We’ve already had a quick look at the Korean Motorola MOTOROI , and we figured it was only fair if we gave the Motorola MT710 a fair shake, too. The MT710 is running the Android-based Ophone OS on some pretty sweet hardware including an 854 x 480 FWVGA resistive touchscreen display — to help with Chinese handwriting recognition we’d bet — replacing HSPA 3G with TD-SCDMA for 3G, and a pretty slick housing accented in reflective and red metals. Of course the MT710 isn’t meant for our market, but we’re still encouraged to see how many Android sets are cropping up here at the show and indeed from Motorola. Motorola MT710 quick hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
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No Comments »Engadget Mobile Podcast 035: MWC Day 1 – 02.16.2010
February 16th, 2010 jedwan Four men in a Catalonian apartment talk about the the weather and the future of telephones. Hilarity ensues. Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Sean Cooper Special Guests: Joshua Topolsky, Thomas Ricker Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Daestro – Light Powered ( Ghostly International ) Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) Contact the podcast podcast (at) engadgetmobile (dot) com. Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Mobile Podcast 035: MWC Day 1 – 02.16.2010 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Sprint standardizing on RealNetworks’ platform for music delivery
February 12th, 2010 admin Even in the face of an endless torrent of free and subscription music services that are doing their best to effectively soak up the world’s 3G bandwidth, carriers are showing no sign of giving up the fight for a piece of the audio download revenue pie; indeed, three of the four US nationals run their own branded (or co-branded) services. Sprint happens to be in that group , and they’re looking to present a slightly more unified front by bringing tracks, ringtones, and ringback tones under a single roof that’ll be managed by RealNetworks’ Media Entertainment Platform. The result should be a “streamlined” user experience (read: it’ll be more compelling to spend a dollar here, a dollar there as you browse through Sprint’s mobile portal) when the new services launch later this year, but no specific date’s been set as of yet. Sprint standardizing on RealNetworks’ platform for music delivery originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted in att, engadget, htc, LG Tags: aol, chris-ziegler, engadget-mobile, espag-ntildeol, htc, podcast, real, realnetworks, related, return-false, video, videos No Comments »T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition sells out, next batch not due for a while
February 11th, 2010 jedwan As much gentle ribbing as the Fender rebranding of T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G has gotten, someone’s obviously buying the blasted things because the carrier’s been wiped clean of them — all 17,250 units, according to TmoNews . Sure enough, a quick check of T-Mobile’s site confirms that the device is listed as “temporarily out of stock,” but the problem is that “temporarily” might be a hell of a wait — it’s being claimed that we won’t see a fresh batch of these until April. Why the huge gap? It seems T-Mobile had to go back to HTC and place a second order for the phone, possibly a sign that even the carrier is shocked at the success of a year-old, warmed-over device with some fake wood and a corporate tie-in. Amazing what a little rock ‘n roll can do, isn’t it? T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition sells out, next batch not due for a while originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted in att, engadget, htc, LG Tags: aol, att, facebook, fender, fender limited edition, fender-limited, htc, japanese, mobile, mytouch-3g, mytouch3g, podcast, podcasts, video No Comments »Pumaphone coming next week, solar power in the mix?
