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 […]

Samsung Announces Omnia II, Verizon Wireless to Launch Variant
Samsung has officially announced the successor to the Omnia Windows Mobile device in the Omnia II. The Omnia II features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional,triband HSPA, a 3.7-inch AMOLED display at WVGA resolution, TouchWiz 2.0 with 3D effects, and Advanced R Touch technology for more accurate touch response. Multimedia features include 480p video recording/playback, and Wi-Fi […]

Nokia Announces E72, 5530 XpressMusic, and Fold 3710
This morning during the CommunicAsia expo, Nokia has announced three new handsets expected to launch in the third and fourth quarters of this year in the E72, 5530 XpressMusic, and Fold 3710. The E72 is a substantial upgrade over the E71 with S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, an upgraded 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus […]

Pharos Launches Traveler 137 with Support for AWS and US 3G
After being first announced in January, Pharos has begun sales of the Pharos Traveler 137 GPS-oriented smart device. The device is manufactured by Taiwanese ODM Inventec, and features quadband GSM and triband HSPA on the 1700, 1900, and 2100 bands which means that this device is the first non-T-Mobile developed device to support 3G on […]

Nokia Announces N97 Shipping, Availability By the End of June
Nokia has announced that it is now shipping its flagship N97 smart device for release later this month. The Nokia N97 features a 3.5 inch resistive touchscreen tilting display, QWERTY keyboard, Symbian Series 60 5th Edition, quadband GSM/EDGE triband W-CDMA access, Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, GPS transceiver with compass and A-GPS, […]

Qualcomm Announces New Snapdragon Chipsets
Platform developer Qualcomm has announced a new wave of updates in the nascent Snapdragon lineup of high-performance chipsets that combine a high-speed application processor with an integrated graphics processor and single-chip Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3G radio integration for use in high-end smart devices and MID-type devices. The QSD8650A chipset, scheduled for sampling before the […]

AT&T Announces HSPA 7.2 Upgrade Timeline, Revises LTE Plans
AT&T has officially announced plans to upgrade its 3G network from the current HSPA 3.6 implementation to HSPA 7.2 by the end of 2011. The upgrade will begin by doubling the amount of 850MHz spectrum now dedicated to its 3G network in most major cities, deploying 2,100 more cell sites across the country, deploying fiber […]

Verizon Launches HP Mini Netbook with International Data Access
As expected, Verizon has launched its first subsidized netbook in the HP Mini. The netbook itself features Qualcomm’s GOBI tri-mode EVDO/UMTS/GSM/EDGE 3G modem with dual-band EVDO Rev. A, quadband GSM/EDGE and triband HSPA access with US 3G support. Major hardware specifications consist of a 10.1 inch display, 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB RAM expandable to 2GB, […]

AT&T Announces Samsung Jack
AT&T has announced the successor to the venerable Samsung BlackJack series with…the Samsung Jack. The Samsung Jack features a more refined and redesigned bodyshell, landscape QVGA display, 528 MHz processor with 256 MB of RAM and ROM, quadband GSM and triband HSDPA, Wi-Fi radio, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, GPS support via AT&T Navigator, microSDHC expansion […]