Mobiles reviews - ctia 2008

Samsung Booth Tour from CTIA Las Vegas 2008

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:07:03 +0000

CTIA 2008 in beautiful Las Vegas, NV is long over. But, that doesn't mean we can't relive the excitement of the showroom floor. Admitedly, the CTIA show was a bit slow in comparison to CES and Mobile World Congress, but that was almost expected. There CTIA only filled up half of the Las Vegas convention center [...]

Motorola official with GPS-enabled Smart Rider phone

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:00:20 +0000

Back in February we saw Moto Smart Rider passing the FCC hurdle, and now, almost two months later it's here. Of course, it was announced at the CTIA where we expected much more from America's struggling handset makers, but "it is what it is," as they say. Anyway, the Smart Rider is everything but an eye-appealing [...]

Kyocera jumps into GSM market; Announces 4 handsets

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:19:15 +0000

Kyocera announced its entry into the GSM handset market with four new GSM phones. The new devices will launch initially in Latin America, where a number of CDMA service providers recently switched to GSM networks. Four handsets are: E4600 - slider-shaped quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) device; features MP3 player, 2-megapixel camera with video record/playback, Bluetooth, expandable memory and [...]

LG Vu gets official on AT&T; Coming in May

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:30:13 +0000

AT&T used all the glory of CTIA Wireless to officially announce what we already know. LG Vu is heading towards the carrier's portfolio and it's landing in May. Yap, folks you can't buy the stylish today as AT&T seems to want to postpone the Vu release to coincide with the roll-out of their mobile TV [...]

ZTE unveils two tri-band CDMA phones - C78 and C79

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:16:11 +0000

You may remember we've already covered ZTE's ambitious plans to become top-five handset vendor within five years. At the CTIA, they haven't announce anything spectacular. Rather they announced two low-end, three-band CDMA phones - C78 and C79. I couldn't find decent photos of the two devices, hence I'm posting an image of the C78 model [...]

Fring partners with Boingo Wireless

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:10:10 +0000

The popular VoIP application that also allows you to chat and swap files with your IM buddies Fring has announced partnership with Boingo, allowing Boingo Mobile users to talk, chat & interact at over 60,000 Boingo hotspot locations around the world. To be fair, I'm not sure how's this different than standard Boingo's mobile client using [...]

AT&T Mobility CEO teases us with 3G iPhone, Centro

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:51:07 +0000

At AT&T's press conference, CEO Ralph de la Vega primarily talked about cooperation with Microsoft to deliver Surface tables/computers in the mobile operator's stores around the country. Along with Microsoft's Robbie Bach, the two talked about wonders of the customer experience and how AT&T will benefit from using the Surface technology. We've already covered that [...]

Verizon: We're revamping our stores, too

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:20:05 +0000

Sure, AT&T may be the first company to get Microsoft Surface, but that doesn't mean other carriers are sleeping, waiting for people to enter their not-that-techy stores. As a matter of fact, Verizon announced that it will roll out "evolutionary store design" in more than 280 of its Communications Stores nationwide. The stores offer consumers a [...]

Parrot: Party goes black, MMS Digital Picture Frame "global"

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:52:03 +0000

We've already covered Parrot's Party Bluetooth speakers and DF7700 MMS digital photo frame in the past. At the CTIA, Parrot announced a bit improved versions of each of the devices. First goes the Party. The Bluetooth speakers are now available in black and like the original version, also feature a built-in Class-D amplifier, two drivers with [...]

XM Radio Mobile goes BlackBerry

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:23:56 +0000

It's like the push-email isn't addictive enough for CrackBerry owners, XM Radio is launching its optimized-for-mobile application/service for the RIM-made device owners. Expect to take 20 exclusive XM channels of commercial-free music and 24-hour comedy programming with you, wherever you go. The application's easy-to-use interface with graphical icons for content genres and channels should make [...]

Sprint announces Sanyo Pro-200 and the Sanyo Pro-700, Nextel Direct Connect devices

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:29:07 +0000

Sprint announced two new Nextel Direct Connect devices - the Sanyo Pro-200 and the Sanyo Pro-700. Powered by Qualcomm's QCHat technology, these arguably nice looking clamshells feature Direct Connect, Group Connect, call alerts, single number option, DC permissions, Sprint Mobile Sync, EV-DO Rev. A support, mobile mail and Bluetooth. Both devices will hit select Sprint sprint [...]

Sprint's Sierra Wireless Compass 597 is tiny and sleek - USB EVDO Rev. A modem with style

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:58:04 +0000

If there's one thing that gets attention in the tech-world, it's Apple products. So, it makes sense that Sierra Wireless wanted to leverage the MacBook Air's "hotness" to publicize their newly announced Sierra Wireless Compass 597 EVDO Rev. A USB modem. The MacBook Air initially got my attention. Then I noticed the yellow-lit USB dongle sticking [...]

LG Booth tour from CTIA Las Vegas 2008 - LG enV2 VX9100 makes an appearance

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:36:01 +0000

LG has one of the largest and most elaborate booths here at CTIA Las Vegas 2008. The booth is as tall as it is sprawling and there's a live DJ spinning house music in front of a statue of a naked angel. LG didn't have much to show in terms of new hardware (a woefully [...]

Dolby Digital announces partnership with Nokia - shows off Dolby Surround Sound on Nokia N95 8GB

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:11:59 +0000

Nokia and multimedia handsets. Mention one and most people will reflexively think of the other. The Finns are known for their N-series mobile phones that can take amazingly sharp and crisp pictures, shoot high-quality video, and store gobs of media. Unfortunately, Espoo's expertise in surround sound processing is a bit lacking. Enter Dolby Digital. Dusan and [...]

HTC shows off HTC Touch Dual at CTIA Las Vegas 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:52:57 +0000

There isn't much at the HTC Booth here in Las Vegas. In fact, there isn't even much of an HTC booth to speak of. Our favorite Windows Mobile smartphone manufacturer has gone the decidedly conservative route at CTIA Las Vegas 2008 and set up shop on a small piece of Las Vegas Convention Center floorspace. HTC [...]