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With the global success of the RAZR, Motorola decided to take advantage of that model and come out with other types of phones. In this instance, they took the razr and made it a slider. T-Mobile brought the Z3 into the North American market. The Z3 comes with a 2 MP camera, bluetooth, A2DP, voice dial, quad-band world support, and music player (though without a dedicated key).
Reviews:
Laptop Mag
Cnet
InfoSyncWorld
MobileBurn
Resources:
T-Mobile
Motorola Support
After a long-anticipated wait, we have finally been graced by the presence of the Nokia N75. This new 3G phone released by AT&T features a 2 MP camera, Bluetooth, Sync capabilities, 40 MB Internal memory, MicroSD slot, among other fabulous features.
Reviews:
Phonescoop
InfoSyncWorld
MobileTechReview
GSM Arena
Cnet (6.3/10)
Nokia Press Release
Laptop Mag
Resources:
Official AT&T Site
Nokia Support
Shopping:
Get the N75 on Amazon!
Nokia N75 on LetsTalk.com
There's a new Blackberry coming to town: the Curve, aka the Blackberry 8300. This is hyped up as the big brother to the Pearl, another consumer-friendly device but this time with a full Qwerty keyboard. The keyboard is supposed to be a small bit larger and easier to use than the 8800, and comes with a 2 MP camera (no wifi or GPS on this one, however.) The word on the street is that this is the BEST RIM yet! Obviously that's personal opinion, but when the experts say that kind of stuff, it really gets your crackberry taste buds salivating. Update: it will also offer PTT and a spellchecker (a first for RIM).
First looks:
Laptop Mag review
Cnet (8/10)
blackberrycurve.com
Gizmodo first take
Wired Blog
Phonescoop
Release Rumors:
BoyGeniusReport: Curve teaser on ATT business site?
Update: The Curve will be released May 31.
This past week, Motorola announced a brand new RAZR with a brand new look. Here's some of the highlights:
2MP Camera
500 Mhz Processor (WOW)
Quad-band
Full HTML browser
USB 2.0
Bluetooth profiles for stereo, imaging, printing, and peer-to-peer gaming
2 mm THINNER than the original RAZR
Windows Media Player 11
3 versions to fit every cell phone carrier
First takes:
Cnet
Motorola Press Release
iTechnews
Crave
BGR
MobileBurn
Some of the questions I get asked the most on a daily basis deal with the iPhone. Thus, I naturally deduced that it's time to compile all of the confirmed facts that have been released about the iPhone!
Facts:
1. Apple and AT&T have a 5-year exclusivity agreement. This means that AT&T customers can look forward to not just the iPhone, but several other models as well.
2. Costs for the iPhone will be $499 for a 4GB model and $599 for an 8GB model. The reports are that the costs of the phone will not be subsidized for new contracts.
3. It will be quad-band and EDGE net access.
4. Runs on Mac OS X.
5. You'll be able to Sync it up with your iTunes, but I haven't figured out if it will sync with anything else....doesn't look likely at the moment.
6. The introduction of Visual Voicemail. This will provide a list of your voicemails and you can choose which one you want to listen to without having to listen to the previous voicemails first.
7. Soft QWERTY keyboard on a touch screen.
8. 2 MP camera.
9. Safari browser will enable you to view a site as it appears on your computer's browser, and you can simply touch the screen to zoom in.
10. Multi-touch display enabling you to control everything on the phone via various finger gestures.
11. Check out the specs of the iPhone here.
12. One word: Wifi!
13. Threaded SMS feature.
14. Release date: sometime mid-June? (I hear rumors ranging from June 11 to 15, to end of June. Cingular has always had some problems getting their phones out on time, but I prefer to think Apple will be a little more strict and ensure its getting out earlier.)
15. Not available for pre-order.
Links:
Gizmodo post of official press release
Official iPhone site
The Blackjack, also known as the i607, is a great PDA from AT&T. Full Qwerty keyboard, 3G Support, 1.3 MP Camera, Bluetooth, Windows Mobile software, trackwheel on the side, and even comes complete with 2 batteries and an external battery charger. This is a great all-purpose phone that can do everything from email to music to Cingular Video and just being a good organizer, in a small and light form.
Reviews:
Cnet (7.3/10)
InfoSyncWorld Review
InfoSync: Blackjack vs. 8800
PhoneScoop (3.9/5)
Laptop Mag (4/5)
MobileTechReview
samsungblackjack.com
Resources:
AT&T Support
Official Samsung Support
Windows Mobile Tutorials
Shopping:
Buy the Blackjack on Amazon
Car Charger
Assorted Blackjack accessories
Blackjack Software and Downloads
The 750 is the latest Palm device with Windows Pocket PC. This PDA is available through AT&T and is also available on Palm's website unlocked, so you can use it on T-Mobile or overseas. The 750 comes with 3G support, full qwerty keyboard, 1.3 MP camera, MiniSD card with MP3 player, Bluetooth, and threaded texting/email.
