The Cell Phone Junkie Show #160

The Cell Phone Junkie Show #160 1:15:10
Show Notes
New iPhone hardware and software, senators targeting carrier exclusivity, and another update for the Palm Pre.

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News
Senators target carrier exclusivity
Incoming chair to review exclusive deals
IRS seeks to repeal cell phone tax
RIM profits up, 8M devices sold last quarter
Nortel collapse
AT&T ending prepaid iPhone plans
AT&T making Wi-Fi easier for iPhone customers
AT&T and Verizon deny SMS price fixing
Verizon goes after telemarketers
Clearwire’s Wi-Max in Atlanta
T-Mobile dropping loyalty plan

Devices
iPhone 3G S reviews
AT&T alters iPhone upgradability status
Tethering coming for iPhone to AT&T
AT&T denies price rumor
iPhone 3G S upgrades going slow for many
3G S sound issue
Apple issuing $30 iTunes credit for activation issues
T-Mobile Dash 3G launching mid July
4 new Windows Mobile phones from Samsung
Omnia II on Verizon
Samsung Jet
LG GM730
LG GW550
HTC Touch Pro 2 hotting Orange and Vodafone
HTC Ozone
HTC Snap on Sprint
Blackberry 8520 coming to T-Mobile
Blackberry Tour coming to both Sprint and Verizon
Blackberry Pearl 8230 now on Verizon
Nokia E72 and Xpress Music 5530
Nokia N86 and N97 now available in the UK
T-Mobile to announce 2nd Android phone next week
Global Wireless Modem on Verizon

Software
iPhone OS 3.0 released
Comprehensive list of upgrades
Some hidden features of the new OS
Using the iPhone compass
New podcast controls
Unlocking the iPhone 3.0
Word Editing on the iPhone
Google updates maps through Android Market
Treo Pro ringer update
Streaming Sirius App for iPhone
Palm webOS SDK coming end of summer
Palm webOS 1.03 update
700,000 Palm Pre apps downloaded
Phone Creeper for Windows Mobile

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