LG’s working on this little slider for those with a penchant for the flashy. The KC560 is rumoured to have: Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900), GPRS/EDGE connectivity 2.4? 262K color QVGA TFT display 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash FM radio USB and Bluetooth microSD memory card slot Pretty stylish, if you’re into the gold and flashy,…
Microsoft working on App Store?
It turns out BlackBerry and Google aren’t the only one playing catch-up to the iPhone App Store – recent commentary from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at a developer conference in Australia confirmed that they’re working on a similar software distribution channel. Of course, they’re not so willing to compare themselves to Apple; it sounded like…
LG Prada II Delayed Until Christmas?
For those of you that have been eagerly awaiting the launch of the LG Prada II this month… Looks like you’ll have to wait a bit longer. In a conversation held with an LG PR peep, electricpig found out that the designer handset will not yet reach the stores for another few weeks at least.…
Verizon Nationwide Connect Plans a Reality?
Remember the rumored Verizon Connect plans I reported on just a few hours ago? While puttering around the interwebs (it’s a series of tubes 🙂 ) I stumbled upon some more details from an apparent Verizon source over at Howard Forums. User VZW E commented: If you guys want the real facts then here they…
Rumor: Verizon Unleashing $10 Unlimited Web ‘Connect’ Plan?
An anonymous tipster has let Gizmodo know that Verizon intends to launch a new plan called ‘Connect’. The plan is aimed at web-enabled cellphones, not smartphones. The new plan could be available as early as November 16th, and will be cheaper than the Vcast service. If you sign up for ‘Connect’ on top of your…
Huawei Android and Symbian smartphones coming next year
Huawei will start making Android and Symbian powered smartphones during next year. The Chinese telecommunications company is a member of Android Open Handset Alliance, and has also joined Symbian Foundation — the announcement was made during this year’s Smartphone Show in London. Apparently, the first such Huawei smartphones will appear during the first half of…
Samsung a777 slider coming to AT&T
Here’s a non-interesting piece of news for, at least where I live, rainy Saturday. AT&T will be adding a new simple-lookin’ Samsung slider phone in, we guess, near future. It’s called the Samsung a777 and once it’s released it will be available in four colors – blue, red, orange and green. When this (release or…
AT&T Fuze (HTC Touch Pro) expected to launch November 11 with $300 price tag?
We knew the AT&T Fuze would be going live on AT&T in due time, but we had no idea that it would happen so quickly. With AT&T Fuze demo units already shipped to AT&T stores, it was only a matter of time before retail units started making their way into AT&T retail channels. And, the…
MOTOZINE ZN5 coming to Sprint?
It seems the Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5 won’t be a T-Mobile exclusive toy for long. As a matter of fact, Moto’s 5 megapixel cameraphone has been spotted on Sprint’s accessories page as you can see for yourself from here (hopefully they won’t remove it in the meantime). We’re sure the American handset maker has all the…
T-Mobile to sell unlocked and subsidized Nokia handsets through Best Buy?
Unlocked handsets are most definitely the way to go in the GSM market. Without any SIM locks to keep you bound to a specific GSM network, unlocked handsets give the user the freedom to roam the world with the knowledge that they’ll be able to hope on voice and data networks almost anywhere. And, so,…