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Bell Canada to sell iPhone 3G and 3GS

Aram — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:35:52 +0000

Bell has announced this morning that they will be selling Apple’s iPhone 3G and 3GS, ending Rogers’ exclusivity deal. Running on the brand new HSPA network that Bell and Telus jointly built, agreeing Apple to drop the exclusivity is a huge win for Bell. It is rumored that Telus also will be selling iPhones but no announcements have been made. Full (and short) press release:

MONTREAL, ON, Oct. 6 2009 — Bell and Apple have reached an
agreement to bring iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS to Canada this November.
To learn more about Bell’s new 3G network, please visit bell.ca/network
or bell.ca/reseau.

Bell is Canada’s largest communications company, providing consumers and
business with solutions to all their communications needs, including Bell
Mobility wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell TV direct-to-home satellite
television, Bell Home phone local and long distance, and IP-broadband and
information and communications technology (ICT) services. Bell is proud to be
a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Telecommunications Partner to
the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For information on
Bell’s products and services, please visit bell.ca. For BCE corporate
information, please visit bce.ca.

Unveiled: Nokia X6

Aram — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:56:45 +0000

Nokia has a brand new touchscreen phone and they’re naming it X6. Spiritual successor to Nokia’s first touchscreen device 5800, the new X6 will have on board 32gb of storage, a 5 megapixel camera, 3.2″ touchscreen and even TV out capabilities. Look for this device in Europe in Q4 this year around 450 Euros.

Unveiled: Nokia N900

Aram — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:51:01 +0000

Nokia’s latest internet tablet N900 has finally been unveiled. Running on Maemo 5, this would make N900 the first device from Nokia with the Maemo OS. Internal specs include 32Gb onboard storage, GPS, FM transmitter, TV out, Bluetooth 2.1, Wifi and a 5 megapixel camera. Storage is expandable via microSD (to up to 48Gb) and you can control the device with the 3.5inch touchscreen, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Sale will start in Europe in October around €500, and expect this device to come to T-Mobile in the United States.

Unveiled: HTC Hero (Android)

Aram — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:03:27 +0000

If you like your phone with a little chin, then HTC’ latest Android device will suit you best. As expected, HTC has unveiled Hero, which is very similar to Magic but upgrades the camera to 5 megapixel with autofocus, and finally adds a regular 3.5mm jack for all your headphones, instead of having to rely on a cumbersome dongle. Full specs after the jump:

Android with HTC Sense
112mm x 56.2mm x 14.35mm, 135g
Qualcomm MSM7200A 528MHz processor
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, dual-band 7.2Mbps HSPA/WCDMA
512 ROM / 288 RAM
3.2″ HVGA capacitive touchscreen
5.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus
Gravity sensor
Digital compass
WiFi 802.11b/g
GPS
Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR + A2DP
3.5mm headphone jack
microSD
1350 mAh battery
420 minutes talktime / 750 hours standby (WCDMA)

Unveiled: Sony Ericsson Satio

Aram — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:38:58 +0000

Sony Ericsson needs a touchscreen device to counter all the doom and gloom about the future of the handset manufacturer, and Satio is designed as its flagship phone for the year. Featuring a 16×9 3.5” touch screen with 12.1 megapixel camera with Xenon flash, the hardware is powered by Symbian S60 (5th edition) OS. This quad-band device won’t feature internal storage, but you could add up to 8GB with microSD cards. Set to launch in October for an unannounced price, I really hope another touchscreen device from, let’s say Apple, won’t overshadow Satio even before its launch.

Review: Fieldrunners (iPhone, strategy)

Aram — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:55:00 +0000

iPhone (and its phoneless sibling iPod Touch) has seen its countless share of games and applications. Who knew a convenient marketplace would lead to such a development! Fieldrunners for the iPhone is a simple tower defence game where the goal is to prevent a group of nasties from reaching one end of the map by installing defence structures. The game gives you 6 types of structures: machine gun, goo that’ll slow down enemies, rocket and flamethrower with splash damage, lightning and heavy artillery. Each of these structures can be upgraded to increase the damage as well as area of effectiveness. Overall, it’s a standard gameplay with great art direction. Visuals are vibrant and the game runs pretty smoothly on your iPhone (although towards the latter stages with the map full of defensive structures, you will notice some dip in framerate.

