Cell Phone Consumer News 2007
- See below for consumer news and information about buying and using
cell phones and mobile devices. Updated from sources around the world.
- For current news about the mobile and wireless industries, see Mobilook's
Mobile and Wireless Industry News. Constantly
updated throughout the day.
- For past consumer news, see Mobilook's News Archive
2006 and News Archive 2005.
- Top AT&T Ringtones in 2007 Dec 20,
2007
- Verizon Wireless Launches Guitar Hero
Mobile Dec 20, 2007
- Yahoo! Partners with America Movil
Dec 20, 2007
- 7-Eleven Offers New Prepaid Calling Plans
Dec 17, 2007
- Sprint Unveils Easier Access to MySpace
Mobile Dec 13, 2007
- Helio Opens YouTube Access Dec 12,
2007
- Ringtones from Dave Matthews Band and
Van Halen Dec 11, 2007
- Court Rules T-Mobile Can Sell Locked
iPhone in Germany Dec 4, 2007
- Six Things Customers Hate About Cell
Phone Service May 12, 2007
- Cell Phone Service Will Find Toilets
in London Nov 29, 2007
- Zipcar Uses Mobile GPS to Locate Nearest
Car Nov 28, 2007
- Google Launches Cell Phone Locator
Nov 28, 2007
- Unlock (Hack) the iPhone Nov 27,
2007
- Sprint to Offer NFL Coverage on Cell
Phones Nov 27, 2007
- Best-selling Cell Phones Of 2007 Q3
Nov 21, 2007
- 'Shut up' is Hit Ringtone in Spain
Nov 19, 2007
- T-Mobile Offers iPhone Without Contract
in Germany Nov 21, 2007
- Bell Canada to Offer Unlimited Wireless
Data Nov 20, 2007
- AT&T Introduces the Samsung SLM with
Napster Mobile Nov 19, 2007
- Travelocity Launches Mobile Site for
Travel Information Nov 15, 2007
- Yahoo! Announces New Mobile Partnerships
in Asia Nov 13, 2007
- AT&T to Sell Wireless Services at Costco
Nov 12, 2007
- AT&T Partners With Wachovia and Sun Trust
to Offer Mobile Banking Nov 13, 2007
- RIM Offers BlackBerry Software for Small
Business Nov 5, 2007
- T-Mobile USA Offers Free Flight Promotion
for Black Friday Nov 20, 2007
- BlackBerry Scores Highest In Overall
Customer Satisfaction Oct 31, 2007
- Greystripe, Vivendi Partner for Free
Mobile Games Oct 31, 2007
- Gameloft Launches Mobile Game Heroes
Oct 31, 2007
- BlackBerry Adds Web 2.0 Facebook Application
Oct 26, 2007
- Cellular South Launches Unlimited Calling
Plan Oct 9, 2007
- Disney to End Mobile Phone Service
Sep 28, 2007
- "CSI" Mobile Game Debuts Sep 24,
2007
- MySpace Launches Free Ad-supported Mobile
Version Sep 24, 2007
- SpiralFrog Launches Free Music Download
Site Sep 17, 2007
- Sprint Nextel Launches New Shopping Service
Sep 13, 2007
- Cell Phones with BofA SafePass Make Online
Banking More Secure Sep 11, 2007
- Verizon Offers Calling Plan for Seniors
Sep 11, 2007
- Vodafone to Launch Unlimited Music Service
in U.K. Sep 10, 2007
- AT&T Expands Ad-Supported Yellow Pages
Sep 10, 2007
- VoxTone Offers Professional Voiceovers
for Personalized Ringtones Sep 7, 2007
- Mobikade Offers Serenity Game to U.K.
