Samsung T659 Scarlet, Nokia 5130 hitting T-Mobile USA in September
A new Samsung phone is making its way to T-Mobile USA’s stores – the Samsung T659 Scarlet, first rumored to exist back in April. Coming as a simple slider phone, the T659 Scarlet looks pretty nice and features stuff like 3G, stereo Bluetooth, email, IM, and a 2MP camera with video recording. Samsung T659 Scarlet [...]
HTC Leo shows up in new photos – looks awesome
HTC Leo, the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 flagship smartphone, has appeared is two new pictures, the best seen until now. The handset is only 11m thin, and, as you may already know, it uses a 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8250 processor. Most of the previously-leaked specs seem to be confirmed: 4.3 inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen [...]
Unannounced Nokia 6350 fold coming to AT&T
It’s been less than two weeks since we saw the Nokia 6750 with AT&T’s logo on it, and now we’ve got news on another Nokia phone that should come soon to the second largest US mobile carrier. Meet the Nokia 6350 fold, a phone that just appeared over at the Bluetooth SIG. As its name [...]
Huawei U8220 Android phone coming as T-Mobile Pulse?
About two months ago, a Huawei representative said that the company would launch an Android smartphone via T-Mobile Europe in Q3 2009. That smartphone should have been the Huawei U8230, officially announced not too long ago. However, it looks like T-Mobile has another Huawei Android handset prepared, namely the Huawei U8220. The U8220 has just [...]
Dell’s China-bound Android smartphone spec’d, new photos show up
After being mentioned countless times on many, many websites, Dell’s Android smartphone for China now finally has an almost complete list of specs. First of all, it looks like the smartphone is codenamed Benzine – but will probably be marketed as Dell Mini 3i. The device is very close to being launched in China, although [...]
LG Display to produce AMOLED displays for phones
LG Display, currently the second largest LCD manufacturer in the world, is getting ready to start producing active matrix OLED (AMOLED) displays for devices like cell phones and PMPs (portable music players). According to The Korea Times, LG Display spent around 90 billion won ($73 million) to establish a new OLED line. The company plans [...]
5 million iPhones bought by China Unicom – sales to debut in September
China Unicom seems to be ready to launch Apple’s iPhone as early as next month (September). According to International Business Times, the carrier has bought 5 million “WCDMA standard iPhones” from Apple, paying about 10 billion yuan (1.463 billion US dollars) for them – 2,000 yuan ($292) per unit. A final agreement with Apple hasn’t [...]
Verizon launches ZTE AD3700 USB global modem
Verizon Wireless has announced the availability of a new Mobile Broadband USB modem that features global connectivity. Called AD3700 and made by ZTE, the modem provides access to EV-DO, GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS/HSPA networks in more than 175 destinations around the world. Compatible with Windows Vista, XP and 2000, the USB modem comes with [...]
More Nokia 5900 XpressMusic rumors; it may come with S60 5th Edition SP1
We first heard about the Nokia 5900 XpressMusic back in May, when some images of it have appeared on the Web. And although those images are probably fake, it looks like the 5900 does exist. If we’re to believe the info found at Nokia Mobile Talk, the 5900XM will share many features with the Nokia [...]
Microsoft prepares WinMoDevCamp events for WM developers
While being busy working with Nokia to bring Office Mobile to Symbian, Microsoft is also getting closer to launch Windows Mobile 6.5. To lure as many developers as possible, the Redmond company has set up the Windows Mobile Developer Camp, which is a series of future “not-for-profit gatherings to develop applications for the upcoming release [...]
Samsung Omnia HD i8910 now with 1GHz processor?
Two of Samsung’s phones from its 2009 line-up, the Symbian S60 Omnia HD i8910 and the Windows Mobile 6.1 Omnia PRO B7320, have been presented today in India, and they’ll probably be available to Indian customers in the next few days. What’s surprising is that the Samsung Omnia HD i8910 for India apparently has a [...]
Samsung S7550 Blue Earth has TouchWiz; caught on video
Presented as a concept back in February, the Samsung Blue Earth solar phone now has an official model number: Samsung S7550. Furthermore, the S7550 Blue Earth now actually works, as Samsung installed its TouchWiz interface on it. As previously reported, the phone comes with a solar panel on the back, and an energy-efficient charger (for [...]
Nokia, Microsoft sign deal to bring Office Mobile to Symbian smartphones
Nokia and Microsoft have just announced an agreement that will – as expected – bring Microsoft Office Mobile to Nokia’s Symbian smartphones. Office Mobile (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote) will be first available for the Nokia Eseries handsets (apparently starting 2010), with more S60 smartphones to get it afterwards. The alliance will also see [...]
RIM to launch BlackBerry Bluetooth watch, new Bluetooth headset?
Research In Motion is best known for its smartphones, but what would you say if the Canadian company launches a Bluetooth watch? According to a post found at BlackBerry OS, Antoine Boucher, RIM’s vice president of Accessories, has “confirmed” that they’re working on a Bluetooth watch, alongside a new Bluetooth headset codenamed Alpha 1. Reportedly, [...]
Gartner: cell phone sales declined 6% in Q2 2009, smartphone sales grew 27%
In the second quarter of 2009 (April – June), worldwide phone sales reached 286.1 million units, 6.1% less than in the second quarter of 2008, reports Gartner. However, smartphone sales grew 27%, as no less than 40.9 million such devices were shipped during Q2 2009 – compared to 32 million units sold in the second [...]
Samsung Omnia 2 i8000 reaches new markets, Australia and China included
After being launched in countries like Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam (in July), the Samsung Omnia 2 i8000 is now ready to conquer many other markets around the world. Samsung has just announced that the new smartphone would be available in 20 new markets, starting this month. Australia, China, the UAE, Netherlands and Turkey are [...]
HTC sold 1 million Magic phones; wants to concentrate on mid-end handsets
Back in June, HTC’s CEO Peter Chou stated that the company plans to sell 1 million HTC Magic phones by August. August has come and, surprise, HTC has sold more than 1 million Android Magic phones worldwide – since April 2009, when the Magic (pictured below) was first launched through Vodafone. In addition to announcing [...]
Samsung Hype A256 launched by Rogers, only $89.99 on PAYG
Rogers Wireless has introduced a new affordable messaging phone on the Canadian market – the Samsung Hype A256 (known in the US as Samsung Magnet and available through AT&T since May). The Hype A256 is a simple candybar that features a full QWERTY keyboard and quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 [...]
Sony Ericsson Jalou announced, comes with a Dolce&Gabbana limited edition
That Sony Ericsson Jalou we’ve heard about last week is not a Symbian smartphone after all, but a fashionable clamshell. The Jalou was just announced by Sony Ericsson, and it looks to be the same device as the Sony Ericsson Bao, leaked not long ago. Designed for women and girls, the new phone is presented [...]
The first HTC Leo picture (apparently) leaked
Remember HTC Leo, the Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone rumored to be based on a Qualcomm Snapdragon platform? A rendering of it has just appeared over at HTCpedia, and, if this is indeed what the handset looks like, then HTC did a fine job designing it. Sure, there’s nothing spectacular about its look. But then again, [...]