Sony Ericsson A8i Phone The Sony Ericsson A8i is designed for the China market, offering a 3.5-inch touch screen display and featuring a human curvature form that fits with the face. It offers a robust list of functions, such as a 5.0-megapixel camera, FM radio and email, with applications that are linked directly with China Mobile's entertainment download service.
Nokia 5250 Phone The Nokia 5250 is a touch screen music phone geared for consumers who want a sleek phone at an affordable price. The device has a built-in music player on the home screen with songs that can be downloaded through Ovi Music.
Nokia X3 Touch and Type Phone The Nokia X3 Touch and Type is a sleek and modern phone that measures just 9.6mm -- making it slips easily into a purse or pocket. As one of the slimmest devices ever, the handset features a brushed aluminum back and comes in five vibrant colors.
Samsung Gusto (SCH-U360) Phone (Verizon) Released for Verizon, the Samsung Gusto is a sleek, affordable clamshell with a compact 2.0-inch screen. The handset focuses on communication, featuring dynamic voice enhancement technology with noise suppression.
Motorola Droid 2 Phone (Verizon) Released for Verizon, the Motorola Droid 2 features a slim design, a 3.7-inch touch screen display and slide-out keyboard with raised keys for more responsive typing. Users can email, text and tweet with ease -- with enhanced options such as full push corporate email, remote wipe and password enforcement.
Samsung Eternity 2 (SGH-A597) Phone (AT&T) Released for AT&T, the Samsung Eternity 2 has a 3.0-inch touch screen display that's ideal for watching AT&T Mobile TV, browsing the Web and updating social networking sites. It features three scrolling home screens which users can customize with drag-and-drop widgets.
RIM BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300) Phone (T-Mobile) Released for T-Mobile, the BlackBerry Curve 3G combines a QWERTY keyboard with an optical trackpad to make navigation easy. The handset has dedicated keys along the top of the handset to control music and videos.
Samsung SGH-T369 Phone (T-Mobile) Released for T-Mobile, the Samsung T369 is a budget phone with a slide-out horizontal keyboard. The T369 has a dedicated messaging key with XT9 predictive text to let users fire off messages with ease.
Samsung Flight 2 (SGH-A927) Phone (AT&T) Released for AT&T, the Samsung Flight 2 comes with a touch screen display and a slide-out keyboard for both messaging and entertainment. It is designed with a landscape layout for a wider view with one-finger zoom to get a closer look.
RIM BlackBerry Torch (9800) Phone (AT&T) Released for AT&T, the BlackBerry Torch (9800) is completely redesigned with a touch screen display, slide-out keyboard and optical trackpad. It also runs RIM's new BlackBerry 6 OS for a redesigned interface and new features such as a new browser with tabs and pinch-to-zoom functions and access to Facebook and Twitter with Social Feeds.
Record Labels Eagerly Await Google-Apple Battle Record companies are in talks with Google about developing an online music service, with the hopes that the Internet search giant can take on Apple's dominance over the digital music market.
Sony to Launch Music Streaming Service, Compete with iTunes Sony is launching a new cloud-based music and video streaming service that will work on Internet-connected Bravia televisions, Blu-ray disc players, PlayStation 3's and Vaio computers, in an attempt to challenge Apple's dominance in the digital entertainment space.
India Widens Security Crackdown, Implicates Google, Skype India has asked all companies that provide encrypted communications to install servers within the country, as the government widened its security crackdown to companies including Google, Nokia and Skype.
Google Cleared of Wrongdoing in New Zealand New Zealand officials today cleared Google of any criminal charges, after the Internet search giant mistakenly collected personal data from wireless networks for its "Street View" mapping service.
Nokia to Shut Down Ovi File-Sharing Service Nokia today announced that it will discontinue Ovi, its popular mobile file-sharing service, which allows customers to remotely access and transfer files from their computer via mobile phone.
Apple to Release iOS 4.1 with Game Center Apple is releasing a software update for the iPhone next week, adding the ability to play games with friends online and upload high-definition videos to YouTube through Wi-Fi.
Apple Revamps iPod Products Apple today showed off an updated line of iPod products, adding a touch screen display to the smaller, button-free iPod Nano, which starts at $150, but also removing its camera.
