Gresso Grand Monaco phones are “inspired by Formula 1 racing”
Gresso, the Russian manufacturer of Luxury mobile phones, announced the release of a new collection dubbed Gresso Grand Monaco. Inspired by F1 racing, the Gresso Grand Monaco phones are made from materials borrowed from the world of racing: “titanium superalloy”, high-tech ceramic and carbon. Other materials include steel and hand-polished 42 K sapphire crystal (framing [...]
CDMA HTC Hero approved by FCC – Sprint launch imminent?
OK, we’ve heard more than once about a possible HTC Hero release via Sprint, but there wasn’t any proof to sustain this… until now. The FCC has just approved the “HTC HERO200”, which has both CDMA/EV-DO and GSM connectivity, so it’s highly probable that this is the Hero which will come to Sprint in the [...]
Orange UK launching the LG GD910 watchphone for £500 on August 27
Already available in France, the LG GD910 touchscreen watchphone will soon be released in the UK too – one month later than initially planned. The LG GD910 will be available for a limited time in the UK, and only via Orange. Starting August 27, customers will be able to buy the GD910 at the Orange [...]
Samsung M8000 Symbian S60v5 handset gets detailed. May never be launched
While still in development, the phones that became Samsung Jet S8000 and Samsung Omnia II i8000, were part of the line of products under the “Cubic” codename. And they had one more sibling - Symbian based full touch handset – in their midst. Samsung M8000. Well, today Tweakers.net had dug up some more info about this new high [...]
Garmin Asus eyes China, plans to sell 1 million phones globally
Although it announced only two phones until now (Nuvifone G60 and Nuvifone M20), Garmin Asus plans to sell one million handsets this year and during 2010. The joint venture will enter the Chinese market by the end of 2009, initially trying to sell its products unlocked, and only then to make agreements with China’s mobile [...]
More insights from Eldar: Windows Mobile is dead, new Linux mobile OS from Samsung
Ok, now that almost every site writing about mobile tech and gadgets has checked in with their own take about yesterday’s Mobile Review’s preview of Nokia N900 handset, I have a question for you. Did any of you guys and girls actually read the original article? Or did you just quickly scrolled through all that [...]
Microsoft promotes higher prices for mobile apps
As it’s getting ready to launch Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Marketplace for Mobile in the next few months, Microsoft indents to attract as many app developers as possible on its side. More exactly, the software giant encourages developers to price their apps higher than they do when offering them through other app stores. According [...]
Garmin Asus Nuvifone M20 comes with Opera Mobile 9.5 preinstalled
Garmin Asus Nuvifone M20, the smartphone that was just launched in Asia and may also be released by AT&T in the US, is being shipped with Opera Mobile 9.5 preinstalled. Together with M20’s smartphone capabilities (delivered by Windows Mobile 6.1) and its Garmin-branded navigation features, Opera Mobile 9.5 should make the handset a good choice [...]
New in iPhone software patents
It’s Thursday, the patent day here at UV HQ, and it’s time to check out what new cool stuff USPTO brought us this week. Of course, the company everyone’s watching most closely is Apple. And they do not disappoint us. 2 new interesting iPhone software patent applications surfaced today, with some features that could be a [...]
Samsung Omnia Pro B7330 pictures and specs leaked
Samsung’s line-up of Windows Mobile smartphones will soon be extended with the Omnia Pro B7330, a handset that seems to be an upgrade of the Omnia Pro B7320. The folks over at AreaMobile.de are expecting the Samsung Omnia Pro B7330 to hit the market in mid-October, coming with Windows Mobile 6.5 (unlike the B7320, which [...]
Samsung U450 QWERTY phone for Verizon gets pictured
Samsung U450, one of Verizon’s upcoming phones, has just appeared in a blurry picture, allowing us to see it for the first time. The U450 is somewhat similar to the Samsung Gravity 2 (which, by the way, is available as of today via T-Mobile USA): it has an alphanumeric keypad, as well as a sliding [...]
AT&T getting the Garmin Asus Nuvifone M20 too?
It looks like AT&T will soon launch not one, but two Nuvifones: Garmin Asus G60 (of which we already heard about), and the Garmin Asus M20. The info doesn’t come from AT&T, but from a Garmin Asus representative who, during M20’s release in Taiwan, said that the device “is destined for AT&T in the US.” [...]
Nokia N900/ RX51/ Rover previewed way ahead of launch
Everyone who is interested already knows about Nokia N900/RX51/Rover Maemo 5 based smartphone that will soon be announced by Nokia. There have been enough leaks with the device already. But most of them were the pictures of the switched off device and some pictures of Maemo 5 UI from software SDK. Well, Mobile-Review.com got their [...]
Sprint’s Samsung InstinctQ shows up in live photos
Samsung InstinctQ M900, of which we first heard about in July, is indeed an Android smartphone – as suggested last month. The InstinctQ has just appeared in some leaked photos over at Phandroid, and it looks like it’s going to be one of the nicest Android devices to hit the US this year. That Q [...]
Mobile carriers expected to block prostitutes’ phone numbers in London
Aiming to reduce the number of women trafficked into the UK ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics Games, British authorities are asking mobile operators to block prostitutes’ phone numbers found on advertising cards left in London’s telephone boxes. Carriers like O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, 3 and Virgin Mobile are expected to collaborate. According to Times [...]
Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 and M20 available for pre-order in Poland
Already available in some Asian markets, the Garmin Asus Nuvifone G60 will soon be released across Europe too – it can already be pre-ordered in Poland. Even more, Polish customers can also pre-order the Garmin Asus Nuvifone M20, a smartphone that comes with Widows Mobile 6.1 on board. Both the G60 and the M20 are [...]
Palm Eos may come in Q4 2009 after all; CDMA version ready in 2010?
Although analysts think that the Palm Eos (Pixie) is not going to be launched this year, chances are that it will. Apparently, Compal Communications (the company which will manufacture the Eos for Palm) is ready to ship the entry-level smartphone as soon as October – so AT&T should be ready to launch it before the [...]
Symbian to ship 200 million devices in the next 18 months and a bit about Nokia N900 awesomness
In all the hoopla about the Nokia Microsoft Office deal, that was announced last week, there was one tiny tidbit of information, which, while widely reported, did not garner much attention to it. It was buried in the official statement from the Quickoffice about their views of Nokia Microsoft deal. It said: “We’re shipping on [...]
Huawei U8220 is indeed the T-Mobile Pulse – FCC says so
If a Wi-Fi certification isn’t enough to convince you that the Android-powered Huawei U8220 will be launched as T-Mobile Pulse, maybe the FCC’s approval is. Sure, the Commission says nothing about the Pulse featuring T-Mobile USA 3G connectivity (1700MHz), so the approved handset is probably just the European version. Even so, it’s almost certainly that [...]
Microsoft’s dual platform strategy confirmed, WinMo 6.5 Touch promised
We’ve heard about Microsoft’s dual platform strategy only few weeks ago, and now this seems to be confirmed. Unspecified Taiwanese sources have reported to DigiTimes that Microsoft indeed wants to keep Windows Mobile 6.5 on the market even after Windows Mobile 7 is launched. Once WM 7 is out (sometime in Q4 2010), Microsoft will [...]