Cnet reviews the Verizon HTC 5800: “The Verizon HTC 5800 sports a compact design, like a regular cell phone, but manages to pack in a full QWERTY keyboard, thanks to a slider design. The Verizon HTC 5800 measures 4.1 inches high by 2 inches wide by 0.7 inch deep and weighs 4.2 ounces, sharing a similar footprint to the HTC […]
Mobileburn reviews the Nextlink Invisio G5 Bluetooth headset: “The Invisio G5 supports Bluetooth v2.0 and is rated for a 10m (30′) range, though I found the sound quality to diminish quickly at about 3m (9′) away from the handset. I was able to use the Nextlink Invisio G5 headset in my truck with no complaints from the […]
The HP iPAQ 210 is available now at HP’s website. The HP iPAQ 210 photo at left shows a pretty slick looking handset, that includes touchscreen and Windows Mobile 6 Professional. This handset had been in the works for long time, so it’s nice to see it finally available.
Specs on the HP iPAQ 210 include: a 4-inch 480 x […]
American Airlines recently launched a mobile website that allows travelers on-the-go to check their flight status, itinerary and check-in, among other things - directly from their mobile phone.
Later in the year, American Airlines will also be launching an enhanced version of their mobile website. The updated version will add features which will allow customers to book flights, change reservations, and […]
Over the past few days rumors have popped up that Dell was working with Google to create a new GPhone-type handset. Well, today Dell flatly denied the rumor saying that it was certainly not working with Google to create a new handset, and also that Dell will not even be attending Mobile World Congress.
However, Dell did not […]
The 700MHz Wireless Frequency Open Access is coming very soon now that an anonymous bidder pushed the FCC “C Block” auction passed the $4.3 Billion minimum mark. This is great news, as we are now going to have open access for our cell phones.
EngadgetMobile reports that the anonymous bidder was a giant telecom company. There’s […]
The Red Verizon BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone is now available. It’s actually surprising that Verizon would release the red Verizon BlackBerry 8830, seeing as it’s a very business-centric phone. However, a splash of color never harmed anyone’s work progress, right?
The Red Verizon BlackBerry 8830 World Edition is actually quite stunning, and it will most likely sell very […]
230 Guinea Pigs in San Francisco get to try out the new contactless payment system using a special Samsung cell phone. You may have seen similar systems popping up for credit cards, but soon everyone may be using their cell phone like a credit or debit card. All you do is get your cell phone close enough to the reader and it will […]
Some new Nokia N95 8GB NAM specs and photos have been flying around the web lately. At left is a picture of the Nokia N95 8GB NAM from the FCC’s website - they just gave it the ok! The “NAM” basically stands for North American model of the phone. We’re not sure if any carrier will pick this […]
Sprint has released a firmware upgrade for the LG Rumor. The free upgrade is available both over the air, and at Sprint retail stores. The software will update the text messaging application and overall user interface. To upgrade over the air, simply go into the menu, settings and tools folders to the firmware update application. Sprint […]
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 is rumored to be announced at this years Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Windows Mobile 6.1 would be an upgrade to the already available WinMo 6.0 (which was actually announced at last year’s 3GSM event).
Anyway, (this is all speculation of course) Microsoft’s press event at Mobile World Congress is scheduled for […]
The Garmin GPS Nuvifone is now official. The Garmin Nuvifone is the GPS company’s first attempt at cell phones. Of course, the main attraction to this phone will be it’s vast array of GPS functions and it’s decent-sized touchscreen couldn’t hurt either.
EngadgetMobile has more: “The Garmin GPS Nuvifone will feature a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a trio of primary icons — Call, Search and View […]
The Nokia N95 8GB with US 3G has just been OK’d by the FCC. This means that Nokia’s last hurdle to selling the device in the USA is now over. The Nokia N95 8GB with US 3G is basically the same unlocked handset that the company sells in other parts of the world, gaining of course […]
The White HTC Touch for Bell Mobility has made it’s way to the Canadian carrier today. It’s the spitting image of the Verizon HTC Touch XV6900 photos we’ve seen here before. All in all, it’s a great looking handset, and the whiteness of the unit is quite stunning.
EngadgetMobile has more: “Bell Mobility makes no mention of a GPS feature […]
The FCC 700MHz Wireless Frequency Auction today saw total bids for all blocks near $10 Billion. This is good news for the FCC, as they had hoped to get a $10 Billion minimum, and there’s still 6 weeks to go. They should have no trouble reaching that goal.
