While the US plays catch-up with Canada’s Rogers Wireless’ HSPA network, the No. 1 GSM carrier up north has just announced plans to boost its wireless broadband speeds to 7.2Mbps. The Rogers Wireless HSPA trial has gone live in Montreal and Brampton – but we’re not sure what the trial parameters are. Either way, there…
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Rogers Wireless announces Motorola RAZR2 V9 in Canada
The Motorola’s flagship RAZR2 V9 is finally available in Canada. The carrier is Rogers Wireless, which is selling the device for CA$299 with a 3-year term or CA$459.99 sans any contract. In addition, customers will be able to get the new RAZR for $CA199.99 with the carrier’s VISION plan. As a reminder, the stylish RAZR2…
Mobile Payment Service marketing campaign launched in Serbia
Mobile payments specialist Upaid today announced the national launch of its Mobile Payment Service (MPS) marketing campaign in Serbia. The service includes all three carriers as well as 10 banks in the country, and is available to the country’s 6.6 million phone users (Serbia has a population of 7.6 million). While we can already pay…
MOTOROKR T505 Bluetooth in-car speakerphone with FM transmitter officially announced
Back in July, we’ve talked about the upcoming Motorola’s Bluetooth accessory that bundles car speakerphone with FM transmitter. Well, now it’s officially announced but unfortunately we’ll have to wait it till Q1 2008. If you still haven’t understood, the MOTOROKR T505 works BOTH as a car-kit AND as a FM transmitter. That’s a single device,…
Sony Ericsson K205a revealed; Heading to AT&T?
We’ve already seen it passing the FCC hurdle and now it’s officially here. The small, candybar-shaped handset measures 103x46x16.7 mm and weighs just 82 grams. Don’t expect much of the features just the basic phone functionality and standard phone apps like alarm clock, calculator, calendar, phone book, stopwatch and timer pre-installed. In addition, the K205a…
Pictures: Three Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot generations
Here are the pictures of three Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot phones. The K800i is the oldest one, but has the same 3.2 MP camera like its successor – K810i. The K850i is the latest evolution of the Cyber-shot handsets and comes with 5 megapixel camera. If you’re interested and can afford it, the K850i is the…
rotateMe 2.0 demoed on Nokia N95; Adds iPhone-like auto rotation function to the N95
Jan van Iperen from Nokia N95 Blog had a chance to play with the new version of rotateMe (2.0), and he prepared a short video demonstrating us how Nokia N95 can auto-rotate just like the iPhone. As you’re about to see, this is quite useful feature especially when you’re browsing through your gallery or when…
Samsung a737 officially announced for AT&T
We knew this is coming, and now it’s official. I’m talking about Samsung a737, which is finally announced for AT&T. Available in few different colors all with black accents, the new device sports HSDPA support, 1.3 MP camera, media player, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), Video Share support, and of course the microSD memory slot. Sounds like…
LG’s low-end 3G slider KU380 heading to Orange, TIM
Orange and TIM will be adding LG’s low-end 3G handset – LG KU380 soon. The device should be sold quite cheaply and is very small, measuring 96×45×17.9 mm and weighing 91 grams. Apart from the built-in 3G (UMTS) radio, the LG KU380 also sports triband GSM radio (900/1800/1900), 176×220px 262K color TFT display, 1.3 MP…
GeekTechnique’s mod brings the iPhone back in the “Think Different” days
Over at GeekTechnique, Mark Hoekstra prepared an interesting iPhone mod, bringing Apple’s handset back in the days of the “Think different” campaign. The end result is staggering — the black iPhone with the old technicolor Apple logo will certainly make your beloved device stand out from the crowd. Some people will think it’s Newton, but…