Sprint Launches the Super Thin Samsung SPH-M610

Samsung and Sprint Nextel have launched a new addition to the thin handset market, the Samsung SPH-M610. Sprint claim that the SPH-M610 is the thinnest clamshell handset to enter the US market, and at just 12mm (0.49") thick, they may just be right.

Looking vaguely similar to Samsung's European SGH-D830 , and with similar specifications, the SPH-M610 has quite a lot to boast about. One-upping the D830, the SPH-M610 features EV-DO for high-speed data connectivity, which is well utilized for services like Sprint TV, Sprint Music Store, and Sprint Movies. Imaging is well catered for, with a rotating 2.0 megapixel camera and a large QVGA resolution TFT LCD screen. The handset is also primed for music with a microSD memory card slot and A2DP stereo headset support over the on board Bluetooth.

While currently available from Sprint's website at http://www.sprint.com/thin, customers will have to wait until December 3 for the handset to launch in retail locations. The Samsung SPH-M610 is priced at US$329.99, or US$179.99 if purchased with a two-year service agreement.

Via Mobileburn

Verizon Wireless to Feature YouTube Videos

YouTube videos will be viewable on cell phones for the first time under a deal with Verizon Wireless, which will also allow users to upload videos shot with their camera phones.

The deal, announced today, will begin in early December. YouTube will deliver a sampling of the most popular videos to Verizon Wireless' VCAST subscribers in the United States. With the largest community for online video entertainment, YouTube's move into the mobile space will enable a new audience of mobile users to enjoy entertaining videos virtually whenever.

YouTube will provide Verizon Wireless' VCAST customers with a variety of videos, enabling users to access video clips on any one of the Verizon Wireless VCAST-enabled handsets. Video enthusiasts also will be able to record and share their favorite moments with their mobile phones.

Via Mobiledia

LG enV launches on Verizon Wireless

Finally Verizon Wireless has officially launched the highly anticipated LG enV. The handset has been rumored for months, with everything from photos to spec sheets being leaked. It's an update to the popular LG VX9800 which was later re-branded under the shorter and more hip moniker "The V".

The LG enV sports the same dual-face design as its predecessor and lots of other features:

* EV-DO highspeed data (V Cast)
* Bluetooth with stereo support
* high quality 2-megapixel camera
* Music player (MP3/WMA) plus stereo speakers
* microSD card slot
* QWERTY keyboard

Verizon Wireless is selling the LG enV for $149.99 with a 2-year contract and $50 in instant savings. Another photo of the phone is available below.

Samsung SGH-A707 Sync

Cingular's best music phone so far, the Samsung SGH-A707 Sync lives up to its name, bringing you easy compatibility with Napster, Yahoo! Music, and Windows Media Player along with high-speed Internet access, all at a very reasonable price.

I'm willing to overlook some minor issues because of what Cingular has packed in here for only $49 with contract. The A707 doesn't sound quite as good as the Sony Ericsson Walkman phone, but it syncs, and that's what really matters.

The A707 is a big, wide (3.8-by 2- by 0.7- inch, 3.5-ounce) flip phone that looks a lot like a somewhat more rounded LG CU500, its major competitor in Cingular's 3G lineup. There's a 2-megapixel camera, music control buttons, and a color screen on the handset's front side. Flip it open and you'll be treated with a heart-wrenchingly beautiful, bright, clear 320-by-240 color screen and big, well-separated, slightly raised buttons.
Read more at PCMag

