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Thanks to the savvy ninjas at PocketNow, we have the first real images of two upcoming Verizon smartphones – Pantech Breakout and Samsung Illusion. The first of the two has already been leaked before – it comes with LTE support, 4-inch WVGA display, 1GHz single-core processor, 5-megapixel camera on the back, front-facing camera (for video…
Verizon’s roadmap for the next few months leaked onto the interwebs a little over three weeks ago. One of the devices on said roadmap was the Pantech Breakout, which we knew absolutely nothing about … until now that is. According to an anonymous tipster who sent an image to Android Central, the Breakout will be…
After HP killed webOS and put the TouchPad on a deep, deep discount, I couldn’t help but feel like a sucker. You see friends, I did pick up a TouchPad about a week and a half ago … for $400. It was definitely a bad decision in hindsight and it also made me realize that…
It was well over a year ago when AT&T announced the original Pantech Pursuit, alongside 3 other “Quick Messaging” phones. Now its successor has been announced, offering heavy texters ability to “do their thing” without breaking a bank. The vertical-slider shaped device will be available in pink or green on July 17th for $49.99 with…
It looks like the Android slider spotted in AT&T’s roadmap the other day has gone official. The Pantech Crossover is an entry-level Android phone in a slider form factor, packing a full landscape QWERTY keyboard beneath its 3.1-inch touchscreen. The processor clocks in at a meager 600 Mhz, but it runs 2.2 Froyo, and has…
Verizon may be inching closer and closer to launching its new contract -contract free unlimited handset plans and mobile phones. A series of handsets brandishing Verizon Wireless logos and the Unleashed brand name have started to arrive at Best Buy. Thus far, the carrier may launch this service with several feature phones including the LG…
Pantech unveiled what seems as an awesome Android smartphone in South Korea – Vega X. Its awesomeness comes from few things: It comes with a large 4-inch WVGA touchscreen, There’s a 1GHz Snapdragon MSM8255 processor under the hood, and It rocks DDR2 memory which is said to be 1.5 faster than DDR1 (used in existing…
The FCC has been busy at work approving wireless handsets, and the Pantech P8000 has made it through just fine. The smartphone is a candybar style handset with a camera on back. Not terribly shocking, I know, but it seems that it may also be an Android handset compatible with AT&T 3G frequencies. Like most…
Verizon Wireless confirmed late last week that its USB LTE modems can experience a delay when transitioning from an EVDO connection to an LTE connection. According to Verizon spokesperson Jeffrey Nelson, customers with a USB modem may experience a delay of up to two minutes during this handoff procedure. CTO Tony Melone perviously mentioned the possibility…
Verizon and Pantech have introduced a mid-range feature phone and the Crux may be just what you need if you’re not quite ready for a full smartphone. According to Verizon, the Pantech Crux has a 3-inch touchscreen with widgets to social networking, mobile e-mail and instant messaging, a pre-installed 1 GB microSD card (expandable to…