The game’s simple nature and addictive proven gameplay of tower defence, it is no wonder that it made Time’s list of Top 10 videogames of 2008.

[Download Fieldrunners - opens in iTunes]

Unveiled: HTC Snap

Aram — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:34:44 +0000

HTC’s new non-touchscreen smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard is named Snap. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard and will be available this Summer in the U.K. Folks in the United States will be getting an unlocked version (as in no carrier subsidy) but availability and pricing are not available at this time.

full press release after the jump:

HTC Snap™ makes staying in touch with more people less complicated HTC’s newest QWERTY smartphone features “Inner Circle” to automatically prioritize email from life’s most important people

LAS VEGAS – April 1, 2009 – HTC Corporation today debuted its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap™. Designed with a set of features selected to deliver everything customers need without overwhelming them with things they don’t, the HTC Snap makes it easier than ever to stay in contact with life’s most important people.

A recent study conducted by Harris Interactive® and commissioned by HTC* found that 44% of US adults are often overwhelmed by the amount of email they receive, and over half (55%) of US adults prioritize five or fewer people with whom they communicate via email. In response to these issues, HTC’s innovative Inner Circle feature allows HTC Snap users to press a dedicated Inner Circle key to bring emails from a preselected group of people to the top of their inbox, enabling important messages to be acted upon immediately.

“Recognizing that people are being overwhelmed by an avalanche of email, the HTC Snap introduces Inner Circle, an HTC innovation that makes it easy for people to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button,” said John Wang, Chief Marketing Officer, HTC Corporation. “The HTC Snap represents the latest step in HTC’s mission to create a range of innovative smartphones, each with specific benefits designed to both surprise and delight our customers.”
With a slim, sleek profile designed to fit perfectly in the hand, the HTC Snap measures less than a half-inch thick (12 mm), yet it can deliver up to eight and a half hours of talk time with the standard 1500mAh battery. The full QWERTY keyboard is ergonomically designed with extra-large domed keys and responsive tactile feedback to make typing emails and text messages fast, accurate and comfortable. High-speed 3G HSPA connectivity makes it quick and easy to send pictures to friends, access favorite social networking sites, or download large files while on the go.

The HTC Snap is powerful enough for experienced business users looking for an affordable, straightforward choice for remotely synchronizing email, calendar and contacts with their Microsoft Exchange server. However, the flexible Microsoft Windows Mobile® 6.1 Standard platform allows the HTC Snap to also be simple enough for first-time smartphone users wanting to keep their family life organized.

The HTC Snap is expected to be available in select channels during the second quarter of 2009, rolling out in markets around the world throughout the second half of the year. Additionally, an unlocked version supporting HSDPA at 850/1900MHz for the US market will be made available under the name HTC S522 during the summer.

Unveiled: Windows Mobile 6.5

Aram — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:20:54 +0000

As expected, Microsoft has unveiled the latest upgrade to its long running Windows Mobile platform for mobile devices. Dubbed 6.5, the new revision contains a new home screen GUI featuring honeycombs, My Phone online backup solution as well as Marketplace where you can download/purchase applications directly to your phone. More details such as availability of upgrades have not been revealed.

Unveiled: Nokia N86

Aram — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:09:51 +0000

Nokia’s flagship N-series has always crammed as much technology as possible, and the latest model N86 doesn’t buck the trend. Featuring a 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual-LED flash, the new phone will retain the familiar form factor with dual slide. Other goodies include 8GB internal memory, 2.6 inch OLED screen, TV-out and microSD slot. Expect this device in Q2 in Europe. No availability was announced (as usual) for North America.

Unveiled: Palm Pre

Aram — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:21:22 +0000

Palm’s latest device is more like the iPhone than the Treo. Opting for a touchscreen, with slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Palm has finally created a lust-worthy device, at least on specs.

Pre will feature 3.1 inch touchscreen, with a rollerball and “gesture” oriented lower part. Internal specs include wi-fi, EV-DO Rev A, Bluetooth, GPS and 8GB built-in storage. You will be able to take pictures and videos with the 3 megapixel camera. Truly innovative is the use of the wireless battery charger, first for a mainstream device. Pre will be available first on Sprint.