The hotly contested “C block” has bids of $4.3 Billion, which is […]
Photos of the Motorola i872 iDEN have been leaked on the ‘net today. While specs for the Motorola i872 are not that great, chances are it will be cheap so you can at least have that. Judging from the picture at left, it looks to be a bit bulky as well.
EngadgetMobile has more on the […]
GSMArena user reviews the Motorola W375: “The Motorola W375’s battery takes forever to chrage, but other than that it’s a nice little phone. Good sound quality, the buttons and screen are big enough, and the camera works pretty good as long as you have good lighting. The Motorola W375 is a great phone for someone who […]
PhoneScoop reviews the Samsung SCH-R610: “Overall the Samsung SCH-R610 is a great phone, I just don’t like the Carousel Bell added. I’ve been using the Moto Q for the past few months and definitely got used to the features of a PDA. Any basic phone user would love the Samsung SCH-R610, I’m just afraid to give […]
Apparently, Nokia and Facebook are looking to partner up here soon. The deal may be to splash Facebook all over Nokia phones in the near future, or even Nokia buying a stake in the Facebook company.
EngadgetMobile has more: “Nokia and Facebook reps are mulling a potential partnership, and there has even been whispers of dollars changing hands in the process. […]
Apple has come out with a fix for the iPhone v1.1.3 SMS out of order messages problem. They say the fix is simple: just turn on automatic date / time updates, because the problem is when your iPhone’s time and AT&T’s time don’t match.
Yes, this seems like an easy fix, but I’m not sure why this setting wouldn’t […]
T-Mobile has to be pretty proud right now. While T-Mobile is not one of the biggest players in the USA right now, they did manage to snag a good amount of new customers both in the 4th quarter of 2007, and in 2007 as a whole.
BGR has more: “Judging from T-Mobile’s recently released ‘07 numbers, they’re certainly doing something […]
The AT&T Motorola W760r is the soon to be replacement for the W365. The AT&T Motorola W760r is different from it’s predecessor by gaining WCDMA of some sort, hopefully HSDPA, and a 2 megapixel camera. The phone does keep the stubby antenna of the previous model though.
No word on a release date or price for the AT&T Motorola W760r, […]
Rogers is expected to get the Sony Ericsson K850i by the end of the first quarter. The Rogers Sony Ericsson K850i is rumored to cost you CAD $199.99 on a 3 year agreement and they’ll even throw in an 8GB Memory Stick Duo.
EngadgetMobile has more on the Rogers Sony Ericsson K850i: “With its lovely 5 megapixel […]
Pinger is a new text message company which allows you to send text messages internationally, to more than 20 countries, for the cost of a local phone call. To call from the United States dial: 858-274-6537. They also have a lot of international numbers so you can send text messages to the United States (or other accepted countries) for a local call as well. To […]
Apparently the Apple iPhone SDK key has been leaked on the ‘net. The Apple iPhone SDK key is the access key to allow 3rd party apps to work on the iPhone. No word yet on how the SDK got leaked out from Apple, or when they’ll be changing the key code to something else.
BGR has more: […]
The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 has come to US Cellular customers. Also, the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 is available in both red and black colors. The US Cellular website describes the new phones like this: “With the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone you get a phone, e-mail, organizer, web browsing with instant messaging, enjoy playing your favorite videos & music using the […]
MobileBurn reviews the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic: “The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is an attractive, ultra-slim phone. Although not particularly basic, neither is it hugely feature-rich when compared to other phones on the market. Instead, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic excels at the task it was designed for - being a very pocketable phone that plays music well. The slim form […]
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 looks to be headed to Rogers in Canada. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 does not carry WiFi like it’s sister model the 8120, but it does have integrated GPS among these other features: “a redone keypad, external microSD slot, and integrated 3.5mm headphone jack, just to name a few. We’re hearing the BlackBerry […]
The HTC Touch just hit the 2 million units sold mark. The popular HTC Touch had just reached the 1 million mark back in November, but doubled it’s sales just 2 months later. This is great news for HTC executives, as they now have a little cash to invest in some new handsets or make […]
Looks like AT&T will be raising your Text and MMS rates again. I’m not sure why they didn’t just raise it all at once, I guess they’re hoping you’ll forget about the last price increase.
