Verizon Announces Novatel USB1000 Global Modem (Updated)
Verizon Wireless has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Novatel Wireless USB1000 Global Modem. The USB modem features dual-band CDMA EVDO Rev A., tri-band HSPA and quadband GSM/EDGE access, with Verizon offering several data plans for the new device starting with the GlobalAccess Pay Per Use rate of $0.002/KB in Canada, $0.005/KB in Mexico, [...]
T-Mobile Officially Announces Dash 3G
Following up on the employee info leak, T-Mobile has announced the T-Mobile Dash 3G. The replacement to the venerable if underpowered Dash features a QVGA landscape display, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, quadband GSM/EDGE, A-GPS support, single band 3G HSPA acess on 1700 MHz, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, Qualcomm 7501a chipset with 256MB of RAM and [...]
LG Announces GW550 with US 3G Support
During CommunicAsia, LG has officially unveiled their newest device developed in partnership with Microsoft in the GW550. The GW550 features a 2.4 inch QVGA resolution landscape display with a mirror finish, QWERTY keyboard, triband HSPA data access with US 3G support, quadband GSM/EDGE, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, stereo speakers, 3.0 megapixel camera with front-mounted VGA [...]
Wall Street Journal Confirms T-Mobile MyTouch 3G
The Wall Street Journal Digits blog is reporting that T-Mobile will hold an event with HTC in London next week where both the carrier and manufacturer will officially announce the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, otherwise known as the HTC Magic currently available on UK carrier Vodafone. This follows earlier confirmation from a T-Mobile spokesperson regarding a [...]
Sprint Announces BlackBerry Tour
Following the Verizon announcement, Sprint has also announced the forthcoming launch of the BlackBerry Tour smartphone. The device will feature CDMA EVDO Rev. A access for domestic use while the Sprint version will offer international 3G access with it being unlocked to facilitate multiple carrier SIMs for the lowest cost along with quadband GSM/EDGE access. [...]
T-Mobile to Launch Dash 3G on July 15th (Updated)
According to leaked internal documents, T-Mobile is ready to launch the HTC Snap/Dash 3G on July 15th. The device is greatly improved over the Excalibur with a QVGA landscape display, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, quadband GSM/EDGE, A-GPS, single band HSPA on 1700 MHz, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, Qualcomm 7501a with 256MB of RAM and 128MB [...]
Nokia Announces E72, 5530 XpressMusic, and Fold 3710
This morning during the CommunicAsia expo, Nokia has announced three new handsets expected to launch in the third and fourth quarters of this year in the E72, 5530 XpressMusic, and Fold 3710. The E72 is a substantial upgrade over the E71 with S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, an upgraded 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus [...]
FCC Reveals Sony Ericsson TM717 for T-Mobile
The FCC has revealed the second Sony Ericsson model with AWS 3G support which will be launched on T-Mobile later this year in the TM717as the successor to the TM506. The TM717 is a derivative of the European T707 with the bespoke AWS 3G support along with a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, Bluetooth [...]
Pharos Launches Traveler 137 with Support for AWS and US 3G
After being first announced in January, Pharos has begun sales of the Pharos Traveler 137 GPS-oriented smart device. The device is manufactured by Taiwanese ODM Inventec, and features quadband GSM and triband HSPA on the 1700, 1900, and 2100 bands which means that this device is the first non-T-Mobile developed device to support 3G on [...]
Sony Ericsson W995a Walkman Phone Revealed
The first official images of the Sony Ericsson W995a Walkman phone have surfaced. The W995a features a 2.6 inch QVGA display, quadband GSM/EDGE and triband US 3G HSPA access, Memory Stick Micro expansion slot, and speakerphone. The W995a also features an 8.1 megapixel CMOS camera with autofocus, LED flash, video recorder, face detection and front-facing [...]
