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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
AT&T Unveils TAP system for iPhone 3G
Way back in April we reported that AT&T announced an iPhone plan for the hearing impaired who still wanted to use the device for text and email. Today AT&T unveiled the details for the same type of plan on the iPhone 3G as well. The new plan is available for $50, which offers unlimited text, [...]
Nokia 6210 Navigator launches in India
Standing by their promise that the Nokia 6210 Navigator will see a Q3 release, Nokia has launched the successor to the 6110 Navigator in India. The 6210 Navigator takes off after its predecessor in many ways, but also tries to offer some noticeable upgrades that the 6110 lacked. Like the Nokia 6110 Navigator, the selling [...]
Bell and Telus plan to introduce fees for incoming text messages in August, now face class action lawsuit
To gain more revenue, sometimes carriers resort to their innate creativity. Canadian carriers Bell and Telus understand this, and is probably why both will start charging incoming text messages to customers starting next month. That is exactly what I said, minus all of the curse words (OK, just some). Just where did they get this [...]
Fring adds support for first Samsung Symbian device, Samsung 550W
Due to insistent public demand, Fring has announced that it has finally added support for the first Samsung Symbian device, the Samsung 550W (or i550W, depending on your region). Now, users of the said smartphone will be able to take advantage of the wireless telephony offerings already being provided by Fring to millions of fringsters [...]
Palringo launches on App store, gives iPhone pseudo-MMS function
If you’ve been checking the App store for new free app additions lately, it’s likely you’ve already seen Palringo. It’s an IM client that works quite well with other services such as Google Talk, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. Currently, Palringo already works for phones with other operating systems, and its makers are [...]
Sony Ericsson to host another announcement in two weeks time
A trio of new Walkman phones have just been announced by Sony Ericsson, but rumor has it that the mobile phone company will have even more things to announce within the next few weeks. This rumor is supposedly sourced from a trust-worthy source by the guys over at MobileCowboys.com, who either cannot or shouldn’t not [...]
Samsung and GyPSii team up for new location-based and social networking services on handsets
To take advantage of the built-in GPS and navigational systems on Samsung’s upcoming new mobiles, GyPSii will offer their mobility digital lifestyle applications as part of a new worldwide non-exclusive agreement with the handset manufacturer. In accordance to the new agreement, Samsung will include GyPSii’s leading mobility digital lifestyle app with the Samsung Omnia i900 [...]
NTT DoCoMo to launch Raku Raku Phone V in August for your grandmother and mine
We all know that old folks demand the latest in mobile phone technology, right? True or not, NTT DoCoMo, in cooperation with Fujitsu in Japan, will launch what they call the Raku Raku Phone V starting August 1st of this year onwards. The Raku Raku Phone V is also known as the rather generically named [...]
iPhone copy and paste function could become a reality with MagicPad
A little-known company called Proximi, Inc. recognizes the fact that many users demand copy/paste functionality before calling the iPhone a true mobile computer, and so have been working on fixing this little limitation. They are planning to launch an application called MagicPad for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the same is now undergoing the [...]
Blackberry Bold Delayed in US, Announced in Australia
This weekend Blackberry reported delays for both Rogers and AT&T, and Telstra announced the anticipated launch date on its network. The Rogers delay is rather negligible, as it was delayed from July 25 to July 29, tomorrow’s date. AT&T, on the other hand, was originally expecting the Bold to be released in mid-July, then pushed [...]