KT hopes to sell up to 500,000 iPhones in Korea
KT, South Korea’s second largest mobile carrier and the only one to distribute the iPhone on the local market (for the moment, at least), expects to sell 100,000 to 500,000 units of Apple’s famous smartphone.
The iPhone will be available via KT starting November 28.
KT didn’t announce the price for which it will sell the iPhone, [...]
Motorola Motus shows up, specs included
First seen in a leaked Motorola roadmap which included the Sholes Tablet and the Zeppelin, Motorola Motus has now appeared in a leaked photo, together with most of its specs.
Like the already-available Motorola Cliq, Motorola Motus should come with Android 1.5 and the Motoblur interface.
The Motus has quad-band GSM connectivity and – weird enough – [...]
Officially confirmed – Nokia will not exhibit at MWC 2010 in Barcelona
We’ve first heard rumbles, that Nokia may not have a stand at Mobile World Congress 2010, during Nokia World 2009 in September.
With sort of confirmations about this popping up now and then.
When asked directly whether they will be at Mobile World Congress Exhibition 2010, the official Nokia response is:
Nokia is committed to Mobile [...]
AT&T launches the Pantech Impact for $99.99 on contract
First announced by AT&T at the beginning of October, the Pantech Impact will be available starting this Sunday (22 November).
The Impact is a weird messaging phone, featuring a “high-gloss faceplate” with haptic-enabled keys, and a full QWERTY keyboard. The handset also has two displays: a small external one and a larger internal one.
Other features include [...]
Google News updated for Android, iPhone, WebOS
The Google mobile team has announced a new version of Google News for Android, iPhone and WebOS (Palm Pre).
Available in 29 languages, the updated Google News for mobile features “the same richness and personalization” that Google News offers on your desktop PC. There are now more stories and images displayed on the homepage, and users [...]
Verizon announces the rugged Casio G’zOne Rock
Verizon’s newest Casio phone is not the Brigade, as expected, but the Casio G’zOne Rock, a clamshell announced today by the largest US mobile carrier.
The Casio G’zOne is a rugged handset that features Triple Sensor technology and advanced G’zGear software which can operate in six modes: Earth Compass, Astro Calendar, Sunrise Sunset, Tides, Walking Counter [...]
LiMo forms Korean Association, will launch the Samsung SCH-M510 via SKT
LiMo Foundation announced the establishment of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association, together with major Korean mobile companies including Samsung, LG and SK Telecom.
The role of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association, which is supported by the Korean Government, is to “fully catalyze and empower innovation upon the LiMo Platform within the Korean mobile industry.”
As part of [...]
Fring finally comes to Android, available for download now
Already available for Symbian and Windows Mobile, fring has now been launched for Android.
The fring Android app will allow you to make free VoIP calls over Skype, Google Talk or MSN, as well as to chat via ICQ, AIM or Yahoo!
Twitter is also integrated, and it looks like the fring app works with any version [...]
T-Mobile Complete launched in the US, offering contract-free BlackBerries
T-Mobile USA has just announced a new pre-packaged contract solution called T-Mobile Complete.
T-Mobile Complete doesn’t require an annual contract agreement and allows customers to buy four phone models starting at $59.99, with the first month of data being free.
Two of the phones included by T-Mobile in the new offering are the BlackBerry Curve 8520 (available [...]
ZTE to Bring Android Phone to US Next Year
Really, at this point it would be more shocking to learn of companies that AREN’T planning to release an Android device in the near future. But without fail we go forward with further news that a relatively unknown player to most Americans is trying to come to the US in 2010.
The company, ZTE Corp., is [...]