February 11th, 2010 jedwan Puma (and partner Sagem ) have thrown up a teaser site ahead of the launch of the company’s first-ever phone next week — a trend being voraciously adopted by designer brands lately — but sadly, there’s not a lot to see at the moment other than some unhelpful videos (one of which you can peep after the break). That may not have always been the case, though: Recombu is reporting that there’d previously been an all-too-brief glimpse of what appeared to be a touhscreen phone with a solar panel aboard in one of the videos, but Sagem eventually pulled the offending segment and asked that the site take down its screen capture. That’s pretty lame, but the good news is that we’ve but a few days to wait before this thing gets all official on us. Let’s hope for sun in Barcelona, eh? Continue reading Pumaphone coming next week, solar power in the mix? Pumaphone coming next week, solar power in the mix? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
T-Mobile lighting up tons of fiber-powered backhaul ‘within the next few weeks’
February 11th, 2010 admin Realistically, most Americans won’t have a chance to enjoy the full spoils of T-Mobile’s shiny new 21Mbps HSPA+ network any time soon, but hey, at least they appear to be making solid progress. In a recent chat with GigaOM , T-Mobile’s VP of engineering Dave Mayo has said that the requisite software for HSPA+ service is already rolled out to cell sites along the California coast and in major cities between Washington, DC and Boston, but like AT&T , it’s not the software that’s the concern — it’s the width of the backhaul pipe. The company says that it’s got 20Mbps fiber connections to just 7 percent of its cells presently but plans to rapidly expand that to around 25 percent “within the next few weeks.” Ultimately, that’s going to be the key for every carrier around the world that’s deploying 3.75 to 4G networks — the cells themselves might be easy, but getting enough data piped to them is another story altogether. [Thanks, Burnside] T-Mobile lighting up tons of fiber-powered backhaul ‘within the next few weeks’ originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted in att, engadget, htc, LG Tags: 21mbps, aol, att, backhaul, engadget-mobile, fcc-fridays, htc, japanese, mobile, podcast, return-false No Comments »Engadget Mobile Podcast 034 – 02.10.2010
February 10th, 2010 admin Android’s all the rage in this week’s edition of the Engadget Mobile Podcast, filling our hearts and minds with visions of Google-flavored mobile tech to come at Mobile World Congress. And, exploiting the fully interactive nature of online communications, we answer the questions you’ve floated our way since the last ‘cast. Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Sean Cooper Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Daestro – Light Powered ( Ghostly International ) 01:44 – Motorola Droid gets official multitouch support — in Google Maps, anyway 08:45 – Nexus One gets a software update, enables multitouch (updated with video!) 09:24 – Google Maps 4.0 with Buzz support now available in Android Market 15:34 – Motorola Devour officially coming to Verizon next month 24:41 – MWC 42:37 – Listener Questions Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) Contact the podcast podcast (at) engadgetmobile (dot) com. Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Mobile Podcast 034 – 02.10.2010 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted in att, engadget, htc, LG Tags: aol, att, fcc-fridays, htc, mobile, podcast, podcasts, trent-wolbe, windows mobile, yahoo, zune No Comments »Sprint turns in larger loss in fourth quarter, subscribers still leaving
February 10th, 2010 admin Though you’d have to argue that Sprint is a leaner, smarter company than it was a couple years ago, it’s not out of the woods yet. The company’s fourth quarter earnings show that it’s still losing money to the tune of $980 million — a $502 million decline from the quarter prior — and net wireless subscribers declined by some 148,000, though there’s a lot of hand-waving here (iDEN lost 504,000 subs, for example, while the CDMA network actually gained 3,000, and there were a couple big acquisitions thrown into the mix). Churn decreased slightly against both the third quarter and the fourth quarter of ’08 — a good sign, to be sure — and ARPUs were generally up, though prepaid ARPU specifically took a hit as a result of the Virgin Mobile buy ; who knew that Virgin customers had lower ARPUs than Boost’s? To end on a high note, Sprint says it’s working with the highest free cash flow in company history and it saw its first net gain in CDMA subs (however small that gain might be) in six quarters, so there’s reason to keep the faith — and maybe this Supersonic can work some more magic, right? Sprint turns in larger loss in fourth quarter, subscribers still leaving originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted in att, engadget, htc, LG Tags: aol, att, days-ago, earnings, earnings report, earningsreport, engadget, fcc-fridays, financial, japanese, return-false, sprint, supersonic No Comments »LG’s GT350 makes the KS360 look like a punk
February 9th, 2010 admin LG Neon and KS360 owners, avert your eyes, because seriously — this thing might be like a knife through your fragile heart. Complementing the GD880 announcement today, LG’s showing the full-QWERTY GT350 with a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen that works throughout the UI, unlike the limited-function touch employed by its predecessor — and just to twist that knife a little harder, they’ve gone from a 3-row keyboard layout to four. It’s got Facebook and Twitter integration built-in with direct social networking access straight from the keyboard (good to see they’re putting that extra row to use) along with push email and support for multiple accounts — perfect for the young’un who isn’t quite ready for a boring smartphone that’s had all the life and joy sucked out of it. Like the KS360, this one will be available in a variety of colors — blue, purple, silver, and black to start — when it launches in Europe come April. LG’s GT350 makes the KS360 look like a punk originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
