Daily Cell Phone News, Reviews, Apps & Themes
Samsung U940, now has become “Glyde,” has finally landed on Verizon’s doorstep with an expected release date in May. The phone makes it to Samsung’s top of the line with a 2-megapixel camera, HSDPA of 7.6Mbps, a “drag and drop” touch interface on a 2.8 inch color display, VibeTonz technology, and a full QWERTY keyboard. read more…
Verizon will be (or would like to be, anyway) releasing three new models from LG. First is the VX9700 “Dare” — Verizon’s Prada-alike, if you recall — which is allegedly now being targeted for a July 4 online release and an in-store launch shortly thereafter.
Next up, the trick VX8610 with the internal Bluetooth headset has apparently been christened “Decoy” and is tracking for May 30 online and June 9 in store. read more…
The Samsung Anycall J708, which is a sexy and diminutive handset considering its price. With the 0.6-inch thick slider costs 1,480 HKD (about $190), which means a slim feature list, but there’s plenty for the media-hungry to be getting on with: H.263 and MPEG4 video playback, MP3 and AAC audio playback, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, a micro SD slot, a 1.3 megapixel camera and EDGE.Maybe, it’s cool if have a low-end phone that doesn’t look like someone folded a three year old candybar in half and slapped a new coat of paint on it. read more…
This unlocked Blackberry 9000 was spotted on eBay just before the auction mysteriously ended. The seller says the phone is unlocked and will “Not be released until August 2007″ — we’ll guess he / she is a little unclear as to what year it is. However, said seller promises that this particular unlocked phone is actually in stock now and ready to ship for the lucky winner.
Listed features (according to this auction) include: 3G, Edge, WiFi, and Bluetooth, as we’ve seen elsewhere. read more…
Tessera Technologies, which is today announcing that its OptiML Zoom solution is available for licensing. Said innovation brings a unique lens design and specialized algorithms to replace “traditional mechanical zoom capabilities,” giving equipped cameraphones 3x optical zoom capabilities in a “compact camera module without moving parts.”
Hailed as the industry’s first non-mechanical optical zoom solution, it promises to not degrade images the way digital zoom does, and while it’s eager to see handset OEMs pick up the tech and integrate it into forthcoming mobiles, we’ve yet to hear of any big players jumping on board. read more…
