TmoNews has the apparent news on the first Google Android phone to be launching on T-Mobile. (Isn’t it September 23rd already, so why hasn’t T-Mobile officially announced the phone?). TmoNews, however, has the confirmed leaks and now we know the Android phone will be dubbed T-Mobile G1. It’s a touchscreen phone with a slideout keyboard. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 1, 2008
Everyone’s probably heard of the Nokia Tube and its spanking brand-new touch interface, but is the Symbian OS up to the task? That’s the question raised by Techradar, and the words of research director Ian Fogg more or less answers that inquiry: “Nokia phones have had step-by-step improvements but no radical breakthroughs for several years. S60 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 16, 2008
It could be Meizu Jack Wong who leaked new photos of the M8 on the forum M8fans. Then again, maybe it isn’t him. The M8 UI looks distinct enough from the iPhone, and I like the old school vinyl album wallpaper as well. I really hope this is the final hardware and software version of [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 10, 2008
I’m guessing fans of the Samsung Instinct, currently exclusive to Sprint, are mostly non-geeks. Despite the crazy build-up the the iPhone 3G release, the touchscreen smartphone has been selling briskly especially from retailer Best Buy. They say that since June 19th, Instinct has been their best-selling phone, and it’s the best seller they’ve had for [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The M8 miniOne or Chinese iPhone killer may be available as early as tomorrow or as late as September, depending on who you believe. According to GenerationMP3’s source, the Meizu M8 will be announced at IFA this year in September. Meanwhile, Meizu is said to be a registered exhibitor at SINOCES, which will be tomorrow. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 1, 2008
According to Sprint, Instinct have sold out after only its first week in sales, confirming rumors that the phone was making sales history. Pali Research also discovered that Sprint stores have sold out while Instinct has been so scarce, 54% of stores have less than 15 Instincts left. Sprint does not have the numbers yet, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Virgin’s $79.99 Totally Unlimited no-credit-card-no-contract-no-roaming-charges calling plan may be a genuine iPhone killer without requiring fancy hardware or operating system. The $79.99 is pay-as-you-go, which means there is no way you could not at least test what Virgin Mobile has to offer for a month. If you’re on a trip to Europe, $79.99 spending eighty [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 1, 2008
What makes a good iPhone killer? Is it a big touch screen, a built-in camera with a huge megapixel count. Is it connectivity options like 3G and HSDPA? Is it the added GPS capability? The Samsung Instinct, whch is exclusive to Sprint, the U.S.’s fourth largest mobile carrier, boasts a feature set that includes built-in [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 26, 2007
Europeans are already enjoying the small touchscreen delights of the Neonode N2, but the real test for the phone is about to come after the FCC recently approved it for US distribution. It was previously conjectured that the N2 will not arrive in the US until 2008. However, with the FCC approval, the availabilty seems [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 23, 2007
Very interesting news from Verizon. AT&T’s biggest competitor in the US wireless market is reporting sales figures of its LG Chocolate phone that almost matches iPhone sales. Verizon reveals that it has sold 3.4 million units of the one-year-old MP3 phone this year or about 850,000 units in the third quarter. The figure is comparable [...]
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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