Archive | November, 2008

PhoneMag Week in Review – Week 48 2008

Posted on 30 November 2008 by Brenda Stokes

We here at PhoneMag hope you had a nice holiday weekend. But the phone news never stops! In fact, this past week we found out that AT&T will be the next carrier to get the Nokia E71. And LG announced the LG Prada II, which comes with an equally stylish watch. In BlackBerry-related news, we got a look at some live ... continued »

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Motorola Alexander and Attila smartphones on the way

Posted on 28 November 2008 by Brenda Stokes

Could two Motorola smartphones arrive in the near future? Quite possibly. At least that's the scoop according to an article in Digitimes. In fact, Compal, a Taiwanese hardware manufacturer just got an order from Motorola for two new smartphones that run on Windows Mobile.  And these devices codenames? Why, the Alexander and the Attila, of course. Details for both devices have ... continued »

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FCC gives the Porsche P9522 a green light

Posted on 28 November 2008 by Chris Davies

Looks like the FCC gave the Sagem-made Porsche P9522 the green light. Some of you may be thinking, Porsche going through the FCC? No not a car, this is the quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) radio, candybar style phone. Like a Porsche, this phone has plenty of bells and whistles including, a 5-megapixel camera and fingerprint reader. This is cutting it a bit ... continued »

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic starts to ship

Posted on 28 November 2008 by Brenda Stokes

We've known about the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone for quite some time now, but the device has just now finally started shipping as of yesterday. Though not all markets will get access to the phone also known as the the Tube, yet, several across the world have already gotten it or will very soon. This music phone is now available in ... continued »

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Verizon BlackBerry storm reportedly unlocked to work on T-Mobile’s GSM network

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Chris Davies

It seems someone has already unlocked the Verizon BlackBerry Storm for use on T-Mobile's GSM network. While this remains to be seen it sure is interesting to hear The process is said to be done by sourcing a SIM card unlock from Verizon Wireless, along with updating the handsets service books using software made for the BlackBerry Storm. After all is ... continued »

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China produces worlds first knock off flip iPhone

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Chris Davies

New we have seen out fair share of knock off handsets among other things coming out of China almost on a daily basis. One of the funnier things we see as far as handsets go are the fake iPhones. Leave it to China to take the iPhone and turn it into a clamshell style phone. This handset looks more like a ... continued »

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Rogers is rumored to be releasing a pink version of the Blackberry Bold

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Chris Davies

It seems that lately the new Blackberry Storm has taken the Bold's thunder. Shortly after being released everyone's attention has shifted to the first Blackberry touch screen device ever. Now it appears that the Blackberry Bold is going to get some attention, whether it be bad or good we'll let you decide. There are rumors going around that Rogers will be ... continued »

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Best Buy ad shows a free Blackberry Pearl Flip with in store activation

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Chris Davies

Best Buy again is the victim of “Mr. Blurrycam.” This time an actual ad leaked showing what looks to be the Blackberry 8220 Pear Flip for a smoking deal.  The ad says save $399, that can only mean one thing the phone is FREE! Not much can be seen in the ad, but the big yellow free tag can be seen ... continued »

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Verizon comes in last in the Touch Pro race

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Chris Davies

Verizon Wireless is certainly behind the pack in getting the HTC Pro. The Verizon Wireless version of the Touch Pro is so very plain in comparison to the other carrier's models. Now the Touch Pro can be purchased from all of the major US excluding T-Mobile carriers in one form or another. One difference that you cannot see by looking at ... continued »

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FCC gives the Pantech Duo 2 the green light

Posted on 26 November 2008 by Chris Davies

The FCC has just revealed details about the Pantech Duo's successor, the Pantech Duo C820. Right off the bat you will notice that this phone is very round and as shiny as grandpas head after a good waxing. Slightly after you might notice that yes it does slide both ways just like the original Duo and the Helio Ocean, which ... continued »

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