The Nokia N95-4 has been sold in mainstream retail stores for about a month. And, for a little longer than that, Nokia has given us a copy to review.

Is Nokia’s fourth go-around with the N95 one that can stand up to iPhone 3G? Read more to find out.

Buy a Nokia N95-4 from Amazon.com
Buy a Nokia N95-3 from Amazon.com
Phone Encyclopedia: Nokia N95-4

Read More »

In a post on The Official Palm Blog, the manufacturer and device developer has revealed an new Electric Blue color for the AT&T Palm Centro which will launch on Friday July 11th, coincidentally the same day as the iPhone 3G.

The device has been a surprise hit for the venerable manufacturer which has seen its once dominating position in the market disappear in the face of rivals such as RIM, HTC, Samsung and other manufacturers that have found success with smart devices while Palm is seen as an also ran in terms of device innovation and recognition.

Aside from the new color, the company is hinting at a new promotion that will last from this Friday to September 20th in order to spur sales to students, though it is not clear if it is simply a limited time discount or a permanent price drop with the site simply stating that more details will be available on Friday.

Gone are the days of the hippie “magic of SprintSpeed” ads that we nailed would fail.

Now, Sprint is trying to promote actual devices by actually showing the features they can perform with. And, to tie into Sprint’s Instinct Product Placement sweepstakes, they made a TV ad that tries to both be a bit corney, but show what Instinct can do.

Instinct Product Placement - High Definition (720p), H.264 (16.5 MB)
Instinct Product Placement - Standard Definition & iPhone, H.264 (16.4 MB)

The FCC has revealed a new midrange clamshell from Motorola destined for Sprint.

The Motorola VE20 features a large external display, touch sensitive media control buttons on the external display, indicators for Bluetooth, messages and calls, microSD expansion slot, speakerphone, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, and speakerphone.

This clamshell also adds Motorola’s new SmartKey, which according to the user manual takes a best guess at the next selection the user wants to perform.  The phone also includes Bluetooth with stereo audio support and full support for Bluetooth file transfers, which is becoming a more common feature across the Sprint lineup.

An interesting if rather curious section in the draft manual describes the process to sign up and use Sprint Voice Command, despite the feature being discontinued last June with full voice control built into the phone.

Neither Sprint nor Motorola have confirmed the device at this time.

As expected, T-Mobile has launched the MOTOMAGX Linux-based Motorola ROKR E8 multimedia phone.

As we previously reported. the phone features a QVGA display with haptic feedback and Motorola’s ModeShift technology that works in three distinct modes of operation (Phone/Music/Imaging) without fixed hardware keyboards hindering functionality.

The complete featureset consists of quadband GSM/EDGE support, a 2.2 inch QVGA display, haptic touchpad with vibration feedback, 2GB of built-in flash memory with microSDHC expansion slot, FastScroll navigation wheel, and full support for Windows Media DRM and sync.

The phone also includes an FM radio with Song ID (RDS), 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, media player with support for MIDI, MP3, AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, WAV, AMR-NB, and Real Audio v10 playback, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo audio support, CrystalTalk noise reduction technology, text to voice announcements, HTML web browser, and a 3.5mm standard headphone jack emphasizing the focus on music playback for the device.

The phone is now available from T-Mobile online for $249.99 after new 2 year agreement and $100 instant online discount before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $199.99

We’ve updated our iPhone 3G buying-without-contract-for-$199 guide.

Now, you can get the iPhone 3G for less than $199, thanks to a coupon on the refurbished AT&T Tilt. You don’t need to do anything extra, we’ve simply updated our link codes to take advantage of a special (and additional) $50 discount on PDA phones.

Some have complained about us using special links to take you right to the refurbished Tilt (at the bottom of the linked page). So, we worked to get a link that would actually save you money.

You can get the updated details on the deal back on the original iPhone 3G without contract for $199 article.

Following up on the launch of the Bluetooth-enabled Arc, Virgin Mobile has launched another entry level clamshell, this time from Kyocera.

The Kyocera TNT! features an external speakerphone mounted on the front flip, 1xRTT data access, instant messaging support, full telecoil support for the hearing impaired and WAP browser with access to Virgin Mobile content.

The phone is now available from Virgin Mobile online for $19.99.

New information regarding price and release information has surfaced on the last of three new LG models slated to launch for Verizon this quarter.

The LG Chocolate 3, as it is now named will be launched on July 14th in all Verizon retail channels, online, and Telesales, though reports abound that third-party dealers had begun selling the clamshell as early as late last month.

The phone features an FM transmitter for wireless streaming of music, which is a first for a Verizon-branded device on top of a 2.2 inch internal QVGA display, 1GB of internal memory with additional microSDHC expansion slot, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and zoom, external media player controls with mechanical touch sensitive scroll wheel, speakerphone, V CAST Music/Video support, GPS support through VZ Navigator, and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with stereo audio support.

In keeping with the music playback capabilities of the phone, it will also feature a 3.5 mm standard headphone jack, stereo speakers, and will be the first Chocolate phone to feature the revised Media Center portal which will replace the Get It Now menu on all new Verizon phones and non-smart devices.

The LG Chocolate 3 will be launched at $299.99 retail, $249.99 after new 1 year agreement and $199.99 after new 2 year agreement. Both the 1 year and 2 year agreements will also qualify for an additional $50 online instant discount or mail-in rebate which will bring the total down to $249.99 and $149.99 respectively.

We’ve compiled a how-to guide that works the system, and will net you an iPhone 3G on July 11 for about $199, and leave you without any contract at the end of it all.

The process only requires that you (or someone you can borrow) does not have active service with AT&T. Want to know the steps? Read more to find out.

Update: Our links have been updated to take advantage of a $50 coupon that AT&T is offering on PDA Phones. The process is the same as before, but now, the deal is even better than ever!

Read More »

Rumor site Boy Genius Report has posted images of a new Motorola Q9 code-named Napoleon.

The device has several remixed functions, including a new keyboard and directional pad. In addition, the device features a fingerprint scanner, targeting it squarely at the corporate user marketplace. The device is otherwise identical to the Motorola Q9c, with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard.

More importantly, the device is a CDMA world phone, featuring EV-DO Rev A, as well as quad-band GSM/EDGE. If launched by a CDMA carrier in the United States, it would mark the first phone that supports both American CDMA and GSM frequencies, ever sold by a US carrier.

While it is highly unlikely that a CDMA carrier would engage in roaming agreements with domestic GSM networks, it does open the door for an unlocked version of the device to support inserting an AT&T or T-Mobile SIM card, and using a GSM network as a fallback for when CDMA service is not available.