Reviews:
Laptop Mag (4/5)
Cnet (7/10)
PhoneScoop (4.3/5)
Resources:
AT&T Support
MS Windows Mobile Support
Shopping:
Read more on this article...
Here's the new Palm-based Treo, the 680. It's virtually the same as the 650, with internal antenna and a slightly newer OS. Hyped as a low cost Treo, it seems to be geared toward consumers who need a PDA and possibly internet/email but don't care about all the extra fancy pancy features of some of the other new smartphones on the market today.
Reviews:
Cnet
Laptop Mag (4/5)
GSM Arena
mytreo.net: in-depth
InfoSync
Resources:
AT&T Support
Shopping:
Read more on this article...
Some more good stuff from RIM! This more business-friendly full qwerty version of the Pearl comes packed with GPS while sacrificing the camera. The GPS allows us to enjoy the TeleNav system without the need of a Bluetooth receiver. The 8800 originally came out with AT&T but T-Mo has picked it up as of April 2007.
Reviews:
Laptop Mag
GSM Arena
MobileBurn (inc. pics)
PhoneArena
Cnet (7.7/10)
Boy Genius Report
MobileTechReview
Resources:
8800 Marketing Site
RIM official support
Free Downloads and Forums
AT&T Support Site
T-Mobile Support
Shopping:
Buy the 8800 with AT&T
Need your Blackberry to do even more? Click here to get more software!
The Blackberry Pearl 8100 for T-Mo and AT&T is the first in a new generation of Blackberries: geared toward consumers, rather than focusing on businesses. The pearl is the first GSM blackberry in North America to feature a clever trackball on the front instead of on the side, MicroSD with mp3 player, and 1.3 mp camera. It also enables the user to connect to GPS using a Bluetooth receiver, giving the Pearl the ability to use TeleNav.
There is an amazing amount of stuff that the Pearl can do, and the small size makes it very easy to handle as both a phone AND as a PDA.
Reviews:
Picture Gallery (BGR)
Specs and Review (PhoneArena)
GSM Arena Reviews
PhoneScoop
Cnet
Blackberrypearl.com
Laptop Mag
Resources:
AT&T Support
T-Mo Support
Official RIM site
Shop:
Get the Black Pearl with AT&T
Buy the Red Pearl from AT&T!
Get the Black Pearl with T-Mobile
Here's the White Pearl with T-Mobile
Click here to get more programs for your Pearl!
The Nokia 6126 for AT&T and 6133 for T-Mo are innovative new clamshells from Nokia. They are great for the lazies who want a flip phone but don't want to use the extra energy to actually flip it open. The solution: throw on a button on the outside of the phone that will flip it open for you!
But there's more to this nice little handset. It offers MicroSD, MP3 player, megapixel camera, bluetooth and quad-band support for use around the world. The 6133 also adds FM radio.
Reviews:
Cnet 6126 Review
Cnet 6133 Review
PhoneScoop
Nokia Phone Blog
GSMArena-6133
Resources:
AT&T Support
T-Mo Support
Nokia Official Site
The CG300 is a clamshell PTT phone for At&T with VGA camera and bluetooth.
Reviews:
PhoneScoop
Cnet
PC Mag
Resources:
AT&T Official Support
LG Official Site - User Guides, FAQ, etc.
The LG CG225 is a clever entry level clamshell phone with a basic VGA camera available with At&T.
Reviews:
Phone Arena
Cnet
Phone Scoop
Resources:
Cingular Support
Official LG Site
The SLVR is another iTunes phone from Cingular, this time determined to resolve all the bugs that the ROKR had. It comes included with a 512 MB MicroSD card (which is enough, considering the limit of how many songs you are permitted to have on the iTunes software) , wired headphones, regular headphone adaptor, and VGA camera.
Reviews:
Cnet
Laptop Mag
GSM Arena
Resources:
Cingular Support
Motorola Official Site
This next version of the RAZR became the first GSM version that supports a music player with iTunes, MicroSD, and 1.2 MP digital camera. Other than that, it's still the same RAZR that you have grown to either love or hate.
Reviews:
Cnet
PhoneScoop
GSM Arena (specs and reviews)
Resources:
Cingular support
T-Mobile support (Dolce & Gabbana)
It's the RAZR. The original Motorola RAZR. Need I say more? Bring on the links!
Reviews
Cnet
Phonescoop
Phone Arena (Specs and First impressions)
Resources
Cingular Support
T-Mobile Support
Motorola Official Site
The Pantech C3, hailed as "the world's smallest flip phone" at its release, is a very basic clamshell with VGA camera, and is sold on Cingular's postpaid and prepaid plans.
Reviews
Cnet
Phonescoop
Resources
Cingular Support Site
Pantech Official Site (Manual and FAQ)
