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BlackBerry Cuve 8900 on T-Mobile

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is on its way to T-Mobile is the very near future.  Today T-Mobile posted a teaser for the new BlackBerry on their website-see the image below.  Rogers released the BlackBerry Curve 8900 on December 8, 2008.  The 8900 replaces the 83XX series Curve launched mid 2007.  The 8900 features a 3.2 MP camera, built in GPS, Wi-Fi, bluethooth, and like the 83XX series-a full qwerty keyboard.

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Add comment January 16th, 2009

J.D. Power-Customer Satisfaction

J.D. Power has released its customer satisfaction results for 2008.  The 2008 results for the Wireless category are below.

CANADA
Contract: Koodo Mobile
Prepaid: Virgin Mobile
Mobile Phones: Apple

For the complete list head to J.D. Power website scroll down to “2008 Wireless Ratings” then click one of the three links-Contract/Prepaid/Mobile Phones.

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Add comment November 19th, 2008

AT&T Fuze

The HTC Fuze will be making its way to AT&T November 11th.  A document leaked to BGR reveals the news.

Pricing for the device is as follows:
No Term : $499.99
1 Year w/o $50 MIR : $424.99
1 Year w/ $50 MIR : $374.99
2 Year w/o $50 MIR : $349.99

Read the complete document at Boy Genius Report.

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Add comment November 10th, 2008

FREE BlackBerry Bold!

AT&T just launched the BlackBerry Bold a few days ago, and you can already get it for FREE!  Buy the device at a WalMart Connection Center near you, sign up for a two year term, and the Bold is all yours.

Not quite sure if the BlackBerry Bold is right for you-read Howard Chui’s review of the device here.

Links
WalMart Connection Center
Review: HowardChui.com
Source: Engadget Mobile

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1 comment November 4th, 2008

Verizon, LG launch Chocolate VX8550

New Chocolate from LG

Verizon Wireless has launched the LG VX8550, the latest in the Chocolate series. This new Chocolate slightly upgrades the current VX8500 by bringing micro vibration feedback and upgraded navigation controls. The new Chocolate is available in three colours (black, cherry and blue). You can pick up the new Chocolate for $99 after rebates on contract from Verizon starting July 9th.

The Chocolate by LG from Verizon Wireless offers the following features and capabilities:

  • Music player for MP3 and WMA songs
  • Powerful speaker for music
  • Dedicated key for easy access to the music player
  • Background music – music plays in the background while sending messages, browsing the Web, etc.
  • My Music – songs are automatically organized by artist, genre and album
  • Music only mode (RF off except Bluetooth®)
  • MicroSD memory port to store pictures, videos, music and sounds, compatible with microSD cards up to 4GB
  • 1.3 megapixel camera and camcorder
  • Camera resolution: 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 (default), 320 x 240 pixels
  • V CAST Video – stream and download video clips
  • Video recording time: 30 seconds for sending
  • Video player for MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
  • Set videos (under 5MB) as wallpaper
  • Video resolution: 176 x 144 pixels
  • Video format: 3G2
  • Zoom: up to 2x
  • Self-timer: three, five or ten seconds
  • Image editor – zoom, rotate, crop
  • Mirror for self-portrait capability
  • Supported Bluetooth Profiles: headset, hands-free, dial-up networking, advanced audio distribution (stereo), phone book access, basic print (print and send user-generated pictures to a printer via Bluetooth), object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer and basic imaging
  • Speaker-independent voice commands: call, send message to, go to, check, lookup, play,
  • My Account
  • TTY/TDD support
  • Hearing aid compatible (M4-rating)
  • Text, picture/video messaging
  • Mobile Web 2.0SM
  • Web-based e-mail, instant messaging and chat
  • Flash user interface for clear images, text and fun animations
  • Phone book with 1,000 contacts – each stores five numbers, two e-mail addresses and a picture ID
  • Emergency contacts – enter three contacts and personal information, in case of emergency
  • Frequency 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (digital dual-band)
  • Data transmission high-speed EV-DO
  • Dimensions: 3.85” (h) x 1.87” (w) x 0.67” (d)
  • Weight: 3.24 oz.
  • LCD 262K color TFT, 240 x 320 pixels, 11 lines
  • Standard battery: 800 mAh Li-Polymer
  • Up to 250 minutes of usage time or up to 350 hours of standby time
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    [Verizon]

    17 comments July 5th, 2007

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