Here is a good news for all BlackBerry Tour 9630 owners, because the unofficial OS 5.0.0.548 update is now available.
Word has it that the Casio Brigade C741 is now available in various Verizon retail stores, although there is no official announcement from Verizon so far. Verizon offers the Brigade C741 for $249 on contract (after a $50 mail-in rebate)
Here’s an unboxing video of HTC’s upcoming smartphone ‘ Legend ‘ that was recently made by Matt from tracyandmatt.co.uk .
Two of LG’s latest touchscreen phones ‘ Cookie Plus GS500 ‘ and ‘Cookie Fresh GS290′ are finally making their way to Europe this March. To refresh your memory, the Cookie Plus GS500 offers a 3.0-inch 240 x 400 touchscreen display, a 3MP camera, an animated UI with widgets, an MP3 player, an FM radio, 3G, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset jack and supports direct access to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. Meanwhile, the Cookie Fresh GS290 features a 3.0-inch 240 x 400 touchscreen display, a 2MP camera, an accelerometer sensor, an MP3 player, an FM radio, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset jack and supports direct access to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
Hong Kong’s JOYCE has joined with several designers such as Rick Owens, Dries Van Noten, Marni, Etro, Bless and Anna Sui to create new iPhone cases that are part of JOYCE’s Spring/Summer 2010 season collection. The most unique case is the rock-shaped iPhone case, which is designed by Bless. All cases are exclusively available at JOYCE and selected affiliated boutiques.
Olive Telecom has recently released a new dual powered mobile phone for the Indian market. Dubbed as the FrvrOn V-G2300, this particular phone can be powered by either a rechargeable battery or an AAA battery and features a 1.5-inch 128 x 128 CSTN display, an FM radio, polyphonic ringtones, a speakerphone and comes bundled with a stereo headset
Oakley has collaborated with Nokia to create 200 units of the Nokia N97 Winter Olympics 2010 edition. This limited edition phone boasts the Oakley Thunderbird (the specially designed logo for the Vancouver Olympics) laser etched onto the back of the phone and features exclusive Oakley team videos and photos
Sony Ericsson has announced the availability of its latest candybar phone ‘ Naite ‘ via Sony Style website. The handset is sold for $159 (unlocked and unsubsidized).
MetroPCS has launched the Motorola VE440 Mister Cartoon edition, which is actually a remake of the previously released VE440. The new Motorola VE440 comes with two interchangeable back covers designed by Mister Cartoon, who also designed the case for the Samsung Messager Mister Cartoon edition
Vodafone UK has announced the availability of the new Nokia X6 on its network. The handset is being offered for free with a 2-year contract agreement of at least £30 per month (600 minutes, 500MB of mobile internet and unlimited texts are included). Just a quick reminder, the phone features a 3.2-inch 360 x 640 capacitive touchscreen display, a 5MP Carl Zeiss camera, a 16GB of internal memory, 3G, GPS, WiFi, stereo speakers, a 3.5mm headset jack, TV-out and supports both GSM and HSDPA connectivities.
The LG Arena Max LU9400 has been officially introduced in Korea via LG Telecom, as LG Maxx LG9400. It is the first phone to be launched in South Korea with a Snapdragon CPU at 1GHz. The LG Maxx features a 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a finger-touch mouse, GPS, WiFi, mobile TV (T-DMB), LG’s S-Class 3D UI, DivX support, HD video and a 5MP camera.
Sprint has announced a new price for the Palm Pixi webOS smartphone. The handset is now sold for just $49.99 with a 2-year contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate
Samsung has recently confirmed the Corby Folder (model: W930/ W9300/ W9350), which features a 2.6-inch QVGA internal display, an external LED display, EVDO Rev. A or HSDPA, Bluetooth, DMB, a 3MP camera, a video-calling camera and a MicroSD card support. Available in Candy Pink, Blue Black and Lime Green, the Samsung Corby Folder will be available in South Korea very soon via SK Telecom, KT and LG Telecom.
Folks in the US will receive the Sharp PB10ZU because FCC has given their nod of approval for the handset. This QWERTY slider phone features Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as CDMA compatibility.
Motorola has officially announced that the Motorola BackFlip will be coming to AT&T on March 7th, 2010. The handset will be sold for $99.99 with a 2-year contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. As a reminder, the BackFlip offers a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash, a full QWERTY keyboard, MotoBlur with social networking integration (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter), GPS, WiFi, a 3.5mm headset jack, a 1,500 mAh battery, Android 1.5 OS and supports HSDPA connectivity