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.
AT&T Launches LG Shine Multimedia Phone
AT&T and LG Electronics have released a new mobile
phone in time for the holiday shopping season, the companies
said Monday. The Shine by LG is a sliding form-factor
device, offered exclusively through AT&T. Made and
set in a full metal body and a sliding design the LG
Shine can really catch your eyes. And aside from its
great façade, this LG phone also comes filled
with great capabilities.
The device features a silver exterior and comes with
video, music and camera features and a 2.2-inch mirror
LCD screen. It is pre-loaded with AT&T Video Share,
Mobile Banking, AT&T Mobile Music. The other additional
features on the Shine include a 2.0-megapixel camera
with video record and Bluetooth 2.0 capability for music
and voice.
The body of the Shine by LG is a metal body surrounding the
mirror LCD screen. The Shine by LG is available for $149.99
after a two-year contract-activation agreement and a $50 mail-in
rebate.
Some of the features that will come from AT&T include:
Video Share that enables users to send videos even during
a call.
Mobile Music that makes it possible to transfer songs
from PC to mobile gadgets that has music player.
Napster Mobile that lets users to download more full
track songs on the phone.
Mobile Banking applications that make it possible for
users to pay bills and see account balance.
May 5, 2008
