The Cell Phone Junkie Show #184 48:50
Show Notes
Verizon and AT&T now in a customer service battle, a projector in your phone and get your Pre to sync again.

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News
Germany says no to Blackberry for Government use
FCC to begin cataloging white space spectrum
AT&T launches voicemail to text service
AT&T and Verizon at opposite ends of consumer survey
AT&T and Verizon drop suits
Verizon's muscle helping Droid sales
Sprint dropping Qualcomm's QChat
Clearwire launching WiMax in Seattle and Hawaii
Sprint forcing customers on good plans to change
Sprint responds to customer data leak

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Devices
Maybe it's T-Mobile to get the next gen iPhone?
Apple may be testing out next gen device 3,1
LG eXpo
Samsung Omnia II
Genus Cell/Sat phone at FCC
Nokia only looking at one Maemo device in 2010

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Software
Blackberry Updates
Navigon Update
2twitme Palm OS Twitter client
Sync iTunes to Pre with SyncToy
iPhone video calling via Fring
CLIQ firmware update
Palm Pixi software update
Nokia says user experience improvements coming

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #183 53:00
Show Notes
The winner of our BodyGuardz giveaway, Apple joins AT&T in the fight against Verizon, and how to sync any phone with iTunes.

iPhone/iPod Touch Application

TCPJ Unlocked Show #037

BodyGuardz Giveaway

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News
Apple entering Verizon/AT&T spat
iPhone and Android now account for 75% of smartphone traffic
Droid getting 25% of Android web traffic
Cellphone using pedestrians at higher risk of getting run over
Nokia and Infineon Team up on LTE chips
SMS messages from 9/11 reportedly posted
Lenovo to pay $200M to get phone unit back
New AT&T Data plans
Verizon challenges Sprint's most dependable network claims
Sprint finalizes Virgin Mobile purchase
4 more T-Mobile 3G markets

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Devices
UK to get 4th iPhone carrier
iPhone launching big in S. Korea
HP iPAQ Glisten
Telstra getting the Bold 9700
2 new Nokia sliders
Amazon selling Moment for $100 less
Droid Eris for $30
Boost Mobile i410
Cricket MSGM8
Nissan self healing scratch paint

TCPJ Unlocked

Software
Google Maps Navigation now works on Android 1.6
How to protect yourself from SSH worms on the iPhone
RIM Media Sync 3.0
Google makes changes to apps
Fring brings video calls to S60
Palm working on Palm Profile fix for webOS

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #182 1:17:55
Show Notes
LTE adoption predictions, smartphone deals as we head into the holidays and a bunch of product reviews.

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Sprint Novatel MiFi Review

Palm Pixi Review

Wilson Electronics SignalBoost DT Review

BodyGuardz Review

BodyGuardz Giveaway

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News
GSMA predicts 87M subs on LTE in next 5 years
Palm CEO defends webOS and criticizes Android
FCC approves tower citing shot clock rules
San Francisco to get 7.2MBPS HSPA in 2010
Sony Style stores now offer AT&T services
Verizon configuration causes erroneous charges
Verizon responds to AT&T lawsuit
AT&T loses injunction
AT&T airs its own attack ad
Sprint-Nextel settlement means money for consumers
Sprint launches WiMax in Texas
T-Mobile resumes Sidekick sales
New T-Mobile Prepaid option
More details about Complete
3 more T-Mobile 3G towns
New MVNO - Simple Mobile
Telus sues Rogers over network claims
US Cellular overage fee protection

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Devices
5th Canadian iPhone outlet
Amazon offering deep discounts on webOS devices
Samsung Omnia 2 on Verizon
9700 now at T-Mobile
9700 now on AT&T
Telus releases BB Storm 2
Blackberry Pearl 9100 3G
Verizon now selling Curve 2
Nokia E72 now on sale
N900 now in US Nokia stores
N900 under $500
Dell officially announces Mini 3 Android Phone
Samsung Behold II now on T-Mobile
Sprint Hero now $100
Samsung Debuts Galaxy Spica
Droid Camera Autofocus fix
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10
Motorola Motus
LG Shine II coming to AT&T
Samsung UbiCell coming in 2010
Casio G'zOne
New Kyocera devices

TCPJ Unlocked

Software
Palm Pre WebOS update to 1.3.1 available
iTunes media sync missing
Palm Mojo SDK now available
Facebook now on webOS
Windows Marketplace now on Windows 6.0 and 6.1 phones
Link to download on your phone
Yahoo Go, going away
New app brings social networks to Verizon featurephones
Sprint Hero OTA update
Microsoft Office Mobile 2010
Verizon offers software update for Tour
Navigon cutting price on app
Windows Live Messanger coming to Nokia

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #181 58:10
Show Notes
Samsung launches it's own OS, a huge charger recall and the Palm Pixi is available.

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TCPJ Unlocked Show #036

News
RIM and Adobe team up for Flash on BB
Apple widens lead over Nokia as most profitable manufacturer
Apple grabs 17% of worldwide smartphone market
New malware allows access to personal info on jailbroken iPhones
Google giving free Wi-Fi in airports during the holidays
Sears electronic trade-in program
Motorola sale of set-top unit could have implications for handsets
AT&T lowers Data Connect overage rates
Senator targeting Verizon ETF change
Sprint commits another $1 Billion to Clearwire
Sprint plans to lay off thousands
Sprint facing possible credit downgrade
T-Mobile dropping My Faves
T-Mobile says 21MBPS HSPA+ coming in mid-2010
O2 to unlock out of contract iPhones
Orange UK smashes single day sales record of phones with the iPhone

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Devices
Palm Pixi Reviews
PreCentral Pixi Review
Pixi for $30 at Walmart
GSM Pre headed to Mexico on Telcel
HTC HD2 now on Vodafone
Nokia launches charger exchange program
Nokia N900 now shipping
N900 final specs
Telus bringing Milestone to Canada in Early 2010
Estimates of 100,000 DROID devices sold in first weekend
Saygus VPhone to be Verizon's first open development handset
AT&T USBConnect Lightning
NTT DoCoMo intros phone with detachable keyboard
T-Mobile Tap
Qualcomm says AT&T will launch first smartbook for them
What is a smartbook?

TCPJ Unlocked

Software
Slacker now available on Android
Google GPS Navigation on DROID does Turn by Turn directions
Navigon updates software
DROID software update coming mid-December?
Samsung announces its own OS
First Bada OS device?
QIK launches update, now streams in 480p
Windows Mobile 7 testing starting in early 2010?
Windows Marketplace comes to non-phone browsers
Blackberry App world to support carrier billing in 2010

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Verizon site for sending messages
List of all carrier texting email addresses
Pixdrop
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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #180 1:12:10
Show Notes
T-Mobile has a major outage, Verizon's Droid hits the market, and ETF's are going up.

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News
Telecom Companies intro SMS and Voice-over-LTE solution
Top 10 carriers - Q3 2009
Who still needs Windows Mobile?
AT&T sues Verizon for "map for that" ads
AT&T launching new stuff
AT&T completes Centennial Acquisition
Radio Shack will sell the iPhone
Verizon confirms ETF going up to $350
Verizon debuts daily/weekly/monthly prepaid broadband
Sprint and Clearwire announce numerous markets
Sprint also announces Dell Mini 10 netbook
Sprint rolling out PTT in more areas of Iowa and Illinois
Sprint says no change in its ETF policy
T-Mobile USA joins the WiFi Alliance
T-Mobile outage
T-Mobile says all services restored
Software error caused outage
T-Mobile Q3 earnings
T-Mobile says 40% of it's Q4 sales will be smartphones
Metro PCS expands Florida presence
MetroPCS posts larger profits
China Unicom hits 1 million 3G users, only 5,000 iPhones
Bell HSPA network goes live
FCC approves Dell Mini 3iX

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Devices
Smaller iPhone under contract and coming to CDMA in 2010?
T-Mobile gets HD2
FCC LG WinMo device for AT&T
Celio Redfly support for Blackberry
Verizon announces Blackberry Curve 8530
Sprint to get Curve 8530 as well
Blackberry Bold 9700 now on Rogers
Sprint launches Samsung Moment
CLIQ lands in T-Mobile stores
Motorola Milestone is DROID in GSM clothes
EAS on DROID is only $30
Verizon says Droid tethering coming in 2010
Tethering will be $30
Sony XPERIA X10 announced
HTC Hero comes to Verizon as Eris
Peek's dedicated Twitter device
Verizon launches LG Chocolate Touch

TCPJ Unlocked

Software
Google Voice search supports S60
Opera announces Mini 10 beta for Symbian
Blacksn0w now available
Dutch hacker access jailbroken iPhones
How the SSH worm works
WebOS speed fix
Samsung Jack gets WinMo 6.5 upgrade
Palm demos Web-based Ares SDK for webOS
Google ads NYC subway maps to Google Maps for Mobile

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #179 1:14:45
Show Notes
The iPhone closes the gap as the most popular smartphone, the Storm2 is now available and Google's game changing GPS announcement.

iPhone/iPod Touch Application

Smartphone Experts giveaway

Sprint Intrepid Review

Dexim P-Flip foldable power dock

TCPJ Unlocked Show #034

TCPJ Unlocked Show #035

News
FCC warns of spectrum gap created by iPhone
FCC looking to take TV spectrum back
iPhone close to Blackberry as most popular smartphone
Smartphones are getting cheaper
WebOS Marketshare growing rapidly
Google will scale back call blocking
Texting while driving now banned in NY
Verizon Q3 earnings
Sprint Q3 losses
Sprint continues to lose postpaid customers
Sprint to drop call forwarding fee
Sprint plans open app store
Sprint lays out smartphone roadmap
Nokia Siemens runs LTE tests

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Devices
iPhone 3GS coming to Orange UK Nov 10th
iPhone launches in China
Apple ramping up iPhone production
Palm Pixi coming to Sprint on Nov 15th
HTC CEO says HD2 will stay WinMo
Storm 2 $180 with Verizon Contract
Now available
imPulse watch on pre-order, available early 2010
Verizon Blackberry Curve 8530
Curve2 confirmed
9700 on T-Mobile launch possibly delayed
Motorola and Verizon announce the Droid
Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris coming November 6th
Best buy taking pre-orders, and will offer Droid for $200 w/o rebate
DROID review
Motorola commits to 20 new smartphones in 2010
T-Mobile and Sony offer the Equinox
Samsung ships record 60M handsets in Q3

TCPJ Unlocked

Software
Verizon pushes out OS 5.0 to the BB Storm
Novatel MiFi software update
Tweak MiFi to charge over USB
Official HTC WM6.5 ROM upgrade for the Diamond
Google Voice lite lets users keep their number
Google Voice-Voicemail for your existing number
Google voice hits nearly 1.5 million users
Nokia N97 firmware 2.0
Google sends Android 2.0 to developers via SDK
2.0 features
HTC confirms Hero to get 2.0
Google Maps App
Google Maps navigation for Android 2.0
Apple app store breaks 100,000 apps
Make easy time lapse movies with your iPhone
Blacksn0w to compliment BlackRa1n

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #178 1:06:15
Show Notes
AT&T hinting at the end of an era, arguments over net neutrality and T-Mobile's Project Dark.

iPhone/iPod Touch Application
Smartphone Experts iPhone leather holster with microfiber cloth and screen protectors giveaway

News
Apple quarterly financial results
Microsoft Q1 earnings
Comcast enter mobile data market
FCC initiates a Net Neutrality fight
Verizon and Google agree on Net Neutrality
Sen. McCain wants to block Net Neutrality
Universal Charger OK'ed
Q3 AT&T Results
AT&T record number of iPhone activations
AT&T hints at end of iPhone exclusivity
Deadline to cancel smartphone data plan extended to 10/31
AT&T looks at higher data rates for the heavy user
AT&T starts up 850MHZ in Baltimore
Sprint to acquire iPCS
iPCS shareholders ready to fight acquisition
Boost ads Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands to $50 plan
Sprint and Clearwire detail remaining 2009 WiMax rollouts
T-Mobile posts Sidekick contact recovery info
How to restore contacts
Project Dark Info

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Devices
iPhone coming to some authorized retailers next month
AT&T Tilt 2 price drop
TP2 head to head competition
Ballmer confirms Zune integration in WM
Storm 2 on Verizon website
Storm 2 coming 10/28 on Verizon
Blackberry Watch
T-Mobile announces Bold 9700
9700 specs
AT&T also announces 9700
Nokia N900 Delayed until November
Motorola Droid details
Droid Specs
Droid Preview
Preview wrapup
Verizon Droid announcement set for 10/28
Motorola CLIQ now available
Motorola Calgary

TCPJ Unlocked

Software
Blackberry OS 5.0 coming this week

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #177 44:20

California's cool cars, Verizon's Droid Does and Sidekicks getting back online.

