Cell Phone News: Archive 2005
Archive of consumer news about cell phones. News and nformation in 2005
for buying and using cell phones and mobile devices. From news sources
around the world. For current consumer news about cell phones, see Mobilook's
Cell Phone Consumer News.
- Dialed In: Best Cell Phones of 2005
- Dec 29, 2005
- Mobileplay Advertises Outside the Box
to Offer Free Content - Dec 27, 2005
- Mobile Phones to Announce 'You've been
indicted' - Dec 26, 2005
- Alltel's Camcorder Cell Phone Tunes into
FM Radio - Dec 23, 2005
- E-Carols For Cell Phones In The Works
- Dec 22, 2005
- MobileLime Appeals to Last-Minute Shoppers
- Dec 22, 2005
- Samsung Debuts Site for Mobile Films
- Dec 22, 2005
- Google Brings Gmail to Mobile Phones
- Dec 19, 2005
- MobileSphere Touts Wireless Long Distance
Rates - Dec 14, 2005
- SMS Service Supports Self-Destructing
Text Messages - Dec 12, 2005
- Dwango Becomes Dijji - Dec 13, 2005
- Cellphone Rulings Could Mean Billions
in Tax Refunds - Dec 13, 2005
- Sprint to Offer Full-length Movie Downloads
- Dec 9, 2005
- BET Promotes Ringtone Sales With Video
Pop-ups - Dec 9, 2005
- Bon Jovi D.C. Show Goes Wireless
- Dec 8, 2005
- Leap Offers Kyocera Music Phone -
Dec 7, 2005
- Verizon Wireless Inks V CAST Deal with
CBS - Dec 7, 2005
- Vodafone Unveils Global Mobile TV
- Dec 6, 2005
- Cingular Goes High Speed - Dec 6,
2005
- Cingular Launches PTT with Kodiak
- Dec 5, 2005
- Verizon to Offer TV Service for Cellphones
- Dec 2, 2005
- Acts, Audience Connect Via Text Messaging
- Dec 2, 2005
- Cingular Walkie-talkie Service to Rival
Nextel - Dec 2, 2005
- AOL Launches New Search Services
- Dec 1, 2005
- Nokia Makes Enterprise Play with 9300i
Smartphone - Nov 29, 2005
- The Latest and Greatest Smartphones
- Nov 18, 2005
- Mobile 'Lost' Stories Will Dial In Verizon
- Nov. 21, 2005
- Consumers Down On Carriers For Cellular
Phone Buys - Nov. 18, 2005
- ABBA Member Composes Ring Tone for Charity
- Nov. 19, 2005
- Cingular Offers Firefly Phone with Parental
Control - Nov. 18, 2005
- MobiTV, MSpot Offer Mobile Radio Service
- Nov. 14, 2005
- Cingular Hears the Music - Nov. 14,
2005
- Remembrance Poppy Goes High-tech
- Nov. 11, 2005
- Cingular Slashes ROKR iTunes Phone Price
- Nov. 9, 2005
- Cell Phones Adopt Ratings for Content
- Nov. 9, 2005
- ESPN, NHL Agree on Deal for Cell Phones
- Nov. 7, 2005
- Google Brings Maps to Phones - Nov.
