HTC Hero with Android to be exclusively sold by Orange
Remember the Android HTC Hero that appeared at the beginning of the month in some leaked pictures? We already knew that it was coming to Orange, and now it looks like it will come to Orange only, as the carrier has reportedly won exclusivity over the smartphone – of course, we’re talking about Europe here, [...]
Samsung S5050 appears in press photos
Samsung S5050 is yet another new slider from South Korea. It was first unveiled in February, and now it has appeared in several press photos – although without an official announcement. The S5050 is quite similar to the S5200 that was announced in Russia today, both in design and when it comes to features. The [...]
Nokia sees poor handset sales in Korea
After six years of absence, Nokia re-entered the South Korean Market in April 2009, with the release of Nokia 6210s. As we’ve said before, the 6210s is a Nokia 6210 Navigator that has no navigation capabilities. The phone was launched by KTF, South Korea’s second largest mobile carrier, but sales have been “sluggish”. Reportedly, KTF [...]
Samsung S5200 officially announced
First unveiled almost two months ago, Samsung S5200 is now finally official, with specs, price and a release date. The S5200 is a thin slider (only 10.9mm) that could be marketed as a camera phone. Its 3.2MP camera comes with autofocus, LED flash, smile shot, face detection and even panoramic shots. What may be a [...]
LG Shine 2 and LG Georgia for AT&T pictured
The high-end LG Monaco isn’t the only new LG phone to hit AT&T in the near future. As it turns out, the giant US carrier also prepares to launch the LG Shine 2 and the so-called LG Georgia. Both the Shine 2 and the Georgia are sliders with mid-end features. Coming to replace the now old LG [...]
Unlocked HTC Touch Pro2 available in the UK
Last month, we told you that the HTC Touch Pro2 would retail for about $880 – and we weren’t too far from the truth. The new Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone has just been released in the UK, unlocked, for £509.99 (including VAT). That’s about €580 or $812, so slightly less than the expected price. Customers [...]
Samsung S6700 and C5510 sliders coming soon
Just like Nokia, Samsung is restlessly expanding its line-up of mid to low-end phones, so we get to see new Sammy handsets quite often. The latest Samsung phones to have appeared on the Web are S6700 and C5510, both of which are sliders that should go on sale starting this summer. First on the list, [...]
Samsung Gloss u440 launched by U.S. Cellular
Samsung has just announced the release of Samsung Gloss u440 in the US, a phone that’s been available in Canada since last year, under the name of Samsung Cleo. Starting today, the Gloss u440 is offered by U.S. Cellular, both online and through the carrier’s retail locations. Targeted at “fashion-forward customers”, Samsung Gloss u440 [...]
HTC to conquer China with its Android Magic smartphone
HTC Magic, the world’s second Android-based handset, might go on sale in China as soon as next month. The smartphone will hit China as a slightly different version of the European Magic, and it will be sold via China Mobile. Since the largest Chinese carrier uses TD-SCDMA 3G technology instead of the standard UMTS, the [...]
LG Monaco (Pico) to hit AT&T with Windows Mobile 7 on board?
The AT&T leaks continue today with the unveiling of a really interesting LG smartphone. Apparently called LG Monaco, or LG Pico, the unannounced handset will be part of LG’s Windows Mobile line-up of devices. According to the info found at Engadget, the so-called Monaco will run on Windows Mobile 7, which means it will probably [...]
Motorola to make Korea’s first Android phone
While HTC is getting ready to launch Japan’s first Android phone (the HT-03A for NTT DoCoMo), Motorola will be the first to release an Android handset in South Korea. And although Moto has quite a few Android phones prepared for this year (like Heron for AT&T, Morrison for T-Mobile, or Calgary for Verizon), the Korean device will [...]
Nokia Ovi Store officially launched, AT&T will introduce it too
After yesterday’s soft launch in several countries, Nokia’s Ovi Store is now officially released worldwide. Nokia says that the service is available via more than 50 phone models, “to an estimated 50 million Nokia device owners.” The Ovi Store, which is basically an app store, allows Nokia phone owners to search, find and download mobile applications, [...]
Nokia N900 Rover Internet Tablet with Maemo 5 coming soon?
Nokia’s next Maemo-based flagship device is reportedly called Nokia N900, or Nokia Rover, and it will come with Maemo 5, plus a myriad of high-end features. The unannounced (and, hence, unconfirmed) internet tablet should be the rightful successor of the Nokia N810. Unlike the N810, though, the N900 / Rover will apparently have phone capabilities, thus being [...]
O2 UK’s Palm Pre exclusivity confirmed?
It looks like those rumors about Telefonica / O2 getting an exclusivity deal on the Palm Pre are not just rumors after all. According to Guardian.co.uk, O2, one of the largest British mobile carriers, has “seen off fierce competition for the new handset from Vodafone and Orange”, but won the Pre exclusivity in the end. [...]
Nokia Ovi Store launched in Australia, Singapore, Ireland and Spain
At the beginning of the year, Nokia promised that its own app store, called Ovi Store, would be available starting May 2009. And, as of toady, the service is indeed available – at least for users in Australia, Singapore, Ireland and Spain. Although Nokia hasn’t officially announced its availability, Ovi Store can be accessed in [...]
Telefónica and NTT DoCoMo announce the Toshiba TG01, service & software collaborations
Unveiled by Toshiba back in February, the high-end TG01 Windows Mobile smartphone is not yet available for purchase, but it will be starting this summer. Today, two giant carriers have announced the upcoming launch of Toshiba TG01: Spain’s Telefónica and Japan’s NTT DoCoMo. Both carriers will offer the handset starting June or July, with NTT [...]
Leaked: HTC Touch Pro 2 for Verizon, HTC Cedar for Alltel
Until now, we saw the HTC Touch Pro 2 in three North American versions: for T-Mobile, for Sprint and for AT&T. As it turns out, the new Windows Mobile smartphone will come to Verizon too, although details about its release date and price are not known. The Verizon-branded Touch Pro 2 was recently spotted in [...]
Motorola Heron Brings More Android to AT&T
Earlier today we discussed breaking news about the HTC Lancaster becoming the first Android phone on AT&T, a big shocker to many considering the company was quite hush-hush about what the future held for the Google mobile OS. Good news, Android fans — that’s not all AT&T has in the pipeline! The Motorola Heron, aka [...]
Nokia and AT&T: Mako, Thresher, and More
We hope you’re having a fun time keeping up with the schload of leaked internal specs for forthcoming AT&T phones, because we’re not done yet. It’s Nokia’s time to shine, as they supposedly have four phones on deck for the 2nd largest US carrier. Until the release of the E71x last month, things between Nokia [...]
AT&T Blackberry Plans Include 4 New Devices
In our series of slides supplied by our friends at Engadget, we find not one, not three, but FOUR new Blackberry handsets on their way to AT&T. This is great news. We had heard the Magnum was confirmed for AT&T but it is great to hear that the other three are coming there as well. [...]