Samsung Alias 2 to Launch May 11th on Verizon
Leaked internal Verizon documents confirm that the Samsung Alias 2 will launch on the carrier in all sales channels on May 11th. The updated Alias will be the first US carrier-branded device with an e-ink based keypad, which allows for instantaneous transitions between the standard 12 key dialing pad and a horizontal QWERTY keyboard depending […]
Samsung Announces i7500 with Android and AWS 3G Support
Samsung has announced the forthcoming launch of its first Android-based device in the SGH-I7500, which will usher in Samsung’s entry into the open-source platform as well as make it the second company behind HTC to manufacture and design Android devices. The device features a 3.2 inch, 320×480 AMOLED widescreen touch display, quadband GSM/EDGE with quadband […]
Verizon Announces Samsung Trance (Updated)
As previously reported, Verizon has announced the successor to the venerable music oriented Samsung Juke with the Samsung Trance. The Samsung Trance is nearly identical to the Juke in featureset with touch and context sensitive keys for navigation and media playback, microSDHC expansion slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, speakerphone, […]
AT&T Slashes iPhone Refurb Prices, Makes Eternity Refurb Free
AT&T has cut prices on two key refurbished phones. The iPhone 3G 16GB has been cut to $149.00. That’s the lowest price that the highest-end iPhone has been sold for in the United States. The price is now only $50 more than the iPhone 3G 8GB refurb, which remains at $99.00. And, today and tomorrow […]
Microsoft at CTIA Wireless 2009
Microsoft has made the switch from Windows Mobile booth gear to Windows Phone booth gear. Windows Mobile is still the product’s name, but Microsoft only wants you to know that after you’ve bought the product. And, they did have interesting phones on display. Problem is, nearly all of their exclusive demos are devices that you […]
Sprint Relaxes Java Restrictions, Starting with Instinct s30
Sprint has announced that they are relaxing the restrictions on Java applications on future devices, starting with the Instinct s30. When Sprint and Nextel merged, the companies decided to leave Nextel Java “open”, albeit with restrictions on the end-user uploading content to the phone itself. Nextel phones need to have a hacked Java loader to […]
MetroPCS Launches Samsung Finesse
MetroPCS has launched the Samsung Finesse. The phone is available for $349. With the model number SCH-R810, The Finesse matches the Samsung Instinct (SPH-M800) on Sprint, but with the more-standard TouchWiz UI featured on other Instinct-alike phones. It features a 2.0 megapixel camera, Stereo Bluetooth, and the same “full HTML browser” which Instinct uses. However, […]
Samsung Finesse, Motorola QA30 Hint and QA4 Evoke Confirmed for MetroPCS (Updated)
New information has surfaced for the Motorola Hint QWERTY slider, the QA4 touchscreen slider, and the Samsung Finesse. Finesse image courtesy of MetroPCSHelp The Finesse will be identical to the Delve model offered on Alltel right down to offering the Mission Impossible trilogy on a bundled microSD card with the Limited Edition version of the […]
Samsung A877 to Launch on March 29 for AT&T
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 […]
