Patent holding company Technology Patents LLC has filed a lawsuit against a whopping 131 companies worldwide. It accuses these companies of knowingly infringing on two of its patents that address a fairly simple concept: international text messaging.
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I apologize for being MIA for months without posting. Getting a wireless store up and running is challenging and has consumed most of my energy and time. But I’m back with breaking news that the best selling device for Helio, the “Ocean” is also MIA from dealers. That’s because the Chinese parts supplier of the LCD screen for the Ocean has run of stock. It seems from my Helio Master Agent source that the Liquid Crystal displays are all being gobbled up by LG, Samsung, and the like. Pantech, the maker of the Ocean must wait for the LCDs to become available. Also a software update is in the works fix all the bugs with the freeze that occurs when chatting, IMing, and browsing the internet that the Ocean has experienced with frequency. I know this fact since I’ve had countless Oceans return for exchanged since I began offering them in May. With the reduction in price of the iPhone and the introduction of Verizon’s LG Voyager coming soon, I don’t think the Ocean has much life left. As for the compnay Helio itself, who knows how long the 270 mil will last from SK Telecom, the sole parent still providing investment. As a Helio dealer I won’t hold my breathe.
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Sprint Nextel quietly offers new subscribers the ability to try out their service for a month just like Verizon’s 30 day Test Drive. I say quietly because no where on Sprint’s website is this mentioned nor were there any press releases of this copycat service. Only reference was in Sprint’s new television commercial. The last sentence uttered by the voice over dude said, “try us for 30 days.” At this point this could only be a rumor since I had trouble verifying it. I’ll call my sources to get to the bottom, so stay tuned.
Sphere ItIt’s been harder and harder to post on this blog these days since my store (brick and mortar) opening is fast approaching. So many details to work out and errands to fullfill, it’s hard to keep up with what’s going on in the wireless world. I’m being prudent and picking stories that is missed by most other mobile blogs. If you want news about handset releases you can go straight to Endgadget or GigaOM Mobile or Mobile Burn. Sure at times I also will post about handset releases but sometimes I like to deliver news about what effects your wireless use. Here’s a story that virtual most other mobile blogs have overlooked.
[Background]…About a month ago, several mobile news websites and mobile blogs, including myself posted about major carriers blocking their customers from calling into certain phones number associated with Conference Calling Service websites like FreeConference.com. After much outpouring of complaints from consumers, non-profits and businesses which depend on the affordable costs of free conferencing services, the major carriers have quietly stopped blocking access to the numbers used by these services. According to Business Wire report…”Federal Communications Commission said it had received more than 1,000 such complaints. As a result, all major carriers have agreed not to block any calls for now, said FCC spokeswoman Tamar Lipper.” Sprint Nextel is the last major carrier to discontinue its illegal blocking.
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Sprint Nextel once again has been chosen to provider NFL fans who have Sprint handsets with Vision or Power Vision data subscription the ability to follow the National Football League draft. This is the second consecutive year Sprint is able to provider this service to its wireless subscribers. Sprint’s NFL Mobile (www.nfl.com/nflmobile) will provide a live broadcast of the NFL draft, as well as Draft Tracker, which features real-time updates; continous access to all previous draft selections; access to NFL network; interviews with players, coaches and general managers; pre-draft content; draft news; and NFL Network-produced video. This is according to The Associated Press. The service is free-of-charge to Vision and Power Vision data subscribers. The NFL draft is April 28. Feast on this NFL fans and rush out to the door to sign up for service and phone…via [ BA ]
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