Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – new software update available, bringing many improvements
Nokia has just announced the availability of what seems to be the most important software update released until now for the popular Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Available as of today (March 30), the software update comes with quite many improvements, including a better email experience and faster data download over the Web. Also, the Symbian S60 [...]
T-Mobile Blackberry Curve 8900 Review
With the release of such big-name Blackberry devices as the Bold and Storm recently, it’s hard for any other Blackberrys to get any respect just because they don’t have as many cool features or are on as popular a wireless carrier. But as I played with the Blackberry Curve 8900 this past week, I discovered [...]
Vodafone UK allows Twittering via SMS; free for the first weeks
Vodafone UK and Twitter announced they’ve singed a new and exclusive agreement that allows Vodafone users to send and receive Twitter messages via SMS, starting today. According to the mobile operator, its UK customers can “receive text messages from people they choose to follow via SMS on Twitter and send text messages to a short code [...]
LG GM630 – new TV phone for the Americas?
It looks like the Americas will soon get a new TV phone, namely the LG GM630. Unlike the other LG handset unveiled today (GM200), the GM630 seems to be only an updated version of an older device: the LG HB620T, which is already available across Europe. LG GM630 was recently approved by the FCC, and now [...]
Samsung M2310 and M2710 Music Phones Coming to Brazil
It looks like a couple new Samsung handsets are on the prowl. This time the Samsung M2310 and M2710, both music-centric phones, are on their way to Brazil. Both phones have music-dedicated buttons on the front, much like the M7600 BeatDJ. In fact, the phones seem to be simpler versions of the BeatDJ all around. [...]
HTC Magic / G2 with 5MP camera and T-Mobile branding approved by FCC
A version of HTC Magic, with T-Mobile’s logo on it, has just been approved by the FCC, which probably means T-Mo USA will release the Android smartphone sometime later this year. Also known as HTC Sapphire, HTC Magic may be introduced by the fourth largest North American carrier under the name of T-Mobile G2 – [...]
Motorola Hint QA30 to be launched by Bell Canada
Already available in the US, Motorola Hint QA30 will soon be introduced in Canada as well, via Bell Mobility. Reportedly, the second largest Canadian carrier will start selling the Hint QA30 on April 9, for as low as $129.95 (with a three year contract agreement). Sans contract, the handset should be available for $329.95. In [...]
LG GM200 – cheap candybar with Dolby Mobile
LG has recently unveiled the third phone from its new GM series, the LG GM200. Coming after the Windows Mobile GM730 and the GM310 slider, LG GM200 is a simple candybar that features Dolby Mobile technology, stereo speakers, music & video players and built-in FM antenna – all for a good multimedia experience. The GM200 [...]
Skype Coming to iPhone Next Week at CTIA?
It’s been nice to have Skype capability on such iPhone apps as Fring, Nimbuzz and TruPhone, but we feel it’s about time for Skype to come out with its own dedicated standalone app in the App Store. And Skype agrees with us! So the rumor goes, according to GigaOm’s sources, that Skype is eager to [...]
ModeLabs MyWay Touch – simple, cheap touchscreen phone
ModeLabs, the French maker of handsets like the MTV 3.4, will soon release its first touchscreen phone, called MyWay Touch. The latest from the MyWay series (which includes the MyWay Slim and MyWay Alure), MyWay Touch is just an entry-level touchscreen phone. It weighs 85 grams, measures 96.4 x 52.4 x 12 mm and has tri-band [...]
Opera Mobile 9.7 to be showcased at CTIA Wireless 2009
Opera Software has just announced that Opera Mobile 9.7 will be officially unveiled at CTIA Wireless 2009 (1 – 3 April, Las Vegas). The new version of the popular mobile browser will come with several important improvements, including the addition of Opera Turbo. Opera Turbo is a compression engine that can compress data with up to [...]
Sony Ericsson F305 FIFA 2009 launched by Virgin Mobile France
The F305 is one of Sony Ericsson’s most affordable sliders, so it’s no wonder many carriers are picking it up. In France, Virgin Mobile decided to launch a special edition of the phone: Sony Ericsson F305 FIFA 2009. Targeted at football fans and not only, the handset comes with the FIFA 2009 game pre-installed in [...]
Ulysse Nardin Chairman phone combines luxurious looks with kinetic energy
The Swiss watch maker Ulysse Nardin has recently announced its first handset, dubbed Ulysse Nardin Chairman and coming as a luxury “hybrid smart phone”. Unlike many other luxury phones, the Chairman has a pretty cool set of features, starting with the 2.8 inch multi-touch display and the finger print recognition sensor for unlocking the screen. [...]
Samsung B7300 Windows Mobile smartphone unveiled
Among the likes of Samsung S8000, M8000 and Alias2 U750, here we have now the Samsung B7300 – another device that’s not yet officially announced by the South Korean manufacturer. Unlike the three other handsets mentioned above, the B7300 is a smartphone running on Windows Mobile 6.1 (with TouchWiz UI on top). The new device [...]
Sony Ericsson and Maria Sharapova officially announce the T707
Today, Sony Ericsson has announced the T707, a flip phone that first appeared in China a few weeks ago. Presented by the Swedish-Japanese company as being stunning and elegant, Sony Ericsson T707 is launched in collaboration with Maria Sharapova, the young and famous tennis player who is SE’s brand ambassador. The new phone comes with “unique pulsating [...]
LG to make fewer notebooks, more cheap QWERTY and touchscreen phones
LG is not only the world’s third largest handset manufacturer, but also an important notebook producer. However, because of the low demand on the laptop market, the South Korean giant indents to concentrate more on making affordable touchscreen and QWERTY mobile phones, rather than notebooks. Handsets like the QWERTY-equipped LG KS360 and the full-touch LG [...]
Samsung S8000 and M8000 touchscreen phones leaked
Two new and almost identical Samsung handsets have just appeared on the Web – Samsung S8000 and Samsung M8000 – confirming the South Korean company’s intentions to launch many touchscreen devices in 2009. Neither of the handsets has a hardware keypad, and they both seem to feature 240 x 400 pixels touchscreen displays. Also, they both [...]
Samsung Alias2 U750 for Verizon shows up
If you like Verizon’s old Samsung Alias U740, you’ll probably love the new Samsung Alias2 U750, which should be introduced by the giant CDMA carrier in the next few months. According to Phone Arena, The Alias2 U750 keeps the dual-hinge design, but it has a feature that was never seen in a North American phone: [...]
Touch Pro2 May Come to T-Mobile USA
We are loving what the rumor mill has been cranking out lately. The latest biggie may give American gadget junkies a reason to make the switch over to T-Mobile in just a couple months. The HTC Touch Pro2, introduced to us last month at MWC, was shown off by a user at XDA Developers with [...]
Sprint announces new 4G (WiMAX) markets and devices
Sprint’s high-speed 4G, WiMAX-based network (currently functional only in Baltimore) will be expanded this year in many new US markets, the mobile operator said today. By the end of 2009, the following cities will be able to benefit from Sprint’s 4G services: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle. [...]