Mobile Choice is reporting that Carphone Warehouse is listing the Nokia N96 as “coming soon” for August 08! We all know the specs, so I won’t re-list them, however, what’s interesting is what else is also coming at around about that time…. First of all we have the Sony Ericsson C902, due June 08. Next…
UK Retail: Top 10 handsets, week commencing 29/2/08
The guys at Mobile Choice compile a “weekly bestsellers” list, as I’ve mentioned before – here’s the Top 10 contract and prepay handset, by their count, as of week commencing 29/2/08: Nokia and Sony Ericsson coming out on top in the contract handsets….. whilst on the prepay front….: Nokia takes up half the top ten!…
Verizon renames the Samsung U740 to Alias
I guess Verizon’s idea behind all the renaming is that users are more comfortable with phone names they can actually remember. A letter followed by two or three numbers may not be that memorable after all. Anyway, following their decision to rename the U940 to Glyde, the CDMA carrier is (sort of) re-introducing the Samsung…
Who has the most loyal customers in the biz? Samsung, that’s who.
Sure, it’s nice to be a huge mobile phone manufacturer, but what good is that distinction if your customers don’t come back for their next purchase? Well, Samsung seems to know the secret to attracting customers and keeping them smitten with their wares. The Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index has just named Samsung as…
Samsung and Adidas team up to launch Samsung F110 Fitness Phone
Well, well, well, look what we have here. We’d almost forgotten about Samsung’s intention to launch an Adidas-branded handset, and now we’re seeing it in the flesh. The Samsung F110 is really real, and is pretty much what we expected. With Apple’s having made nice with Nike, Samsung couldn’t just stand idly-by and watch all…
Fido adds Nokia 6555, Samsung E747
Fido has added two mid-range phones to its offering. We’ve already talked about the first one, Nokia 6555, back when it was announced for AT&T. I’ll only recap the specs – Nokia’s clamshell sports 1.3 megapixel camera, QVGA screen, stereo Bluetooth, microSD slot and also includes Fido supplied 1GB microSD card in the box. On…
Samsung Anycall L258 announced in Hong Kong
Samsung is bringing the cool-lookin’ candybar phone to Hong Kong and we guess the rest of China. We agree with the Korean giant that metallic-silver and black exterior of the Anycall L258 model, gives it “an added sense of sophistication and glamour” and somehow find this to be quite important for a device in the…
Use any size MP3 file as a ringtone on your Samsung BlackJack II
There’s seems to be no end to the hacks and registry edits that are coming out for the Samsung BlackJack II. Sure, it’s a great smartphone, but there may be other WinMo handsets out there feeling a little left in the cold. No matter. If you already have a Samsung BlackJack II in your pocket,…
Samsung’s second Soul unveiled – G400 Soul clamshell
Samsung seems confident the Soul is ready for prime time, hence it wants to extend the brand to new model(s). For people who prefer clamshell over slider form factor, the Korean giant announced the G400 Soul, the similar looking device with same silver-black color combo. Instead of sporting the interactive haptic touchpad, the G400 Soul…
Your Samsung BlackJack II LED indicator has 7 different colors – put them to use as event notifications
Sure, we’ve all seen LED indicator lights that are capable of displaying a few different colors – red for low battery, green for battery charging, and blue for incoming call (or something to that effect – but who knew the LED indicator on the Samsung BlackJack II threw out 7 different colors? To get to…