T-Mobile USA launched its first commercial high-speed wireless service in New York City, and plans to expand the service to 20 to 25 other major U.S. markets by the end of the year.
April 23, 2008
The battle over cell phones in schools ended with the state's
appeals court voting to uphold a ban on cell phones in public schools
in New York city.
April 15, 2008
Cuban government has eased restrictions on buying cellular phones
for the first time and also allowed registering those they had held
illegally.
April 10, 2008
The FCC has approved a new nationwide alert system that will
send text messages to cell phones to alert Americans when an emergency,
disaster or attack occurs. The plan itself will deliver three different
types of charge-free text alerts to mobile phone users.
April 8, 2008
The European Union has approved in-flight cell phone use for
all of its 27 member nations. An on-board base station will relay
phone signals to either a satellite or ground towers.
April 2, 2008
AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega said that AT&T was expecting a 3G iPhone within the next few months., when asked about plans to sell a third-generation (3G) iPhone.
Wireless Phone Games
Today's cell phones are much more than communications devices: they have
become portable computers. Some have mobile games that are so cool they
may relegate the classical "phone" functionality of your handset
to a close second place.
Online gaming has become possible because of recent technical advances
in cell phones, such as the advent of high-resolution graphics, multiplayer
features, Bluetooth connectivity, and color screens.
May 5, 2008
