Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:12:54 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/ HowardChui.com: Your Mobile Phone Community and Resource en-us http://www.howardchui.com/images/logo.gif http://www.howardchui.com/ howard@howardchui.com http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1223 So it looks like Sprint might be getting the Samsung A720 after all. Currently the A720 is only avaialble via Telus Mobility here in Canada. A forum member has posted these pictures saying his friend got the phone from someone... Interesting. Check it out on HowardForums Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:12:54 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1222 The FCC has approved the acquisition of BellSouth by AT&T, which brings AT&T full ownership of Cingular. This means that coming sometime this year we will see Cingular re-branding itself to at&t. No information is out yet on their new logo or slogans. Source: AT&T Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:08:25 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1221 Cingular Wireless today has announced a downloadable Java application to allow customers to access their MySpace accounts and allow them to edit MySpace profiles, view and add friends and upload photos and messages to their blog. "MySpace.com has a passionate community of users, many of whom use our site as their primary means of staying in touch with family and friends," said Chris DeWolfe, CEO, MySpace. "We are thrilled to team with Cingular to enable their mobile users to experience the richest MySpace Mobile offering to date." Cingular customers will be able to add MySpace to their phones for only $3/month to most newer Cingular phones. Cingular Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:39:38 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1220 Alright yes we have officially hit battle of the KRZR's in Canada. Now that every top Wireless carrier has it, Including Rogers, Bell and Telus. Who's missing out? Fido but who knows that could change next year. Everyone has there KRZR at the same price point of $199.99 on three year contract (with the expectation of Bell saving you a whole 5 cents). So you’re probably wondering what makes these three KRZR's different? Well the biggest difference to start with is that the KRZR K1 offered by Rogers Wireless sports a 2 megapixel camera and comes in a Blue colour; however it looses the external touch sensitive media keys. The KRZR K1m offered by both Bell and Telus comes in a slick Silver/Charcoal colour but features a 1.3 megapixel camera and has external touch sensitive media keys to control your music. Now it’s down to the two KRZR K1m's. The Telus KRZR supports French menus where Bell's doesn't. As well it supports XM radio where Bell doesn't offer it. In Bell's defense they are planning a software upgrade in April 2007 that you can register for which might make way for new features. So basically everyone is going to be pushing the KRZR as the next RAZR series and in time we may even see different colour variants and price drops but for now you just need to decide what you’re looking for more music or more camera. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:53:57 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1219 Verizon Wireless has officially launched the Black Motorola Q. The Motorola Q is the thin smartphone that offers dualmode CDMA wih 1x/EV-DO, stereo Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo speakers and a miniSD memory card slot. The Black Q is now available for $199.99 after dscounts or $149.99 on data and voice plan over $79.99. Verizon Wireless Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:22:39 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1218 Howard has just posted his review of the Nokia 6126, a mid-range series 40 Nokia with good features and great price tag. "Many of my friends often ask me which phone they should buy. My first instinct is to recommend the latest and greatest phone with all the features. The problem with this is that the latest and greatest are usually priced outside of their budgets. The Nokia 6126 has some features but it's reasonably priced which makes it an intriguing choice if you want a new phone but don't want to break the bank." Read the Review Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:55:52 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1217 Howard has just reviewed the Glofish x500 smartphone. The x500 is a Pocket PC Phone with a larger design and built-in GPS. "These days when you think of Pocket PC phones, images of HTC devices usually pop up. There's a reason for it as HTC generally make great hardware that improves with each new generation. Anyways as good as HTC is, they're not the only show in town. ETEN has been quietly churning out their own competitors. I reviewed ETEN M500 and M600 a while back which to be blunt were inferior to their HTC competitors. This is due mostly to their inferior build quality. They weren't that cheaply built but they just weren't as solid as their HTC counterparts." Read the Review Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:52:47 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1216 Rogers Wireless has officially launched the Palm Treo 680. The all new antenna-less Treo features Quadband GSM with EDGE, 64MB of internal memory, Bluetooth and a VGA camera. You can pick up the Treo 680 for $299 with three year contract on any voice and data plan. Visit Treo 680 product page on Rogers.com Discuss on HowardForums Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:28:14 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1215 Looks like Cingular is getting ready for their next RAZR hit, this time the