Sony Nextep – wearable mobile computer concept
Since flexible OLED displays are about to enter mass production soon, we should expect flexible handsets (like the Nokia Morph) to be launched in the near future. However, until this happens, we’ll see lots of flexible device concepts – like the new Sony Nextep. Designed by Hiromi Kiriki, the Sony Nextep is a wearable mobile [...]
Apple sells 2 million iPads ahead of iPhone 4G / HD launch
Exactly one week ahead of WWDC 2010 (where the iPhone 4G / HD should be officially unveiled), Apple announced that it sold more than 2 million iPads worldwide – in less than two months since the iPhone OS-based tablet was launched (April 3). The news comes only few days after Apple started shipping the iPad [...]
Google Nexus One coming to Korea next month. Android 2.2 Froyo promised for the Pantech Sirius
Google Nexus One will be available in South Korea starting late June, and the carrier to offer it is KT, the country’s second largest mobile operator. The price for the Nexus One in Korea was not disclosed. KT says that the smartphone (the world’s first to get Android 2.2) will be available both online and [...]
Motorola i1 to be available on June 20 via Boost Mobile
Motorola i1, the world’s first Android iDEN smartphone, will be finally available in the US starting June 20, via Boost Mobile (as expected). PhoneNews has it that the launch date was confirmed in a TV ad that aired yesterday during the broadcast of the Indianapolis 500 auto race. It’s said that the Motorola i1 costs [...]
Samsung Galaxy S and Wave to be launched in India in June
Samsung’s first smartphones to have Super AMOLED displays, the Galaxy S i9000 and the Wave S8500, will reportedly be launched in India next month. The two handsets could be available to Indian customers as early as June 10 – at least that’s what CellPassion is saying. Both smartphones have WVGA screens (4 inch for the [...]
SE Xperia X10 Mini Pro and BlackBerry Pearl 3G coming to T-Mobile UK
While Vodafone is getting ready to launch the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini in the UK, T-Mobile is bringing the QWERTY version of the handset, namely the Xperia X10 Mini Pro. The X10 Mini Pro appears at T-Mobile UK’s website as coming in July. The Mini Pro is thicker than the non-QWERTY version of the [...]
HTC Smart2 with Wi-Fi and Office Suite reportedly in the making
Announced in January and launched around the world not long ago, the Brew-based HTC Smart might already get a sequel named HTC Smart2. CellPassion received some info according to which the Smart2 will be released in the next few months. Apparently, the Smart2 is “more or less similar” to the first Smart, but it will [...]
Nokia N8 UK launch date confirmed as August 25?
Although Vodafone UK has already added the Nokia N8 to its website (as “coming soon”, of course), British customers may not be able to buy the smartphone until August 25. Pocket-lint has it that this is the official launch date for Nokia’s first Symbian^3 handset in the UK – reportedly confirmed by “a member of [...]
Two new Motorola Droids prepared by Verizon for July, one of them is likely the Shadow
With all the leaked details and alleged images of the Motorola Droid Shadow, it’s probably safe to assume that Verizon will launch the new smartphone in the coming months. Well, according to the Wall Street Journal, the largest US carrier is actually readying two new Motorola Droid smartphones for the month of July. This is [...]
Microsoft Tag out of beta, available for free
Microsoft Tag, the mobile application that uses Microsoft’s own barcode technology (called High Capacity Color Barcode, or HCCB) is now out of beta, being available for free for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Palm OS. The application is also available for J2ME phones, although this is still in beta. Microsoft Tag helps users [...]
Google Buzz now available for BlackBerry, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and WebOS
Google Buzz for mobile was launched in February this year as a web application available only for Android (version 2.0 or higher) and iPhone. Starting now, Google Buzz has a new XHTML version that’s also compatible with pre-2.0 Android handsets (like the Motorola i1), BlackBerry, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile, and Palm’s WebOS. BlackBerry users will [...]
Nokia X6 coming to South Korea in June
Nokia X6 will be launched in South Korea in early June, thus becoming Nokia’s third Symbian smartphone available to South Korean customers (after the Nokia 6210s and the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic). Like the 5800, the X6 is a music-centric device with a 3.2, 360 x 640 pixels touchscreen display. The handset also features 3G, Wi-Fi, [...]
AT&T’s Samsung i897 (Galaxy S?) shows up in photos, could be the carrier’s third Android phone
Almost two month ago, some details about the Samsung SGH-i897 showed up on the Web, suggesting that the phone is a version of the Galaxy S i9000 made for AT&T. The i897 has now appeared in photos, and while it looks a bit different than the Galaxy S, the folks over at AndroidGuys are reporting [...]
Cincinnati Bell first to launch the Motorola Motoroi in the US?
Rumors about the Motorola Motoroi hitting the US started floating around back in January, but, until now, no US carrier has announced anything related to the smartphone. And while users are probably expecting the Motoroi to be launched by big operators (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint), it looks like the first to actually sell the handset will [...]
Samsung Star Nano 3G is India’s S3370
The Samsung S3370 is about to become the champ (no, not that Champ) of alternative names, as it has just been announced in India, where it’s called Samsung Star Nano 3G. The handset is also known as Samsung Corby 3G, Samsung Pocket3G and Samsung Acton, so it now has five different names. Coming in a [...]
Acer Liquid Stream with Android 2.1 and AMOLED display officially announced (video)
Acer has just announced its newest Android smartphone: the Acer Stream, initially showcased by Google as Acer Liquid Stream. The Liquid name was ditched for some reason, so the handset is officially know as Acer Stream from now on. The Stream currently runs Android 2.1, but, like most high-end Android smartphones announced this year, it [...]
Samsung B7722 / B7702 to be Samsung’s first 3G dual SIM touchscreen phone
Samsung has quite many dual SIM phones, but none of them feature 3G connectivity. Well, this is about to change soon with the introduction of the Samsung B7722 / B7702, a new touchscreen handset that should be available in Asia, Europe and Africa. Apparently, the B7722 / B7702 will feature EDGE and HSDPA connectivity, a [...]
HTC Legend launched in Australia (via Vodafone / 3)
HTC announced that Vodafone and 3 mobile (part of the Vodafone Hutchison joint-venture) would be the only Australian mobile carriers to sell the HTC Legend. The Legend will be available in Australia starting June 3 (first at Vodafone) – about one month after Telstra started selling the HTC Desire. Like the Desire, the HTC Legend [...]
Nokia N8 shows up on Vodafone UK’s website
Vodafone UK could be the first British mobile carrier to sell the Nokia N8, as it has just added the Dark Steel version of the new Symbian^3 smartphone to its website’s coming soon section. Unfortunately, Vodafone doesn’t provide a launch date for the Nokia N8, but since the handset is bound to hit the market [...]
Motorola i1, the first PTT Android phone, announced for Latin America
Apart from coming soon to Sprint and Boost Mobile in the US, the Motorola i1 will also be launched in Latin America, where NII Holdings offers iDEN services under the Nextel brand. NII Holdings and Motorola will bring the i1 to Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, as Latin America’s first Push-to-Talk Android smartphone. The handset is [...]