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ASUS Formally Announces the P565 Smartphone – Claims it is Fastest in World

Nerd Grind — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:21:34 +0000

ASUS has officially announced the P565 smartphone. The device had been rumored to be in development for some time but this is the first formal recognition by the company. The HSDPA smartphone features a Glide UI, Windows Mobile 6.1, 800MHz Marvell CPU, a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen, 256MB flash memory and 128MB of DDR SDRAM. It also has 802.11b/g wireless capabilities, Bluetooth 2.0, and a microSD slot with SDHC support. ASUS claims it is the "fastest business PDA phone" in the world. They offer no word on pricing or availability yet though.

Samsung Saga Currently Available at Verizon Online Marketplace

Nerd Grind — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:08:57 +0000

The Samsung Saga is now available online at Verizon. This extremely blue smartphone features globetrotting GSM and is CDMA-enabled. It sells for $199.99 after a mail-in rebate and an agreement to a two year contract. Currently, the unit is only available on Verizon’s website. You won’t be able to walk into a Verizon store and pick one up until December 1st.

Vodafone Releases BlackBerry Storm in England One Week Before America

Nerd Grind — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:01:38 +0000

For those Americans who simply cannot wait another week for RIM’s first touchscreen device, travel to Britain. England’s premiere mobile service, Vodafone, is already selling the units. The BlackBerry Storm has officially released in England, and the Vodafone plan is offering them up for free with the obligatory contract. Of course, the free Storm may not make up for the flight, hotel and copious servings of bangers and mash. Still, for you Britons it’s a great deal.

Pharos Announces Traveller 117 and 127 – GPS-enabled Smartphones

Nerd Grind — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:18:14 +0000

Pharos has officially unveiled two new additions to their Windows Mobile GPS smartphone lineup. The Traveller 117 and 127 was announced by the company today. The units are both GPS-enabled phones that feature tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA. The phones also have a 2-megapixel camera and VGA touchscreens. The 127 features a QWERTY keyboard.

On the GPS front, Pharos Smart Navigator gives traffic updates, dynamic POI and FollowMe services all embedded within the phone. The units will be available on December 1st and will retail for around $530.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Receives Black Friday Release Date – November 28th

Nerd Grind — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:10:21 +0000

Sony Ericsson has finally put a firm US release date on their XPERIA X1 smartphone. Fans of the WinMo 6.1 powerhouse can breathe a sigh of relief, as rumors of it’s release slipping into next year were entirely unfounded. The unit will be released on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Head on over to your favorite retail center on November 28th and battle it out with parents looking for a Wii in order to obtain this $799.99 smartphone. The company offers no word regarding a subsidized version for any US carrier.

Sprint Releases HTC Touch Pro Smartphone Online and at Sprint Stores

Nerd Grind — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:42:57 +0000

As promised, Sprint has made their HTC Touch Pro phone available for purchase online today. The base retail price of the QWERTY smartphone is $579.99, however consumers can redeem an "instant savings" of $180 combined with a $100 mail-in-rebate to bring the price down to $299.99. This, obviously, necessitates the usual two year contract. The phones are also available in person at Sprint stores.

Verizon to End Pay-as-you-go Data Plans – Will Make Other Changes

Nerd Grind — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:56:53 +0000

According to a leaked document within the company, Verizon will soon be killing pay-as-you-go data plans. Starting on November 14th, every new PDA / smartphone launched will require a data plan of $29.99 or more monthly. Also, the document states that sometime in 2009 "select" Mobile Web 2.0 devices will also require a monthly data plan. No word on what devices this would apply to, however.

iKit Computer Fits in the Palm of Your Hand

Nerd Grind — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:58:18 +0000

IMOVIO launched a device called the iKit, a "Pocket Mobile Companion." The device is an alternative to the much-loved eee pc’s and smartphones. Measuring in at 95mm by 65mm by 15.5mm, the device looks like an eee pc for Mini-Me.

The iKit is a clamshell device that comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, 8GB SD card slot, whopping 2.8 inch display, wifi, bluetooth and webcam.

It runs Linux, which should make it pretty hackable and will priced around $170. Why not pony up twice that for an Asus Eee PC that you can actually get some work done on?

HP Confirms Rumor: Announces Two New iPaq Phones

Nerd Grind — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:32:44 +0000

HP confirm rumors of new smartphone devices with the announcement of the HP iPaq VoiceMessenger and the iPaq DataManager.

The DataManager is a touch screen phone with a slide out keyboard running Windows Mobile 6.1. It features a 2.8 inch QVGA screen, full 3G capabilites, A-GPS, Wifi, Bluetooth and 3.1 megapixel camera with LED flash.

The Ipaq VoiceMessenger has similar features to the DataManager but instead of the touchscreen and slide out keyboard features a 20 key suretype-style keyboard. It’s HP’s answer to the blackberry pearl.

Both phones will be available at the end of November in Europe.

Could This be the Next Palm?

Nerd Grind — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:06:08 +0000

Sure looks real. Speculation has it that this is the Centro, the Palm OS-based phone that represent Palm’s smallest to date. That keyboard sure looks small, but if it does EV-DO and only costs $99, then it might be appealing to some folks with little fingers.

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