Sanyo is taking another stab at the Katana clamshell, which is likely bound for Sprint. The Sanyo SCP-6650 Katana II is the same thickness as its predecessor, but shrinks 2 millimeters in width and 4 millimeters in height. It features a larger external display which is positioned slightly lower on the […]

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The FCC today revealed a followup to Verizon’s durable G’Zone handset. The Casio G’Zone Type S is a slightly smaller clamshell than the original effort, with a hard plastic loop antenna at the top similar to Sony Ericsson’s Z520. The Type S has entry level features such as a VGA camera, […]

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Documents seen on the FCC site today showed the new MOTORIZR Z6tv silder, which is headed for Verizon Wireless later this year. The Z6tv offers EV-DO high-speed data and it is the third handset compatible with MediaFLO and Verizon Wireless’s V CAST Mobile TV service. Unlike the previous V CAST Mobile […]

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Yesterday, Eastman Kodak President Antonio Perez announced that it is developing new 5-megapixel CMOS sensors for digital cameras. The new sensors will also be able to fit into mobile phones, and Perez stated that Kodak will develop a camera phone jointly with Motorola. The two companies first announced plans to work […]

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Today Sprint further confirmed its plans to launch WiMAX networks in several markets in the U.S. Sprint had previously announced three trial cities (Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.) to test its WiMAX networks beginning late this year. In a press release today, Sprint noted that it will launch its WiMAX mobile […]

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Piggybacking on Sprint’s EV-DO Rev. A wireless data network, Qwest is rolling out its own branded 3G mobile data service. There are three Qwest Wireless Mobile Broadband plans, starting at $69.99 for 500 MB per month. Qwest is also offering a 600 MB plan, and an unlimited plan. Subscribers of Qwest’s […]

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Alltel agreed to sell to one team of bidders on Sunday. TPG Capitol and Goldman Sachs will buy the carrier, including assuming its debt, for $71.50 per share or about $27.5 billion. The companies expect to complete the sale near the end of this year or early 2008. It is widely […]

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Palm made security updates available on its Web site that will protect the Palm OS-based Treo 650, 680 and 700p from a flaw found in its system. The flaw specifically targets the Find feature when in the “Make Emergency Call” screen. The flaw lets hackers peek at search results from […]

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Both Samsung and LG Philips announced QVGA active matrix OLED (AMOLED) displays today. AMOLED displays can display bright, full color images and don’t require a backlight or secondary glass layer like LCD displays. This reduces the amount of space and power needed for the display. The Samsung AMOLED is a 2.2″ […]

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The new microSD card from Samsung is the largest available, doubling the capacity of microSD cards on the market today. It makes use of the Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) standard to reach the 8GB of storage, which is enough for 2,000 mp3s or 4,000 photos. It reads data at 16 […]

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