T-Mobile Cell Phones http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/t-mobile-cell-phones.html Find Cell Phone Reviews, Ratings, and Comparisons - T-Mobile Cell Phones - Motorola Cell Phones - Sprint Cell Phones en Copyright 2008 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:03:49 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.17 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Overheard at CES: Super Phones 72560445.jpg"You've got to see this Japanese phone! He says it's indestructible! We don't know what it is. And he says the battery really lasts!" Heard in: the press room...over otherwise complete silence.

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/overheard-at-ces-super-phones.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/overheard-at-ces-super-phones.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:03:49 -0800 Mogo Wireless Announces New Portable Cellular Signal Booster mogo_wireless_amplifier.jpgMogo Wireless has announced a new cellular amplifier that helps users avoid bad signals and dropped calls in areas where service is lacking. The device promises a 10x signal boost using a device that can be plugged into a car power supply or into a laptop via USB. There is also an optional 12V to 110 adaptor accessory for home or office use. Once plugged in, the mini-tower will instantly (and wirelessly) recognize your phone and begin working its magic without any further adjustment. Mogo is compatible with nearly all service providers as well as all Bluetooth devices and you can expect to see it on store shelves later this year for around $149. [Mogo Wireless via MobileWhack]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/mogo-wireless-announces-new-portable-cellular-signal-booster.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/mogo-wireless-announces-new-portable-cellular-signal-booster.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:01:17 -0800 Sprint halted sales of the LG Rumor due to ... Sprint halted sales of the LG Rumor due to a firmware update that inadvertantly reveals a data-erasing debug mode. Spring is offering free repair to those affected, offer over the air updates to unaffected owners, and resume sales when the firmware issue is fixed.

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/sprint-halted-sales-of-the-lg-rumor-due-to-.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/sprint-halted-sales-of-the-lg-rumor-due-to-.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:58:51 -0800 Verizon Gets Guitar Hero, Proceeds to Rock For First Time Ever ghIIImobile.jpgGuitar Hero, the game that lets you pretend to rock with a plastic guitar, has just been ported onto Verizon and Verizon cellphones, which don't look anything like a guitar. For $11.99 (or $4.49 a month) you can get access to 15 songs, four in-game guitars and three venues, which isn't all that bad when your other other alternative is sitting there quietly while the judge announces your verdict. What kind of person would want to do that? [Kotaku]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/verizon-gets-guitar-hero-proceeds-to-rock-for-first-time-ever.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/verizon-gets-guitar-hero-proceeds-to-rock-for-first-time-ever.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:56:49 -0800 Orb to Allow You to Stream Your Home Music Collection to any iPhone/iPod Touch orb2.jpgOrb is releasing a new piece of software called Winamp Remote that will allow you to listen to your home music collection from anywhere with a Wi-Fi signal, and it won't even require you to hack your iPhone. It works completely through the web browser, letting you get to your home collection and stream it quickly and easily. You can also share songs with friends by sending them links via SMS. Check a video of it in action after the jump. It looks like a pretty awesome piece of software. Unfortunately, it'll be pretty useless away from Wi-Fi due to EDGE's notorious slowness. If (when) a 3G iPhone comes out, however, it could make waiting for iPod-classic-sized flash drives to come out a lot less painful, as you'll be able to access anything you don't have loaded on your iPhone/iPod Touch from home without much trouble at all. [Product Page via The Register]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/orb-to-allow-you-to-stream-your-home-music-collection-to-any-iphoneipod-touch.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/orb-to-allow-you-to-stream-your-home-music-collection-to-any-iphoneipod-touch.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:30:45 -0800 Half of Japanese Bestsellers Typed on Phones, Printed on Paper Cell_Phone_Novels.jpgThe big deal in Japan right now are keitai shousetsu, mobile phone novels that are composed on the phone, released electronically as serials, then compiled into the ancient paper-bound codex we're still trying to ditch. In the first six months of 2007, half of the top 10 bestselling novels in Japan were originally thumbtyped on a phone, and have averaged 400,000 copies each in sales. Most of these novels are written by women, and involve some seriously messed-up subject matter. One of the biggest sellers, Koizora (Love Sky) by a woman whose pen-name is simply Mika, has sold more than 1.2 million printed copies since October. It is about "a high-school girl who is bullied, gang-raped, becomes pregnant and has a miscarriage in a saga of near-Biblical proportions," says the Sydney Morning Herald, which adds that the book will soon be made into a movie. Mika's work is typical of the genre. The stories traverse teen romance, sex, drugs and other adolescent terrain in a succession of clipped one-liners, emoticons and spaces (used to show that a character is thinking), all of which can be read easily on a mobile phone interface. Scene and character development are notably missing. Scholars attribute the shallowness of the literature to a dearth of cell-phone accessible kanji characters and small screens which necessitate "short, simple sentences with basic words," rather than admit that this is, in fact, the sign of a civilization in decline. [SMH via Gadget Lab]