Anyway, the new AT&T Text and MMS rates will be:
Text/Instant Messaging PPU Price:
Picture/Video Messaging PPU Price:
Current price: $0.15/message
New price: $0.20/message
Current price: […]
The T-Mobile Palm Centro is rumored to be available soon. The T-Mobile Palm Centro would make sense seeing as Sprint has seen brisk sales of the handset and now their exclusivity deal with Palm is coming to an end. AT&T has also been rumored to be getting the Palm Centro, so maybe we’ll see all […]
If you’ve had trouble in the past browsing different web sites with your cell phone, today is a great day for you! Skyfire makes browsing on your cell phone much easier by allowing you to browse web pages as if you were on your PC. No more websites that partially work or don’t work at all. The Skyfire software does not […]
The Samsung Muse U706 for Alltel is a rebranded Gleam, “which is a mid-range flip phone that centers on the music experience. The Samsung Muse U706 for Alltel has dedicated music player keys and works with XM Radio Mobile. It also has a 2 Megapixel camera, GPS, stereo Bluetooth and works with Alltel’s new Celltop music-streaming application.”
The Samsung Muse […]
PhoneScoop has a great Helio Mysto Video review. The Helio Mysto is a super slim slider phone with built-in GPS, EV-DO, 2 megapixel camera and a very nice 2.2 inch display. The handset is the newest member of the Helio family of phones that was recently released to the general public (after being released to the Korean-American […]
American Airlines has just installed Aircell WiFi systems on a fleet of 15 Boeing 747 jets. The new WiFi service will allow American Airlines passengers to do just about anything except make phone calls or run VOIP applications. Non-Business/First class passengers will have to pay a fee if you want to use this service (AA’s website and the Wall Street Journal Digest Edition are […]
The new iPhone Jailbreak v1.1.3 is here and it works, however it does have some major problems. A lot of the problems are coming from those who’ve already upgraded to the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware.
BGR has more on the new iPhone Jailbreak v1.1.3: “The new procedure is a bit young, and many, many people are reporting problems. The biggest […]
Cnet reviews the Helio Samsung Mysto: “The Helio Samsung Mysto is one of the slimmest slider handsets we’ve ever seen, measuring a svelte 4.07 inches by 1.95 inches by 0.43 inch and weighing in at around 2.86 ounces. To slide the phone open, you’ll need to push on the bottom half of the front face, which […]
Cnet reviews the Samsung SGH-T819 T-Mobile: “The Samsung SGH-T819 for T-Mobile has a comfortable feel in the hand and a sturdy construction; we also liked the convenient thumb grip for moving the slider up and down. The main display of the Samsung SGH-T819 from T-Mobile measures two inches and supports 262,000 colors. Like most screens of its class, it’s […]
MobileBurn reviews the Nokia E51: “The Nokia E51 certainly isn’t a ‘multimedia computer’ like the manufacturer’s Nseries of devices, it doesn’t have to be. The Nokia E51 is targeted as an entry level business smartphone, and in this class, it is simply unparalleled.
The combination of a slim, solid device with a great keypad, good screen, 802.11g […]
Verizon’s Valentines Day cell phone bunch has officially come out. There are a few red and pink models, to be expected, however, Verizon has also released a few different colors such as purple and orange for this holiday. Below are the phones listed in Verizon’s Valentines Day promotion.
Pink BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for $99.99. Read more about the Pink BlackBerry Pearl 8130 here.
Red […]
PhoneArena reviews the Parrot Party Bluetooth Speakers: “Parrot Party Bluetooth speakers are intended for young people; while most rival devices are somewhat similar to a combination between a cheap alarm clock with radio and Bluetooth, the Party’s “happy” colors and beautiful design is screaming to get your attention. That and the good sound quality (hardly comparable […]
Three new Verizon phones were leaked today at PhoneArena: the Verizon Motorola W755, the Verizon Nokia 2605 and the Verizon Nokia 7205. More details below:
The Verizon Motorola W755 “features 1x and EVDO for data transmition, a 1.3MP Camera, and a small External Display (same size as the K1m) with Touch-Sensitive buttons located around it for […]
The AT&T Pink Sony Ericsson W580i is a slim slider phone loaded with music and multimedia features. The new Walkman phone is great for those on the go, and with a light pink color it’ll be a big hit with women. “Use Shake Control to skip or shuffle tracks with the flick of your wrist. Snap crisp pictures with the 2MP camera. Customize […]
A Red BlackBerry Pearl was announced for Alltel today. Nothing has changed feature-wise from the original amethyst-colored version of the phone. The Red BlackBerry Pearl for Alltel does have some pretty nice looks though, and it’s great timing for those of you wanting to buy an appropriate colored Valentine’s Day gift.
Some highlights of the Red […]
The Alltel Samsung Muse is a music-centric flip phone. The Alltel Samsung Muse was one of three phones announced today via Alltel’s website promotion ad. The other two phones announced were the LG Scoop and the Red BlackBerry Pearl.
EngadgetMobile has more: “The Alltel Samsung Muse is a midrange flip with a penchant for audio (hence the name), rocking […]
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