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Last week I got a hands on with the Nokia N900 at CTIA San Diego.  I wasn’t totally floored with the device, but I really dug the Maemo OS.  For those of you who just can’t wait, good news, Dynamism has it up for preorder.  You can grab it for $629 and according to the retailer it will ship October 27th, or so they suspect.

Specs:

• TI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
• Touch-sensitive widescreen display 3.5 inch, 800 x 480 pixel resolution
• GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA 900/1700/2100 (HSPA)
• BL-5J 1320mAh battery
• 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 (19.55 at thickest part) mm
• 32GB of storage plus microSD card slot for expansion
• GPS

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Monday still got you down?  Don’t worry, here to save the day is the HTC Hero!  You can score it now for $179.99 after a 2-year contract signing and $100 mail-in-rebate.  Built upon the Android platform you can most certainly expect this device to be very popular this holiday season.  The big spec take aways are as follows:

• Android OS
• Qualcomm MSM7200A 528MHz processor
• 5.0 megapixel camera with video
• 3.2-inch Capacitive touchscreen
• 3G connectivity
• GPS
• microSD card slot
• Sprint TV
• Visual Voicemail
• WiFi b/g
• Media Player
• Bluetooth
• Flash enabled

[via TFTS]

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It’s been sometime since we heard anything about Sony Ericsson’s Satio, but today the phone went on sale to Vodafone customers.  Sign up for a 2-year plan and you can grab it for free.  Specs wise were looking at one of the first 12.1 megapixel cameras, media player, GPS, HSDPA connectivity, 3.5-inch touchscreen, FM radio, WiFi and the always frustrating Symbian OS.

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AT&T officially announced the availability of the HTC Tilt 2 and Pure.  We’ve already seen the Tilt 2 with official AT&T branding and it looks like they’ll be charging a pretty hefty sum much like the other carriers out there.  The PURE on the other hand, will be a bit cheaper but still cost a a pretty penny.  On a more positive note, both of these phones will be the first to sport Windows Mobile 6.5 on the AT&T network.

Feature wise the Tilt 2 has a 3.6-inch touchscreen and a slide out QWERTY keyboard.  They’ve also stuffed in dual speakers and dual microphones for some much needed and always welcomed noise cancellation.  Optics wise were looking at a 3.2 megapixel camera.  The Tilt 2 will be available in a few weeks for $299.99 after a 2-year contract signing and $50 mail-in-rebate.

The Pure sports a larger 5 megapixel camera but has a smaller 3.2-inch screen.  It will go on sale today for $199.99 after a 2-year and $50 mail-in-rebate.

Full release after the ‘leap’ …Continue reading: AT&T Offically Announce The HTC Tilt 2 And Pure, Their First Windows Mobile 6.5 Handsets

It was just a few days ago that we got word of Verizon’s Imagio handset, and now today the wireless company has made it official. As previously mentioned this will be one of the first handsets to sport the long awaited Windows Mobile 6.5.  Unlike many of HTC’s phones, the Imagio lacks a slide out QWERTY keyboard but does have a 3.6-inch touchscreen, Verizon’s Vcast Mobile TV, 5 megapixel camera and a bevy of other delightful features to keep you entertained.

The Imagio will go on sale October 6th for $199.99 after a 2-year contract and $100 mail-in-rebate.

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LG officially announced their “Pop” phone yesterday, better known as the GD510.  It lays claim to being the most compact 3-inch touchscreen phone on the market today, although I’m not sure how they’re qualifying that statement.  What’s really drawing headlines, though, is the optional solar panel back cover that can provide you with those added minutes of talk time when in a pinch.  Other features include 8GB of storage, a single home button that doubles as a call start/end button (it blinks green for answer, red for end) and a 3 megapixel camera.

There’s no word on a price, but you can expect the LG GD510 in the EU this October with other markets following shortly behind.

Hit the ‘leap’ to see their redunculous product video …Continue reading: LG Shoves Out The GD510, Claims To Be The Most Compact 3-inch Touch Screen Phone (video)

Well folks, believe it or not, but the wait for the Garmin nuvifone G60 is almost over.  On October 4th AT&T Wireless well begin selling the handset for $299 after a 2-year contract signing and $100 mail-in-rebate.  Garmin-Asus’ G60 is said to provide the “easiest-to-use location experiences available because it is the only phone to fully integrate the world’s best selling GPS navigator with voice, data and mobile web.”  So it’s probably best to think about the G60 as a GPS with an integrated phone, and not the other way around.

