Alltel’s acquisition by Verizon Wireless continues to move forward, but that hasn’t stopped the regional carrier from rolling out new services and phones. And on Thursday, just in time for holiday play, Alltel launched a new GPS app with Trimble Outdoors.

Trimble Outdoors brings basic GPS services to …

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A new report from the mobile advertising company Admob says that 42 percent of iPhone Internet requests came from Wi-Fi hot spots rather than AT&T’s 3G wireless network in November. This is quite a bit higher than most Wi-Fi capable phones, which typically average about 10 to 20 percent.
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Making good on a promise made at CES 2008, Sling Media has announced that a beta version of the company’s SlingPlayer Mobile software will be available on select BlackBerry smartphones starting December 30.
BlackBerry users who own the Bold, Curve 8900 & 8320, 8820, Pearl Flip 8220, and Pearl 8120
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Good ‘ol T-Mobile is in a giving mood this holiday season. On Thursday, the carrier announced that it has eliminated the $18 handset upgrade fee for its customers. It applies to all cell phones and smartphones offered by carrier, including T-Mobile G1, and doesn’t matter whether you’re upgrading …

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Join us for our last Dialed In podcast of 2009. In addition to the latest reviews and cell phone news, we’ll give you a preview of Macworld and CES. See you in 2009!

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Perhaps one the most exciting developments in the cell phone industry this year is the final release of the T-Mobile G1 (also known as the HTC Dream), and with it, the first commercial version of the Android operating system. Even though we thought the …

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We told you about the Pantech C630 last week, and this week, we managed to put it through its paces. Though it might not look like much at first glance, […]

The Nokia 5800 looks more than promising.
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Last week we got a first look at the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music and this week we were pleased to see it clear the Federal Communications Commission’s certification process. But the 5800 wasn’t the only notable …

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The Byline is black and red all over.
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Just a week after it launched the ZTE C78, MetroPCS added another new phone to its lineup when it unveiled the Samsung Byline. Also called the SCH-r310, the Byline has a minimalist flip phone with clean lines and a shiny …

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The Moto i576 just makes calls, and that’s okay.
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With great fanfare, we present CNET’s last cell phone review of 2008. As Christmas is only a week away, the flood of new models has definitely dried up. Though it was very busy fall …

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Alltel’s acquisition by Verizon Wireless continues to move forward, but that hasn’t stopped the regional carrier from rolling out new services and phones. And on Thursday, just in time for holiday play, Alltel launched a new GPS app with Trimble Outdoors.

Trimble Outdoors brings basic GPS services to …

Sphere: Related Content

A new report from the mobile advertising company Admob says that 42 percent of iPhone Internet requests came from Wi-Fi hot spots rather than AT&T’s 3G wireless network in November. This is quite a bit higher than most Wi-Fi capable phones, which typically average about 10 to 20 percent.
(Credit: Apple)
Several bloggers say they think iPhone […]