Samsung Convoy Brings PTT And 3G, Along With Rugged Form

November 23, 2009

Durability and PTT capability take front and center for the Samsung Convoy, which was recently released on Verizon’s network.  Like many of Samsung’s phones, form and features are very similar to another existing handset, the Samsung Rugby, so if you’re familiar with that, you’ll probably take to this device in much the same way.
Physically, the [...]

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Foursquare For Android Puts The City At Your Fingertips, Lets You Be “Mayor” For Your Favorite Venue

November 22, 2009

Just like Yelp, Foursquare is a service that helps users find numerous venues (restaurants, bars, clubs) in any locale based on recommendations from fellow site members.  Unlike your conventional location-based apps, though, they do it with a social aspect that turns the service into a game of sorts.
Now, they have a mobile app for Android [...]

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T-Mobile Tap Is A Great Deal, Touts Decent Features And Low Price

November 21, 2009

Huawei’s been getting some good exposure lately, with a number of their handsets finding their way to carriers’ rosters both in the US and in Europe.  The latest of that lot comes to American shores as the T-Mobile Tap.
As you can surmise from the name, it’s a touchscreen phone, with a small but responsive 2.8-inch [...]

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Pantech Impact Brings Its Unusual Styling To AT&T Customers Beginning Next Week

November 20, 2009

Originally announced last October, the Pantech Impact will finally make its debut for AT&T.  Like many other Pantech phones, the new messaging handset comes with an unusual configuration.
Sporting a side-hinged clamshell form factor, the device takes uniqueness up a notch, throwing two sets of displays and two keypads into its hardware suite.  When closed, users [...]

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Samsung Behold II Only Ships With Android 1.5, Makes Up For It With Topnotch Multimedia Playback And Excellent Camera

November 19, 2009

Multimedia hasn’t exactly been Android’s most potent feature.  As such, the Samsung Behold II, with its capable entertainment talents, immediately sets itself apart from the growing mass of handsets running the open source OS.  However, it also stands as one of the most expensive phones currently in Verizon’s lineup.
While technically a follow-up to the original [...]

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Managing Android Apps Becoming A Nightmare For Small Developers

November 19, 2009

With Android adoption reaching new heights, everything should be peachy for developers looking to produce apps on the Unix-based platform, right?  Well, not exactly.
Like the Blackberry, whose multiple versions across multiple handset models make it a tough environment to build tools for, Google’s open-source Android is creating the same frustration among application developers.  Now available [...]

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Fashion-Friendly LG Shine II Now Official, Sounds A Bit Overpriced

November 18, 2009

The LG Shine II first appeared across some leaked photos back in the summer.  This time, the fashion-friendly phone goes official after LG USA announced its availability under mobile carrier AT&T.
While I don’t exactly get the appeal of supposed “fashion phones,” the second-generation Shine offers capable talents that bring more to the table than just [...]

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Samsung Mythic Offers Mobile TV, Quality Multimedia Performance

November 17, 2009

Slim and light, the Samsung Mythic is the latest mobile TV handset from AT&T.  Marrying familiar Samsung design with a solid multimedia feature set, it’s among the more interesting entertainment devices currently in the carrier’s roster.
Physically, the Mythic comes with a sleek, albeit understated, design.  It sports rounded corners, chrome lining and a glossy chassis, [...]

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Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition Announced, Comes With DVB-H Programming, 3G

November 17, 2009

Nokia just announced a new handset that boasts DVB-H mobile broadcast TV among its list of entertainment features.  Called the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, the new phone offers a bevy of multimedia and social features, along with the ability to watch television programs on the go.
According to the company, the new device offers one-click [...]

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