Korean version of Samsung Jet gets new color options, in white and pink. Samsung Jet is known as Haptic AMOLED W850/W8500/W8550 (depending on the carrier partner). Most of the specs are similar to the original one, but the Korean version has a bit larger display (3.5-inch as opposed to 3.1-inch) and a built-in T-DMB mobile TV receiver.
(via samsunghub)
Samsung has released a new clamshell phone called SCH-W860 in Korea. The mobile phone comes with brushed aluminum exterior, six different LED equipped ‘T’ and metallic keys. It features a 2.2-inch QVGA screen, HSDPA support, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, media player, and a microSD memory card slot.
There are also SOS function, video/music on demand, Subway Maps, and e-dictionary. Koreans can get the handset via SK Telecom. No word on the price.
(via samsunghub)
Jitterbug J comes to Verizon Wireless. The device is now improved with the full numeric keypad besides few select buttons such as “Home,” “Operator,” or “911″. Full press release follows after the jump. Continue reading ‘Jitterbug J lands on Verizon Wireless’
The successor to the Motorola W755, Motorola Entice W766 will be coming to Verizon. The mobile phone will feature a 2.2-inch screen, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, microSD expansion slot (memory cards of up to 8GB are supported), and touch-sensitive music control keys. No word on release date but pricing is expected to be around $50.
(via phonearena)
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has announced that there are now 10 million users using their credit payment service – DCMX. DCMX is a service brand for DoCoMo-issued credit cards, which allows subscribers to make purchases using their mobile phones as credit cards via iD, DoCoMo’s branded mobile payment platform for handsets equipped with contactless IC cards (Osaifu-Keitai). For security, DoCoMo’s Osaifu-Keitai phones can be locked remotely over the wireless network if misplaced or stolen. Currently, there are about 30 million DoCoMo customers who use Osaifu-Keitai-compatible handsets, and about 420,000 iD readers/writers nationwide, as of July 31, 2009. The service is used at such places as shopping malls, electronics retailers, restaurants and even taxis. There are three plans offered under the DCMX brand: “DCMX mini” with which payments within a monthly credit line of 10,000 yen (approximately US$105) will be billed together with the user’s monthly DoCoMo phone charges, the standard “DCMX” plan and the premium “DCMX GOLD” plan.
(via cellular-news)
We’ve heard a report about an unreleased Chinese handset, the Sunno S880 smartphone, that’s currently in the works, set for an October 15th launch. What’s interesting is the mobile phone will dual boot both Android and Windows Mobile. It also comes with 3.6-inch WVGA display, WiFi, GPS, 8 megapixel camera with lens cover, and 806 Mhz processor, 256/128 MB of memory.
(via wmpoweruser)
T-Mobile has released a new firmware upgrade for BlackBerry Curve 8900 users. The update brings improved battery life and data performance enhancements. You can download the new software update for BlackBerry Curve 8900 from T-Mobile BlackBerry Upgrade page.
As usual, it is suggested that you backup all your data before upgrading.
The Japanese media are reporting that three companies (NEC, Hitachi Ltd., and Casio Computer) are in talks to merge their mobile phone operations as early as April 2010. The merger would give them 20% of the Japanese domestic market.
(via wirelesswatch, theinquirer)
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