Exclusive CTIA 2008 video (you won't see this anywhere else)
Added on 2008-04-01 16:34:00
by Mark Brezinski
 As promised, we're providing 110% coverage of CTIA 2008. To help fill that bonus 10%, we've managed to secure exclusive coverage from the show floor. We assure you: no other cell phone site is covering the show to the degree we are. Keep checking back for our ongoing coverage, and possibly more exclusive video previews.
Catch our coverage after the jump.
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Hands On With The UK O2 iPhone
Added on 2007-09-18 10:09:00
by Richard Baguley
 Engadget got some hands-on time with the new UK iPhone running on O2's network, and the differences between it and the US version look to be pretty minimal: There's an option for European languages (presumably the same phone will be sold through the various rumored European carriers), the ability to switch the roaming carrier and the iTunes WiFi music store comes pre-installed. But perhaps the most interesting difference shows in this shot that Conrad Quilty-Harper took of the O2 phone next to his unlocked phone on T-Mobile; we've zoomed in on the carrier logos. The O2 phone is browsing at GPRS speeds (a maximum of 14.4kbps, while the T-Mobile iPhone is running on EDGE). As he wryly puts it: “O2's EDGE coverage sucks”; the company only claims to have 30% of the UK covered. We browsing is already slow over EDGE; I hate to think what's it's going to be like over the GPRS coverage the O2 will be offering iPhone users over the rest of their network...
[Via Engadget, photo by Conrad Quilty-Harper]
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iPhone Launches in UK for £269
Added on 2007-09-18 04:09:00
by Richard Baguley
.jpg) At an event in London this morning, Apple head Steve Jobs announced the first foreign version of the iPhone. Running on the O2 network, the UK iPhone will cost £269 (approx $530). It will go on sale on the 9th of November. The UK iPhone will have the same memory capacity (8GB) and EDGE data support as the US version. The UK calling plans will cost £35, $45 and $55, and all will include unlimited data and visual voicemail. They will also include roaming onto the Cloud WiFi network that includes 7,500 Wifi hotspots. The required contract will be for 18 months. O2's iPhone page is here, and Apple UK has a new page on the iPhone in their store here.
Interestingly enough, O2 also offers the Nokia N95, but that is free if you sign up for a £30 a month, 18 month contract. So this provides an serious choice for UK customers: a free N95 at £30 , or a £269 iPhone at $35...
[Via Engadget]
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Willcom recalling over 100k batteries
Added on 2007-06-13 09:31:00
by Randall Bennett
 It's no laptop battery recall (see a video demonstration for some time-wasting entertainment) but Willcom, an overseas carrier, says they're recalling about 134,000 batteries. The company says they're not at risk for exploding, but they could heat up or become swollen after a physical shock. No word on exactly how much physical shock it'd take, although we'd assume it's more than just a simple drop. The company says five customers have contacted the company about the problematic batteries, but there aren't any consumer injuries reported. Willcom also says the batteries won't catch fire nor explode because of some built-in safety devices.
Scary stuff when it's in your lap, but we find it a little more frightening when it's in your pocket. Oh, and this time it isn't Sony's faulty batteries, it's actually NEC's problem.
[Via Cellular-News]
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Verizon Introducing New Blackberry Compatibility Abroad
Added on 2007-04-25 01:27:00
by Rusty Weiss
 Verizon Wireless is unveiling a variation on the RIM Blackberry 8800 e-mail phone, which offers ‘cellular technology more common in other countries in addition to the standard used on the company's U.S. network.’
The Blackberry 8830 is being offered with an international data plan giving the user unlimited e-mail access in roughly 60 countries. Additionally, the device can be used as a phone in over 150 countries.
The move is a result of Verizon’s peculiar multi-national conundrum. While using a superior wireless technology in CDMA, Verizon’s network fails to make use of GSM, a standard for most of the cellular world.
Now, however, the 8830 will open new doors for Verizon to court customers who travel abroad.
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Pantech Introduces New Line of International Phones
Added on 2007-03-30 20:08:00
by Rusty Weiss
 Pantech has introduced to the world, via the recent CTIA show, mobile devices which will be released outside the U.S.
The line of International phones that Pantech rolled out was quite extensive. These international beauties, despite the low light in these photos, are simply unable to hide a crisp, vivid display, not to mention a very snappy metallic exterior. Each model appears to have a gratifying and fun design.
[Via SlashGear]
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