Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jul 2, 2009 8:21 am
Filed in Android, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, HSUPA, Handsets, News, UMTS
For the past two weeks, the Android scene has been all Hero this, Sense that but apparently there are a few other players in the Google game trying to make a name for themselves. Enter Vobis Computer’s HIGHSCREEN PP5420, the newest Android handset to hit the street complete with an IRS tax form sounding name. [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on Jul 1, 2009 3:43 pm
Filed in 1xRTT, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO, Features, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, RIM, UMTS, Unboxing, Verizon
Well boys and girls (and especially CDMA BlackBerry-lovers), your much-awaited BlackBerry Tour launch date is getting closer and closer. To try and make it easier on you, we’ve got our hands on a retail Verizon BlackBerry Tour and put together a quick unboxing for you. Part 2 of our popular BlackBerry Tour review will be [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jul 1, 2009 9:18 am
Filed in EDGE, GPRS, GSM, Handsets, Palm, Rumors, UMTS
Have you been keeping those fingers crossed, chums? If this rumor sticks it looks like the long a grueling wait for Palm Pre launch details is almost over. Well, it’s been less than a month since Palm’s first webOS-powered handset launched here in the US so we’re not exactly sure that classifies as long and [...]
A Qik video posted to YouTube shows off the many sides of the Nokia 6790 Surge, codenamed Mako, headed soon to AT&T. The unusually shaped handset has already been spec’d and exclusively photographed in detail of course, so the only real takeaway beyond the release name of the handset is the fact that it will [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 30, 2009 9:27 am
Filed in 1xRTT, Bell, BlackBerry, CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, RIM, UMTS
Well then. It looks like we’re now able to confirm that the BlackBerry Tour 9630 — which Bell has yet to officially announce — will touch down in Canada on the 17th of July. Beyond that, we’re also able to confirm that the full retail price will be $699.95. So what does this mean for [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Jun 29, 2009 9:43 am
Filed in 1xRTT, AT&T, CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, HTC, Handsets, Motorola, Retail, Verizon, Windows Mobile
Two new low cost handsets are now available for your budget-minded buying pleasure. This weekend AT&T debuted its teen and tween texting machine, the Motorola Karma QA1. The quad-band EDGE/dual-band HSDPA handset features a sliding QWERTY keyboard, 2.5-inch QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, aGPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSDHC expansion and, most [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 29, 2009 8:00 am
Filed in EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, News, Samsung, UMTS
Despite it being another sleepy Sunday, yesterday Samsung decided it was good timeto announce four new entry-level handsets that it hopes will prove popular with the average consumer. Starting off with the S6700 that Samsung has previously shown off at various trade shows, we find a dual-band HSDPA slider with a 2.4-inch QVGA display, 3 [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on Jun 26, 2009 9:17 pm
Filed in 1xRTT, BG's Corner, BlackBerry, CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, RIM, UMTS, Verizon
Well, you heard that right peoples. It looks like Verizon Wireless is gearing up to launch the much-awaited BlackBerry Tour on July 12th. The best part? It appears it’s going to go for $199 with a two-year agreement according to Verizon’s testman site. That’s sweet spot pricing and hey, let’s be upfront — they’re going [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Jun 25, 2009 10:26 am
Filed in 1xRTT, CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO, GPRS, GSM, HTC, Handsets, Verizon, Windows Mobile
No surprises with this one as our leaked spy shots, release date, pricing details and specifications were all spot on. Today, Verizon Wireless made all that we already knew about the HTC Ozone official. Those looking for a basic Windows Mobile phone with a QWERTY keyboard will only have to shell out a meager $49.99 [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 24, 2009 7:45 am
Filed in Android, EDGE, GPRS, GPS, GSM, HSDPA, HSUPA, HTC, Handsets, News, Wi-Fi
Right on cue, HTC has announced its latest Android device in the Hero. With many of the Hero’s specs being the same as the Magic, the handset does manage to beat out the Magic with its 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus, 3.5mm headphone jack (finally!!!), improved battery life and Adobe Flash support. But what makes [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 23, 2009 2:05 pm
Filed in AT&T, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, Motorola, News
Life’s a bitch and so is karma, but AT&T is hoping to change that with the Motorola Karma QA1. A goofy looking dumb phone that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Somerset, the Karma is a media-centric device that has home screen access to both Facebook and MySpace as well as support for email, IM, [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 22, 2009 6:03 pm
Filed in EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, News, Nokia, Rogers, Symbian, UMTS
If you’re a Nokia fan who lives in Canada and just so happens to have $199.99 burning a hole in your pocket, it might interest you to know Rogers has released the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Available nation-wide as of today, the 5800 XpressMusic is a multimedia-centric S60 5th Edition smartphone with specs that include a [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 22, 2009 8:01 am
Filed in 1xRTT, CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, HTC, Handsets, Verizon, Windows Mobile
We’ve already given the world its first peek and Verizon’s upcoming HTC Ozone, nailed down its scheduled availability of June 29th/July 13th and pegged its pricing at $49.99 after MIR, but we’re not done yet because two of our VZW ninjas just hit us up with the complete spec list for the device — and [...]