Unannounced 32GB Nokia Alvin passes the FCC
Nokia has only two handsets that feature 32GB of internal memory: the already-available Nokia N97, and the yet to come Nokia N900. Well, the Finnish company will soon have a third 32GB phone. Approved by the FCC as Nokia Alvin RM-559, this device seems to be a bit too long – somewhat like the LG [...]
Nokia Image Exchange available in more languages, for more operators
Launched back in December 2008, Nokia Image Exchange has recently been updated and is now available in more languages, for more mobile carriers. The new languages that are supported include Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Finnish and Swedish (you have to restart Nokia Image Exchange in order to change the language). Other enhancements include support for Symbian [...]
LG GW880 TD-SCDMA Android smartphone for China
Today, China Mobile and LG have showcased the GW880, LG’s first smartphone to use the Android-based OMS (Open Mobile System) platform. Featuring GSM and TD-SCDMA connectivity, the LG GW880 will be available via the largest Chinese mobile carrier later this year, for a price that was not announced. The smartphone is a high-end one, as [...]
Samsung Galaxy i7500 finally available from O2 UK
British Android fans can now finally buy the Samsung Galaxy i7500, as O2 has just launched the smartphone in the UK – one week later than expected. The Galaxy i7500 is O2 UK’s first Android smartphone – and, of course, it’s also Samsung’s first handset to run on Google’s open source OS. Feature-wise, Samsung Galaxy [...]
Sprint makes the HTC Touch Pro2 officially expensive
We have good news and bad news for Sprint’s customers. The good news is that the third largest US carrier has finally announced the release of its HTC Touch Pro2. The high-end Windows Mobile 6.1 device will be available for purchase starting September 8. And now comes the bad news: Sprint will sell the Touch [...]
India’s Samsung Mpower 699 is the world’s first OMH CDMA phone
Samsung has recently announced a new phone in India, the Mpower 699. Manufactured in collaboration with Qualcomm, the Samsung Mpower 699 is the world’s first CDMA phone to use OMH (Open Market Handset) technology. Since it’s an OMH phone, the Mpower 699 can be used on any CDMA network operator in India (Reliance, Tata Indicom, [...]
New Palm smartphones (P120, C40) coming soon to Sprint?
Almost three months ago, when Palm and Sprint launched the Pre, everyone knew that more webOS smartphones are on their way. One of them has already been identified as Palm Eos (or Pixie). Other two seem to have recently appeared in Sprint’s inventory management system, codenamed Palm 120 and Palm C40. The mysterious smartphones appear [...]
#nw09: Nokia World preview. Part 1: Things officially (pre)announced
It’s just a couple of days left until the biggest Nokia event of the year – Nokia World 2009 in Stuttgart. I am really looking forward to it, and hope Nokia will have at least some of the devices it recently announced accessible for us to play with. But before I start packing my bags for Stuttgart, I’d [...]
Nokia 3208c – new touchscreen phone for China
Nokia has launched a new phone especially made for the Chinese market: Nokia 3208c – which, like the 6208c model, is a touchscreen handset with stylus and handwriting recognition. The 3208c is a mid to entry-level candybar with a simple design and a chrome-plated case. The phone should be available starting the fourth quarter of [...]
Verizon’s BlackBerry Storm now only $50. Storm 2 launch imminent?
RIM’s BlackBerry Storm is now cheaper than ever at Verizon, as the giant US carrier has dropped its price to only $49.99 – on contract, of course. Launched in the fall of 2008 (when it was priced at $200), BlackBerry Storm is the only RIM smartphone to feature a touchscreen display. The price cut is [...]
Samsung Application Store for smartphones coming on September 14
Not long after confirming the fact that it’s readying a new Linux-based smartphone OS, Samsung has just announced the upcoming launch of its own Application Store for smartphones. The Application Store will go live on September 14 in the UK, France and Italy. After that, Samsung plans to open the Store in more than 30 [...]
FCC unveils new phones for T-Mobile: Nokia 3710a, Nokia RM-511 and Motorola T56KV1 (Morrison?)
The FCC has just approved three phones that are destined for T-Mobile USA, as they all feature 850/1900 GSM and WCDMA 1700 connectivity. The phones are: Nokia RM-509 (actually the 3710a, recently approved with AT&T 3G bands), Nokia RM-511 and Motorola T56KV1. Let’s start with what we know. The Nokia 3710a / RM-509 is the [...]
Motorola A45 Murano now official as MOTOCUBO A45
Back in July, when we first saw the Motorola A45 Murano, we didn’t have any official details about it. Well, today Motorola has announced the phone in Brazil, under the name of MOTOCUBO A45. As it turns out, the A45 is an eco-friendly handset (just like the W233 Renew). 25% of the phone is made [...]
Palm Pre and Eos included in Verizon’s inventory database?
Some leaked images that show Verizon’s inventory database have unveiled two upcoming Palm handsets: Palm P101 and Palm P121. Since Sprint’s Palm Pre is the P100, this P101 may be Verizon’s version of the smartphone. After all, Verizon did say that it plans to launch the Pre sometime in early 2010. As for the Palm [...]
China Unicom officially confirms Apple deal; iPhone will be launched in Q4
As expected, China Unicom today confirmed the fact that it has reached an agreement with Apple for distributing the iPhone 3G across China. In a press release which mainly presents its interim results, the second largest Chinese mobile carrier stated that it has signed a 3-yr agreement with Apple. The company said that the iPhone [...]
Facebook 3.0 for iPhone finally launched
Almost two months after we said that Facebook 3.0 for iPhone is close to being completed, the application is now finally available via App Store. You can download Facebook 3.0 for iPhone from here (iTunes link). Although the app is currently presented as version 2.5, when you click the Download button, the 3.0 version will [...]
China Unicom to announce the iPhone today and launch it in October
It looks like China Unicom and Apple have finally reached an agreement regarding the release of iPhone 3G in the world’s largest mobile market. The Chinese website Sina reports that China Unicom, the country’s second largest mobile carrier, will announce Apple’s smartphone today, August 28. China Unicom will offer the iPhone 3G in both its [...]
5 million Star S5230 phones already sold by Samsung
Back in July, Samsung stated that it wants to sell more than 10 million units of its affordable Star S5230 touchscreen phone by the end of 2009. Will it make it? Apparently, yes. The South Korean company has just announced that it already sold 5 million phones of this type. Also known as Samsung Tocco [...]
AT&T rejected Motorola Android phones for being “out of date”?
Although many users probably want Motorola to release an Android smartphone via AT&T, it looks like this won’t happen – not in the near future, anyway. Apparently, the Android phones that Motorola planned to sell via AT&T were remakes of some older, unknown Windows Mobile models. According to The Street, AT&T considered those phones to [...]
Samsung confirms its Linux-based smartphone OS
Although Samsung is the world’s second largest phone maker, it does not have its own open mobile/smartphone Operating System (sure, it has the platform that’s being used on its dumb phones, but this is not the equivalent of a proper OS). Instead, it uses the TouchWiz UI on top of the most known OSs out [...]