TCPJ Unlocked Show #033
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News
California Cool Car law may screw up phones
Nokia posts $834 million quarterly loss
Sony summer quarter financial results
Router switches to 3G if broadband fails
Android faces danger of fragmentation
Mobile DTV standard approved
AT&T turns on 850 in Colorado
Verizon Droiddoes campaign
Verizon iPhone challenge confirmed
Sprint service comes to DC Metro
T-Mobile Sidekick credit
Walmart and Tracfone offering $30 unlimited plan

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Devices
iPhone has 21% market share in Australia
Update on Bell Canada getting the iPhone
PWNage Tool for 3.1.2 on iPhone available
First GSM Pre now on sale
Pre now available on O2 UK
HD TD2 coming to T-Mobile?
Tilt2 now on sale on AT&T
Tour coming to US Cellular
Vodafone announcing Storm 2 this week
White Bold now on AT&T
Blackberry Storm 2 and other tibits about RIM
Official BB Storm 2 release
Where is the official Verizon announcement?
Vodafone puts BB Storm 2 on Preorder starting October 26th
Vodafone will only have exclusive for a few weeks
Blackberry 9700 Bold official on T-Mobile Germany in Nov.
Some Sprint HTC Hero devices shipping without EVDO Rev A
T-Mobile haults sales of Sidekicks
Microsoft says it recovered most if not all SK user data
Sprint gets Motorola Debut
Nokia Booklet 3G now $300 w/ AT&T contract
Albuquerque gets T-Mobile 3G

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Software
HTC 6.5 updates released
Apple opens up in-app purchasing of free iPhone apps

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #176 1:11:00
Show Notes
Lots of news from the Fall CTIA 2009 conference, Windows Mobile 6.5 launches and the new TCPJ application.

TCPJ iPhone application

News/Content from CTIA

TCPJ Unlocked Show #032

The Cell Phone Junkie CTIA Fall 2009 Special Edition

News
Senate approves cell phone jamming in prisons
Genachowski plans to free up spectrum
How towers are going to be approved
CTIA pushing for 3.5mm headset jacks
Politicians want FCC to investigate GV for it's call blocking
Motorola scales back participation in LiMo
NYPD may track your cell phone if you are arrested
AT&T says OK to VoIP apps on its network
Apple and Skype reaction
Amazon and AT&T partner to take Kindle international
AT&T still tweaking, tethering is not yet ready
New AT&T Go Phone plans
Verizon starts "There's a map for that" campaign
Verizon and Google announce partnership
Sprint and Virgin settle shareholder lawsuits
Virgin announces GPS service
T-Mobile extending hotspot at home to businesses
T-Mobile's project dark
Clear launches WiMax in 7 markets
Cellular South comes out with new Hero plan

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Devices
Bell iPhone deal
BlackRa1n jailbreak now available for iPhone
GSM Pixi
Pre coming to Spain October 14th
AT&T Tilt 2 and Pure with WM 6.5
Tilt 2 coming October 18th?
HTC Imagio live on Verizon
Samsung and Sprint announces Intrepid
HTC announces HD2
US Windows phones that will get 6.5 update
Updated list
Verizon Omnia 2 with 6.1
Samsung and Giorgio Armani announce WM smartphone
Rogers announces Blackberry 8520
Rogers to announce Blackberry 9700 on 10/26
Blackberry Bold 2 to be announced on 10/21
Bold 2 on T-Mobile 11/11
T-Mobile sending out Bold launch invites
White BB Bold coming 10/18
Samsung Behold II
My Touch 3G Fender edition
Samsung Moment - Sprint Android Slider
Dell adding Android phone for AT&T
Kyocera picks Android and LTE for future
Sprint Hero now available
AT&T announces 4 new feature phones
T-Mobile expands Holiday Lineup of 3G devices
Sidekick admits they lost all data

TCPJ Unlocked

Software
Windows Mobile 6.5 Reviews
Engadget
Phone Scoop
WMExperts
Motorola will not support WM 6.5
Marketplace software protection cracked already
How to get Marketplace on WinMo 6.1 devices
MyPhone ads premium features
AT&T Feature phones to get Opera Mini
Adobe announces full flash support for mobiles
Vonage Mobile app
Paid apps now live for WebOS
Palm to allow review free app distribution
Blackberry Tour Maintenance Release
Other Blackberry Maintenance Releases
Blackberry Messenger 5
Apple releases iPhone OS 3.1.2

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #176
Show Notes
Lots of news from the Fall CTIA 2009 conference, Windows Mobile 6.5 launches and the new TCPJ application.

TCPJ iPhone application

News/Content from CTIA

TCPJ Unlocked Show #032

The Cell Phone Junkie CTIA Fall 2009 Special Edition

News
Senate approves cell phone jamming in prisons
Genachowski plans to free up spectrum
How towers are going to be approved
CTIA pushing for 3.5mm headset jacks
Politicians want FCC to investigate GV for it's call blocking
Motorola scales back participation in LiMo
NYPD may track your cell phone if you are arrested
AT&T says OK to VoIP apps on its network
Apple and Skype reaction
Amazon and AT&T partner to take Kindle international
AT&T still tweaking, tethering is not yet ready
New AT&T Go Phone plans
Verizon starts "There's a map for that" campaign
Verizon and Google announce partnership
Sprint and Virgin settle shareholder lawsuits
Virgin announces GPS service
T-Mobile extending hotspot at home to businesses
T-Mobile's project dark
Clear launches WiMax in 7 markets
Cellular South comes out with new Hero plan

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Devices
Bell iPhone deal
BlackRa1n jailbreak now available for iPhone
GSM Pixi
Pre coming to Spain October 14th
AT&T Tilt 2 and Pure with WM 6.5
Tilt 2 coming October 18th?
HTC Imagio live on Verizon
Samsung and Sprint announces Intrepid
HTC announces HD2
US Windows phones that will get 6.5 update
Updated list
Verizon Omnia 2 with 6.1
Samsung and Giorgio Armani announce WM smartphone
Rogers announces Blackberry 8520
Rogers to announce Blackberry 9700 on 10/26
Blackberry Bold 2 to be announced on 10/21
Bold 2 on T-Mobile 11/11
T-Mobile sending out Bold launch invites
White BB Bold coming 10/18
Samsung Behold II
My Touch 3G Fender edition
Samsung Moment - Sprint Android Slider
Dell adding Android phone for AT&T
Kyocera picks Android and LTE for future
Sprint Hero now available
AT&T announces 4 new feature phones
T-Mobile expands Holiday Lineup of 3G devices
Sidekick admits they lost all data

TCPJ Unlocked

Software
Windows Mobile 6.5 Reviews
Engadget
Phone Scoop
WMExperts
Motorola will not support WM 6.5
Marketplace software protection cracked already
How to get Marketplace on WinMo 6.1 devices
MyPhone ads premium features
AT&T Feature phones to get Opera Mini
Adobe announces full flash support for mobiles
Vonage Mobile app
Paid apps now live for WebOS
Palm to allow review free app distribution
Blackberry Tour Maintenance Release
Other Blackberry Maintenance Releases
Blackberry Messenger 5
Apple releases iPhone OS 3.1.2

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Mickey Papillon from The Cell Phone Junkie, Dieter Bohn from Smartphone Experts and Kevin Michaluk from Crackberry all get together to discuss the Fall 2009 CTIA convention that took place this week in San Diego.  We cover the latest from Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and Android as well as some great commentary about the main themes of the convention.  If you're a fan of cell phones, which we know you are, this is one show you don't want to miss.

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #175 1:00:50
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Carrier customer service ratings, the UK is getting multiple iPhone carriers and the fall CTIA convention is this week.

TCPJ Unlocked Show #031

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News
CTIA asks for more commercial spectrum
Laptop rates carrier customer service
Wind powered cell towers
Former FCC chairman endorses net neutrality
iPhone hits 50% of all mobile data traffic
Obama bans federal workers from texting while driving
AT&T turns on 850MHZ in Colorado Springs
Borders to offer free WiFi via Verizon
PA and CA latest to get T-Mo 3G
Sidekick server issues lead to loss of service
Iridium to merge with GHL
China Mobile forces ringback tone
TracFone expands SafeLink in IL
MetroPCS expands availability
MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile in court

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Devices
Orange UK to offer iPhones
Vodafone UK offers iPhone
China Unicom to start selling iPhone in October
Apple tablet will run iPhone OS?
What would it take for a Verizon iPhone
HTC Imagio coming to Verizon on October 6th
Sprint TP2 price drops to $200
AT&T and TerreStar to offer Hybrid Satellite phones
HTC Pure now at AT&T
T-Mobile getting the Touch HD2
Blackberry Atlas
BB Storm 2 on Verizon late October
Verizon launches Nokia Shade
Pre-order the Nokia E72
Motorola CLIQ available November 2nd
Motorola TAO coming soon?
Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 release
Samsung 12MP SCH-W880
Verizon launches Motorola Barrage
Verizon Razzle
Jabra Arrow headset with auto-volume
Nokia Booklet 3G hits BestBuy inventory for $600

TCPJ Unlocked

Software
Ovi Store now allows redownloading
Apple surpasses 2 Billion app store downloads
Palm releases WebOS 1.2
1.2 enhancements
Then 1.2.1 to fix iTunes sync issue
Seven pushes IM with its client
BB desktop for Mac
Tivo for Blackberry
CNN now has iPhone app
Where's My Cell Phone
Android 1.6 pushed out to devices

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #174 1:04:45
Show Notes
Push Gmail is finally out, cheap Palm Pre's and the iPhone welcomes MMS.

