Sprint’s and Clearwire’s merger has been finnaly approved by the FCC which means we should be waiting for more WiMAX support soon. Sprint has shared it’s XOHM WiMAX with Clearwire and Clearwire has received no less than $3.2 billion of investments from Comcast and Goolgle.

After the merger Clearwire will take care of most aspects of the WiMAX business while Sprint will deal with its Nextel and iDen networks. So let’s see what the next year will bring new in terms of WiMAX support.
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Samsung has another phone in the oven. FCC has just approved its new Samsung SGH-T301G mobile phone. Actual specs for this device is not known yet. Even after scouring the internet, no info has come up. This could either be something big or just mediocre.

Anyway, we’ll keep you posted on any updates for this new device. As with its features, release and pricing for the SGH-T301G is also unknown.
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The Samsung U440 or the Cleo has just arrived at the FCC. That means the phone will arrive in the USA besides Canada. The Cleo will arrive from Verizon Wireless in the near future, as soon as the FCC will approve it. And a quick reminder, the Cleo will bring you a QWERTY keyboard, a 1.3 megapixel camera, A2DP stereo Bluetooth and up to 8GB of storage space. Want it?
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Sharp’s got another phone approved recently by the FCC. The Sharp WX-T923 is the company’s latest phone to be offered to the public. The WX-T923 will be Taiwan and China’s version of Sharp’s 923SH.

The phone features a high-resolution 3.3″ Widescreen VGA LCD with Advanced One Seg Function. A powerful color rendering backlight and about 16.77 million colors enables the WX-T923 to produce beautiful images with natural and accurate coloration on its 3.3″ Widescreen VGA LCD. The catch-up playback feature enhances enjoyment of One Seg by enabling video playback from the point where you started recording as continue recording.

Included with the phone is a high-performance 5.2 megapixel auto-focus camera. A range of features such as face priority auto focus, blur prevention and widescreen VGA camcorder allow you to take beautiful images easily.

Sharp WX-T923 Features:
-3.3″ Widescreen VGA LCD
-5.2 Megapixel Camera
-Digital TV (One Seg)
-Media Player
-microSDHC Memory Card (sold separately)*4
-Bar (QR) Code Reader
-Bluetooth
-IrDA
-Simple Mode
-PC Site Browser
-Global Roaming Service
-3G High Speed
-PC Mail
-Graphic Mail
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President-elect Barack Obama is going to choose a person to manage the transition at the FCC and this man might be former lobbyist and FCC Commissioner, Henry River. One major element of his agenda will be diversity or how to help minorities when it comes to telecommunications and media. That should be done no matter who’s president wouldn’t you say?

Besides applying those diversity principles in everything related to technology we’re hoping that the FCC will approve a whole lot of diverse mobile phones during the whole Obama presidency.

via ArsTechnica

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A new phone from LG has just been approved by FCC and could soon be out in the market. The LG 410G could have a sportscar-shaped design and be a big hit amongst the 20 Somethings. What makes this phone unique is its built-in alcohol test sensor. Supposedly, this was Siemens work, but now, I guess, LG has picked up the slack and is about to release it commercially.

via: fcc

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FCC was pretty busy these days! Besides approving Verizon’s purchase of Alltel, the FCC has analyzed Sprint’s and Clearwire’s partnership and it has given its Ok to their romance too.

We’re looking forward to see how their WiMAX network offspring will work out in the future. The two companies plan to offer its WiMAX services to 140 million people in about 30 months or so. We’ll be looking forward to report more on this beautiful new WiMAX love story.

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Verizon announced its intention to purchase Alltel this summer and now they finally can. The Department of Justice has approved the transaction last week and the FCC has just approved it too. Verizon will pay $5.9 billion and it will assume Alltel’s debt of $22.2 billion. That’s a $28.1 billion deal, but who’s counting?

Besides the money, Verizon will comply with all the requests of the FCC. Verizon will have to maintain any roaming agreements between Alltel and other carriers for at least four years. And that’s about all that the FCC asked for.

The merger will transform Verizon into the number one carrier in the USA. Verizon will total 83.8 million subscribers, including the 13 million Alltel subscribers and thus it will surpass AT&T which currently has 74.8 million subscribers.

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Well then, the FCC has approved the GSM-only BlackBerry Storm. The GSM version will have GSM and WCDMA 2100 while the whole version will support CDMA. Here’s what this version will bring you:

• 1GB of memory, 192MB RAM
• 1400 mAhr battery. Standby time: 528 hours
• MicroUSB port
• MicroSD and MicroSDHC expandable up to 8GB
• 3.2 megapixel camera, flash, 2.5x digital zoom, auto focus and image stabilization
• Video capture
• Assisted GPS
• Quad-band

We’ll be waiting for more Storm-good-news from the FCC soon.

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The Department of Justice has just approved Verizon’s purchase of Alltel. That makes Verizon only the largest carrier in the USA right now, leaving AT&T behind. In order for Verizon to be allowed to keep Alltel, the company will have to divest itself from 100 local markets in 22 states to keep things competitively correct.

Following the Department of Justice is the FCC who has to give it’s ok on the purchase. We’ll keep you updated next week. November 4 is the day Verizon will be waiting for.

via Engadget

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The HTC Opal 100 otherwise known and will be released as the HTC Touch Viva has just been approved by the FCC. The new Opal will be the successor of the HTC Touch and will soon be available from HTC with different colors. It will come in equipped with 3D touch Interface just like the HTC pro and Diamond.

