MacNN | mobile+phones 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 mobile+phones, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Nokia ships X6 Comes with Music edition http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/26/nokia.x6.available.with.unlimited.music/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nokiax6.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nokia today said that the X6 Comes with Music edition is now shipping. The media phone is Nokia's most advanced to support the unlimited subscription service and, with 32GB of internal storage, could theoretically download and keep about 7,000 songs without paying extra beyond the price of the Comes with Music phone itself. The phone can as always either buy tracks through Nokia or sync with a M... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/26/nokia.x6.available.with.unlimited.music/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:25:00 GMT Verizon Black Friday deals: $30 netbook, $10 smarpthones http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/verizon.offers.30.netbook.10.smartphones/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/verizongateway.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As part of its Thanksgiving and Black Friday celebrations, wireless provider Verizon will offer the Gateway LT netbook for just $30 with a two-year data contract from Verizon. It represents a $70 in savings as the netbook is currently priced at $100. The netbook has a Wi-Fi connection and an embedded 3G module, along with a 10.1-inch screen, a 160 GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/verizon.offers.30.netbook.10.smartphones/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:00 GMT AT&T promos bring free BlackBerry, no iPhone deals http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/att.thanksgiving.weekend.focus.on.bberries/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/blackberrycurve8310-attsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T dipped into Black Friday deals with word today of its Thanksgiving promo. The cell carrier promises unspecified deals on Friday itself starting from midnight but plans a major promo for each day of the weekend as well as Monday. Saturday will focus exclusively on BlackBerries and will give away the Curve 8310 or Pearl 8110 for free on a smartphone contract. Price drops are also due for the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/att.thanksgiving.weekend.focus.on.bberries/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT EU formally adopts file sharing rights http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/eu.rule.will.minimize.internet.cutoffs/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/euflag-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The European Parliament late yesterday officially approved a final key rule in its telecoms package that will require legal rights for those threatened with losing Internet access in piracy cases. The measure will only allow EU member states to cut off access if it's deemed "appropriate, proportionate and necessary within a democratic society." Any decision will require an objective procedure th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/eu.rule.will.minimize.internet.cutoffs/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:55:00 GMT LG outs Android smartphone for China http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/lg.bringing.amudsen.android.phone.to.china/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lgamundsenin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG on Wednesday announced it will soon release a new Android phone exclusively sold through China Mobile, the GW880. Also known as the Amundsen, after South Pole explorer Roald Amundsen, the handset runs on China's TD-SCDMA network and sports a 3.5-inch, 800x480 touchscreen, along with a GPS receiver, Bluetooth, and a 5-megapixel camera.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/lg.bringing.amudsen.android.phone.to.china/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT Droid helps Motorola overtake Apple in brand loyalty http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/motorola.image.helped.by.anti.apple.ads/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/motodroid-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The launch of the Motorola Droid and Verizon's ad campaign have pushed Motorola's brand loyalty for the first time in recent memory, YouGov reported in its BrandIndex late last week. The Android phone maker passed Apple one week ago and, as of Friday the 20th, had a loyalty score among men of 29.3. By comparison, Apple has fallen from a recent high of 48.1 on the 9th, shortly after the Droid lau... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/motorola.image.helped.by.anti.apple.ads/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT Infineon, Nokia team on 4G chips http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/infineon.to.make.lte.chips.with.nokia/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/infineonx-gold618-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Infineon today said it would work with Nokia to develop chipsets for 4G mobile Internet based on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. The deal won't be exclusive and will primarily ensure that Infineon 4G hardware will support Nokia's technology licenses. The two hope to speed up development and make sure that 4G works properly across all devices, not just Nokia's.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/infineon.to.make.lte.chips.with.nokia/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT BlackBerry Curve holds off iPhone 3GS for top spot http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/bb.curve.tops.in.us.but.makes.prices.fall/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/blackberrycurve8330-verizonsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The BlackBerry Curve line fended off the iPhone 3GS to claim the title of top-selling phone in the US, the NPD Group said this week. Without providing numbers, the analysts noted that RIM's basic QWERTY phone still outsold the high-end iPhone during the summer. The iPhone 3G reached third place and reflected its relatively low price.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/bb.curve.tops.in.us.but.makes.prices.fall/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMT LG Monaco surfaces with Telus badge http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/smartphone.to.get.snapdragon.processor.winmo.65/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lgsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG's IQ smartphone, also known as the Monaco, has surfaced with a branding badge for the Canadian carrier Telus, according to images posted by the Mobile Ninjas. The handset reportedly features a Snapdragon processor, WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. An optical trackpad is present to help users navigate the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, which appears to be ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/smartphone.to.get.snapdragon.processor.winmo.65/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:55:00 GMT Verizon asks Sprint to drop 'most dependable' claims http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/verizon.argues.sprints.best.network.claims/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sprintin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wireless provider Verizon's requests to the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus was heard and the national ad watchdog is now asking Sprint to cease calling itself "America's most dependable 3G network." According to a Tuesday report, the division argued independent tests performed by Nielsen Co. showed Verizon in fact suffers from fewer blocked or dropped calls... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/verizon.argues.sprints.best.network.claims/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT