LG’s detachable QWERTY touchscreen feature-phone, the LG Versa, has been officially announced for Verizon Wireless. Available March 1st 2009, the Verizon LG Versa has a 3-inch 480 x 240 touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and EV-DO Rev.A; however its most striking feature is the included case, which has a built-in QWERTY keyboard and, on the outside, a 0.94-inch 56 x 120 monochrome OLED display used for Caller ID, phone status and displaying the time.
Fujitsu have added high-speed 3G connectivity to a number of models in both their notebook and Tablet PC ranges. The WWAN connectivity – of which both HSPA and, later, EV-DO options will be available, depending on model – is now available on five models, with a further two options following in Q2 2009.
Full list of Fujitsu WWAN models after the cut
Toshiba were pretty tight-lipped at this morning’s TG01 launch about what exactly you’ll find inside that 9.9mm thick casing. Aside from Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon QSD8250 chipset, and confirmation that it will support GSM 3G HSDPA/HSUPA, there’s certainly no word of a US launch. However, printed on the side of the dummy handsets Toshiba had provided for photography, was the text “Qualcomm 3G CDMA”.
The Sony VAIO P’s integrated mobile broadband makes for a great addition to an ultraportable device, but Sony and their carrier partner Verizon Wireless aren’t going to let you have it without a fair chunk of cash. Unfortunately there are no subsidized deals as such out there yet, not in the traditional sense, but Verizon have revealed a $200 mail-in rebate if you activate (or renew) a two-year data plan on the VAIO P.
OQO’s UMPCs have always been tempting devices thanks to their compact size and impressive build-quality, but the company can now add performance to their list of abilities. The OQO Model 2+ marks a shift for the company to Intel’s Atom range of mobile processors, in this case the 1.86GHz Z540, paired with 2GB of RAM and either a 120GB HDD or 60GB SSD. Most impressive, perhaps, is the new OLED touchscreen – in fact the Model 2+ is the first such mobile computing device to have one – which, with the Atom chipset’s hardware video decoding, produces some incredible picture quality.
Sony today officially announced the VAIO P Lifestyle PC, their answer to the popular netbook niche. The $900 1.4lb ultraportable measures roughly as long as a business envelope, and has integrated WAN WiFi b/g/n, LAN and Bluetooth with Verizon 3G EV-DO. It’s around 10-percent smaller than the VAIO TT.
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Sprint have officially announced their 3G/4G USB Modem U300, which operates on both the Sprint 3G and Clearwire 4G WiMAX networks. Set to go on sale in Sprint stores on December 21st, the modem will cost $149.99 after a $50 rebate, and be subject to a new two-year data agreement with the carrier.
Novatel has announced the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, which is seemingly aimed at showing us just how beautiful connecting to the Internet can be. The MiFi creates your very own ecosystem of broadband connectivity wherever you are. We have waited for so long for a portable device that shares 3G broadband access with multiple users on the go.
Sony have received FCC approval for a WiFi, Bluetooth, EVDO and HSPA equipped “notebook PC” that, going by the accompanying photo, looks to be the company’s much-rumored netbook. The device, described as both the PCG-1P1L and PCG-1P2L, uses the Qualcomm Gobi WLAN chipset, and measures approximately 9.5 x 4.5-inches.
Well these just keep get smaller and smaller, don’t they? Check out the new Novatel Ovation MC760 Micro Modem. This tiny modem is supposedly the smallest EVDO Rev. USB-powered unit, and it certainly appears to be so. But its compact size and moderately stylish looks are not all it has going for it.
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