Today Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion announced the BlackBerry Storm, RIM’s first touch-screen device. The Storm has dual-band CDMA radios for use on Verizon’s EV-DO Rev. A 3G network in the U.S., as well as quad-band GSM/EDGE and HSPA 2100MHz for 3G coverage when roaming in Europe. It supports multiple Bluetooth profiles, including stereo […]

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We already have some articles on the upcoming Samsung i7110 smartphone in our news feed. In a word, it’s a Symbian S60-based device housed in a candybar-style casing, whose major trump is a so-called “virtual mouse pointer” – it allows the user to control a mouse pointer on the phone’s screen with the help of […]

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Today Verizon and Motorola announced two new handsets, the VU30 and VU204. Both are clamshells that have GPS and can use Verizon’s VZ Navigator service. Both wil be available in the fourth quarter.

VU30 Rapture: The Rapture has a touch-sensitive external display that can be used to access the music application and camera. It also has […]

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Verizon this morning added an unusual slider media phone that combines some budget and mid-range features in the same device. The Samsung Sway is capped at 1X RTT for data and so needs to use USB to sync with Verizon’s V CAST Music store rather than download over EVDO. However, the phone counters this with […]

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Today AT&T and Pantech announced the C610, a new 3G clamshell. The C610 has dual-band GSM/EDGE radios, with HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth and features a 1.3 megapixel camera and video sharing. It has a-GPS, supports turn-by-turn directions, and has a microSD card slot. The C610 can playback multiple media formats, and it ships with Napster and […]

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Today Nokia announced the XpressMusic 5800, a new touch screen-based device that is aimed at the youth market. The 5800 will come with several different radio configurations, including one for European markets and a quad-band GSM/EDGE dual-band 850/1900 MHz HSDPA variant for North America. It also packs in stereo Bluetooth, a-GPS and Wi-Fi. The screen […]

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Today Motorola announced the addition of the MOTOACTV W450 to T-Mobile’s lineup of devices. The W450 is a ruggedized clamshell that carries quad-band GSM/EDGE and stereo Bluetooth radios. It also packs a 1.3 megapixel camera, messaging capabilities, media player, and T-Mobile’s T-Zones. It has a slot for microSD cards up to 2GB and has a […]

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LG has announced the thinnest 8 MP camera phone to date - the KC780. Currently, the thinnest known 8 MP camera phone is the M8800, from Samsung, measuring up at 13.8 mm, it’s unknown how much thinner the KC780 will be.Very little is known, in the way of specs, but, it’s said to offer quad-band […]

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If you’re looking to help the environment while enjoying portable music, look no farther than the Eco Media Player Revolution. Besides the better looks (now in piano black), the EMP Revolution has an improved screen for the new video-playing feature and the 3.5mm jack will sure be welcomed by fans of non-proprietary headphones. UI has […]

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Today Samsung introduced a new phone called the Pixon. The Pixon’s primary feature is an 8 megapixel camera with auto-focus, fast-shutter, face detection, geo-tagging and LED flash. It features a photo browser that interacts with the accelerometer to flip through photo albums. The video camera can shoot at 30 and 120 frames per second, allowing […]

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