Acording to RIMarkable, Cingular is bringing BlackBerry Connect to the US market with the Nokia 9300! Good news to all non-BlackBerry device users. RIM actually has a version of BlackBerry Connect for Windows Mobile and Palm. With the lawsuit settled, and the release of BB Connect with the Nokia 9300, there may be other versions of the BB Connect software making it to the US market in the near future.
According to this RCR Wireless article, Cingular Wireless will be shutting down their TDMA and analog networks in 2008. This will be the beginning of the end for consumer analog cellular phone service, as it fits in with the government’s timetable for analog to digital transition.
Cingular’s plans are nothing new, as the migration of the user base from analog to digital has progressed for many years. The announcement is the start of the implementation plan and will probably get a little tweak here and there as customers either start migrating sooner, or add their comments, concerns & complaints to the companies plans.
What this really brings to Cingular (and other carriers as they phase out analog) is the reclaiming of needed wireless bandwidth to support the new GSM/GPRS/EDGE & UMTS/HSDPA networks that replace them. In the end, it’ll be a good thing and you will see additional coverage even out some of the existing “dead” or marginal spots.
Cingular’s new 8125 Pocket PC Phone is now available on their website – ready for order. The 8125 is a varient of the HTC Wizard platform (similar to the Orange SPV, UTStarcom XV6700, iMate KJAM, T-Mobile MDA Vario, and O2 XDA Mini. I got a chance to work with the T-Mobile varient of this phone late last fall and was impressed by the device. This class of device is based on the Pocket PC varient of Microsoft Windows 5.0 and includes a slide-out keyboard, landscape/portrait QVGA display and many wireless connectivity options. Some of the specs/features include:
You can see a review of the T-Mobile MDA Vario at CoolSmartPhone.com.
via: CoolSmartPhone
Mobile Burn has an article about Cingular’s battle against people illegally obtaining their customer call records.
My issues with news like this is that Cingular should have systems in place to prevent the ability of these records from getting out in the first place. Fine, procecute the people who have crossed the law, but the carriers also need to be held accountable for the leak in the first place.
Well the tidal wave of new Windows Mobile 2005 devices is building. Here is the current state of device releases:
Fantastic stuff! Many of these devices on are available direct on the internet from places like MadMonkeyBoy, Expansys, MobilePlanet and more. Watch the carriers for there releases over the next 2-3 months. Great time for Windows Mobile, especially if you are considering a change from RIM’s Blackberry!
-Rick
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Out riding this rainy, wet spring. Got 1,000 miles on the clock with more to come this season. #IMRG #IndianMotorcycle
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