See "http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/16408/"
"According to China Mobile, the biggest wireless carrier in China, there
were about 400,000 cracked iPhones using its cellular network service at
the end of 2007, representing one out of every 10 iPhone shipments

Good news, iPhone lovers!
Hurray for Starbucks!
They will  get Internet access for free from the comfort of their
neighborhood Starbucks in new deal.

Years ago, I bought several Sony Ericsson phones at my local Cingular
Wireless store. I paid full retail price for each one, and each one
came without a subsidy lock and without forcing me into any sort of a
contract (I have been month-to-month since day one and I intend to

Link 1 Phone Magazine
http://www.phonemag.com/att-defy-predictions-with-strong-q4-performance-01371.php
Link 2 CNet
http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9857622-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

For the past few hours my Motorola V3xx has been able to access WAP on
the built-in browser, but not the rest of the Internet on Google Maps
for Mobile, Opera Mini, Google Mail for Mobile, etc.
traceroute suggests it's some sort of routing problem -- the first two

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Another crash day.  AAPL dropped 5.68% in trading and has lost another
$2/share since the market closed in after hours trading.
I didn't say the iPHone and Air sucked that bad to make stockholders dump
it, did I?  It's down to $120/share at midnight!  How long can it keep

Just upgraded my Blackjack to Windows mobile 6.  The one thing that bothers
me is that when I get an email, the right soft key does not say "message".
With Windows Mobile 5, the soft key would say "message" and take you
directly to email.  Now there are a lot more keystrokes ...

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News is all over Google News this morning....
$400
Apple memory sure is overpriced...

Q: Why is charging of Motorola phones so slow on the travel charger?
A: The standard travel charger packaged by Motorola with many current
phones puts out insufficient power for fastest possible charging and for
continuous use while charging.

when Motorola exits the cell phone market?
http://tinyurl.com/3da8ds
John Navas, "modem expert", attaches himself and his reputation* to yet
another shining star <snort>.

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