It went live in some areas at the end of last week, and now T-Mobile have officially confirmed it: 3G HSDPA has been switched on across New York City.  Finally laying to rest earlier rumors that the network would, initially, be voice-only, the carrier has confirmed that both voice and high-speed data will be available to those with compatible handsets.  After ... continued »

The headline says it all: analysts, investors and the company themselves were expecting Motorola's Q1 2008 financial performance to be bad, but the US firm managed to miss even the dreariest of sales predictions.  Year-on-year sales fell by 39-percent, with the reported $7.45bn in Q1 sales a whole 21-percent less than Q1 2007.  That's all because of appalling shipping figures: 40-percent ... continued »

Things have been relatively quiet in the Sidekick range since the launch of the Slide and the LX last year, but we now have word that the latest version of the popular messaging handset will be a 'Scarlet' Slide.  Functionally identical to the original Slide - i.e. with a pop-up screen, full QWERTY keyboard, trackball and IM clients - the ... continued »

According to an AT&T filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission today, the carrier is looking to rid itself of 1.5-percent of its current employees, with many of the losses from management levels.  The news comes in advance of AT&T announcing its quarterly results, which is expected to happen on Tuesday next week.  Describing the redundancies as the "next step in ... continued »

Microsoft's acquisition of Sidekick-developer Danger - which it first announced back in February - has finally reached completion, according to an announcement today.  The company will now be consumed by Microsoft's Premium Mobile Experiences (PMX) team, situated within the Mobile Communications Business (MCB) and responsible for making Microsoft's mobile devices - particularly their cellphones - more palatable to individual consumers.  ... continued »

Look to the skies and, if your eyesight is on a par with Lee Majors, the Bionic Man, you may be able to see the new $500m telecoms satellite launched yesterday as it sails into position above the US.  Set to distribute live TV channels to mobile devices, once operational it will be able to deal with between ten and ... continued »

OpenMoko's FreeRunner is an open-source handset a lot of developers are very eager to get their hands on, and the company has revealed exactly how much they'll have to pay - and what they'll get - when it's finally available later on this month.  Unlike its predecessor, the Neo 1973, which was sold in basic and advanced bundles, only one version ... continued »

Multiple sources are reporting on the new SMS Alert system the FCC is looking to implement, which would trigger warning text messages to US users in high-risk, dangerous or serious situations.  The original idea for the scheme came from a 2006 Congress plan which challenged the FCC, among other agencies, to better utilise communication technology for emergency situations. Carriers taking part ... continued »

While HTC may have the champagne out, Palm is likely looking a little more sheepish when it comes to their recent financial performance.  Despite impressive Centro sales figures - with one million of the entry-level smartphones sold since September 2007 - the company has been forced to re-examine their sales figures for the quarter ending February 28th and reduce them ... continued »

HTC has revealed its financial performance stats for Q1 2008, and it looks as though the year has been kind to the smartphone manufacturer already.  With $1.08bn earned this past quarter, a year-on-year increase of 38.6-percent from Q1 2007, the company has comfortably out-performed smartphone rival Palm and is buoyant about its potential for the rest of the year. "The first-quarter ... continued »