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Saturday, September 13th, 2008 | 103 views
Filed under: Handsets, Vertu, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS
Tycoons of the world, get out your pocketbooks. Actually, wait, scratch that — kick back, relax, and let your butler do it for you, because Vertu has a new multi-thousand dollar toy for your enjoyment. The FCC has revealed that Nokia’s ultra-luxe division has finally updated its flagship Signature model to include 3G, and they′ve taken the opportunity to completely redesign it to make it slimmer, hotter, and presumably, pricier than ever before. The all-new Signature features quadband EDGE, HSDPA on the 850 and 2100MHz bands, and WiFi — a Vertu first — which means we should probably expect a fabulous browser to go with that generously-proportioned OLED display. Well, we can’t, since we′ll never get closer than a thick sheet of security glass to this thing — but someone can.
Update: The phone’s officially been unveiled on Vertu’s site as the Signature S Design, hitting a boutique you can’t get into unless you’re dressed to impress near you come next month.
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Friday, September 12th, 2008 | 118 views
Filed under: Handsets, Pantech, Helio, Virgin Mobile, EV-DO, MVNOs, CDMA
This is one of those classic tales of joy and sorrow — a tale of a phone that could’ve been Helio’s undisputed flagship model of the year, a phone that could′ve saved the scrappy little MVNO from Virgin Mobile’s gaping maw (alright, it couldn’t have even come close to doing that, but we’re running with it for the drama factor). On the high side, we’ve now heard confirmation straight from the source that the Ocean 2 is, in fact, a real device, but the problem is that it won’t be coming out until next year because they “want to put it out when it’s the best it can be.” It’s sure looking just about the “best it can be” from the videos we’ve seen recently — and frankly, we think they should just throw this out there while kicking off development on an Ocean 3 ASAP — but it looks like the decision’s already been made, and we all know there’s no such thing as moving a release date forward.
[Thanks, Blade G]
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008 | 77 views
Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Sprint, EV-DO, CDMA
Well, that about covers Sprint’s new handset binge at CTIA,and we got hands-on with both the Samsung Highnote (pictured left) and the Samsung Rant to wrap up the
announcements. The Highnote′s the music centric handset — isn’t there always one? — in this launch, but sadly, the speaker seems to lack oomph in the sonic delivery department, but the dedicated messaging button’s kinda useful. The Rant is built like a tank, and the very solid metal construction is top notch — so if you’re prone to dropping your phone, it’s worth checking out. The gallery covers the range of colors that’ll be available — and the purple is a glowing example of ugly — when these two hit in October. You know the drill, the read link has the goods.
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 | 82 views
Filed under: Symbian
The Symbian Foundation has definitely managed to quickly reach a quorum in the few months since its inception, and the group has just announced yet another round of heavyweights to have thrown their support behind the effort. This time around, Sharp, Opera Software, South Korea’s KTF, and UIQ are among nine new firms to throw their hats into the ring (in other words, if the Windows Mobile and Android camps aren’t paying attention yet, they probably ought to be). UIQ might be the surprise here, considering that S60’s perpetual second fiddle had already made moves to get ready for the Foundation’s activities — but whatever, good to hear that they’re officially on board now.
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