Verizon Snags LG Chocolate 3
Posted on June 11, 2008 by BrianB
Besides, the iPhone 3G and Sprint’s launching of the Samsung Instinct, no news has more appeal to me so far this year than the future availability of Chocolate 3 at Verizon. Verizon is very lucky. After acquiring Alltel for $28 billion, nothing says hotshot more than another Chocolate iteration. The Shine made a decent impact in the mobile world; however, it’s a good idea for LG to take a double step back and reintroduce their most popular model ever. This time it’s a clamshell.
Catherine Zeta-Jones Named Hottest Woman in Cell Phone Business: Poll
Posted on June 10, 2008 by Branden
In our recent poll we asked you who was the hottest mobile phone spokeswoman. Kate Moss for Virgin Mobile, Catherine Zeta-Jones for T-Mobile or Maria Sharapova for Motorola? Well…the results are in:
Three New Nokia Nseries Phones Leaked
Posted on June 10, 2008 by BrianB
On the same day, 3G iPhone was announced, a Flickr page leaked photos of three new Nseries phones from Nokia. The 5800 XpressMedia, also known as “Tube” we’ve already heard about. With this leakage, the first S60 touch phone is as good as confirmed. Vodafone, according to the spy shots will be distributing the phone, at least in Europe. At the back of the 5800 is a 3.2 MP Carl Zeiss lens.
Two other phones, the N79 and the N85 make their first appearance. The N85 looks like a smaller N96. Specs include a 5 MP camera and GPS with geotagging. Don;t expect Nokia to pull the punches now in the Nseries after the 3G iPhone announcement.
The N79 reminds me of the N81 but much softened up with flat keys and a softer overall appearance. We know next to nothing about this phone. The question is, with a $199 3G iPhone out in the market, how cheap is Nokia going to price its new high-end phones?
3G iPhone Available in Canada July 11 (& 21 other Countries)
Posted on June 09, 2008 by BrianB
Canada will be among the lucky 22 countries that will get shipments of the 3G iPhone on July 11. The new iPhone was announced today by Steve Jobs. It will have 3G connectivity, GPS and A-GPS and, of course, the iPhone 2.0 software will come free. The lucky 22 territories are:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US.
Rogers Press Release
WWDC SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO, June 9 /CNW/ - Rogers Communications and Apple(R) today announced that the highly anticipated iPhone(TM) 3G will be available in Canada on July 11. iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.
“Rogers has a long history of bringing Canadians the very best in wireless services, networks and handset innovations,” said Rob Bruce, president, Rogers Wireless. “With iPhone 3G, we will provide our customers with an amazing mobile experience over Canada’s fastest wireless network.”
“We’re excited to be working with Rogers to bring iPhone 3G to Canada,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s COO. “We can’t wait to get this revolutionary phone in the hands of even more people around the world.” iPhone 3G will operate on Rogers’ High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) wireless network, the fastest mobile network in Canada. HSPA is nationally available in the top Canadian urban centers from Vancouver to Halifax, covering more than 60 percent of the population. iPhone 3G will also operate on Roger’s coast-to-coast GSM/EDGE network, proven to be the country’s most reliable wireless network. Starting July 11, iPhone 3G will sell for $199 for the 8Gb model and $299 for the 16Gb model, on a three-year plan. More details on price plans and retail availability will be available soon.