Palm Treo 680

It has been a big year for smart phones with the launch of some highly anticipated devices, such as the T-Mobile Dash, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl, and the Samsung BlackJack. And while the new products and their manufacturers have done a lot to mix up the current lineup of smart phones, the Palm Treo remains one of the most popular and prevalent convergence devices on the market. And now, with the release of the consumer-friendly and more affordable Palm Treo 680 for Cingular Wireless, we think there's a good chance even more Treos will find their way into the hands of gadget lovers.
When Palm first announced the Treo 680 back in October, the tech press (present company included) reacted with skepticism over the new device's lackluster features. Though Palm touted it as a "low-cost" device, we had no idea what that meant as the company didn't reveal a price point. But now that all the details are out and we've had a chance to play with the device, we're changing our tune a bit. First, it's important to remember that the Treo 680 is a smart phone aimed at a mass audience; it's not for the power business user who would be better off with the Cingular 8525 or the Nokia E62. The 680 offers solid performance and features e-mail capabilities, integrated Bluetooth, and the intuitive Palm OS. We still don't forgive Palm for equipping the 680 with a lowly VGA camera, especially when many basic camera phones have at least a megapixel lens. That aside, it's a good choice for someone who's looking to purchase his or her first smart phone or simply wants to be more productive on the go.
The Palm Treo 680 is available from Cingular starting November 24, for a reasonable $199.99 with a two-year contract and an unlimited data plan. However, only the graphite version will be offered by the carrier. If you fancy the crimson, copper, or arctic models or don't want to be tied down to Cingular, Palm will offer unlocked versions of all four Treo 680 models for $399, available for preorder now.
DesignThe Palm Treo 680 went under the knife to slim down a bit, but it's only marginally smaller (4.4x2.3x0.8 inches; 5.5 ounces) than the Treo 700p/700w (4.4x2.3x0.9 inches; 6.4 ounces). The 680 is noticeably lighter, however, and it felt more comfortable to hold with its curved and tapered edges. You'll also notice that stubby external antenna is gone in favor of a more streamlined and sleek device. It still makes for a bit of a tight fit in a pants pocket, but no more than any other smart phone with a touch screen, such as the Cingular 8525.
The Palm Treo 680 gets rid of the stubby antenna found on previous models such as the Treo 700p.
The Treo 680 retains the same, sharp 2.5-inch diagonal touch screen with a 64,000-color output and 320x320-pixel resolution. Images and Web pages are vibrant, and text is sharp and easily readable. In addition, we still were able to read the display in direct sunlight. The ability to enter data and operate the device via the touch screen is certainly an advantage it has over some of the other popular, sleeker smart phones out there--the Motorola Q, for example. While the Treo 680 is easy to navigate one-handed with the external controls, the touch screen is incredibly convenient and useful.
Looking good. The Treo 680 boasts a colorful and sharp touch screen.
Below the display, you'll find the same set of navigation controls found on the most recent Treos. There are talk and end keys, a four-way directional keypad with a center select button, and shortcuts to the phone app, calendar, messages, and home page. You can reprogram any of the last four buttons to open up different apps. Furthermore, pressing the option key and then one of the said keys launches four more user-defined programs, so in effect, you get a total of eight shortcut keys.
The Treo 680's QWERTY keyboard is largely unchanged from the Treo 700p, but there are some very slight tweaks. The shape of the buttons is more rectangular, and they're not as raised above the phone surface. Though they're tactile and well backlit, the spacing between the keys is fairly cramped, so much so that even our smaller hands had a hard time pressing the right keys. It slowed down the messaging process, but we did get the hang of it eventually. We found having nails helps, but customers with larger digits should definitely take it out for a test drive. This is one area where the Moto Q and the Samsung BlackJack with their more spacious keyboards have the Treo beat.

Read more at Cnet

Sony Ericsson W300i

As a Walkman phone, the new Sony Ericsson W300i from Cingular offers a viable alternative to a separate MP3 player. Praised for its design and functionality, Walkman phones such as the W600i and W810i have become best sellers, integrating features and functions without the limitations imposed on many other music phones.

As a mid-level clamshell, the W300i offers many of the features of high-end devices, in a reasonably-priced package. Closest to the previously launched Sony Ericsson Z525a, some may despair the lack of a Push-to-Talk option. Regardless, with speakerphone, conference calls, caller ID and voicemail also all available, the phone meets most call standards.

The W300i covers the basics in organizational applications, featuring a Calendar, Task list, Alarm Clock, and Notepad. Other handy tools include such old favorites as the Stopwatch, Timer, and Calculator. With a full entertainment package and standard organizational applications, this phone should keep users both on time and on track during hectic times, and blissfully occupied during downtime.

Cingular 3125

The Cingular 3125 stands out from this crowd with its ultra-thin clamshell design - still a rarity in the smartphone world. Although the 3125 offers software similar to that of its predecessor, the Cingular 2125, the 3125 mixes smartphone technology with a slim clamshell design and a reasonable price to create a new entry in the mobile phone universe.

The 3125 operates under Windows Mobile 5.0 and features a plethora of applications, messaging, and connectivity options. Microsoft programs such as Outlook and MSN Messenger are easily accessed, while the browsing of third-party email and other websites is facilitated through the phone's high-speed GPRS / EDGE internet capabilities. The phone features both simple and multimedia text messaging.

In addition to the phone's PDA system, the 3125 features extensive multimedia capabilities, including both MP3 and video download / playback. The phone's 1.3-megapixel camera is nothing special, but should be satisfactory for creating custom wallpapers and sending fun photos and video to friends and family. J2ME games round out the entertainment package. Video playback and other visual media are enhanced by a large, full-color 240 x 320 px internal screen. To add to the visual capabilities of the phone, the 3125 also features a full-color 128 x 128 px external screen.

Design

The most striking aspect of the 3125's design is its clamshell form. Since most smartphones use the arguably bulkier candy-bar design, the Cingular 3125 stands out as a flip phone. Furthermore, at an ultra-slim 99 x 51 x 16 mm, the 3125 takes up a lot less room in the typical pocket, purse, or briefcase. Even folded, however, the phone is a bit longer than the average clamshell phone, which may cause an awkward fit in some pants pockets. Still, this longer length is not particularly extreme, so most users should find the 3125 a lot less cumbersome than many phones. Similarly, the 3125's ultra-slimness is somewhat mitigated by the slightly-bulging battery, but again to a negligible extent. With its ultra-thin clamshell design, the 3125 is still one of the smaller smartphones on the market.

