For Verizon Wireless subscribers who have been waiting for a Verizon-compatible Nexus One, this is quite a disappointing piece of news: Google’s first self-branded smartphone is not coming to the largest wireless network in the U.S. after all. The Internet search giant posted the change of plan on its Nexus One blog without specifying a reason.
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Google Drops Nexus One for Verizon
Comes with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the Samsung Strive SGH-a687 for AT&T is another mid-range device with a focus around text messaging. What make it stand out from the crowd are its “chat-style” threaded texting feature and new AT&T cloud services, which significantly enhance your messaging experience. Available in two color schemes (black/silver and purple/charcoal), the Strive has a vertical sliding form factor, measuring 4.17″ high by 2.14″ wide by 0.58″ deep and weighing 3.99 ounces
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Samsung Strive SGH-a687 – Designed for Quick and Convenient Messaging
As an update to the old Pantech Slate , the Pantech Link for AT&T is an ultra-slim QWERTY handset for a wallet-friendly price. It comes with a nice selection of messaging and AT&T services, making it a real bargain for customers who want a balance between functionality, style and price. The Link combines a full QWERTY keyboard and a large 2.4-inch screen (262,000 colors, 320 x 240 pixels) with a slim design, making it an ideal messaging device
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Pantech Link (AT&T) – Your Ultimate Messaging Mate
iPhone and iPod owners who have been looking for in-car solutions to integrate their devices into their car speaker system now have another great option. With our FM Transmitter with Holder , you can listen to your favorite music from your iPhone/iPod, talk hands-free , charge your device and keep it safe in place while behind the wheel. Suitable for iPhone , iPod, MP3 players and other devices with a 3.5mm audio jack, the FM transmitter lets you broadcast music through a radio station.
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User Guide – FM Transmitter with Holder for Apple iPhone and iPod
Designed to work with cell phone , digital camera and PDA batteries, this Universal Battery Car Charger lets you recharge your battery in the vehicle safely, easily and efficiently.
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User Guide – Universal Battery Car Charger
Touchscreen is becoming a prevailing feature of not only high-end but also mid-range devices, and it seems consumers are quite happy with this trend. According to J.D. Power and Associates, owners of smartphones and traditional handsets sporting touchscreen interfaces enjoy higher satisfaction than other users
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Smartphone and Feature Phone Owners Prefer Touchscreens
The Nokia 5230 Nuron for T-Mobile is a fun and sleek full touchscreen smartphone that comes packed with 3G support, free navigation via Ovi Maps and access to Ovi Store. Together with the great messaging support and multimedia features, it is a nice social phone that keeps you connected and entertained.
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Nokia 5230 Nuron (T-Mobile) – Puts Entertainment at Your Fingertips
Recently released for AT&T, the Samsung Sunburst SGH-a697 is billed as a mid-range messaging phone that comes with a fashion-forward design and the popular full touch capabilities.
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Samsung Sunburst SGH-a697 – A Low-cost yet Sleek Touch Phone
Verizon Wireless has dropped prices on two of their Palm smartphones, the Pre Plus and the Pixi Plus , and is offering free use of an add-on service that turns the device into a 3G Wi-Fi hotspot. In addition to the existing “buy one get one free” promotion, the wireless carrier has cut the prices of the Pre Plus from $150 to $50 and the Pixi Plus from $80 to $30
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Verizon Brings Major Price Cuts to Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus
The Casio G’zOne Boulder from Verizon Wireless is the successor to the Type-V and the Type-S of the military-certified G’zOne series. Yet, underneath its tough and rugged exterior, the Boulder is also packed with some multimedia features that can keep you entertained on the move. Built to resist water, shock, dust and other harsh environments, the G’zOne Boulder is a rough cell phone that can take a beating.
