel Sale

it looks like you can still get your love from a corporate conglomerate.  The FCC has stated Alltel can now be sold to private investors  The purchase of Alltel by TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners will be completed with a total sale value of 24 Billion.  That will increase the companies shareholders wealth to [...]

Verizon Screws Users Again

It looks like Verizon is changing its data plan to include all users on it.  Depending on how much you use (the data), this can be a good idea or bad.  For example, previously Verizon would cost per minute of usage.  Now, Verizon is looking to switch over to a data specific plan which means [...]

Big News For Sprint Users

Yay for the users!  Sprint has agreed that they are willing to unlock their phones due to a class action lawsuit that stated that Sprint has illegally locked their phones even after the contract is over and the consumer has essentially owned the phone (can we say duh?).  I am glad this was the case [...]

Getting a Treo 700

So after I got my money back from the Ebay store (which was super friendly by the way), I decided to go with a Treo 700W.  I really dislike the Palm software because it just doesn’t seem as compatible with the programs I have (which are mostly windows based).  I enjoy the Palm software, dont [...]

WiMax is Now Standard for 3G

It looks like the international telecommunication union has voted to ensure that the 3G block of technology also includes WiMax a part of it.  The technology is on the 2.5GHz spectrum and will be used specifically for data provisioning.  The ITU however still has not provided any designation for the technology meaning that the ITU [...]

My Phone Got Wet Pt.2

So I am finally over the devastation that my butt expensive phone got wet and broke.  No worries.  I just purchased the Motorola Q from ebay at a pretty good price.  I am also looking to switch my service over to Cricket.  They have been around for some time now and although i have heard [...]

Verizon Does Somthing Nice

Wow, I thought I would never see the day when Verizon thinks that their customers might be important.  OK, i had a bad experience with them but that’s another story.  Verizon is letting their consumers to change their plans without extending their contracts.  It will be effective October 7th to all of its customers.  Alltel [...]

Virgin Mobile the new IPO

In an ever crappy environment of our financial situation (just look at the dollar’s value), it looks like Virgin Mobile is applying to become the new IPO in technology.  It actually did it to pay for its debts and fund operations (long after the norm was to go IPO so you could be an instant [...]