Earlier today Bluegrass Cellular announced that it will offer Apple’s iPhone 4S to its customers starting on May 18. Now regional carriers Pioneer Cellular of Oklahoma, Golden State Cellular of California, and Nex-Tech Wireless of Kansas have announced they will also offer the smartphone on the same date. Pricing starts at $149 for the 16GB model, $249 for the 32GB model, and $349 for the top of the line 64GB variant. Pioneer Cellular also said that it is, starting today, offering the iPhone 4 to its customers for $50. ...
RIM hires former LightSquared, Sony Ericsson execs as CMO and COO
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has announced two new senior executive hires today. Frank Boulben, formerly VP of strategy and marketing at LightSquared, will take over as RIM’s new chief marketing officer. Kristian Tear will become the new chief operating officer, having recently been an executive vice president at Sony Mobile Communications and Sony Ericsson. Tweet Vote on HN ...
HTC One V hands-on photos and video
Here at the 2012 edition of the CTIA Wireless show, which is taking place in New Orleans, I sat down with smartphone marker HTC to get some time with the company’s One V Android-powered smartphone. Like the other members of the One Series, the One X and One S, the One V features the new Sense 4 user interface running atop of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.Looking at the device, one is immediately reminded of the much beloved HTC Hero of old, thanks to the One V’s curved “chin” that protrudes from the bottom of the phone. This curve not only makes the phone ...
Bluegrass Cellular to Sell Apple iPhone May 18
Bluegrass Cellular today announced that it will sell the Apple iPhone starting May 18. The iPhone 4S will cost $149 for the 16GB model, $249 for the 32GB, and $349 for the 64GB. Bluegrass Cellular will also offer iPhone 4 for $49. Plans range from $65 to $100 per month. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung, Qualcomm partner up to form another wireless charging consortium
Samsung and Qualcomm have announced a new partnership to produce wireless charging technology. The goal of the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) is to “promote global standardization of a wireless power transfer technology that offers spatial freedom, to develop product testing, certification and regulatory compliance processes, and to foster industry dialogue with regulators on wireless power policy development.” Also involved in the group are Ever Win Industries, Gill Industries, Peiker Acustic, Powermat Technologies, and SK Telecom. The partnership plans to release a ...
Samsung Focus 2 for AT&T
Earlier today, Samsung and AT&T announced the Focus 2, the successor to the earlier Focus Windows Phone smartphones for the carrier. The Focus 2 features support for AT&T’s LTE network – a first for a Windows Phone from Samsung – and runs Windows Phone 7.5. Tweet Vote on HN ...
HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon – live photos, video
At a Verizon Wireless event taking place on the eve of the start of the 2012 CTIA Wireless show, our Dan Seifert got the chance to test drive the new HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Apple grappling for iPhone 5 URL
Every morsel of iPhone 5 information is precious, especially when Apple becomes directly involved.The company filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) over the URL for iphone5.com, which is currently held by a group that’s using it as a message board for discussions about the new iPhone.Before the iPhone 4S reveal last year, it was generally expected that Apple would in fact announce the iPhone 5.Instead, the new iPhone 4S was a minimal refinement of the iPhone 4, bringing few improvements besides the addition of Siri, suggesting that the next phone ...
HTC One V to Reach MetroPCS, Virgin, U.S. Cellular This Summer
HTC today announced that its One V Android smartphone will be available through a variety of U.S. network operators later this summer. The device was announced in February, but U.S. availability hadn’t yet been revealed. The One V will be sold by Metro PCS, U.S. Cellular, and Virgin Mobile. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung and Qualcomm Back Alliance for Wireless Power
Samsung and Qualcomm today announced the formation of a new group called the Alliance for Wireless Power. The group’s mission is to “promote global standardization of a wireless power transfer technology.” A rival organization, called the Wireless Power Consortium, already promotes its own standard called Qi that uses magnetic induction to wirelessly charge devices. Samsung and Qualcomm believe the Alliance for Wireless Power will benefit the consumer electronics industry by developing product testing, certification, and regulatory compliance processes, as well as ...