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Casio G’zOne Boulder (Verizon) – An All-in-one Durable Handset for the Outdoors
Arrived on Verizon Wireless back in November 2007, the LG Voyager VX10000 has captured the hearts of many media fans with its cutting-edge design, gorgeous dual screens, comfortable keyboard and rich multimedia capabilities at that time. And even now, it is still one of the carrier’s popular mid- to high-end entertainment handsets. Dominating the face of the Voyager is a 2.81-inch touchscreen that supports 262k colors in a 400×240 pixel resolution.
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LG Voyager VX10000 – A Verizon-Powered Multimedia and Texting Powerhouse
For brands and mobile marketers who want to reach smartphone users, it turns out the best way to relay their marketing messages is by sending out mobile coupons. A new survey issued by Compete.com indicates that quite a number of consumers would be happy to receive coupons on their smart gadgets. According to the report, 36 percent of smartphone users said that among various types of mobile advertising concepts, they are most interested in receiving grocery coupons
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Smartphone Owners Ready for Mobile Advertising
Sprint launched the Sanyo Katana Eclipse SCP-6750 with a specific target group in mind, namely younger users who are into a slick and flashy multimedia phone. In fact, the Eclipse does come with all the features that appeal to the age group, like customizable LED lights, some multimedia goodies and great messaging tools. The Eclipse is a slim clamshell phone highlighted with two eye-catching multicolored LED indicators on both sides of the front panel.
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Lights Up Your Life with Sanyo Katana Eclipse SCP-6750
Available exclusively from Verizon Wireless, the Palm Pixi Plus is released as a slimmed down and more affordable version of the Pre Plus . Though this also means downgrading some features, the phone still gets the benefit of a physical keyboard, a unique messaging system and Wi-Fi connectivity, which means you can stay socially connected easily as usual. Ditching the slide-out keyboard of its sibling, the Pixi Plus boasts a longer and thinner candy-bar form factor with a fixed full QWERTY keyboard
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Palm Pixi Plus – Incredibly Thin and Sleek
Released about one and a half years ago, the Samsung Messager SCH-r450 is one of the many messaging phones of the manufacturer targeting the texting crowd. With its roomy QWERTY keyboard, wide messaging options and rich user interface, the Messager has quickly become a great hit among MetroPCS and Cricket customers
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Samsung Messager SCH-r450 – Lets Your Thumbs Say More and Faster
Manufacturers have been trying to harness alternative energy sources to power up cell phone batteries in a more environmental-friendly way for quite some time now. And this time, Nokia is working on a way of using kinetic energy to prolong battery life, similar to the one applied to some mechanical wristwatches
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Nokia to Introduce Next-Generation Self-Charging Cell Phones?
Released for Verizon Wireless, the LG Accolade VX5600 is a simple and easy-to-use flip phone designed for everyday communication needs. Without those fancy features found on higher-end devices, it sticks to the basic yet functional features, such as dual displays, messaging options, Bluetooth connectivity and voice command capabilities. Measuring at 3.56″ high by 1.83″ wide by 0.72″ deep and weighing 3.0 ounces, it is perfect for slipping in your handbag or pant pocket
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LG Accolade VX5600 – the Affordable Entry-level Phone
Finding a contact from hundreds or thousands of items stored on your Android handset could be hard and time consuming. But with Gesture Search, a new application released by Google, you can get your content simply by drawing with your finger on the screen. The Google Labs application for Android-powered phones allows you to find phone data, including contacts, installed apps, music tracks and browser bookmarks, using written gestures
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Google Gesture Search: Innovative Way to Search Your Android Phone
The Motorola CLIQ XT , a revamped version of the original CLIQ, has recently arrived on T-Mobile to please social networking and music fans. Apart from inheriting great features like MotoBlur and the sleek touchscreen from its predecessor, the new phone also offers a new design, enhanced multimedia capabilities and a few nice additions
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Motorola CLIQ XT – the First Touch Tablet with MotoBlur
With the proliferation of smartphones and app stores, U.S. smartphone users are not only demanding increasing numbers of applications, but they are also more willing to pay for them, according to a new Yankee Group study
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Paid App Demand on the Rise