News
China Mobile hits 500,000 subscribers
USB-IF says Apple can block Palm from iTunes sync
Accounting changes could benefit Apple and Palm
RIM revenue up, but outlook disappoints
AT&T wants FCC to probe Google Voice
Details of the AT&T Microcell
Microcell in Charlotte for $150
New AT&T bundled plans
MMS update out for iPhone
MMS outage already?
Verizon to deploy LTE as close to all at once if possible
T-Mobile names more US 3G markets
And 2 more cities
T-Mobile looks for FCC to auction more 700mhz spectrum

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Devices
Palm Pre coming to UK, Ireland and Germany
Pre now $100 on Amazon
Pre down to $80 at Walmart
Omnia II on Samsung support site
Over 30 WM6.5 devices by year end
Blackberry 9700 Review
HTC Hero coming to Cellular South
Samsung Instinct Q
Motorola throwing in apps with CLIQ
Verizon Chocolate Touch
New Samsung Chips
Motorola Entice
Images of Microsoft Turtle and Pure - Pink Phones
Vodafone UK announces new Samsung phones
Samsung adds PRO and TXT
Verizon LiMo devices
Sprint and Samsung introduce the Instinct HD
Google Mobile app updated
Vertu announces Constallation Ayxta Flip

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Software
Push Gmail finally comes
How to set up Push
Verizon pulls Tour firmware update
Intel will offer apps
Google Enhances Windows Mobile App
AT&T BB Bold software back
Sygic Maps now $40

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #173 1:13:50
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AT&T will finally see femtocells, problems with the Blackberry Tour and more drama over Google Voice for the iPhone.

News
Casio, Hitachi and NEC agree to merge
Clearwire says it isn't tied to WiMAX
Clearwire working towards WiMAX global roaming
India's 3G spectrum auction
Nokia Siemens makes its first LTE call
Voice over LTE spec complete
Palm announces first quarter results
Palm shipments down 30%
FCC to propose new net neutrality rules
AT&T buying LTE spectrum
AT&T soft launching femtocells
Femtocell pricing
Vodafone may sell Verizon stake
Alltel adds unlimited messaging to some My Circle plans
iPCS affiliates take Sprint to court over Virgin acquisition
Sprint not on the table for a purchase
T-Mobile promises national HSPA+ deployment by mid-2010
Rogers launches 21MBPS HSPA in 5 cities
Clearwire announces WiMAX network in Bay area
Telstra told to split
Cricket Unceils New PAYGo plans and new retail footprint
Leap launches new plans

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Devices
Reports of iPhone MMS now working
Full Palm Pixi specs
Palm confirms no more WinMo phones
Palm Pre Autumn launch in Germany
Palm Pre gets Netflix Queue manager
LG GM750 is first Windows Mobile 6.5 phone
Samsung announces Omnia Pro B7330
AT&T to launch Tilt 2 (TP2) on 10/18
HTC Whitestone is now Imagio
Upcoming AT&T Windows Mobile handsets
T-Mobile Blackberry Curve promotion
Blackberry Tour facing 50% return rate
Verizon says trackball issue is addressed
Blackberry 9700 and CLIQ dates revealed
Nokia N900 coming Sept. 27th
Nokia XpressMusic 5130
Nokia N86 available in the US
LG intros first Android Handset
Archos introduces Android powered internet tablet
Motorola DEXT officially announced by Orange UK
MetroPCS plans dual mode device in 2010

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Software
Nokia 5800 software update
HTC Hero Firmware Update
Google announces Fast Flip to Android and iPhone
Skype to work over 3G in Canada
Android 1.6 "Donut" SDK
iPhone OS 3.1 Jailbreak
Top 3 US carriers ready for Windows Mobile 6.5
Opera announces Mini 5 beta
2TwitMe for Palm
Killswitch and app deleting in WM Marketplace
Microsoft clarifies kill switch
Comcast pushing out TV service to mobile devices
Navigon wants an extra $25 for real-time traffic
Blackberry support coming to the Redfly
NPR News app updated
Google says Apple rejected their Google Voice App
GV rejection came from Phil Shiller
Blackberry BIS 2.8 coming on 9/26
Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac on 9/25
Palm app catalog getting paid apps on 9/24
Blackberry Tour OS 4.7.1.53
Whatsapp for iPhone

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #172 1:10:50
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MMS finally coming to AT&T iPhones, Sprint redefines Mobile to Mobile and Google Voice gives a reason to drop your SMS plan.

DartRage for iPhone Review
Blackberry Tour Review

News
Bluetooth headset useage drops
NTT DoCoMo looks to enter US market
CellControl curbs phone cravings on the road
HD Voice calls
MMS coming to iPhone on AT&T September 25th
AT&T video on 3G rollout and network issues
AT&T adding HSPA 7.2 to 6 US cities
AT&T adds A-list calling feature
AT&T investing $18B in networks this year
AT&T drops paging function from Voicemail
AT&T fires up 850 3G in Oklahoma City
Sprint Any Mobile Anytime announcement
Charlie Rose interview with Dan Hesse
Deutsche Telekom considering Sprint Bid
T-Mobile brings 3G to Indy
T-Mobile withdraws paper billing fee
T-Mobile 3G will hit 21mbps in 2010
Cricket looking to up data plan to 10GB
T-Mobile and Orange merger in UK
MetroPCS expands in Michigan

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Devices
Palm announces Pixi
More details about the Pixi
Pre price drop to $150
LG says 3 new WinMo phones with 6.5
Verizon announces TP2
Comparison of each provider's TP2
T-Mobile BB Onyx press release image leaks out
Nokia N900 available for Pre-order
Nokia announces first LTE modem
Nokia clarifies Maemo customization
Nokia Twist
Nokia Mural gets pulled by AT&T
Nokia Erdos
Sprint announces HTC Hero
HTC Tattoo
Motorola Cliq
Free on contract
Cliq launching on T-Mobile in October
Save $100 on T-Mobile My Touch 3G
Verizon selling Samsung Rogue
Rogue first Verizon feature phone requiring data plan
No more unlimited feature phone plans on Verizon
Samsung and T-Mobile announce new 3G slider
Alltel Freedom
Samsung Instinct HD outed in Sprint newsletter

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Software
Apple announces iPhone OS 3.1 and iTunes app management
3.1 features
3.1 breaks iPhone 3G exchange syncing for some
Nokia to reserve Maemo for high end phones
Android 1.6 to bring changes to Android Market
AT&T pulls Blackberry Bold software update
WM devices eligible for upgrade
New features coming for iPhone users?
Official Facebook app available on Android
Pandora comes to Android
Google Voice and Vonage updates
Navigon updates MobileNavigator
Nokia Labs updates IM Beta to 2.0
Motorola announces MOTOBLUR
iPhone OS 3.1 anti-phishing

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #171 46:35
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Smartphones guide your way, rumors of dropped iPhone exclusivity and a confirmed Windows Mobile 6.5 launch date.

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News
Man uses iPhone to help catch robbers
Clear's WiMax service goes live in 10 cities
Highway safety group calls for texting ban
Wireless group wants repeal of cell phone tax law
Smartphones rise above PND's for GPS by 2014
Canadians can now leave contracts due to material changes
US regulators looking to free more spectrum
AT&T adds 850 coverage in NYC
AT&T adds 850 coverage in CT
AT&T to offer free Wi-Fi to Windows Mobile phones
Wi-Fi specs
Verizon enhanced media phones to require data plans
T-Mobile changing overage, cancel ETF free
Cincinnati Bell bundled data package

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Devices
iPhone coming to other US carriers in 2010?
Sprint launching TP2 on 9/8
HTC OK's HP iPAQ for AT&T
Obsidian specs
HTC snap comes to Alltel
HTC Touch2 launching 10/6, first with WM6.5
Touch2 specs
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 announced
Verizon Blackberry Storm pricing cut to $50
Blackberry Essex
X Series music phones
X6 has capacitive display
N97 Mini debut
Nokia Booklet 3G specs
Nokia and AT&T to introduce Mural Flip
HTC desire coming to Verizon?
Samsung smartphone for kids
Boost deputs Motorola i856
Samsung Kalmia - First LTE Modem

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Software
Windows Mobile 6.5 coming on 10/6
Samsung Application Store
Nokia pushes comes with music US back to 2010
Facebook 1.7 coming to Blackberry
Apple approves Vonage Mobile VoIP app
Nokia gives messaging app more social media power
Sony launches Panel SDK for devs

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #170 56:45
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Smartphones add 15 hours to the work week, the iPhone is a go in China and new Palm devices coming to Verizon.

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News
Smartphones adding 15 hours to our work week
Industry hiding tumor risks?
LG and Nortel complete LTE to CDMA handoff
Multitasking may be harmful
Social networking risks
Verizon gets top marks in call quality
Casio Hitachi and NEC in talks to converge
Utah gets tough on texting drivers
Verizon randomly charging $1.99 for data lines
Jitterbug comes to Verizon
Telcos planning big Cap Ex push in 2H 2009
GSMA reveals HSPA launch of Telus

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Devices
iPhone coming to China Unicom Q4
Palm Pre now shipping on Bell
Verizon leak has Palm P101 and P121
Omnia II for Verizon coming soon
Sprint Touch Pro 2 $600 on Sept. 8th
BB Storm 2 disected
Nokia enters netbook market
Nokia 5230
Nokia N900
Nokia Flip outed for T-Mobile with 3G from FCC
Motorola holding Android event
MetroPCS starting to offer the Messager II
Cricket now offering Messager II
Samsung Code on Metro PCS
XM Sirius announces SkyDock
Virgin Mobile confirms its getting Rumor 2
Double your SIM and battery life

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RIM picks up web broser company Torch
Microsoft launches feature phone software platform
Mac OSX 10.6 dropping Palm Hotsync conduit
Google maps adds traffic data to surface streets
Nokia Money
Augmented reality traffic for Android
Google Maps updated for WM
Facebook 3.0 for iPhone
Blackberry BIS 2.8 feature set

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #169 1:07:05
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Responses to the Google Voice debacle, Palm EOS rumors and a Dual OS approach for Microsoft?

