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T-Mobile Sidekick LX Finally Announced
Author: +866.com22 Apr
It’s probably the worst kept secret on the planet, but T-Mobile’s Sidekick LX has finally gone official, and will be going on sale on May 13th nationwide for $199 on a 2-year contract. You’ll be able to choose from either carbon or orchid color schemes, and features of the device include:
T-Mobile 3G/HSDPA
3.2-inch 854 x 480 display
GPS
Microsoft Exchange support
Integrated Facebook, MySpace and Twitter
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HTC Snap Introduced
Author: +866.com7 Apr
HTC has lifted the lid on its latest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap. This 12mm slim device will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, and is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2009. An unlocked version of the device supporting HSDPA at 850/1900MHz in the US will be made available under the name HTC S522 during the summer. Features of the HTC Snap include:
528MHz Qualcomm processor
2.0 megapixel camera
256MB ROM, 192MB RAM
GPS and AGPS
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
2.4-inch display
microSDHC card expansion
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Samsung Touchscreen Slider Phone Coming?
Author: +866.com7 Apr
It’s just bits and pieces, but some information on an upcoming Samsung touchscreen slider phone have emerged. According to Phonehouse.nl, which is the Dutch version of Carphonewarehouse, the Samsung Louvre will be released on July 2009 and will sport a 5-megapixel camera, HSDPA and GPS. The phone pictured here is just a mock up, so don’t take it as the real thing.
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HTC Magic UK Launch On May 1st
Author: +866.com7 Apr
Word on the street is that the HTC Magic will be launched in the UK on May 1st, making it the 2nd Android device to go on sale. Users should be able to pick up the device for free if they agree to a £25 contract or higher. Though there aren’t any specific details of data plans, it’s assumed that there will be unlimited data packages being offered to users too. In case it slipped your mind, the HTC Magic will have a 3.2 megapixel camera, capacitive touchscreen, HSDPA, and GPS, albeit lacking the physical QWERTY keyboard like the T-Mobile G1.
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LG Lollipop announced, a phone for youngsters
Author: +866.com28 Mar
LG has just introduced a new clamshell phone in South Korea – the LG SV800 / KH8000 / LH8000.
Also known as LG Lollipop, the handset is obviously targeted at young mobile users, and it comes in three color versions: Cutie Pink, Aqua Blue and “Boyish Titanium”.
On the outside, LG Lollipop has 220 tiny LEDs that can display various patterns – hearts, animals, cars and so on.
The phone looks good, although its design has nothing that we haven’t seen before:
Here are the handset’s main specs:
- CDMA and HSDPA connectivity
- 2.8 inch TFT internal display with 240 x 400 pixels
- Media player
- 3MP camera
- 1.3MP secondary camera (for video calls)
- MicroSD card support
- 106.5 x 51.5 x 13.4 mm
- 92g
LG Lollipop should be available in South Korea starting this month, via all major carriers (SK Telecom, KTF and LG Telecom). No details about its release in other markets.
Source: LG (automatic translation from Korean)
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Sprint 2009 roadmap leaked: HTC Rhodium, HTC Cedar, Samsung Dash, BlackBerry Niagara and 8 others
Author: +866.com20 Mar
If this newly-leaked Sprint roadmap is legit, the second largest North American CDMA carrier will have at least 10 new handsets to offer in the upcoming months.
First of all – as expected – it’s said the Palm Pre will be introduced in the second quarter of 2009, thus in April, May or June.
Unsurprisingly, the Pre is targeted at “high-end consumers and business users who need to stay connected to their office and who will benefit from fast EV-DO rev. A data speeds and a full functional device.”
