Mobile Phone News

We’d wondered what had happened to Kyocera’s low-end Zio with Android after its March announce at CTIA… and lo, in this place it is. Cricket declare today that the phone is indeed in the pipe for 2010 — a little later than earlier unverified information that we’d see it in July — marking just their second smartphone after their branded version of the BlackBerry Curve 8530, which ships later this week. Pricing for the Zio hasn’t been declare, but the Curve 8530 will run $279.99 after discount — pricey, yes, until you consider that you’re getting that devoid of a pesky contract. Cricket’s excited to trumpet that its unlimited BlackBerry plan runs just $60 a month in total, which means that voice, text, and data are all off the meter. Not bad — but considering Cricket’s positioning as a regional value brand, we’d expect no less.

Cricket launches BlackBerry Curve 8530, says Kyocera Zio is in the cards originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

DirecTV’s DVR Scheduler app may have just arrived on Android and WebOS devices but it’s been around on iPhone for nearly a year and has at this time been downloaded by over 1 million users. Next up? the ability to order PPV without a home phone line, recommendations and ratings, and even direct to mobile video trailer streaming. Unfortunately not mentioned? When we’ll see the promised Blackberry edition. Still, congratulations DirecTV.

DirecTV DVR Scheduler app celebrates 1 million iPhone downloads, new features on the way originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Well well, it seems like the Android-powered Motorola Sholes will be out on Verizon by the holidays. That’s at least the impression we’re getting from a bunch of leaked Verizon retailer documents posted up by Boy Genius Report, which also indicate the BlackBerry Storm 2, Curve 2 and LG Chocolate Touch will hit Big Red in time for eggnog, along with an unspecified netbook — we’re guessing this Gateway number. Speaking of netbooks, a similar document from Best Buy Mobile also leaked over the weekend, and it seems like the Nokia Booklet 3G will be exclusive to Best Buy and compatible with AT&T 3G. Oh, and the Pixi is coming, but you already knew that. in this place’s the real mystery, though: “There are multiple Android launches across multiple carriers, along with some new technology that doesn’t exist today.” That’s certainly open for interpretation, so we leave it to you — is Best Buy Mobile about to start selling teleporters, or what?