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.
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
Incase has introduced its new Courier Collection iPhone Pouch that was made from custom weather resistant 1680D nylon.
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.
MetroPCS has recently launched its first touchscreen from Samsung known as the Caliber R860. Specs-wise, the handset is equipped with a 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, a 3MP camera with flash, Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB), a full HTML web browser, GPS with MetroNavigator, email, social networking integration (Facebook, MySpace), Bluetooth, a 1080 mAh battery and supports CDMA (1×800/1900 MHz) connectivity
Amazon has released “Kindle for BlackBerry” application for free. This app allows you to access and purchase more than 420,000 books for approx. $9.99 each
ZTE has introduced their latest slider phone ‘ZTE Smooth’ during this year’s Mobile World Congress. This entry-level handset is equipped with a 2.8-inch QVGA display, a full QWERTY keyboard, an FM radio, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and runs on Android Donut OS. The ZTE Smooth will hit overseas markets starting in August 2010 for around $146.
Toshiba today unveiled two new Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2010, which are known as the Toshiba TG02 and K01.
LG is gearing up to launch another QWERTY messaging phone known as the GT350, which is basically the successor to the LG KS360 (aka Neon).
LG has recently launched another one of its candybar phone in Russia called the LG Clubby KM555E.
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz (or also known as the Sony Ericsson Kurara U5) has been approved by the FCC and will be known as the Sony Ericsson Vivaz U5a. The phone supports the UMTS II and V bands (1900MHz and 850MHz), which means those who are subscribing to AT&T and Rogers are able to use the Vivaz U5a on their 3G networks
Samsung has recently launched a new dual SIM phone in India called the B5722 Duos. The handset is equipped with a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display (resistive), a 3MP camera, dual SIM card slots, a microSD card slot (up to 8GB), a music player, an FM radio with RDS, 3D sound output through DNSe, Bluetooth and provides quick access to popular social networking sites.
Verizon Wireless will launch the Motorola Devour Android-powered handset. Too bad, Verizon hasn’t confirmed a price yet, but we’re assuming that the Devour will be cheaper than the Droid because it has a smaller screen and a slower processor. The Motorola Devour features a touch-sensitive navigation pad, a 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, several pre-loaded applications (Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, Google Search and Google Maps), a pre-installed 8GB microSD card, and Bluetooth
Rogers, the largest Canadian mobile carrier, is ready to release the CorbyPro B5310, LG Pop GD510, and LG KM555 in Canada. In case you don’t know, the Samsung CorbyPro B5310 features a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display with a full QWERTY keyboard, HSDPA connectivity, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset jack, a music player, a stereo FM radio with RDS, a 3.2MP camera and a MicroSD card slot. Meanwhile, the LG Pop GD510 has a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, social networking integration (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter), a 3.2MP camera and a MicroSD card slot
WordPress, the world’s most popular blogging platforms, has finally launched the official WordPress app for Android. This new app allows you to manage your WordPress blog(s) directly on your Android smartphone. You can also configure and manage multiple blogs, create and edit posts, create and edit pages, moderate and reply to comments, and get notified when new comments appear