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| CTIA Wireless 2008: Velocity 103 and 111, New 3G Smartphones to Conquer the Market |  | Velocity Mobile, a brand new handset manufacturer, announced today at CTIA Wireless 2008 (1 – 3 April) the future release of Velocity 103 and Velocity 111, two new 3G-enabled smartphones that run on Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.
Presenting itself ... [read more >>] | | 01 April 2008, 17:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 1 Million Palm Centros Sold |  | The "lightest and smallest" smartphone from Palm, namely Palm Centro, has reached the 1 millionth unit sold, according to an announcement made public by the Sunnyvale company yesterday. It's a good thing the announcement was not made today, the 1st of April, as many would have probably thought it's an April Fools' Day joke.
First released in September 2007, exclusively via Sprint, the third large ... [read more >>] | | 01 April 2008, 02:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BlackBerry 9000 To Be Crowned King |  | BlackBerry 9000 is probably the most expected BlackBerry since the Canadians from RIM introduced their first device – more than 10 years ago.
Initially rumored to come with a full touchscreen interface, the new smartphone will actually sport a normal display and a normal (for BlackBerries) ... [read more >>] | | 29 March 2008, 07:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HTC P3470 Hits the Hong Kong Market |  | HTC announced the release of HTC P3470, also known as HTC Pharos, for the Hong Kong market. Officially announced In February, during MWC 2008, the device comes as a rather affordable smartphone with GPS.
Weighing 122 grams and measuring 108 x 58.3 x 15.7 millimeters, ... [read more >>] | | 28 March 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BlackBerry 8820 Brings Wi-Fi and GPS to T-Mobile |  | T-Mobile USA offers from now on a new business-orientated smartphone, BlackBerry 8820 more exactly, adding it to its portfolio of existing BlackBerry devices, which includes some Pearl and Curve models as well as the 8700g handset.
The new BlackBerr ... [read more >>] | | 25 March 2008, 11:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Palm Treo 800w Not Coming Too Soon |  | Palm Treo 800w, the handset that is supposed to bring Palm again on the top of the smartphone industry, will be delayed until the second half of 2008. Although, at the beginning of the year, rumors said Treo 800w will come in April, Ed Colligan, Palm's CEO, recently declared that there will be no releases of "Windows Mobile Treos" in this quarter, and he was obviously referring to the long-awaited Treo.
... [read more >>] | | 25 March 2008, 05:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Free Palm Centro Smartphones For All of Us |  | Free phones combined with various data plans from mobile operators are being offered all the time, but generally these handsets only pack basic features. Now, we couldn't possibly say that Palm Centro is a ... [read more >>] | | 11 March 2008, 10:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The UK Finally Gets Palm Centro |  | Palm Centro is the latest smartphone created by Palm Inc. and first released in the fall of 2007 in the US. At the beginning of 2008 the handset made it to Europe too, and as of yesterday, the 6th of March, it is also available for UK mobile users.
The smartphone ... [read more >>] | | 07 March 2008, 04:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| CeBIT 2008: Asus P560, Elegant Design and High-end Features |  | Asus really wants to become an important name in the Pocket PC and Smartphone industry, and after seeing its latest products, showcased at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany (4 – 9 March 2008), I think the Taiwan-based company has all the chances to do so.
Besides P320< ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 11:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Acer Enters the Smartphone Business and Buys E-ten |  | Acer, the third largest computer manufacturer in the world (after Hewlett Packard and Dell), announced it will buy E-ten, the Taiwan-based company that produces the Glofiish series of Windows Mobile powered smartphones.
The acquisition, which w ... [read more >>] | | 04 March 2008, 05:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung i780 Available in Europe |  | First announced back in September 2007, the Samsung SGH-i780 smartphone is now finally available in Europe, bringing its advanced features to users that have been waiting it for months.
Measuring 115.9 x 61.3 x 12.9 millimeters and weighing 120 grams, Samsung i780 has a compact and business-like design and comes with tri-band GSM and 3G / HSDPA connectivity, offering data transfer speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps. The handset r ... [read more >>] | | 20 February 2008, 05:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia E71 Getting Closer |  | Rumors about Nokia E71 appeared right at the beginning of 2008, saying that the new Eseries handset will hit the market somewhere in the second quarter of the year. There is even a mockup image of the phone, plus a picture that seems to be presenting the real handset. Moreover, ... [read more >>] | | 18 February 2008, 13:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Ace, the Slim WM Smartphone, Released in the US |  | Sprint, the third largest mobile carrier in the US, together with Samsung Mobile, announced today the release of Samsung Ace, a stylish and powerful smartphone powered by Windows Mobile 6 and Sprint's Mobile Broadband Network.