Apple Adds Social Networking to iTunes Apple today unveiled a new version of its iTunes software that includes "Ping," a social networking feature similar to services from Facebook and Twitter.
Apple Re-Introduces Apple TV Apple today unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device, which connects to high-definition televisions to show rented movies and TV programming, escalating the battle with rival Google for control of the digital living room.
CNET Reviews - Most Recent Cell Phones and Accessories
Samsung Gravity 3 - citrus white (T-Mobile) The Samsung Gravity 3's full QWERTY keyboard and messaging features are enough to satisfy most heavy communicators, with other advanced features icing the cake. At $50 with a two-year service agreement, the Gravity is a good midlevel option for those who aren't ready to jump into the smartphone arena.
HTC Desire (U.S. Cellular) Sleek and fast, the HTC Desire is not only U.S. Cellular's best Android device but the carrier's best smartphone to date.
Samsung Eternity II SGH-A597 (AT&T) With a dated design and average performance, the Samsung Eternity II doesn't give us reasons to buy it over the original Eternity.
Pantech Jest - blue (Verizon Wireless) The Pantech Jest is a decent messaging phone for the young social-networking enthusiast, but the optical pad might be a nuisance.
Samsung Intensity II - metallic blue (Verizon Wireless) The Samsung Intensity II is a good midrange phone for teens, thanks to its various social networking and communications tools. While there are some drawbacks, the moderate price is a draw.
Motorola Droid 2 (Verizon Wireless) The Motorola Droid 2 offers a number of improvements that make it a worthy upgrade from the Droid and certainly a top choice for those who want a smartphone with a physical keyboard.
Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint) The Samsung Epic 4G is a multimedia powerhouse with features the other Galaxy S phones don't have. Unfortunately, it comes with a big price tag.
Samsung Gusto (Verizon Wireless) The entry-level Samsung Gusto has some useful features and a great price, but with mediocre call quality and a flimsy construction, it generates little more than mild interest.
Motorola i1 (Sprint Nextel) The Motorola i1 is not the best Android phone by any means, but if you must have an Android handset with iDEN push-to-talk, the i1 is your only choice.
Nokia to Launch N8, E7 Smartphones in September Ahead of its Nokia World 2010 conference, reports indicate Nokia will release two key new smartphones – the N8 and E7 – later this month. - A week before its Nokia
World 2010 event, Nokia has let loose with information about its next
generation of smartphones, indicating news that the much-anticipated N8 will
launch at the end of September.
According to Engadget,
based on an article that ran in the Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti,
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HTC Android GSM, CDMA Slider Info Leaked by FCC The FCC leaks photos of HTC's upcoming Google Android-powered smartphone, a slider featuring a QWERTY keyboard, a 4-in. touch screen, and dual 3G modems. - Information and photos concerning mobile handset maker HTCs latest Google Android powered slider phone, currently designated the HTC PD42100 have leaked from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Web site. The photos show the Verizon Wireless company logo on the front of the device, all but co...
Google Android Smartphones Race to Catch Apple iPhone Google's Android platform came on strong in August, notching a 25 percent smartphone operating system plot, said data firm Quantcast. Apple retains the lead in the U.S. with 56 percent. - Apple's iPhone iOS continued to lead the U.S. smartphone
operating system ecosystem at 56 percent market share in August, but Google's Android platform
came on strong, notching a 25 percent plot, said data firm
Quantcast.
Apple said it is shipping 230,000 iOS-based devices per day. Apple's iOS s...
Google Attaches Multiple Business Addresses to Android Ads Google Sept. 3 is letting businesses attach several addresses to the AdWords location extensions for Android-based smartphones. The idea is to boost business visibility and ad coverage. - Google Sept. 3 said it has added the ability for
advertisers to attach several business addresses to its AdWords location
extensions for Android-based smartphones.
Launched in July, AdWords location extensions let members of Google's Places
program put their businesses' location and phone number...
Verizon Offers 3G Smartphone Prepaid Data Packages As Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast, Verizon rolls out new prepaid data plans for smartphones--and emergency equipment in case the storm affects customers. - Network operator Verizon Wireless announced it will be expanding its
portfolio of prepaid offerings to include a new 3G Prepaid data package
that lets customers access unlimited data on select 3G smartphones and
multimedia phones for $30 monthly access. Multimedia phone customers
also have the o...