Motorola RAZR V3xx. This double x RAZR features Quadband GSM with EDGE along with Dualband UMTS (850/1900). Overall the RAZR V3xx comes equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD memory card slot and stereo Bluetooth. All we know for now is that the FCC has approved this device so we might see it come soon on Cingular's 3G network. Stay tuned. Source: PhoneScoop Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:15:54 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1214 We all knew it was coming but today Fido officially released the Sony Ericsson Z710i. The Sony Ericsson Z710i is a Quadband GSM clamshell handset featuring a 2 megapixel camera, EDGE, Bluetooth, media player, FM radio and a m2 micro memory card slot. The Z710i comes in both Black and Metallic Sand. It's available for only $50 on three year agreement from Fido. Included in box is battery, charger, stereo headphones, USB cable, 64MB memory card and the Fido starter kit. Fido Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:45:41 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1213 Nokia has announced plans to extend Yahoo! mobile services to their series 40 phones including the new Nokia 5200, 5300 and newly announced 6300. "Yahoo! Mail is the No. 1 Web mail service in the World, and Yahoo! Messenger is one of the most popular Instant Messaging services on the Internet. Our extended partnership with Nokia will allow tens of millions of people to access their favourite Yahoo! services on the move," said Marco Boerries, Senior Vice President of Connected Life, Yahoo!. "Yahoo! is looking forward to continuing to work with Nokia to bring users compelling mobile internet services on an even wider range of handsets." Nokia Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:09:31 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1212 Nokia has launched several new slimmer designed phones. These new models range from low to mid ranged phones, all of which are expected to release Q1 of 2007. Nokia 6300: This stainless steel handset measures in at only 13mm and comes packed with Triband GSM (850/1800/1900MHz), QVGA colour display, miniSD memory card slot, Bluetooth, media player and FM radio. Nokia 6290: This Quadband GSM with UMTS 2100 clamshell handset features 2 megapixel camera with flash, internal VGA camera for video calls, large QVGA colour display, Bluetooth, external navigation keys, stereo speakers, miniSD memory card slot and interchangeable covers. Nokia 6086: This model is Nokia's second UMA handset and features Quadband GSM, EDGE, Wi-Fi and has a VGA camera, microSD memory card slot, monochromic external display, media player and a FM Radio. Nokia also announced the 2626 a dual band handset for Europe that comes in a wide range of colours. Source: Nokia Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:13:55 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1211 YouTube and Verizon Wireless have signed an agreement to offer streaming videos off YouTube on V Cast enabled mobile phones. "We are excited to launch our new mobile service and to partner with Verizon Wireless to bring YouTube videos to a new audience," said Steve Chen, chief technology officer and co-founder of YouTube. "People want to be entertained in a way that fits their individual lifestyle. This service offers our community and Verizon Wireless subscribers a new opportunity to connect and engage with their favorite videos. We will continue to roll out more exciting partnerships and features for the mobile user over the coming year." Source: Verizon Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:56:19 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1210 Verizon Wireless and LG have launched the all new enV. The new LG enV is the upgrade to the previous V. enV features a full QWERTY keyboard inside, numeric keypad on the front and comes packed with EV-DO data, stereo Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, stereo speakers, microSD memory card slot and text to speech sms for reading text messages out loud. "By showing off its full set of mobile entertainment features, the enV makes it easier than ever for Verizon Wireless customers to stay connected while enjoying music, videos and email in one slim package," said Mr. Jeff Hwang, senior vice president of marketing and product strategy, LG Electronics MobileComm Inc. "As yet another progression in mobile phone technology, the enV signifies a giant step forward for LG in our pursuit to provide cutting-edge devices to Verizon Wireless' tech savvy consumers. Through listening to consumer demand we've taken a great product like The V and made it even better by adding a higher-resolution camera with lens cover, expanded music capability through Bluetooth stereo headset functionality and re-designed it to fit comfortably fit in the palm of your hand." The LG enV is now available in stores for only $149.99 after $50 rebate on two year contract. Verizon Wireless Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:53:48 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1209 Sprint has launched the new Samsung M610. The M610 is an extremely slim phone with Dualband CDMA, 2 megapixel camera with video cam, Bluetooth, GPS, QVGA display and of course its thin design. The Samsung M610 is only $179.99 with contract via Sprint. Sprint Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:58:03 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1208 Cingular's Business Center has announced the Blackberry Pearl is coming soon. While not hard details we announced they do have a coming soon page. More details should be here soon. Learn more about Pearl here Cingular Business Center Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:52:48 