... [read more >>] | | 18 February 2008, 03:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MWG Leaks Info on Zinc II and Atom V |  | After O2 Asia was bought by Telefonica back in November, the company now known as MWG (Mobile and Wireless Group) launched a news site. That might not seem like a big deal, but with the launch came two pre-announced Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phones: Zinc II ... [read more >>] | | 04 January 2008, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia E90 Communicator Review |  | It took Nokia almost 3 years to refresh its Communicator series, which made as some of the best smartphones targeting businessman class, back in 2004-2005. Those that are more used with Nokia's Eseries handsets won't be disappointed either, as the new Nokia E90 Communicator is a strong link between the two business series. Probably the smartphone won't be a huge market success, mostly because its sizes and weight, but it wi ... [read more >>] | | 03 January 2008, 10:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HeroCraft Announces "Civilization" Clone Mobile Game |  | HeroCraft has just announced the forthcoming release of the long-awaited game Revival for PDA and Smartphones. Revival is a turn-based military strategy game in the tradition of the world-famous game title, "Civilization". The player will have to explore contin ... [read more >>] | | 03 January 2008, 03:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Hop-On Smartphone for Gamblers |  | Known once as a company making disposable cellphones, Hop-On has made available a smart phone called the HOP2001. Yes, we could think that this is not such a big deal, but the press release sure sounds a bit awkward to us. If you think twice, you'll realize ... [read more >>] | | 20 December 2007, 06:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Toshiba PDA's are Real |  | The Toshiba name is not that big in the cellphone and smart phone playground. Still, that doesn't stop them from making good products. The interesting features and the good looks are some of the stuff that models like G900 and G500 have.
But, Toshiba's sto ... [read more >>] | | 18 December 2007, 10:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Asus P750 Smartphone Hits the Market |  | Asus finally launches its P750 smartphone, after the handset was announced in July 2007 and should have been released two months ago. The device is really a high-end one and is said to be a threat to HTC Kaiser, as it packs similar features and is targeted for the same category of co ... [read more >>] | | 18 December 2007, 07:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| From Russia with Love: the RoverPC C6 Touchscreen Phone |  | A new Communicator handset was just spotted these days, this time coming from Russia and named RoverPC C6. Created by RoverPC, the device is a GSM phone that has a simple but nice look, reminding me of HTC's way of designing handsets. RoverPC C6 doesn ... [read more >>] | | 12 December 2007, 09:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Best Motorola Handsets Available for Holiday Season |  | Motorola respects the true spirit of the season's holiday by offering some of its best handsets and headsets. This is truly a remarkable effort as the line-up contains only the stylish gadgets and various handsets that have been successful on the market the whole year. Thus ... [read more >>] | | 11 December 2007, 09:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Ericsson P1i Packs BlackBerry Connect Software |  | The BlackBerry Connect software v4.0 will be available on Sony Ericsson's P1i mobile phone on several markets. The software will come pre-loaded with the handset and bring the same advantages that it had to offer until now on RIM's (Research in Motion) smartphones ... [read more >>] | | 23 November 2007, 09:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BlackBerry 8120 Shows Up on FCC |  | BlackBerry 8120 appeared on FCC's website, all packed with goodies like WiFi and GPS, which should make it one great smartphone offer. It looks like the phone will hit the US market in the near future, with high chances of this happening before the end of this year.
BlackBerry 8120 is one slim and compact ... [read more >>] | | 21 November 2007, 02:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mysterious Smartphone Leaks Specs on Sony Ericsson's Site |  | Some unusual things are going on over at Sony Ericsson with a Polish website publishing information regarding a smartphone, although there is no picture available. Nobody has ever heard of this R380e and it sounds pretty unusual and unlikely to actually be real.