From Half of Japanese Bestsellers Typed on Phones, Printed on Paper

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/half-of-japanese-bestsellers-typed-on-phones-printed-on-paper.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/half-of-japanese-bestsellers-typed-on-phones-printed-on-paper.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:17:31 -0800 iPhone Goes Platinum...No, Not in THAT Way iphoneplat.jpgThe iPhone just went platinum, literally. From the precious metal enthusiasts at Goldstriker International, you can now buy a platinum-coated iPhone for about $2,230. And while most of us aren't interested in purchasing or carrying around a platinum iPhone (that will probably scratch to hell, btw), it's still the best way to shut up that a'hole talking on his gold iPhone. Well, that, or watching him get mugged while your friends hold him down.

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/iphone-goes-platinumno-not-in-that-way.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/iphone-goes-platinumno-not-in-that-way.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:32:33 -0800 Dell Smartphone in 2008?! [Rumor] dellphone.jpg In an already interesting article chronicling the last 10 months of the second coming of Michael Dell at his namesake, Forbes mentions two more interesting upcoming products: A suicide chip for stolen laptops that remotely nukes the hard drive, and a smartphone coproduced with Quanta'€"led on Dell's end by one of the RAZR's daddies, Ron Garriques'€"that has "video, an MP3 player and internet access and [will] be unleashed on the world early next year." It's a little off the initial release projection'€"nowish'€"but Forbes' tidbit indicates the rumored project's still alive and in the oven. Obviously, it remains mostly a blank slate of speculation'€"what's the OS going to be? Still WinMo6 or will Dell mix it up? Will it have a touchscreen, QWERTY or both? The list goes on. One thing's for sure, it'll be a certifiable test of the new design chops Michael Dell's been pushing so hard, which we hope are up to the task since there's nothing worse than a poorly designed smartphone. What do you think should go into a Dell smartphone? [Forbes]

From Dell Smartphone in 2008?! [Rumor]

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/dell-smartphone-in-2008-rumor.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/dell-smartphone-in-2008-rumor.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:42:09 -0800 Pay Phone Extinction Imminent: AT&T Cutting the Cord Next Year [Imminent Nostalgia] etphone.jpgCellphones' genocide of pay phones just leveled up: AT&T will be totally out of the pay phone business by the end of next year. It's a hard blow to a long languishing subset of communication hardware that was eulogized way back in '03 by schmucky Joel Schumacher's Phone Booth. There are about a million pay phones left, down from a peak 2.6 million in 1998. What's weird is that even though Japan's even more cellphone-oriented than we are, I still saw about a bajillion pay phones on the street, in train stations, pretty much everywhere. Some of 'em were inside some pretty nice booths too. On the other hand, I have to think about places to spot a pay phone back at home, a feat's that probably only going to get rarer over time. Another "back in my day" story for the kids. [PR Newswire, Flickr]

From Pay Phone Extinction Imminent: AT&T Cutting the Cord Next Year [Imminent Nostalgia]

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/pay-phone-extinction-imminent-att-cutting-the-cord-next-year-imminent-nostalgia.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/pay-phone-extinction-imminent-att-cutting-the-cord-next-year-imminent-nostalgia.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:20:43 -0800 Zander No Moto: The RAZR King Steps Down [Cellphones] Zander_Out.jpgEd Zander--the celebrity CEO who made Motorola's RAZR an Apple-like sensation then somehow spoiled it with all them spinoffs--will step down on Jan. 1. Does this mean we won't get the POOPR, the SHTR or the TFSU? Does this mean that Motorola might recover from its slip to third place in the world cell phone sales? I know I've asked this before, but would the RAZR2 be a cooler phone if it was named something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT? Here's the real question: Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser.

