What does that new Samsung SGH-i550 GPS phone look like in person? Well, thanks to the handy camera skills of Unwired View, we bring you live shots of the Samsung i550 from IFA 2007. Quick little rehash before we get to the goods. The Samsung SGH-i550 is a Symbian S60-powered smartphone with 3.6Mbps HSDPA, 3.2…
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Alltel adds some global love to its portfolio; Introduces BlackBerry 8830 World Edition
Alltel is the latest carrier in North America to introduce the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone. Aside from the standard business-centric features that give the BlackBerry users access to their email in real-time, the main advantage of the 8830 World Edition is that it can work on both GSM and CDMA networks allowing its users…
Affordable iPhone armband available from Brando
Apple handset owners who like to listen to music/podcasts/audio books while exercising, here’s some good news for you. Brando has added the new iPhone armband to its offering. For only $14, you’ll be able to carry your shiny device in the gym or when running outside. Naturally, the armband will also protect your iPhone, while…
Samsung mobile globe
Although this isn’t actually the hot news, we’re running it nevertheless as it’s quite interesting, unusual and attention grabbing. The image above illustrates part of what I guess is Samsung’s “take it to the streets” viral marketing campaign, featuring mimes and the globe made of mobile phones. Looks awesome, and I guess it wants to…
fring adds support for Nokia E90; Auto-roams between between WiFi and 3G!
Lucky Nokia E90 owners will be glad to know that one of the most popular VoIP application for the Symbian platform, fring, now works on your beloved business-centric device. In addition to the latest Communicator, fring team also announced support for other Nokia handsets — including the 3250, 5500 Sport, E50, 6121, 6290, N76, 6120…
Verizon to release LG VX8350 soon
Back in its heydays, LG’s VX8300 was certainly one of Verizon’s bestselling devices. So it doesn’t surprises to see the carrier announcing its successor – VX8350. The new, improved version adds some additional curves on the clamshell body making the device look more appealing. In terms of specs, this mid-range phone boasts such features as…
Cellphone usage rising in Afghanistan
Things are slowly getting back to normal in the country devastated by the war. One indicator is that more and more people are using cellphones. According to USA Today, about 150,000 Afghans subscribe to cellphone service each month, with country’s communications minister even adding there’s “no end in sight” to the growth. Nowadays, around 12%…
Samsung’s removable Bluetooth headset patent
Just recently we’ve spotted the clever Samsung’s patent which should solve one of the most common problems people have with their Bluetooth headsets — where to keep them while they’re not using them. As you can see from the image above, Samsung’s engineers figured out how to make the Bluetooth handset an actually part of…
Sony Ericsson handset owners rejoice – SanDisk to release 8GB Memory Stick Micro card soon
Sony Ericsson is known as the only major handset manufacturer which doesn’t support microSD cards in its phones. Rather the Swedish-Japanese joint venture relies on Memory Stick Micro (M2) standard. And now we have SanDisk announcing the largest capacity M2 card in the world – 8GB. According to SanDisk, users will be able to store…
iPhone hacked to include Hebrew support
While we’ve seen tons of iPhone hacks so far. However, the one pictured above is a bit different — all the hackers wanted was to localize their beloved handset. Apparently hackers were able to add Hebrew support in the iPhone. And although the “tweaked” handset supports Hebrew only on Safari and Mail, it’s a good…