7, 2005
- Handango Supports Series 60 Handsets
- Nov. 3, 2005
- Nokia Offers TV, Wi-Fi on Phones
- Nov. 3, 2005
- Melodeo Extends Mobile Podcast Offering
- Nov. 2, 2005
- AskMeNow Launches Mobile Lifestyle Network
- Nov. 1, 2005
- Cingular Takes BlackBerry to the EDGE
- Nov. 1, 2005
- Snowboarders Stay Connected with Wireless
Winter Wear - Oct. 28, 2005
- Cingular Introduces E-Mail Access on
Cells - Oct. 24, 2005
- Blackberry Users Learning Painful Lesson
- Oct. 20, 2005
- Samsung's 7-Megapixel Camera Phone Hits
Road - Oct. 19, 2005
- RSS Goes Mobile - Oct. 18, 2005
- Turner Launches Gametap Online Game Network
- Oct. 17, 2005
- Yahoo Japan Steps Up Mobile Content Distribution
- Oct. 13, 2005
- Nokia Launches New Corporate Phone Line-Up
- Oct. 12, 2005
- Samsung Shows Skinny 'Slider' Phone
- Oct. 12, 2005
- LG's Cell Phone Can Pause Live TV
- Oct. 11, 2005
- Boost Mobile Aims to Please Students
- Oct. 11, 2005
- E-Mail Encryption Comes to the BlackBerry
- Oct. 10, 2005
- Bible Primed for Text Message Delivery
- Oct. 7, 2005
- T-Mobile Extends Mobile Internet Service
- Oct. 6, 2005
- Nextel Partners Unveils International
PTT Smartphone - Oct. 6, 2005
- Phone Reminds Muslims of Prayer Time
- Oct. 5, 2005
- PriceGrabber.com Launches Mobile-Phone
Comparison Service - Oct. 4, 2005
- New Multiplayer Sports Game for Cellphones
- Sep. 30, 2005
- Electronic Arts Announces Mobile Game
Line-up - Sep. 27, 2005
- Sprint TV Unveils Live Content -
Sep. 26, 2005
- Cingular Launches Billboard Mobile
- Sep. 26, 2005
- Japanese Carriers to Start Group Chat
for Cellphones - Sep. 25, 2005
- Virgin Mobile USA Browses the Mobile
Web - Sep. 20, 2005
- Destinator Technologies Unveils Live
Navigation-Based Mobile Services Technology - Sep. 19, 2005
- Sprint Strikes Note with RealNetworks'
Rhapsody - Sep. 19, 2005
- Verizon, Dell Deliver EV-DO to Laptops
- Sep. 19, 2005
- Use Your Cell Phone Instead of Your Credit
Card - Sep. 19, 2005
- Sprint Launches Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket
PC Phone - Sep. 16, 2005
- Verizon Playing Games - Sep. 15,
2005
- "Download and Go" Arrives at f.y.e Stores
- Sep. 14, 2005
- Nokia Introduces Mobile Email Solution
with Nokia Business Center - Sep. 13, 2005
- Bango Brings PayPal to Wireless -
Sep. 12, 2005
- Survey: Cell Phone Customers Can't Get
No Satisfaction - Sep. 8, 2005
- Critics Slam New iTunes Phone - Sep.
8, 2005
- New Apple iTunes ROKR Phone a Snazzy
Device - Sep. 8, 2005
- Apple Unveils iTunes Phone - Sep.
7, 2005
- Good Technology Links Voice to Wireless
E-mail - Sep. 6, 2005
- Text Messages to Keep Tabs on Croatian
School Children - Sep. 2, 2005
- Sprint Nextel Unwraps New Rate Plans,
Ad Blitz - Sep. 1, 2005
- Microsoft Exchange Updated for Mobile
Push - Sep. 1, 2005
- Toshiba Unveils Pay-for-Use Mobile Internet
Service - Aug. 31, 2005
- Cell Phones Don't Cause Tumors, Study
Finds - Aug. 31, 2005
- RIM Adds "Presence" to BlackBerry Devices
- Aug. 29, 2005
- Cingular Makes Smartphones "Good"
- August 23, 2005
- Indonesia Launches Text Message Hotline
to Keep Tabs on Disease - Aug. 22, 2005
- BBC's 'Doctor Who', 'Red Dwarf' Arrive
on Mobiles - Aug. 22, 2005
- Companies Offer Cell-Phone Comics in
Japan - August 22, 2005
- Melodeo Brings Podcasts to Handsets
- August 19, 2005
- Alltel, Verizon Wireless Tout MMS Interoperability
- August 19, 2005
- AOL Launches Mobile Portal - Aug.
16, 2005
- Movida to Beef up Hispanic Offering
- Aug. 11, 2005
- In an Emergency, ICE Is Designed To Save
Lives - Aug. 8, 2005
- CallWave Mobile Prepaid Goes National
- Aug. 4, 2005
- Cell Phones for the Sandlot - Aug.
4, 2005
- RadioShack Gets Wireless Game - Aug.