Mobiles Sep 7, 2007
- Health Canada Warning: High Lead Levels
in Some Cell Phone Charms, Zipper Pulls Sep 6, 2007
- Apple Ringtones Coming to iPhone
Sep 5, 2007
- Rogers Wireless Debuts Second Line Service
Aug 30, 2007
- Nokia Unveils New Music, Gaming Services
Aug 29, 2007
- New Yahoo! Mail: Send Text Messages From
eMail to Cell Phones Aug 28, 2007
- mShopper Launches Mobile Shopping Service
Aug 24, 2007
- Virgin Mobile USA Accesses Social Networking
Sites Aug 22, 2007
- Gamejump Downloads 14 Million Free Mobile
Games Aug 21, 2007
- Zagat Survey Goes Mobile Aug 21,
2007
- Movero Simplifies Mobile Enterprise E-mail
Portal Aug 20, 2007
- AmericanGreetings Launches New Mobile
eCard Service Aug 17, 2007
- American Automobile Association To Offer
Mobile Navigation Aug 16, 2007
- HarperCollins Books Available for iPhone
Aug 15, 2007
- MySpace Partners with Rogers Wireless
Aug 13, 2007
- Top 3 U.S. Mobile Services to Sell Motorola
Razr 2 Handset Aug 10, 2007
- Free Bejeweled Game on iPhone Jul
31, 2007
- Match.com Updates Mobile Dating Service
Jul 30, 2007
- AT&T Launches Mobile Back Up Jul
25, 2007
- T-Mobile Best in Cell Phone Customer
Care: J.D. Power Jul 25, 2007
- Ringtones and Wallpapers of The Simpsons
Jul 16, 2007
- Personalize your Video Ringtones with
Music Video Clips Jul 13, 2007
- PayPal Announces Mobile Checkout to Pay
Online Jul 11, 2007
- Samsung Launches Music Download Service
Jul 6, 2007
- Apple Launches iPhone Multi-function
Mobile Device Jun 29, 2007
- Verizon to Offer Mobile Payments with
Obopay Jun 20, 2007
- Coca-Cola Launches Sprite Yard Mobile
Social Networking Site Jun 11, 2007
- Amp'd Mobile Files for Bankruptcy
Jun 2, 2007
- Prince Next Single Free to Cell Phones
May 31, 2007
- Rogers, HTC Announce New Windows Mobile
Handset May 29, 2007
- Cell Phones That Tell You Where to Drive,
Meet, Eat May 25, 2007
- Profit-Driven Viver Trojan Hits Smart
Phones May 22, 2007
- Verizon Wireless Launches Song ID Service
May 21, 2007
- Alltel Agrees to Buyout May 21, 2007
- Sprint Offers New Unlimited Calling Plan
May 18, 2007
- Sprint Partners with ABC for Prime-time
TV Shows May 16, 2007
- Verizon Wireless Offers Free Mobile ESPN
May 16, 2007
- Motorola Revamps Razr Cell Phone
May 15, 2007
- Twitter Launches Mobile Web Interface
May 5, 2007
- Yahoo Launches oneSearch Internet Cell
Phone Search May 3, 2007
- Nokia Unveils Thin Barracuda 2630, Six
More New Phones in India May 3, 2007
- RIM unveils 'Curve' Mid-sized Consumer
BlackBerry May 3, 2007
- Verizon, Sprint Launch Global BlackBerry
8830 Apr 24, 2007
- Luxury Cell Phones Rival Luxury Watches
for Jet-set Apr 13, 2007
- Siebel Wireless Comes to BlackBerry
Apr 12, 2007
- Manga Comics on Cell Phones in Japan
Apr 10, 2007
- MasterCard Nearby: Use Cell Phone to
Find ATMs Apr 6, 2007
- Google Launches Free 411 Service for
Cell Phones Apr 6, 2007
- Citibank Introduces Mobile Banking
Apr 2, 2007
- Rogers Vision: Video Calling on Cell
Phones in Canada Apr 2, 2007
- Virgin Mobile USA Unveils New 1-Cent
Messaging Plans Mar 30, 2007
- Haier Chinese Fashion Phones Come to
U.S. Market Mar 30, 2007
- Microsoft Unveils New Deepfish Mobile
Web Browser Mar 29, 2007
- Virgin Mobile USA to Offer Yahoo Mobile
Services Mar 28, 2007
- Sprint to Offer Mobile Phone Songs for
99 Cents Mar 27, 2007
- Cingular Launches Mobile Banking with
U.S. Banks Mar 27, 2007
