Cingular 3125 / HTC Star Trek now shipping
Filed under: Cellphones So after a bit of a wait Cingular went ahead and launched the 3125 today in line with that September launch grid we peeped last week. This re-branded HTC Star Trek will set you back $149 after online discounts assuming you go for the ol’ 2-year contract, that is. And yeah, we’ll run down the specs on this WinMo flip one last time for ya: Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone, 1.3 megapixel cam, Bluetooth, Direct Push mail, quad-band GSM with GPRS/EDGE, 128MB ROM / 64MB RAM and a 2.2-inch TFT display all powered by a 200 MHz TI proc. So giddy up dog, just don’t tell ‘em Engadget sent ya. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | CommentsSPONSORED BY: BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time.
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BlackBerry 8703e for sale on Verizon’s site
Filed under: Cellphones We told you it was coming, we told you how much for and when, and now the BlackBerry 8703e is on Verizon’s site — yours for $249 with a two year contract, or $399 for a one year contract. We’re a little sick of writing about this thing, so please, go get it (or not), and let’s all enjoy our Sundays, shall we?[Thanks, Phil] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | CommentsSPONSORED BY: BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time.
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LG’s VX9900 caught in the wild?
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Ok, you know the drill by now. HowardForums has a purported shot (on left) of the thinner, sexier successor to the VX9800 communicator, the LG VX9900 we first trolled from the FCC (pic on the right) back in May. We’re still hoping for this QWERTY clam to roll on Verizon sometime this month as reported by our own Boy Genius or sometime between September 29th and October 13th according to the rumor jockeys ridin’ the HoFo. Hell, let’s just say any day now and leave it at that mkay?[Thanks, Scott and Sunny] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | CommentsSPONSORED BY: BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time.
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More deets on O2′s Xda Stealth
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Perhaps we failed to adequately emphasize one key feature of the Gigabyte-sourced Xda Stealth when we outed its FCC filing yesterday: its diminutive size. At 110 x 53 x 22.5mm, it bests the HTC Wizard in all but length (where it clocks in just 2 millimeters longer), putting it nearly in dumbphone territory. Granted, the Stealth lacks a full keyboard, but everything’s put into better perspective when remembering that it manages to stuff Pocket PC Phone Edition power (and specs to match) into a package on par with some Smartphones on the market. Though there’s no 3G radio aboard the handset, we take solace in its 802.11g support; in fact, the only thing raining on our parade is the triband GSM support, which leaves parts of the world unhappy pretty much any way you slice it — let this be a lesson to Gigabyte that they’ve got some American sales waiting in the wings as soon as they want to tack GSM 850 onto this thing.Update: MTekk reports that the Stealth will be finding its way to Australia post haste, officially launching before the end of the month for around $940 Australian ($707 US). Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | CommentsSPONSORED BY: BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time.
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Nokia firmware scare bricks E70s
Filed under: CellphonesAs we recently reported, Nokia’s been dabbling with the whole do-it-yourself firmware upgrade phenomenon as of late. We applaud the effort — in our opinion, getting the latest and greatest software for your devices should never be any more challenging than connecting a cable to your PC. Murphy’s Law being what it is, though, initiatives like this are never going to be without their flaws. Many E70 owners who gave the update process a whirl in the past few days (present company included) were horrified to find that the procedure magically transformed their multi-hundred-dollar bundles of S60 joy into paperweights in just a handful of minutes. It happened to us, and it’s not pretty; the phone teases you by turning on and dutifully displaying the “Nokia” logo, but that’s as far as she goes. Rumor has it Nokia did the right thing by pulling the offending firmware and quickly replacing it with a new one, but that’s little consolation for the folks bidding farewell to their handsets as they get shipped off to Nokia service centers around the world. We’re going to give the upgrade another shot with our fresh E70 today and we’ll pass on the word if we end up with a second brick — wish us luck.Update: We’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that we don’t have another bricked E70 on our hands. The bad news is that the latest and greatest firmware being offered by Nokia isn’t yet available for the US-friendly E70-2 variant (which is what we have). Let’s go, Nokia! Americans want faster refresh times when switching to landscape mode just as much as Europeans do! Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | CommentsSPONSORED BY: BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time.
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Zune phone en route
Filed under: Cellphones Zune, the music player; Zune the service; Zune, the software; Zune the lifestyle brand; Zune, the cellphone? The iPod beat Microsoft to the portable music device market by what, five years, so don’t be surprised that it doesn’t look like they’re going to let Apple off so easily on a cellphone — especially not while they’ve got a fighting chance. At a press conference today, Chris Stephenson, GM for Zune, told the press, “A Zune phone is definitely part of the future of this brand.” We did definitely hear before that Microsoft was working toward setting up an MVNO, but even if that never takes off, there’s no reason to believe the Zunephone won’t spring to life regardless. As much as we love our HTCs, let’s just hope it isn’t a Windows Mobile device given a facelift — we all know that, like PlaysForSure, the problems with adapting off-the-shelf Microsoft stuff are more than skin deep.[Thanks, Joel] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | CommentsSPONSORED BY: BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time.
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