Samsung Epic 4G (photos) +6 more See all photos Out of all the Samsung Galaxy S series of handsets, the one that seems to have the most features is the Samsung Epic 4G. While all of the Galaxy S phones have a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, the new Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 interface, a 1GHz Hummingbird …
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If you’re in the mood for a slider phone, then LG has one for you in the form of the GU295. This sleek handset is available from AT&T and has features like a 1.3-megapixel camera and camcorder, a music player with access to AT&T Mobile Music, text and multimedia messaging, and 3G support. The LG GU295 is very affordable at …
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While the recent BlackBerry Torch gets all the press, Cricket quietly pipes up and says that it, too, now has a BlackBerry in its lineup–its first ever, in fact. Indeed, the regional carrier has never even had a smartphone in its family before the BlackBerry Curve 8530. Features include GPS, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, EV-DO, a 2-megapixel camera, and of course …
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Regional carrier Cricket Wireless announced a slew of news today that include new all-inclusive rate plans and that it is adding 15–yes, 15–new devices to its lineup. The new rate plans are some of the most competitive in the country, with unlimited plans available from $35 to $60 a month. The basic $35 plan lacks data and a couple of …
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Welcome to the 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have the same questions, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If …
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Motorola quietly revealed the Grasp over the weekend, sans carrier announcement. The Grasp is your standard bar-style messaging phone, and it looks to have a full QWERTY keyboard, a 1.3-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, a 3.5mm headset jack, messaging features, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, and a microSD card slot. It also has a purportedly eco design, which Motorola promises is 100 …
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The FCC brings us interesting news this week, most notably the approval of the first-ever LTE phone to arrive in the U.S. The Samsung SCH-R900 will be a CDMA phone for MetroPCS and looks to be using the 1700/1900 bands. It will also have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Another approval worth nothing is the ZTE Peel, which is not a phone, …
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Motorola has just announced two new handsets for Boost Mobile: the Motorola Rambler and the Motorola Bali. Both are clamshell handsets, but the Rambler has a QWERTY keyboard while the Bali just has the standard number keypad. As you might imagine, Moto built the Rambler with messaging in mind. It comes with the usual messaging features like SMS, MMS, e-mail, …
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We liked the BlueAnt Q1, as well as the more recent T1, but it seems BlueAnt isn’t content to stop there. It just introduced the BlueAnt Q2, which promises to have even better sound quality than before. Like the other BlueAnt headsets, the Q2 has an excellent voice control interface, an integrated text-to-speech feature that will announce incoming caller names …
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BlackBerry OS 6: A preview (images) +5 more See all photos As new versions of Android and iOS take hold and Microsoft continues to tease us with Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry is in the unenviable position of trying to play catch up to the cool kids. So, as we anxiously await for next Tuesday’s unveiling, RIM has kindly provided a …
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