Lucky folks of PhoneArena got a chance to try out the early prototype of the upcoming Samsung U940 phone. As we’ve already reported, it’s the same device as the F700 which is an exclusive to Vodafone in UK. However, it seems that the CDMA version is a bit different than its European counterpart. Most notably,…
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Bell adds MOTO RAZR2 V9m, BlackBerry Pearl 8130
Few days ago we saw Canadian Bell Mobility adding two interesting devices. I guess it’s the Christmas shopping season, the people of Canada should thank to for the sudden expansion of the carriers’ phone portfolios. Anyway, the first device is the MOTO RAZR2 V9m, which we’ve already covered in quite a few posts before —…
Lazy Weekend: S60 Themes
I rarely, if ever, install themes. Most of the vile creations floating around on the internet make me sick to my stomach and a large percentage of those bastard child abominations provide poor contrast with text. When I stumbled across this theme on Zach’s Symbian In Motion blog, I knew I had to make it…
700Mhz frequency spectrum primed to be worldwide standard for mobile broadband
The upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction has been a hotly anticipated event. The FCC auction is expected to usher in a new era of mobile broadband for the US, and as such, the US pushed for global adoption of the 700Mhz band as the home of future mobile broadband technologies. And, it seems that much…
J.D. Power ranks Sony Ericsson highest in Customer Satisfaction
With all their proprietary formats and hardware, we wouldn’t have thought that the Sony Ericsson experience would be at the top of the list. But, we would be wrong. J.D. Power has just named Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications as the US and Canadian leader in overall customer satisfaction in terms of handsets. The J.D. Power…
BenQ M7 brushes off dust and water
Water and dust. Two things you just don’t want to have getting inside your mobile phone. Weekend warriors will be happy to hear that the new BenQ M7 will put up with their water-borne and dust-filled hijinx in stride. The BenQ M7 features a 2 megapixel camera, forward-facing video-call camera, GPS, tri-band GSM radio with…
Google getting serious about 700Mhz wireless network plans
We already knew Google was looking to take a shot at winning a bid for the 700Mhz spectrum that’s slated to be auctioned by the FCC in a couple months. Now it looks like Google is as serious about launching their own wireless network than ever before. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google…
CBS launches FREE WiFi network in mid-town Manhattan
What good is that shiny, new wireless gadget of yours without a high-speed wireless connection? Well, CBS has you gadget-loving Manhattanites covered – in a blanket of sweet, sweet WiFi goodness, that is. CBS has announced that it intends to launch their CBS Mobile Zone to bring WiFi hotspot-access to a sizable chunk of mid-town…
Brief: Garmin decides not to buy Tele Atlas, renews contract with Nokia
Garmin wanted to buy Tele Atlas, but then it looked at how small their wallet was and decided it just wasn’t a smart deal. Instead the decided to sign a 6 year contract with Navteq, who is essentially Nokia. [Via: Gizmodo]
Confirmed: Cheaper castrated Nokia N82 without WLAN and 3G to be released
Here is a screenshot of my current Nokia N82 thanks to Device Status: Notice how it is RM-313. On the FCC we have something called RM-314, hat tip to Howard Forums. With a little bit of investigation it became clearly obvious via Forum Nokia that their would be a second Nokia N82: The Nokia N82…