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Cell Phones Blog August 2003 Archive

By Adam Fendelman, About.com Guide to Cell Phones

Lack of sexual inspiration? Dial Kama Sutra!

Sunday August 31, 2003
Brazilian lovers in lack of ideas for sexual positions can now receive suggestions right on their cell phones. For about 33 cents, they receive an animation and explanations about a ... Read More

Cell Phone ringtones sometimes more popular than CD's

Sunday August 31, 2003
According to the Yankee group, cell phone ringtone sales this year will account for more than 50 million, about 3 times last years' sales. Verizon Wireless alone says that 2.5 ... Read More

Nextel and Verizon offer the best customer service, survey says

Friday August 29, 2003
According to a survey by J.D. Power and Associates, bad treating customers is the best thing to do to loose them. Customers who rate their cell phone company's service below ... Read More

Nokia to launch new cell phones... in black & white!

Friday August 29, 2003
But don't worry, they won't be for competing with North-America's latest color screen phones. Nokia is creating new low-cost models for the emerging markets of Russia and India, among others, ... Read More

Emerging technology will provide wireless data speeds comparable to a home network

Tuesday August 26, 2003
The promises of 1xRTT and GPRS so-called high speed wireless data technologies sound like they have been greatly exagerated. For instance, with a 1xRTT wireless data card supposed to boast ... Read More

Latest Review: Audiovox CDM8500 on Virgin Mobile prepaid

Friday August 22, 2003
The Audiovox CDM8500, sold by Virgin Mobile USA under the name "Vox 8500", is a prepaid-oriented phone with some special features for prepaid users and a nice overall functionality. Read ... Read More

FCC chief uses his cell phone to escape a stuck gondola

Thursday August 21, 2003
John Muleta, chief of the Federal Communication Commission, has a lot to say about cell phones, including how he used his phone to call for help when the gondola operators ... Read More

Verizon Wireless debuts push-to-talk service

Wednesday August 20, 2003
Verizon wireless is starting this week with a new cellular-based walkie-talkie service called "Push-to-talk". Just like Nextel customers, users of Verizon's Motorola v60p phone will be able to talk instantly ... Read More

Nokia gearing up for mobile multiplayer gaming

Tuesday August 19, 2003
After taking the lead for the first years of the ringtones craze, Nokia is now focusing on handset-based gaming. For instance, they announced today that they bought Sega.com, in order ... Read More

US Military developping cell phone jammers... for ennemies

Monday August 18, 2003
According to cellular-news, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working on "WolfPack", a small device that can be parachuted on enemy lands in order to both monitor and jam ... Read More

A chinese firm unveils a (rather bulky) wrist phone

Saturday August 16, 2003
Earlier this week, a Chinese firm unveiled a phone that can be worn on the wrist like a watch. Nothing so new given Samsung's "launch" of a cell phone watch ... Read More

According to Verizon Wireless, competitors want to prevent you from switching service providers

Friday August 15, 2003
From November 24th, cell phone users in the U.S. will be able to switch cell phone companies without losing their current phone number. This is expected to result in stronger ... Read More

Power outage: cell phone networks seem down? It's not what you think

Friday August 15, 2003
If your cell phone was not working yesterday or today, don't blame it on the power outage, at least not directly... Cell phone companies use backup power to ensure continued ... Read More

Latest Review: Samsung SCH-A530

Tuesday August 12, 2003
The Samsung SCH-A530 is a consuming-oriented phone, which means that to enhance your experience, you must pay extra. But it's also a nice little jewel with its classy "champagne gold" ... Read More

Sprint PCS users will get streaming video and audio

Monday August 11, 2003
Sprint PCS and Real Networks announced a deal today: PCS Vision users will be able to view streaming media content on their phones, including ABC news and weather forecasts. The ... Read More

RIM Launches Color Blackberry in the U.S.

Monday August 11, 2003
RIM announced this week-end that T-Mobile USA will be selling its new BlackBerry 7230, the first BlackBerry two-way pager to feature a full color display. (source) Cool, but after years of ... Read More

We'll soon able to keep phone numbers when switching cellular service

Sunday August 10, 2003
Starting in November, a new government rule will force cell phone companies to let you keep your phone number even if you switch cell phone service companies. That is making ... Read More

Join the Nokia N-Gage special forces

Thursday August 7, 2003
Nokia is hiring students to demonstrate their N-Gage gaming cell phone on campus and at special events. The N-Gage is a special Nokia cell phone that looks more like a ... Read More

Study: Cell phones not the biggest driver distraction

Thursday August 7, 2003
Drivers engage in cell phone conversations, yes, but they also lean over to reach things and play with their radio. Indeed, according to a study released yesterday by the AAA ... Read More

Which cellular network is best? "Verizon", say respondents to a survey

Tuesday August 5, 2003
In a recent survey by J.D. Power about cell phone call quality, Verizon was rated best. Nextel was second best, followed by Cingular. AT&T Wireless was rated average while Sprint ... Read More

Millions are abandoning their landline phone

Tuesday August 5, 2003
According to recent data from the FCC, the number of landline phones has dropped by 5 million (3%) since 2000. And more than half of the world's phones are cellular ... Read More

Motorola about to launch a new PDA cell phone

Sunday August 3, 2003
The A920, Motorola's next PDA phone, will sport GPS, a camera and an audio/video player and video calling and a speakerphone, all in a triband GSM phone with UMTS 3G ... Read More

Cingular starts offering recording ringtones

Friday August 1, 2003
After polyphonic ringtones, the next wave was obviously real sound ringtones: recordings. So did Cingular today, with the announcement of Super Tones, which includes recordings from celebrities, famous speeches or ... Read More

Sprint PCS offers game pad attachment for phone

Friday August 1, 2003
Sprint PCS alone sold 2 million games for their cell phones last year. That's a booming market and users are likely to grow tired of gaming with a tiny keypad. ... Read More

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