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T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) $199 with a contract 2008-09-18 11:35:41 T-Mobile
G1 the same HTC Dream
, which will become the first phone to support the operating system Android, will be sold in the US for T-Mobile customers with a contract
for $199, repeating pricing tactics of iPhone. This was reported today by The Wall Street Journal.
While it is not known what kind of contract will [...]
BlackBerry Storm in the next week from Verizon 2008-09-18 11:23:25 From an internal document of operator Verizon
Wireless is seen that BlackBerryStorm
smartphone sales will start very soon. The letter identifies two dates - September 22 and October 1. The first of them, apparently refers to sales of Storm for business users, and the second - for usual consumers. Verizon Wireless - the exclusive [...]
8 Mp LG KC910 named Renoir 2008-09-18 11:04:39 Other than Sony Ericsson C905 and Samsung Innov8 i8510, LG KC910 is the third mobile phone that’s featuring a 8 megapixel camera module. LG announced that they will be naming their 8-megapixel full-touchscreen-operated cameraphone after the famous French artist Renoir. According to GSMHelpDesk, the LG Renoir KC910 has implemented a similar interface as Samsung TouchWIZ [...] Read more:named
T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) Android phone on 23 September 2008-09-17 13:23:47 T-Mobile
sends official invitations to journalists for presentation of T-Mobile G1, the same HTC Dream
, and the first smartphone
based on Android
. The press event is scheduled at 10:30 AM of September
23 local time in New York.
Recall that the Android mobile platform is developed by Google. The first smartphone based on this platform has [...]
Samsung still hopes to acquire SanDisk 2008-09-17 12:13:13 Difficult situation in the market of flash memory is observed as SanDisk (major memory producer) is in rather dangerous situation - the day before was confirmed information that Samsung
has proposed for Taiwan’s company only $5.8 billion
SanDisk has rejected the proposal. Chairman of the Board of Directors Eli Harari said: «We think the proposal of Samsung [...]
Nokia N900 Internet Tablet 2008-09-17 11:57:24 If you are still playing around with your N800 or N810 internet tablet you should hear this. Nokia
might launch a new version soon. The next generation tablet might be the N900 and it is said to have 3G connectivity, OMAP3 processors from T1 and high definition cameras with photo sharing. A new OS version [...] Read more:Internet
, Tablet
New Vertu store in Tokyo - crisis isn’t for luxury phones 2008-09-17 11:48:13 In a few months we will be able to answer the question: Do the Japanese really appreciate in mobile phones exclusively high-end features, or also like soft glow of gold. Vertu
opens new store in Tokyo
’s Ginza.
In order to work in Japan, Vertu phones will be subjected to modernization to operate in CDMA networks in [...]
Rumors: LG Prada II available by Christmas 2008-09-17 11:42:04 Dutch site GSMhelpdesk.nl reports, that LG Prada
II will be available
before Christmas
. Resource refers to the head of sales in the Benelux countries.
Despite the fact that the director - Robert De Graaf - 100% Dutchman, it is not far from fine oriental poetics. «Good turkey is saved for Christmas. When the white mist rises [...]
Nokia and Samsung - the most “Green companies” 2008-09-17 11:37:36 We keep following news from Greepeace expters what concerns mobile industry and now Green
peace presented «Green Guide of electronics industry», which reflects realities about how companies relate to the issue of cleaner production. This rating is based on data for use poisonous materials in producation, optimizing energy use and waste management industry.
First place in the [...] Read more:Samsung
, Nokia
Better sound for Bluetooth headsets 2008-09-16 16:16:18 SRS Labs in cooperation with CSR report of new technology developed to significantly improve sound quality for conversation with the Bluetooth
-headset. Software PureSpeech, using technology, Clear Voice Capture (CVC) developed by CSR for the new line of DSP-processor BlueCore, allows you to weed out the majority of noise transmitted through the microphone headset, along with [...]
HTC Touch Diamond in Snow White - by November 2008-09-16 14:09:41 HTC will soon release a color modification of communicator HTC Touch Diamond Snow White
. Towards the end of autumn, it will be available not only in black, but also in “Snow White
”. Touch Diamond White will ahve the same attractive elements of design and pronounced outloks as the black HTC Touch Diamond.
we should remind that [...] Read more:November
Best Buy acquires Napster for $121m 2008-09-16 13:56:53 For those of you wandering if Napster
still exists Best Buy
has the perfect answer. Best Buy acquired Napster for $121 million.
Best Buy is going to pay $67 in cash while the rest will be paid by Q4 of this year. Why 67 mil in cash?
Moving on then, Best Buy is going to get Napster’s [...]
Xperia X1: Not only with Windows Mobile 2008-09-16 13:42:00 Magnus Andersson, one of the managers responsible for creating XPERIA X1, said that the new series XPERIA will not necessarily be associated with the operating system WindowsMobile
. «Brand will not be associated with any single technology platform», - said Andersson.
The company Microsoft has responded very positively to the interest of Sony Ericsson XPERIA, held [...]
Philips Xenium X500 - 2 month stand-by time 2008-09-16 13:34:22 Philips Xenium X500 available nowhere else but Russian market like others in the Xenium series, provides super long stand-by and talk-time battery life. In case Bluetooth is off Philips Xenium X500 call time reaches up to 16 hours and standby time - up to two months. Time of continuous music playback - up to 40 [...] Read more:Philips
Symbian is first, Windows Mobile unpopular 2008-09-15 15:10:21 By the results of the second quarter in the market of smartphones unexpected changes occured: Research in Motion (BlackBerry) is becoming more and more popular and it took second place leaving behind WindowsMobile
and. First place is reserved for Symbian
, it takes more than half of total sales.