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News
Telecom operators hurt by selling the iPhone
FCC looking to examine many industry practices
3GPP2 approves CDMA 1x advanced standard
RIM is the fastest growing company in the world
Cellular service expanded into DC metro
The worlds 10 biggest handset manufacturers in Q2
US smartphone sales grew 47% in Q2
Feature phones sell 2x as much as smartphones
Who charges upgrade fees?
AT&T and T-Mobile victims in $20M scam
Independent carrier speed test results from BGR
Google Voice - AT&T says Apple to blame
Google Voice - Apple says it's reviewing app
Google Voice - Google says it had nothing to do with it
Google Voice - More details about the responses
AT&T turns on 850MHZ 3G in San Francisco
AT&T 850MHZ rollout in NYC
AT&T to require data plans starting September 6th for smartphones
AT&T class action for lack of MMS
Qwest gives customers 60 days to switch
WiMax live in 3 more cities
T-Mobile starts up more 3G markets
The Shack kicks off T-Mobile sales
Page Plus adds $20 unlimited texting option

Devices
iPhone top selling phone for Japan in July
EOS still on track
HTC Leo confirmed in leaked ROM
Samsung Omnia Pro specs
T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 for $150
HTC Mega preview and specs
Tour hits Alltel
Storm 2's screen explained
New Blackberries coming to Verizon
Photo of unreleased Nokia handsets
Nokia announces Xpress music with Navigation
Dell Mini 3i in China
CDMA variant of HTC Hero approved by FCC
FCC approves another world roaming phone for Sprint
Samsung Gravity 2 hits T-Mobile
Sprint InstinctQ
Garmin Nuvifone and AT&T
LG GD910 watchphone pricing
Sidekick LX 2009 price drop
Alltel starts selling Glint
Plantronics discovery 975
Verizon introduces low cost world phone
Duracell wireless gadget charging pad

Software
MS to take on iPhone and Android head on
TomTom for iPhone now available
Android update status unclear
Palm to open apps store to paid apps
RIM now offering online version of app world
Samsung to offer touchwiz SDK to developers
RIM planning full Flash and Silverlight support in browser
Slingplayer 1.1 for iPhone released, still no 3G support
Google Listen
Verizon extends V Cast Video to BB Storm
Twitter to become location aware
Google refutes USA today article about Skype app being blocked
Qik now does 3G uploading for iPhone
Google Apps Connector goes live for BB
Visual Voicemail on the Blackberry Bold

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #168 1:05:10
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The high cost of celluar, iPhones in China and bank deposits on your phone.

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News
State of US wireless data
US has the most expensive cellular bills
Smart Phones gain as midrange handsets suffer
Palm issues statement over privacy
Nokia reaffirms commitment to Symbian
Zer01 terminates Buzzirk relationship
iPhone owners happier than Pre owners
Take back the beep
AT&T changes terms of service on lawsuit
AT&T turns on 850mhz 3G in Atlanta
Verizon completes first LTE Data call
First tests done in Boston and Seattle
Sprint looking to raise $500M from investors
Clearwire picks Huawei for WiMax rollout
Sprint proposed $14M ETF class action settlement
17 more Sprint WiMax markets, as reported on Show #166

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Devices
Apple selling phones to China Unicom rumor
Palm quietly improving Pre quality
Pre with US 3G gets Wi-Fi aliance certification
Sprint Touch Pro 2 will have 3.5mm jack too
T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 $349
Vodafone launches Blackberry 8520
Verizon BOGO promo
Motorola Morrison specs
More HTC Leo leaks
LiMo foundation adds handsets
Sony Ericsson Jalou
Rumored pics of Dell's smartphone
Verizon intros world roaming modem

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Software
USAA to allow deposits via iPhone
AT&T forcing Treo 680 customer upgrade
Microsoft and Nokia collaborate on productivity
Blackberry improving browser
On screen keyboard coming for the Pre
Qik comes for the iPhone
Navigon for iPhone updated
NPR mixes text with live and on-demand audio
Facebook 3.0 coming to iPhone

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #167 1:15:40
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The unlimited bar keeps getting lowered, some new Windows Phones and our slacker radio winners.

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News
Apple's share of industry profit at 1/3
Senate says OK to cell phone jamming near prisons
Black Hawk County, IA to accept 911 texts
AT&T creates "Viva Mexico" calling plan
Sprint announces Samsung Reclaim and other Green initiatives
T-Mobile reports second quarter results
T-Mobile to start charging for getting a paper bill
Cricket expands calling area and changes plans
US Cellular loses 88k
MetroPCS drops 48%
US Carrier grading for Q2 2009
Page Plus $40 unlimited plan
iWireless Megatalk

Devices
T-Mobile UK courting customers with an unlocked iPhone
Apple to launch 8GB iPhone 3GS?
TP2 coming to sprint Sept 3rd
Verizon Touch Pro 2 confirmed, and with 3.5mm jack
T-Mobile launching TP2 this week
AT&T Tilt II and others
Details of new WM devices
Blackberry 8520 now on T-Mobile
Preview of the Nokia E72
N86 hitting the US August 22nd
Nokia Rover
T-Mobile myTouch 3G now for sale
HTC Fiesta
INQ intros 2 new social networking phones
Toshiba intros first 64GB SDXC card
Sprint launches 2 WiMax hotspot creators
Sprint signing up for Samsung's AMOLED devices
Orange's LG watchphone

Software
Netflix video streaming coming to the iPhone
Visual Voicemail headed to Android on T-Mobile
MS posts guide to port iPhone apps to WM
Handmark launches its own WM app store
Ovi files connector compatible with Mac
TomTom for iPhone pricing
My Tether creates hotspots with Pre
Symbian 4 representing a break from S60
Motorola bringing WebOS to Android with "blur"

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #166 1:37:30
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Texting while driving gets some exposure, T-Mobile announces a wheel-less blackberry and Google Voice vs. AT&T.

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News
Ericsson gets Nortel Assets
Huawei opens LTE lab in Texas
Jailbreaking could knock out transmission towers
Federal lawmakers step in to regulate texting while driving
NYT interactive texting while driving game
CTIA issues texting while driving statement
Trucker talking and texting on his phones ends up in pool
Motorola's Q2 earnings
HTC expects 2009 revenue to drop
Phone lost at sea returned 4 days later
AT&T finalizes Unicel integration
AT&T sues Verizon over advertising claims
Verizon sues AT&T over claims
AT&T sees rise in Wi-Fi after iPhone 3.0
Verizon to cut 8000 jobs
Verizon LTE network will first be in Boston and Seattle
Sprint acquires Virgin Mobile
SK Telecom to sell its Virgin stake
Sprint grabs femtocell award
Sprint customer losses
Sprint Q2 results
Leaked Sprint WiMax rollout
Get out of your T-Mobile ETF free on 9/1/09
Cellular South jumps on netbook bandwagon
MetroPCS tweaks plans

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Devices
Apple files patent for iPhone nano
Images of a Chinese iPhone
Centro discontinued on AT&T
HTC Touch Pro 2 coming to T-Mobile
AT&T Touch Diamond 2 at FCC
Final build of Windows Phone
T-Mobile and RIM announce the Blackberry 8520
Blackberry Curve 8520 on T-Mobile site
Blackberry Tour 8530 with Wi-Fi coming to Verizon
Blackberry Bold gets Bluetick certification
Sprint getting HTC Hero
Motorola Shules
AT&T launches the Samsung Solstice
Novatel offers HSPA version of MiFi
Worldwide GPS shipments hit 77M
LG introduces new Chocolate via Twitter
LG announcement
Motorola "CLIQ"
Verizon pricing under $100 on most smartphones

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Software
iPhone security hole via SMS
Apple issues 3.0.1 update
Unlocking and Jailbreaking still work
GV Mobile pulled from App Store
Google Voice app rejected
GV Mobile now on Cydia
FCC now investigating Google, Apple and AT&T
AT&T Responds to FCC letter
Google overhauls links in Gmail mobile
Google Voice for the Palm Pre
3jam has virtual numbers too
Verizon Wireless app store details
AT&T bundles Facebook, Twitter, MySpace into one app
Sidekick 2009 LX now supports Exchange
Samsung moves forward with app store plans
Blackberry app world 1.1

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #165 1:12:55
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Big gains for AT&T and Verizon, iPhones becoming increasingly cheaper, and mmmm Google has Dounuts.

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News
Terrastar makes its first phone call
Apple's profits
Doubts about Zer01's business model
Ericsson enters Nortel auction
Windows Mobile losing ground to Android
In flight calling soon to be allowed in Mexico
AT&T revamping company owned stores
AT&T activated record number of iPhones in Q2
AT&T changing pay-per-use data rates
Verizon adds 1.1 subscribers in Q2
Verizon agrees to shorten exclusivity period
RCA says it's not enough
Verizon proposing roaming rule change
Clearwire names Vegas as next WiMAX market, and will have Mondi
Sprint names more WiMAX markets
Move from CDMA to prepaid iDEN now supported
Radio Shack to work with T-Mobile

Devices
RIM and Apple have 3% of hardware market, 35% of profits
Apple to partner with Verizon for subsidized tablet?
iPhone 3G for under $50
Palm Pre now available online
HTC Touch Pro 2 now with 3.5mm jack
Touch Pro 2 and Snap headed to US Cellular
Touch Pro 2 at Best Buy for Telus
Toshiba TG01 back on sale in Germany
HTC Leo
HTC Leo specs
FCC approves TG01 with CDMA
Omnia II clears FCC, but not AT&T bound
Garmin Nuvifone finally shipping
WM at the new Windows Stores
HP iPAQ K3 Obsidian with AT&T branding
Blackberry Storm price drops to $99
Blackberry Storm 2 demo
Blackberry 8520 coming to Vodafone
Evidence of 8520 on T-mobile August 5th
Nokia N86 headed to US stores
Nokia files for C Series trademark
And maybe X Series too
Nokia 6760
Motorola Morrison
Xperia 3 from Sony could be an Android handset
Cellular south says Android coming
HTC Hero on sale at Orange
Verizon hardware rumors by BGR
Cricket TXTM8
T-Mobile to get Samsung Gravity 2 and Comeback
Samsung claims world's thinnest watch phone
Boost i465 Clutch coming soon

Software
Motorola Q9h ROM update
Official Alltel HTC Diamond ROM Update
Nokia 5800 Software update
Public Radio player could make public radio obsolete
G1 Firmware update
Nokia's Ovi, now free
RIM bringing desktop syncing to Mac
Google offers updates to Maps and YouTube on Symbian
Google Maps for Mobile now with Layers
Blackberry OS 5.0 leaked for the Storm
Palm restores iTunes syncing on Pre with 1.1 OS
Unofficial change log
Palm claims Apple abusing USB ID in iTunes
Google Latitude for iPhone as a web app
MOTODEV for Android developers
Google releases Donut for Android Devs

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #164 1:07:25
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Happy Birthday to TCPJ, tracking your move with your phone and its all about the Applications

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News
WiMax growth slowing amid recession
Tracking a move via an iPhone
Prison guards want cell signals jammed
Nokia's marketshare up, profits down
Alltel offering 3 months free on new lines
Verizon offering up anonymous data for traffic
Boost price drop
NTT DoCoMo launching LTE in 2010

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Devices
LG GW600 for AT&T
Toshiba TG01 shipped with virus
Child asks Blackberry, phone for me?
Blackberry 8520 going to be 2 month Walmart exclusive?
AT&T to sell Nokia Surge
E72 passes FCC
Samsung Highlight
Sony and AT&T announce C905a
Sony W518a
Sony w205 and w205a

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Software
iTunes app store 1st year results
iPhone 3.1 software out to developers, disables tethering hack
iTunes 8.2.1 update breaks Palm Pre syncing
Boxcar for iPhone
Twitbit for iPhone
iPhone browser now has location
Microsoft starting to accept app apps
Coming to Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 later this year
Blackberry launches community site
Official Google Voice app for Blackberry and Android
Blackberry OS 5.0 to have tabbed browsing
Samsung Omnia software update
Hotsync coming to classic
Palm offers MoJo SDK
Verizon planning app store
LG to launch own app store
Symbian Horizon app store
Verizon to push Slacker Radio to Storm

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #163 1:17:45
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Exclusivity agreements under fire, CDMA Tours, and Google's CEO using a Blackberry.

