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At the Fortune’s Brainstorm: Tech event, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse talked about some Palm Pre things, mixed in with some Android news.  Basically, they waited around until Android has evolved enough, which is known as the second version of Android to Hesse.  He claims Sprint was always in support of… Continue Reading »

If you are a phone geek, you know Japan’s cellphones are the bee’s knees.  Way ahead of the phones we use in the US and Europe, Japan leads the way in innovation, yet can’t seem to capitalize on those advantages.  The problem: advanced hardware. What makes hardware the problem?  Software. … Continue Reading »

RFID is the future.  It is if you listen to Ericsson’s vice-president of systems architecture, Håkan Djuphammar.  Mr. Djuphammar expects every new cell phone to contain RFID chips by next year and these phones will usher in a whole new ecosystem of creative uses of the technology.  Could RFID be… Continue Reading »

Many people find charging their mobile phones to be a hassle, especially when they are on the go.  Nokia thinks it has the solution: a phone that charges itself.  A new charging system it’s working on allows a phone to charge itself using ambient radiowaves.  Such waves are all around… Continue Reading »

Verizon Wireless has suspended several employees it says accessed call records belonging to a now inactive phone owned by President-Elect Barack Obama.  The employees will not be paid during their suspension and are under investigation. “We apologize to President-elect Obama and will work to keep the trust our customers place… Continue Reading »

The nightmare on Wall Street may become one for mobile phone makers and providers as well. The financial markets have long provided them with their most profitable customers, but with over 12,000 workers already out of a job and the possibility of tens of thousands more joining them, tough times… Continue Reading »

The engineer blamed for causing last week’s deadly train collision was texting on the job, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.  Officials say Robert Sanchez, who was killed, ignored a stop signal and never hit his brakes, resulting in the collision that killed 24 other people and injured over… Continue Reading »

Verizon Wireless announced that it has added 10 new 3G sites in Northern California. The new sites expand voice and data coverage to several areas including Petaluma, Santa Clara, San Rafael, Walnut Creek, and southwest San Jose. The new sites add to the company’s $4.6 billion dollar investment in California.… Continue Reading »

Google has just made available version 2.2 of its useful Google Maps for mobile application. Adding to the previously introduced public transportation for San Francisco is a new feature which lets users get transit directions all in the same place, similar to the web-based Google Maps. It has even expanded… Continue Reading »

The FCC is taking a new look at the Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act. The act, passed in September of last year, is looking to implement a pro-rated early termination fee system. In such a system, the amount of the ETF would depend on how much of the customers contract… Continue Reading »