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Clarification: Motorola’s i880 and i885 NOT Dual Mode

We spoke to a Motorola iDEN devices rep and confirmed that the Motorola i880 and i885 we posted about are NOT cross platform, dual-mode phones. They’re only iDEN with PTT functionality that work on Nextel’s service. https://gizmodo.com/nextel-getting-two-megapixel-cameraphones-from-motorola-189777 However, the Motorola ic502 and ic902, with the “c” monicker, are dual-mode and work with CDMA and have…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 27

Nextel Getting Two-Megapixel Cameraphones From Motorola

At the company analyst event in Chicago, Motorola showed off their i880 and i885 cross-platform phones that work on both Sprint’s CDMA and Nextel’s iDEN network. You can interpolate from that that they’ll both support the push-to-talk sound everyone loves to hear. These two phones are the first “fashion” phones for Nextel, but if you…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 25

Motorola i670 Available on Sprint/Nextel

The carrier that businesses love—Sprint/Nextel—continues its tradition of black, non-aerodynamic phones with the Motorola i670. The 130×130 display won’t be curing eye-cancer anytime soon, but the Push-To-Talk, GPS navigation, Direct Talk off-network walkie talkie and group walkie talkie makes this targeted towards the exact opposite audience that Helio is aiming for. The i670 is available…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 19

Sprint Nextel Gets Motorola i580 Rugged Phone

Congratulations Sprint Nextel customers! You, who eschew the sleek lines of the RAZR or the SLVR, who scoff at the so called “fashion phones”, get another addition to your lineup today. And yes, it’s ugly! The Motorola i580 is as rugged as it is bulky, and as pretty as it is aerodynamic. Perfect for construction…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 6

Nextel A/V Data Scanner: For NASCAR

If you’re a NASCAR fan, check out this stunning piece of equipment from Nextel and Sprint. An audio/video data scanner called the FanView, it will make sure you don’t miss one single moment of racing magic—all over the 2.5 GHz wireless spectrum. Gives you the race telecast, radio broadcast, up to seven in-car camera channels,…

Tech News Tgrumet Feb 12

Video Ads on Your Cellphone – Can I Force You To Watch Crap Now?

They’re heeeeeeeeeeeeeere. That’s right, it’s time to start dealing with video ads on your cellphone. Thought you were safe, didn’t you? Come on, you must have known better than that! Looks like powerhouses like Nike, ESPN, Hilton and Pepsi all have campaigns just waiting to be shown on your Verizon and Nextel cellphone, though initially…

Tech News Tgrumet Jan 18

Sprint’s RAZR Killer

We don’t have a branded image for you yet, but Sprint Nextel and Samsung have teamed up to bring out the A900, an ultra-thin cellphone, hoping to finally put a dent in Motorola RAZR sales. And to make sure Sprint users won’t have a choice, Sprint Nextel’s chief operating officer Len Lauer mentioned that the…

Gadgets Tgrumet Nov 16

Motorola i870: Mold Free

The walkie-talkieness of the i870 was established a few days ago. Now it’s launching and, along with being a music-playing, picture-sending Nextel phone, it turns out to also be coated in AgION anti-microbial paint. That means it’s so fresh and so clean that you could wipe a baby’s butt with it and never fear diaper…

Tech News Tgrumet Nov 8

Walkie-Talkie-Picture

Now your Nextel Push-To-Talk phones can do more than just act as walkie-talkies. Sprint has announced a new service called Nextel Direct Send Picture, which lets you to take, send and look at a photo instantly while using the push-to-talk features. And you don’t have to switch between voice and data services to use it.…

Tech News Tgrumet Nov 7

Motorola i870 Packs MP3 And Walkie-Talkie Power

The Motorola i870 from Nextel is out and is the first of it’s kind. How? It’s the first MP3-player phone with walkie-talkie capability. Now you can play your freestyle beats out loud and have your friends rap over the breakbeat. Word up. The phone also has some nice features like Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera and…

Tech News Gizmodo.com Nov 1

Airtime

Virtually Yours By Carlo Longino ESPN is synonymous with sports in America. And while the cable net has made some slight forays into the wireless space with a mobile version of its website and some games and applications, its Mobile ESPN service is looking to translate the SportsCenter experience onto a phone. Mobile ESPN is…

Tech News Noah R Oct 4

Sprint/Nextel 7100i Blackberry – Now With Longer Antenna

Here are some first shots of the 7100i, Sprint/Nextel’s Blackberry with walkie-talkie messaging. My absolute favorite thing is that it has the whip antenna which is sure to bring the real Nextel audience—composed primarily of guys in baseball caps who constantly get paged by their girlfriends and then who go “WHAAAT?”—some much needed antenna modding…

Tech News Johnb Oct 2

Clarification: Motorola’s i880 and i885 NOT Dual Mode

Nextel Getting Two-Megapixel Cameraphones From Motorola

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Sprint Nextel Gets Motorola i580 Rugged Phone

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