HTC Touch Viva is said to come with features like quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 /1900 MHz), a 2.8-inch TFT touchscreen display with the classic 240 x 320 pixel resolution, Microsoft’s latest Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, HTC’s new TouchFLO 3D, Wi-Fi, a 2 MP photo camera, support for microSD / microSDHC cards, and so on – all packed inside a case that measures 104 x 59 x 15.5 millimeters (4.09 x 2.32 x 0.61 inches) and weighs 110 grams (3.88 ounces).

via: fcc

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The much anticipated LG KF900 is soon to be available in the US. The phone was released a few days ago but hasn’t been available in the US yet. But now, it seems as though the wait is over as FCC has approved the retailing of the LG KF900. The  LG KF900 is the successor of the  extremely popular LG Prada phone. This time some fancy features come to compliment the exquisite looks of the designer phone. And believe it or not the only difference in design is the addition of a QWERTY keyboard.

The new 3G HSDPA LG handset features besides the new keyboard a 5MP camera with Schneider Kreuzach lens, 3 inch WQVGA 400×240px touchscreen, Wi-fi, Prada ring-tones, FM tuner, TV out, Bluetooth, media player, and Bluetooth.

via: fcc

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Last time we spoke about the giant internet provider Comcast is, we were showing you how the FCC rules against Comcast constraining policies regarding Internet access and downloads. Today we see Comcast in a totally different light. It has announced that it will begin to deploy it’s DOCSIS 3.0 in residential homes and businesses in New England, the Boston Metropolitan region and southern New Hampshire. Philadelphia, New Jersey and the Twin cites are also included.

Comcast introduced new speed tiers for their high-speed internet service and doubled speeds for no apparent charge.

Here are the new plans and prices:

• Extreme 50 : offering up to 50 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 10 Mbps of upstream speed at $139.95/month. (new)
• Ultra : offering up to 22 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 5 Mbps of upstream speed at $62.95/month. (new)
• Performance Plus : offering download speeds to up to 16 Mbps and up to 2 Mbps of upload speed at $52.95/month. (existing plan that was upgraded)
• Performance : offering download speeds to up to 12 Mbps and up to 2 Mbps of upload speed at $42.95/month. (existing plan that was upgraded)

But let me get this right. Doesn’t more speed mean more downloads? What will happen with the 250GB bandwidth cap which Comcast has established after the FCC ruling?

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LG has a new phone and it has just been approved by the FCC. Reports of the CF750’s specs include a 5 Megapixel camera and a color display. The LG CF750, is just basically a clone of the LG Secret with 5 megapixel camera and limited touch-screen, and will pack the AT&T GSM and 3G frequencies. Of course, the availability and the pricing for this phone is not known yet, so we all just have to wait and see.

via: fcc

Tags: Cell Phones, fcc, LG, Secret

Look what the FCC dragged in. It’s Nokia’s N79. The phone is expected on non-US markets to hit by the end of the year and it’s rumored to cost around $520. The phone might arrive in AT&T stores in the same time but there’s no official announcement to point to that.

The N79 will have 850/1900 UMTS support, a 5 megapixel Zeiss camera with sliding lens cover, dual LED flash, VGA video recording, TV-out, S60 Feature Pack 2 and probably more. I’d be curios to see how much will AT&T charge for it, but I guess that’s the subject for another story!
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The FCC has just approved Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 but hold on to your hats. You might not see it arrive that soon in your country. The FCC has approved a version X1i which is going to be released in Europe probably. The device they played with lacked 3G support which doesn’t sound that good, does it.

But since the X1i was already approve we assume it’s only a matter of time until a North American version will be given the OK. Hopefully the X1 will arrive in most markets by the end of the year. Waiting for carriers to announce it.

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The Helio Ocean 2 phone must surely have some fans out there which have to know that the FCC has just approved an OZII device which is made by Pantech and which must be the Helio Ocean 2.

Here’s what the FCC says about the insides of the OZII:

• QVGA screen
• Numeric keypad and QWERTY keyboard
• EVDO 3G with full HTML web browsing
• Stereo Bluetooth
• 2 megapixel camera with flash and video recording
• microSD card slot

No pricing and availability dates have been mentioned yet. Is Virgin Mobile going to pick it up or not?

Tags: fcc, Helio, Mobile News, ocean, Other Brands, Pantech, Pantech, Virgin Mobile

A new Samsung handset has just been approved by the Federal Communications Commision. It is going to be called the Samsung SGH-J808E. As of the moment, details for this is still very vague. I guess we all need to just wait for Samsung to provide us with more specs and details.

At this time, we only know that the phone will support Cellular/PCS GSM/EDGE and will come in with Bluetooth support.

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T-Mobile is getting ready to launch another Samsung for. At least according to the FCC, the handset is coming from T-Mobile.

The T919 will have GSM/EDGE/850/1850/1900, 1700MHz WCDMA. There’s a rumor about HSDPA, an MP3 player, A-GPS and a full Internet browser with touch support. The FCC hasn’t confirmed all these last features but they are written down.

Like always neither company has confirmed the handset so we don’t have any news about availability and pricing.

Tags: fcc, Mobile News, Samsung, Samsung, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

We have a new phone set to arrive soon from Verizon Wireless. The LGVX9600 has just been approved by the FCC. There’s no official new from either Verizon or LG. The phone will have CDMA 850/1900 support, EVDO and Bluetooth with A2DP connectivity. There’s a 3 inch LCD screen with a resolution of 480×240. A QWERTY keyboard is also said to be available. The game pad will go well with the 3D graphics GUI. The MP3 player with BGM and Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR will play its part. (more…)

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