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Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

There’s really no point in Nokia keeping this one “behind closed doors,” as the E63 — for all intents and purposes — is official. Look, we’ve seen the thing mentioned in a cluttered Nokia XML file, we’ve seen an atypically clear spy shot and at this time we’re seeing it undercover at the London-based Symbian Smartphone Show. After the crew at Mobile Industry Review tracked down someone with the handset discretely hidden in their bag, they did manage to get this quote out of him: “it seems like an E71, but it’s plastic.” The casing was a bit thicker than the E71, but who knows if it’ll get slimmed down before it finally ships. Speaking of — Nokia, how’s about a ship Dat. at this time that we’re onto you?

Nokia’s E63 spotted at Symbian Smartphone Show originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Misc, Softbank Mobile, Apple

Nah, Softbank Mobile’s launch of the iPhone isn’t entirely to thank for the carrier notching record operating profits this quarter, but it certainly didn’t hurt matters. Noting that Apple’s darling “pulled in more mobile subscribers,” the company reported an operating profit of ¥180 billion ($1.85 billion), though net profit did slide 11.5% to ¥41.1 billion ($422.2 million). In fact, Softbank president Masayoshi Son proclaimed that he used an iPhone every day, telling the press that it was “useful, and the more that [he] uses it, the better [he] understands its strong points.” Of note, the operator’s retention of cellular customers “has also improved with the iPhone,” and while income from voice calls continues to drop, earnings from Dat. services were on the up and up. Data, kids — that’s the future!

[Via mocoNews]

Softbank’s operating profit hits record high, iPhone thanked originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Messaging, ATT, Misc, Apple

Oh, so you know what’s hot, huh AT&T? Is flipping the on / off lever back and forth a gazillion times on this finicky Starbucks iPhone WiFi plan hot? Because it feels downright cold over in this place. While we can only hope and pray that this is the signal to finally close the book on this ridiculous saga, AT&T users all over the US are receiving text messages from AT&T confirming that free Starbucks WiFi (for iPhone owners) is on. Reportedly, the message indicates that their iPhone purchase gives them access to two hours of gratis use per day, though we’d go in with the lowest possible expectations in order to not be let down (again). Good luck, mettlesome ones.

[Thanks, Boy Genius]

AT&T sending out SMS to confirm free iPhone WiFi at Starbucks originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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