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Novatel Wireless 2352 hits UK; we talk MiFi future with VP Rob Hadley

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 18th 2009 No Comments

Carrier T-Mobile will be the first in the UK to offer Novatel Wireless’ “Intelligent Mobile Hotspot”, the MiFi 2352, which SlashGear reviewed back in June. Available through retailer The Carphone Warehouse in early October, the Novatel Wireless 2352 will be priced from free, assuming you’re willing to sign an 18 month contract (at £20 ($33) per month for 3GB data). We sat down with Rob Hadley, Novatel Wireless’ senior VP of sales and marketing earlier this week to talk trademarks, software and the next step for personal hotspots.

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ITG xpPhone preorder promises AT&T, Vodafone or Orange 3G

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 17th 2009 1 Comment

ITG have launched a preorder page for their distinctive xpPhone, promising support for “the global three major 3G standards” from its integrated 3G chip. Still unpriced, the xpPhone has a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, AMD processor, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth, together with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Unlike most smartphones, though, the xpPhone runs Windows XP.

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Pierre Cardin PC-729 UMPC lands in China

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 No Comments

Chalk another one up to bizarre branding: you’re looking at the Pierre Cardin PC-729 UMPC, the handiwork of Shenzhen Industries, and while you might assume the Chinese firm have “borrowed unofficially” the designer branding, in actual fact this is the result of a legitimate licensing deal. The PC-729 has a 7-inch 800 x 480 WVGA resistive touchscreen, 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor and 16GB SSD, and is set to hit Chinese shelves priced at 2980 yuan ($436).

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Nokia Erdos luxury OLED slider tipped for October [Video]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 No Comments

Nokia’s high-end 8800-series handsets have been in need of a new poster-model for some time, and according to the latest leaks that might just be the new Erdos. The Nokia Erdos is a compact slider with a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 OLED display, 3G WCDMA, WiFi, A-GPS and a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss autofocus optics and dual LED flash.

However what makes the S60 Erdos special is that all of that is packed into a compact, stainless steel casing that’s apparently carved from a single block of metal. The OLED display is covered by a mirror-finish glass panel that’s only transparent when the display is active.

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Viliv S7 hits Dynamism from $629

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 No Comments

Importers Dynamism have released pricing and specification details for the Viliv S7, the latest ultraportable touchscreen device from the Korean company. Coming after the surprisingly popular S5 and well-received X70, the S7 adds a QWERTY keyboard and uses a more traditional netbook-style form-factor; according to Dynamism, when it drops in the US it’ll be priced from $629.

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Orange UK Motorola DEXT preorders from Sept 22nd

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 11th 2009 No Comments

We’re still waiting for official word from Motorola and T-Mobile in the US as to when the new CLIQ Android smartphone will land, but that hasn’t stopped the manufacturer’s UK arm from getting a little more specific. The Motorola DEXT – which is how the handset will be branded outside the US – has been confirmed to arrive on Orange UK in early September, with preordering expected to begin on September 22nd.

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AT&T yank Nokia Mural over 3G blunder

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 11th 2009 No Comments

Nokia Mural Nokia’s Mural only landed on AT&T last week, and already its been pulled from shelves. The problem, according to a leaked internal memo, is that Nokia “inadvertently turned off” its 3G support during production, meaning that all of the devices – including those sold – now need to be reflashed with new firmware.

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Nokia Booklet 3G up for €699 preorder in Italy

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

Nokia’s Booklet 3G has shown up for preorder on the company’s Italian webstore, priced at €699 ($1,019) unlocked and SIM-free. The Finnish netbook – announced at Nokia World last week – packs a 720p-capable 10.1-inch display, integrated 900/2100MHz HSDPA/HSUPA and AGPS. It’s expected to begin shipping at the end of October 2009.

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Sinchun UMPC-501 A bargain MID may actually hit shelves

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 8th 2009 No Comments

Room in your hearts for another generic Chinese MID? Shinchun Electronic Co. certainly hope so, because their UMPC-501 A actually sounds like it may eventually go on sale, unlike some of the OEM designs we generally see. The 5-inch WVGA touchscreen slate runs from a 1.1GHz Intel Atom Z510 processor, with between 8 and 32GB of SSD storage and 1GB of RAM.

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Nokia Mural Also Announced for AT&T

By Evan Selleck on Wednesday, Sep 2nd 2009 No Comments

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It looks like Nokia hasn’t forgotten the low-end phones, despite being a little preoccupied. Which is a good thing for all those families looking for a new, simple phone for cheap. While there’s nothing wrong with a simple flip-phone, this thing looks a bit dated, and also resembles a few of the late Motorola W-series models. But, we’re sure that doesn’t matter to the general consensus. After all, it’s a phone, it functions perfectly well enough. Who needs more?

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