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Entries from November 2005

Samsung A900 launched by Sprint

November 30th, 2005 · No Comments

Sprint Nextel has launched the Samsung SPH-A900, a super-thin clamshell that competes the Motorola RAZR V3c head on. The A900 was called “the Blade” in rumors and is just one of several upcoming thin Samsung models.
Features of the Samsung A900 include:

Just .57″ thick
Bluetooth
EV-DO high-speed data
240×320 QVGA 262K color screen
Speakerphone

Sprint is selling the Samsung A900 [...]

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Tags: Samsung · Sprint Nextel

Court says prior RIM/NTP settlement invalid

November 30th, 2005 · No Comments

Research In Motion (maker of the BlackBerry) was dealt another blow today when a U.S. District Judge ruled that a previous settlement reached between RIM and NTP is now invalid. The $450 million agreement was never fully completed and now looks like it will never be. Some insiders believe the new settlement will be for [...]

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Tags: BlackBerry

Sony Ericsson W600i launched by Cingular

November 29th, 2005 · No Comments

Cingular Wireless today launched the Sony Ericsson W600i for general consumers. This is the first Walkman branded handset to gain a carrier deal in the US and is also the first real competition to the Motorola ROKR (read our review).
Features of the Sony Ericsson W600i include:

GSM 850/900/1800/1900 plus EDGE
256MB memory
Walkman music player software and [...]

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Tags: Cingular · Sony Ericsson

Nokia 9300i Communicator announced

November 29th, 2005 · No Comments

The Nokia 9300i Communicator was announced today, it’s an update that adds WiFi to the 9300 Communicator. Like past Communicator models, the 9300i uses the same flip open QWERTY keyboard design.
Features include:

GSM 900/1800/1900
80 MB of memory capacity (expandable up to 2GB with an optional MMC card
802.11g, Bluetooth, EDGE
Built-in office applications supporting documents, spreadsheets, presentations, [...]

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Review GSM phone Samsung X660

November 29th, 2005 · No Comments

Package:

Handset
Battery
Charger
Wire headset
Manual

In contrast to the predecessor, the model is equipped with an external screen and IrDA. It [...]

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Tags: Review · Samsung

Nokia N80 heading to Cingular

November 28th, 2005 · No Comments

The Nokia N80 received FCC approval last week and some of the included photos show a Cingular logo, which likely means the phone will be part of Cingular’s 3G phone line-up. The featureful N80 was announced earlier this month and is expected to begin shipping from Nokia in Q1 2006.
Features of the Nokia [...]

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Tags: Cingular · Nokia · Rumor

Nokia sees increased growth for 2006

November 28th, 2005 · No Comments

Nokia’s CEO, Jorma Ollila, is excited about growth opportunities for the global mobile phone market. Last week he noted the forecast for total sales for 2005 is 780 million units and that he expects 2006 to outpace predictions.
China should fuel the growth as the county is expected to add 250 million subscribers by [...]

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Tags: Nokia

Review GSM phone Motorola V3i

November 24th, 2005 · No Comments

The release of Motorola RAZR V3 started a new page in mobile phone history; it formed fashion for slim solutions. The majority of the manufacturers started creating their own copies of the RAZR, and some of the elements in the new models were similar to the V3. Its sales can be surely called record for [...]

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Review GSM phone Motorola v535

November 24th, 2005 · No Comments

Motorola v535. Live pictures
Standard kit:

Handset
Manual
Battery
Charger

Motorola repeats its experience concerning Motorola v500 and Motorola v600 by releasing two identical but different in design and positioning devices. Motorola v535 is a complete copy of Motorola v620 and that means supporting video recording, expanded phone book, new skins and a body inherited from Motorola v300. [...]

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Tags: Motorola · Review

Motorola A1000 – capabilities of the megapixel camera

November 24th, 2005 · No Comments

Review Motorola A1000
Today smartphone A1000 is the only UIQ-device equipped with a 1.2 megapixel camera. Unfortunately, Motorola cannot provide high quality of the integrated matrixes yet and as a result the photos are not very interesting and lose to the ones taken with the cameras of other manufacturers. Straight comparison with Sony Ericsson S700 showed [...]

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Tags: Motorola · Review

Motorola RAZR Magenta launching Friday

November 23rd, 2005 · No Comments

T-Mobile USA is launching the MOTORAZR Magenta (AKA pink Motorola RAZR) on Black Friday. At least according to the amount of interest in past stories we’ve run on this phone, T-Mobile has a hot seller on their hands.
Features of the magenta RAZR are the same as the previous except for the vibrant new color.

Quad-band [...]

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Tags: Motorola · T-Mobile

Jamster to rebrand

November 23rd, 2005 · No Comments

Jamster, a popular content provider known best for Crazy Frog, has launched a rebranding campaign featuring a new logo, redesigned website, and new TV and online advertisements. Jamster, which sells ringtones and wallpapers via short codes and download messages, has now simplified pricing plans and has added a parental control service to U.S. customers.
These changes [...]

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Tags: Ringtones

RIM lowers quarterly forecast

November 23rd, 2005 · No Comments

Research In Motion has provided an update in their prediction for subscribers for fiscal Q3 and fiscal Q4. Originally RIM had predicted that their subscriber additions would reach 680, 000 to 710, 000, but now the company believes these numbers will be 8% lower. These original numbers were based on the release of two “next-generation” [...]

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Tags: BlackBerry

Review GSM phone Samsung X200

November 22nd, 2005 · No Comments

Package

Handset
Battery
Charger
Wire headset
Manual

Samsung X200 is a clamshell with an integrated antenna. Its design can be called strict especially [...]

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Tags: Review · Samsung

Review GSM/UMTS smartphone Motorola A1000

November 21st, 2005 · No Comments

Motorola A1000. Live pictures
Standard kit:

Handset
Battery
Charger
Manual
Disk with software
128 MB TransFlash card
USB-cable for synchronization
Cradle
Waist case
Bluetooth-headset (depends on the country, may be excluded of the kit)

Motorola has become a pioneer in the UMTS terminals market having released it’s A-series models. These devices distinguished in a big size and little working time but were demanded due [...]

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Tags: Motorola · Review