Archive for July, 2011

Motorola has released their newest Android smartphone ‘XT316′ in Hong Kong. The handset retails for HK$ 1,688 (about $217). In case you didn’t know, that candybar phone is packed with a 2.8-inch 240 x 320 touchscreen display, a 3MP camera, a 256MB RAM, a 512MB ROM, a microSD card slot, a full QWERTY keyboard, an FM radio, GPS, dual-band 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset jack, a 1390mAh battery, quad-band GSM support and runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS. [Unwiredview]

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SaskTel has launched the HTC Wildfire S in Canada. Powered by an 800MHz processor, that entry level Android smartphone features the Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS with HTC Sense UI, and a 5-megapixel camera. SaskTel offers the HTC Wildfire S for $29.99 on a 3-year contract, or $299.99 with no contract agreement. [MobileSyrup]

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Vodafone is preparing to release a new Facebook phone on their network called the Vodafone 555 Blue. The handset will feature a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 landscape display, a 200MHz MediaTek processor, a 2MP camera with flash, a full physical QWERTY keyboard, a 40MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, Facebook integration, an FM radio, a music player, Bluetooth 2.1, a 3.5mm headset jack and a 1000mAh battery. The Vodafone 555 Blue will become available in August for unannounced price yet. [Vodafone]

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KDDI has introduced the Fujitsu IS12T Windows Phone 7.5 (aka Mango) smartphone in Japan. The water resistant handset features a 13.2-megapixel camera, a 3.7-inch WVGA screen, a Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and a 32GB of storage space. Sadly, there is no info on pricing at that moment. Watch the video after the jump.

[KDDI]

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It seems that AT&T will launch the BlackBerry Torch 9860. that smartphone has been spotted with AT&T branding. FYI, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 has a 3.7-inch (800 x 480) display, a near-field communication chip, a magnetic compass, a portable Wi-Fi hotspot operate, a 1.2Ghz processor, and a 768 MB of RAM. There is no info on pricing or availability so far. We will keep you posted. [intomobile]

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The new Zero1.tv VooMote One universal iPhone remote works with a free app to convert your iPhone and/or iPod touch into a universal remote control. The VooMote One automatically captures more than 30,000 infrared codes and thousands of electronic devices. It recognizes 574 TV varietys, 995 Top Box/DVR varietys, and 151 audio and CD varietys. The VooMote One cipher library is additionally constantly being update to ensure that virtually all IR (infrared) codes are available. The VooMote One will be available on August 5th, 2011 for $99 each. The VooMote One app can plus be downloaded for free at the iTunes store. [Press Release]

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Russian-based mobile operator MTS has unleashed their newest Android smartphone in Russia called the MTS 950. The handset sports a 2.8-inch 240 x 320 touchscreen display, a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, a 256MB RAM, a 512MB of flash storage, a microSD card slot, a 2.0-megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and runs on Android 2.2.1 Froyo OS. The MTS 950 sells for 4,990 Rubles (about $181) with the MTS’s tariff plan or 5,490 Rubles (about $199) without the MTS’s tariff plan. [MTS]

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