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Software for synchronization
Disc2Phone
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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
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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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