Samsung Airness G600 – old phone in a new dress
Samsung must have really liked the response customizations of it’s aging F480 TouchWiz handset received. So now they decided to apply the same trick to an even older handsets, and revive them to a new life. They gonna do this again by partnering with cool and/or premium brands. And the first phone is being launched [...]
Sprint to offer wireless services to Garmin, Kodak and SanDisk devices?
Sprint may be North America’s third largest carrier, but it has been losing millions of mobile subscribers in the last couple of years. So in order to counteract the effect of the losses, Sprint now tries to go beyond cell phones and offer wireless services to various makers of consumer products. According to The Wall [...]
Nokia Aeon launching next week. April Fool’s come a week early to Netherlands
This is one of the stranger ways learn about the possibility that a new and very interesting Nokia phone might be in the works. Remember Nokia Aeon concept phone? Well, one of the Dutch free newspapers –De Pers – has and advert for Nokia Aeon sitting on it’s frontpage, saying that it will be exclusively available next [...]
Mysterious touchscreen phone headed to Canada – could be LG Arena
We’ve just received an e-mail from High Road Communications, saying that one of the company’s clients is launching a new device in Canada. With this occasion, High Road uploaded a teaser video on YouTube with said device, asking us (and you) to guess what it is. From the video, we know the handset has a touchscreen and [...]
Guestcasting on Windows Mobile World 9 podcast
Last week I had a chance to join an interesting Windows Mobile podcast – Windows Phone World, hosted by Dawid from Polish Pda.pl and Surur from WMPowerUser. While the overall focus was on various things WM, we also discussed how things other companies are doing related to that. So varios news and interesting things from [...]
New, powerful ARM-based phones promised for later this year
ARM, the well-known British maker of mobile phone chips, intends to bring new, high-end processors to phones by the end of 2009. According to PC World, ARM’s graphics product manager, Remi Pedersen, declared that the company’s upcoming Mali-200 and Mali-400 processors will allow relatively low-cost cell phones to feature unrivaled graphic capabilities. Said processors should [...]
AT&T confirms new iPhone for June?
Everyone’s expecting a new iPhone to be launched this summer, and it looks like AT&T, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the US, has just confirmed that a third-generation Apple smartphone will be introduced in June 2009. According to BGR, someone important at AT&T said the new iPhone will be indeed announced in mid-June. Also, some details about [...]
Cool758 incorporates a razor, dual-SIM capabilities
Because some users may want more than what today’s mobile phones can offer (communication, Web access, music, photography), an obscure Chinese manufacturer has come up with a handset that literally incorporates a razor: Cool758. The bottom of Cool758 can be removed to unveil a real razor, which, if used, will probably drain the battery life [...]
Nokia 7205 Intrigue officially launched by Verizon for $129
Today, Nokia and Verizon Wireless have announced the availability of Nokia 7205 Intrigue, a mid-end clamshell that we saw more than once until now. The 7205 Intrigue can be bought for as low as $129 (after a $50 rebate), if you’re willing to sign a new 2-yr contract agreement with Verizon. The phone looks simple [...]
Unnamed Palm smartphones delayed, Motorola Alexander cancelled
Compal Communications, an important Taiwanese ODM that works with Palm (among other companies), is apparently forced to delay shipments of two unnamed Palm smartphones. Quoting the Chinese publication Commercial Times, DigiTimes says that Compal should have shipped the smartphones in mid-2009. But, because it’s waiting for some new Qualcomm chipsets, it will only ship them at [...]
Opera to announce US carrier partnerships at CTIA 2009 (Update: No, not really)
Opera Mini and Opera Mobile are currently Europe’s most popular mobile web browsers, and, apparently, Opera wants to conquer the US too. According to Forbes, the Norway-based software developer wants to make a big announcement during CTIA Wireless 2009 (April 1-3, Las Vegas). More exactly, Opera plans to unveil several major deals with North American [...]
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1a Review
There is no bad time to take a look at the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1a. Released in Europe last fall and in the US around the New Year, it’s no longer the newest kid on the block since we’ve had the pleasure of seeing CES and MWC come and go. But that doesn’t mean it’s [...]
Dell’s Android and WM handsets rejected by carriers
You’ve probably already heard about Dell’s plans to enter the smartphone market. Previous reports said the company would launch its very first smartphone in September 2009, but it looks like this may not happen so soon. Barron’s quotes Shaw Wu, Kaufman Bros. analyst, who says that Dell presented Android and Windows Mobile handset prototypes to [...]
BenQ Royal smartphone wins design award
We may not have heard much about BenQ’s handsets lately, but the Taiwanese company has recently showcased a new smartphone which reportedly won the iF Product Design Award 2009. Called BenQ Royal, the device is a candybar presented by the manufacturer as “a smart phone with powerful functions including a personalized interface and internet live [...]
Fido Depleting iPhone 3G Stock in April
Let’s all put our rumor hats on again and start assuming stuff, shall we? Sounds like a good plan! This time we have word that Fido is getting ready to rid itselves of its 16 GB iPhone 3G inventory in early April and there are no plans to reorder a fresh supply. Hmm. That brings [...]
O2 UK intros cheaper 24 month iPhone 3G tariffs
Today, O2 has announced new 24 month iPhone 3G tariffs for the UK, thus confirming those rumors which appeared last week. Starting April 3, O2 UK’s customers will be able to get an 8GB iPhone 3G for free if they choose a new 2-yr contract agreement with a data plan of at least £34.26 per [...]
HTC Star and HTC SuperStar to come with Windows Mobile 6.5?
Quite many handsets from HTC’s 2009 line-up have appeared lately in unofficial documents, and now it’s time for even more. If the info found at Tilt Mobility is legit, two of HTC’s Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones – codenamed HTC Star and HTC SuperStar – will come with WVGA (480 x 800) displays. The Star will sport [...]
Nokia E71x arrives in AT&T’s stores, will be launched for $199
We knew Nokia E71 / E71x was coming to AT&T sometime this spring, and now it looks like it’s finally happening. According to BGR, AT&T already has units of the Eseries handset in its retail locations, and it will start selling them on March 24. With a contract agreement for 2 years, it’s said the Nokia E71x [...]
Native YouTube app for Symbian S60 3rd Edition
YouTube has grown to be an important part of our online lives, so it’s only natural that mobile applications for it have appeared. The newest one is a native app for Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphones. It features a simple interface that lets you easily browse and search videos. The videos are displayed in full-screen, [...]
Verizon’s BlackBerry Niagara 9630 confirmed for a May release?
Far from being RIM’s best kept secret, BlackBerry Niagara 9630 has appeared in several leaked photos until now, and even in a blurry video. About one month ago, some rumors said the new smartphone would be introduced by Verizon Wireless sometime in May 2009, and it looks like this will indeed happen. According to The [...]