Archive for February, 2010

A Shanzhai PSP phone from China is just like a SONY PSP Phone

Sony Ericsson may never launch a genuine PSP phone (although the company admitted that it?s thinking about it), but there?s still hope if you really, really want such a phone.
A Shanzhai PSP phone is reportedly coming soon from China. The phone looks like a regular Sony PSP console, but it has Call and End call [...]

LG GW620 as LG LinkMe in ITALY

Available since last month in the UK as LG InTouch Max, the LG GW620 has now been launched in Italy, too, as LG LinkMe.
The GW620 / LinkMe is LG?s first Android smartphone and comes with a 3 inch HVGA touchscreen display (resistive, unfortunately), as well as a full 5-row QWERTY keyboard.
The handset also features HSPA, [...]

New mobile Verykool i270 Touch from InfoSonics – Latin America

InfoSonics, a company that distributes phones mainly in Latin America, announced the availability of a new touchscreen handset called Verykool i270 Touch.
The Verykool i270 Touch is a quad-band GSM/GPRS phone with a 2.4 inch QVGA touchscreen display, 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth, Web browser, email, MP3 player, speakerphone and MicroSD card support.
There?s also a 2MP camera [...]

Launching the Google Nexus One in April – Vodafone UK

According to initial rumors, the Nexus One should have been available via Vodafone since late January or early February. However, Google?s first phone is not ready yet for Voda.
And although there hasn?t been any official announcement about the exact release date of Nexus One via Vodafone, it looks like the carrier?s subscribers in the UK [...]

New 4G WiMAX from Sprint markets for 2010

As expected, Sprint?s 4G WiMAX network will be launched in new markets across the US by the end of 2010.
At the moment, WiMAX is available in 27 US cities, and the new markets to get it include: New York, Boston, Denver, San Francisco, Houston, Minneapolis, Kansas City and Washington, D.C.
Sprint hopes that its 4G network [...]

HTC Incredible phones shows up in Verizon?s inventory system?

Earlier this month, we saw the unannounced HTC Incredible, which is supposedly headed to Verizon Wireless as the carrier?s firs Android 2.1 smartphone made by HTC.
Now it looks like the HTC Incredible is already in Verizon’s inventory system, and BerryScoop has a screenshot to prove it.
Unfortunately, the release date of Incredible is still a mystery [...]

Announcing Samsung Jet 2 in India – Samsung India

For some unknown reason, Samsung decided to launch a new Jet phone in India, called Samsung Jet 2. The problem is that the Jet 2 is just like the original Jet S8000, the only difference being the fact that it seems to have some new software features.
Reportedly, the Samsung Jet 2 combines ?smart features and [...]

Skype application for Windows Mobile removed from Skype website?

If you have a Windows Mobile smartphone and want to download Skype from Skype’s official website, you?re in for a little surprise
According to Skype, ?Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile are no longer available? ? although, if you go here, you can still download the application to your WM phone.
Reportedly, ?Skype Lite and Skype [...]

LG Phones now with Windows Phone 7 coming in September?

Last week at MWC 2010, when Steve Ballmer officially announced Microsoft?s new Windows Phone 7 Series platform, he said that the first WP7 devices would be available in time for the holiday season this year.
Usually, this is another way of saying ?in the fourth quarter.? However, the first WP7 phone might be launched in September [...]

HTC Desire to AT&T and HTC Hero2 (Legend) coming to Sprint?

The recently announced HTC Desire and HTC Legend ? HTC?s newest Android smartphones ? might be released in North America soon.
Apparently, AT&T will carry the HTC Desire as some sort of alternative to the Nexus One (which currently doesn?t have support for AT&T?s 3G frequencies).
According to BGR, AT&T will sell the HTC Desire starting May [...]

Nokia X6 16GB now available in the US for $455

If you?re in the US and you want a Nokia X6 16GB, it looks like you can buy one right now if you visit Nokia?s flagship stores in Chicago or New York.
The X6 16GB costs $455 (plus some taxes) ? less than the N97 or the N97 mini. Unlike the Nokia X6 32GB, the X6 [...]

Vodafone UK announces – pre-order the Sony Ericsson Vivaz as of now

Vodafone UK has just announced that its customers can pre-order the Sony Ericsson Vivaz as of now. The Symbian smartphone will be available through Vodafone starting March 9, for free with a 2-yr contract agreement of at least ?30 per month.
The Vivaz (which will also be sold via T-Mobile UK) features a 3.2 inches touchscreen [...]

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series mobiles to Support Only 3 Flavors of Chassis Models

Long before Microsoft officially announced its plans to release Windows Phone 7 last week at MWC 2010, rumors flew all over the place that these phones would be held under incredibly strict standards. It was widely expected that if you were planning on manufacturing a Windows Phone, you would need to adhere to a long [...]

Apple plans to Sell iPad at Best Buy and Other Locales

Last week we mentioned an unconfirmed piece of info that the iPad will be sold in AT&T retail stores. Fortunately, we can take that rumor and raise you a confirmed announcement straight from the mouth of Tim Cook, Apple’s COO. Cook officially mentioned yesterday at a Goldman Sachs tech conference that the iPad will be [...]

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