Nortel Gives Up on Restructuring, Will Sell Assets to Nokia-Siemens Networks
After declaring bankruptcy in January, Canadian telecommunications conglomerate Nortel Networks has decided to end its current restructuring activity and will liquidate all of its core assets by accepting a $650 million bid by Nokia Siemens Networks for the most lucrative part of its carrier-networks division and a wireless-research unit in a statement filed on Friday. […]
First Verizon Pantech Escapade Images and Details Surface
The first images and details have surfaced regarding an as yet unannounced clamshell destined for Verizon Wireless. Images courtesy of PhoneArena. The Pantech WP8990VW Escapade is a mid-range clamshell with international roaming capability in the vein of the venerable Samsung Renown. Preliminary features include a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, QVGA internal display, dual-mode […]
US Cellular Launches LG Tritan
Following up on the Alltel launch, U.S. Cellular has launched its version of the LG Tritan messaging and multimedia-oriented device. The phone features a 3-inch WQVGA resolution sliding touchscreen display, QWERTY keyboard, EVDO Rev. A data access, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, 3.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, HTML browser, GPS support […]
Verizon Announces Novatel USB1000 Global Modem (Updated)
Verizon Wireless has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Novatel Wireless USB1000 Global Modem. The USB modem features dual-band CDMA EVDO Rev A., tri-band HSPA and quadband GSM/EDGE access, with Verizon offering several data plans for the new device starting with the GlobalAccess Pay Per Use rate of $0.002/KB in Canada, $0.005/KB in Mexico, […]
T-Mobile Officially Announces Dash 3G
Following up on the employee info leak, T-Mobile has announced the T-Mobile Dash 3G. The replacement to the venerable if underpowered Dash features a QVGA landscape display, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, quadband GSM/EDGE, A-GPS support, single band 3G HSPA acess on 1700 MHz, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, Qualcomm 7501a chipset with 256MB of RAM and […]
LG Announces GW550 with US 3G Support
During CommunicAsia, LG has officially unveiled their newest device developed in partnership with Microsoft in the GW550. The GW550 features a 2.4 inch QVGA resolution landscape display with a mirror finish, QWERTY keyboard, triband HSPA data access with US 3G support, quadband GSM/EDGE, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, stereo speakers, 3.0 megapixel camera with front-mounted VGA […]
FCC Reveals Motorola i856 Slider
The FCC has revealed the first images of the forthcoming Motorola i856 slider. The i856 features a 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, microSDHC expansion slot, microUSB port, dedicated media player key, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth, MotoTalk off-network Push-to-Talk support, and Push to X for multimedia/messaging transfer to contacts via Push-to-Talk service. Neither Motorola nor […]
Wall Street Journal Confirms T-Mobile MyTouch 3G
The Wall Street Journal Digits blog is reporting that T-Mobile will hold an event with HTC in London next week where both the carrier and manufacturer will officially announce the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, otherwise known as the HTC Magic currently available on UK carrier Vodafone. This follows earlier confirmation from a T-Mobile spokesperson regarding a […]
Sprint Announces BlackBerry Tour
Following the Verizon announcement, Sprint has also announced the forthcoming launch of the BlackBerry Tour smartphone. The device will feature CDMA EVDO Rev. A access for domestic use while the Sprint version will offer international 3G access with it being unlocked to facilitate multiple carrier SIMs for the lowest cost along with quadband GSM/EDGE access. […]
T-Mobile to Launch Dash 3G on July 15th (Updated)
According to leaked internal documents, T-Mobile is ready to launch the HTC Snap/Dash 3G on July 15th. The device is greatly improved over the Excalibur with a QVGA landscape display, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, quadband GSM/EDGE, A-GPS, single band HSPA on 1700 MHz, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, Qualcomm 7501a with 256MB of RAM and 128MB […]