Samsung Caliber and Trill coming to US Cellular
Two new Samsung phones will be soon launched in the US via US Cellular: Samsung r850 Caliber and Samsung r520 Trill. The Caliber is a touchscreen handset with a 3.2 inch WQVGA screen, Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, HTML browser, and a 3MP camera. The second phone, Samsung Trill, is a music-oriented slider that looks a bit [...]
Orange UK announces the iPhone, O2′s exclusivity ends
O2 UK’s iPhone exclusivity is now officially over, as Orange has just announced that it reached an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the UK, too. Orange didn’t say when exactly its customers will be able to buy the iPhone, but it should happen sometime “later this year”. Pricing [...]
Acer A1 with Android 2.0 on pre-order
Acer A1, the first Android smartphone to come under the Acer brand, is now on pre-order at Expansys, which means it won’t be long until it hits the market. Apparently, the A1 will come with Android 2.0 (although this version of Android OS hasn’t been officially announced). Another interesting feature of the Acer A1 is [...]
Vertu Constellation F Ayxta luxury clamshell announced
Vertu’s first clamshell phone is now official, it’s called Vertu Constellation F Ayxta and it will cost between €4,900 ($7,198) and €6,500 ($9,548) – probably depending on how you want to customize your model. Like all phones made by Vertu, the Ayxta is made from expensive materials like stainless steel, ceramic, leather, sapphire crystal (for [...]
12MP Samsung M8920 shows up in Korea as SCH-W880
First seen back in June, the Samsung M8920 has recently appeared in Korea, and it looks like it will be launched by SK Telecom under the name of Samsung SCH-W880. As you probably already know, the M8920 is an unannounced Samsung phone that should come with a 12MP camera that features 3x optical zoom and [...]
The Vodafone App Star competition – €100,000 for the best 360 widgets
Yesterday, Vodafone unveiled its brand new 360 services, as well as two LiMo-based Samsung phones (H1 and M1) that will be launched with the 360 platform. The giant mobile carrier has also announced the App Star competition, which has a combined prize fund of €1,000,000. Vodafone is searching for “the most innovative and useful mobile [...]
Verizon’s rugged Motorola Barrage V860 shows up
Not long after the Samsung Omnia II i920, another unannounced phone for Verizon has showed up: the Motorola Barrage V860. Unlike the Omnia II, the Motorola Barrage is a rugged, push-to-talk clamshell phone. It will come in two versions: with and without a 2MP camera. Other specs include external music controls, GPS, 2.5mm headset jack [...]
Google Mobile App for WM now with My Location
Google is continuously enhancing its mobile services, and the latest to get an upgrade is Google Mobile App for Windows Mobile. As of today, owners of WM phones have Google Mobile App with My Location and thus they can get local results without typing their location. In case you don’t want it, the My Location [...]
Moto CLIQ Will Come With Plethora of Apps Preloaded
We’d venture to guess that Motorola is doing a great job in generating intrigue and interest in its CLIQ Android handset that’s set to release mid-October, because we here at UV are definitely feeling intrigued. The Android OS is still so new and fresh to most people that any little piece of information like this [...]
LG GW300 QWERTY phone announced in the UK
We’ve known about the LG GW300 since July, but it’s only now that the phone is fully announced – in the UK at least. The GW300 is a messaging phone, so it comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, a Facebook application, email, and LiveSquare, a feature that gathers your favorite contacts on the phone’s homescreen [...]
Nokia to buy travel social network Dopplr for more than €10 million
After buying bit-side, Plum and Cellity, Nokia wants to continue this year’s acquisitions with Dopplr – a UK-based company that offers free travel social networking services via the Dopplr website. According to TechCrunch, Nokia is ready to pay between €10 million ($14.7 million) and €15 million ($22.1 million) for Dopplr, which is currently run by [...]
Samsung Instinct HD announced by Sprint; $249.99 on contract
Sprint’s third Instinct phone, the Samsung Instinct HD, has just been officially announced and it will be available for purchase starting September 27 through Best Buy, and October 11 in Sprint’s retail channels. The new phone’s price will be as low as $249.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. As [...]
Sony Ericsson Equinox (T707) coming to T-Mobile USA in October
Announced back in March by Sony Ericsson and Maria Sharapova, the T707 will be soon released by T-Mobile USA as Sony Ericsson Equinox. Coming as a fashionable clamshell phone, the Sony Ericsson Equinox should be on sale via T-Mo starting October 28. The features of Sony Ericsson Equinox include: scratch-resistant displays (QVGA internal one and [...]
Vodafone announces 360 services, Samsung H1 and M1 LiMo phones
That LiMo-based Samsung Riedel i8305 seen a few weeks ago is a real device, and it was just announced by Vodafone as Vodafone 360 H1 by Samsung. The giant mobile operator has also announced a whole suite of internet services called Vodafone 360, as well as a second phone, dubbed Vodafone 360 M1 by Samsung [...]
Palm Pre officially coming to O2 UK on October 16
O2 UK has finally announced the release date of Palm Pre: October 16. Already on sale in the US and Canada, the webOS smartphone will be available directly from O2 (in stores or online), as well as from Carphone Warehouse, Phones4U and various O2 partners. O2 subscribers who opt for a 24-month contract, or an [...]
O2 Readying Giffgaff, a MVNO With a Unique Twist
MVNOs have had a very difficult time staying afloat recently, and it takes a lot of guts (read: risk) for a mobile carrier to start a new one up during this time of economic troubles. O2 is willing to take that risk with a new MVNO called Gifgaff, ready to launch before Christmas. Giffgaff’s unique [...]
Nokia’s Ovi Store Enables Re-downloads
When you buy a piece of software (or any product, for that matter) you’d like to feel as though you’re able to keep it for as long as you need it, regardless of where you go or what device you use. But until recently Nokia had a different philosophy for anything purchased through the Ovi [...]
More HTC Leo Images and Video Emerge; New Details Thrown In
The HTC Leo has been getting a lot of face time lately and for good reason, considering the impressive specs that have been offered up. The purported successor in the HTC Touch Pro series is well-stacked with 1GhZ Snapdragon processor, 320 MB RAM, 516 MB flash memory, and certainly the 4:3, 480 x 800 pixel [...]
Jabra Stone Announced, Teased, Pics Leaked on Same Day
A lot of hullabaloo is being made about the Jabra Stone. The upcoming bluetooth headset from the popular manufacturer is being teased on its own official website with nothing but a countdown timer and silhouette of the mysterious device. From this site it only appears to be in the shape of a stone. The mic [...]
AT&T Spills the iPhone MMS Beans, Ready for Friday’s Launch
All you faithful iPhone users on AT&T’s network that waited out until late summer in order to have access to Multimedia Messaging, you only have to wait another two days at the most. September 25 is the heavily-anticipated launch date for iPhone MMS, and it’s just around the corner. One great way we can tell [...]