Released for T-Mobile, the Samsung SGH-T639 clamshell device fits any mood or unique personality with versatile interchangeable color faceplates. The T639 is as feature-rich as it is fashionable, offering an integrated 1.3-megapixel camera with zoom, MP3 player, Bluetooth wireless technology, and microSD memory card slot. The T639 can access data files at faster speeds faster than ordinary GSM handsets using EDGE, also compatible with the most popular instant messaging platforms.
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Released for T-Mobile, the Samsung Katalyst (SGH-T739) is designed to seamlessly connect customers to a home Wi-Fi connection or T-Mobile HotSpot via T-Mobile HotSpot @Home. When users leave home or a HotSpot, their calls seamlessly transfer onto T-Mobile’s GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless network. So customers can enjoy great mobile coverage and unlimited nationwide calling over their Wi-Fi network. The Katalyst also features a variety of features such as a 1.3-megapixel camera with video capture, MP3 player, Bluetooth technology, access to instant messaging with integrated support for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, external memory card slot and speaker independent voice recognition. Users also can stay connected while traveling worldwide with the Katalyst’s quad-band technology.
Released for Sprint and Verizon Wireless, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl (8130) gives customers wireless broadband (EV-DO) connectivity to the office while enabling them to stay connected with family, friends and colleagues. The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 offers voice and data in a style that goes from day to evening in one slim package. With its built-in GPS capability and access to Sprint Navigator or VZ Navigator service, the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 can take customers wherever they want to go with mapping, audible turn-by-turn navigation, and access to information on more than 14 million points of interest.
The RIM BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone is the first global CDMA/GSM BlackBerry. Integrated with Global BlackBerry service, an ‘always-on, always connected’ wireless email solution offers access to email, contacts, calendar, organizer and the Web while on-the-go. With the BlackBerry 8830 and Global BlackBerry, users can place and receive voice calls from one local number for domestic and international use from more than 150 countries and send and receive emails in the United States, Canada and more than 60 countries worldwide.
Released for AT&T, the Samsung SGH-A737 slider offers multimedia features utiliizing AT&T’s high-speed music, video and data downloads over HSDPA technology. The SGH-A737 features a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera with video capture and multi-shot functionality, MP3 player, Bluetooth 2.0 technology supporting A2DP stereo headphone streaming, speakerphone, voice recognition and expandable memory slot.
Available in titanium or pale gold finishes, the RIM BlackBerry Curve (8320) features RIM’s smallest and lightest full-QWERTY handset design. Customers can enjoy great mobile coverage and calling over a Wi-Fi network. The Curve 8320 provides advanced multimedia capabilities including a 2.0-megapixel camera, a music and video player, a 3.5mm stereo headset jack and a microSD card slot for expandable memory storage. Access to personal and corporate email accounts and fast web browsing over the powerful BlackBerry platform and Wi-Fi connectivity.
Released for AT&T, the BlackBerry Curve (8310) adds built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) to take advantage of location-based services such as TeleNav GPS Navigator, which provides GPS-enabled turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions that feature colorful 3D moving maps and traffic alerts with rerouting. Combining BlackBerry email and messaging capabilities with a built-in spell-checker with user-customizable dictionary, the Curve also features a comprehensive organizer, fast Internet browser and other applications. It also offers multimedia capabilities, such as a 2.0-megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, an advanced media player, new desktop media manager software, a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, a microSD memory slot for additional storage and Bluetooth 2.0 with support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP). The BlackBerry Curve 8310 also supports AT&T Mobile Music subscription services and AT&T Push-to-Talk for walkie-talkie-like communications.
Released for AT&T and T-Mobile, the BlackBerry 8820 is the first BlackBerry to combine EDGE/GPRS/GSM cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity for data access and voice support through UMA (unlicensed mobile access). Featuring RIM’s thinnest smartphone design with a full QWERTY keyboard, large and bright display (320 x 240 px), trackball navigation system, the BlackBerry 8820 also includes built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), RIM’s latest media player enhancements, and a microSD / microSDHC (microSD High Capacity) expandable memory slot that can support microSD memory cards up to 32 GB. Supporting 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi standards, BlackBerry 8820 users can access data through public hotspots and wireless home networks. Allowing carriers to offer a fixed-mobile convergence service for both business and home use, with a UMA solution in place, the BlackBerry 8820 can switch voice calls between a wireless carrier’s cellular network and a Wi-Fi network.
The Palm Centro is the smallest and lightest Palm phone to date, offering a modern, stylish look. The Centro allows users to connect with friends, family and co-workers by voice, email or text. And with its full keyboard, the Centro makes it easy to quickly and efficiently type text messages and respond to emails, communicating complete thoughts and ideas. Since the Centro comes with the Palm OS, it offers all of the organizer functionality that Palm is known for, such as a detailed and integrated Contacts list. Also, the calendar makes it easier to manage increasingly busy lives, whether it’s juggling business meetings or keeping track of school activities… [Continue reading Palm Centro Review]
Released for Verizon Wireless, the Samsung FlipShot uses a unique twisting design to snap photos. At first it looks first like a phone but when the screen is rotated 180 degrees, turns into a camera with a high resolution screen with features such as a flash and in-camera photo editing software. Allowing photo enthusiasts to take high-resolution pictures of a similar print quality as a standalone digital camera, the Samsung FlipShot offers an integrated 3.0-megapixel camera with autofocus, zoom, and video recording capabilities. Other media features from Verizon Wireless include VCAST Video to view high-quality shows and VCAST Music to download music directly to the phone… [Continue reading Samsung FlipShot (U900) Review]