Know this right now, NTT DoCoMo subscribers… We hate you. Ok fine, we don’t really hate you at all — we’re just insanely jealous right now because the Japanese carrier just launched the Toshiba TG01. Sure NTT DoCoMo tried its best to minimize jealousy by renaming this screamer of a WinMo handset “T-01A”, but to [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 17, 2009 10:31 am
Filed in BlackBerry, Handsets, Nokia, Palm, RIM, Rumors, Vodafone
According to a post from likely soon-to-be-ex-Vodafone forum moderator Ev from Vodafone, Vodafone Ireland has a few tasty morsels baking in the oven. First and foremost, the mod claims Voda will not be picking up the new Nokia N97 due to the high price point of the handset. Instead, the carrier will pick up the [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on May 30, 2009 10:21 am
Filed in Handsets, LG, News, Orange, Services
LG has announced two new handsets, the GW520 and GT505, that do their best to target the social networking, business-oriented crowd. Both handsets feature push notification of updates from various social networking sites, push email from personal accounts and Microsoft Exchange support. The GW520 is a QWERTY side slider with a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 7.2Mbps HSDPA [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on May 29, 2009 12:23 pm
Filed in EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, HSUPA, Nokia, Symbian, UMTS, Vodafone
Nokia and Vodafone today announced the exclusive launch of the new Nokia 6730 classic. This mid-level S60 3rd edition handset features quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, dual-band UMTS/HSPA, 2.2-inch QVGA display, 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, GPS/aGPS, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0, 48MB of internal memory and microSD expansion. Vodafone will be the exclusive carrier and will start offering the [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on May 22, 2009 9:15 am
Filed in AT&T, Apple, EDGE, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, Rumors, T-Mobile
With WWDC just around the corner, it is time for the iPhone rumors to kick into high gear and get a little international flavor. First stop is Vodafone, where an email sent to the retail staff reveals that the 16GB iPhone has been categorized as “End of Life” by well-known mobile phone supplier Brightpoint. In [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on May 19, 2009 4:39 pm
Filed in Carriers - International, Handsets
8 megapixels? Puh-leeze. While companies like Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and Nokia continue work on 8 megapixel camera phones, Sharp is kicking things up a notch in the Asian region. Definitely falling into the “phone-camera” category, the AQUOS SHOT 933SH will debut on Japan’s Softbank Mobile at the end of this month with a release [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on May 17, 2009 2:26 pm
Filed in HTC, Handsets, Vodafone, Windows Mobile
HTC’s flagship Windows Mobile Professional device, the Touch Pro 2, has made its debut on Vodafone’s UK website. And yes, Voda has gone ahead and named the handset Touch “Pro 2″ while HTC refers to it as the Touch “Pro2″. Listed in the business section, the qwerty keyboard packing Touch Pro 2 is displayed only [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on May 14, 2009 9:03 am
Filed in Handsets, LG, Orange
Right on schedule, LG is apparently getting ready to start pushing out it’s newest touchscreen gem — the Viewty Smart. You hear that ‘other’ handset makers? It is possible to release a phone on schedule! As we’re sure you recall, this little dynamo sports a 3″ touchscreen display with WVGA resolution, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, aGPS, Wi-Fi [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on May 14, 2009 7:46 am
Filed in News, Vodafone
In a move that is sure to give executives and customer service reps from other carriers a major headache, Vodafone UK has announced that it will be doing away with all roaming charges. The change applies to both Pay As You Go and Pay Monthly customers from June 1st until the end of August, and [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on May 10, 2009 1:43 pm
Filed in Android, Handsets, O2, Rumors, Samsung, T-Mobile
Samsung’s first Android-powered offering just got some pretty thorough hands on treatment in Singapore. The folks at Tech65 give us a nice 7 minute look at the design of the i7500 in all of its Android-powered glory. With its bezel and brushed metal buttons, the i7500 has a design that seems to to appear on [...]
LG’s popular GSM KP500 “Cookie” may be making its debut in the Asia Pacific region as the CDMA-toting KX500. Thus far, the GSM Cookie has been a huge success for LG — selling over 2 million handsets worldwide since its launch in October 2008 — and its extension into the CDMA market will only help [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Apr 28, 2009 10:43 am
Filed in Handsets, Nokia, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone
Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic might have first appeared in The Dark Knight but as much as our Finnish friends love product placement, it looks like its first S60 5th Edition phone might be making another cameo on the big screen. Nokia has just revealed it will be releasing a special Star Trek edition of the popular [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Apr 27, 2009 2:49 pm
Filed in Android, GSM, HSDPA, HTC, Handsets, Vodafone
Eight days ahead of its expected launch in the UK, Vodafone’s HTC Magic page has suddenly gone live in Spain and ordering of the latest android handset has commenced. The Spanish Magic will come with a slightly higher price tag than its UK counterpart, ranging from 199€ ($261USD) with a 21€ ($28USD) monthly plan down [...]