2, 2005
- Palm Launches Wireless Traffic App for
Treo - Jul. 27, 2005
- Mozilla Releases Preview Of Mobile-Phone
Browser - Jul. 27, 2005
- Mobile Teen Channel Hits Phones -
July 27, 2005
- AOL Launches Mobile Search - July
27, 2005
- Motorola Debuts the Q Smartphone
- Jul. 26, 2005
- Alltel Offers Mobile Postcards -
July 25, 2005
- Carriers Forge More MMS Deals - July
25, 2005
- New Mobile Adventure Game: Jenny Jet
- Jul. 19, 2005
- New Mobile Tween Game: everGems -
Jul. 19, 2005
- BlingTones Leaps into BREW - July
19, 2005
- Wireless Carriers Ramp Up Data Services
- Jul. 18, 2005
- Verizon, Sprint to Sell Electronic Arts
Games - Jul. 18, 2005
- Verizon, Sprint Team on MMS Interoperability
- July 15, 2005
- Virgin Mobile USA Offers More Ways to
Pay As You Go - July 11, 2005
- Sprint Adding GoodLink E-Mail Service
- Jul. 11, 2005
- Yahoo Enhances Text Message Mobile Web
Search - Jul. 8, 2005
- Verizon Wireless Introduces Mobile Blogging
- July 7, 2005
- T-Mobile USA Signs Interoperability MMS
Agreements - July 7, 2005
- Sprint Makes EV-DO a Reality - July
7, 2005
- Yahoo Launches Cell Phone Shopping in
Japan - Jul. 5, 2005
- MSN, Vodafone Partner on PC-Cellphone
Instant Messaging - June 30, 2005
- Leap Takes Travel Time National -
June 30, 2005
- T-Mobile Teams Up With Google for Mobile
Internet - Jun. 29, 2005
- Verizon Offers Samsung Smartphone for
High-Speed Wireless Network - Jun. 24, 2005
- Smartphones Technologies Targets Teens
- June 20, 2005
- Warner Bros. Goes Wireless in China
- June 20, 2005
- Nokia Embraces Location-Based Services
- June 20, 2005
- Fox Sports, HipCricket Team on Texting
- Jun. 17, 2005
- Phones Use GPS to Show You the Way
- Jun. 17, 2005
- Google Expands Mobile Search - Jun.
17, 2005
- Google Takes Search Mobile - Jun.
17, 2005
- Review: Phone-Based Time Clock Works
- Jun. 16, 2005
- BT Unveils Mobile Phone-Landline Handset
- Jun. 15, 2005
- Florida City Tests Parking Meter Technology
- Jun. 15, 2005
- Bell Launches Wireless Tracking System
- Jun. 8, 2005
- Symbian Trojan Disguised as Anti-Virus
- June 14, 2005
- Nextel Extends LBS Reach - June 14,
2005
- Sprint Phones Get Sirius - June 14,
2005
- T-Mobile Tops Customer-Care Ranking:
Sprint Is At The Bottom - Jun. 8, 2005
- New Yahoo and Sprint Mobile E-mail Targets
Masses - Jun. 8, 2005
- Microsoft Takes Aim at Blackberry With
Mobile Email - Jun. 6, 2005
- Mobile Phones Ring Silent but True in
Thai school for the Deaf - Jun. 5, 2005
- Ring Factory Introduces Service to Personalize
Cell Phones - Jun. 3, 2005
- Cingular Partners with Good Technology
on Synchronization Software - May 31, 2005
- Spain to Text Message Summer Heatwave
Warnings - May 30, 2005
- Nextel Launches Push E-Mail for Java
Phones - May 24, 2005
- Orange To Stream Live TV Over 3G Phones
- May 20, 2005
- T-Mobile's Good, Bad On Its Map -
May 20, 2005
- Cingular Continues to Urge Teens to "Be
Sensible" - May 19, 2005
- Proteus, Granada America Team for Mobile
Content - May 19, 2005
- Denmark's TDC Mobile Launches BlackBerry
- May 18, 2005
- Cingular Adds to Star Wars Content
- May 18, 2005
- PalmOne Unveils LifeDrive - May 18,
2005
- Alltel Releases 3D Mobile Games -
May 17, 2005
- Wireless AMBER Alerts Up and Running
- May 17, 2005
- Verizon Doles Out New Data, Push E-Mail
Services - May 16, 2005
- Sprint Rolls Out New Location-Based Services
Tools - May 16, 2005
- Vocel Taps Harlequin to Romance the Phone
- May 13, 2005
- Ojom (VeriSign), Sony Collaborate on
Mobile Games - May 12, 2005
- Rogers Wireless Debuts MusicStore
- May 10, 2005
- G-Unit in Game With Zingy Pact -
