Huawei has announced that it recently has signed a Global Master Agreement with Telenor Group to supply Mobile Broadband Modems. Under the agreement, Huawei will involve to deliver 1.2 million Mobile Broadband Modems in the coming 12 months for Telenor’s 13 operating companies in Europe, CIS and Asia, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro,…
This week in fake devices: 3 Sony Ericsson clones
And again we’re continuing with our this week in fake devices series. Today we’re presenting you with 3 fake Sony Ericsson handsets, two of them “resembling” recent high-end models. Here they are: Sony Ericsson H700 Walkman ripoff – “H” in a Walkman name? There’s no such thing. Plus, this candybar looks pretty basic to me…
Version of Samsung Omnia II for Latin America passes the FCC, we ask why; UPDATE: U.S. version is cleared, too!
FCC has cleared the Samsung Omnia II for the U.S. market. The FCC docs talk about the device with WCDMA bands II and V, and that’s cool since those bands are required for use in North America. But wait a tick, the certification label says it’s i8000L, and considering the label is written on Spanish,…
Philips Xenium X650 boasts an excellent battery life in a slider form factor
Philips has a new device, member of its Xenium family. It’s the X650, which comes in a slider form factor. As you can see from the image above, it looks quite cool with that metallic keypad. Rest of the specs include tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM radio, 2.4-inch QVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth,…
Videos: HTC releases 4 more promo clips for the Hero
HTC has upload 4 new videos to YouTube to promote its latest Android-powered smartphone – Hero. The clips are nicely designed, and short enough (no more than 2 minutes) to compel users into switching to Android. And considering just how cool the Hero is, that shouldn’t be a problem. Enjoy the clips after the jump…
Final version of the Nokia N97 SDK is out!
Nokia has released the final version of the Nokia N97 SDK. With what’s effectively the first device-specific SDK, the Finnish giant wants to emphasize its commitment towards its this year’s flagship device. Among the new things the final SDK version brings are improved support of home screen features, updated SDK documentation, support for the Chinese…
Two watch phones compared: Samsung S9110 & LG GD910
Now when Samsung has its own watch phone its only fair to compare it with LG’s baby. Yap, we decided to prepare a small table to compare the key features of the two devices. What’s else to say, rock on! Samsung S9110 LG GD910 Network GSM 900/1800 MHz GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; HSDPA – 2100…
Motorola i465 Clutch coming in graphite next Tuesday on Boost Mobile
In an effort to boost sales of its low-end QWERTY phone, Motorola i465 Clutch, Boost Mobile will offer the iDEN device in a graphite color starting from next Tuesday. I must admit that the newly colored Clutch looks much better than the original and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it hit portfolios of other…
Palm Pre gets an update; webOS reaches version 1.1.0
Just as we expected, Palm has issued a firmware upgrade for its Pre smartphone. The update brings webOS version to 1.1.0, adding new features along the way. Here’s the recap of what’s changed: New service pre-installed: NFL Mobile Live from Sprint. Calendar: the default reminder intervals are 15 minutes for timed events and one day…
Best Buy Canada Lists HTC Snap Online for $29.99 Ahead of TELUS Launch
TELUS has yet to officially release the HTC Snap, but that hasn’t stopped partner-in-crime Best Buy Canada from propping the device up on its website. As you can see right here, the HTC Snap is available from Best Buy Canada for $29.99 on-contract. Availability is ‘in-store’ only of course, but I’d be curious to see…