Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta announced, available for download
Today, Nokia announced that Nokia Ovi Suite has reached version 2.0 Beta, bringing together “only the essential features from Nokia’s past and present desktop applications.” Compatible with more than 100 Nokia S60 and S40 handset, Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta lets you do the following: transfer various content between your phone and PC; register to Ovi [...]
Leaked Nokia 3720 is dust and splash resistant
Nokia rarely launches phones that are splash and dust resistant, so this new Nokia 3720 comes as a surprise. Apparently, the 3720 is IP54 certified and thus it should be protected against dust and splashes. The unannounced phone is a candybar designed in the familiar Nokia tradition. Most likely, it has mid to low end [...]
Snapdragon smartbook, smartphone to be launched in Korea this year
Qualcomm has recently announced that it would soon enter the South Korean market with mobile devices based on it powerful Snapdragon processor. Reportedly, Korean carriers will launch both a smartphone and a smartbook that run on the Snapdragon platform. The smartbook will be manufactured by a Taiwanese producer, while the smartphone should be made by [...]
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic launched by Rogers in Canada
Although it’s not yet featured on Rogers’ website, it looks like the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was finally launched by the largest Canadian mobile carrier. Available in Europe since last year, the 5800 is Canada’s first smartphone to run on Symbian S60 5th Edition. Rogers sells it for as low as $199 when the handset’s bought [...]
Sprint intros the HTC Snap S511 and Samsung Exclaim
Sprint has just announced the release of two new QWERTY handsets: HTC Snap S511 and Samsung Exclaim, both of which being capable to provide easy access to Facebook, MySpace and Twitter and thus making it “easier to stay connected with your friends and colleagues through increasingly popular social networking sites.” Of course, Sprint’s Snap was [...]
Verizon HTC Ozone’s full specs unveiled
It’s not the first time that we see Verizon’s customized HTC Snap, namely the HTC Ozone, but now we’ve got its complete list of specs and features. As previously said, HTC Ozone is a global handset, just like the recently-leaked Pantech Escapade. Of course, HTC’s device is a Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, so it’s not [...]
Verizon to launch the Pantech Escapade WP8990VW world phone
Verizon’s line-up of world phones will soon be expanded with the addition of Pantech Escapade WP8990VW, a new, unannounced clamshell. Being a world phone, the Pantech Escapade will come with a SIM card, so you’ll be abe to use it overseas on GSM networks. The handset has mid to low-end features, including a QVGA internal [...]
More than 2 million Samsung Jet phones pre-ordered
Unveiled last week as a handset that’s “smarter than a smartphone”, the Samsung Jet S8000 will apparently be one of Sammy’s most successful devices of 2009. The company has announced that it received more than 2 million pre-orders for the Jet. We’re not sure if this includes the units that can already be purchased from [...]
T-Mobile MyTouch 3G now official, costs $199.99
We knew that the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G was going to be announced this month and, well, the smartphone is now finally official. Sadly, T-Mobile USA will only sell its second Android handset starting early August. However, the carrier’s current customers will be able to pre-order it as of July 8 and thus receive it sometime [...]
Apple Offering $30 iTunes Credit for Flubbed iPhone Activations
Did you get the iPhone 3G-S this weekend only to be greeted by a failed activation and an expectation of waiting 2 days before it could be activated? Apple wants to say sorry by offering you a $30 credit to iTunes. While nobody will take the blame, it seems as though Apple is pointing the [...]
New iPhone3GS Feature: Dog Whistle
We all know the new functionality that comes with the new iPhone 3G-S: faster processor, more storage capacity, compass, video recording, and dog whistle. Wait, what? Reports all over the web have come out this weekend that the iPhone 3G-S is emitting a strange buzzing sound immediately after system sounds (unlock, SMS notifications, etc) at [...]
T-Mobile’s Motorola Morrison spotted in the wild
It looks like that rumored Motorola Morrison, said to be T-Mobile’s fifth Android smartphone, is a real device after all. A recently-leaked live image is apparently showing the unannounced device in the wild. Similar to what we’ve seen before, the Motorola Morrison is a touchscreen handset with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. It has a pretty [...]
WebOS SDK to be out by the end of the summer. WebOS 1.0.3 out now
Although the Palm Pre is available for purchase as of June 6 (only from Sprint at the moment), the WebOS SDK (software development kit) is not yet released to the public. However, Palm said that the SDK might be available by the end of the summer. Once the WebOS SKD is out, developers will be [...]
HTC plans to sell 1 million Magic phones by August
Launched by Vodafone in May this year as the world’s second Android phone, the HTC Magic should be soon available in quite many markets around the world – including China and the US, where T-Mobile will introduce it as MyTouch 3G. Despite the economic downturn, HTC has big plans regarding the sales of the Magic. [...]
Nokia N97 and N86 8MP now available in the UK
Ten days later than in the US, Nokia N97 is now available for purchase in the UK, alongside the N86 (Nokia’s fist 8MP camera phone). The Nokia N97 will be exclusively sold through Nokia’s stores for one week, but afterwards (starting June 26) Britsih customers should be able to find it via many retailers and [...]
iPhone 3G S may hit China in Q4 2009 as China Unicom and Apple sign 2-year deal
It looks like China Unicom and Apple are finally ready to release the iPhone in China. According to Reuters, which quotes analyst Cynthia Meng, the second largest Chinese mobile carrier has “most likely” signed a deal with Apple. Reportedly, the deal is for at least two years, and China Unicom will be ready to launch [...]
iPhone 3G S unboxed and disassembled
As expected, Apple’s brand new iPhone 3G S is now available for purchase in several European markets, and it should also be available in the US and Canada in a matter of hours. Now, you’re probably curious about what the iPhone 3G S looks like after being unboxed and disassembled. Well, the folks over at [...]
T-Mobile UK: our next Android phone is called G1 Touch
While T-Mobile USA’s second Android phone will be called MyTouch 3G, T-Mobile UK has a different name for G1’s successor. According to a message posted on T-Mobile UK’s official Twitter account, the British carrier’s second Android smartphone has been named G1 Touch. Unlike the MyTouch 3G, which is a US version of the HTC Magic, [...]
LG shows off the world’s first 4G (LTE) modem
While we’re still waiting for a 4G / LTE network to be commercially launched anywhere in the world, LG has recently showcased the first-ever LTE USB modem. Presented in Singapore, during CommunicAsia 2009, the new LG modem is capable of providing data transfers of up to 100 Mbps over a mobile network – thus being [...]
Verizon intros GlobalAccess plan, USB1000 Global Modem
Verizon’s customers who often travel abroad should be happy to find out that the largest North American carrier has announced the USB1000 Global Modem (manufactured by Novatel Wireless), which features EV-DO Rev A and HSPA, thus being able to provide high-speed data connectivity both inside and outside the US. The USB1000 Global Modem will be [...]