September 2009
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LG announces GD510 Pop touchscreen phone
Following in the footsteps of their highly successful Cookie phone, LG has announced their new compact touchscreen phone, the LG GD510 Pop. The complete specs of this phone aren’t available yet, but as of this posting, it is confirmed to come with a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera,...
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TiVo for BlackBerry smartphones now Available
After a year of announcing their partnership, RIM and TiVo has finally delivered on their promise to release a TiVo app for BlackBerry phones. They've made it pretty clear from the get go that it won’t allow you to watch videos on your phone so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the TiVo for...
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HTC Imagio Windows Mobile 6.5 phone coming to Verizon in October
Along with AT&T and Sprint, Verizon will also be one of the major carriers in the US who will be unveiling a Windows Mobile 6.5-powered device next month in the country. While we still have no official word on what their maiden Windows Mobile 6.5 offering will be, the HTC Imagio XV6975 could very...
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Motorola Cliq gets announced by T-Mobile, Preorder begins October 19th
Keeping in step with AT&T’s announcement of the nuvifone G60, T-Mobile for their part has also announced a new handset in the form of the Motorola Cliq. If you’ve been out of the loop for the last couple of month, the Cliq is Motorola’s first Android-based phone offering. It boasts of a...
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Samsung AMOLED 12M (SCH-W880) 12-megapixel camera phone now Official
Samsung didn’t waste any time on this one and has made their SCH-W880 official already making it the world’s first 12-megapixel camera phone. Aside from its 12-megapixel autofocus camera, 3x optical zoom and Xenon flash, it’s now also confirmed to come with a 3.3-inch WVGA 800x480 AMOLED...
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AT&T launching Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 on October 4th, $299.99 on a 2-yr contract ($100 MIR)
We’ll probably never know the real reason behind its delayed release, but what’s important is that the Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 will soon become available on AT&T consistent with the ealier report. How soon? Well, based on the latest news, you can expect this nuvifone to be available for...
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Palm webOS 1.2 now Available
After controversially getting leaked earlier this month, Palm’s webOS 1.2 update is now officially available to the public. This latest firmware mostly includes bug fixes and enhancements most notable of which is support for purchasing of paid apps in the App Catalog. Apart from that, it also now...
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Acer A1 Android phone gets detailed, priced by Expansys
Last we heard about the Acer A1 was back in March where it was reported to be ready for launch this month. However, given that there are just a couple of days left in September, it’s starting to look more unlikely as each day passed by. Fortunately, we’ve got ever reliable Expansys leaking out...
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HTC Leo gets Benchmarked, Leaves Touch HD in the dust
On paper, we know that the upcoming HTC Leo is no slouch. After extensively been photographed and shown off on video, we’ve now got some benchmark scores to back that data up. Compared to the HTC Touch HD, 3D benchmark scores are astounding across the board with a low (if you can call it that)...
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Samsung M8920 12-megapixel camera phone gets leaked anew
It’s been a while since we last heard or spotted the Samsung M8920, the company’s other 12-megapixel phone apart from the Pixon 12. However, we’re lucky enough to get a look at it again albeit coming with a different. Luck is a very apt word here considering that this is just the second time...
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Sprint makes Samsung Instinct HD official, $249.99 ($100 MIR) on 2-yr contract
Continuing the Samsung Instinct lineage, Sprint has just announced their latest Instinct branded device, the Samsung Instinct HD. While the HD name is usually associated with a large high-resolution display, sadly though, the same is not true with this Samsung phone. Don’t get me wrong, it’s...
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Sony Ericsson 12.1-megapixel Satio phone Unboxing, Tutorial videos surface
True to earlier reports, Sony Ericsson will indeed be releasing their 12.1-megapixel Satio camera phone in October. That’s the good part. The sad news is that it won’t be happening in the North American side of the globe. It’ll officially be released on October 7th in the UK along with another...
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Vodafone 360 service, M1, H1 touchscreen phones get Announced
While the Android and webOS platforms make their mark in the US, Vodafone is banking on LiMo as their OS of choice over in their side of the globe as they announce the Vodafone 360 H1 and M1 touchscreen phones made by Samsung. The Samsung Vodafone 360 H1 is a powerhouse with its GPS, WiFi,...
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Microsoft's Project Pink Pure, Turtle handsets get revealed
We’ve heard rumors in the past that Microsoft was working on a mobile phone under the Project Pink name, but this will be the first time we’re getting some concrete evidence that it really does exist. Courtesy of Gizmodo, the Palm Pre-like model is called the Turtle while the Sidekick-wannabe is...
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AT&T iPhone MMS coming on September 25th
It’s been a long wait for AT&T iPhone users in the US, but from the looks of it, their MMS worries will soon be over. The lack of MMS on the iPhone has been a point of contention since its first appearance in the market, and while Apple may have resolved this by adding this highly-contested...
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More than 30 Windows Mobile 6.5 devices from 15 manufacturers scheduled for 2009 release
It’s no secret that Windows Mobile 6.5 enabled phones will begin popping out of the wood works starting next month. In fact, October 6th has been mentioned in a previous announcement as the day when we should expect the first devices to debut. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, HTC Leo, and the Acer...
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Samsung InstinctQ Android phone gets FCC approval
Look at what just passed by the FCC, the Samsung M900 or better known as the InstinctQ. It’s just been approved by the US regulatory commission, and based on the accompanying documents, comes with CDMA/EV-DO connectivity supporting the previous report that it’ll be headed for a Sprint debut....
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Google Sync Push support for the iPhone, Windows Mobile now Available
Got an iPhone? How about a Google Mail account? Want to get some Push action working on your iPhone for your Google Mail account? Now you can with Google Sync. Introduced earlier this year, Google Sync now comes with Push support for both the iPhone and Windows Mobile devices. iPhone OS 3.0 is...
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Rogers bids SAF farewell, say hello to Goverment Regulatory Recovery Fees
In an interesting move, Rogers has decided to give System Access Fees (SAF) the boot beginning on October 5th. Good, right? Well, unfortunately, it doesn't end there yet. In place of the dreaded SAF is GRRF, otherwise known as the Government Regulatory Recovery Fee. What’s this GRRF all about?...
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Huawei rolling out 56Mbps HSPA+ network in 2010
If you’re already jumping for joy with Rogers HSPA+ 21Mbps roll-out in Canada and T-Mobile in the US, you might want to check out what’s happening on the other side of the globe where bigger things are being planned for 2010. As if 21Mbps isn’t fast enough, Huawei has just announced that they...