MacNN | HotSpot+Calling News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us HotSpot+Calling, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ BlackBerry Curve 8520 bows for T-Mobile http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/27/blackberry.curve.8520/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/blackberrycurve8520.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />RIM today formally launched the long-in-development BlackBerry Curve 8520, its first more consciously low-end QWERTY smartphone. The device trims costs compared to the 8900 by using a lower-resolution 320x240 screen and a 2-megapixel camera but also marks a number of firsts in control for BlackBerries: it abandons the trackball for an optical trackpad which is ostensibly both smoother to use but ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/27/blackberry.curve.8520/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:50:00 GMT Sprint, Verizon to demand Wi-Fi on phones http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/10/sprint.verizon.demand.wifi/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/blackberrytour-sprint2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Both Sprint and Verizon have said late Thursday that they're working to add Wi-Fi to their smartphones to address a significant gap in their networks. Talking to FierceWireless, Sprint business product marketing head Jeff Clemow says his carrier decided months ago to require that all its smartphones use Wi-Fi and will soon put the requirement into effect. As a consequence, a 2010 version of the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/10/sprint.verizon.demand.wifi/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT Huawei 5MP Android phone to hit T-Mobile in summer? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/30/huawei.android.on.t.mo.q3/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/huaweiandroidprototype.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Huawei's first Android phone (pictured is now set to become one of T-Mobile's first non-HTC Android devices, if a leak proves true. A claimed "trusted" source for TmoNews asserts that the touchscreen device is being tested for a summer launch and that it should be a high-end phone with a 5-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and a 3.5mm headphone jack for music. However, it isn't yet known to include UMA su... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/30/huawei.android.on.t.mo.q3/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:05:00 GMT iPhone 7.5X more likely on Wi-Fi than rivals http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/13/abi.on.iphone.wi.fi/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/iphone3g-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new study from ABI Research today notes that iPhone users are much more likely to actually use their Wi-Fi than on rival devices. About 75 percent of all those who have one of Apple's phones are using their Wi-Fi "regularly," while only about 10 percent of those with HTC phones are using theirs. This comes despite 80 percent of HTC's devices having 802.11b or g built-in.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/13/abi.on.iphone.wi.fi/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:55:00 GMT T-Mobile Shadow, 7510 ship; Curve 8900 due Feb. 11 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/28/t.mo.shadow.7510.and.curve/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/t-mobileshadow2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile on Wednesday said it has begun shipping the 2009 edition Shadow smartphone as well as the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/28/t.mo.shadow.7510.and.curve/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:00 GMT T-Mobile intros new Shadow, Nokia 7510, Samsung t119 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/08/t.mobile.at.ces.2009/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/t-mobileshadow2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile this morning volunteered to use CES as the venue to introduce a trio of new phones for its network. The company's long in progress Shadow update completely reworks the design but continues to embrace the same basic philosophy of a jogwheel for control and a slide-out, SureType keyboard. The new model, however, builds in Wi-Fi with HotSpot Calling and carries a faster 260MHz processor to... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/08/t.mobile.at.ces.2009/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:10:00 GMT