Posts Tagged ‘phone’
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Filed under: Software, RIM, BlackBerry OS
Lackluster Gmail support has been a real pain point for BlackBerry users, and we’ve really been hoping that this new “Enhanced Gmail Plug-in” would solve all that. It’s out as of today, and we’ve certainly gotten some improvements, like support for archiving messages, marking spam and managing labels / stars. Unfortunately, these new management features are only live synced one way, from the phone to the Gmail server, so many of the actions that take place desktop side won’t be reflected on the phone once that particular message has been picked up by the BlackBerry Internet Service. There’s also the small problem of installing the thing: we haven’t been successful so far on two different BlackBerries, and you have to make sure to uninstall the existing Gmail Plug-in. Meanwhile, in BlackBerry Enterprise Server land, the Google Apps Connector has now gone live, which means Google Apps users get push Gmail and what seems to be much tighter Exchange-style syncing. Let us know if you get either of these things working with your particular setup.
[Via Boy Genius Report]
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Read – Google Apps Connector for BES now available
Enhanced Gmail Plug-in for BlackBerrys arrives, but only syncs one way originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: accessories, BlackBerry, browser, games, googleapps, googleappsconnector, phone, syncing
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Nokia
The Garmin-Asus nuvifone is finally inbound to domestic retailers, but it’s taken so many wrong turns on the way that it’s given the competition plenty of time to catch up and prepare their own nav-enabled mobile offerings. TomTom’s iPhone kit is due any minute, and now Nokia is getting into the game, announcing the 5800 Navigation Edition. Instead of coming with music it comes with a pre-loaded copy of Ovi Maps and lifetime licenses for voice-guided driving and walking directions. It also includes a car charger and a handy-dandy auto mounting kit, all swingingly demonstrated in a video below, and is set to ship sometime in the third quarter of this year (i.e. soon) at an expected retail of €285 (about $410).
Continue reading Nokia’s 5800 Navigation Edition announced, finding its way to stores soon
Nokia’s 5800 Navigation Edition announced, finding its way to stores soon originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: Apple, culture, features, games, handsets, internet, News, Nokia, phone
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Sprint, EV-DO, CDMA, Android
Going off mere clues, hypotheses and shreds of evidence, we’ve been trying to wrap our brains around the InstinctQ for a while now — and finally we’ve got a picture that firms everything up: it’s definitely an Android-powered landscape QWERTY slider for Sprint. We know the Hero’s in the pipeline, too, so between these two, Sprint could be poised to catch up to T-Mobile in a big, big way (as far as Android goes, anyhow) this fall. We think we’re digging the touch-sensitive Home, Menu, and Back buttons, and the expansive keyboard looks plenty usable. The screen isn’t looking quite as vibrant as its autobahn-driving European cousin, the Galaxy — but we’ll wait on passing final judgment until it’s in our hands, of course. Any chance that’s happening soon?
[Thanks, Justin]
Samsung InstinctQ for Sprint pictured: imagine a G1, but better originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: 19th-2009, browser, engadget-mobile, games, instinct q, inthewild, messaging, network, phone, QWERTY, Sprint
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Others, GSM, China Mobile
Alright, you know how Dell’s seemingly been going through hell and high water for years now to try to bring a smartphone or two to market? China’s been a special focus of this clandestine effort, and we’ve got some new information here — possibly. Chinese site NetEase is reporting on an email supposedly received by developers on China Mobile’s Mobile Market mailing list, discussing a handful of S60, WinMo, and Android-based Open Mobile System (OMS) devices that the carrier would really love devs to concentrate on as Mobile Market goes live and tries to gain some footing. Most of the content is mundane, but there’s a section for an OMS device called the Dell “mini 3i,” a name that would certainly fall right in line with Dell’s branding — but there are a couple issues here. First, the phone is said to operate on China Mobile’s legacy GSM network, not the homegrown TD-SCDMA 3G tech that the carrier is working diligently to deploy right now; it seems illogical at best for Dell to get into the game with a phone that’s immediately walloped by Lenovo with its 3G-capable O1 as the first volley of OMS phones comes to market over the coming weeks. Secondly there’s absolutely zero discussion about the supposed email on OMS’ official forums, which seems odd if the email’s real. To its credit, the claimed 640 x 360 — that’s a perfect 16:9, if you can’t be bothered to get out your graphing calculator — sounds about right to match the rumored shot we’ve seen floating around lately, but we’re still staying guarded on this one until we hear something official from the folks in Austin or Hong Kong.
[Via Cloned In China]
Dell’s China-bound smartphone possibly called ‘mini 3i,’ but questions abound originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets
We haven’t heard a peep about this from anywhere else, but the inimitable Michael Arrington at TechCrunch says Dell’s gearing up to launch that long-rumored smartphone in China “within days.” Don’t get too excited, though: even Mike says the evidence is “thin,” and we doubt anything Dell eventually brings out in China will have much bearing on the rest of the world, since the Chinese government requires quite a bit of product customization for the domestic market. Still, we’ll see what happens — and if Dell manages to produce something a little more interesting than its previous efforts.
