Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, GSM

New leaks out of China are consistent with previous rumors, suggesting that Motorola’s 2008 phalanx of mobiles is starting to gel — for the Asia region, anyway, and there’s really no knowing whether we’ll see any of these stateside. Both of the new MINGs are pictured here, bearing the A1600 and A1800 model designations as expected; the large difference seems to be dual SIM support in the A1800, along with revised styling. Talking of dual SIM, the VE75 slider will do ‘em too, adding a 2 megapixel camera and a generously sized 2.6 inch WQVGA display. The long-rumored 5 megapixel product of Moto’s cooperation with Kodak, the so-called ZN5, gets pictured here as well; at first glance we can’t state we’re impressed, but let’s not dive too deep into it seeing how the picture is the size of a fricking thimble. Finally, we learn that Moto’s jumping on the TD-SCDMA bandwagon quite early, working to pump out the L800t candybar; the 220 x 176 resolution isn’t going to blow anyone away, but hey, at least it’ll blaze across the interwebs at the Olympics this summer. Maybe.

[Via Unwired View]

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Our good friend, GeekSugar, has the inside scoop that Apple will announce new iMacs next week. Details are skimp, but the iMacs will more than likely see proc and HDD upgrades. We’re 99 percent sure this is legit based on her previous scoop surrounding the MacBook Pro upgrades a few months back.

Our good friend, GeekSugar, has the inside scoop that Apple will announce new iMacs next week. Details are skimp, but the iMacs will more than likely see proc and HDD upgrades. We’re 99 percent sure this is legit based on her previous scoop surrounding the MacBook Pro upgrades a few months back.

Via [crunchgear]

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Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Sprint, EV-DO, CDMA

We’ve been hearing a groundswell of rumors this week that Sprint reps are telling folks that the Curve 8330 — looking lovely in dark gray, may we add — has been pushed all the way back to June 1. In mobile minutes, that’s basically like an eternity and a half, but thankfully, we have the ability to put those rumors to rest. A swift check with Sprint has confirmed that it still intends to launch the Curve some time “this month,” and seeing how there isn’t much “this month” left, we figure that has to mean we’ll be seeing it in the next few days. Stay tuned!

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung

Samsung’s been getting pretty creative with cell cameras lately — the Instinct lets you pan around web pages by tracking movement with the camera, for example — but the company’s latest patent application, for a gesture-based phone interface, might be a little less practical. The idea is to use the phone’s camera to track your hand movements, which, from the drawings, should have you looking insane on the subway in no time. Of course, we’ve all been guilty of waving at and even speaking to our devices when they’re acting up, so maybe a little feedback wouldn’t be a bad thing — there’s one gesture we’d definitely like to see programmed in there.

[Via Textually.org]

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