Nokia N90
The Nokia N90 is packed with every possible feature you can imagine to the point where the line between cell phone and PDA is starting to get real thin. The N90 is a Bluetooth phone that is equipped with… [Read more]
Sony Ericsson K610im - Putting the internet in our hands
Finally, Sony Ericsson has made a move that has proven to everyone that they understand mobile telephone trends. The K610im is equipped to handle iMail, Web browsing, iMMS. The phone is also equipped with a 2 Megapixel camera. [Read more]
Motorola just launched its Moto Q
Motorola on Wednesday launched its Motorola Moto Q, designed to compete with the BlackBerry and Palm Treo. Verizon is now offering it with a two-year contract at the low price of $199.99. At such a reasonable price, gadget lovers who have shied away from the Treo and BlackBerry due to their high price may be willing to give the Moto Q a try. [Read more]
Nokia 9300 beats Blackberry 8700c And Treo 700W
The result of over 70 hours of consumer testing by Strategy Analytics, a research consulting firm, concluded that Nokia 9300 is number one because of its ease of use, user-friendly interface and the ease with which users can input data. [Read more]
Motorola ‘Q’ Phone Offering Email
On May 31, Motorola will start offering their Q phones to Verizon customers, and by the end of the year a the version that will be compatible with Cingular Wireless’ technology will be unveiled. [Read more]
Nokia 770 Internet Tablet Software Upgrade - 2006
Nokia has added more juice to the software of its Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. This new upgrade includes, Google Talk, improved on-screen keyboard, better memory management, a redesigned interface, and support for SIP-based VoIP solutions. [Read more]
Say ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ with a Pink SLVR!
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If your mom’s a techie geek, there may be nothing that would please her more than a brand new Motorola Pink SLVR L7 in — you guessed it — hot pink! Motorola and Cingular have launched the Motorola SLVR L7 in special hot pink with a matching Bluetooth headset exclusively for the Big M Day 2006. [Read more]
Cell phones with hard drives may replace MP3 players
ABI Research released a study last Thursday that strongly suggests the possible doom of MP3 players as impending from cell phones with increasingly higher-capacity hard drives for multimedia storage. [Read more]
Samsung SGH-T509 super-slim and full-featured
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Move aside, RAZR. There’s a new svelte handset in town, and it’s getting plenty of buzz. Samsung’s extremely thin SGH-T509 supposedly beats RAZR in the places where it ultimately counts: features and up-to-date technology — and that’s not to mention that it’s way skinnier! Yeah, Samsung went there. [Read more]
Motorola to develop Feng Shui phone
Word today is that Motorola has patented a very unique new mobile phone for the new-age crowd. The phone will be equipped with GPS to let you know how “feng shui” your surroundings are. [Read more]
How to back up your cell phone contacts
PC World ran an article today by contributing editor Grace Aquino about how to back up your cell phone contacts — so that when your old phone kicks the bucket, you don’t have to worry about re-entering every single last one of your contacts. [Read more]
Sony Ericsson W600i
The W600i — one of the lusted-after handsets in Sony Ericsson’s Walkman-enabled cell phone family — is sportily fashionable and features great music playback, but it’s surprisingly lacking in the features department. [Read more]
Nokia looks to win design points again with 6280
With their recent L’Amour collection and the 6280 (reviewed today at gadget website Lordpercy), Nokia finally seems ready to get noticed for aesthetic reasons again, after a dryspell full of decidedly un-hot phones. [Read more]
Skype handset to launch in June
Mobile service providers are shakin’ in their multibillion dollar boots. Skype, Wi-Fi, and VoIP in general are set to storm the consumer electronics market by providing free or ridiculously cheap voice calls over the Internet. [Read more]
Is Kyocera coming back? They hope so, with the K822
Aside from the Switch_Back Verizon deal (read more here), Kyocera hasn’t exactly been pushing lately for a fanbase in the mobile phone market. [Read more]
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No more unwanted cell phone noise, says TechnoConcepts
TechnoConcepts, Inc. today announced that the company has filed two provisional patents for products utilizing technology that will “virtually eliminate” annoying background noise and “radically improve” quality and clarity of voice. [Read more]
SAGEM my900C 3G EDGE Mobile Phone
Sagem Communications unveiled today the new 3G my900C mobile phone with EDGE and UMTS capabilities. Take wireless connectivity with you everywhere with whatever broadband and whatever service provider. The high-end mobile handset should be a huge hit with techies for all its full-featured glory. [Read more]
TV on all cell phones by 2008?
