Filed under: Handsets, ATT, Apple

A friendly neighborhood AT&T employee forwarded us a purported memo for AT&T retail store employees that could provide a rather telling clue about the next-gen iPhone’s release date this summer if it proves true. A similar memo went out last year around this time requesting that employees not take any vacations between June 15 and July 15, and this year those dates are June 15 and July 12 — which seems suspiciously early, but that’s what the man says. The memo cites “an exciting Summer Promotional Launch,” which we’re guessing doesn’t refer to some new Motorola flip phone. Also telling is the fact that employees might be able to take some vacations later within that window when things die down a bit, which seems to imply that Apple could be aiming for a launch date right around the iPhone’s one year anniversary of June 29th. How romantic.

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Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Rogers Wireless

We’re all about reviews of products before they’re released, but reviewing something before it’s even been officially confirmed by a company is its own special brand of magnificent. Allowed, these are more like the hands-on impressions of a self-confessed BlackBerry addict, who was willing to fork over $828 US on the off chance that the eBay auction the other day was actually legit. A week later Kevin of CrackBerry.com has the BlackBerry 9000 in hand and seems to be loving every minute of it. Apparently the keyboard is better than the 8800 series, the OS4.6 is smooth, fast and pretty, and the 480 x 320 LCD is “awesome.” And don’t get Kevin started on 3G: the logo alone brought a tear to his eye — we’re clearly dealing with a bona fide fanboy here. That said, it’s an encouraging sign to see all those leaked shots weren’t just for show, there’s a real-live performer behind the legend. Kevin’s major caveat is the size and weight of the phone, compared to his Curve, but we’re sure the $828 hole in his checking account will have him coming to terms with that drawback in the near future. He’ll be posting more details and impressions as he goes.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Filed under: Handsets, Danger

If anyone should be carrying Danger’s latest Hiptop in their pocket, it’s probably the company’s CEO — and sure enough, head honcho Hank Nothhaft disclosed that he was indeed rocking an unreleased model during a current interview with Financial Times. Details were trim for the picking, but he stated the phone — which we can only assume to be the Gekko — is “thinner and less wide but has a bigger keyboard.” A paradox? Seemingly, so we have the ability to only assume that the area dedicated to navigation buttons on the left and right of the phone has been slimmed down to accommodate the bulkier QWERTY. Nothhaft also mentions that he thinks about Tessera Technologies a “company to watch,” so if we’d to wager a guess, we’d state that the firm’s unique camera lenses might just be finding their way into a Hiptop near you.

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Filed under: Handsets, T-Mobile, GSM, UMTS, Apple, OS X

derStandard, the same publication that announced that the iPhone would be sailing into Austria via T-Mobile is now reporting that the same carrier will be testing the 3G iPhone in the aforesaid country. During a press conference in Vienna, T-Mo Austria reportedly affirmed that a UMTS version of Apple’s handset would “soon be available,” and that Austria would be the “testing ground” for the new mobile — not to mention “among the first countries in the world with the UMTS iPhone.” Furthermore, bigwigs said that “more flexible” offers would be made available, but details beyond that were scant.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Filed under: Handsets, Features, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

We had a little thumb-print orgy with the new HTC Touch Diamond immediately following its launch. Light and small, the Touch Diamond comes off as a unit with promise. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a while to get our hands on this via a US carrier, but Orange users in the UK will no doubt be pretty happy with this new handset, the first of its kind to use Windows Mobile 6.1.

Check out the gallery below, complete with comments and interface walk-through. A couple vids after the break, too!

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Linux, GSM, EDGE

Yo, Americans: if you want to learn more about a sweet-looking phone that Motorola doesn’t think you should have, we’ve got just the place for you. Take a stroll on over to the FCC’s documentation site, where you’ll find a wealth of information on Moto’s rumored A1600 MING 2. The Linux-based smartphone carries over the important parts of the original MING’s trademark industrial design but upgrades to a respectable 3.2 megapixel camera, quadband EDGE, and allegedly WiFi — though we couldn’t find any mention of it in the manual. Sadly, as we mentioned, there doesn’t appear to be any plan to bring the A1600 to the States with a user’s manual emblazoned with “Asia/EMEA” on page 1, but with that worldband radio, at least it’ll be pretty painless to import and use it if you’re so inclined.

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Filed under: Handsets, Vodafone, Apple

Vodafone’s just got a tiny, minor, insignificant announcement to make this morning: it’s signed with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten markets, including Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy (so much for Telecom Italia), India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey. Expect the phone later this year — that’s all we know for now. Score one (or ten?) for Voda.

[Thanks, iB3nji]

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