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August 4, 2006

Verizon Wireless Launches LG Chocolate Slider Phone

The hottest selling phone this quarter and around Valentines day, at least to my predictions, will be the new LG Chocolate mp3 player / mobile phone. The design of the phone is sleek, dark black almost invisible when closed, but illuminates when opened. The custom Verizon interface has been touched up to accommodate the Chocolate, […]

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July 1, 2006

Sprint Unleashes the Sanyo Katana 6600

Features of the Sanyo Katana:

Dimensions: 3.9 x 2.0 x 0.6
640×480 VGA Camera
GPS
Speakerphone
QVGA display with 65K colors
Bluetooth

While consumers are left wondering if they should be wearing chainmail before handling today’s high-end handsets. Beware of the extremely sharp Sanyo 6600, more recently known as the Sanyo Katana (Japanese long sword) that is attempting to compete with Moto’s […]

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June 21, 2006

Updated XDA Atom Exec from O2 in Asia

At the CommunicAsia expo this week O2 announced an update to the XDA Atom Exec. Although the phone is mearly six months old, and already ahead of the game in many aspects O2 felt the Atom was beckoning for some changes.
Original Specifications of the O2 Atom:

Windows Mobile 5.0
GSM/GPRS/EDGE
802.11b WiFi
Bluetooth 1.2
2.7″ 240×320 pixel display
2 megapixel CMOS […]

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June 20, 2006

Verizon Wireless Music Phone Samsung SCH-A930

The latest music phone to be released from Verizon Wireless is the Samsung SCH-A930. Contrary to other phone manufacturers Samsung is going a bit against the grain with this far from slim design. I find it to be one of the most refreshing phone models to be released this quarter. It has a strong industry […]

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June 17, 2006

Stainless Steel Nokia 8801 Available On T-Mobile USA

Previously unavailable to the US the Nokia 8801 handset model is shipping under T-Mobile USA. According to Nokia and the Wall Street Journal the 880 model took 3 years to conceive. It is a pricey phone that hopes to gain reputation as the Motorola RAZR did for high-status types. It is a sleak handset, and […]

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June 12, 2006

Motorola Q With Windows Mobile 5.0

The thinnest smartphone in the world, and possibly the most anticipated, has been the Motorola Q. Utilizing the full-function version 5.0 of Microsoft Windows Mobile. Built for business, and wider than most smartphones the Motorola Q accomodates a QWERTY style keypad and stylishly sleek design reminiscent of the RAZR line. Microsoft Outlook e-mail, contacts, and […]

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June 8, 2006

Sidekick 3 Sneak Preview Leaked From FCC

Details about the highly anticipated T-Mobile Sidekick 3 have been posted, and approved by the FCC. Rumors are that the Sidekick 3 could be released sometime this month, or perhaps this September 2 years after the release of the Sidekick II.
Features of the sidekick 3 Include:

1.3 megapixel camera
miniSD card slot
Bluetooth
Music player
EDGE high-speed data

A few changes […]

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May 31, 2006

Sprint PCS Kicks Off LG Fusic Handset

Sprint, which has certainly been on the rise since the aquisition of Nextel for US$35Billion Last August, has just announced the launce of a new music salient phone driven by the increase in demand for handsets with music capabilities. The LG Fusic will be exclusive to Sprint, and will support Sprint’s music store for over […]

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May 23, 2006

Digicel and VP to Provide Real Tones to the Caribbean

VP Records, the leading record label/distribution company in reggae music, and Digicel, the largest Caribbean Communications provider, have solidified an agreement that will offer music features for Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean.
Subscribers can look forward to adding realtones from their favorite artistes, the biggest hits and the most popular songs, as well as […]

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May 19, 2006

Sony Ericsson Announces W710i and W850i handsets

The Sony Ericsson W70i is a unique athletic approach to handset design. One of it’s exclusive features is a motion sensor that tracks speed, distance and time. It also includes many health conscious consumer friendly applications that can help improve and track your fitness. Other standard features include;

Quad Band EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
Main display: 176×220 pixel screen […]

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