Virgin Mobile is in the midst of talks with various potential partners such as cable operator Numericable, and has yet to decide whether it will bid for the French 3G mobile phone license. Last month, the head of French telecoms regulator ARCEP said he expected the fourth 3G mobile phone license to be awarded in January [...] . . Read Full Story

Adfonic is a brand new mobile advertising exchange/marketplace, designed to “enable advertisers and agencies to bid for advertising on mobile sites and applications.” It’s a self-service platform which prides itself with sophisticated mobile campaign management tools, offering “the most advanced targeting capabilities in the market”, detailed web-based real-time reporting and analytics, and an intuitive user [...] . . Read Full Story

Filed under: Handsets, O2, HSDPA, Misc, HSUPA Seems like only yesterday we were sitting about the campfire, chit chatting about the wonders of O2’s EDGE update. Now, just a couple years later, the baby’s all grown up, and rocking speeds in the 7.2 / 2.0 down and up range for some rather fortunate parts of Germany. Apparently all Huawei-based sites in the south and most other sites are technically able to offer the giddy up, though, there’s a far stretch between being able a... Read Full Story

At previous, we got the firmware update for N97. Some days ago the latest firmware update for Nokia N96 had been launched. That is reported by AllAboutSymbian which the newest firmware now comes to v 30.033 while the previous is v20.050. There is User Data Preservation (UDP) in N96. It is always recommended for you [...] . . Read Full Story

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Bell Mobility, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA Details are scarce, but it seems that this blurry, partial photo of an unknown QWERTY Samsung might be the “Link,” a smartphone destined for Bell — allegedly as soon as July 15. Seeing that it’s being described as a smartphone, that virtually guarantees that it’ll be running Windows Mobile, and from the look of it, we’d probably have to expect WinMo 6.1 Standard. Technically, S60 is... Read Full Story

Brisbane Times Appiphilia: Apps that help with the summer schlepLos Angeles Times(Check here to find out if it's available for your phone.) And there are free and paid versions. The app includes a mobile itinerary, which syncs with the …Phone Smart A Convenient Way to Track Your Struggling InvestmentsNew York TimesSpice up your cell phone with adult content!Ecommerce JournalThe mobile mother lodeCNBC European BusinessPC World -San Francisco Chronicle -Seeking Alphaall 171 ... Read Full Story

MiamiHerald.com Micro-USB to be universal EU phone chargerZDNetIn a brave move, the vast majority of mobile phone manufacturers in Europe have signed an agreement which sees future mobile phones across a variety of …Mobile Providers Agree To Universal Phone Chargers In EuropeChannelWebTelecom firms back standard phone charger in EuropeReutersUniversal Phone Chargers Coming SoonTechtree.comComputerworld -Environmental Leader -eWeekall 541 news articles » . . Read Full Story

There have been a lot of cameraphones introduced for Verizon since our previous Q4 2007 comparison review. Four of the newest models are the Samsung Omnia, Casio Exilim, LG enV Touch, and LG enV3. Photos: . . Read Full Story

The easiest way to make sure a mobile phone launch gets noticed is to have a celebrity put themselves behind the handset and that is exactly what has happened in Mexico as mobile-review reports that Telcel has launched the Pantech C570 with local star Paty Cantu and her content preloaded on the C570 handset. The Pantech [...] . . Read Full Story

Way to crush people’s dreams Craig. Just over a week ago I live blogged the Intel-Nokia (NYSE: NOK) conference call where they announced they’ll be working together to create a new class of devices and usher in an era of unprecedented connectivity. Former Intel CEO Craig Barrett was in Helsinki yesterday and he told Retuers [...] . . Read Full Story