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Windows Phone 7 handset of ASUS spotted in Pakistan

Published on: 11th August, 2010

The likely finished design of ASUS’ first Windows Phone 7 handset has been spotted in Pakistan. A rather different hardware than the prototype presented at the Mobile World Congress, but also consistent with the design traits of ASUS, the device has a metal effect or brushed metal front. The three-button layout conforms to Microsoft’s Windows [...]

Leak confirms HTC’s first Windows Phone 7 handset

Published on: 19th May, 2010

A recently leaked image seems to confirm the first Windows Phone 7 of HTC. The Mondrian would be the fastest phone of HTC with a 1.3 GHz Snapdragon processor that would offer the possibility of a GSM version as well as a CDMA one. It would have the size of the HD2 or Evo 4G, [...]

Nokia’s 6216 classic with NFC payments postponed

Published on: 25th February, 2010

Nokia’s 6216 classic handset, which would have been the company’s first mobile device with an integrated Near Field Communications (NFC) module to communicate with its own SIM card using the Single Wire Protocol, will not be released anymore. Nokia’s executives said that the decision has been made due to the fact that the consumer experience [...]

RIM could show a new handset at MWC

Published on: 15th February, 2010

On February 11, 2010, Research In Motion (RIM), the BlackBerry manufacturer, has posted a Twitter update saying that the company is expected to make “a big announcement” somewhere next week, during the Mobile World Congress show, which will take place in Barcelona. The only detail shown is that users should watch closely the company’s blog [...]

Wi-Fi enabled Palm Pixi?

Published on: 16th December, 2009

Palm will launch, as soon as possible, a new version of the Pixi handset, supporting Verizon’s network and having integrated Wi-Fi capabilities, according to a recent FCC filing. The actual Pixi operates on CDMA as well, but it doesn’t benefit from Wi-Fi, which would keep costs down.
The upcoming version of the Pixi handset, called P121EWW, [...]

Upgraded handset form Nokia – the 5235 Comes With Music

Published on: 14th December, 2009

Nokia has introduced a new handset which is an upgrade of the existing 5230 phone, the 5235 Comes With Music. The new version allows unlimited downloads for a period of one and a half years, all of them being allowed to be kept after the end of the subscription. The 5235 sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen [...]

Another Android-based device for Japan – Sharp-made

Published on: 27th November, 2009

The local market in Japan will receive soon Sharp’s Android-based handset. The information released by Market Watch and originating from Nikkei is quoting Masami Ohbatake, executive of Sharp, who, however, did not specify to which carrier the device will go first. Suppositions are that NTT DoCoMo is the first company on the list to receive [...]

Verizon will get Saygus’ V1 Android handset

Published on: 13th November, 2009

Saygus is committed to ready its V1 Android-based device for Verizon’s network. The phone, named VPhone, is a sideways slider and is a product of the Verizon’s Open Development Initiative device. It will be able to work as a router for wireless broadband.
The VPhone will sport a set of smartphone features, such as a 3.5-inch [...]

Other New Handsets for Verizon – the Samsung Convoy and the LG Chocolate Touch

Published on: 10th November, 2009

Two new handsets are adding to Verizon’s series of phones meant to push the company in front of AT&T – the Samsung Convoy and the LG’s first touchscreen, the Chocolate Touch.
The Samsung Convoy is meeting the US military’s 810F requirements for resistance to dust, humidity, extreme temperatures, shock, vibrations, salt and fog. It is compatible [...]

The HTC Touch HD2 Handset Heading to T-Mobile UK this Month

Published on: 6th November, 2009

A teaser page was posted by T-Mobile UK announcing the launch of the first Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone using a capacitive multi-input touchscreen. The event will happen in sometime in November but the exact \date is not known yet and pricing information as well. Visitors of the site are invited to register and receive further [...]