Alcatel has unveiled a new fashion mobile phone handset, designed in collaboration with Italian accessory maker Mandarina Duck. The Mandarina Duck clamshell handset has a glossy and rubberised texture, and comes in three colours: cherry red, lilac and green. The handset comes with a phone charm and bag clip.
Telefónica and Nokia today announced they are working together to accelerate the adoption of new Internet services on mobile devices by providing Telefónica customers with easy access to both Telefónica and Nokia Internet services. The collaboration includes areas such as menu customization, technology and billing co-operation.
Boost Mobile launched Motorola i425 yesterday. The device is the provider’s thinnest ever at 0.47 inches thick but still offers the walkie-talkie instant calls that the company says are extremely popular on its iDEN-based network. It also offers many of the features of better phones on other networks with mobile web access, multi-network IM chat, [...]
Alltel yesterday launched Alltel Wi-Fi, a new service specifically for users who want to bring their short-range wireless devices online in public places. The plan teams up with Boingo Wireless and lets any user of a Wi-Fi-equipped notebook or smartphone connect both to Alltel’s own locations as well as “thousands” of North and South American [...]