WWDC Keynote: 8GB 3G iPhone for $199

A new iPhone will be sold by exclusive carriers around the world at $199 (or thereabouts in territories outside the U.S.) for the 8GB version. For the 16GB version you’ll have to pay $100 more. Disappointingly, the new iPhone is only slightly different from the original. It is not as wide as the old one [...]

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Toshiba Shows Very Capable, PMP-Looking Portege G10

Toshiba outed its PMP-looking Portege G10 phone at MWC 2008, and we’re seeing a lot to like. The device is equipped with Windows Mobile 6, and supports HSDPA, HSUPA, regular and Assisted GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth. A 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, 3MP camera, microSD slot and FM radio functionality are built-in. The due date is Q2 [...]

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile, QWERTY, HSDPA Phone

Nice of Sony Ericsson to jump into the SideKick market with their new XPERIA X1. It runs WinMo 6 and is a device meant for Web browsing, multimedia entertainment, among other things phone are used nowadays. The connectivity on this monster s plain awesome: quadband GSM, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA for U.S. bands. On phone mode, [...]

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Mio A502 PDA-Phone to Kill iPhone

Mio’s new GPS/PDA/Phone has 2.7-inch touchscreen and a virtual numeric keypad that may just sway some people to opt out of iPhone. Its got a Integrated SiRF Star III GPS complemented by a QuickFix A-GPS (assisted GPS) technology. This should prove to be little more advanced than the Maps feature on the iPhone [...]

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3G iPhone (W/ GPS) Not Till Q1 Next Year

For people who’ve been guessing the 3G version of the iPhone to come out late this year, perhaps in Europe first, will not be thrilled by this report from The Street. An iPhone with 3G connectivity will not be out anywhere in the world until Q1 2008. The information came from reliable sources who [...]

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Nokia N95 To Get Firmware Update With A-GPS

Screenshots showing a new firmware for the N95 labeled v12.0.013 has just been spotted. Symbian-Guru didn’t see much to improve on the original firmware but it noted that a new Nokia Maps will be preloaded. More importantly, it looks like Nokia’s GPS will be boosted with A-GPS (Assisted-GPS), which can be used in urban areas [...]

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