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HTC Touch Pro 2 Launching With WinMo 6.1 on Verizon and Sprint

By Evan Selleck on Thursday, Aug 27th 2009 No Comments

The Touch Pro 2 is coming, with Sprint and Verizon both chomping at the bit to get their own models. And while we're all for new phones, it seems like there are some moments where waiting might be the better route. Not that Windows Mobile 6.1 is necessarily bad, but with the optimizations and functionality promised from WinMo 6.5, this might be the best time to wait and get the best Operating System when it's available.

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Sprint Samsung Instinct HD gets spotted in wild

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Aug 27th 2009 No Comments

We’re resisting the urge to break into a rousing chorus of “We Are Family” at the sight of Sprint’s upcoming Samsung Instinct HD snuggling in between its siblings, so instead we’ll just point to the slightly bowed casing (middle-aged spread, perhaps?) and – in an image you can see after the cut – the 5-megapixel camera. The handset, last spotted in a Best Buy promotional leak, is tipped to arrive within the next month or so.

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LG GD910 watch-phone gets unboxed

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Aug 27th 2009 No Comments

In case London-based readers of SlashGear forgot, this morning saw carrier Orange put the expensive-but-attractive LG GD910 watch-phone on sale at their flagship store. Electricpig cashed in their premium bonds and stopped by to pick up one of the limited edition touchscreen handsets, promptly throwing up an unboxing gallery and some first impressions.

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Verizon look to block browsers to stop accidental data fees

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Aug 27th 2009 No Comments

Verizon are reportedly looking into ways in which subscribers without data plans can be prevented from loading up their handsets' web-browser, after recognising that it was too easy to do so accidentally and be charged $1.99 each time. According to carrier spokesperson Tom Pica, "it is obvious to [Verizon] that we need to fix this aspect of our service."

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Super USB Mobile Phone Charger Charges More Than Your Mobile Phone

By Evan Selleck on Wednesday, Aug 26th 2009 2 Comments

While we hate to admit it, a universal charger doesn’t seem to be something that’s going to happen any time soon for the mobile phone industry. And while we don’t expect anything from the other personal gadget manufacturers, it’s pretty ridiculous that we usually need to buy a new charger when we get a new phone. Making a standard seems to be the obvious thing to do, but hey, what do we know? Then again, if we had a universal rule of thumb for charging our phones, we wouldn’t get cool devices like this.

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Samsung Omnia 2 Shows Up at Samsung Mobile Site Sporting Verizon Logo

By Evan Selleck on Tuesday, Aug 25th 2009 4 Comments

Well, August 23 has come and gone, and the Samsung Omnia 2 hasn’t graced the shelves at your local Verizon retailer, but Samsung doesn’t want you to freak out. In fact, they want you to take a look at a creepy silhouette of the Omnia II and rejoice in the fact that it’s coming soon. Whenever that means.

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OmniVision Takes a Step Toward High Definition Web and Mobile Phone Cameras

By Evan Selleck on Tuesday, Aug 25th 2009 No Comments

Today marks the day that OmniVision announced a sensor that could potentially make 1080p video capture a very real possibility in mobile devices. And not in ten years. The sensor is called the OV2710, and it can record the HD resolution at 30 frames per second, and it utilizes a 2-megapixel camera that matches the format. Keeping the megapixels low adds quite a few benefits, like lower expenses and getting better image quality in low lighting situations.

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LG BL40 Gets A Look Over and Compared

By Evan Selleck on Tuesday, Aug 25th 2009 No Comments

LG hasn’t always been known of releasing strange looking phones, but chalk it up to the BL40 to take that prize, and wear the belt proudly. There is something to gain from having an elongated screen, sure, like watching videos on your new-fangled device, but we can’t help but wonder about every day use. And it looks like the guys over at Mobile Review are feeling the same way, after having some time to play around with it and take a plethora of snapshots.

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Nokia 5230 bundles touchscreen, Comes With Music for bargain price [Video]

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Aug 25th 2009 No Comments

Nokia have announced their latest touchscreen handset, the Nokia 5230, a “competitively priced” media device. The 5230 lacks the WiFi and true GPS of its bigger touchscreen siblings, but has the same S60 5th Edition OS, A-GPS and Ovi apps integration; it also has the social networking widgets that have proved so popular.

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Verizon roadmap leak tips Sholes in October, Curve 2 in November

By Chris Davies on Monday, Aug 24th 2009 No Comments

Nothing like a leaked carrier roadmap to whet the upgrade appetite, and going by the Boy Genius Reports’ slice of Verizon’s not-too-distant future there’ll be plenty of CDMA handsets on offer to those bored with their current phone. As well as a fair sized dollop of BlackBerry detail, there’s also a splash of Android and some feature-phones to be had too.

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