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TV on phones is one of the most buzzed-about new mobile features in years. But is it going to succeed? Many detractors have suggested that there just isn’t any real market interest in it. Some of the top folks over at Sony Ericsson don’t seem to agree. [Read more]
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Motorola L6 - the low budget SLVR alternative
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Want a Motorola SLVR but don’t want to spend the money? No, no, don’t steal it! Pick up the Motorola L7! Designed to be a budget-conscious version of the Motorola SLVR L7, the L6 retains most of the basic features of its older counterpart (despite some downgrades and total removals) — and a prettier price tag. [Read more]
Can ringtones save the recording industry?
The mobile phone industry has come a long way since monophonic MIDI ringtones chirped their way into people’s hearts. These days, just about anyone and anything who’s anyone or anything has a ringtone.
Last year in the United States, ringtones raked in about $500 million, and are projected to increase that total by another $100 million this year. And that’s nothing compared to the 2005 global total of $4.4 billion. [Read more]
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Sony Ericsson K608i
Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of the K608i, which is a 3G dual-camera phone with a dual front camera form factor — Sideways, the phone becomes a 1.3-megapixel camera. Right side up, it’s a phone again. The phone has a metallic aluminum feel and a user-friendly interface. Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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K352 marks further foray into music phone market for Kyocera
Kyocera has been making distinctive attempts to make their name in the music phone market, what with their recently announced teen-targeted Virgin Mobile Switch_Back handset with music capabilities, and the K352 — a music phone with 256MB of onboard memory. Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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Kyocera Switch_Back announced for Virgin Mobile
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Kyocera and Virgin Mobile today announced one for the teen mobile crowd: the Switch_Back handset, which features onboard “ready-to-run” AIM, a unique design tailored towards a distinctly teen aesthetic, and an inexpensive price tag. Young people, meet your KyoceraBerry. The compact clamshell weighs no more than 4oz and will be exclusively available through Virgin Mobile. Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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Sony Ericsson W900 Walkman phone - Powerful and stylish
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Sony Ericsson’s W900 Walkman mobile is the most recent Sony Ericsson Walkman phone on the block with UMTS/3G, a 2-megapixel digicam, and a high-end hardware accelerator for the latest 3D Java games. Bundled with the mobile phone itself are a charger, headset, a battery, a USB cable, and communication software. The phone has a trippy swivel form factor, wherein the keyboard remains hidden until you whoa swivel the handset. Pretty classy. Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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Tiny Samsung S4300 has 1GB for MP3 storage
SLVR junkies should love this one: The recently announced S4300 from Samsung is a great-looking “necklace” phone that has a full gig of storage (capable of holding about 250 songs) for your favorite MP3s. The handset’s major draw, though, is its genuinely unique form factor. In fact, the model has already won an award… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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Will Samsung’s T509 finally overthrow the RAZR?
Samsung Electronics announced yesterday that it will soon launch its slimmest mobile phone ever, the T509 model. The cell phone features an external memory slot, a color display, video playback, and a thin-to-the-point-of-nonexistant 9.8mm candybar design — Yes, you read that right; the T590 is actually a full five millimeters thinner than the RAZR. Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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Sony Ericsson Z525 to be released soon
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Due out “the second quarter of [2006]”, Sony Ericsson’s new clamshell-model Z525 mobile phone is a quad band GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 model, with a cool blue/silver color design, and plenty of customization options to make its Bluetooth, PTT, and MP3 capabilities look and feel even better. Read more at cellphonetracker.net >>
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MapQuest to be available for mobile phones
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MapQuest announced today their new mobile map service that will give users the power of MapQuest — detailed voice or text directions and maps to and from virtually anywhere — in their very own cell phones. MapQuest Navigator is being marketed as a cheaper alternative to built-in car GPS systems; it will provide users with… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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Motorola says mobile gaming just got better
Motorola recently announced with pride the winners of 2006//CODE:MOTO, a two-day competition for independent game developers held at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Mobile 2006 in San Jose, California last week: Andreja Djokovic of Barbaroga and team players Jennifer Hruska and Shayne Guiliano of Sonic Network for their games ‘Konstruxis’ and ‘Pyrosonix’, respectively. Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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RAZR #1 in Europe
