LG Viewty Smart GC900 officially outed
It looks like LG found a new routine to wet our appetite for their upcoming high end handsets. It started with LG KM900 Arena: First comes the leak through some dealer outlet, then we get a posting on one of the official LG Country blogs, official pre-announcement and then the official launch. It worked quite [...]
LG sells 20 million QWERTY phones, helped by the enV and Rumor series
Only one week after announcing it shipped more than 2 million Cookie phones, LG has now made another official announcement, saying that it sold no less than 20 million QWERTY phones worldwide. Most of them were sold in North America, where LG introduced its messaging phones in 2005 (Verizon’s VX9800 was the first one). During [...]
New look for the Android 1.5 UI
After announcing the early-look Android 1.5 SDK on Monday, the Android Dev Team has now unveiled some UI framework changes that come with the new version of Google’s open source mobile platform. Android designers spent a lot of time to “refine and polish” the appearance of the OS. For example, checkboxes and buttons now have [...]
Third-gen iPhone with 3.2MP camera to start shipping in May?
By now, we all know the third-generation iPhone should be launched sometime in mid-2009, and it looks like it will. The latest reports from Taiwan indicate that assembly suppliers will start shipping brand new iPhones in May. According to DigiTimes, TSCM (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) landed orders for new iPhone components, including GSM/EDGE power amplifiers, [...]
AT&T’s FamilyMap Will Track Stolen Phones, Wayward Children
Earlier today AT&T announced the immediate availability of a new service called FamilyMap. Certainly an interesting name, the service will allow parents to find the location of any phones that are on the same FamilyTalk plan. FamilyMap is free for the first month, and then you have a choice of $9.99/month for up to two [...]
Nokia Photo Browser now available for Symbian S60 3rd Edition
Nokia Photo Browser, the new and cool beta application presented by the Finnish company about two weeks ago, is now available for Symbian S60 3rd Edition handsets. At the beginning, Photo Browser was released for Nokia’s touchscreen phones only, hence for Symbian S60 5th Edition. Well, as of today, owners of S60 3rd Edition FP1 [...]
Nokia Easy Meet Offers Mobile Collaboration
It feels as though Nokia Beta Labs likes to come up with a new type of service every day. Perhaps it isn’t that frequently, but we do appreciate Nokia’s willingness to stay innovative and come up with new ideas. The newest idea from the Beta Lab is Nokia Easy Meet. Easy Meet is geared to [...]
OTA software updates for Windows Mobile to come soon?
Microsoft is readying a new Device Update service for Windows Mobile handsets, which may allow users to make OTA (over-the-air) software updates. The Redmond company has recently posted a job ad, as they’re in search of a new Lead Software Development Engineer that would lead the Windows Mobile device update team. The job ad doesn’t [...]
AT&T Samsung Propel Pro available starting today
Announced at the same time with Samsung Impression and Samsung Magnet, Samsung Propel Pro is now available for purchase via AT&T. As you probably already know, the Propel Pro is a Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard smartphone that features a full sliding QWERTY keyboard. Its design is similar to the one of Samsung A767 Propel (also [...]
RIM looking for new partners to make BlackBerry smartphones
Recent reports from Taiwan indicate that Research In Motion is looking for additional partners to manufacture its BlackBerry smartphones. Currently, RIM is collaborating with Elcoteq (which also works with Nokia and Sony Ericsson) and Celestica. And since the demand for BlackBerry smartphones is higher than ever, the Canadian company apparently needs a third partner. A [...]
Toshiba TG02, TG03, K01, K02 and L01 leaked
Toshiba’s TG01 is one of the coolest Windows Mobile smartphones announced this year, so we should not be surprised if the Japanese company will soon come with even cooler devices. And it looks like it will, if we’re to believe a recently leaked Toshiba 2009/2010 roadmap. Apparently, Toshiba will launch a TG02 and a TG03 [...]
Android 1.5 on the way
Well what do you know, the next release of the Android platform will not be Android 1.2, but Android 1.5. An early-look Android 1.5 SDK (software development kit) has just been officially announced, and it’s now ready for all the developers out there who want to try it. The Android 1.5 SDK is “based on [...]
Samsung S8000 Cubic specs unveiled
We first saw the Samsung S8000 in a set of leaked pictures, together with the Samsung M8000, but there were only few details about it back then. Today we’ve got you a full set of specs of S8000. They’ve been accidentally published (and quickly removed) on Russian retailer’s Euroset.ru site. Samsung GT-S8000, codenamed Cubic, is [...]
WinMo Wold podcasts Nr. 11 and 12
Last week we’ve had some problems with our servers and the WinMo podcast we published has been lost. So we are posting the last two episodes of WinMo World podcasts today. Our collegue Surur from WMPower user is on vacation in Africa and was not able to join in. So in both of these podcasts [...]
Sprint to have the Palm Pre ready on May 16?
Last time we heard about it, Sprint’s Palm Pre was reportedly scheduled for two possible release dates: May 17 and June 29. Now a new leaked Sprint document suggests that the first date is probably closer to the truth. According to said document, unveiled by Engadget, the Palm Pre will be ready for launch on May [...]
LG GW610 to come with Windows Mobile, square display
When it comes to Windows Mobile handsets, LG only has three of them: LG KS20, LG Incite (for AT&T) and the unreleased-yet LG GM730. However, as you may already know, the South Korean handset maker intends to come up with about 10 smartphones by the end of 2009. And one of them might be the LG [...]
Nokia N86 8MP clone on sale for $112
While Nokia still hasn’t announced an exact release date for the N86 8MP, some Chinese company launched a Nokia N86 8MP clone, for those who want cheap and less reliable handsets. The Chinese phone is called NCKIA N86E 8MP and it obviously looks like the original Finnish device, although it adds a logo placed like the [...]
Samsung Omnia HD is still Omnia HD in Italy. Promoted with X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Well, it looks like the whole “Samsung dropping Omnia HD name” story was a bit overblown. Yes, it is true that Symbian based Omnia HD will be marketed as i8910 HD in some countries, in order not to confuse it with original Samsung Omnia that runs on Windows mobile. But Netherlands is the only country that [...]
Possible release dates for Sprint’s Palm Pre: May 17 and June 29
We know that Sprint employees have begun the Palm Pre training, obviously in order to be ready for the smartphone’s much-anticipated release. Now we’re hearing the US carrier enforced a vacation freeze during May for its employees, and, according to Phone News, it has scheduled two launch dates for the new handset. The first one is May 17 [...]
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic specs unveiled
Ever heard about the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic? Probably not, and that’s because the 5530 is an unannounced device. However, Daily Mobile quotes a “reliable source” and says the 5530 XpressMusic is a touchscreen handset that will be introduced by the Finnish company sometime in September 2009. And since we’ve recently reported Nokia wants to launch three touchscreen [...]