Samsung Canada’s site is showing off a handset we haven’t really seen before: the A886 Forever. It’s running the all-too-familiar TouchWiz user interface, and proudly sports the Rogers (NYSE: RCI) branding. Here’s a quick run-down of the specs: Quad band GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) and dual band HSDPA (850 / 1900)…
Bell to Join the Android Party with Samsung Galaxy
Bell’s inagural HSPA lineup had lots of new toys, but telus was drawing a bit more attention with the HTC Hero. Luckily for Bell, Android will be one less leg-up the competition will have, as they’re getting the Samsung Galaxy I7500, according to this promotional poster. The Galaxy has been traipsing around Europe since launching…
Sony Ericsson working on stripped-down XPERIA Pureness 2
If you thought Sony Ericsson’s high-fashion XPERIA Pureness was pretty enough to make up for its low-tech attitude and nothing-to-cough-at price, you’re in luck. Sony Ericsson is apparently planning to launch a follow-up to the XPERIA Pureness with a Pureness 2. According to Electricpig, the Pureness 2 isn’t anywhere close to an official announcement (let…
Ashok Kumar strikes again! Google is making a phone, twice as fast as iPhone 3GS, runs Android Flan
Ashok Kumar, an analyst with Northeast Securities, is now the butt of all my “people who work in this industry who have no clue what they’re talking about” jokes. This time last month he told The Street that Google will be releasing their own Android device, only to be burned a few days later by…
No Windows Mobile 6.5 Update for XPERIA X1
Previously, there were rumours that Sony Ericsson’s X1 would get an update to Windows Mobile 6.5 after a supposed leaked ROM hit xda-developers. Well, sources close to the matter are apparently dashing those hopes, saying that no official update is actually in the works. Considering the X1 already has a customized user interface, you aren’t…
Sony Ericsson Kurara/U5 Reviewed
The upcoming Sony Ericsson Kurara, which got a brief glimpse of last week, just got an extensive review. This is clearly Sony Ericsson’s competitor to Samsung’s OmniaHD i8910, and meets the challenge on a few levels, such as processor (Cortex A8) and camera (8 megapixels), but the display loses a few points for not being…
T-Mobile Holiday Pricing Leaked… Maybe.
My bud David at TMoNews has managed to get his hands on what looks to be a holiday pricing guide. Please note I’ve filed this under ‘rumors’ for now. I’ve heard mixed reports of these deals actually becoming available… so lets let this ‘shake down’ until we get to the bottom of it. Take a…
Palm, BlackBerry devices coming to China Telecom?
The Chinese mobile market is ever interesting. Now that all carriers have rolled out 3G, it’s time to build a differentiating portfolios. China Unicom is known to carry the iPhone, China Mobile is betting big on their flavor of Android – OPhone, and China Telecom… well, they seem to work to get some Palm and…
Bell To Offer ‘Skullcandy Mash Up Package’ December 1st
Looks like Bell is getting ready to crank up the Holiday Promo Machine. According to a report over at MobileSyrup, on December 1st Bell will unveil a new ‘Skullcandy Mash Up Package’. The package will be available anyone willing to sign a new 3-year sentence, er, contract with Bell. So what do you get? Well,…
BlackBerry Pearl2 9100 (Striker/Stratus) Makes First Appearance
There have been rumblings for the last couple of months about a next generation BlackBerry Pearl code-named Striker, but in the way of details, we only knew it would have 3G. Well, today the veil has been lifted, and there’s a batch of pictures and a short clip giving us a full hardware tour. In…