Sprint has officially started offering the new-generation Samsung Instinct S30 as a refreshed follow-up to the record-breaking Samsung Instinct, and that means it’s time for a handset unboxing! The Samsung Instinct S30 doesn’t exactly improve on its predecessor’s feature-set as you’d normally expect from a second-gen device, but the Instinct S30 is certainly a sleeker…
SoundID 300 Bluetooth headset – THE most comfortable headset
No matter how small or lightweight your Bluetooth headset might be, there’s a limit to just how long you can wear it on your ear before becoming uncomfortable. The problem lies in the ear-plug design. That little piece of awkwardly-shaped plastic squeezed inside your ear canal isn’t going to sit there long-term without some irritation…
Samsung Mondi video walk-through
Despite WiMAX’s slow roll-out in the US, Samsung is committed to supporting the WiMAX revolution. The South Korean cellphone giant used the world-stage at CTIA Wireless 2009 to announce their first WiMAX device – the Samsung Mondi. The Samsung Mondi is headed to Clearwire’s WiMAX-based Clear network with WiMAX and WiFi connectivity, boasting a massive…
LG GD900 Style – Up close and personal with the ‘transparent’ phone
First of all, the LG GD900 Style isn’t really a transparent phone. LG is touting it as the world’s first transparent phone, but really it’s just the slide-out keypad that’s transparent. Still, it’s an interesting “feature” (maybe more of a gimmick). As expected, LG brought the LG GD900 Style to CTIA Wireless 2009. We had…
Hands-on with the HTC Snap
The HTC Maple that we saw leaked not too long ago has finally hit market as the BlackBerry-fighting HTC Snap. Boasting a full-QWERTY keyboard and a BlackBerry-esque trackball, the HTC Snap isn’t just a productivity tool, it’s also a (social) communications device. And, with the new “Inner Circle” email management feature, the HTC Snap puts…
Hands-on with the Samsung Magnet messaging phone
Samsung apparently couldn’t wait for CTIA Wireless 2009 to kick off in Las Vegas. A couple days before the trade show was scheduled to begin, Samsung blitzed the media with a slew of affordable messaging handsets. And then they blitzed us again with the Samsung Instinct S30 and Samsung Mondi the next day. Nevertheless, we’re…
Hands-on the Samsung Mondi @ CTIA Wireless 2009
Samsung just yesterday unveiled their first WiMAX-capable smartphone for use with Clearwire’s WiMAX-based Clear network in the US. As the company’s first foray into the 4G WiMAX market, the Samsung Mondi is going to be an interesting device to watch. The Mondi isn’t a handset, it’s being billed as an MID (Mobile Internet Device), but…
Hands-on with the Samsung Instinct S30 for Sprint!
CTIA Las Vegas hasn’t even officially kicked off and Samsung’s already in full conference-mode. Samsung today went official with the successor to Sprint’s popular Samsung Instinct, the Samsung Instinct S30. Following on the the Samsung Instinct’s record-setting sales performance in the US, Samsung is looking to go for broke with an new Instinct handset. The…
BlackBerry 9630 Niagara Reviewed, Gushed Over
We’ve seen a video of the BlackBerry 9630’s hardware, but what we really want to know is how the ol’ girl runs. You can only say so much about a prerelease operating system, but there are a few things worth noting: a lot was borrowed from the Storm, such as gestures, only you’re using the…
BackBeat 903 Stereo Bluetooth Headphones Review
At Mobile World Congress, I managed to get my mitts on some stereo Bluetooth headphones from Altec Lansing/Plantronics: the BackBeat 903s. They work via stereo Bluetooth, but if your phone doesn’t have it, fret not – the 906 model comes with a 3.5mm adapter. It was actually convenient timing to get some new headphones –…