NEC to re-launch phones outside Japan, probably in Europe
NEC, the third-largest Japanese phone manufacturer, plans to re-launch its handsets outside Japan, as early as 2010. The company sold phones in Europe and China until 2007, when losses made it re-think its strategy. Since then, NEC phones are only commercialized in Japan. However, since the demand in Japan fell 29% this year, NEC now [...]
O2, Movistar officially launching the GSM Palm Pre in Europe
Palm has just announced that Telefonica’s subsidiaries O2 and Movistar will be the exclusive Palm Pre carriers in four European countries. More exactly, O2 will sell the Pre in the UK, Ireland and Germany, while Movistar will offer it in Spain. This confirms all the rumors that we’ve heard until now regarding O2 UK’s Pre [...]
Vodafone UK launches International Super SIM plan
Vodafone UK has introduced a new international plan, called International Super SIM and offering international calls for as low as 5p (£0.05) per minute. The new SIM-only plan is available with a 30-day contract and it does not feature roaming fees for the summer in more than 35 countries. Reportedly, the plan allows customers to [...]
Live pics with Samsung Highlight for T-Mobile USA
Remember the Samsung Highlight that appeared several weeks ago on its way to T-Mobile USA? Well, the phone is still on its way – meaning that it’s not yet released or officially announced – but now we have a set of live pictures of it. As previously reported, the Highlight is a mid-end touchscreen phone [...]
The price of Samsung i7500 Galaxy unlocked: about $800
Only few hours after we found out that the Samsung i7500 Galaxy will be launched by O2 in the UK, we’re now hearing that the Android smartphone will also be available across the UK in an unlocked version. Naturally, the price of the unlocked i7500 Galaxy is quite a high one: British customers will have [...]
LG GT500 exclusively launched by T-Mobile UK
While O2 UK has exclusivity on handsets like the iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre, T-Mobile UK has managed to snag the LG GT500. Marketed as an affordable touchscreen phone, the LG GT500 has an elegant design, as well as some pretty nice features. For example, the phone comes with a 5MP autofocus camera, [...]
Sony Ericsson opens online store in France; plans international roll-out
Sony Ericsson has recently launched its own online store in France, and it intends to do the same in many other countries around the world. Accessible at this address, the Sony Ericsson store allows French customers to buy the latest SE mobile phones, plus accessories and other products. All the phones sold via the online [...]
Leaked: Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 blueprints
It’s certainly not the first time that we see the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2, but now we’ve got what seem to be the blueprints of its final and official design. As expected, the Xperia X2 from these blueprints looks quite similar to the device that was spotted in the previously-leaked live pictures. So we’ve got [...]
Sony Ericsson Bao flip phone shows up
We saw the Sony Ericsson Xperia Rachael and Kiki over the week-end, and now it’s time for yet another new, unannounced SE phone: the Sony Ericsson Bao. The Bao is a clamshell that has an interesting design, looking a bit like a handset from Nokia’s Prism line-up. Details about the features of Sony Ericsson Bao [...]
Samsung Galaxy i7500 from O2 UK in August
Samsung Galaxy i7500, the first Android phone announced by Samsung, will be available next month (August) in the UK via O2. It’s not clear yet if O2 will be the only British mobile operator to offer the Galaxy i7500, but one thing’s certain: the carrier will have an impressive line-up of smartphones this summer, including [...]
Telus to launch the HTC Snap and the HTC Touch Pro2
If you’re a Telus customer, you should know that the Canadian carrier will soon release some pretty cool smartphones. Apart from the BlackBerry Tour 9630, which should be available in Canada starting July 15, Telus will also introduce two new Windows Mobile handsets: HTC Snap and HTC Touch Pro2. Reportedly, HTC Snap will be sold [...]
First Sony Ericsson Xperia (X5?) Android phone “Rachael”, and strange “Kiki” with transparent display
It is no secret that Sony Ericsson is working on at least one Android phone to be released later this year. They told us about it themselves. And now the details start trickling out. The first Sony Ericsson Android smartphone is codenamed “Rachael“, has got a big touchscreen display, and is built on Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [...]
Samsung Glyde 2 for Verizon spotted in the wild
It’s been more than a year since Verizon launched the Samsung Glyde, and now it looks like the giant US carrier is getting ready to introduce the Glyde 2. Like the original Glyde, Samsung Glyde 2 (possible model name: U960) has a touchscreen display and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Unfortunately, there aren’t any other details [...]
iPhone 3G S purplera1n jailbreak released and available for download
Great news for all those who have an iPhone 3G S and want to jailbreak it: a jailbreak for the brand new smartphone has just been released today by an independent developer named George Hotz. Dubbed purplera1n, the iPhone 3G S jailbreak can be downloaded from this address. Note that you’ll need a Windows PC [...]
Samsung MBP200 micro-projector available now in Europe
Unveiled in March this year, at about the same time with the Samsung i7410 projector phone, the Samsung MBP200 micro-projector is only now available (in Germany at least) – although it was initially slated for a May release. Measuring 110 x 49 x 19 millimeters, the new mobile projector can project bright images at a [...]
Facebook for iPhone 3.0 is almost completed
The folks over at Facebook have recently announced that Facebook for iPhone 3.0 is close to being completed and thus it will be soon released and available for download (probably via the App Store). The new version of Facebook for iPhone will obviously bring many improvements and additions. These include: new homescreen, News Feed, Notes, [...]
Samsung Omnia II to cost EUR 549, available in August; Omnia Pro – EUR 499, ships in July
Few days ago we told you that Samsung Omnia II is coming this September with WinMo 6.5 preinstalled. Well, that’s a bit of a wait for those eager fanboys that want to get their hands on this latest and greatest Samsung gadget RIGHT NOW! Worry not, we have some good news about the new Samsung [...]
Samsung S3030 Eco launched by T-Mobile in the Netherlands
Samsung and T-Mobile have announced a new eco phone, dubbed Samsung S3030 Eco and available as of yesterday (July 2) in the Netherlands. The S3030 Eco is a remake of the Samsung S3030 Tobi slider, which was announced by Sammy back in November 2008 as a phone for kids. Made out of bio-plastic, the S3030 [...]
Samsung Link QWERTY smartphone to hit Bell Canada
Bell Canada is getting ready to expand its Windows Mobile line-up with the addition of Samsung Link, an unannounced smartphone that features a full QWERTY keyboard. By the way it looks, the Link might be a modified CDMA version of Samsung C6625 (aka C6620), a handset that’s already available in Europe. If so, then Canadian [...]
Archos Android Tablet confirmed for September?
Remember that promised Archos Internet Multimedia Tablet (IMT)? Well, according to Tony Limrick, Managing Director of Archos Northern Europe, the French company will be ready to launch it on September 15. In fact, Archos readies more than one Android device, but it’s not clear yet when it will introduce them. Anyway, RegHardware says that the [...]