Package:

Handset
Stereoheadset
Software for synchronization
Disc2Phone
Charger
Extra panel
Cable for synchronization
Manual

In such a hurry the company of Sony Ericsson turned the S600 into the second model of the Walkman series and gave it an index of W550. The differences are so minimal, though include grown memory size (up to 256 MB) and a [...]

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Verizon Wireless’ music download service is now scheduled to begin in the first quarter of next year according to a report in Forbes. The original goal was to get the service up and running before the holiday season. Analysts believe these will be over-the-air download services where users actually purchase songs with their handsets. [...]

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T-Mobile USA has launched the Samsung e635, validating rumors that started last month. The e635 is a slider that is similar in design to the E800. Besides being a slider, the handset is super-light at just 2.78 ounces.
Features of the e635 include:

VGA camera
20MB internal memory
128 × 160 pixel 65K color display
Speakerphone

T-Mobile is charging [...]

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Victims of hurricane Katrina have found communication tough–both wired and wireless phones are down for the most part, especially for long distance. Text messages have been the saving grace because they work with less signal than voice and the recipient doesn’t have to be on the cell network at the time of sending. Some carriers [...]

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Smartphone Thoughts thinks that the Motorola Q, the super-thin Windows mobile handset that was announced last month, will ship on Verizon Wireless in the first quarter of 2006.
While the handset was announced, details like if it would be GSM or CDMA (or both) were not announced. The article notes that Verizon’s model will include [...]

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T-Mobile USA will finally launch its EDGE data service next month, according to an updated passage on their about page:
By the end of September 2005, T-Mobile plans to launch EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) service across its nationwide network, offering average data speeds between 100-130 kbps โ€“ up to three times faster than [...]

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The i870 has been launched.
The Motorola i870, an upcoming high-end iDEN handset, showed up recently on the FCC website. The feature packed handset looks to be a replacement for the i860. Features of the i870 include:

Music player (with external controls)
WiDEN high-speed data
1.3 megapixel camera
Bluetooth
microSD

No word on when this will ship, but Nextel is [...]

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Philips 655. Live pictures
Package:

Handset
Charger
Manual

Philips has been increasing its fashion line in particular by [...]

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Cingular will carry the upcoming iTunes phone from Motorola according to a report [sub req] in the Wall Street Journal this morning. The reliable paper noted that Apple has, “Reached an agreement with Cingular Wireless to offer a Motorola Inc. cellphone that will play songs from Apple’s iTunes Music Store.” It’s not known if [...]

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Verizon Wireless has expanded BroadbandAccess, its name for high-speed EV-DO service. Besides the new market, the price for existing Verizon Wireless voice customers has been cut 25% to $59.99 for unlimited monthly use. Rumors of the price drop leaked out yesterday.
The new markets are: Baton Rouge, LA; Charlotte and Raleigh Durham, NC;Denver; Louisville, KY; [...]

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Verizon Wireless and LG tonight announced the LG VX5200, a mid-range flip phone. Features of the VX5200 include:

VGA camera
Speakerphone with voice dialing
Internal 65K Color STN, 128 × 160 Pixels
External 65K Color STN, 96 × 64 Pixels
32 MB Flash/8 MB SRAM

The LG VX5200 is available now for $49.99 after rebate and with a new activation.

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Samsung today announced some new high-capacity speedy MMC cards that should hit the market next month. Besides coming in sizes of up to 2GB, the cards are able to transfer at an impressive 52Mbytes/sec which is a 20x improvement.

1GB MMCmobile - dual-voltage support (1.8 or 3.3V) and at half the size of a regular [...]

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UPDATE: It’s true. BroadbandAccess is in new markets too.
Reuters is reporting that Verizon Wireless will lower the cost of its unlimited EV-DO 3G data service. The package currently costs $79.99 per month. Sprint Nextel recently launched similar service is select cities for the same $79.99 price point.
The No. 2 U.S mobile service and [...]

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Hyundai H-MP728. Live pictures
Package:

Handset
Battery
Wire headset with an answer button
Hand strap
Neck strap
Manual

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The Samsung SGH-i300 has been approved by the FCC, according to documents posted on the FCC’s website. The i300 is best known for having a 3GB hard drive onboard. The music phone sports a lot more than a hard drive though:

Windows Mobile powered
MP3/WMA/AAC music player
Scroll wheel (like the Apple iPod)
Bluetooth
1.3 megapixel digital camera
QVGA (240ร—320) 262K [...]

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