Samsung Q1 Ultra Gets HSDPA and Vista Business

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Samsung has announced that its small Q1 UMPC is now available in two new models. The Q1U-CMXP has an integrated HSDPA 3G cellular modem and the Q1UP-V has Windows Vista Business. The HSDPA equipped Q1 will retail for $1499.

Other features of the HSDPA include support for the AT&T Broadband Connect Network, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR and all the other features of previous Q1 models. The Q1UP-V will sell for $1449 and has a 1.33 GHz Intel Core Solo ULV CPU, 2Gb of RAM, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 and more. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:36:11 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Purple HSDPA PEBL to dazzle Korean Consumers

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Motorola announces in Korea a new special version of the PEBL mobile phone. The new PEBL comes in purple which symbolizes wealth and gentility.

The purple PEBL is a 3G phone with HSDPA download speeds of 7.2mbps.
Other features of the purple PEBL include 3.5mm headset jack, mp3 player, Bluetooth, 2MP camera, and visually hidden outside icon display. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:05:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

3G iPhone to have Tri-band HSDPA

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As the potential announcement day of the 3G iPhone is almost here, the rumors about the new iPhone are going into over drive.

Engadget claims that a new iPhone firmware that has been only released to carrier partners for field tests is basis for some new specification aspects of the 3G iPhone. Read more

Posted on Sat, 7 Jun 2008 01:03:47 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AT&T to finish 3G Network and first to fully deploy HSDPA and HSUPA

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AT&T will be the first in the U.S. to fully deploy HSPA technology in its wireless network, giving customers unsurpassed speeds of up to 1.4 Mbps (Down), 800 Kbps (Up).
Today AT&T announced that, in the next month, the company will deploy High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) technology in the six remaining markets across AT&T's entire 3G (third-generation) wireless broadband network. When done, AT&T will have completed its deployment of HSUPA technology, which complements existing HSDPA technology (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), making AT&T the only U.S. carrier to have fully deployed HSPA technology in its 3G network. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 13:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pantech Blade IM-S320 HSDPA Phone launches

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Pantech announces the Blade IM-S320 HSDPA Phone in Korea.

The Pantech Blade IM-S320/IM-S320K will be available through KTF this week.
Pantech calls the Blade a luxury slider. Features of the 3G HSDPA IM-S320 include 2.1 inch screen, DMB TV tuner, MP3 player, 1.3MP camera, dictionary, document viewer and multi-tasking OS. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:24:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Ovation MC930D USB HSDPA/HSUPA Modem

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Novatel Wireless introduced its next generation HSDPA/HSUPA USB modem for worldwide broadband connectivity today. The modem connects via USB and can provide worldwide web access on mobile networks.

The Ovation MC930D is designed for peak download speeds of 7.2Mbps and upload speeds of 2.1 Mbps on any network supporting 2100 MHz band. The modem measures in at 70 x 25 x 12mm and fits comfortably into a pocket. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:50:47 CST | by Shane McGlaun

New Samsung HSDPA DMB TV Phone SCH-W350 / SPH-W3500

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Samsung unleashes the SCH-W350 / SPH-W3500 HSDPA DMB TV phone in Korea available on Anycall.

The SCH-W350 / SPH-W3500 features a screen that can be swiveled to watch TV in landscape mode.
Other features of the Samsung SCH-W350 / SPH-W3500 include a 3MP camera, Bluetooth, 7.2Mbps download speeds, global WCDMA/GSM roaming, and DMB TV tuner. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Feb 2008 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

OQO Model e2 Adds HSDPA Mobile Broadband

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OQO announced a new Model e2 today that adds an embedded HSDPA mobile broadband modem to the features of the system. The new model is aimed at users in Asia and Europe.

"Savvy individuals and enterprise users around the world are demanding access to all their information and applications wherever they go," said Dennis Moore, CEO, OQO. "We are seeing rapid growth in Europe and Asia, and the release of the model e2 with built-in HSDPA positions OQO in these markets as the leader in next-generation mobile computing." Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:34:16 CST | by Shane McGlaun

LG LG-KS20 HSDPA Touch Screen Smartphone launches in Europe

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LG Electronics announced the LG-KS20 HSDPA Windows touch screen smartphone at the IFA 2007 in Berlin. Today LG says that the KS20 is shipping in Europe just in time to 'spoil' the Apple iPhone launch this Friday November 9th.

Compatible with HSDPA networks, LG-KS20 allows you to enjoy the full benefits of 3.6Mbps high speed mobile internet, including downloading of music, video clips, and Windows Live content, as well as push e-mail. HSDPA technologies receive data at 3.6Mbps, which is over 7 times faster than the widely-used WCDMA phones. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Nov 2007 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Ericsson K630 3G HSDPA Phone

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Sony Ericsson announces the K630 3G mobile phone.

