A man by the name of David Jones decided that the FAA regulations that prohibit any use of mobile phones except when the aircraft is on the ground just didn't apply to him.  When asked to turn of his cellphone he told flight attendants to "Kiss my a$$."  Then when asked again, he stated, "Kiss my a$$.  Not happening," according ... continued »

It almost seems too blasé to say that a lot rests on the success of Windows Mobile 7. The update to the smartphone OS has been a long time in development and, going by appearances and what rumors we have, has some time left to go before it's fit for release. WM7 won't get out of the door ... continued »

As the hammer came down on the FCC's 700MHz spectrum auction last month, winners (and losers) were forced to be coy about their plans under the Commission's anti-collusion rules.  That ban on discussion ended late yesterday, and various key players in the proceedings have stepped up to give their version of events.  As expected, Verizon and AT&T have been crowing ... continued »

At one point it looked like it would be tricky for Apple to live up to expectations of the iPhone SDK package, especially given the furore over suspected beta releases, limitations on functionality and more. However, as we've now seen it's difficult to fault what Steve Jobs & co have delivered. The SDK will allow developers to produce software that ... continued »

Now less than 24 hours away, PHONE Magazine is getting ready for Apple's iPhone SDK Roadmap event in sunny California which we'll be live-blogging from 10am PST. Apple described the event as concerning the "iPhone software roadmap, including the iPhone SDK and some exciting new enterprise features", and has sparked off the inevitable cavalcade of rumor and analyst prediction. For ... continued »

News of Apple's RoadMap event on March 6th has not only given third-party developers something to look forward to, but reignited discussion of which category the iPhone itself fits into.  Obviously PHONE Magazine will be there next week, Live Blogging the event to bring you all of the details as Steve and his friends discuss the next phase of their ... continued »

That’s one question everyone is asking. I hope Mr. Brown is prepared to clean house from the top down and just let the heads roll. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, people get complacent and lazy. And by people, I mean top execs at Motorola. They’ve lost focus of what really matters. ... continued »

I have two words for this guy, “seek help.” This 37-year-old guy is jobless, single and obviously very lonely. Which explains why he called directory assistance 10,000 times. He was reported whispering “darling” as he tried to strike a conversation and then pleaded with the female operators not to hang up. Now that’s got to rank ... continued »

Ok folks, it just occurred to me that Helio may indeed be the first MVNO to feature WiMax in future devices such as the Ocean 2. Yes, there will be an Ocean 2 “because I say so”. It just became clear to me that if Sprint doesn’t axe their WiMax initiatives, all that Helio has to do is build WiMax ... continued »

It's been a week of major profits and the occasional loss in the cellular world, with AT&T and Apple both announcing strong Q4 2007 performance and celebrating with a new bevy of enterprise data packages for the iPhone (although some are pointing out that their figures for the Jesus phone just don't quite add up). Meanwhile, LG celebrated 550,000 ... continued »