Filed under: Handsets, Verizon Wireless, CDMA, Casio

Verizon’s Casio-sourced G’zOne Type-S ruggedized clamshell is now available in black and silver, a color combo seemingly befitting the phone’s sporty image. This particular version happens to be among the G’zOnes that support push-to-talk, too, so if you can overlook the VGA cam or you just really need a phone that can tolerate totally every shred of abuse you can throw at it, well, here you go. Grab it now for a shade under $80 on contract after rebates.

[Thanks, Brian A.]

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Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, LG, Samsung, ATT

They haven’t revealed anything we didn’t already know, but AT&T’s finally come out with a semi-firm date for the launch of its MediaFLO-powered mobile TV service which will be branded simply as “AT&T Mobile TV.” It’ll be available to subscribers in May — no specific date just yet — on two exclusive handsets, the Prada-esque LG Vu and the more pedestrian Samsung Access; the Vu features an expansive touchscreen and 2 megapixel camera, while the Access makes do with a smaller landscape display and a 1.3 megapixel sensor. Both feature Bluetooth and 3G data, but the real story here’s Mobile Television itself, which will come with two new channels that are exclusive to AT&T (in other words, unavailable on the other live MediaFLO service, VCAST Television from Verizon). The latest, hottest way to burn productivity on the go gets real in just a few short weeks, folks, so finish up whatever remaining work you have now.

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Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, LG, Samsung, ATT

They haven’t revealed anything we didn’t already know, but AT&T’s finally come out with a semi-firm date for the launch of its MediaFLO-powered mobile Television service which will be branded simply as “AT&T Mobile Television.” It’ll be available to subscribers in Might — no specific date just yet — on two exclusive handsets, the Prada-esque LG Vu and the more pedestrian Samsung Access; the Vu features an expansive touchscreen and 2 megapixel camera, while the Access makes do with a smaller landscape display and a 1.3 megapixel sensor. Both feature Bluetooth and 3G data, but the real story here’s Mobile TV itself, which will come with two new channels that are exclusive to AT&T (in other words, unavailable on the other live MediaFLO service, VCAST Television from Verizon). The latest, hottest way to burn productivity on the go gets real in just a few short weeks, folks, so finish up whatever remaining work you have now.

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Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, GSM, EDGE

We’d have never guessed that the year and a half-old Nokia 6300 would be the target of an update, so color us surprised. The 6300i is a pretty mild refresh of the 6300, offering the same physical appearance, microSD slot, 2 megapixel camera, and Series 40 underpinnings, but the “i” model’s got one large ace up its sleeve: WiFi. Nokia’s using the opportunity to push the promise of cheap VoIP calling hard — a nice feature, especially considering the phone’s reasonable price of €175 (about $272) — along with fast world wide web access. ‘Course, without 3G on board, don’t stray too far from those hotspots. It looks like we can expect the 6300i (at least in places where the missing 850MHz band isn’t needed) some time in the second quarter.

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola

Motorola’s Linux-based A1600 MING 2 may still not have seen a release ’round these parts, but that apparently hasn’t stopped the company from churning out a new model in the form of the A1800, which has now wound up in the hands of The Boy Genius Report. According to BGR, this one shrinks things down even further while still staying “sturdy as a rock” and, somewhat interestingly, includes two SIM card slots. Apart from that, you can anticipate the CDMA / quad-band GSM handset to pack a 3-megapixel camera and built-in Bluetooth, but any other details seem to be a bit hard to come by at the moment. That unfortunately also includes any word on pricing or availability, though BGR states not to expect a launch at CTIA next week.

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, GSM, EDGE

We weren’t particularly pumped about LG’s so-called Wine Phone, the SV300, when we saw it last year for the Korean market, so we’re definitely not pumped about it now. Especially when you consider that in the process of its transformation to the KF300 (a member of the fashion-centric “KF” series, you’ll notice), it apparently managed to lose 3G somewhere along the way. Then again, with buttons the size of Chiclets and a name like “Wine Phone,” we guess the target audience won’t have much use for anything that travels more than a small handful of kilobits per second. Other features — if you can really call them that — include a 2 megapixel camera, 10 megabytes of onboard storage with microSD expansion, and Bluetooth. Thanks, but we’ll just take an actual glass of wine instead if that’s quite alright.

[Via Unwired View]

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Filed under: Handsets, Features, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, UTStarcom, ATT, Palm OS, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

We’ve just received a fresh round of release dates on AT&T, and if we had to pick a single word to describe the theme here, it’d be “colors.” Shades upon shades of phones — both new and old — will see a release on AT&T in the next couple of months, starting with the Sony Ericsson Z750a, the first 3G Sony Ericsson to be released by a carrier in the States (but not in North America — that honor belongs to Rogers); it’ll hit in your choice of gray, pink, or purple in early April. The now-ancient UTStarcom 5700 finally sees release toward the end of April more than a year after we first saw it in the FCC’s business, giving a lower-end choice to the Windows Mobile faithful. Finally, May should bring about the LG CU720 Shine in black, following its initial offerings of silver and red.

Oh, and it looks like the Motorola Z9 and the black Centro should be widely available pretty much any minute now — stay tuned. Strangely missing from the list is the Vu, though that doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t be released by the end of May, it merely means that AT&T’s not sure yet. Surprise, surprise.

[Thanks, Kal]

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola

The board of directors has agreed to split Motorola into two independent, publicly-traded companies. The new entities will be called Mobile Devices and Broadband & Mobility Solutions. The Mobile Devices business will focus on the design, manufacturing, and sales of mobile handsets and accessories globally. The Broadband & Mobility Solutions business covers Moto’s enterprise, government, public safety, and home and networks business. Greg Brown, Motorola’s president and CEO, says the reason for the split is simple, “Creating two
industry-leading companies will provide improved flexibility, more tailored
capital structures, and increased management focus - as well as more targeted
investment opportunities for our shareholders.” Right, weren’t those the reasons for the Palm split? The matter is of course subject to regulatory approvals, but Motorola hopes that the transaction is complete “in 2009.”

P.S. We’re not sure whether this is a sad or happy Moto logo day. Regardless, we went with sad until we see signs of a turnaround.

[Thanks, Matt E.]a

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE

We don’t know much of anything about these two, but as phoneArena points out, their model numbers suggest that they’ll shore up T-Mobile’s bottom shelf (so to speak — we don’t think T-Mobile stores really have a bottom shelf, per se). The T229 and T339 look the part, too, though we suppose the squarish T339 has a sorta stately, uptight appearance that we think could pass for a slightly higher-end device. No word on a release date or anything like that, but with any luck, we’ll find out a thing or two about ‘em at CTIA next week.

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Filed under: Handsets, LG

It’s not often we see a cellphone that we’re actually a tiny hesitant to pick up, but LG has managed to pull off that considerable feat with its new LG-SH240 slider, which boasts the rather very special characteristic of a keypad that purportedly feels like real human skin. If that hasn’t swayed you away from it, you can also expect the phone to pack a 2 megapixel camera, 3G HSDPA connectivity, and built-in Bluetooth, among other decidedly non-creepy features. You apparently won’t be able to pick one up ’round these parts anytime soon though, but those in Korea can grab one now for 400,000 won, or just about $400.

[Via Register Hardware]

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