Archive for the ‘UMTS & W-CDMA’ Category

During Google’s Developer Day conference in London today, Mike Jennings demonstrated the finished version of the forthcoming HTC Dream, albeit with tape covering the branding.

Image courtesy of TechRadar
In other related news the Wall Street Journal is reporting that T-Mobile and HTC are planning to officially announce the Dream at an event on September 23rd with [...]

AT&T has officially launched the much talked about SGH-A837, which is now known as the Rugby.

The rugged clamshell features an M810F certified bodyshell that protects against dust, vibration and severe impacts, dual-band 3G/quadband GSM/EDGE support, AT&T Music support with Track ID, media player, Video Share support with its 1.3 megapixel camera and video recorder, speakerphone, [...]

HTC has inadvertently revealed two of its future products in new page listings on its corporate web page that have been the subject of much rumor and speculation.

The Touch 3G is an upgraded version of the original HTC Elf featuring a redesigned bodyshell, 2.8 inch VGA display, Qualcomm MSM 7225 dual-band (900/1800) W-CDMA chipset with [...]

The relatively new Velocity Mobile is launching its 103 Smartphone in the US this October.  The device features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with Velocity’s own “Odyssey” Interface built on top of its WM OS to interact with many of the phone’s features.

The device supports GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900- as well as UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 850, [...]

After the flurry of leaks and offical announcement from Palm last month, the Treo Pro smart device is now available for purchase ahead of its release at the end of the month for $549.99 unlocked directly from Palm.

The smart device is notable for featuring Windows Mobile 6.1, internal GPS transceiver with A-GPS support, Wi-Fi radio [...]

While the G705 will originally be launched this year for Orange customers, Sony Ericsson’s new device will make its debut in the US sometime during Q1 2009.  The US version will support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSUPA 850/1900/2100 along with Bluetooth A2DP.

Among an impressive feature-set, the 3G slider features a 2.4-inch display with automatic screen rotation [...]

After the announcement and placeholder page last month, T-Mobile has officially launched the Sony Ericsson TM506 clamshell.

The Sony Ericsson TM506 marks two firsts for T-Mobile in the first HSDPA capable device for the carrier’s nascent 3G network, and the first Sony Ericsson phone since the venerable and popular T610 in 2004.
The phone features a QVGA [...]

The FCC has revealed two new clamshells from LG and Samsung respectively, with the A837 having been shown off earlier last week.

The phone features dual displays, a VGA camera with video recorder, microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, and speakerphone.  While the phone itself does not feature AT&T branding, the draft user [...]

Following up on the Windows Mobile 6.1 update released for the MOTO Q9h  a couple weeks ago, AT&T has released another version of the device with the addition of Windows Mobile 6.1, and GPS support through AT&T Navigator in a striking silver pinstripe color.

The device is otherwise unchanged from the original Q9h which features a [...]

The first images of the Samsung A837 clamshell have surfaced.

Image courtesy of Boy Genius Report
The Samsung SGH-A837 will be the first Mil-Spec certified device on the carrier when it launches on AT&T later this year to answer its direct competitor in Verizon’s G’Zone Boulder clamshell.
The phone will feature quadband GSM/EDGE access, dual-band W-CDMA with HSDPA [...]