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Sprint leaks XOHM WiMax service details and devices

A little URL hacking by Engadget fan Leo, has revealed Sprint’s new My Xohm site and loads of service information. The site is clearly in a preparatory state with plenty of dead links and Latin dummy-text holding the pre-launch site format together. Nevertheless, there is quite a bit of detail here, some of which is [...]

The first Windows phone with multi-touch sighted

And indeed one can use 2 fingers to zoom-in/out on photos: Which company has managed to achieve it? It is Chinese company Meizu, specialized by now in making of MP3 players, that is preparing a clone of iPhone called "Meizu M8" however by now some people doubted whether this phone will support multi-touch but in [...]

Microsoft job listing hints at App Store-like ‘Skymarket’ for Windows Mobile

While Apple’s App Store was far from being the first of its kind, we’re now seeing a job posting over in the Redmond area that suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google’s own Android Market announcement, and if the [...]

Tag Heuer Back again with "Meridiist" Luxury phone

You may not be able to afford it, but you’ll probably still want to know that TAG Heuer’s Meridiist phone is now available at London store Selfridges. 3,300 Euros will get you a phone that has been meticulously built by hand, an external steel case complete with a leather trim back cover, 1.9-inch QVGA display, [...]

FCC Reveals Nokia 6650 for AT&T

Documents made public by the FCC today show a version of Nokia’s 6650 clamshell 3G smartphone sporting an AT&T logo. The 6650, announced overseas in March, sports a stainless steel cover, HSDPA data, GPS, 2 megapixel camera, QVGA display, and memory card slot. The smartphone runs the latest version of S60: 3rd Edition, Feature Pack [...]

No VoIP In New Nokia N-Series Phones

Nokia, the leading handset maker, has been a favorite of ours for two reasons –- it ruthlessly promoted and added Wi-Fi connectivity to its handsets and added VoIP functionality to its devices. Carriers did not view these technology developments too kindly since it prevented them from extorting exorbitant amounts of cash for costly long distance [...]

Epoq EGP-PP01 KIRF projector phone now shipping

Sigh. We’re still stoked about phones with built-in projectors, but we’re not at all okay with the first commercially-available unit being the nasty Epoq EGP-PP01 iPhone clone — yet we’ve got to hand it to China King for being the first out the gate with a handset that’ll beam a 30-inch VGA image on the [...]

Nokia unveils N79, N85 smartphones

Nokia today fulfilled a promise from earlier this month with two new Nseries devices both aimed at driving down the cost of getting into full smartphones. The N85 as flagship appears set to replace the N81 and upgrades the camera from two to five megapixels, also adding GPS both for mapping and for geotagging shots. [...]

AT&T launches new LG Invision Mobile TV handset

AT&T has partnered with LG to announce the CB630 Invision, a candybar cell phone with support for AT&T’s MediaFLO-powered Mobile TV service. The LG Invision sports a low-end 1.3 megapixel camera and features support for AT&T’s Video Share video calling service. The LG CB630 Invision is said to be available in stores and online, though [...]

Sharp to launch its new 1-Seg handset ‘SH706ie’ in Japan

Sharp is going to launch its new 1-Seg handset ‘SH706ie’ in Japan market via NTT DoCoMo on August 19. Adoting a 2.8-inch WQVGA LCD display and a 3.2M built-in camera with auto focus, the SH706ie supports global roaming service and 2GB of SDHC card slot. Measuring 106*48*16.1mm at 106g, it comes three different colors such [...]