Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta gets a major update
Unveiled by Nokia at the end of June, Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta has just been updated – although the version number remained unchanged. This is a major update that obviously brings many improvements, as well as many bug fixes. For the beginning, Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta now features localizations for no less than [...]
Sienna Miller to promote the new LG Chocolate?
Officially announced yesterday, the brand new LG BL40 Chocolate will surely be heavily promoted by the world’s third largest handset maker. And since there’s no better way to promote a product than in association with a famous star, LG wants to team-up with Sienna Miller, the American actress and model who’s famous for her roles [...]
Nokia 5800i XM shows up. Loses Wi-Fi connectivity
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is quite a hit for the Finnish cellphone maker, selling in excess of 1 million units a month for a while now. And now it seems that Nokia is readying a small update to it’s first full touch handset in the form of Nokia 5800i XpressMusic phone. Nokia 5800i XM just passed [...]
Samsung Galaxy Lite i5700 coming soon?
Although there are no official details about this at the moment, Samsung is surely working on other Android phones besides the Galaxy i7500. Take the Samsung i5700 for example. It recently got the Wi-Fi certification, under the name of Samsung Galaxy Lite – so there are many chances for it to run on Android. Since [...]
Sony Ericsson logo to get new colors
Well, Sony Ericsson had a few interesting product announcements this year, and there are still these new Xperia’s yet to come. None of these products have hit the shelves yet, but that should change come this fall. Let’s hope they will help turn things around for a struggling phone maker. In the meantime Sony Ericsson seems [...]
AT&T’s Samsung Solstice officially announced
Today, Samsung Mobile USA and AT&T have announced the Samsung Solstice A887, a phone that we saw just a few days ago. As rumored, Samsung Solstice will be available for purchase starting August 2. With a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate, AT&T’s new Samsung phone can be yours for $99.99. Using [...]
LG BL40 Chocolate appears in official pictures (updated)
It’s certainly not the first time that we see the LG BL40, but now we can see it in the first official pictures. Posted on Twiter by an LG spokesman, the three pictures confirm the fact that the BL40 is indeed a good looking phone. The BL40 is referred to as “New Chocolate”, but it’s [...]
Nokia N97 Mini live pictures leaked?
Remember that Nokia N97 Mini, rumored to hit Vodafone later this year? Well, it looks like this is more than just a rumor, as two pictures with the N97 Mini have just appeared over at Engadget. Of course, for the moment no one can guarantee that this is indeed the Nokia N97 and not just [...]
T-Mobile G2 Touch launched in the UK
Not long after it was launched by Orange in the UK, the HTC Hero is now available from T-Mobile as well, under the name of T-Mobile G2 Touch. T-Mobile UK offers the G2 Touch even for free, but only with an 18-month contract agreement and a monthly plan of at least £35. Although the Hero [...]
LG GB109 – new cheap candybar with FM radio
LG will soon release a new entry-level candybar – the LG GB109, which should become available in Ukraine for the beginning, starting next month (August). As you’d expect from an entry-level phone, the GB109 doesn’t have too many features, being targeted at customers who need cheap, basic handsets. Its specs include: a 1.5 inch CSTN [...]
HTC Touch Pro2 officially announced by T-Mobile USA
T-Mobile USA has just unveiled the upcoming availability of HTC Touch Pro2, which will be on sale via the fourth largest US carrier starting August 12. Obviously coming as the successor of HTC Touch Pro, the Touch Pro2 can already be bought in Europe and Asia. The Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone has many advanced features, [...]
Samsung A887 Solstice hitting AT&T on August 2?
It looks like AT&T will pretty soon release a new Samsung phone, namely the A887 Solstice. Initially known as Samsung Infinity, the Samsung Solstice will be available for purchase starting August 2. According to BGR, AT&T will sell the A887 Solstice for as low as $99.99 (with a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $50 [...]
LG Wine 3G phone to come in September
Since its launch (May 2007), LG’s Wine family of phones has become quite successful, with more than 2 million units sold around the world. Leveraging on this success, LG now plans to release a 3G version of the Wine phone. The handset will be launched in Korea in September, via SK Telecom, KTF and LG [...]
Major handset naming scheme revamp coming at Nokia Wolrd 09′
With all the model numbers, marketing names and various brand series, finding out and remembering what a particular new phone is capable of is a royal pain in the behind. Even for hardcore fans of a particular brand. Just as a quick mental exercise – what’s the difference between Nokia 6303, 6300, 6216 Classic and 6212 [...]
RIM’s BlackBerry Curve 8520 now official
Initially known as BlackBerry Gemini, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is now finally official, after several months of leaked images and details. As you may already know, BlackBerry Curve 8520 is RIM’s first device to have an optical trackpad instead of a trackball. The smartphone further features a “highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard”, Wi-Fi, quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity, [...]
T-Mobile Dash 3G review
The T-Mobile Dash 3G is known by different names for different people. It was introduced as the HTC Snap S511 on Sprint and on Verizon it’s known as the Ozone. While the list goes on for other global phone providers, the point is that the Dash 3G is in pleasant company and HTC aims to [...]
Philips X650 – another everlasting Xenium
In case you are not too bored with those everlasting Philips phones that never gets anywhere outside of Asia and Russia, we have another one for you today. It’s a Philips Xenium X650 slider. Just like any other Xenium, your Philips X650 will last a month on a stand-by and give you up to 8hrs [...]
Palm WebOS 1.1 available – major update
Palm’s definitely not shy when it comes to releasing updates for its WebOS platform. Less than one month after introducing WebOS 1.0.4, the smartphone maker has now announced the availability of WebOS 1.1.0. Perhaps the most important thing WebOS 1.1 brings is the fact that it re-enables access to iTunes’ latest version (8.2.1) via your [...]
Garmin-Asus launches the nuvifone G60 in Asia; M20 available starting August
After several delays, Garmin-Asus has finally announced the release of its Nuvifone G60 phone. The handset will be first available in Taiwan, starting July 27. By the end of August, the G60 will be launched in Singapore and Malaysia too. Also in August, Garmin-Asus plans to release the Windows Mobile Nuvifone M20. The smartphone should [...]
Nokia Music desktop app tweaked. Major updates promised for later
Nokia recently announced that it has tweaked the Nokia Music desktop software by making some “small enhancements in key areas.” One of the new things Nokia Music for desktop offers is the so-called connection mode switching. This provides multiple connection modes when you connect your Nokia phone to a PC. Furthermore, the installation process has [...]