SAN FRANCISCO–AT&T announced the Pantech Laser today, claiming it’s the thinnest slider messaging phone the carrier has ever offered at only around 9.95mm (less than half an inch) thick. The super-skinny Laser has a 3.1-inch AMOLED touch screen, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and a “Drawing Commander” feature that lets you make calls and access messages …
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SAN FRANCISCO–Sprint has announced the LG Optimus S, one of three devices the carrier is launching with its new Sprint ID pack system. As with the Sanyo Zio and the Samsung Transform, you will be able to select a pre-configured ID pack for your Optimus S. The ID packs include special widgets, wallpapers, and presets that suit a certain package–for …
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Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Droid Pro (Verizon) 1:14 SAN FRANCISCO — The big surprise at the fall CTIA show this year had to have been the Motorola Droid Pro. As a direct challenge to Research In Motion, the Droid Pro is Motorola’s bold take on a business smartphone. It has both a 3.1-inch HVGA touch screen and a QWERTY …
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SAN FRANCISCO–LG has just announced the LG Optimus T, which it bills as a handset for first-time smartphone users. It looks a lot like the Optimus One that was announced for Europe last month. The Optimus T ships with Android 2.2, and features “Voice Actions for Android,” which lets you control the phone just by speaking–you can send texts, listen …
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As its big brother Sprint moves on to the latest BlackBerry Curve 3G, Boost Mobile finally gets its predecessor, the BlackBerry Curve 8530. The Curve 8530 is rather long in the tooth at this point–it’s about a year old–but if you’re a Boost Mobile customer who’s been champing at the bit for a 3G BlackBerry, this is your only choice. …
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SAN FRANCISCO — In addition to the trio of new Android handsets for AT&T, Motorola also announced two new Android phones for Verizon Wireless. They are the Motorola Droid Pro and the Motorola Citrus. The Droid Pro is different from both the Droid X and the Droid 2 in that it is a candy-bar-style device with a QWERTY keyboard on …
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The LG Neon II cropped up on AT&T’s Web site today, and it seems to be the sequel to the LG Neon messaging phone from last year. It looks like the navigation keys got an overhaul, but the touch screen and sliding QWERTY keyboard remain mostly the same. It still has a 2-megapixel camera, the usual text and multimedia messaging …
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The CTIA fall show used to be known as CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment, but for 2010, it is called CTIA Enterprise & Applications, which shows a deeper emphasis on business and development of mobile applications. Still, we expect quite a bit of news on the consumer front. Sprint and Samsung are planning announcements, and we won’t be surprised if …
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Casio continues to expand its rugged phone line with the G’zOne Ravine, a follow-up to other Casio handsets like the G’zOne Brigade and the G’zOne Rock. Like them, the Ravine is resistant to dust, water, shock, and a variety of environmental hazards. Casio is billing it as a phone for the outdoor enthusiast, especially with dedicated G’zGear apps that include …
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Motorola has just announced the ES400S, and it will be the first Motorola Mobile Enterprise Handheld to be sold through a wireless carrier, namely Sprint. The enterprise-class handset is built to be rugged and it runs on Windows Mobile 6.5.3. A few of the phone’s features include a biometric finger swipe, a 3-inch VGA touch screen, a 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, …
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