By Humberto Saabedra on March 11, 2009
Nokia has announced three new handsets that emphasize music playback along with its renowned multimedia functionality. The Nokia 5030 features an FM radio with an internal antenna, which negates the need for a headset as well as side-mounted channel selection keys, but is otherwise a basic entry level model meant for emerging markets powered by […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Navigation, Nokia, UMTS | Tagged Announces New, Handsets, Music, Nokia |
By Humberto Saabedra on March 10, 2009
The first image for an as yet unannounced Samsung messaging device has surfaced for AT&T. The Samsung SGH-A877 features a 3.2 inch WQVGA AMOLED touchscreen display similar to the recently unveiled Omnia HD. The complete featureset for the device consists of quadband GSM/EDGE, dualband HSDPA access, sliding QWERTY keyboard, microSDHC expansion slot, 3.0 megapixel camera […]
Posted in AT&T, EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Samsung, UMTS | Tagged a877, Samsung, Surfaces |
By Humberto Saabedra on March 5, 2009
The first images of the forthcoming Samsung Instinct Mini or SPH-M810 have surfaced after our exclusive first details. The new Instinct is meant to be positioned next to the current model with a more rounded bodyshell and identical featureset. The phone is expected to launch in mid-April and is to be marketed as the Instinct […]
Posted in CDMA2000, EDGE, EV-DO, Samsung, Sprint, Verizon | Tagged image, instinct, Mini, Samsung, sprint |
By Humberto Saabedra on March 3, 2009
Taiwanese GPS hardware manufacturer Mio has followed the path of Asus-Garmin and announced a navigation-oriented smart device with the main difference being that the device is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 rather than Linux. The featureset consists of Windows Mobile Professional 6.1, quadband GSM/EDGE and triband HSPA (850/1900/2100 MHz), a 3.5 inch WQVGA touchscreen display, […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Manufacturers, Navigation, UMTS, Wi-Fi | Tagged Explora, gps, handset, K70, Mio
By Humberto Saabedra on March 1, 2009
Nokia has been forced to pull the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic from sale due to faulty speaker hardware, and faulty 3G hardware causing 3G connection issues for those that live in 3G areas. Customers have been returning the phone almost as quickly as it was purchased once the issues arose with many comments echoing similar issues […]
Posted in EDGE, HSPA, Nokia, UMTS | Tagged NAM, Nokia, Pulls, xpressmusic
By Humberto Saabedra on February 25, 2009
Nokia has officially launched the US version of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic a day before the previously reported date of February 26th. The 5800 features a 640 x 360 resolution widescreen resistive touch display, quadband EDGE/GSM, dual-band HSDPA support, Wi-Fi radio, built-in GPS transceiver with A-GPS support, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSDHC slot, microUSB […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Navigation, Nokia, Symbian, UMTS, Wi-Fi | Tagged 5800 XpressMusic, Launches, Nokia |
By Humberto Saabedra on February 25, 2009
As expected, T-Mobile has launched the highly-anticipated Samsung Memoir which is the first carrier-branded high-end cameraphone available in the US. The phone features quadband GSM/EDGE and single band HSDPA data access, a WQVGA resolution display with the TouchWiz user interface and a virtual QWERTY keyboard with haptic feedback, proximity sensor and accelerometer, microSDHC expansion slot, […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Navigation, Samsung, T-Mobile | Tagged Launches, Memoir, Samsung, T-Mobile
By Humberto Saabedra on February 24, 2009
As expected, AT&T has launched the Matrix Pro Windows Mobile smart device. The featureset consists of quadband GSM/EDGE and triband HSPA access, a 2.4 inch QVGA resolution touchscreen display running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Video Share support, GPS access via AT&T Navigator, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, and 2.0 megapixel […]
Posted in AT&T, EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Navigation, Pantech, UMTS | Tagged AT&T, launch, Matrix Pro, Pantech
By Humberto Saabedra on February 22, 2009
New information has surfaced on the Huawei-sourced UMG181 USB modem from internal T-Mobile documentation. The modem will be available on March 25th with its own service plan that starts at $59.99 per month for 5GB of data per month with the caveat that the modem will only be offered to current customers for as yet […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, HSPA, T-Mobile, UMTS | Tagged 3g, T-Mobile, WebConnect