LG KF390 announced exclusively with Telstra for $559
The shiny, sliding LG KF390 has just been announced by Telstra as the newest additon to their Blue Tick range of Next G™ handsets. Having been awarded the Blue Tick title, Telstra is basically recommending the LG KF390 as a phone that’s great for handheld use in rural and regional coverage areas.
The LG KF390 supports [...]
Nokia N96 to go on sale on October 1st in UK
Nokia has finally dropped official word as to when their new Nseries flagship, the Nokia N96, will go on sale in the UK. If all goes as planned, the biggest Nseries device will start shipping from October first onwards with all major carriers.
The carriers specifically named as those with which the Nokia N96 will launch [...]
SK Telecom and KTF launch DRM-free music service in Korea, LG Telecom to follow
SK Telecom, KTF, and LG Telecom are about to set the music market on fire in Korea as they ready their own versions of DRM-free music download services.
SK Telecom and KTF have already announced the launch of their DRM-free music download services on Tuesday, while LG Telecom will follow with a similar service in [...]
LG plans to roll out Dolby-enhanced multimedia phones by Q4 2008
Sure, you can listen to “high-end” sound on your phone via your $300 headphones, but do you really think it can outperform the likes of speakers with Dolby’s tech inside them?
If you’re prepared to ditch your old brand for LG by Q4 of 2008, you have a good chance to try the very first handsets [...]
Nokia kicks RIM in the arse by axing BlackBerry Connect from new Eseries handsets
The QWERTY Nokia E71 has just been made available in a lot of markets recently, and its alphanumeric keypad-equipped sliding brother Nokia E66 is readily waiting on the wings for more corporate customers, but many will be shocked to find out that neither handset will support RIM’s BlackBerry Connect.
BlackBerry Connect has long been a friend [...]
BlackBerry Curve Sunset in the wild
In a series of blurry, in the wild photos that are interlayed with bad use of a photo-editing app’s watermark feature, the BlackBerry Curve Sunset has been pictured, and it looks to be a might sleek device.
Actually, it looks just like any other BlackBerry in the market: rounded edges, round-keyed QWERTY thumbpad, trackball, etc. But [...]
T-Mobile Sidekick gets launched as expected, priced at $149.99
All design peculiarities and naming confusion aside, the new T-Mobile Sidekick offers probably the most bang for your buck when it comes to awesome side-sliding QWERTY smartphones. Recently, its availability has been announced by T-Mobile simply as the “Sidekick” without the additional fuss of a snazzy nickname.
As for pricing, it has been placed at the [...]
Pantech sneaks dual-sliding Pantech Duo through Telcel in Mexico
Pantech demonstrates their rendition of a phone with a dual-sliding form factor in a handset that they call Pantech Duo. The same has just been launched in Mexico under the largest carrier, Telcel, where it should work mighty fine rocking fast 3G signals.
The Pantech Duo features quite an innovative dual-sliding design, with both a slide-out [...]
Sony Ericsson set to Reveal G705 Slider?
Sony’s at it again. First the big announcement July 22 on the trio of new Walkman phones, to be followed by another big announcement two weeks from now. Now we are hearing rumors that a G705 slider will be revealed at that meeting.
SE4m is featuring pictures of the G705 in Arabic, leading us to believe [...]
Garmin Nuvifone not Coming ’til Early 2009
That’s right, everyone. The Nuvifone keeps getting pushed back as the company realizes the massive challenge they have undertaken.
We reported a while back that Garmin was planning on releasing the Nuvifone sometime in the second half of this year; however, Garmin announced today that the product will be delayed until the first half of next [...]