The G60 will include a 3 megapixel camera with geo tagging, be preloaded with a ton of POIs, have access to AT&T’s 20,000 WiFi hotspots and come packed with a dashboard and windshield mount.  When the G60 is removed from the in car mounts it will automatically mark your position just in case you can’t find your way back to your car in the crowded mall parking lot.

So the question on everyone’s mind is can the G60 compete with the iPhone?  Fortunately, and unlike many other smartphone’s out there, it sounds like the G60 will be a fully functional GPS, which is something Apple’s handset is most certainly not, unless of course you purchase some aftermarket accessories, which even then could be a stretch.  300 bones is quite a lot to spend on a phone, but if you consider the cost of a GPS and a phone combined, then you might look at this as a steal.  Just keep in mind that the battery life will most certainly be a concern since GPS tends to be a hog in this department. …Continue reading: Garmin’s nuvifone G60 Launch Date And Price On AT&T Wireless Announced

If you’re heading to China, or happen to live there and read this blog, then you’ll pleased to hear that China’s Unicom will start selling the iPhone on October 1st.  Price you ask?  Just a nauseating 5,000 yuan or $732.50.  A total of 8 plans (126 yuan to 886 yuan per month) will be available to Unicom iPhone customers and with them will come a wide range of kickbacks or subsidies that start at 893 yaun and go up to 4,253 yaun.

Sure, most people in China can’t afford these prices, but even a small fraction of China’s 1 billion citizens could be significant revenue for Apple and Unicom.  Furthermore, China is currently experience massive growth - they’re in a sort of industrial age - so more and more people will be able to afford luxuries in the coming years.

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It’s official, folks. Sprint’s Samsung Instinct HD will be available at Best Buy on the 27th of September for $249.99 after 2 year contract (with a release at Sprint retail stores on Oct.11). So what’s the goods on the latest and greatest from Samsung? Dig it:

• Full Opera Mobile 9.7 browser
• Wi-Fi
• Ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor with haptic feedback
• 5 megapixel camera/HD camcorder
• HDTV out port
• 3.2 inch touchscreen

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Verizon and Nokia announced the Nokia 7705 Twist, a completely square phone that twists to reveal a full QWERTY keypad. The specs are anything but square, featuring a 3.0 megapixel camera, V CAST Music with Rhapsody, voice commands, and a unique Contact Light Ring (customizable to flash on a particular call or message).

The Nokia Twist will be available online on Sept. 13 for $99.99 after 2-year contract rebate.

Check out the rest of the features:

• Compatible with services including VZ NavigatorSM, V CAST Music with Rhapsody,
• V CAST Video, Visual Voice Mail, Mobile Broadband Connect and Corporate Email
• Habitat mode activates a unique interface for visualizing your social circle and allows customers to easily organize their calls and messaging history
• 3.0 megapixel camera/camcorder with flash and autofocus
• Dedicated camera/video key
• Resolution adjustment: 2048 x 1536, 1280 x 960, 800 x 600, 640 x 480, 320 x 240
• Self-timer: Off, three, five, 10 seconds
• White balance: auto, sunny, cloudy, tungsten and fluorescent
• Shutter sound: Shutter, Silent, Say “Cheese,” and Ready! 1 2 3
• Color effects: normal, antique, black & white, negative
• Capture mode: landscape and portrait
• Photo editing: pan and zoom, rotate
• Customized slideshow
• Video capture and playback
• Media Center-capable for downloading games, ringtones and more
• Threaded messaging helps customers keep track of a variety of conversations
• “Post to Blogs” feature allows multimedia to be posted to a blog or social networking site
• HTML browser
• Support for Mobile Email, Mobile Web Mail, Chat and Blogs
• Built-in mirror
• Supported Bluetooth® profiles include headset, hands-free, dial-up networking, stereo, phonebook access, basic printing, object push (for vCard and vCal), file transfer, and basic imaging
• 2.4-inch, 262K TFT QVGA screen
• EV-DO Rev. 0
• 2.5 mm headset jack
• Dimensions: 2.71″ x 2.71″ x 0.59″
• Usage time: up to 270 minutes or
• Standby time: up to 312 hours
• Weight: 3.44 ounces

…Continue reading: Verizon’s Nokia 7705 Twist Announced