Verizon Discounts Samsung Omnia by $50 on 2 Year Contract
Not long after the launch of the long-awaited Samsung Omnia, Verizon has further discounted the TouchWiz enabled smart device by $50 in order to spur further holiday sales. The device can now be had for $199.99 on a new 2 year agreement and $70 mail-in rebate, which represents a deeper subsidy by Verizon over the […]
Verizon and Samsung Officially Announce Omnia i910 (Updated)
This morning in separate press releases, both Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile have announced the pending launch of the Samsung Omnia i910 Windows Mobile smart device. The device features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, a 3.2 inch WQVGA resolution touchscreen display, TouchWiz widget-based user interface, Opera Mobile web browser, virtual QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth with stereo audio […]
Motorola Officially Announces Hint QA30
Following up on the leaked images and information yesterday, Motorola has officially announced the Hint QA30 messaging and multimedia device.   The specifications remain unchanged with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, EVDO data, 2.5 inch landscape QVGA display, HTML browser, threaded SMS messaging, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, 3.5mm headphone jack, speakerphone, 2.0 megapixel camera with video […]
Verizon Launches XV6850
As expected, Verizon has launched the successor to the XV6800 in the Verizon variant of the HTC Touch Pro known as the XV6850. The spec sheet for the device is nearly identical to the Sprint version save for the switch from the 7501A chipset with 288 MB of RAM to the 7500A with 192MB of […]
Qualcomm Abandons UMB, Future of CDMA Ended
Qualcomm today announced that they have discontinued development of UMB, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev C. The company that created CDMA techology, meant for UMB to be CDMA’s 4G play. The company had high hopes for squeezing out WiMAX, positioning UMB to compete directly against LTE. With a logical upgrade path for existing CDMA carriers, UMB was […]
Alltel Launches Second FasTap Phone in LG Swift and Samsung Hue II
Alltel has launched their second FasTap equipped clamshell from LG in the Swift and the sequel to the Samsung Hue in the Hue II. Like the AX490, the Swift features a set of keys between the main keys, but instead of integrating a QWERTY keyboard as on the AX490, the Swift uses the FasTap layout […]