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News
Google CEO using a Blackberry
Amazon launches cell phone site
Motorola plans more mobile layoffs
US DOJ reviewing carrier exclusivity agreements
AT&T defending itself against government review
Verizon and Sprint to add Wi-Fi to Blackberries?
Ericsson to take over operations on CDMA and iDEN Sprint networks
Deal dubbed a boon for both
T-Mobile steps forward on LTE voice standard
Ready Mobile offers unlimited plans

Devices
Free iPhone screen replacement
Telefonica gets Pre exclusive in Europe
Touch Pro 2 announced for T-Mobile
T-Mobile 3G dash now available
Orange announces TG01
Touch Diamond 2 headed to Sprint
9630 Tour now out for Sprint and Verizon
Blackberry Tour Review
Blackberry Onyx with trackpad
Is the 9550 the Storm 2?
Nokia rugged 3720
T-Mobile explains what sets the MyTouch3G apart
2 year warranty on MyTouch
T-Mobile confirms no Hero in the US
HTC Hero is now G2 Touch in the UK
LG watchphone to go on sale in UK in August
Next Generation LG Chocolate
Moto ROKR ZN50
Sony C905a could be coming to AT&T
HTC to have 3.5mm jacks on future phones

Software
App Store 1st anniversary
DataViz confirms docs to go for WebOS
Enhanced GMail plugin for Blackberry now in testing
Sirius/XM app doing well on iPhone
Nearest Tube augmented reality
Symbian 2
Blackberry App World now has 2000 apps
Missing Sync for Palm Pre
MyWi for the iPhone
Pandora resolves royalty dispute
WebOS 1.1 on the way?
Android will be more social
Skyfire Beta for BB

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #162 1:22:35
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Even cheaper unlimited plans, discolored iPhones and dead batteries after only 2 months.

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Traveling Internationally with The Cell Phone Junkie

News
Road test shows texting slows reaction time
Google Voice going public
FCC chairman confirmed by senate
Mobile data is expendable when budget is tight
Sprint wins at 2 year cost contest
Comprehensive 3G tests
AT&T Femtocells coming later this year
iPhone 3GS launch day huge for AT&T
Sprint escapes class action lawsuit
Government working exclusively with Sprint for 2010 census
TracFone offering $45 unlimited plan
Zer01 officially launches
Australia's Telstra upping 3G speeds
Terrastar launches huge satellite

Devices
White iPhone overheating and turning brown?
Apple blames gloveboxes and heat for discoloration
Or maybe all the discoloration is just from cases
O2 UK gets exclusive Palm Pre deal
Palm Pre has sold 300,000 units
Pre extended batteries
Verizon Centro for $10
T-Mobile holding events for Windows devices
Toshiba TG01 coming to Orange UK
Blackberry Tour hitting Verizon on July 12th
Blackberry Tour hitting Sprint on July 12th
Tour coming to Alltel as well
Blackberry Tour w/o Camera
Blackberry 8520 is a go for the US
3 UK launches N97
Sony T715
MicroUSB to be standard in all European phones
Sprint Launches Motorola i465
Sprint ready to launch 3G femtocell

Software
iPhone OS 3.1 out for developers
iPhone 3.1 changelog
HP classic calculators for iPhone
Touch Flo 3D 2.5
Windows Marketplace will have 600 apps at launch
Firefox Mobile Alpha 2 now available
Kinoma Play update
Nokia N97 gets firmware update and E75 gets IM client
Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile
Palm Pre gets updated to 1.0.4

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #161 1:25:45
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New Android hardware, oleophobic screens and what does a cell phone junkie take on an international vacation.

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What Mickey is bringing to Europe
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-Sprint Blackberry 8830
-MaxRoam
-Truphone
Truphone adds more Nokia devices
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-Nokia E75
-Richard Solo Batteries
-Blackberry Pearl - Unlocked

News
Ericsson to license LTE technology
AT&T and Apple sell over 1 million iPhone 3G S in first weekend
AT&T to enhance 3G coverage using 850mhz
AT&T partnering with Terrestar
V-Cast TV expands to 3 more markets
Florida subscribers win $30 million from Verizon and Alltel
Leap Expands to Washington DC
Best Buy looking to be your next cell phone store
MetroPCS adds unlimited international calling plan

Devices
What people will do for Apple products
iPhone voice dialing a security issue
Enable iPhone tethering through Safari
iPhone 3GS name changed
Ultrasnow out for iPhone 3G
What is an Oleophobic screen
HTC Ozone specs
Unlocked Treo Pro price drop to $400
Possible HTC Firestone
Nokia to start using Intel chips
More Nokias getting NGage
T-Mobile announces MyTouch 3G
HTC announces Hero and Sense UI
HTC Sense
Hero specs
Android now has flash
New Sprint phones
Samsung Jet gets 2 million pre-orders
Motorola and AT&T announce Karma
Order your Palm Pre over the phone

Software
Apple starting to approve Push notification apps
Nokia updates Ovi to 2.0
iPhone Navigator (Telenav)
iPhone video on the air
Qik now on Android
Verizon updates Samsung Saga

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #160 1:15:10
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New iPhone hardware and software, senators targeting carrier exclusivity, and another update for the Palm Pre.

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News
Senators target carrier exclusivity
Incoming chair to review exclusive deals
IRS seeks to repeal cell phone tax
RIM profits up, 8M devices sold last quarter
Nortel collapse
AT&T ending prepaid iPhone plans
AT&T making Wi-Fi easier for iPhone customers
AT&T and Verizon deny SMS price fixing
Verizon goes after telemarketers
Clearwire's Wi-Max in Atlanta
T-Mobile dropping loyalty plan

Devices
iPhone 3G S reviews
AT&T alters iPhone upgradability status
Tethering coming for iPhone to AT&T
AT&T denies price rumor
iPhone 3G S upgrades going slow for many
3G S sound issue
Apple issuing $30 iTunes credit for activation issues
T-Mobile Dash 3G launching mid July
4 new Windows Mobile phones from Samsung
Omnia II on Verizon
Samsung Jet
LG GM730
LG GW550
HTC Touch Pro 2 hotting Orange and Vodafone
HTC Ozone
HTC Snap on Sprint
Blackberry 8520 coming to T-Mobile
Blackberry Tour coming to both Sprint and Verizon
Blackberry Pearl 8230 now on Verizon
Nokia E72 and Xpress Music 5530
Nokia N86 and N97 now available in the UK
T-Mobile to announce 2nd Android phone next week
Global Wireless Modem on Verizon

Software
iPhone OS 3.0 released
Comprehensive list of upgrades
Some hidden features of the new OS
Using the iPhone compass
New podcast controls
Unlocking the iPhone 3.0
Word Editing on the iPhone
Google updates maps through Android Market
Treo Pro ringer update
Streaming Sirius App for iPhone
Palm webOS SDK coming end of summer
Palm webOS 1.03 update
700,000 Palm Pre apps downloaded
Phone Creeper for Windows Mobile

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #159 1:21:15
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The new iPhone speeds things up, a new CEO at Palm, and record breaking sales for Sprint.

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News
Data connections and S60
New CEO at Palm
Total cost of ownership of today's flagship devices
Verizon finds buyer for remaining Alltel assets
Sprint offers cheap data plans for business
Sprint sells 50,000 Pre's opening weekend
Breaks record
Virgin accounts changes to contract plans
New Virgin broadband for laptops
Sprint changes customer name in billing system
Sprint divesting iDEN in certain markets
T-Mobile investigating security breach
No harm says T-Mobile

Devices
iPhone 3G S
Specs
iPhone 3.0 available on June 17th
3G vs 3G S
The real cost of the new 3G S
iPhone users angry about upgrade policy
MMS or tethering for AT&T customers on the way
How to get them now
Tom Tom for iPhone
How the Rumors stacked up
Pre order your iPhone 3G S
Pre-orders delayed
AT&T rep tells customer to cancel account to get cheap new phone
AT&T opening early on June 19th
Differences between 3G and 3G S
More-battery
Most iPhone users are older than you think
What to do if you just bought the iPhone 3G
Apple to allow re-downloading of apps
More EOS confirmation
Samsung Omnia Pro
Touch Pro gets GPS unlock and Visual Voicemail
Samsung Code
Sprint confirms June 21st for Snap
vzw.com/tour appears to be redirecting
VZW CEO confirms Blackberry Tour
Nokia N97 hits US stores for $700
Nokia N86 shipping worldwide
E72 appears on Nokia Conversations
New Otterbox cases
Casio Exilim
Motorola Evoke coming to Cricket
Evoke QA4 specs
LG Tritan from Alltel gets official
Samsung announces E1107 Solar phone
Device deals-Centro
Device deals-Voyager

Software
Opera 9.7 for Win Mo
Palm users can update Pre firmware
No Skype App for the Palm Pre
Google improves Mobile Gmail for iPhone and Android
Verizon Touch Pro ROM gets bug fix
Missing Sync for Palm Pre
Touch HD Hotfix
Touch Diamond 2 Hotfix
Updates coming for Blackberry messenger
MarkSpace issues Missing Sync for Pre
Google Voice to let you port your number soon?

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #158 1:16:45
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The Palm Pre is finally here, the next iPhone is imminent, and how texting may be taking a toll on you.

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News
Texting may be taking a toll on teens
Murderer gets caught trying to find his cell phone
Alltel brings back 1 year contracts

Devices
WWDC this week – lots of rumors, we'll know more Monday 6/8
Pre reviews
Palm Pre contains $170 worth of parts
HTC Snap on Sprint at Best Buy
HTC Snap goes on sale in the UK
T-Mobile HTC Dash and Touch Pro 2 training
Windows Mobile is alive and well at the Computex Show on Taipei
Pharos Traveler available on T-Mobile or unlocked
AT&T Touch Pro 2 approved by FCC
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 specs
Blackberry Curve 8900 and Bold on AT&T price drops
T-Mobile cuts handset prices
Storm now $50 at amazon
Full Blackberry Tour specs
Verizon to offer Blackberry Flip
RIM confirms Dash aquisition
N97 coming to 75 countries this month
Nokia making best headset ever?
Acer joins open handset alliance
HTC showing off some new stuff in London on 6/24
Next Android handset for T-Mobile coming early summer
BenQ Android phone in 2010
New Snapdragon processor
Samsung Pixon12
Samsung Unpacked Event
Sony dropping M2 in favor of MicroSD
Sony offers unlocked W955a
Sony kicks off green campaign with new phones
Sony sends new flip to FCC
Jitterbug J
INQ preparing twitter phone
US Cellular launching 5 new handsets
ZTE C70
Verizon MiFi free on amazon
Treo 600 owners owed $27

Software
No re-downloading apps OTA with iPhone 3.0
Xperia X1 software update
Google mobile app for S60
AT&T Fuze and LG incite software ROM updates
New Facebook for Blackberry
How to install Windows Mobile 6.5

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #157 1:24:45
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The floodgates open on upcoming devices for AT&T, don't overhype Wi-Max, and the winner of the Blueant Q1 contest.

