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Pantech's Sky came up with a new cool handset, the IM-U460K, which is an exclusive to the Korean market (as always). Here's what it features:
- 3-megapixel camera
- T-DMB support
- 3" LCD touchscreen display at 240 x 400 resolution
- Electronic dictionary
- Subway map
- GSM tri-band (900/1800/1900MHz).
< [Continue reading Pantech Sky IM-U460K]
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The new Samsung Gravity 2, also known as SGH-T469 has appeared at the FCC's website. This in some way confirms the previous rumors that the said handset would be released sometime between July 15 (most likely) and August 19.
According to what is written in the FCC profile, the phone will have AWS 3G band, and a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard. That's all we have to tell you for now. [Continue reading Samsung Gravity 2 T469 Spotted at FCC]
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According to The Guardian, the GSM Palm Pre will soon be available in the UK from O2. The official announcement is expected take place sometime next week. Stay tuned for more details. [Continue reading GSM Pre to launch on O2 UK]
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Not surprisingly, Sprint announced that it will start selling the BlackBerry Tour to its customers on July 12 for $199.99 on contract after rebates. Well, there goes Verizon's "timed exclusive"... [Continue reading Sprint launching BlackBerry Tour on July 12, too]
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PhoneMag has done a hands on video with initial impression on the new T-Mobile Dash 3G, also known as the HTC Snap. Check it out below:
[Continue reading Video: T-Mobile Dash 3G Hands On]
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ZodTTD, the author of some of the best game emulators for the iPhone, came up with a PS1 emu (psx4all) for the popular Palm Pre. He said that application performs better on the Pre, and has proper key-based controls. There are still some glitches and imperfections, but they should be treated in the nearest future.
Watch the video below to see the [Continue reading Video: PlayStation Emulator for Palm Pre]
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The new Toshiba TG01, which is already available in Japan and some European countries will be landing in the UK on Thursday, July 9th. Stay tuned for more details, if there will be any. [Continue reading Toshiba TG01 Comes to UK on July 9th]
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As you probably already know, the iPhone OS 3.1 beta was released to developers yesterday. While there's no official change log yet, one anonymous tipster came up with his own list, which includes all the changes he noticed while playing with the new OS 3.1 build. Ok, here it is:
- Options for MMS are back on AT&T, but not sending or receiving;
- Non-destructive video editing means trimming a clip no longer saves over the original video but gives you the option to “Save as copy…”;
- Voice Control now works over Bluetooth;
- iPhone vibrates when moving icons;
- Updated AT&T profile to 4.
[Continue reading iPhone OS 3.1 change log (unofficial)]
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Well, the 1.1 (11.0.021) update for the Nokia N97 we talked about yesterday is now available to everyone, so you can get started right away. If for some reason the software is not available over-the-air, you can always fire up Nokia Software Updater and give it a go. See below for a full change log:
- USB detection error fix;
- PC does not detect N97 or USB charging connection not detected;
- Widget;
- Home screen online/offline widget crash fix;
- Fix for “Alphabetical and Number input are mixed in facebook until end key is pressed;
- Widget UI improvement - New facebook widget fixes a problem of Home Screen background visible on soft-key area;
- Browser fixes to improve widgets stability;
- MfE related fixes;
- Partial fix for Messaging/calendar entry lost;
- Mail for exchange calendar entry synchronization error fix;
- UI transition error fixes (Portrait <-> landscape transition, there is a home screen corruption);
- UI transition (Slowness and bad effects);
- Slow Touch UI response;
- Picture of the device lock appears half of the screen when transitioning the UI sometimes;
- Landscape: in some cases the soft buttons on touch (right hand) show the Home Screen in background (install maps.
[Continue reading Nokia N97 firmware update (11.0.021) is here]
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According to this video, the Nokia's new Mako smartphone will be coming to AT&T in mid-July as the 6790 Surge. It should be "priced pretty well", which actually sounds pretty ambiguous, and will have features such as S60, 2.4" 240x320 display, HSDPA support, and 2Mpix camera. Watch the video below:
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