The Sony Ericsson K630 comes in Havana Gold and Quick Black colors and weighs only 97g.
Other features of the K630 include 2MP camera with 4x zoom, 2 inch color screen, FM radio, media player, Bluetooth 2.0, and USB 2.0. Read more

Posted on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:58:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pantech Dolphin HSDPA IM-U220 Mobile Phone

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Pantech introduces the IM-U220 and IM-U220K, two curved sliders dubbed Dolphin.

The Dolphin name is derived from the curved shape of this white slider.
The new Pantech handsets support 7.2Mbps download speeds. Read more

Posted on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

digitalCube S-Station NetForce 2 PMP has HSDPA Connectivity

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Korean digitalCube announces a portable media player with HSDPA connectivity. This is supposed to be the first PMP with HSDPA connectivity. Of course there are UMPCs or smartphones with PMP functionality that also have HSDPA.

The s-Station NetForce 2 features a 4.3 inch screen with a resolution of 800x480px. An Alchemy 1250 CPU and a 5,000mAh power this new PMP.

The s-Station NF 2 comes with either a 30GB or 60GB hard-drive. Besides HSDPA the NF 2 also has a Wifi connection. Read more

Posted on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

IFA 2007: LG 5.1MP HSDPA Camera Phone Viewty LG-KU990

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LG Electronics will introduce the LG-KU990 5MP camera phone at the IFA 2007 in Berlin next month.

LG calls the all black camera phone 'Viewty'. Somebody should tell the Korean mobile phone companies to stop giving their phones weird names. Samsung recently named one of their phones miniskirt. Yesterday we reported on one that Samsung dubbed UFO. Viewty is the worst name yet. Read more

Posted on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Samsung HSDPA Phone SCH-W300 / SPH-W3000

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Samsung announces the sleek and shiny HSDPA slider in Korea dubbed SCH-W300 or SPH-W3000 depending on the carrier.

Samsung calls the new SCH-W300 / SPH-W3000 'UFO Phones', not quite sure where that is coming from.
The new Samsung phone supports download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps and features a scroll wheel and a 2MP camera. Read more

Posted on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AT&T gets new LG HSDPA Phone LG-CU575 aka Trax

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LG Electronics announces the 3G HSDPA flip phone LG-CU575 for AT&T Wireless.

The AT&T Trax features AT&T Mobile Music, which gives you access to subscription music services such as Napster and eMusic, in addition to Music ID song-recognition software, music videos and The Buzz music news portal.
Trax is MobiTV and XM Radio Mobile-capable, so you can enjoy streaming live TV and digital radio all in one device. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

A Black HSDPA Nokia N95 heading for US?

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Rumor has it that a slightly modified Nokia N95 is going to hit the US market.

Symbian Guru published a product flyer of a black N95 with a redesigned back side and a larger battery.

The Nokia N95 for the US is 3G with HSDPA support. Read more

Posted on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG HSDPA DMB TV Phone LG-SH150 lets You surf with 7.2Mbps

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LG introduces the LG-SH150 HSDPA mobile phone with satellite DMB TV receiver in Korea.

The new LG HSDPA slider supports apparently 7.2Mbps download speeds. I do not know if a Korean provider is actually offering these speeds.

Features of the LG-SH150 include a 2.2 inch QVGA color screen, 2MP camera, 2nd VGA resolution camera, talk-time is 150 min and standby is 150 hours. Read more

Posted on Thu, 9 Aug 2007 05:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New LG HSDPA DMB TV Phone LG-KH1400

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LG introduces a 3G HSDPA DMB TV phone named LG-KH1400 in Korea.

LG has two gadget models play with the LG-KH1400 in the park. Apparently it is summer in South Korea too.

The LG KH1400 features a 2.2 inch that can be turned to watch in wide-screen mode. A 2MP camera and media player are part of the KH1400 features. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HSDPA LG Shine LG-KU970

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LG announces that it is about to ship a HSDPA LG Shine dubbed LG-KU970 in Singapore and Australia.

Europe and other Asian countries will be next. LG introduced the first phones in the Shine series last October.

The new Shine LG-KU970 supports HSDPA enabled 3G networks to reach download speeds of 3.6Mbps.

The 3G HSDPA Shine features a 2MP and VGA camera for video calls. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 May 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia 6120 Classic HSDPA Phone

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Nokia introduces the Nokia 6120 classic 3G phone with with HSDPA support.

Looks like Nokia ran out of 4 digit product numbers as the original 6120 (see photo below) is a good friend from about 10 years ago. Sure they added classic to the product name. I guess that should be neat and some play on the retro trend. I think it is a really bad idea. Keep your product names unique please.
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Posted on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung sold 1 Million Sync SGH-A707 HSDPA Phones in US

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Samsung has sold 1 million of the SGH-A707 HSDPA music phone in the United States. The phone is only on the market since 5 month.

The Samsung A707 features a 2MP camera, 2 inch color screen with 240 x 320 pixels resolution, music and video player, Bluetooth and 420 minutes of talk time. This clamshell phone is 17mm thin.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr