First Details on Verizon Samsung Reality U820 Surface
Following the FCC approval of the Samsung U820, the first details regarding technical specificaions have surfaced. Unlike the predecessor U810 Renown, the U820 Reality is positioned below the U960 Rogue, a horizontal slider with a QWERTY keyboard, 3.0 inch 240×400 pixel TFT WQVGA resolution touchscreen display, HTML browser (suggesting that the minimum $10 data plan […]
AT&T to Launch Four New Devices and New Services
The first details on two new Samsung Quick Messaging devices have been announced by AT&T. The Samsung Sunburst (at left) features a touchscreen that features widgets for SMS/social media and GPS support. The Samsung Strive (at right) features a sliding full-QWERTY keyboard and a 2 megapixel camera along with GPS support.Both handsets will be available […]
Holding Company Sues Apple, AT&T, Others Regarding Patents
A Frisco, Texas based holding company by the name of SmartPhone Technologies LLC has filed suit against Apple, AT&T, RIM, Samsung, Sanyo, LG, and Motorola alleging that all the companies named are infringing upon patents owned by the aforementioned company. Apple faces six counts of patent violations which include power conservation, telephony features, and email […]
Verizon Discontinues Select RIM, LG, Samsung and Nokia Handsets
Following up, an internal Verizon document has surfaced listing the latest phones and devices that the carrier has placed on its Endo of Life (EOL) list, meaning that the carrier will no longer order new shipments of the devices listed/ The following devices are now to be considered discontinued according to the carrier: RIM BlackBerry […]
MetroPCS Launches Samsung Caliber
Following up on a previous report, MetroPCS has launched the Samsung Caliber, one of the most expensive non-smart devices available on the carrier without an agreement required. The phone features the TouchWiz user interface, HTML browser, virtual QWERTY keyboard, 3.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, Bluetooth with stereo audio support and media player. Pricing is […]
Details Surface on MetroPCS Samsung Caliber
The first press image and pricing details have surfaced regarding the forthcoming MetroPCS version of the Samsung Caliber. The multimedia-oriented featurephone with touchscreen display was first launched by U.S. Cellular last year. Like the aforementioned version, the MetroPCS variant will feature the the TouchWiz user interface, HTML browser, virtual QWERTY keyboard, 3.0 megapixel camera with […]
Sprint Delays Hero/Moment Android Updates to Q2 2010 (Updated)
Sprint has confirmed via its Twitter feed that its long awaited Android updates for the Sprint Hero and Samsung Moment have been pushed upto the second quarter of the year from its previous 1st half 2010 deadline. The tweet cryptically details that the carrier is working with HTC and Samsung on options for device updates, […]
MWC: Samsung Announces Wave with Bada OS
Samsung has officially unveiled its first phone with the manufacturer’s new internally developed Bada OS in the Wave during Mobile World Congress. The Wave (also known as the Wave S8500) will be one of the first handsets shipped with Bluetooth 3.0. It should be noted that Bada is not a smartphone operating system according to […]
Sprint Rolling Out New Samsung Exclaim Firmware Update
Sprint has begun rolling out a new firmware update for Samsung Exclaim users after the last attempted push caused devices to lock up while attempting to perform the initial update. Update CL03 is now being rolled out to correct an SMS counter issue, and Sprint recommends taking the device to a Service and Repair location […]
Sprint Releases Update for Samsung Moment, Adds Network Assisted GPS
Sprint has officially released the first firmware update for the Samsung Moment and includes network assisted aGPS support, application updates for third-party apps including Visual Voicemail, NFL, NASCAR and Sprint TV, changes to the Emergency Dial on lock screen and improvements to battery life. The update now includes a hard reset option in recovery mode […]