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Nokia N96 goes on sale July 31 for £599.99

Nokia N96 goes on sale July 31 for £599.99

The exchange rate between Europe and the US never seemed to hurt a gadget geek as much as today with the price announcement for the Nokia N96.  Today, the launch date for the Nokia N96 became official with July 31, 2008 as D-day and a hefty £599.99 price tag.  In case you are a little behind [...]

RIM Blackberry Kickstart details and specs

RIM Blackberry Kickstart details and specs

While the idea of RIM converting their devices into standard flip phone form is not in any way shape or form innovative, we like the idea of diversity.  The Blackberry Kickstart is focused on the ‘experience’ whether it is messaging, email or listening to music.  With the Blackberry 5.0 OS loaded on the Kickstart even [...]

Nokia S60 launches Windows Live for Mobile

Nokia S60 launches Windows Live for Mobile

Looking for your own fix of Hotmail, Windows Messenger, Live Contacts and Spaces on your Nokia S60 series cell phone, but not willing to switch to Windows Mobile to do so?  Starting today the wait is over and now S60 users will be able to join in on the fun as the Windows Live application [...]

HTC Raphael becomes T-mobile MDA Vario IV

HTC Raphael becomes T-mobile MDA Vario IV

Thinking about the HTC Diamond, but hating the lack of a physical keyboard?  Looks like Europe will be one of the first to get their hands on the solution, the HTC Raphael.  Much like the HTC Diamond, the Raphael will pack the same 528 MHz Qualcomm processor, 256MB RAM / 512MB ROM and 3.2 megapixel [...]

Samsung Steel launches on Vodafone June 2008

Samsung Steel launches on Vodafone June 2008

If the Samsung Soul is not doing it for you, Samsung has prepped another shiny metal slider phone to launch on Vodafone next month.  The Samsung Steel will be hitting Vodafone this June with a focus on multimedia enthusiasts thanks to a few less buttons and without the interactive screen of the Soul.  The Samsung [...]

Sidekick 5: Gekko/Aspen Clears FCC PV210

Sidekick 5: Gekko/Aspen Clears FCC PV210

You remember the upcoming Sidekicks (Sidekick 5) the Gekko and Aspen, right?  Well in case it slipped your mind, T-mobile will be launching a new set of Sidekicks this year to replace the Sidekick LX which we have grown to love since it’s launch back in October.  Much like the previous Sidekick’s the FCC documents [...]

HTC Touch Diamond TouchFLO 3D Specs, Video and Launch Date

HTC Touch Diamond TouchFLO 3D Specs, Video and Launch Date

The follow up to the successful HTC Touch will be the HTC Touch Diamond which we told you would be coming to Sprint in the 4th Quarter of this year (October/November). The news is rolling in non-stop after HTC made the official announcement with the HTC Touch Diamond details and specs as well as [...]

BlackBerry 9000 Series Now BlackBerry Bold?

BlackBerry 9000 Series Now BlackBerry Bold?

Name changes are a dime a dozen when it comes to carrier subsidized launches, and RIM’s latest line up of Blackberry devices will be no different. Word on the street is that RIM will be giving the BlackBerry 9000 Series an official name at Tuesday’s announcement. The Tuesday announcement we are referring to [...]

Verizon launches Motorola Q9c and BlackBerry Curve 8330

Verizon launches Motorola Q9c and BlackBerry Curve 8330

There’s nothing more we love than a carrier releasing a phone ahead of schedule. Verizon Wireless has done the impossible and released both the Motorola Q9c and BlackBerry Curve 8330 this week which beats our earlier reports. There is not much to tell when it comes to the specs on both devices since [...]

Sprint Treo 800w IE 7.11 and July 22 Release

Sprint Treo 800w IE 7.11 and July 22 Release

The road for the Sprint Treo 800w has been anything but a smooth one. Originally we had expected the unit to drop into retail channels by the start of Summer 2008, but then the delays started and the beta testing program for Sprint business users who rely heavily on email (Palm Beta Testing New [...]