Boost Mobile has, umm, boosted its unlimited plans to include more features for one of the best values in the wireless space. Those on the $50 unlimited plans will now include 411, e-mail and instant messaging to go along with voice, text and data. Those on the $60 BlackBerry monthly unlimited plan now includes all-you-can-eat…
Low-end Samsung Stride hits U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular has another low-end device in its offering – Samsung Stride. The clamshell-shaped phone won’t impress many with its feature set, but will provide the basic texting and calling features for those who don’t need much more anyway. Plus, there’s a 1.3-megapixel camera for taking occasional shots and the ability to access the carrier’s…
Low-End Samsung Seek Coming to Sprint
A low-end touchscreen phone will be coming to Sprint on June 6 called the Samsung Seek (M350). The specline isn’t too impressive, but it’s got a reasonably nice-looking package. The display is 2.6″ QVGA, it has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, it has a 1.3 megapixel camera on the back, 128 MB of app memory and…
Samsung Exec (SCH-i225) Windows Mobile smartphone hits U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular is getting a new Samsung smartphone – SCH-i225 aka Exec. As you can guess from its name, this baby is bound toward executives who may need Windows Mobile 6.5 along with all the accompanying apps and services such as Mobile Office, Microsoft Exchange support and so on. Specs wise, the Exec comes with…
Samsung S5560 available with a free “b + a b” premium set in Hong Kong
Samsung is running a special campaign for its S5560 handset in Hong Kong. The Korean company is offering people who buy the device until May 21st a free “b + a b” premium set. The mentioned set includes a shining star phone strap, special phone case for the device (Shining Star on the left and…
Samsung will use Android for half its smartphones
It looks like Samsung will be making a big push with Android, as the company said more than 50% of its smartphone will rock that little green robot. This is a great sign for Android because Samsung has enormous reach as the second-biggest handset maker in the world. Getting cozy with Android could also lead…
Samsung Monte Iron Man 2 special edition on O2 on May 1
What do you get when you mix a social-networking touchscreen handset with one of the hottest new movie releases of 2010? You get Samsung’s new Monte Iron Man 2 special edition kinda-smartphone on the O2 network. To celebrate – or, more like leverage the movie’s popularity – Samsung has announced a special edition version of…
BlackBerry Ships Fourth-Most Units Worldwide – Reserach
IDC just released their unit shipment projections for Q1 2010, and claim that Research In Motion has bumped out Motorola from the number four spot – an impressive feat since they deal exclusively in BlackBerry smartphones and no feature phones whatsoever. As expected, Nokia is still the king of the hill by a significant margin,…
Samsung Messenger Arrives at Bell for Free on 3-Year Term
As mentioned the other day, the Samsung Messenger was due at Bell today, and Rogers by May 4th. After a quick look this morning, wouldn’t you know it, Bell DOES have the Messenger up for offer. You can check out the details at Bell. Packing Windows Mobile 6.5 the Messenger features a full QWERTY keyboard,…
Samsung SHW-M110S Android smartphone coming to South Korea; Is this the Korea-slated Galaxy S?
A new Samsung phone has been spotted at Bluetooth association’s website. Marked as SHW-M110S, it will come with pretty much the same features as the Galaxy S. In other words, we’re talking about an Android-powered smartphone with 4-inch (Super?) AMOLED touchscreen, TouchWIZ 3.0, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi 802.11n. Moreover, if we this will be a…