UPDATE: The service has launched, and we have more info here.
Virgin Mobile Canada will start operation on March 1st. The company was announced nearly 11 months ago. Virgin Group is expected to roll out operations in other countries as well, including India, China, Mexico, South Africa and Nigeria.
Virgin Mobile Canada will use Bell Canada’s wireless […]

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Panasonic A500. Live pictures
Package:

Handset
Manual
Charger
Interchangeable covers, screwdriver, two reserve screws
Strap

Panasonic has concurrently released several similar phones, including A500. The distinction from the older X400 consists of a camera lacking and removable front panels presented. The model is provided with a special […]

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Samsung today announced a special edition Samsung E315 designed by Ana Sui, a well known fashion designer. The Anna Sui Mobile by Samsung will come with lipstick and a designer phone charm. Instead of the E315’s silver, Anna Sui’s phone is black with purple graphics.
A website has been up to sell the $250 device. The […]

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The FCC yesterday posted approval documents for the LG LX545 (FCC ID BEJLX545). Visually the phone appears similar to the upcoming LG MM-535, expected to be launched on Sprint PCS later this year.
Confirmed features include:

1.3 megapixel CCD camera
TransFlash memory card slot
EV-DO high-speed data

It appears that the LG LX545 is a Sprint PCS exclusive. It’s not […]

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UPDATE: Cingular BlackBerry 7100g now available for just $149.99!
Several MobileTracker readers have emailed recently to ask where the BlackBerry 7100g went. Cingular Wireless announced the 7100g would ship starting on February 14th and on that date the 7100g showed up online. About a day later the 7100g disappeared from the online store and since that […]

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After Paris Hilton’s Sidekick contents (address book, pictures and notes) were posted on the internet the other day, the million dollar question was: “How did this happen?” Many pundits hinted that Paris actually made the leak herself to gain more publicity–any press is good press.
Brian Williams confirms that wasn’t too far off:
Like many online service […]

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Cingular today announced an EDGE-powered Wirless Wide Area Network back-up data service aimed at businesses.
Customers can configure their local area networks so that the Wireless WAN Connectivity Service automatically activates should the wireline connection be interrupted, thus achieving the truly diverse network architecture that ensures critical applications keep running.

The Wireless WAN Connectivity service uses Digi’s […]

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UPDATE: The Sony Ericsson S710a can be purchased from Cingular through Wirefly for just $299…
Cingular has finally launched the Sony Ericsson S710a. The S710 was announced in July 2004 and was supposed to launch from Cingular in December. With December long gone, potential S710a buyers were getting frustrated.
The S710a should be in most stores today, […]

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The Sanyo MM-7400 is a mid-range camera phone from Sprint PCS. Our editors played with one a little while ago and put it through its paces. It could have a better camera, and we’ve never liked the Sanyo operating system, but for the money it’s a decent handset. Read on for our full review.

By the […]

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The Sanyo MM-5600 was announced by Sprint today at the Photo Marketing Association convention in Orlando, FL. The MM-5600 has been highly anticipated by Sprint customers for some time, mostly because it has a megapixel camera. It was approved by the FCC last month which set off more anticipation. Features of the Sanyo 5600 include:

1.3 […]

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