Cell Phone News

Why you absolutely can not buy the HTC Touch Diamond

Because apparently it doesn't work.

Did the iPhone really save the cell phone industry?

No, it's not just Apple PR machine, this might actually true. While every other major smartphone manufacturer has seen their worldwide market share dip in the last 3 months, headlined by Nokia's huge 20% drop, they now only have 43.6% of the market; the iPhone is growing by leaps and bounds, now owning 16.6% of the world smartphone market. 

Will Texas prisons be allowed to use cell phone jammers?

Prisons the last few years have been dealing with an increasingly dangerous problem of inmates using cell phones. While it's illegal for prisons to have cell phones in their cells, there's little stopping compromised prison guards or other prison officials to smuggling them in. Cell phone sniffing dogs are being piloted in such states like Florida, but Texas prison officials feel more effective solution would be using a cell phone jamming system developed by CellAntenna Corp.

iPhone News: Apple stores will start price matching

Apparently Apple doesn't just want you to buy iPhones, they want you to buy an iPhone directly from them. Apple has just announced a new policy that they'll now match the price on any authorized competitors prices in Apple Stores. From iPhones, to iPods, to every other Apple product, you officially won't find a cheaper price than in an Apple Store.  

Verizons employees caught snooping on Obama finally terminated

We said that this would happen and several days later we were finally proven right. 

Verizon Wireless has finally and official fired the suspended employees that had been caught snooping on Barack Obama's person phone records; while slightly clarifying what had and hadn't happened.  

ClarityLife C900 phone for old people with stubby fingers

I always make fun of my dad for having stubby fingers, but it looks like he's not alone.

The ClarityLife is a cell phone designed specifically for people like him, with it's giant sized buttons, but more generally for all old people, another group dad can be comfortably lumped with. It also comes with a slide out keyboard with equally big buttons, a flashlight, an LED lightshow for incoming calls, and is twice as loud as a normal phone. 

T-Mobile’s Customer Delight Day today!

Well the name is kind of lame, but if your a T-Mobile customer or wanted to become one today (Saturday November 15), is the day to do it as T-Mobile has named today T-Mobile’s Customer Delight Day where you can stop by one of their participating stores and get free crap. Here's what they're offering:

DUI: The Long Drive Home over the legal limit of fun

Are you a raging drunk who isn't yet old enough to drive? Or was already caught and have your license suspended? Apparently you can still be a virtual menace to society: 

Blackberry Storm delayed but $300 cheaper if it ever comes out

It's one of those typical good news/bad news things. Yes RIM is delaying the Blackberry Storm's November 14th release date because of a software glitch, but tipsters are also insisting that they've decided take the expected $499 price tag of the Blackberry Storm and lop $300 off it. 

Motorola forbids the AURA from being resold

You'd think they'd be happy with anyone showing the slightest bit of interest in their cell phones again... but noooo Motorola would rather focus on destroying the single thread of goodwill the company has left.