Thus, the operating system on BlackBerry, which [...] Read more:Windows Mobile
Official: BlackBerry Storm available by Verizon and Vodafone 2008-10-08 09:45:29 RIM finally officially introduced BlackBerryStorm
- the first BlackBerry touch screen smartphone, which will be available
in late autumn. Initially, it will be offered only to subscribers of the operator Verizon
Wireless in the U.S. and operator Vodafone
in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand.
update: TELUS will be first carrier to offer BlackBerry Storm [...] Read more:Official
Motorola Q11 video available 2008-10-07 14:39:13 Motorola Q11 is becoming increasingly known. Brazilian site Zumo has published a video
of the device and a few extra photographs. Read more:available
, Motorola
Apple iPhone second most successful phone in US 2008-10-07 14:30:06 Apple iPhone
3G has second place in the U.S. mobile phone
sales, leaving forward only the main bestseller Motorola RAZR V3, reported research agency The NPD Group.
Apple iPhone
3G helped win a good share of the U.S. market. So, until this device was release sales of iPhone smartphones on the market was at 11%, and [...] Read more:Apple
Rumors: LG KS500 - Android based smartphone 2008-10-07 14:16:21 The site TheUnwired found in the deeps of the Federal Communications Commission site reference to the phone LG KS500. Under such a index the Korean company usually produces smartphones.
We know almost nothing about the device, except that it will support HSDPA and have a QVGA-resolution. Taking into consideration that LG intends to produce smartphone based [...] Read more:Android
Sony Ericsson Kate more photos leaked 2008-10-07 14:06:25 A new cameraphone SonyEricsson
Kate has been the main subject of info leaks recently, but we finally see better images of the device. Armed with 5 megapixel camera, this yet unannounced Cyber-shot looks like a mix between the Sony Ericsson
K770 and Sony Ericsson C902.
Currently, not much is known about the Sony Ericsson Kate, [...] Read more:photos
, leaked
Sony Ericsson Tech Director shares plans 2008-10-06 14:58:53 Technical Director
of SonyEricsson
, Mets Lindof, spoke about plans
for the near future. In particular, he reported that the company is developing a large number of a variety of devices and that all models range from the third quarter may not soon be on sale. Lindof also noted that Sony Ericsson
will focus on [...] Read more:shares
Samsung S3600 mid-class device announced 2008-10-06 14:53:56 Samsung introduced in Russia a new mobile phone Samsung S3600. This is a clamshell phone dedicated for mid-class
customers, with a rather attractive appearance. The main display of the S3600 is a large 2.2-inch 65K color TFT display, which however has a rather low resolution of 176 x 220 pixels.
The phone supports networks GSM/GPRS/EDGE, equipped [...] Read more:Samsung
Rumor: HP Oak Communicator with 2 keyboards 2008-10-06 14:37:49 HP is preparing to release before the end of the year a new Communicator
based on Windows Mobile Professional 6.1, according to The Wall Street Journal. Czech resource iDNES says this mysterious innovation may well become leaked HP OAK, the first rumored of which appeard in beginning of the year.
According to the preliminary data, HP [...] Read more:Rumor
10 million iPhones sold already 2008-10-06 14:32:45 According to analysts Apple has managed to reach their 10 million
sold iPhones for 2008 three months before the actual end of the year. It looks like Apple has sold from 7 to 7.5 million iPhones in Q4 of the fiscal year (Q3 of 2008). That’s from 2 to 3 million more than it was [...]
Official: BenQ S6 - surf the Net 2008-10-06 14:23:12 MID (Mobile Internet Device) - This is a mini computer with a small touch screen, main purpose of which is surfing the net. MID is almost the same UMPC, but with one difference: MID uses adapted version of Linux, UMPC - Windows.
The main feature of MID BenQ S6, according to the developers, is the maximum [...] Read more:Official
T-Mobile lost private data of 17 million customers 2008-10-06 14:13:39 On Saturday, German operator T-Mobile
confirmed the information yet on last week gave the magazine Spiegel: in 2006 the operator had been lost personal data of 17 millioncustomers
and is now in the possession of the unknown.
The representative of T-Mobile confirmed all the fears of celebrities also: their names, too, were stolen with the [...]
5 Mp Samsung i7110 - more details leaked 2008-10-06 14:08:08 More info leaked
of Samsung
i7110, which is preparing to be released. We had the first info of the Symbian based smartphone.
According to preliminary data, it is based on Symbian operating system and is equipped with 5-MP camera. Now a more detailed description of the specifications of Samsung i7110 and a new photo.
Samsung i7110 features:
Network GSM/EDGE [...] Read more:details
Incrudo Phantom - superprotected “brick” by Russian company 2008-10-06 13:51:03 Russian company
Incrudo released a limited series (only 10 pieces) of elite phones Incrudo Phantom
. This phone is different from the rest due to its resistance and simplicity of design.
The body of the phone is made of titanium thickness of 3 mm and the front and back sides - from high-composite material with ceramic coating. [...] Read more:Russian
Acer smartphones in Q1 2009 2008-10-05 14:22:49 Acer Incorporated, the third largest computer manufacturer in the world after HP and Dell Inc, after acquistition of E-Ten intends to become another key player in the market of smartphones.
The company’s senior corporate vice president and president of IT product business group, Jim Wong, revealed that initial shipments of Acer smartphones will begin in Western Europe [...]
Xperia X1i passes through FCC 2008-10-05 14:13:43 Well, well, what we have now? Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 got approved by FCC but that’s not all, you might not see it arrive that soon in your country. The FCC has approved a version Sony Ericsson X1i which is going to be released in Europe probably.
Xperia X1 will be without 3G support which doesn’t [...]