Microsoft and Verizon talking about iPhone rival… Yawn…
Wall Street Journal reports that “Microsoft is in discussions with Verizon Wireless to launch a touch-screen multimedia cellphone early next year, in a bid to compete with Apple’s iPhone” . The new phone project, codenamed “Pink”, should produce the phone that will extend Windows Mobile OS with new software capabilities and will have an integrated [...]
Samsung Tint with changeable covers launched by MetroPCS
Samsung Mobile USA has just announced the release of a new phone for MetroPCS, namely the Samsung Tint SCH-r420. The Tint is just a basic clamshell and its main attraction is the fact that it comes with two changeable faceplates (in grey and pink). Additional faceplates can be bought in colors like purple, red and [...]
Apple to make two devices for Verizon, one of them being an “iPhone lite”
Rumors about an iPhone for Verizon are really starting to heat up. After yesterday’s report, now we have more (unconfirmed) info about the presumed Apple-Verizon partnership. According to BusinessWeek, Apple is readying not one, but two new devices for the giant CDMA carrier. One of them is said to be an affordable handset described as [...]
China Unicom announcing Wo 3G brand/service today
China Unicom, the second largest Chinese mobile carrier, is getting ready to roll-out its first UMTS/3G network starting May 17. According to C114.net, the 3G brand is called “Wo” and it will be announced later today in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou – the three most populous cities in China. The service will come with no [...]
Nokia to reduce investments in Services, add third party partners, cut 450 jobs
Today, Nokia announced that it wants to simplify the user experience across its services, as well as to invest in fewer initiatives coordinated by its Services unit, in order to streamline operations and “realize cost-efficiencies”. This will open up opportunities for new third party partners that Nokia wants to add. For example, the Finnish company [...]
Design a phone and win $20K from LG
Design of mobile phone concepts seems to be a pretty popular thing among among both professional and hobbyist designers around the world. And they do come up with some pretty cool stuff quite often. Well, if you are U.S. resident, have some good ideas what you would like your mobile phone to do in a [...]
LG KX500 – LG Cookie for CDMA networks
Initially announced only in a GSM version, LG Cookie KP500 will soon be available for CDMA networks too – in Asia, at least. This will surely help LG’s plans to sell at least 10 million Cookies worldwide. The new Cookie is called LG KX500 and it comes with CDMA2000 1x connectivity, as well as with all [...]
HTC Snap to hit Verizon as HTC XV6175
We already know that the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard-powered HTC Snap/S522 will be launched by T-Mobile USA sometime during the summer (July 1 is the rumored release date). Now we’re hearing the new QWERTY smartphone will also reach Verizon Wireless, under the name of HTC XV6175. A render of the XV6175 has appeared over at Engadget, [...]
Motorola W7 – new sporty 3G slider
Phones included in Motorola’s W series were never on the high-end side, and this is also the case with the Motorola W7. The new W7 is a slider spotted in China – apparently, it’s bound for China Unicom’s upcoming 3G network. The design of W7 is somewhat weird, and that’s probably because Motorola built it [...]
Android 1.5 SDK is officially out
Less than two weeks after the early-look Android 1.5 SDK was launched, the Android Dev Team has now unleashed the Android 1.5 SDK, release 1. Also known as Cupcake, the Android 1.5 SDK can be downloaded from here. Of course, since the SDK is targeted at developers, simple Android users are still not able to upgrade [...]
1Gb DDR2 mobile chip to come from Hynix
Hynix Semiconductor, the South Korean manufacturer previously known as Hyundai Electronics, announced the development of “the world’s first mobile 1Gb DDR2 DRAM using 54nm process technology”. The new 1Gb DDR2 mobile chip can run at a maximum speed of 1066MHz and it’s eco-friendly, consuming just 50% of the energy required by the previous generation mobile [...]
Opera Mini usage shows rapid growth in 2009
Today, Opera Software announced that the usage of Opera Mini (one of the world’s most popular mobile browsers) has known a significant increase compared to the same period of last year, as well as to the previous months. Reportedly, 23 million people used Opera Mini on their phones in March 2009. This represents a 157% [...]
1GB USIM chip announced by KTF in Korea
KTF, South Korea’s second largest mobile operator, announced the upcoming introduction of new USIM chips that can have up to 1GB of internal memory. The USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) chips will be commercially available in the second half of 2009, in 256MB and 512MB versions that can be upgraded to 1GB. With a capacity [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 confirmed by Skyhook CEO?
It’s been some time since we last heard about a Sony Ericsson Xperia other than the X1. But that doesn’t mean SE isn’t working on a second-generation Xperia, right? Although many probably want the next Sony Ericsson Xperia to run on Android, it looks like it will be a Windows Mobile handset, just like the [...]
Samsung i7500 in live pictures
Yesterday, we told you about the Android-powered Samsung i7500, and today the phone got official, after both Samsung and O2 Germany have announced it. The June rumored release date for the i7500 is confirmed, and so is that list of specs. With a 5MP camera, an AMOLED HVGA display, GPS, Wi-Fi and HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity, Samsung i7500 [...]
Samsung t349 messaging phone to hit T-Mobile USA on May 20
T-Mobile USA is getting ready to release a new affordable messaging phone, namely the Samsung t349. The t349 is a candybar that comes with a 20-key keypad (similar to the one of T-Mobile Shadow, which is available since January), as well as a set of pretty basic features. According to BGR, T-Mo will start selling [...]
Verizon to finally launch an iPhone in 2010?
It’s certainly not the first time when rumors about a CDMA iPhone for Verizon emerge. However, this time it looks like the largest North American carrier is finally in talks with Apple for bringing an iPhone to its subscribers sometime in 2010. According to USA Today, “people familiar with the situation” say that Apple and [...]
Samsung Omnia Pro with QWERTY keyboard to come in July
After the Omnia i900 and Omnia HD i8910, Samsung may come up with an Omnia Pro, which should feature a full QWERTY keyboard alongside a wide touchscreen display – just like HTC’s Touch Pro and Touch Pro2. Reportedly, Samsung Omnia Pro will hit the market in July, for a retail price of around €500 ($662). [...]
Samsung i7500 officially confirmed as Samsung’s first Android phone
After the Samsung S8000 was unveiled, many have thought this would be the first-released Android smartphone to bear Sammy’s brand. But it looks like that’s not true and, instead of the S8000, we’re going to have the i7500 as the first Samsung handset to run on Google’s open source platform. According to the::unwired, Samsung i7500 [...]
Cheap Samsung Smooth U350 available from Verizon
Approved by the FCC back in January, Samsung Smooth U350 is now available for purchase via Verizon Wireless, shortly after the carrier has also launched the Samsung Trance. With a 2-yr contract agreement, the U350 can be yours for only $29.99. The price goes up to $99.99 with a 1-yr agreement, and to $199.99 if [...]