From Zander No Moto: The RAZR King Steps Down [Cellphones]

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/zander-no-moto-the-razr-king-steps-down-cellphones.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/zander-no-moto-the-razr-king-steps-down-cellphones.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:55:43 -0800 NEC Phone Translates Spoken Voice Into Touristy Demands [Cellphones] NEC_Translation_Phone.jpgA newly developed phone from NEC will take the spoken words of Japanese tourists and turn them into an English translation on the fly. The translator's 50,000 word vocab is geared towards the typical tourist pleas: "Can I have a subway route map?" "How far away is the hotel?" and "Where can I find decent Japanese food in this God-forsaken country?" The translation appears as text, rather than being played aloud as voice, because that takes more horsepower and the developers are afraid of a miscommunication. While we've seen dedicated translation devices from IBM and even NEC's own early prototype, this is the first time the entire system fits on a small chip mounted within a functioning cell phone. Too bad the technology wasn't around soon enough to help Chris Farley. [AFP]

From NEC Phone Translates Spoken Voice Into Touristy Demands [Cellphones]

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/nec-phone-translates-spoken-voice-into-touristy-demands-cellphones.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/nec-phone-translates-spoken-voice-into-touristy-demands-cellphones.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:52:05 -0800 Displaytech Supplying Micro LCDs For Pico Projectors, Technology Now Less Vaporous [Pico PicoProjector-thumb.jpgDisplaytech announced they will be supplying 13 companies with micro displays for Pico Projector use. Displaytech's Pico Projector technology, intended for use in cellphones, will be rolled out at CES 2008, and can project video onto any surface . It's not the most exciting news, because it's just a component, but it excites me because it means the ball is rolling on the oft-discussed technology. One of my biggest worries is that the Pico Projector will disappear into obscurity, never to be touched by consumer hand. And it would ruin my dream of entering large public spaces and projecting incriminating videos of Chen with various gadgets. [Display Tech]

From Displaytech Supplying Micro LCDs For Pico Projectors, Technology Now Less Vaporous [Pico

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/displaytech-supplying-micro-lcds-for-pico-projectors-technology-now-less-vaporous-pico.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/displaytech-supplying-micro-lcds-for-pico-projectors-technology-now-less-vaporous-pico.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:31:30 -0800 Nokia N95 Update Adds Nokia Music Store, Camera Tweaks n95v20.jpgNokia N95 owners may be happy with their 9 hour battery life on EDGE or their slightly shorter battery life on 3G, but the new firmware update allows them to do more than squint at tiny camwithher videos. With version 20.0.015, you'll get the Nokia Music Store Client, my Nokia SMS tips, a new Welcome application, and tweaks to the camera software to allow for "far" faster shot times. There's also N-Gage game previews, video ringtones, theme animations and bug fixes. Grab it via Nokia Software Update. [All About Symbian via Uber Phones]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/nokia-n95-update-adds-nokia-music-store-camera-tweaks.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/nokia-n95-update-adds-nokia-music-store-camera-tweaks.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:42:48 -0800 Amusing But Sad Video Shows Verizon Reps Misquoting Rates 93 Percent of the Time Eyeless Writer called Verizon 56 times to ask two different data pricing questions: one about going over limits, another about roaming. A ridiculous 93 percent of reps answered at least one question incorrectly. But to be fair, these questions were beyond basic ones. Regardless, don't they have computers in front of them to cheat when they don't know the answer? [Eyeless Writer via BBG]

From Amusing But Sad Video Shows Verizon Reps Misquoting Rates 93 Percent of the Time

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/amusing-but-sad-video-shows-verizon-reps-misquoting-rates-93-percent-of-the-time.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/amusing-but-sad-video-shows-verizon-reps-misquoting-rates-93-percent-of-the-time.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:02:35 -0800 Iqua Sun, World's First Solar-Powered Bluetooth Headset [For Al iquasun.pngWhile Bluetooth headsets are a dime a dozen, ones powered by the sun like Nuclear Man from Superman IV aren't. Orange claims that its Iqua Sun is "the worlds first" [sic, italics theirs] solar-powered Bluetooth headset. Fancy! The green half-ouncer gets 200 hours of life on standby and nine hours of talk time in darkness, like in an elevator on the moon. It'll run you 49.99, which is about 105 American clams. [Orange via Reg Hardware via Gadget Lab]

From Iqua Sun, World's First Solar-Powered Bluetooth Headset [For Al

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/iqua-sun-worlds-first-solar-powered-bluetooth-headset-for-al.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/t-mobile-cell-phones/iqua-sun-worlds-first-solar-powered-bluetooth-headset-for-al.html T-Mobile Cell Phones Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:38:18 -0800