Ultra-thin Palm Eos coming to AT&T for just $99?
This is definitely Palm’s week. A boatload of rumors and stories related to the Sunnyvale company are coming from all over the Web, culminating with this: the second Palm smartphone to run on WebOS is the Palm Eos, a 10.6mm thin handset that will (apparently) be launched by AT&T. Since it’s bound for AT&T, the [...]
Sony Ericsson W518a approved by FCC, heading to AT&T
The Sony Ericsson W518a that we’ve heard about back in March is a real device after all. The Walkman clamshell was just approved by the FCC and it will soon be launched in the US by AT&T. An exact release date is not known, but the phone will probably be available starting the next few months. [...]
Vodafone’s new data plan for the UK: only 50p per day
Vodafone has just announced a new “flat 50p daily rate” for its UK-based customers. The data plan provides unlimited Internet browsing and email access from your Vodafone handset and it will obviously cost only 50 pence per day (£0.50). It will be available starting May 1, for all Vodafone UK customers who haven’t subscribed to [...]
Next-gen Palm Centro with WebOS leaked
In yet another Palm-related piece of news, we’re hearing the maker of Palm Pre already has a new Centro-like device up its sleeve. The unnanounced smartphone runs on WebOS and, according to Boy Genius Report, it will be released this autumn. This may or may not be related to the smaller Palm Pre that’s also [...]
Koreans are testing indoor LBS services too
Finland is not the only country where indoor Location Based Services are being tested. Far away from Nokia’s homeland, in Seul, South Korea, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has already developed an “Indoor location search technology”. Using Wi-Fi signals, ETRI’s technology was tested at the COEX Mall, Seoul’s largest shopping center. It can [...]
Blackberry Apex Announcement Expected at WES
There is a lot of buzzing going on about a few new Blackberry handsets getting ready to grace the shelves of Verizon stores everywhere. Recently we have heard about the Blackberry Niagara and Flip 8230, but we are now hearing there’s more. Turns out the Blackberry Apex is rumored to be announced at the Wireless [...]
Samsung phones to use Nokia’s Navteq map data
Samsung, one of Nokia’s fiercest competitors, will use Navteq maps on several of its handsets that should be available in no less than 76 markets worldwide. Acquired by Nokia in 2008 for about $8.1 billion, Navteq currently provides Geographic Information Systems data and digital navigation maps for giant companies like Garmin, Yahoo and BMW. Reportedly, [...]
Motorola confirms several Android phones for November
It’s no secret that Motorola is working on an Android phone and was planning to have them launched by the year’s end. Moto’s CEO has repeatedly told us that and there were numerous leaks and hints about Moto Android smartphones during the last few months. Well, today, in its quarterly earnings release, Sannjay Jha, head [...]
Palm is looking for Pre reviewers?
Amidst the preparations for the Pre release, Palm has though it would be a good idea to search for non-professional reviewers who should “share their opinions about Palm phones across the blogosphere, social networks and beyond.” The smartphone maker announced some sort of contest that simply asks you to write stuff about its handsets – [...]
LG GT810 – WM 6.1 Incite headed to South America
We have noticed that LG is working on a new touchscreen phone LG GT810H a few months ago. But beyond the screen resolution and 3G data support, nothing much has been known about the device. Until today, when LG has published the details of this handset on their developer site. And there’s nothing really interesting [...]
Smaller Palm Pre coming in late 2009?
Palm Pre is definitely one of 2009’s hottest smartphones, but what if Palm would come up with a device similar to it, but smaller? According to TechCrunch and one of their “better sources”, the Sunnyvale-based company plans to launch such a device later this year – a Mini Pre – possibly in the third quarter. Sadly, there are [...]
Motorola Ironman – another Android-powered Moto?
Only few hours after we’ve heard that Motorola Calgary will be Moto’s first Android smartphone, now we’re hearing the second one might be the so-called Motorola Ironman. It’s not clear yet if Ironman is the official name of this phone, if it’s just a codename, or if it has anything to do with the Iron [...]
Palm Pre’s hardware costs only about $138
While the exact price for which the Palm Pre will be sold is still not known, we do have an estimated production cost for the long-awaited smartphone. According to a BusinessWeek report, iSuppli says that the manufacturing cost of a Palm Pre is somewhere around $138 (€104). Of course, the actual value of a Pre also [...]
Initial Palm Pre stocks may be low. Expect “Sold Out” signs soon after launch
We told you that it’s very likely that Palm may have serious Pre shortages soon after launch. Well, today Bloomberg confirms that initial Palm Pre stocks may be low (375K according to the median estimate of 6 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg). The scarcity and “Sold out” signs in shops may create a buzz and stimulate future [...]
Samsung Tocco Lite (S5230) announced in the UK
Samsung Tocco Lite is the latest full-touch handset to be announced by Samsung for the UK market. Unfortunately, the phone does not have 3G connectivity, but that’s why it will be offered for an “ultra competitive” price. The Tocco Lite is actually Samsung S5230, the handset we saw back in March alongside the Samsung S5600. [...]
Motorola Calgary to run on Android. Motorola Rolex in the making?
Motorola Calgary, which we saw back in December 2008, is now rumored to be Moto’s very first handset to run on Android. BGR reports that the QWERTY-equipped Calgary might be focused on social networking. Unfortunately, further details are currently missing. However, according to previous reports, Motorola should release an Android handset before mid-2009, which means [...]
Windows Mobile 6.5 will feature voice command software from Tellme
Microsoft subsidiary Tellme Networks has just announced a new voice command service that will be available, for free, on Windows Mobile 6.5 phones. Reportedly, the Tellme service is the first that allows users to press only one button, say what they need and get it. Whether you want to make a call, send a text, [...]
Palm Pre appears in the wild again; might be released on June 9
Although we’ve heard that Palm Pre might be ready for a release via Sprint on May 16, the smartphone could actually come in June, or even in July. The latest rumors about Pre’s launch come from Sprint Gurus. Reportedly, there are two release windows for the WebOS-based smartphone (yeah, we’ve heard that before). One window [...]
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Star Trek edition for the UK
With sales of about 1 million units per month, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is already a hit around the world. But that doesn’t mean Nokia won’t try to sell even more units of it. And what better way to boost sales than making a 5800 Star Trek edition? With the upcoming release of the new Star Trek movie [...]
Motorola A4500 global smartphone to hit Verizon
The FCC rarely provides enough info about the phones it approves, but, luckily, that’s not the case with the new Motorola A4500. Several photos of the A4500 have appeared on FCC’s website, alongside a detailed Users Manual. The handset, officially called MOTO A4500, is a global smartphone that should be launched by Verizon Wireless in the US. [...]