Cellphone Reviews

Sprint has recently launched another clamshell phone from Motorola namely the i890. The handset sports a 2.2-inch 240 x 320 internal display, an external display, a 2MP camera, a microSD card slot, a music player, Push to Talk, Nextel Direct Connect, Group Connect, e mail, a web browser, GPS and stereo Bluetooth connectivity. The Motorola i890 is sold for $129.99 with a 2-year contract agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate. [Sprint]

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AT&T will release the Samsung Strive on March 21st, 2010. Available in black/silver and purple/charcoal, the Samsung Strike boasts a full vertical sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.0, e-mail support and a bunch of AT&T services including the newly announced group messaging service, AT&T Mobile Share and AT&T Address Book. The Samsung Strive will go for $19.99 for a limited moment with a 2-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate. Additionally, the phone will be on display at CTIA later that month. [GSMArena]

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Samsung’s upcoming handset, the Sunburst, will be released in the US on March 21st, 2010 via AT&T. The Samsung Sunburst is an all-touch phone sporting a 3-inch resistive touchscreen with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. A widget bar feature allows one-touch access to common phone functions like creating a text report, in addition to direct urls to social networking sites. Other features include a 2MP camera with video recording capability, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity, AT&T SocialNet, AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T Navigator, Motion Detection and Smart Unlock. The Motion Detection can mute (and redirect) an incoming shout simply by turning it around with the face down on a table, meanwhile the Smart Unlock allows you to draw a symbol on the screen to jump directly to a specific phone functionality when unlocking the phone. The Samsung Sunburst will retail for $39.99 after a 2-year agreement as well as a mail-in rebate. [i4u]

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Here is good news for all BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone users. Canada’s Telus has released the official OS 5.0.0.442 for the BlackBerry Bold 9700. As a reminder, the phone features a 624MHz CPU, a 256MB flash memory and a microSD card slot (up to 32GB). The BlackBerry Bold 9700 plus features Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g with UMA support (carrier dependent), A-GPS, a 2.44-inch HVGA+ display, a 3.2-megapixel camera with AF and LED flash, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP/AVCRP, and a 1500 mAh battery. You can download the OS 5.0.0.442 here. [PhonesReview]

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Vodafone UK has announced the availability of the new Sony Ericsson Vivaz on its network. The handset is being offered for free with a 2-year contract agreement of at least £30 per month. To refresh your memory, the Vivaz boasts a 3.2-inch full touchscreen display, an 8.1MP autofocus camera, GPS, WiFi, HSDPA, HD video recording (720p), a 3.5mm headset jack and runs on the Symbian S60 operating system. [Vodafone]

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The Spiderpodium plastic gadget stand is made of 8 bendable spider-like legs that are designed to grip, holster, and dock your iPhone or iPod touch. You can additionally use it to holster your iPhone or iPod touch on your bike’s handle bars while you are riding. whether you are interested, the Spiderpodium is currently available for pre-order for £14.99 ($23). It will be shipped on March 29th, 2010. [Product Page]

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Vivacom of Bulgaria will launch the Motorola Milestones smartphone that uses Android 2.1 as its operating system. FYI, the Motorola Milestone has a 3.7-inch touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel autofocus camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, WiFi, a 3.5mm headset jack and supports for quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band 900/2100 WCDMA connectivity. Vivacom will launch the Milestone on March 20th, 2010. [Mobile Bulgaria]

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