May 9, 2005
- Napster, Dwango Offer 'Napstertones'
Song Ringtones for Mobile Phones - May 9, 2005
- World's First Cell Phone TV Service Launched
In Korea - May 2, 2005
- Dwango Wireless Gets Spiritual with Ringtones
- April 28, 2005
- Verizon Wireless Takes "My Account" to
Text - April 28, 2005
- Sprint Unveils Location-Based Services
- April 27, 2005
- Nokia Launches New Multimedia Device
Line - April 27, 2005
- BBC Launches Real-Life 'Hitchhiker's
Guide' - Apr. 25, 2005
- Panasonic Confirms Exit From U.S. Cell
Phone Market - Apr. 22, 2005
- 'Let us go forth,' New Pope Says in First
Text Message - Apr. 21, 2005
- India Uses SMS to Get Water, Issue Parliament
Whips - Apr. 21, 2005
- Sprint Phones Now Carry Fox News
- Apr. 19, 2005
- Kenyans Text Messaging Their Way to Jobs
- Apr. 19, 2005
- Microsoft Expands Messaging, Partners
with RIM - Apr. 19, 2005
- RIM, Microsoft in BlackBerry Deal
- Apr. 19, 2005
- HP, Infinity to Offer Radio on Cell Phones
– Broadcasters Get Weapon to Fight Satellite Radio - Apr. 19,
2005
- Microsoft to Make Business IM Mobile
- Apr. 19, 2005
- Cellphone Parking Enjoying Spot Duty
– Using a mobile phone to pay on the lot starting to catch on,
albeit slowly - Apr. 15, 2005
- New Wireless Platform Links Handhelds
to CRM Apps - Apr. 14, 2005
- Cingular Lets Cellphone Users Hear It
First Source - Apr. 12, 2005
- Google Unveils Mobile Local Search
- Apr. 12, 2005
- Rogers to Challenge RIM – Wireless
company to launch own branded mobile e-mail service this week, competing
with BlackBerry - Apr. 11, 2005
- Motorola Set to Unveil iRadio for Cell
Phones - Apr. 8, 2005
- Nokia Unveils Designer 8800 Mobile Phone
- Apr. 8, 2005
- Trojan Destroys Mobile Phone Data, Forces
Owners To Reformat - Apr. 6, 2005
- New Smartphone Worm Spreads Via MMS,
Bluetooth - Apr. 4, 2005
- Time Warner Cable Launches Wireless Phone
Service - Apr. 4, 2005
- Microsoft Launches Mobile Video Downloads
- Mar. 30, 2005
- Cell-phone complaints: A Sorry Picture
for Cingular/AT&T - Mar. 2005
- Rapper's New Single Features Ringtone
Innovation - Mar. 28, 2005
- Amber Alerts Now Available on Cell Phones
Nationwide – Largest Broadcaster of Amber Alerts Offers Free
Service to Mobile Communication Devices - Mar. 22, 2005
- Blackberry to Expand Instant Messaging
- Mar. 14, 2005
- Antivirus Companies Report First Mobile
Messaging Worm – Users with Symbian Series 60 phones affected
- Mar. 7, 2005
- Just Mobile Launches 'Mobile Match' Mobile
Dating Service in Malaysia - Mar 1, 2005
- Yahoo Sends Driving Directions To Cell
Phones - Feb. 16, 2005
- Xdrive Launches New Music Service That
Transforms Cell Phones Into "Virtual iPods" - February 7, 2005
- Rand McNally Offers Traffic Info For
Mobile Phones - Feb. 2, 2005
- Verizon Rolls Out V CAST 3G Multimedia
Service - Feb. 1, 2005
- Yahoo Delivers SMS Search to Phones
- Jan. 28, 2005
- Yahoo Ties Search To Mobile Text Messaging
- Jan. 28, 2005
- T-Mobile USA Tops Customer Care Survey
- Jan. 26, 2005
- MTV Networks Rings in 2005 with New Wireless
Initiatives – MTV Networks is launching a store through VH1.com
that will showcase ringtones and original wallpaper images connected
to VH1 properties - Jan. 7, 2005
- T-Mobile USA Launches CallerTunes
- Dec. 8, 2004
- Ringback Tones Available at Verizon Wireless
- Nov. 16, 2004
- G-Unit Stars Offer 'First Dibs' via Virgin
Mobile - August 30, 2004
- With Taxes, Fees and Extra Charges, Consumers
May Be Paying Five Times the Advertised Contracted Rate per Minute
- Aug. 5, 2004
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