Those lucky Europeans, they get all the good stuff. The pseudo-haptic feedback-toting Samsung F700, with that Award-winning Croix interface, has popped up with a new color scheme. We’ve been seeing manufacturers offer lighter-color offerings of all-Black handsets, and it seems Samsung isn’t letting the F700 fall behind. Vodafone Spain will be getting the Samsung F700…
Asus M930 is official – Nokia E90 competitor running Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard
Asus has gone official with their Nokia E90-fighter, the Asus M930. Complete with Nokia E90-stying, the lateral-flipper brings the “Communicator” goods to the Windows Mobile camp. Unfortunately, this brick-ish Asus M930 Communicator runs Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard, so you won’t be getting your touch-on anytime soon with this handset. Still, if you’re looking for a…
Upcoming FCC 700Mhz auction could generate less money than expected; Chairman Martin says auction will proceed
It’s hard times here in the US. With the financial downturn of the US credit industry, the upcoming FCC 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction could bring in significantly less greenage into US Treasury coffers than once projected. The FCC previously speculated that the auction could generate something like $12 billion, but current analysis has put that…
Helio Mysto hits the mainstream – available at all Helio retailers
Helio’s move to launch the Mysto to the Korean-American community before going mainstream was something of surprise. Nonetheless, with huge backing from South Korean wireless provider SK Telecom, the move made sense – you want to keep your investors happy, right? Well, Helio has just pushed the Helio Mysto into the mainstream and has made…
FCC confirms 214 qualified bidders for 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction
The upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction has attracted the biggest fish in the wireless-pond, and the FCC has confirmed 214 qualified bidders that are ready and rearin’ to get their auction-on. Come Jan. 24, we’ll be seeing the hard-hitters like Google, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, MetroPCS, Alltel, as well as cable-operators like DISH Network parent company…
Telus Canada contemplating a move to GSM?
GSM networks are the global standard. Unfortunately, carriers invested in the “betamax” of wireless network technology are feeling the crunch of relying on the CDMA network standard. To that end, Telus is the latest carrier rumored to be contemplating a switch to the world-compatible GSM technology. The Star reports that Telus executives are considering building-out…
Sony Ericsson W890i hits the FCC
We’ve already seen plenty of preview-pics of Sony Ericsson’s new Walkman phone, so it isn’t really surprising to see the Sony Ericsson W890i pop up on the FCC website. Still, it’s good to finally see this sleek, slim (12mm thin, to be exact) musicphone get the green-light from the US regulatory agency. We know the…
Apple still in talks with China Mobile over iPhone?
What is this? One side of the story claims that negotiations are dead, the other side says that the “rumors” of iPhone-talk breakdowns are just not true. Steve Jobs told CNBC‘s Jim Goldman that Apple is still very interested in bringing the iPhone to China (of course they are, China’s population is huge!), and that…
HTC Shift clears FCC in GSM and CDMA versions
HTC pulled a bit of a fast one on many of us recently with their FCC filing for an HTC Clio. The FCC filing showed a landscape-oriented QWERTY-slider that we speculated was the HTC Advantage/Athena. Well, the FCC has finally posted exterior images of the HTC Clio 100 and 200 and it seems that the…
Hop-on HOP1900 Graffiti disposable phone – back from the dead
Who would ever think of throwing away their precious mobile phone? Well, definitely not us. But, if we were dealing drugs or smuggling illegal internationals across US borders, we might consider picking up couple of these Hop-on HOP1900 Graffiti disposable mobile phones. As you may have already guessed, this display-less cellphone is marketed as a…