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Before you buy your next mobile phone or make a contractual commitment you will want to consider doing what many consumers are doing; lowering their phone bills by using SIM only deals. Don’t know a lot about SIM only deals? Using a SIM only deal allows you to switch from phone to phone. You don’t have to be stuck in a company that provides substandard service any longer. You don’t have to lose pictures, data, and other important information every time you switch to a new phone. Going SIM only allows you to call the shots. The best news is you can save more money than you might think because you can tailor your mobile phone plan to fit your needs. You choose how SIM only will work for you using pay as you go, prepaid or a SIM only contract option. Read the rest of this entry »

Nokia launched the first X6 phone back in November of 2009 with 32GB of storage and it includes the comes with music service. The asking price of about $676 probably turned more than one interested buyer away from the device though. Nokia has today announced the launch of the X6 16GB handset.

The 16GB version looks very much like its larger stable mate with a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, and four new colors including black, white, white with pink, and white with yellow. The device runs Symbian and has 18 days of standby time and 11.5 hours of talk time. Read the rest of this entry »

Lenovo’s Lephone announcement at CES 2010 last week fell somewhat into the shadow of another new Android smartphone from a big-name manufacturer, the Dell Mini 3, but that’s not to say the Lenovo handset has no distinguishing features.  Snap-on accessory keyboards aren’t new – the LG Versa on Verizon is a recent example – but we’re particularly feeling Lenovo’s curvy layout.

As for specifications, there’s a a 3.7-inch 480 x 800 touchscreen with a touch-control panel underneath, a WCDMA radio, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS, along with two cameras: a 3MP shooter on the back and a VGA one up-front for video calls.

Kyocera announced the launch and availability of both the Laylo and Domino today with MetroPCS as the network provider.  The Laylo is a elegant slider outfitted with a concealed vanity mirror that is revealed upon sliding it open.  The Domino is a stream-lined candy-bar phone that shares a platform with the Laylo.

The Laylo is equipped with a 2.2-inch high-resolution contoured display, 1.3 megapixel camera, and a hidden vanity mirror.  The attention-grabbing Domino is outfitted with a large display, roomy keyboard, and full-bodied sound quality.  Both have WAP 2.0 browers, Bluetooth 2.0, and share the ability to run BREW-based apps, a full set of features offered by MetroPCS including news, sports, weather content as well as email access, instant messaging, contact management, and a plethora of others.

The Kyocera Laylo is priced affordably at $100 before rebate, and the Domino at $70 before rebate.

Motorola is planning three Android smartphones for China market, one for each of the three carriers in China. All these phones supports 3G network and runs the Android OS.

First of all, the MT710 is a OPhone device for China Mobile. Obviously it supports world’s biggest carrier’s TD-SCDMA 3G network. It runs the Android-based OPhone platform. The MT710 features  a 0.3 Megapixel front camera for video call and integrated CMMB mobile TV tuner. Read the rest of this entry »

Nokia’s promise to overhaul the Symbian UI yesterday was heavy on stats but light on screenshots, but thankfully the company’s webcast is fair overflowing with concept renders.  The Finnish company has promised not only to make the UI more attractive – by cutting out clutter and upping scrolling rates from 15fps to 60fps – but more functional too, slicing out the number of taps required to complete tasks or launch features, and giving users “large capacitive displays” to do that tapping on.

It’s probably too much to expect the slick concept device Nokia’s designers have thrown together to be anything like what the company have on the drawing boards, but we certainly wouldn’t argue with a keyboard-free capacitive version of the N900.  One of the biggest changes, Nokia claims, will be removing some of the more frustrating user prompts, and with 350 of them that’s a decent move toward a less-frustrating owner experience. Read the rest of this entry »

Seeing as how the iPhone’s exclusivity status has been slipping, it was inevitable that the bourgeoisie would invent a new way to distinguish themselves from the lowly masses. Enter a designer by the name of Stuart Hughes, already expertly familiar withslapping precious metals onto slightly less precious mobile phones. Read the rest of this entry »

Nokia announced the creation of the official Qt port to Maemo 5 and published an initial Technology Preview release. This port to Maemo 5 means that developers can now use Qt to target the upcoming Nokia N900 device and also ensures that applications can be easily ported to all Qt’s supported platforms including the next Maemo 6 release as well as Symbian and Windows Mobile.
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We have it on good authority that T-Mobile and AT&T both currently plan on announcing the Bold 2 — also known as the Onyx — on October 21. As a refresher, this would be the touchpad-driven piece with model number 9700 that’s been making the rounds on the leak circuit the past few months, a fitting successor to a device that virtually every celebrity this side of Merle Haggard has been photographed carrying at once point or another. What we don’t know is pricing or retail launch date, but at least this gives us a pretty hard target for when we can expect details — so start cleaning out that Bold trackball, because you’re going to have something to eBay here pretty shortly.

Fujitsu has been wowing us with cellphone concepts for quite some time, but this year’s round at CEATEC is undoubtedly a show-stopping bunch. Some of the hottest ideas to come from the outfit’s most recent mobile phone design contest were on display here in Japan, and we went end to end capturing the lot. The clear pebble mock-up (shown above) was easily the crown jewel (in our mind, anyway), with a small black blob able to morph into different screens (media panels, a keypad, web browser, etc.) depending on which corner you drag said blob into. There was also a design reminiscent of paper mache, not to mention one with a circular vibe that just has to be a long lost cousin to Motorola’s AURA.