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Motorola V9x Press Images Surface

The first press images of the successor to the venerable Motorola V9 on AT&T have surfaced.

Images courtesy of Engadget Mobile
The update to the V9 adds a new color and AT&T Navigation service, but is otherwise identical to the former with an outer touch sensitive QVGA display with haptic feedback, 2.0 megapixel camera with video [...]

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FCC Reveals T-Mobile Branded TM506 Sony Ericsson Clamshell with AWS 3G

The FCC has revealed the first images of the first T-Mobile branded Sony Ericsson handset since the T610 which is being branded the TM506.
 
The clamshell is functionally similar to the recently revealed Z780a clamshell, with a few stylistic changes including a neon green metallic finish found around the inside of the clamshell, metallic finish [...]

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AT&T Launches BlackBerry Bold Page

AT&T has just opened a new webpage dedicated to the forthcoming BlackBerry Bold smart device which will be exclusive to the carrier in the US for an unspecified timeframe.
The device features a landscape half VGA (480×320) display, quadband GSM/EDGE access, triband W-CDMA access with support for UMTS and HSDPA high speed data access and full [...]

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Google Demos Android at I/O Conference

Today in San Francisco during the developer focused I/O conference, Google has demonstrated the further evolution of the Android software platform using a device which features a 528Mhz Qualcomm processor, HSDPA packet data, 128 MB of RAM with 256 MB of flash memory, 3.5″ widescreen touch display with accelerometer, haptic feedback, and sliding QWERTY keyboard [...]

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FCC Reveals AT&T Branded Sony Ericsson Z780a with Triband 3G and GPS Support

The FCC has revealed the first images of the Sony Ericsson Z780a  high-end clamshell.

The phone is expected to feature quadband GSM/EDGE support, triband W-CDMA support with HSDPA high-speed data access, QVGA internal display, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, internal GPS transceiver in tandem with A-GPS support and built-in Google Maps client, email client, podcast client [...]

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AT&T to Complete HSPA Retrofit by End of June

In today’s press release, AT&T has announced that in June, it will be deploying HSUPA in the six remaining markets and completing its deployment of HSUPA technology. The move will make AT&T the only US carrier to have entirely deployed HSPA as part of its 3G network. All future UMTS network additions will launch simultaneously [...]

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AT&T to Increase Maximum 3G Speeds Fivefold by 2009

Speaking at a communications conference hosted by noted investment banking firm Morgan Stanley today, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega has confirmed that the carrier plans to increase downstream 3G speeds by five times going into 2009, with rates exceeding 20Mbps.
This contradicts an earlier statement made by the Vice President of Architecture Frank Kafka [...]

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AT&T Launches Sony Ericsson W580i in Jungle Green and LG Shine in Black

AT&T has officially launched two new variants of popular handsets online, with availability in the retail stores for a few days before online listing.

The Sony Ericsson W580i is now available in a striking color AT&T dubs Jungle Green, owing to its bright green hue and is functionally identical to the prior versions with a [...]

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Best Buy Lists HTC Touch Dual with US 3G for Pre-Order

Best Buy has listed and begun taking pre orders for the US version of the HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile smart device on its respective websites.
As we reported previously during CTIA this past April, Best Buy and HTC entered into an exclusive agreement to offer the device through its Best Buy Mobile concept stores, along [...]

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RIM Officially Announces the BlackBerry Bold 9000 Series

Research in Motion has formally announced in a press release today the pending launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9000. Read More for complete details.

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