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SlingPlayer for the iPhone Review
Congrats to our contest winner, drannan

News
Stockholm gets worlds first LTE cell site
Samsung recalls Jitterbug phones
Don't overhype WiMax speeds
AT&T to upgrade network to 7.2 Mbps
AT&T chief defends network
Verizon LTE in 20-30 markets by 2010

Devices
First Palm Pre Review
O2 is going to be the Pre's first GSM carrier
Palm EOS headed to AT&T 2nd half of 2009
Pre to support multiple exchange accounts
AT&T will get the Palm Pre
Verizon getting Pre in 6 months
Sprint has Pre through 2009
Palm shows off more WebOS highlights
Palm Pre User Guide Highlights
HTC Snap release date June 9th
HTC Warhawk and Fortress are AT&T's Diamond 2 and Pro 2
HTC Touch Pro 2 on Verizon?
TP2 in stock and shipping in the UK
HP ipaq k3 obsidian
Samsung Pivot
LG Manaco
HTC Dash 3G
Pharos Traveler 137 docs leaked from FCC
Blackberry Onyx
Blackberry Gemini
Blackberry Pearl 3G
Blackberry Magnum
Nokia Grouper, Mako, Snapper and Thresher on AT&T
Nokia N900
HTC Lancaster
Android powered Heron and Sawgrass
General Mobile to offer dual-SIM phone in U.S.
Samsung Infinity
Samsung Trinity
Pantech Aladdin
Virgin Mobile's Broadband card details
LG Herald
Sony Tobey
Sony Iduo is now Satio
Sony Yari
Sony Aino

Software
Nokia Ovi Store
Nokia Ovi Store now available
Skyfire reaches version 1.0
Official Sirius/XM iPhone app coming
Some Android 2.0 features Demoed
Blackberry Storm Update

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #156 1:12:35
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A confirmed date for the Pre, the iPhone rumors are hitting full stride and what is that cylinder in your bag?

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News
T-Mobile and Orange bring up obvious concerns over LTE
Verizon willing to let old man die for lack of payment
North Korea to allow limited access to the internet on cell phones
AT&T considering cheaper iPhone options
CEO confirms
Sprint makes leap forward in customer service satisfaction
T-Mobile intros Mobile Makeovers
Vodaphone killing Roaming charges this summer

Devices
July 17th is the release date for the new iPhone - and specs!
Plus glowing Apple logo
iPhone models differentiated by software?
More evidence of a new iPhone
Pre coming June 6th for $200 - Official!
Sprint stores closing early, opening early for Pre launch
Some Pre's sold a day early
Get it at Best Buy for $200 w/o MIR
Pre $549 off contract
Hesse says Pre shortages likely
Low inventory forcing Pre launch in phases
Best Buy's only getting 4 devices each?
Pre tasks, memos, browser and auto backup confirmed
Windows Marketplace apps to allow app installs on 5 devices
Touch Pro 2 coming in June for Sprint
HTC Touch Pro2 shipping on June 12th
Storm 2 could be coming soon
Curve 8900 now at AT&T
8530 Aries photos
Nokia N97 out June 2nd
Nokia 6600i Slide
New Entry level Nokias
Blueguard opens garage doors via BT
Samsung T349

Software
Cupcake delay
Rollouts just now starting
Apple begins push notification testing
Microsoft MyPhone Beta open to everyone
Zune services coming for Windows Mobile 7
Google offers beta of Sync product for S60
Samsung EPIX software patch
Slingplayer coming to the Pre at launch?

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #155 54:00
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Verizon clarifies its LTE timeline, AT&T announces the Jack, and when you can expect your Cupcake.

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Wilson iBooster winner - David Dick
TCPJ Unlocked Show #021
Invisible Shield Return Experience
BlueAnt Q1 Review

News
White House press conference cell phone antics
Get a free cell phone
Verizon clarifies LTE timeline
LTE coming in late 2010
T-Mobile to pay on ETF settlement
Virgin Mobile Q1 earnings
US Cellular offers battery swap program

Devices
Possible specs on next iPhone
No WWDC iPhone announcement, rather, later in the month?
Apple Store now taking 3G orders online
Palm and Sprint to announce Pre in WSJ on May 19th
June 7th Pre release date looking plausible
Pre demo units arriving in Sprint stores
Leaked pics of the HTC Willow
HTC Snap headed to Sprint?
Samsung Jack
Curve 8900 on AT&T to be $200
Photos of the Blackberry Storm 2
Could the Storm 2 be dropping the Surepress screen?
Nokia sales
FCC approves Samsung Android phone
Samsung Alias 2 comes to Verizon
Novatel MiFi comes to Sprint

Software
Slingplayer now available for the iPhone
How to get the Sling to run on 3G
AT&T statement about no 3G for the Slingplayer on iPhone
A financial interest in not approving Sling on 3G?
Windows Mobile teams talks
Marketplace prohibited list explained
Nokia N79 and N85 firmware updates
Alpha Fennec for Windows Mobile now available
When can you get your cupcake

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #154 1:18:55
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AT&T's plan to reduce 3G network strain, a possible launch date for the Palm Pre and gobs of Blackberry and Android rumors.

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Truphone Review

News
Curve knocks iPhone out of #1 smartphone spot
Apple to replace iPhones damaged by water
Boston Transit chief to ban cell phones for train operators
AT&T to reduce cost of entry level iPhone plan?
AT&T prepared to buy Alltel assets
AT&T announces GoPhone $3 daily unlimited plan
Can you get out of your AT&T contract with this arbitration clause change?
AT&T to being using N-SET to reduce 3G network strain
Verizon to accelerate LTE, keep CDMA
Sprint outsourcing network ops to Ericsson?
Sprint Quarterly Earnings
Subs losses for Sprint are mostly postpaid
T-Mobile supporting the iPhone
MetroPCS launches in Grand Rapids
US Cellular waits to make any LTE decisions

Devices
Treo Pro for $250 on AT&T, at Best Buy
Pre Launching on June 5th?
Win Mo devices coming to T-Mobile
Sprint Touch Pro for $100
Acer F900 coming in May
RIM CEO confirms Storm sequel
Blackberry 8900 coming to AT&T
Blackberry Driftwood Onyx hitting T-Mobile USA in September
8900 coming 5/25
Blackberry 8520 coming T-Mobile
Or is the 8520 coming in July?
Blackberry Tour 9630 coming to Verizon in July
E71 now at AT&T
Already on Amazon for $.01
Nokia E52
Nokia E75 hits US Flagship stores
Nokia reveals 6750
Nokia N97 pre-order price falls in the US
Nokia 5900 Xpress Music leaks out
HTC Hero
Dell to come out with Android netbook?
HTC Dream and Magic coming to Rogers
T-Mobile G1 v2
T-Mobile Magic/G2 getting 5mp camera
Verizon announces MiFi 2200
Pogue on the Mifi
Coming May 17th
Sidekick 2009 to be $250
New Samsung Phones headed to T-Mobile
No Acer smartphones in the US until 2010
Sony Ericsson CS8 in September
Garmin Nuvifone G60 delayed until Q3

Software
RIM launches BES 5.0
AT&T announces availability of BES 5.0 upgrade
Google to push apps through BES
iPhone 3.0 software taking better photos than 2.2.1
No new iPhone apps unless they run on 3.0 software
Magnetometer in next iPhone sotware?
AT&T intros account controlling app
Highlights of Android 1.5
T-Mobile will deliver Android 1.5 next week
Native Facebook app for Windows Mobile
Emergency Radio for the iPhone/iPod Touch
Another Samsung EPIX software patch

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #153 1:31:30
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Apple talking to Verizon, the Mini Pre gets a name, and how to get rid of those pesky SLOG DUMPS.

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News
Qualcomm to pay Broadcomm $891M in lawsuit
Motorola Q1 losses
iPhone tops J.D. Power survey
Google and others sued over Android
Verizon and Apple in talks with iPhone for 2010?
Verizon announces strong Q1 earnings
New Mexico plans for VZW
Getting some relief from Sprint overages
Sprint loses again vs. iPCS
T-Mobile continues to charge for cancelled service, and refuses refund
T-Mobile brings back $18 upgrade fee

Devices
2 new devices from Apple?
An Apple in the middle
Microsoft affirms it's not making a phone
Palm EOS
EOS on Sprint too?
Pre at Best Buy on June 7th
Palm Pre Questions answered
WebOS screen shots
Free Palm Pre
Manipulating the Palm Pre supply
Palm forced to cut Pre launch numbers
Foleo could be WebOS netbook?
Motorola World Phone coming to Verizon
Motorola ignoring Windows
Snap and Touch Pro 2 headed to Canada as world edition devices?
BB Tour hitting Verizon in July?
Verizon Blackberry Flip called the Apex
Live images of Blackberry Gemini
Blackberry Curve 8900 coming to AT&T?
Nokia N97 has a weak processor
Nokia N86 with Active Kickstand
Cincinnati Bell gets Xpress Music 5800
Samsung announces first Android phone
HTC Magic now available in Spain
Calgary to be Motorola's first Android handset
CEO confirms Android devices in Q4
Plantronics launches new Voyager Pro headset
Samsung Omnia Pro rumored for July
Sony Ericsson Flip for AT&T
Motorola i465 clutch

Software
Android 1.5 now available for developer G1
1.5 for T-Mobile G1's
App tells you if you are a Crackberry addict
Samsung EPIX update to fix crashing causes freezing
Update gets rid of your pesky SLOG DUMPS
WinMo 6.5 to have voice controls
Windows Marketplace for Mobile now out for developers
What's prohibited in the Marketplace
Verizon to push out new OS update for Storm
Verizon expands Navigator service globally
Apple releases OS 3.0 Beta 4
Nokia Maps now Mac compatible
Xobni for Blackberry photos
Quicken Online gets iPhone companion app

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #152 57:55
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More support for the MicroUSB standard, talk again about Obama's Blackberry and how you can talk where the buffalo roam.

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News
Samsung says smartphones will be 29% of market by 2012
DC to be test area for free Mobile TV
Future phone to edit music
Starbucks offering free Wi-Fi for iPhone users in the UK
Bluetooth SIG announces BT 3.0
Broadcom first to have BT 3.0
Yellowstone completes Wi-Fi and cell phone plan
Ontario bans cell phone use while driving
T-Mobile bills customer for texts with unlimited plan
EU says yes to Roaming caps
CTIA endorses MicroUSB standard
Qualcomm looking to possible settlement
Clearwire customers sue over bad service and ETF's
Obama to get a secure BB 8830
Finland chooses 1800 MHZ for LTE
iPhone/iPod touch dominate mobile web traffic
Apple's Q2 earnings
Apple looks to no changes to the iPhone exclusivity
Apple hits 1 billion app downloads
AT&T announces solid Q1
1.6M iPhone 3G's activated
AT&T 3G upgrades underway
And possibly moving to HSPA+
Sprint gets $7M grant for hydrogen fuel cells
New embedded SIM cards for T-Mobile
T-Mobile UK announces pay once plan for BB
MetroPCS intros calling plan to Mexico
Cricket launches phone recycling plan

Devices
Refurbished 16GB iPhones on AT&T for $150
Palm Centro's for $200 Unlocked
HTC Touch Pro now at US Cellular
HTC Touch Diamond 2 Review
Photos of HTC Touch Pro 2 on T-Mobile
Blackberry Pearl Flip comes to Alltel
Blackberry 9630 to be known as Tour
Nokia reveals CDMA dual slider
Nokia E71x coming to AT&T May 4th
Nokia 6216
T-Mobile sells a million G1's in the US
Sony Ericsson CS8 coming to T-Mobile
Sprint launches Sierra AirCard 402
Jawbone headset sale
Alphia Jawbone Prime
Samsung Trance
Samsung U350

Software
2 official updates for HTC Touch Diamond
Windows Mobile 6.5 out by Q4
Details about Apple voice control
SPB Mobile Shell v3
Facebook v1.5
TripIT for iPhone
Verizon releases My Verizon app on Blackberry
Google intros new shopping tool for Android and iPhone

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #151 1:20:15
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AT&T looking to extend iPhone exclusiviity, the Pre shows up in the wild, and the winner of our biggest cell phone junkie contest.