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Telephia, a telecommunications research firm, has found in a recent survey that Motorola’s RAZR mobile phone is the most popular mobile phone in Europe. The RAZR, which has been the #1 phone in the States for months now, has just sold over 5 million units in the European market. Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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New Alcatel MP3 model retro-cool; low on features
Ok, so Alcatel isn’t any Motorola or Nokia, but their new OT-C850 is pretty jammin’. While Alcatel does seem to have chosen form over function, one can’t really complain when checking out the retro-sweet OT-C850. It’s dark and streamlined with a radiant 65K-supporting display (No, the screen isn’t always red… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
Cingular launches Nokia 9300
Tech Digest ran a review today of the just-released Cingular “communicator” from Nokia — the 9300 professional smartphone. Nokia’s previous (and very similar) communicator, the 9500 differs from the new model… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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Mobile PayPal coming soon
Electronic payment company, the popular PayPal — known for its affiliation with eBay and its ease of use — has announced plans to prepare a service that will allow customers to shop or transfer money via PayPal Mobile. The service will be launched within the next month in the United States, Canada, and the UK. Eventually, PayPal Mobile is expected to spread to… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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Designer swivel Nokia 7370 stylish but overpriced
Nokia’s new line of style phones, the 7370 L’amour collection, is extremely stylish and highly unique with its etched designs in the trim of the phones, but lacks the functionality to merit its high asking price. The phones are designed “for royalty” and have more than their share of frivolity… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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Sony Ericsson Black Diamond concept phone
Sleek. Shiny. Lusted after. Cell phone. Oh yeah. No, it’s not the Motorola RAZR, folks. I’m talking about the Black Diamond, a gorgeous concept phone designed by Jaren Goh for Sony Ericsson. The Black Diamond concept features a sweet 4-megapixel camera (much better than most camera phones), but that’s not all… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
BlackBerry Steps Into VoIP With Ascendent Acquisition
Research in Motion, makers of the famed BlackBerry, have barely gotten over the huge fine - $612.5 Million USD - they paid for infringing on the patents of Virginia-based NTP Inc., and they have already acquired a company ( just this past Friday the company made the announcement) that will help them boost the services they currently offer their customers. Read the rest of this entry at voiptracker500.com >>
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CeBIT: Samsung i310 has 8GB hard drive
Samsung unveiled on Tuesday at CeBIT the Samsung i310, a Windows Mobile smartphone with an 8GB hard-disk drive. It will be the largest HDD ever on a smartphone. Even though HDD components are not considered as hardy or safe as the flash-based memory… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
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RAZR temporarily pulled from Cingular/T-Mobile shelfs
T-Mobile and Cingular Wireless have both temporarily pulled Motorola’s popular RAZR V3 from sales channels, according to MobileTracker. A company spokesperson confirmed the temporary recall… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
CeBIT: T-Mobile to launch new handsets with Opera
Opera has announced plans today at the CeBIT trade show in Germany to offer the first branded Opera Mini web browser for three T-Mobile handsets (the Sony Ericsson K608i, Motorola V3/V3i, and Nokia 6280) slated to arrive later this month across Europe.
Tony Cripps, Wireless Software Analyst, said, “Full Internet browsing on mass market mobile handsets is now a viable service for most consumers… Read the rest of this entry at Cellphonetracker.net >>
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Bargains and deals
BlackBerry 8700c Phone (Cingular) on sale for $149.99 (when purchased with new service plan). Price after Mail in Rebate: Free
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Motorola RAZR V3 Black Phone (Cingular) now $139.99 (when purchased with new service plan)
Get $150.00 from Amazon.com with this rebate when you activate a service plan of $39.99 or higher.
Price after Rebate: ($-10.01)
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Sony Ericsson W600i Phone (Cingular): $229.99 (when purchased with new service plan)
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Samsung ZX10 full-featured and attractive
The Samsung ZX10, a quad-band UMTS world phone and Cingular’s first 3G UMTS cell phone, features a 1.3-megapixel camera rotating lens and an LED flash; Bluetooth; 50MB of onboard memory; and an expandable TransFlash memory slot. Some reviewers have bemoaned the dim and boring monochrome external display and confusing navigation. Most reviews, however, have praised the ZX10 for its excellent data storage and access… Read the rest of this entry at cellphonetracker.net >>
FCC approves Nokia “BlackBerry killer”
The FCC approved Nokia’s E61 smartphone (dubbed the “BlackBerry Killer”) today. The phone, a quad-band GSM world phone with WCDMA, runs on the Symbian OS and viewing and editing applications are available for Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point files. The device weighs a rather hefty 144 grams, but then again it’s got some rather hefty little features… Read the rest of this entry at Cellphonetracker.net >>
Motorola signs with Ferrari designer for new cell phones
Cell phone giant Motorola has signed a deal with Pininfarina (designers of the famously sleek Ferrari vehicle) to create dozens of hopefully-as-sleek cellular phones until 2009. Pininfarina is offering a team of ten designers to help bring the famous Ferrari beauty and sleek, luscious appeal to Motorola handets… Read the rest of this entry at Cellphonetracker.net.