The specifications appeared on the ... [read more >>] | | 15 November 2007, 10:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Asus M930 Communicator Heading Towards a Release |  | Asus is about to bring out a new smartphone that should make direct challenge to Nokia's Communicator line of handsets. Asus M930 Communicator is highly similar to the device brought out by the Finnish producer but might come with more power and higher potential for ... [read more >>] | | 15 November 2007, 04:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Major 40 % Sales Drop for PDAs |  | The Handheld segment, made of PDA devices seems to have been shrinking for years, but now registered a huge drop of 40 percent. The reason for this fall seems to be the growth in smartphone sales, the direct competitor for such devices.
Only little over 700,00 PDAs ... [read more >>] | | 13 November 2007, 09:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Up to 3 Android Phones Coming Next Year from HTC |  | The Google Android craze is at its peak, now that some official information has surfaced on it. HTC has hurried to make some interesting new statements, promising to release up to three devices running on this new platform during next year.
Now that Google ... [read more >>] | | 13 November 2007, 09:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| RIM Sues LG Over BlackBerry Phone Names |  | Research In Motion (RIM) sued LG Electronics this week in an attempt to stop that company from using names that sound too much like their BlackBerry smartphones. Among the listed names, there are also some similar to Black Label, Strawberry and Black Cherry.
It ... [read more >>] | | 10 November 2007, 02:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HTC Touch Funky Special Edition |  | Three new colorful versions of HTC Touch will be available to add even more personality to the PocketPC for those who feel that plain black just fails to represent them. These design solutions will surely manage to stand out as they look more childish than any other mobile phone capable of such evolved performances.
Special editions of HTC Touch have appeared in crowds over the past period. The strategy is usually seen after a ... [read more >>] | | 09 November 2007, 08:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HTC Polaris Arrives at O2 as Xda Orbit 2 |  | Xda Orbit 2 will be available from now on at O2 Germany at an affordable price. It's actually the HTC Polaris smartphone with a new name, but the same evolved performances that it has brought until now.
Xda Orbit 2 has to offer just about the same high-end features that fa ... [read more >>] | | 08 November 2007, 05:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sexy Bright Red Palm Centro Available on Sprint |  | Palm has gone red, sexy red, with the release of a new fresh and daring color of its Centro smartphone. The new version has what it takes to stand out and make a statement of youth and vitality for users.
Palm Centro aims especially at the young emerging business people and looks to match their way of life. This must be the source of the new bold bright red color, as to enable them to make a statement of their youth, despite t ... [read more >>] | | 06 November 2007, 00:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sprint Brings USD 10 Million BlackBerry 8830 |  | Sprint brings a one in a lifetime opportunity targeted towards the 100 wealthiest people on the planet. The operator offers the first 10.5 Million smartphone, with an island included.
The time when free Bluetooth headsets were enough to convince customers that a specific mobile phone ... [read more >>] | | 03 November 2007, 06:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The iPhone to Boost Smartphone Prices |  | The iPhone brings some of the most evolved features that mobile phones have to offer nowadays. This has high chances of forcing smartphone producers to add some evolved hardware, also raising the price that their devices come for.
It's clear that the iPhone has ha ... [read more >>] | | 02 November 2007, 10:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Voyager to Come on November 21 |  | LG Voyager just received a release date and a pretty close one, too. The handset will be in stores sometime by the end of the month for all those who wait for a device that can make up for all of the iPhone's drawbacks.
LG Voyager is a highly promising device that features a large, appealing touchscreen and a full QWERTY keypad that will be excellent especially for the old fashioned ones who find it difficult to get used ... [read more >>] | | 01 November 2007, 08:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Feast Your Eyes On the First gPhone Mock-Up |  | As a result of some deductions, the first supposed leaked image of the gPhone has surfaced. In fact, it's a Chinese handset coming from a producer that Google chose to partner with in order to work on mobile phone hardware development.
Latests rumors state that Go ... [read more >>] | | 01 November 2007, 07:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Palm Treo 750 Upgrades to Windows Mobile 6 |  | Windows Mobile 5 is so yesterday…a lot of time has passed since the latest version of this operating system has been released. Palm Treo 750 will be one of the lucky mobile phones to get back in line with some strong competitors that already had it installed.
The handset already made this step in Australia and will do it in the US as well. This is only one of the great number of evolved devices that manage to diminish the dra ... [read more >>] | | 01 November 2007, 06:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HTC Expands Global Distribution Agreement |  | HTC, the leading provider of Windows Mobile-based smart devices, and Brightpoint, a global leader in the distribution of wireless devices have just entered into a global master distribution agreement.
