With all this talk of high-end smartphones forcing themselves into the limelight recently, it’s easy to forget that the bulk of the mobile market is comprised of feature-based handsets (dumbphones, if you will) with a focus on usability and affordability. LG, however, hasn’t forgotten that their bread-and-butter market lies in the mid- and low-range markets.…
ASUS P565 – A VGA Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone from ASUS?
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. The current evolution in the mobile world is the move to higher-resolution displays. For too long, mobile phone consumers have been forced to pick from handsets with woefully-limited pixel counts. The days of high-end smartphones being limited to lesser resolutions is coming to an end. And,…
BlackBerry Storm specifications solidified
Over the last couple of months, we’ve been able to piece together the major features of the upcoming BlackBerry 9500 series, but some the latest leak is filling in the finer details. The BlackBerry Storm is due to hit CDMA carriers Bell, Telus (yep) and Verizon in the next couple of months. EVDO Rev A:…
Bell Going Exclusive on BlackBerry Storm in Canada
BlackBerryNews has reported some news that will be very good news for most Canadians (like me, eh?). Telus had long been rumored to be the ones to carry the BlackBerry Storm 9530. But it looks like the CDMA rival Bell will indeed be carrying the Storm… But that’s not all. According to an anonymous tipster:…
BlackBerry Storm confirmed for UK launch
Sources have confirmed that the touchscreen BlackBerry 9500 will be heading to British shores thanks to Vodafone. While that might be great news for folks in the UK, the real surprise is the timeline; previous estimates have been putting a launch around November or December, but these guys are saying the BlackBerry Storm will be…
Nokia E75 QWERTY slider spotted in the wild!
And you thought the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 were the end of the road for the business-class smartphones from Espoo. Of course Nokia is working on additional Eseries smartphones to add to their business-oriented portfolio. Following on the Nokia E71’s QWERTY candybar form-factor and the Nokia E66’s vertical sliding design, Nokia is apparently working…
New BlackBerry Enterprise Service plans on Rogers
Alongside some new Rogers plans for BlackBerry Internet Service we had seen earlier, it looks like enterprise customers will also be enjoying some new options as of October 1st. Before you start crying foul, just keep in mind that the BES handles a whole lot of compression, so you get more bang for byte. $40/7…
Apple prepping 32GB iPhone 3G?
First, grab the salt. Second, take the salt. Good, now that you’re fully prepared to hear some seriously rumor-licious speculation on the iPhone 3G’s model refresh, here’s what we’ve been hearing: Given reports that Apple’s 8GB iPhone 3G stock is drying up, we’re hearing that there’s a distinct possibility of Apple introducing a new 32GB…
Alltel to get the HTC Touch Pro, too?
Every single big carrier seems to think about expanding its portfolio with one of the latest HTC smartphones. Alltel is not an exception hence they’ll be adding the HTC Touch Pro in the near future. What exactly is the “near future” we’re not sure at the moment. We do, however, find the image above as…
Palm Treo Pro coming to AT&T later this year?
Keep your fingers crossed. Following on the leaked AT&T product roadmap, Palm has just confirmed that they will be bringing the Palm Treo Pro to a US carrier. We’re going to go ahead and assume AT&T will be picking up the GSM handset, but pricing and availability information are still unclear. AT&T’s delays in getting…