Apple thinks of adding flash memory to headsets to ease new device configs
Remember that exciting time when you buy your new phone or media player and start playing with it? Me too. But there’s also one problem. Through the years of using, you’ve set-up your old device to work with perfectly. You know – things like fast dial numbers, equalizer settings, network connection passwords, bookmarks, shortcuts to various [...]
BlackBerry music downloads coming in September from 7Digital
BlackBerry users can already download music to their smartphones in various ways, but wouldn’t it be nice if something like Apple’s iTunes and Nokia’s Comes With Music would exist for them too? Well, according to the Financial Times, a music download service will be available for BlackBerry starting September 2009. Apparently, RIM is working for [...]
Samsung Ultra S Elegant Edition launched in Hong Kong
Samsung has recently launched a special edition of is Ultra S S7350 slider in Hong Kong. Called Samsung Anycall Ultra S S7350H Elegant Edition, the phone comes in “Sakura pink” and it’s targeted at women and girls – it is offered together with a pink leather pouch and a makeup mirror. The Ultra S Elegant [...]
LG GW600 smartphone for AT&T approved by the FCC
The FCC has approved a new Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone from LG, namely the LG GW600. According to GW600’s User Guide unveiled by the FCC, the handset features Video Share, which is an AT&T service. In consequence, the new LG smartphone should reach AT&T sometime in the near future. The LG GW600 has a half-QWERTY [...]
BlackBerry Gemini 8520 launch parties to debut on July 20?
There’s nothing official about the BlackBerry Gemini (aka Curve 8520) yet, but it looks like T-Mobile USA and RIM are planning to throw some launch parties for the new smartphone starting July 20. RIM and T-Mobile will organize no less than 51 events across the US, which include giveaways, $1,000 in prizes, a mystery Contest [...]
Samsung Omnia II starts shipping this weekend. In Singapore
Europe may get the Samsung Omnia II i8000 only in August, but users in Singapore will be able to buy it starting this week-end (18-19 July). The Omnia II will be available for 898 Singapore dollars ($618) unlocked, which is actually a pretty good price. As you probably already know, Samsung Omnia II is a [...]
Google Voice apps available for Android, BlackBerry
The folks over at Google have just launched Google Voice for mobile, available at the moment only for Android and BlackBerry. Naturally, with Google Voice for mobile, you can call and send text messages from your Google Voice number. The application also provides voicemail transcriptions and cheap international dialing (starting at $0.02 per minute). If [...]
O2 UK launches O2 Money, pre-paid Visa cards included
O2 UK has announced the launch of O2 Money – “a new business within O2 that will seek to advance the increasing synergies between mobile and money.” The British carrier is collaborating with NatWest and will release several products, starting with two pre-paid Visa cards: O2 Cash Manager and O2 Load & Go. The two [...]
AT&T announces the Sony Ericsson C905a and W518a
Today, AT&T announced the upcoming availability of two new Sony Ericsson phones: C905a Cyber-shot and W518a Walkman. Of course, the C905a is actually not that new – we first saw it back in November 2008 – but it’s the first 8MP camera phone to hit AT&T, so its launch should be welcomed with enthusiasm. The [...]
Dell reconfirms its smartphone plans, will work with top mobile carriers
There are still no clear details about Dell’s smartphones, but it looks like the American company is, once again, in talks with several mobile operators for launching its handsets. As Cellular News reports, Dell’s president of consumer division, Ronald Garriques, confirmed that the company plans to “work with the top three to four” carriers, in [...]
BlackBerry Tour 9630 flying off the shelves
Released in the US on July 12 for $199 on contract (via both Verizon and Sprint), BlackBerry Tour 9630 seems to be an instant hit. According to The Street, Verizon sold between 275,000 and 300,000 Tour smartphones in the first 24 hours after launch. Sales volumes through Sprint are not known at the moment, but [...]
High-end SOLAR HYBRID SH-08A phone from NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s leading mobile carrier, announced that it has developed a new solar-powered phone, called SOLAR HYBRID (or SH-08A). Part of the docomo STYLE series, the SH-08A can be charged with both electricity and sunlight. Reportedly, 10 minutes of solar recharging is enough for about one minute of talk-time. Built by Sharp, the phone [...]
Samsung Highlight t749 available from T-Mobile USA
Samsung Mobile has officially announced the Samsung Highlight t749, a new touchscreen phone that we saw a couple of times until now in leaked photos. Available as of today via T-Mobile USA, Samsung Highlight looks like a simple handset, but it actually has almost all the features you’d want from a phone. The Highlight comes [...]
(Updated) German O2′s Toshiba TG01 ships with virus preinstalled
This one should probably be filed under the “weird news” category, but it’s pretty interesting nonetheless. According to German publication Inside-Handy.de, the new Windows Mobile communicator Toshiba TG01, that has been selling on O2 Germany since the beginning of July, comes with a virus pre-installed on it’s microSD memory card. The virus itself is a regular [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2, X3 and X5 tomorrow?
Sony Ericsson has not been doing too well lately. Loosing hundreds of millions of dollars each quarter, with each quarterly report getting grimmer and grimmer. And, knowing the line of products SE had for sale these few months, the coming quarterly report tomorrow is bound to be not much better. So they really need to [...]
O2 UK will offer free Twitter alerts via SMS
Following Vodafone, O2 UK has recently announced a partnership with Twitter, which will provide free SMS alerts from Twitter, starting August this year. In consequence, O2’s customers will be able to receive tweets, @mentions and direct messages on their phones. Also, they’ll be able to send replies via SMS, at standard network rates. Although receiving [...]
RIM launches MyBlackBerry – the official BlackBerry community
If you’ve been looking for a BlackBerry community, you’ve probably found one already, since there are quite a few on the Web. However, none of those existing are official BlackBerry communities – and this is where MyBlackBerry comes in. Launched by Research in Motion as “the official BlackBerry community”, MyBlackBerry is the place where those [...]
Windows Marketplace opens for submissions on July 27; WM 6.0 and 6.1 will be supported
July 27 is the date when Microsoft will open its Windows Marketplace for submissions in 29 countries – meaning that app developers will finally be able to present the apps that they’d like to be included in the Marketplace. This will prepare Windows Marketplace for its launch – sometime in the fall of 2009, at [...]
Samsung Comeback T559 for T-Mobile – specs leaked
Just yesterday, we saw T-Mobile USA’s Samsung Comeback T559, but we didn’t have clear details regarding its features. Well, now the phone’s official features have been unveiled, and we’re happy to report that the Comeback T559 will be joining T-Mobile’s line-up of 3G handsets. The phone also has quad-band GSM connectivity, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, [...]
LG launches 3D S-Class website, offers Arena phones as prizes
Since the LG Arena and the S-Class UI have proven to be quite successful worldwide, LG has launched a dedicated 3D S-Class website, which lets visitors play 3D games, as well as download S-Class screensavers and a desktop widget. Users who download the widget can win an LG Arena phone per day, while those who [...]