[Via TrustedReviews]
Dell smartphone to launch in China this week? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: accessories, Apple, culture, engadget, engadget-mobile, games, messaging, phone, podcasts
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Friday, August 7th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola
Okay, so maybe there’s not literally any text penciled in on these drawings, but if you’ve been looking for multiple angles of Motorola’s sure-to-be-forthcoming Morrison, these are about as good as it gets. Not surprisingly, the design here seems pretty conventional; for all intents and purposes, it’s just a QWERTY-packin’, full touchscreen slider smartphone with all the makings of a sub-$100 (on contract) Android offering. Hit the read link if you’re eager for more, and go on grab another handful of patience while you’re at it.
Motorola Morrison engineering sketches emerge, has Android written all over it originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: Apple, culture, engadget, fcc fridays, games, mobile, morrison, Motorola, phone, podcasts, rogers-wireless, virgin-mobile
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Sprint, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA
We’ve seen enough dead-to-rights evidence at this point to say that the Touch Pro2 is Sprint-bound, barring some sort of bizarre, unforeseen series of events leading to… oh, say, Sprint’s acquisition by Nokia in the next few weeks. That would be odd, wouldn’t it? Anyhow, the latest piece of irrefutable proof comes courtesy of Sprint itself, which has now listed the Touch Pro2 — along with all of its specs — on the carrier’s developer site. There’s nothing ground-breaking here — we’ve got the usual 3.2 megapixel cam and WVGA display — though we’re saddened to see no mention of the all-important 3.5mm jack. Not every spec is listed here, of course, but we’d be feeling better about the situation if we saw it here.
[Thanks, Shawn]
Sprint’s developer site reveals Touch Pro2’s innermost secrets originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: 6th-2009, handsets, HTC, junior-wizzy, Nokia, phone, salespeople, touch, windowsmobile, WinMo
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Reviews, Nokia, ATT, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA
Some might say that the phone you’re peering at above is the most un-Nokia-like Nokia device produced in quite some time (if not ever), but remember, this one was custom made for US consumers and AT&T’s audience — something that’s not true for too many Espoo-sourced handsets. Once known as the Mako, Nokia’s Surge (or 6790 in international speak) is certainly unorthodox in design, though the actual specs list is fairly familiar. We get the feeling that Nokia was aiming to hit a very specific niche with this device, somewhere in-between the text-happy handsets adored by tweens and the smartphone desired by Mr. Suit. Care to see if we think Nokia accomplished said goal? Then head on past the break, vaquero.
Continue reading Nokia Surge review
Nokia Surge review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: 6790, browser, data, hands on, Nokia, nokia surge, phone, review, S60, surge, Symbian, symbians60
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Reviews, Nokia, ATT, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA
Some might say that the phone you’re peering at above is the most un-Nokia-like Nokia device produced in quite some time (if not ever), but remember, this one was custom made for US consumers and AT&T’s audience — something that’s not true for too many Espoo-sourced handsets. Once known as the Mako, Nokia’s Surge (or 6790 in international speak) is certainly unorthodox in design, though the actual specs list is fairly familiar. We get the feeling that Nokia was aiming to hit a very specific niche with this device, somewhere in-between the text-happy handsets adored by tweens and the smartphone desired by Mr. Suit. Care to see if we think Nokia accomplished said goal? Then head on past the break, vaquero.
Continue reading Nokia Surge review
Nokia Surge review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: browser, device, features, messaging, phone, review, S60, Symbian, Symbian S60, symbians60
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA, Android
On the lookout for the
Motorola / Android / Verizon trifecta, we dug up some handset renders over at motofan.ru that seem to fit the bill quite well, thank you. According to the site, “Sholes” is a 3.7-inch (480 x 854) touchscreen device that will make its debut in the U.S. in October, featuring: 512MB storage, 256MB RAM, support for microSD / microSDHC up to 16 GB (an 8GB microSD ships with the phone), a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, GPS, and the expected connectivity (USB, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi), audio, and video formats. And if the translation wasn’t hopelessly garbled, the source is also saying that this bad boy will support both CDMA and EVDO Rev A . No word on a price yet, but if this phone does make it to the realm of the real it’ll be nice to see a Moto / Android device that doesn’t look like it belongs in the hands of a tweenage girl (yeah, we said it,
Morrison). See for yourself after the break.
Continue reading Motorola Sholes Android phone headed for Verizon?
Motorola Sholes Android phone headed for Verizon? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: engadget-mobile, Motorola, network, phone, QWERTY, rumor, vzw
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