Wireless carriers get a lot of flack. Everyone’s always putting them on blast for their exclusivity contracts, crippled handsets and questionable rate hikes. Today, Verizon Wireless has taken the first step in changing its image as an anti-competitive wireless carrier. Big Red has officially committed itself to limiting any future handset exclusivity agreements to no…
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Motorola’s new Mobile Chief Marketing Officer, William Ogle, pinched from Samsung USA
William Ogle, who used to be the Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Telecommunications America, will soon begin working at Motorola under the same title. He is going to be reporting directly to Sanjay Jha, CEO of Mobile Devices at Motorola. The only cool piece of marketing I remember from Samsung is the Omnia unboxing video…
Bluetooth SIG Outs Samsung Armani 2 Phone
The Samsung B7620, branded as the Armani 2, is on the way to Europe according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, who, as it turns out, tweets new devices pretty regularly. Here are the specs that have been submitted to them: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, 800 MHz processor; dedicated graphics, SMS, MMS, Email, RSS,…
The Signal #31: Androidy Week and SanDisk Giveaway
So, who’s holding out for Rachael? What’s a Hero? This week is dominated by Android news, predominately by our first look at Sony Ericsson’s new Xperia model code-named Rachael, as well as smashed rumours regarding Nokia picking up Android. Will and I close up our discussions regarding the Touch Pro 2 and the N97, and…
iPhone 3GS Leads the Pack According to Consumer Reports’ Latest Smartphone Ratings
Consumer Reports’ recently released their latest batch of smartphone ratings, and guess who was at the top!? You guessed it, the iPhone 3GS. I should note, the 3GS just barely nudged out the Palm Pre, iPhone 3G, Samsung Omnia, Samsung Epix and BlackBerry Storm. The iPhone 3GS performed at the top of the heap many…
Nintendo DS and PlayStation Emulators Run on iPhone 3GS
Why have outside servers handle your gaming graphics when the iPhone 3GS’s 600 MHz OpenGL-enabled processor can do the job just fine? To prove it, here’s one of two demo videos showing off Pokemon and Final Fantasy VII running hunky-dory on the iPhone 3GS through beta emulators. psx4iphone will cost you $10 to try out…
LG Announces Chinese enV Touch
LG has just announced two phones for the Chinese market: the KT878 and KV920. The first is an Omnia-esque smartphone running on China’s proprietary TD-SCDMA hardware, and packs Windows Mobile 6.1, a 5 megapixel camera and a 3″ WVGA screen. By the looks of it, there’s an optical sensor between the soft keys, so you’ll…
The Signal Podcast #29: iPhone 3G S Launch and Augmented Reality
It’s funny what people will line up for these days, isn’t it? So yeah, there was a lot of noise about the iPhone 3G S this week, but all of the other big names were sure to crowd the day with their own launches to shoulder their way into the spotlight. RIM let loose the…
LG Announces Windows Mobile-Packing GW550, Looking E71ish
LG isn’t just rehashing hardware announced at Mobile World Congress at CommunicAsia (although they are pushing the watch phone, Style, GM730 and everything else they announced in Barcelona) – the GW550 is a new handset that’s squarely targeting the enterprise crowd with distinctly BlackBerryish looks. LG is staying mum on a lot of the details,…
Samsung Jet Already Available on Vodafone
Woah, that was quick. Samsung announced their new Jet (no, not the Omnia II) handset just yesterday and already Vodafone UK has it up for grabs. Here’s a quick refresher if you missed the launch yesteday: 3.1″ WVGA, AMOLED screen 800 MHz processor 5 megapixel camera with autofocus Wi-Fi, aGPS, Bluetooth 2.1 2 or 8…