Not so new outside Japan, Samsung’s OMNIA, a Windows Mobile 6.1 phone but rather a proprietary one, is now available in Japan, but with several local differences.
The Japanese OMNIA is available with a choice of three colors and a 1Seg TV tuner. 
Spec-wise we still have a 5.15Mpix AF camera, a 3.3” VGA Screen, HSDPA, [...]

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Nokia’s not yet announced E63, which, essentially, is an E71, in plastic casing, and has slighly lesser specs, has been spotted once again, this time, at the Symbian Smartphone Show.
From the image right, it’s known that the E71 has a bigger space bar, than the E63, as well as two new keys. It’s also worth [...]

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Sprint Nextel announced that it is going to “rejuvenate” its Nextel iDEN network. It decided that the iDEN network is a key asset, and it will do what is necessary to reinvigorate the Nextel services and brand. To that end, Sprint and Motorola have extended their commitments to one another. Sprint said it will launch [...]

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Apple’s third quarter sales for its only cellphone, the iPhone, have vaulted the company into a top ten list of phone suppliers, ousting BlackBerry maker RIM in the process, research group Strategy Analytics says. A Thursday report said Apple’s increase to 6.9 million handsets shipments found Apple, along with Samsung and Sony Ericsson, as one [...]

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Cellular News reports that AT&T Wireless has announced it will begin offering free AT&T Wi-Fi service to current and new iPhone 3G and iPhone customers.
AT&T claims to have the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network, with more than 17,000 hot spots including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and thousands of other locations.AT&T plans to make the offer available [...]

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It’s being reported that LG are to be changing their handset strategy, shifting from focusing on high-end handsets, to low-end handsets, in the $100-150 price barrier instead. This could be because LG want to shift focus on markets where they don’t have as much of a stronghold, as they do on markets where their higher-end [...]

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Today Alltel and Samsung announced the Delve, a new phone using the TouchWiz user interface. The TouchWiz interface has widgets that allow users to customize and personalize their phone, as well as drag and drop applications to the phonetop. It has a 3-inch touch display with a software keyboard and haptic feedback. The Delve is [...]

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Nokia have announced their smallest Bluetooth headset - BH-804, decked out in aluminium, measuring up at 42 x 13.6 x 6 mm. You get the standard up and down volume buttons, and, a micro USB port is present, for charging the headset. It’s available in either Aluminium grey, or black.

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Yes, it’s another one of those backup batteries that will save your day when the battery for your cell phone or audio player is flat. This new model works with iPhone and iPod.

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A new Windows Mobile device from Samsung was sighted on the FCC Web site. The i770 runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and is a mono-block phone with full QWERTY keyboard. The FCC documents confirm that it has both CDMA-EVDO and quad-band GSM radios, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The i770 supports microSD storage [...]

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Dual Sim handsets aren’t all that common in Europe - only three are currently available - two of those are from Samsung. Today, they’ve added another Dual Sim handset to their portfolio - the S9502. Though, this isn’t just some cheap plastic handset with Dual Sim functionality, coming in at approximately $1000, the key reason [...]

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A false start on Dell’s website revealed the computer and monitor maker may soon get into the smartphone game as well with a pair of Pharos-branded smartphones, the Traveller 117 and 127. While the phones have disappeared since making their short-lived online debut, their specifications were revealed so we know what to expect if and [...]

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Today Google announced that it is offering Google Earth for free to iPhone users through the iPhone Apps Store. The application allows users to interact with 3D maps.

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Sony Ericsson’s long-awaited first Windows Mobile powered smartphone is now available across Europe, three days ahead of schedule. The sim-free price will set you back €630/$800. The X1, announced back in February, manufactured by HTC, is the company’s most feature-packed smartphone to date, packing in a 3.0″ touchscreen, with a resolution of 800 x 480 [...]

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Is Apple ready to offer the iPhone at a huge discount? Is a $99 iPhone something that could materialize in the near future? What would Ballmer say about such an event?
Charlie Wolf from Needham Research said that Apple’s doubled revenue in the last year has been hidden due to accounting rules. But that might be [...]

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