Sprint's Fake Grain Silo Faces Local Opposition

Seeded on Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:09 PM EDT (Wirefly blog)

According to the Washington Post, Sprint Nextel Corporation's plan to build a cell phone tower disguised as an agricultural silo in Loudoun County (a Washington DC suburb) has been put on hold.

technology, sprint-nextel, sprint, nextel, wirefly, wirefly-com, silos, loudoun-county, washington-dc

Motorola Loss of Market Share Not Due to Apple iPhone

Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:39 PM EDT (blog.wirefly.com)

Motorola's worldwide marketshare dropped from 22% to under 15% last quarter, but analysts say the Apple iPhone did not play a role in Q2 market share shifts since the iPhone only launched two days before the end of the quarter.

technology, motorola-nokia-cell-phone, marketshare, market-share, wireless

InPhonic, Brightstar Forge Alliance for Inventory Control

Seeded on Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:00 PM EDT (TMC)

Brightstar would acquire the distribution, inventory and fulfillment assets of InPhonic and become InPhonic's exclusive provider of hardware (wireless handsets, SIM cards and accessories), direct-to-consumer distribution, on-hand inventory, value added customization and logistics.

business, inphonic-corporate-web, inphonic

Wirefly's Top 10 Cell Phone Accessories of Summer '07

Seeded on Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:39 PM EDT (Wirefly)

Wirefly.com, an online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones and wireless service plans, today announced its list of the top ten must-have cell phone accessories of Summer 2007.

technology, wirefly, wireless, cell-phones, cell-phone-accessories

Concise history of how AT&T Wireless became Cingular and then AT&T again

Seeded on Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:37 AM EDT (Wirefly)

First it's AT&T, then it's Cingular Wireless, now it's AT&T again (Why they changed it I can't say, maybe they liked it better that way! It's not Istanbul, it's Constantinople). This article explains when and why the names were changed, and why it doesn't really matter.

technology, att-wireless, bell-south, southwestern-bell-corporation, cingular-cell-phone-customers-in, new-att

Obopay by Verizon Wireless Lets You Pay By Cell Phone

Seeded on Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:00 PM EDT (Wirefly Cell Phone Blog)

If you're the type who's perpetually running out of cash, this new service from Verizon Wireless is for you. Obopay lets you pay people using your cell phone - no cash required.

technology, verizon-wireless, cell-phones, wirefly, obopay, mobile-banking

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/03/10/blackberry-8300-in-hand/

Seeded on Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:08 PM EDT (http://www.wirefly.com/catalog/Cingular_Wireless/B)

Blogger gets his hands on the highly anticipated BlackBerry 8300-- a cross between the BlackBerry Pearl and the 8800 series. (here are the full specs of the BlackBerry 8300 aka Daytona)

technology, blackberry, wirefly, cell-phone

Cell Phones in Schools

Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:04 PM EDT

When are cell phone calls allowed? Should the phone be turned to vibrate or does it have to be powered down completely during class? Is using a phone's calculator function or similar feature verboten? Are camera phones allowed on school grounds?

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