U.S. consumers' obsession with using smartphones to find restaurants, surf the web and navigate city streets helped propel a 26 percent rise in AT&T's quarterly profit—but at a cost for the operator.
The strain that wireless devices like smartphones and e-readers have placed on AT&T's network is such that the company announced on Thursday it will increase capital spending by about $2 billion this year, targeting improvements in its wireless service.
The increase was unveiled as AT&T posted revenue and earnings that largely matched analysts' estimates, although its addition of 2.7 million net subscribers in the fourth quarter was nearly 1 million more than... [Read More]
Despite WM 7 Motorola not planning on WM smartphones in 2010
Motorola and Windows Mobile has had a stormy on again, off again relationship in the last 12 months, but until now we had all believed Windows Mobile 7, like a baby had just to prevent a divorce, would fix everything.
Unfortunately it appears that was overly optimistic. CNET Asia spoke to Spiros Nikolakopoulos, vice president and general manager for Asia Pacific and International Distribution for Motorola’s Mobile Devices... [Read More]
ReCellular will recycle your phone and donate all proceeds to Haiti disaster relief
It might've been hard to watch pictures of the latest natural disaster striking the island of Haiti recently, but lending a hand in the relief effort shouldn't be. If you've got an older cellphone -- functioning or otherwise -- batteries, chargers, or other accessories, ReCellular wants to hear from you. The cellphone recycling company has launched a Phones for Haiti program, whereby you... [Read More]
$20M seems like alot and it is but the level of help they need will take alot more than that. Please help out in any way that you can!
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Mobile giving to help Haiti exceeds $20 million
Americans who are turning to their cell phones to donate money via text message for Haitian relief efforts have pledged more than $20 million as of Monday, an unprecedented amount for mobile donations.
A number of other relief groups were added to the accepted list of organizations that
Paul Thurrott, one of the world's most respected critics on Microsoft products, has just published a great article detailing how Microsoft plans to save Windows Mobile. To start, he emphasizes how last year, the Windows Mobile team underwent a dramatic structural overhaul, similar to what happened in the Windows division after Vista launched which many attribute to the success of Windows 7. This should mean that better talent and management is in place to ensure that Windows Mobile 7 is as successful as Windows 7 was.
Then, he talks about the strategy with Windows Mobile 6.5, and how... [Read More]
Check out the new FAQ/WIKI page I created to help index some of the frequently asked questions. Hopefully this will make it easier for you to find what you are looking for. Please feel free to contribute as specified on the page, thanks. http://www.hellomotoq.com/forums/sit...html#post46512
Anyone have T-Mobile? Well if you do, you should know that they just announced that its entire 3G covered area has been upgraded from 3.6Mbps, to 7.2Mbps! Not too bad right? AT&T is still working on that transition, but hey in all fairness, T-Mobile has a smaller footprint to deal with. Anyone with T-Mobile notice a significantly faster web browsing?
So you're sitting back, enjoying your the new Windows phone you received over the holidays. Downloading apps, emails, and sending text messages to your hearts content on that "unlimited" data plan? Did you know that there may be a restriction on your "unlimited" plan? Restrictions, if violated, could result in your service being terminated?
We checked the fine print with the four major carriers in the U.S. market and found... [Read More]
Happy new year to everyone! I hope that those of us who still text/talk while driving without Bluetooth will make it part of their new years resolution to change this dangerous habit. Have a great day folks!!
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US government launches Distraction.gov, wants to scare you straight (video) European countries may have long ago banished the use of cellphones while driving to the dark side of the law, but many of the United States persist in allowing
Hey folks, I need someone to test this program to make sure that it works on the Q. If it works I'll post it in the downloads section. It installs fine on my Q9 but when I run it I get chinese text. Like the previous versions I suspect that it needs to connect to the web to perform the update and get the language set correctly. Let me know if this is the case here, thanks.
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UC Browser 7.0 Official Version Released!
UC Browser is a professional mobile browser designed by
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Anyone have T-Mobile? Well if you do, you should know that they just announced that its entire 3G covered area has been upgraded from 3.6Mbps, to 7.2Mbps! Not too bad right? AT&T is still working on that transition, but hey in all fairness, T-Mobile has a smaller footprint to deal with. Anyone with T-Mobile notice a significantly faster web browsing? 
