Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets to hit the market starting this summer
Those who are already sick and tired of Windows Mobile 6.1 should be happy to find out that the first handsets to run on the new Windows Mobile 6.5 could be available starting this summer – the third quarter of the year. Of course, Windows Mobile 6.5 is not even officially announced, but this should [...]
Leaked T-Mobile G2 pics unveil a thin, keyboardless smartphone
Believe it or not, images with what looks to be the real T-Mobile G2 smartphone have just leaked onto the Web. Like the G1, T-Mobile G2 is built by HTC. Unlike the G1, when it comes to design, the G2 resembles the Touch 3G. And I guess that’s a good thing. You may or may [...]
Samsung Rugby and ZTE Rock F165 prepared by Rogers
There’s nothing official about this yet, but it looks like two new rugged mobile phones will soon be launched in Canada by Rogers: Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE Rock F165. BGR says that the two handsets could be released this month, so let’s see what they are all about. Samsung Rugby is a clamshell that’s already available [...]
RIM to offer BlackBerry support for Nokia phones
In the summer of 2008, when Nokia unveiled that it would no longer offer support for BlackBerry Connect on its S60 smartphones, many Nokia users were not quite happy about it. Especially those who use corporate email. Sure, Nokia partnered with IBM and Microsoft for corporate email, and it also launched its own messaging [...]
LG UX280 Wine launched by U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular, the sixth largest US mobile carrier, has just released a new clamshell phone manufactured by LG (which is now the world’s third largest handset producer). The phone is LG UX280 Wine and it’s only a mid to entry-level one. It’s available in two colors (silver and red) and, if you want to buy [...]
LG is the world’s third largest handset producer, with 100 million phones shipped in 2008
Admittedly, 2008 has been a pretty harsh year for most of the handset manufacturers, but it looks like LG has some reasons to be happy, at least a bit, about what happened last year. The South Korean company shipped 100 million mobile devices during 2008, this allowing it to surpass both Motorola and Sony Ericsson in [...]
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic leaked, QWERTY keyboard included
If you’ve been missing some good-old-times Nokia leaks, here’s exactly what you need: plenty of info about a brand new, unannounced handset. It’s the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic, which was already previewed in Russia, by Mobile-review, although Nokia mentioned absolutely nothing about it until now. The 5730 is a combination between an Eseries smartphone and [...]
T-Mobile G1 hits new markets in the next few weeks: Austria, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany and Poland
T-Mobile G1, the only Android smartphone released until now, is finally making its way to more customers, after being available, for several months, only in the US and the UK. T-Mobile announced that, starting January 30 2009, the G1 will be launched in Austria, the Netherlands and Czech Republic. Also, Germany should get the smartphone on February [...]
Hyundai Mobile enters the UK market, plans to launch about 10 new handsets
When you think about Hyundai, it’s probably a car that first comes into your mind. But the South Korean company also produces mobile phones and has a telecommunications arm, unsurprisingly called Hyundai Mobile. At the moment, Hyundai Mobile is present in only few Asian and European countries, but this will probably change pretty soon. The [...]
Nokia collaborates with Securitas for mobile security services
Nokia announced today that it has teamed-up with Securitas, a Sweden based company, in order to bring security services to its S60 GPS-enabled handsets. Leveraging on the fact that more and more phones have built-in GPS, Nokia and Securitas will implement a suit of services called Securitas Safe-2-Go. This is comprised of four sub-services that [...]
Fujitsu Offers Waterproof Phone with Fingerprint Sensor
We can’t say we really blame Fujitsu for thinking outside the box on their latest phone to be sold on NTT DoCoMo’s network. The Fujitsu F-01A, as it is being called, will be completely waterproof and secured by a fingerprint sensor. Now, this certainly will appeal to every Japanese James Bond out there who happens [...]
Nokia to launch Comes With Music in the US, Latin America, Australia and Singapore
Last time we checked, Nokia’s unlimited music service called Comes With Music was only available in the UK. Well, it’s still available only there, but Nokia plans to conquer many other markets with the service. Reuters reports that Comes With Music will be launched in Australia in February, and in Singapore sometime in March. Moreover, later [...]
Nokia N97 might hit the UK at the end of March
If you’re in the UK and don’t like the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic but still want a touchscreen Nokia handset, you should wait for the end of March to come, when it’s said that the brand new N97 will be released. The online retailer Play.com lists the Nseries smartphone as “due for release on 31/03/2009”, with [...]
Helio Ocean 2 to be launched this quarter
Helio Ocean 2, the handset that’s been in the rumor mill since the spring of 2007, could be finally released this quarter. You probably already know that, following the Virgin Mobile acquisition, Helio is now known as Helio by Virgin Mobile. In consequence, the Ocean 2 will come out under this brand. Silicon Alley [...]
Kogan Agora is “delayed indefinitely” – QVGA resolution too small for Android?
After Kogan Agora’s official announcement, many Australian mobile users were happy, thinking that they would have the chance to buy the world’s second Android smartphone at a reasonable price. Unfortunately, the Agora will not be available too soon, although Kogan initially said the handset would ship starting January 29 2009. The Australian company now says that [...]
Sony Ericsson reports €73 million loss for 2008, re-confirms its Android handset
Sony Ericsson’s financial results for 2008 are now out and, as expected, they’re far from being satisfactory. For the fourth quarter of 2008, the Swedish-Japanese joint venture posted a net loss of €187 million (somewhere around $247). Added to the results from the other three quarters, this means that, during the whole year, SE lost [...]
Nokia N79 Eco ships without a charger in Petrol Black
Hot on the heels of the Nokia N79 Active comes the Nokia N79 Eco, something that looks to be exactly like any other Nokia N79 package except for one thing: it ships without a charger. This is reportedly done for the benefit of the WWF (£4 is donated to the WWF with each Nokia N79 [...]
AT&T’s rugged Motorola Tundra now on sale
In case you were waiting for the release date of the Motorola Tundra VA76r from AT&T, now’s the time because it’s already officially available. It’s about the best any rugged phone can get. Or at least, it’s one of the most well-rounded out there. Aside from having military grade toughness, the Motorola Tundra features a [...]
Cloaking device to eliminate cellphone static and render objects invisible closer to reality
Scientists working on cloaking technology for cellphones have created a new kind of light-bending material that brings them one step closer to their goals. Which is, create a cloaking device that could hide objects from plain sight. One of the scientists who worked on the study published in the journal Science, David Smith of Duke [...]
India gets the BlackBerry Curve 8900 too
After the Pearl Flip 8220 and the Storm, India will now have the latest BlackBerry smartphone too, namely the Curve 8900. Smaller than the Bold (and better looking, I might add), BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the thinnest handset ever outed by Research in Motion, measuring only 13.5 mm in thickness. But that doesn’t mean it’s poorer [...]