- Napster Provides Unlimited Free Music
to AT&T Wireless Mar 26, 2007
- Mapquest Expands Free Services to Cell
Phones Mar 26, 2007
- Symbian Offers Updated Operating System
v9.5 Mar 26, 2007
- Gameloft Debuts Mobile Games for BlackBerry
Mar 26, 2007
- Yahoo OneSearch Jumps Ahead of Google
on Mobile Phone Search Mar 20, 2007
- Guidelines for Using a Cell Phone Abroad
Mar 15, 2007
- Wireless Number Portability Now Available
in Canada Mar 14, 2007
- AT&T Cingular Unveils Ruby Red BlackBerry
Pearl Mar 13, 2007
- Cingular to Sell WWE Wrestling Ringtones
and Graphics Mar 8, 2007
- Cellphone Consumer Tips: Confessions
of a Former Verizon Sales Rep Mar 5, 2007
- Video Ringtones of Celebrity Latin Models
Mar 2, 2007
- Virgin Mobile Offers Free Music Tracks
Mar 2, 2007
- China "People's Daily" Newspaper Launches
Mobile Version Mar 1. 2007
- Verizon V Cast Mobile TV Goes Live
Mar 1, 2007
- MobiTV Reaches 2 Million Users Feb
28, 2007
- Bell Mobility Offers Unlimited Local
Calls to Bell Phones Feb 28, 2007
- Environmental Group Offers Ringtones
of Endangered Animal Sounds Feb 26, 2007
- Mayo Clinic And Garmin Put Emergency
Medical Information On Cell Phones Feb 22, 2007
- Mystery Extra Cell Phone Charges on Bills
Feb 23, 2007
- Telus Ends Phone Porn Downloads Feb
21, 2007
- Bell Mobility to Offer Mobile Movies
from Sony and Disney Feb 16, 2007
- T-Mobile Reduces Data Roaming Fees
Feb 16, 2007
- Bank of America Launches Wireless Banking
Feb 14, 2007
- Cell Phone Users Complain About 'Function
Fatigue' Feb 14, 2007
- Time Warner Launches Cell Phone Service
Feb 13, 2007
- Motorola Unveils New RIZR Cell Phone
Feb 12, 2007
- RIM Rolls Out New BlackBerry 8800
Feb 12, 2007
- Vodafone Adds YouTube Access in U.K.
Feb 9, 2007
- Rogers Wireless Adds New Handsets for
MusicStore in Canada February 7, 2007
- Virgin Mobile USA Unveils New Prepaid
Calling Plan Feb 7, 2007
- MySpace Signs Deal with Vodafone
Feb 7, 2007
- Helio Launches Download Music Service
Feb 6, 2007
- Ericsson, Turner to Roll Out Mobile Content
Feb 5, 2007
- Verizon Wireless Adds Handsets to Chaperone
Family Locator Service Jan 26, 2007
- T-Mobile Ranks Highest in Customer Service
Jan 25, 2007
- Amp'd Mobile to Launch in Canada
Jan 22, 2007
- Alltel, Motricity Team for Axcess Ringback
Service Jan 22, 2007
- Analysis: How Smartphone Platforms Compare
Jan 20, 2007
- Alltel Launches Celltop Easy-to-Use Cellphone
Interface Jan 17, 2007
- LG Electronics Launches Prada: iPhone
Rival Jan 18, 2007
- Cincinnati Bell Offers Ringback Tones
Jan 16, 2007
- Amp'd Mobile Adds NBA, NCAA and Summer
Games to Mobile Content Jan 16, 2007
- T-Mobile, RIM Launch White Pearl
Jan 15, 2007
- AT&T to Phase Out Cingular Wireless
Brand Jan 12, 2007
- Yahoo to Launch New 'Yahoo Go' for Mobile
Jan 11, 2007
- Sprint Unveils Power Pack Calling Plans
With Extended Unlimited Evening Hours Jan 11, 2007
- MTV and Amp'd to Offer New Mobile Programming
Jan 10, 2007
- Apple Unveils iPhone: Sleek Design and
New Features Jan 10, 2007
- New Nokia Phone Links With Skype
January 9, 2007
- Verizon Announces MediaFLO Mobile TV
Jan 8, 2007
- Yahoo! oneSearch Offers Mobile Search
Jan 8, 2007
- Verizon to Offer TV Shows on Cell Phones
Jan 6, 2007
- Cingular Raises Text Messaging Rate
Jan 4, 2007
- Sprint Launches N Nighttime Mobile TV
for Teens Jan 3, 2007
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