Next, Q2 2009 should also bring the following devices to Sprint:
- Samsung Dash, featuring a 320 x 480 pixels touchscreen display, 5MP camera and EV-DO Rev. A connectivity. It’s presented as the ”second generation Instinct”
- HTC Cedar – a “low cost smart device” with WM 6.1, a QWERTY keyboard and EV-DO Rev. A connectivity
- Samsung Mini, which is obviously the Instinct Mini / Instinct S30. It should come for an affordable price
- Samsung Lucello (or Cello) – messaging phone with an alphanumeric keypad and a full QWERTY keyboard
- Sanyo 2700, a low-cost messaging device with a QWERTY keyboard
- LG LX-370 – a basic slider
In the third quarter of 2009, Sprint should release the following handsets:
- Samsung Chianti – QWERTY slider presented as a “green device” and targeted at “affluent female customers”
- Samsung Ace II – obviously replacing the first Samsung Ace. It has Windows Mobile 6.1, QVGA display, QWERTY keyboard, 3MP camera, EV-DO rev. A and GSM connectivity
- BlackBerry Niagara
- Kyocera-Sanyo 3810 – simple clamshell
There’s also the HTC Rhodium on Sprint’s roadmap. This is actually the HTC Touch Pro2 with EV-DO rev. A and HSDPA connectivity. It should be out in Q4 2009. What’s weird is that the Rhodium appears as running on “Windows 7.X”, although Windows Mobile 7 will only be launched in 2010.
Anyway, since for the moment we can’t confirm that all the above-mentioned devices will be indeed launched by Sprint, we can only wait for more official details to come up.
Source: Phone News via BGR
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Nokia 5730 XpressMusic Announced
Author: +866.com15 Mar
Nokia’s third phone announcement of the day involves the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic. This is the first music-oriented phone from Nokia to offer a sideways-sliding QWERTY keyboard, which should suit text message junkies just fine. Improvements in this phone include the contacts bar which now houses 20 contacts, N-Gage, applications such as Facebook, Photos, Ovi Contacts, Maps, messaging and more. The Nokia 5730 will be shipping around Q3 of 2009 and will retail for about 280 Euros. Features of the device include:
Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900,WCDMA 900/1900/2100
User Interface: S60
Dimensions: 112 x 51 x 15,4 mm (L x W x T)
Weight: 135 g
Display: 2.4 inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) with up to 16 million colors
Battery: Nokia Battery BL-4U,1000mAh Lion
Memory: up to 100 MB internal memory, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card
Talk time: Up to 5 hours
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Music playback: Up to 25hours
HSDPA cat6 (max download 3,6 Mbps)
GSM GPRS/EGPRS multi slot class 32, max download 296 kbps; upload 177,6 kbps
WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g with UPnP support
MicroUSB, 3.5 mm AV connector
Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP & AVRCP
FM stereo radio with RDS
3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and 8x digital zoom with flash
Secondary camera, VGA
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Author: +866.com15 Mar
Nokia diehards can expect to hold the long-awaited Nokia E71x (note the classy “x” factor) any day now. Word has it that its design has not evolved much. It is apparently also retaining its Wi-Fi and HSDPA, which is a huge relief. Expect to part between $150 and $200, after rebate. Anything less than $100 might be wishful thinking on our part.
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Samsung S7220 Lucido Announced
Author: +866.com15 Mar
Candybar phones might not be in vogue like slider phones are nowadays, but they still are popular with people. Samsung has stuck to the candybar design with its new S7220 Lucido that has just been announced. The phone features a classy “premium metal” design, 2.2-inch AMOLED display, 5-megapixel camera, HSDPA and 3G for fast Internet connectivity. Additional features of the device include aGPS, FM radio and up to 8GB via expandable storage. The Samsung Lucido can be expected to be available across major networks and retailers in the UK in April, though there isn’t any mention of whether the phone will make it elsewhere. Pricing information isn’t available just yet either.
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Sleek Samsung Lucido S7220 candybar officially announced
Author: +866.com15 Mar
We first heard about slim candybar Samsung Eltz S7220 more then a month ago, expecting it to be officially launched at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Well, MWC has come and gone, but Samsung S7220 remained under wraps. Until today, when Samsung has decided to officially announce it in U.K. with a new trade name.
From now own S7220 will be known as Samsung Lucido (meaning “Sleek” in Italian).
Official Samsung Lucido S7220 specs include:
- Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), 900/1200 UMTS, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity
- 2.2” QVGA AMOLED Display
- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus
- FM Radio
- Built-in accelerometer
- A-GPS navigation via Google Maps
- microSD memory card slot
- Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, USB 2.0
- Dimensions: 114×46.3×11.8 mm
Samsung Lucido will hit the shops in U.K in early April.