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News
AT&T sabotage plot thickens
Top mobile operators
EU could compel carriers to support VOIP
Blackberry BIS down again
Mexican government to document cell phone use
Why its dumb to steal cell phones
LG sells 20 million handsets through 2008
Nokia profits drop 90%
Sony Ericsson posts losses
AT&T seeking to extend iPhone exclusivity
AT&T rolls out familymap locator
Global expansion and iPhone possibly in future
Verizon issues first set of LTE specs for vendors
Sprint Warranty changes
Changes to T-Mobile Plans
Cricket offering service on Subways of Chicago
Sony may issue more than 2000 pink slips in 2009

Devices
Apple prepping suppliers to ship 4M iPhones
Touchstone to be an entire product line?
Starting at $70?
Pre spotted in the wild
Touch Diamond 2 and Touch Pro 2 retail pricing
Samsung Propel Pro now at AT&T
Unlocked Treo Pro at Amazon
OTA updates coming as well
HTC Maple passes FCC with 1700mhz
HTC Touch Diamond 2 now in stock
Cameraless Blackberry Curve 8350i
N97 confirmed on Vodafone in July
5800 to get a capacitive display?
Nokia E63 for $200 at Dell
HTC developing Fiesta
HTC Magic arriving in UK on May 5th
GSM pen
T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009
$200 Sidekick if you pre-order
T-Mobile April 21st event focused on new Sidekick
Instinct S30 at Best Buy for $50
LG Secret details

Software
Windows Mobile 6.5 coming May 11th
Sprint Diamond ROM upgrade
Google maps update for Windows Mobile
Android 1.5
PDAnet for Android
Podtrapper for Blackberry
Low memory an issue for Blackberries
AT&T pushing out weird apps to Blackberries
Apple shipping Beta 3 of iPhone 3.0 to developers
Quickoffice for iPhone
Quickoffice for iPhone video review
Cinder Mobile OS
Feedback from early WebOS developers is good

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #150 1:00:20
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Network sobotage in Northern California, more buzz about the pre, and 1 billion iphone apps.

Netflix promotion
iGrip in car solution
Zagg Z buds

News
Cox Cable plans its own wireless network
EPA pitches national cell phone recycling week
Bluetooth 3.0 ready for primetime
Launches April 21st
AT&T releases, then retracts new TOS
AT&T upgrades network ahead of next iPhone release
AT&T Microcell trials starting
AT&T network sabotage in Northern California (Thanks Gary)
T-Mobile 3G rollout schedule
T-Mobile NYC event on 4/21
Same in UK
MetroPCS announces Landline replacement
Virgin Mobile USA offers pink slip protection
Virgin Mobile $50 Unlimited Plan

Devices
New buzz around next gen iPhone
100M 8Gb modules ordered by Apple
Crazy Pre Website
Sprint employees now training on Pre
Sprint vacation blackout in May
Unlocked Centros for $200
HTC Touch Diamond on VZW
HTC Snap coming to T-Mobile without inner circle
HTC Touch Diamond II
Wi-Fi Storm in September?
RIM confirms
Blackberry 8900 Curve for $150 at T-Mobile
Nokia E75 now on sale
OpenMoko cancels freerunner
OpenMoko not dead
Samsung Impression now on AT&T
Sony W205
Samsung B5702
Samsung Rugged A657
3G enabled Sidekick clears FCC
LG Xenon hits AT&T
Verizon Samsung Trance - April 24th

Software
App stores explained
1 billion iPhone apps
Make Gmail retrieval on the iPhone lightning fast
Gmail mobile web app upgrade
Plus on the phone editing of Google Calendar
T-Mobile Germany blocking Skype calls over 3G or Wi-Fi
HTC Touch HD ROM upgrade

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #149 57:40
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On the ground at CTIA, some fun with the Pre, and it's all about the apps.

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CTIA 2009

News
How to get a drunk fan kicked out of a game
Palm chasing Howard Stern for Pre marketing
Principal jams cell phones in school - causes student unrest
Kyocera reorganizes US operations
Opera lands Virgin Mobile as first US contract carrier
iPhone 3.2 and 5.0MP cameras?
RIM beats Q4 earnings
RIM sells 50 millionth BB
MediaFLO expands to 19 more markets
AT&T tweaks wireless terms of service
Boost adds international messaging bundle

Devices
HTC Snap replacing the Dash
Snap Specs
Coming to US as S522
New AT&T devices
Motorola Evoke
Samsung Instinct S30
Verizon mifi 2200
Motorola VE465
Samsung Finesse to MetroPCS
New Kyocera handsets

Software
Skype announces iPhone and Blackberry Apps
Now in the iPhone app store
iPhone 3.0 beta 2
Now allowing 11 pages of apps
Direct TV iPhone app
Xpressmusic 5800 update
More Windows Mobile Marketplace details
Microsoft clarifies Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrades
Google pulling tethering apps from android market
Blackberry App world now live
Redfly mobile viewer
Palm classic gives you palm apps on Pre
Palm gives Pre access to certain developers
Slingplayer for iPhone will only work with select Slingboxes
Verizon app store

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #148 1:22:10
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Sprint announces WiMax expansion plans, get your iPhone without the contract and CTIA is just around the corner.

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News
The Orange Tree is texting
6 phone numbers on a single SIM
Will mobile carriers charge different rates for data use at different times of the day?
Younger generations embrace/despise mobile tech
Police chief unintentionally hits vehicle while using Blackberry
Mobile software and fees in spotlight at CTIA
Nokia cancels $5 million in contracts
Strange AT&T upgrade information
Alltel boosts mycircle numbers by 5
Sprint looking to rent excess network capacity
And other consumer electronics
Sprint to expand 4G
WiMAX cities rollout
Sony Ericsson president steps down
Ericsson reaffirms commitment to Sony
Vodafone and Telefonica agree to share networks
Zer01 to roam on multiple carriers
EU roaming agreement

Devices
New iPhone this summer?
O2 giving away iPhone on 24 month contract
Apple now selling iPhones contract-free too
iPhone dubbed most useful smartphone
Palm smartphones delayed until the end of the year?
Pre not included
Pre to be released April 30th?
Motorola Kills of Alexander
Blackberry 9630 info
Blackberry Bold refurb free at AT&T
Nokia 7205 Verizon
E71 delayed for AT&T
HTC Magic approved by FCC for T-Mobile
Samsung netbook with 3G and WiMax
Sanwa throat mic
First T-Mobile 3G USB modem
Verizon Alias2
Verizon considering netbooks
LG Xenon comes to AT&T

Software
Opera doesn't have carrier announcements for CTIA
Google Voice on mobile handsets
Be careful with Google Voice
Google Voice considering LNP
Skype adds SMS and file transfer
Skype coming for iPhone?
Windows Mobile 7 screenshots
Google Blackberry Mobile app with voice search
Android getting flash courtesy of Bsquare
Slingplayer Mobile submitted to Apple
Palm issues takedown for Teal OS

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #147 1:30:20
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iPhone software 3.0, Sprint's 2009 roadmap and our invisibleskinz.com contest winners.

TCPJ Unlocked Show #017

Contest Winners
iTunes comment winner – Ryan Banks
Email/VM comment winner – Sticky Note Man

News
Apple iPhone 3.0 preview
16GB iPhone 3G's going for $149
AT&T selling unsubsidized iPhone 3G's this week
Evidence of new iPhones and iPod Touches
Fido ending iPhone 3G sales
USB tethering working on 3.0
Video coming to next iPhone?
Qualcomm declares victory over Broadcom
Comcast to resell Clearwire services
Nokia slashes 1700 jobs
Ericcson planning to end Sony Partnership
Text your crime tip if you live in Mesa
Certicomm shareholders OK RIM buyout
WiMax uncapped speed test
Palm reports Q3 results
Sony Ericsson Q1 results
Cellular users planning to scale back
AT&T network issues in Austin for SXSW
Sprint Roadmap

Devices
Blackberry Gemini
Blackberry 9630 Niagra coming to Verizon in May?
Nokia 5330 coming to T-Mobile?
Nokia E71 coming to Cincinnatti Bell
E71 coming to AT&T for $200
HTC plans 3 new Android phones in 2009
First Samsung Android handset
Coming Q3
Motorola QA4
Hyundai MB910
SIM with both US and UK numbers
FCC approves LTE devices from LG
FCC approves LG Arena with HSPA
Wi-Fi coming to a Cadillac near you

Software
Ticketmaster Blackberry app
Pandora for Blackberry
BIS 2.6
Microsoft confirms WinMo 6.5 to have widgets
Palm subscription based accounting
New Mail for Exchange
Opera announcing deals with US carriers

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #146 1:02:45
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Palm and Sprint announce Pre plan pricing, iPhone 3.0 speculation are you paying $3 a minute?

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News
Are you paying more than $3/minute for your cell phone?
Voice over LTE standard sought
A battery that charges in seconds
Worldwide 2008 OS numbers
BIS outage this week
AT&T VoIP MVNO
Alltel drops price of wireless
$40 Broadband on Alltel
Verizon locks out GPS customer competition
Opt out of Verizon selling your info
Verizon friends and family extended to business
Sprint evaluating LTE
T-Mobile wins judgement against prepaid traffickers
Cricket adds Philly
Cricket builds the worlds largest cell phone
Cincinnati Bell adds price for life
Cellular South makes bigger 3G push into Mississippi
MetroPCS launches Blackberry with Unlimited Everything for $50
Consumer Cellular adds data plan for seniors

Devices
Pricing plans for Palm Pre
Motorola ruggedized MC55
New Nokia XpressMusic handsets
Nokia Piranha
G1 now under $100
Sony Ericsson leaks T707
New Samsung handsets
Sansung a877

Software
Symbian platform release schedule
Facebook 1.5 for Blackberry
Blackberry OS 4.5 update for Blackberry Pearl 8120
More WM marketplace details
Grandcentral now Google Voice
Apple to spotlight iPhone 3.0 next week
What could be coming in OS 3.0
Sirius/XM to roll out iPhone app in Q2

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #145 1:10:45
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Worldwide cell phone use hits 60%, Treo Pro release date confirmation, and where is app world.

