Samsung Jet goes to Korea as W850 / W8500 / W8550
Already available in the UK, Samsung Jet S8000 was just launched in Korea too.
The high-end phone will hit Korea in three versions: Samsung W850, Samsung W8500 and Samsung W8550 – which are actually not at all different, but they have different names for the carriers they’ll be available on: SK Telecom, KTF and LG Telecom.
Specs-wise, [...]
Verizon confirms: BlackBerry Tour will be out on July 12 for $200
A few days ago, we’ve heard a rumor saying that Verizon might launch the BlackBerry Tour 9630 on July 12, for $199.99 on contract.
Well, now the largest North American carrier has confirmed that the new RIM smartphone will indeed be available starting July 12.
Customers can already pre-order the handset, through Verizon’s website.
Interestingly, Verizon will offer [...]
Nokia Messaging IM Beta launched; Nokia Messaging 10.00.14 compatible with Omnia HD
The folks over at Nokia Beta Labs have just announced the availability of “Nokia Messaging – E75 IM Beta”, which can provide a desktop-like Instant Messaging experience on your Nokia smartphone.
Of course, as the name suggests, Nokia Messaging – E75 IM Beta is currently available only for the Nokia E75 QWERTY slider, but it will [...]
Nokia Music Store launched in Poland
Nokia has recently launched its Music Store in Poland, which became the 20th country where the online music service is available.
Nokia Music Store offers Polish mobile users a collection of over 4.5 million songs, from both local and international artists.
The online music store allows users to browse, discover and buy music both via a Nokia [...]
12MP Nokia camera phones coming in 2010?
Following Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG, Nokia will also launch one or more 12MP camera phones.
Well, at least that’s what PhoneReport says, quoting undisclosed sources from Nokia and Carl Zeiss. The first phone with a 12MP camera could be announced by Nokia as soon as the end of 2009, although it will probably not be [...]
UMA enabled Nokia 7510 launched by Rogers
Rogers Wireless, Canada’s largest mobile carrier, has just announced the Nokia 7510 – its second new Nokia phone to come this month (after the 5800 XpressMusic).
Known as Nokia 7510 SuperNova in Europe, the handset is a clamshell that was also released by T-Mobile in the US.
Rogers’ Nokia 7510 is UMA enabled and thus TalkSpot compatible, [...]
WebOS 1.0.4 available for the Palm Pre
Exactly ten days after releasing webOS 1.0.3, Palm has now launched the webOS 1.0.4 firmware for the Palm Pre.
Unlike the previous update, WebOS 1.0.4 doesn’t bring enhanced applications, but it “addresses several security issues with Palm webOS software”.
Also, it looks like you can no longer install homebrew apps (i.e. unsigned apps) after you’ve updated your [...]
Motorola Clutch i465 announced by Sprint too
Sprint has just announced the future availability of Motorola Clutch i465, a rugged iDEN phone that can already be bought via Boost Mobile, on pre-pay.
Sprint’s customers will be able to buy the Clutch i465 starting “this summer”, for as low as $39.99 (with a 2-yr contract agreement, a $20 instant rebate, and a $50 mail-in [...]
Nvidia Tegra-based smartphone coming in Q4 2009?
The world’s first smartphone to use Nvidia’s Tegra chip could be launched as early as the fourth quarter of 2009, believes Mike Rayfield, general manager of Nvidia’s mobile unit.
The Street reports that Samsung and Motorola are likely to manufacture the Tegra-based smartphone, and that this might have Android on board.
Designed for MIDs and smartphones, the [...]
Micro USB phone charger standard to be adopted next year by Nokia, Samsung, Apple and others
Last time we heard about the GSMA’s universal phone charger project, it was estimated that most phones would use a standard Micro USB charger by 2012.
Now it looks like phones compatible with the new universal charger will be available in Europe as soon as next year.
According to Reuters, the European Commission announced that major telecoms [...]