By Humberto Saabedra on August 20, 2008
After making an appearance on eBay, AT&T has officially launched the W350a flip phone. The phone features its media player controls on the outside of the flipcover, as well as Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, MemoryStick M2 expansion slot, 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, Napster Music support, accelerometer for music control, FM radio, […]
Posted in AT&T, EDGE, GSM, Sony | Tagged AT&T, ericsson, Launches, sony, W350a
By Humberto Saabedra on August 11, 2008
T-Mobile has launched the successor to the Nokia XpressMusic 5300 in the more upscale 5610 XpressMusic slider. The slider features a QVGA display, quadband GSM/EDGE support (but no 3G), touch sensitive music controls, media player, microSDHC expansion slot, speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo audio support, and a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recorder. […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, Java, Nokia, T-Mobile | Tagged 5610, Launches, Nokia, slider, T-Mobile, xpressmusic |
By Humberto Saabedra on August 8, 2008
Verizon has launched another color in its stable of popular BlackBerry Curve devices, with this one designed to appeal to the farier gender. This version of the Curve is otherwise identical to the other versions with a QVGA landscape display, QWERTY keyboard, speakerphone, microSDHC expansion slot, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, GPS support through […]
Posted in BlackBerry, CDMA2000, EV-DO, Navigation, Verizon | Tagged blackberry, curve, Launches, Pink, Verizon |
By Humberto Saabedra on August 6, 2008
In a press release this morning, T-Mobile USA has announced the launch of W-CDMA 3G service in the Las Vegas market as well as the official debut of four previously launched handsets with 3G capability. W-CDMA 1700 capable phones such as the Samsung T639, Samsung T819, Nokia 3555, and the Nokia 6263 are now able […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Nokia, Samsung, T-Mobile, UMTS, Wi-Fi | Tagged 3g, Las, Launches, Officially, service, T-Mobile, UMTS, Vegas |
By Humberto Saabedra on July 29, 2008
In a press release today, Motorola has launched the MOTO U9. The Motorola U9 serves as the replacement to the highly lauded PEBL clamshell and features a large QVGA color display, quadband GSM/EDGE support, MOTOMAGX Linux-based operating system, CrystalTalk noise reduction, speakerphone, microSD expansion slot, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, Bluetooth with stereo audio […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, Motorola | Tagged Launches, Motorola, U9, Unlocked
By Humberto Saabedra on July 29, 2008
Sprint has officially launched its long awaited indoor femtocell solution designed to extend and facilitate coverage inside homes and buildings with poor reception. The Sprint Airave is a cellular basestation manufactured by Samsung that relies on an Ethernet connection leading to broadband internet access that splits available spectrum around the coverage radius of the device, […]
Posted in CDMA2000, Samsung, Sprint | Tagged airave, Cellsite, Indoor, Launches, nationwide, service, sprint |
By Humberto Saabedra on July 28, 2008
Verizon has launched the second EVDO Rev. A capable PTT handset in their planned arsenal to compete with Sprint in the imminent battle between both providers for the highly lucrative Push to Talk market. Like the Motorola Adventure, the Boulder features a MilSpec bodyshell that is shock, dust, and water resistant and features EVDO Rev. […]
Posted in BREW, Casio Hitachi, CDMA2000, EV-DO, Navigation, PCD, Verizon | Tagged Boulder, Casio, Launches, online, Verizon |
By Humberto Saabedra on July 24, 2008
RIM has officially launched its long awaited BlackBerry Media Sync application for the 8800, Pearl, and 8300 Curve series of devices. The application syncs music playlists from Apple’s iTunes (non-DRM files only) and also updates playlists inline with iTunes to make sure that music on the BlackBerry is constantly updated, with the option to manage […]
Posted in Apple, BlackBerry | Tagged blackberry, Launches, MEdia, rim, sync
By Humberto Saabedra on July 23, 2008
As first announced in May, RIM has launched Windows Live Messenger for the BlackBerry family of smart devices, and in an interesting twist, the client does not use the data connection on the device but instead relies on the venerable push functionality that the company is known for. Image courtesy of ArsTechnica The client is […]
Posted in BlackBerry, Microsoft | Tagged blackberry, Launches, live, Messenger, rim, windows |
By Humberto Saabedra on July 23, 2008
In a press release, AT&T has launched an extension to its AT&T Navigator GPS service which now features location based services access from particular AT&T handsets with GPS support in Western Europe, the Carribean Islands, and the six Chinese cities that will host the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, and Qinhuangdao. Appropriately, […]
Posted in AT&T, Navigation | Tagged AT&T, Global, Launches, navigator, service