TCPJ Unlocked Show #016

News
How people are browsing the mobile web
LG recalls spyder for 911 call issues
Nokia found in bag of potato chips
Good Cheap Smartphones
Worldwide cell phone use hits 60%
Genachowski FCC chairman
Clearwire Wi-Max expansion plans for 2009
Nokia music event this week
Apple and AT&T won't let you buy a new iPhone
AT&T starting trade in program?
AT&T and CWA strike deal
Verizon joining with Nokia
Verizon sharing personal data unless you opt out?
T-Mobile $50 voice plan comes to rest of US
Metro PCS looks to 2010 for LTE buildout

Devices
Palm Pre Webcast
Palm Treo Pro on Sprint available 3/15
Palm Treo Pro on Alltel available now
IE6 on CDMA Treo Pro's
Potential Diamond 2 release date?
HTC 2009 lineup
Verizon Touch Diamond
Potential N97 release date?
Nokia fixing 5800 issues
Nokia to have LTE devices next year
Memphis Police embrace Celio Redfly
2nd AWS capable Cricket modem
Samsung Instinct Mini
Plantronics 925 for $50

Software
3 Internet Radio apps for your Blackberry
RIM gives its app store a name
More App world details
$2.99 is lowest paid price
Turn your iPhone into a Kindle
Starplayr app not accepted
StarPlayr going away
App Store competition from Jailbreaking apps?
Windows vows to speed up Mobile development
Skyfire adds live streaming to browser
Touch Diamond 2 apps ripped

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #144 56:40
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The MWC hangover is upon us, Palm Pre release news, and the real scoop on Sprint's customer losses.

News
Man charged $28k for watching football game
Motorola sells Good to Visto
Get Hotmail access via POP on your handset
SMiShing for data over cell phone
Can phones tell you if your sick?
How carriers can keep your phone backed up
FEMA picks AT&T and Verizon as go to carriers
WiMAX and LTE to live different lives
Use your iPhone to contest a parking ticket
Lost cell phone on beach shows up in cod
Should cell phone jamming be legal?
Spectrum fees would be passed on to users
AT&T and Radioshack hit with lawsuit
VZM sues telemarketer
Sprint referral rewards now $100 through March
Sprint allowing SMS white listing again

Devices
Apple sells 1 millionth iPhone in UK
Palm Pre release date comments
Telstra Exec's stolen WinMo device has been remotely wiped
Asus P835
Samsung i637
Blackberry back on top in December
CDMA Pearl Flip approved by FCC
DoCaMo starts selling, the stops selling BB Bold
Blackberry 9630 is Niagra, coming to Verizon
Nokia 5800 NAM on sale
Almost
Then returned by users
May be defective?
HTC magic hits FCC, but no AWS
Samsung S5600
Samsung device with 100dB siren
Verizon PTT CDM8975
Quickfire pulled from AT&T stores
AT&T cautions Quickfire owners about charge port
LG watch phone to cost $1450
LG Versa comes to Verizon

Software
Unlock your Blackberry for free
Sprint Blackberry 8830 ROM update
HTC Touch Pro update
HTC Touch Diamond ROM update
Windows Mobile 7 coming next year according to Balmer
Apple to remove non-owner reviews of apps
TV.com app

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #143 1:23:00
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Another GSMA is in the can, HTC brings the 2's, and Microsoft introduces 6.5.

TCPJ Unlocked Show #015

News
Microsoft launches Windows Mobile 6.5
Microsoft launches My Phone
Microsoft launches application marketplace
Microsoft MWC press release
GSMA rallies for standard charger
By 2012
Nokia and Qualcomm to work together on UMTS devices in the US
Call Trap, New service prevents anonymous callers
Qualcomm to make Femtocell chips
FCC stops cell phone jamming demo in DC
Ryanair allows mobile phones on flights
Phone with WinMo 6.5 beta stolen
AT&T planning for LTE by 2012
Verizon debuting content syncing service
Verzion Details LTE launch plans
Trialing in '09 launching in '10
Alltel launches advisor program
Sprint adds mobile broadband to simply everything plans
Boost Unlimited not really "Unlimited"
Sprint loses 1.3M subscribers in Q4
T-Mobile 3G to cover 200M people by end of year
T-Mobile readying it's own $50 unlimited plan
SF gets Unlimited Plan - details
Cricket comes to Chicago

Devices
Best Buy reward zone and premier silver members to get cheap iPhones
GSM Palm Pre with Vodafone SIM spotted
Pre will need matte black back to work with touchstone
Palm Pre not going to allow tethering?
Sprint claims Pre exclusivity through 2009
HTC Launches new Windows Mobile 6.5 devices
More on the new Touch devices
Touch Pro 2 will be available in US
New Acer devices
LG picks Windows Mobile as smartphone platform
New LG devices
LG Demoing first LTE device at MWC
Samsung Valencia
Pantech Matrix Pro
Palm Treo Pro shows up in March Best Buy ad for $249
Nokia's MWC announcements
New E Series handsets
New GPS centric 67xx devices
Nokia announces the N86
Vodafone and HTC announce new Android phone
HTC Magic
Samsung shows off Beat, Omnia and Ultra Touch
Samsung new device details
First T-Mobile 3G USB modem

Software
Lenovo Constant Connect
Palm Pre to get Flash support
Seven brings email client to Android
Nokia working with T-Mobile
Nokia loading Skype on new handsets
HTC accelerates web browsing
Card counting apps cause controversy
Yahoo to Distribute Opera Browser
Pull my finger subject of court fight
Google Maps for Blackberry Storm now using GPS
Google Mobile app now on Windows Mobile
Offline Gmail for iPhone and Android
Paid apps arrive for Android
Don't like that Android app, take it back
App store apps are one month wonders
Teal OS for Palm OS

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #142 1:30:05
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Mobile World Congress kicks off, 4 billion mobile connections worldwide, and Google Sync now pushing data.

News
London police welcome reporting crimes via SMS
681 TV stations going dark this week
4 Billion mobile connections worldwide
Mexico to fingerprint users to fight crime
Qualcomm chips now NFC enabled
QC looking to make a play at the sub-$150 market
Server crash deletes 3 weeks of user data for Nokia
Apple claims jailbreaking is illegal
Jailtime for Jailbreaking?
Ericsson hits 42MBPS with HSPA
U.S. telco satellite destroyed in space
Microsoft planning a retail store
AT&T may install femtocell into fiber modem
Apple's iPhone turning AT&T network into dumb pipes
Verizon offering location based weather alerts
Verizon laying off sales reps
Verizon revamping prepaid pricing
Verizon to release LTE partners at MWC
Verizon announces Friends and Family calling to 5 numbers
Boost now at 2400 Radio Shack locations
T-Mobile waiving activation fees through 2/16
MetroPCS launches service in Waco, TX

Devices
iPhone rumors
New iPhone body?
No more Palm OS devices (bye bye Centro)
Sprint lowering pricing on Palm phones
How Palm went from PDA's to Smartphones
Sprint Treo Pro delayed past 2/15
i-mate 810F
Verizon getting Touch Diamond
Garmin-Asus announces M20 nuvifone
Samsung Omnia HD revealed in large MWC ad
Omnia HD official images
Omnia HD first phone to capture 720p video
Samsung Omnia on Verizon drops to $99
Blackberry 9300, the first HSDPA Curve
Curve 8900 now on T-Mobile
8900 $50 off on Amazon
8900 at Best Buy for $150?
Blackberry Curves sold out at Verizon
Still at Amazon though
Pearl Flip and Curve 8900 coming to AT&T soon
Nokia E75 outed by Expansys
Nokia E63 NAM now for $279
Nokia adds 5630
Nokia cutting production
Nokia 5800 NAM release details
Taking pre-orders
Samsung delaying Android device
Archos to release Android Device
Samsung Blue Earth solar powered phone
No Samsung 12mp camera at MWC
Samsung Memoir coming to T-Mobile
Helio Ocean 2
Sony Ericsson Idou
Sony W995

Software
App Store reaches 20,000 apps
Get your RC33 update for Android faster
Google Mobile Sync
Push Gmail?
Google library
Samsung Overhauls Touchwiz interface
Nokia updates Maps 3.0
Nokia 5800 gets firmware update
Nokia launching app store at MWC?
Blackberry getting Visual Voicemail?
Blackberry Messanger down this week
RIM announces BES 5
Fennec (Mobile Firefox) goes live on the Touch Pro
Pocket Tunes 5
Tethering a go on the Palm Pre
Skyfire version 0.9
Android awaiting security patch
Android market now accepting paid apps
TeleNav GPS Navigator for Android
Google adds mobile spreasheet editing
HTC offering Blackberry Connect on several handsets
Sprint offering over the air firmware updates for the Instinct
Sprint Blackberry 8350i firmware update
Microsoft launches searchable voice notes
Sony launches new Enterntainment Service

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #141 1:27:25
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Qualcomm's snapdragon, new Android firmware and Mickey and Joey headed to CTIA.

TCPJ Unlocked Show #014
Mickey and Joey headed to CTIA
Devices while traveling this week.
Shout out to the CNET crew from Dialed in and BOL

News
iPhone saves man from Ticket
Sprint announces perks for Premier customers
T-Mobile announces installment plans
Motorola announces $3.6B losses
Local law enforcement wants to jam cell signals
Metro PCS launches service in Boston and NYC
AT&T going after Verizon assets
T-Mobile tops JD power rankings
House votes for DTV delay
Major networks pledge to wait till June for transition
Phone shipments plumet
RIM sells over 50 million Blackberries
Sprint selling all iDEN assets in iPCS areas
AT&T tackling "your vehicle warrantly is about to expire"
Most recycled phones still have personal data
RIM co-CEO stepping down as part of backdating settlement
Microsoft MyPhone website goes live
Microsoft Confirms
T-Mobile offers business customers UMA service
Sprint ETF cancellations extended through March
Union Authorizes strike against AT&T

Devices
Toshiba TG-01
First phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon
Sprint EOL list possibly states Palm Pre release?
Palm Pre coming March 15th?
Sprint killing off many devices
Boost and Sprint launching Motorola i9 Stature
Virgin Mobile Ocean 2 specs
First Acer branded smartphone - Acer DX900
Garmin and Acer to co-brand phones
iPhone rumors
iPhone 2,1 could be Nano
Blackberry Pearl 8230 Flip coming to Verizon
Motorola Renew now on T-Mobile
Windows Mobile 6.5 devices coming in September 2009
T-Mobile and Samsung bring out the 8MP Memoir
Samsung Acme i8910
Cheap Blackberry Storms
Verizon having BOGO sale

Software
Turn off airplane mode before updating your iPhone firmware
Crackulous coming to jailbroken iPhone
Google brings tasks to mobile phones
Firefox Mobile (Fennec) for Win Mo
T-Mobile issues firmware update for G1
New RC33 update details
Google Latitude
Motorola CEO confirms Windows Mobile 7 in 2010
Samsung to announce mobile apps store
Slacker for Blackberry
Sprint approves BB 4.5 software
AT&T completes rollout of BB 4.5 software
Google and Amazon develop cellphone ebooks
Manage Netflix with Windows Mobile
iPhone Carrier update?

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