It's just another step in HTC's great expansion over the past period. The company has managed to make its name heard and bring devices that deserve a place among the most evolved ... [read more >>] | | 31 October 2007, 12:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung i780 Officially Out on the Market |  | A new solution for those who need a reliable smartphone for handling both their work and personal life has been officially unveiled. Samsung i780 received the red carpet in London, along with several other evolved handsets.
What should earn Samsung i780 some extra poin ... [read more >>] | | 31 October 2007, 10:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| T-Mobile Shadow, Affordable Smartphone |  | T-Mobile Shadow is nothing else but the HTC Juno, all dressed in this operator's logo. The smartphone will be released at T-Mobile starting with next month for an extremely appealing price.
Having a handset that runs on Windows Mobile 6 and which also brings s ... [read more >>] | | 30 October 2007, 04:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| E-Ten Glofiish M800 Approved by FCC |  | E-Ten's Glofiish M800 smartphone is really doing great, as FCC has just approved it. This could mean that its close release will be even greater than previously expected, also including the US.
The phone has high chances of earning a top place among the best smartphones ... [read more >>] | | 30 October 2007, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| E-Ten Glofiish M800 Gets Official |  | The E-Ten Glofiish M800 smartphone has finally become official after an announcement coming from the producer. The handset brings evolved features that enable it to compete with some of the most evolved such devices on the market.
The handset brings all the advantages of other phones coming from this producer, now also with the most evolved performances. The display is as beautiful as ever, with great, vivid colors that make t ... [read more >>] | | 29 October 2007, 07:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Neonode N2 Spotted at FCC, Heading Towards the US |  | Neonode N2 seems to be on its way towards a US release, as it has just been spotted at FCC. It's far from what the iPhone has to offer, although this handset makes its intention of copying Apple's phone pretty clear.
The Neonode N2 proves to be a cheaper solution for those who want to have a ... [read more >>] | | 29 October 2007, 05:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Leaked Information for E-ten Glofiish X600 |  | E-ten Glofiish X600 is becoming more real as days go by, with the release of some new specifications. Even more interesting, the handset should be out on the market in the near future, which puts aside the problem of having to wait for it too long.
The smartphone will ru ... [read more >>] | | 27 October 2007, 01:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Will Bring Phones under USD100 |  | Windows Mobile smartphones priced under USD100 should be available in the near future, according to Microsoft. The company plans of developing solutions for reducing the price of such devices and make them available for a wider range of users.
As Linux becomes an even more ... [read more >>] | | 26 October 2007, 06:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sprint Introduces BlackBerry Pearl 8130 |  | Sprint has already started rolling out the mobile phones it promised a while ago. After RUMOR by LG, we now have a release date set for the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone and some interesting specifications to look forward to.
BlackBerry Pearl 8130 looks to ... [read more >>] | | 11 October 2007, 10:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sprint Promises RUMOR by LG Release |  | Sprint will soon bring the RUMOR by LG smartphone for all its subscribers. The handset has been considered by some people the best thing, along with the iPhone, but the truth is that it doesn't stand a chance when compared to Apple's phone.
RUMOR by LG is a pretty powerful device, either way, even if this does not mean touchscreen, huge display, great connectivity or even a strong operating system. The specification ... [read more >>] | | 10 October 2007, 08:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Blackjack 2 Upcoming at AT&T |  | Samsung Blackjack 2 is heading towards a US release at AT&T. Some official photos have already appeared showing the smartphone that bears the operator's logo. This Samsung SGH-i617 phone is listed on the upcoming list of devices for this carrier and should hit stores in the near future.
Many people have been expecting ... [read more >>] | | 10 October 2007, 08:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HTC Touch Dual, Soon at Orange UK |  | Orange UK will launch a 16-key variant of the HTC Touch Dual with a numeric-only keypad. There are few differences, compared to the original HTC Touch smartphone, other than the numeric keypad, which should take care of a faster dialing for calls, with little or no other a ... [read more >>] | | 10 October 2007, 07:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ETEN Glowfish M800, Top Smartphone |  | ETEN Glowfish X800 looked gorgeous and also came with some impressive specifications. The device has yet to hit the market and its successor, the M800 smartphone already surfaces in some leaked images.
ETEN Glowfish M800 is even better than all previous devices coming ... [read more >>] | | 08 October 2007, 11:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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