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1207 Howard has posted his review of the Sony Ericsson K790a. The K790a is the latest in Cybershot phones featuring a 3.2 megapixel camera with XEON flash. "Camera phones have been with us a few years now. Image quality in general has improved somewhat with each new generation. However, one area where there has been little improvement is camera performance at night. Manufacturers have tried to remedy this with LED flashes (extremely limited range and horrible colour) and night mode (especially noisy) but really these don't help that much." Read the Review Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:37:34 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1206 Alright so Verizon Wireless doesn't know where to stop with their LG Chocolate lineup. They already have the original colour along with a white one and now there adding Mint and Cherry to the flavors. The two new chocolates come with all the same features (touch sensitive keys, slider, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, speakerphone, etc.) and the same price tag of $129.99 with two year contract. Verizon Wireless Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:14:22 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1205 Verizon Wireless has launched their new clamshell model of the Chocolate the LG VX8600. The all new VX8600 features touch-sensitive music keys along with a 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot, speakerphone and VCAST. The LG VX8600 is now available for $129.99 with two year contract. Verizon Wireless Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:45:06 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1204 Sony Ericsson is said to be working on a new model to take Motorola's slim SLVR for a race. The new model code-named "Ai" is said to be 9.4mm thin. Sony Ericsson will not officially comment on the prototype code-named Ai. This new model is said to be released early 2007. Other than that prototype pictures have popped up on a website showing what could be one of Sony Ericsson's new thin phones. Could this be "Ai"? Reuters / Mobile-Review Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:37:18 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1203 Reuters is reporting that Cingular will be launching mobile banking sometime early 2007. It's said that they customers will be able to view, transfer and pay bills via their mobile phone. While not many more details have been released it’s said that they are for sure in talks with several banks and hope to launch mobile banking early next year. Source: Reuters Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:28:53 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1202 Howard has posted his review of the Pantech PN3200 CDMA phone for Telus Mobility. "Despite being pretty thin for a flip phone, the 3200 feels very solid (it feels like a Samsung or LG flip phone in that regard). Most of the 3200 is plastic with the exception of a piece of metal located on the front part of the flip." Read the Review Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:26:29 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1201 Motorola has officially announced the acquiring of Good Technology. Good Technology offers push email solutions for companies and individuals. Their software is one in direct competition with RIM’s Blackberry push email solution. "The addition of Good Technology will advance Motorola’s vision of seamless mobility,” said Ron Garriques, president, Motorola Mobile Devices business. “Good Technology’s solutions, talent and customers complement Motorola’s business and extend our ability to deliver compelling products and services to enterprise customers. Good Technology’s software and managed service deliver a rich user experience, low cost of ownership, industry-leading security and enterprise-class support. These competitive differentiators have led many enterprise customers to choose Good Technology. This acquisition will continue to strengthen Motorola as a leading provider of mobility devices and solutions both for enterprise customers and consumers.” The acquisition between Good Technologies and Motorola will start taking place early 2007. Source: Motorola Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:23:45 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1200 Helio and Samsung have launched Drift. Drift is Helio's third exclusively launched phone. Drift comes with many features including GPS technology, GPS-enabled Google Maps and Buddy Beacon. The Helio Drift is feature packed with a 2.12" QVGA display, Stereo Bluetooth, 128MB internal memory and a 2 megapixel camera with video. “Helio is engineered for connected consumers that want a mobile experience built exclusively for them,” said Sky Dayton, CEO of HELIO LLC. “With Drift we’re introducing another beautifully crafted device to our portfolio, and we’re debuting GPS-enabled services like Google Maps™ for mobile and Buddy Beacon. We were first to roll out MySpace Mobile, connecting friends better than ever before. Now, Helio members can spend less time searching and more time hanging out.” You can pick up the Drift starting today for $225 USD at any Helio retail location nationwide. Drift is available in both gunmetal black and frost white. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1199 Google's new Gmail Java application has became a big hit in my books. It works great and yet its simple and easy to use. To download it you simply direct your phone to gmail.com/app. You can use this application with nearly any mobile phone. I took some pictures with it on my Sony Ericsson W850. Check out pictures on my blog at ScottRobinson.ca Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:34:02 -0600