Cingular 3125 ClosedThe front face features a 128 x 128 px TFT external screen which usually displays a variety of clocks and the usual phone status features such as battery or reception. The square screen is surrounded by a black circle in order to give the convincing illusion of a circular clock when the clock is set to analog mode. The media-player can be controlled when the phone is closed via three buttons (play, fast forward, rewind) beneath the screen towards the bottom of the phone. Centered towards the hinge of the phone above the external screen is the VGA-camera lens. At the bottom of the phone by the Cingular label is a speaker. With the small camera lens circle above the larger clock-circle above the rounded-off media buttons, the front face design flows beautifully.

The back face features the almost-seamless battery slot, in which is found both the battery and the SIM card. In a design that might bother some users, the memory card fits in behind the SIM card, so that the latter must be removed in order to access the former. Dedicated side-keys control volume, voice notes, and the camera. The phone has a single port located on the side edge, so all cables will have to be specially-designed to fit the phone. Happily, the phone comes with a special USB cable and special headphones in addition to the power cable.

Upon flipping open the phone, the user discovers the 240 x 320 px TFT internal screen above and the standard keypad layout below. The keypad, which is completely flat, features a five-way navigation button flanked by the hang-up / pick-up keys, two soft keys, a "back" key, a "home" key, and large, rectangular digit keys. The large number buttons make for easy dialing, while the flat design makes for a cool look.

The ultra-thin clamshell design of the 3125 is a largely a success, though users may find the unusual length a drawback. In general, however, the slim black design, combined with a full-color external screen, large internal screen, and flat keypad, makes for a classy, professional-looking handset.

Out of the box, the Cingular 3125 comes with a 1100 mAh Li-Ion battery, Power Cable, USB Cable, and Headphones. Some users may despair the lack of a hardcopy of the manual, which is only available in digital form.

Read more at Mobiledia

Verizon Offers LG Chocolate in New Red and Green Flavors

The new Chocolates feature the same sleek, ultra-thin minimalist style, glowing red, touch sensitive keypad and silky-smooth slider design as the popular black Chocolate, but with a tasty red or green finish. Customers now have four color options from which to satisfy their Chocolate craving - Cherry, Mint, White and the traditional Black.

Part phone, part mp3 player, the Chocolate comes fully-equipped with all the features including VCAST and VCAST Music, a 1.3-megapixel camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth capabilities for stereo headsets and car kits, VZ NavigatorSM capability, and a microSD memory expansion slot that supports the newest SanDisk 2 GB cards.

The busy professional can even purchase a Mobile Office Kit and use the Chocolate as a modem to connect a laptop to the Verizon Wireless high-speed EV-DO network, for quick and easy access to e-mail and the Internet.

Customers who currently own a Chocolate by LG that does not include a speakerphone may add the feature by taking their phone to any Verizon Wireless Communications Store for a free software upgrade.

Via Mobiledia

Skin your phone

Set yourself apart from the crowd with a phone skin that reflects your tastes and passions. Choose from a wide selection of designs from professional sports leagues, entertainment, colleges, fashion and more. You can even create your own skins with the Photo Uploader.

Via Verizon

Motorola Q

The Motorola Q was no secret, anticipated by anxious consumers who were calling it colorful nicknames such as the RAZRBerry and BlackBerry-Killer. Combining an iconic ultra-thin design with the power of Windows Mobile, the Q offered an irresistible blend of form and function.

Released earlier this month accompanied by a high-publicity ad campaign, the Motorola Q is 50 percent thinner than its top competitors. Hosting a large and vibrant color screen, a 1.3-megapixel camera with flash, and digital video and audio capabilities, the Q provides clear and vibrant imaging.
For productivity, the Q integrates a high-quality speakerphone for conference calls, speaker-independent voice recognition software for handsfree access, and Bluetooth functionality to connect with wireless accessories including A2DP-compatible headphones for stereo music streaming.
Boasting flexible mobile email featuring Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 software, the Q helps professionals improve productivity while having fun. Going head-to-head with Palm's new Treo 700, Motorola hopes its extra attention to aesthetics will make the Q stand out from the competition.

As the slimmest QWERTY handset ever made, the Motorola Q offers a familiar ultra-thin design popularized by the iconic RAZR. Encased in a remarkably thin and lightweight shell, the Q is actually crafted from aircraft-grade aluminum, providing rigidity and support while weighing not much more than ordinary plastic. With an amazingly thin 0.45-inch profile, the exterior provides the support necessary to withstand the everyday wear and tear of regular use.

Prominently displayed on the front, a large 65K-color LCD offers a full visual experience. Optimized for video streaming, multimedia capture, and Internet browsing, the Q's screen provides the vibrancy needed for comfortable viewing indoors and out.
The 5-Way Navigation Keypad is located next to familiar green and red Call / Answer and Power / End Keys, with specially designated Home, Back, and Left and Right Keys offering menu navigation and shortcut functionality. Chemically-etched on a blue electro-luminescence panel, the shortcut keys are flush to the exterior, enhancing the Q's slim design.
The QWERTY keyboard allows users to easily and quickly compose messages from a variety of corporate and personal email technologies. With the left half doubling as the numeric keypad, dedicated Message / Display Off, Camera, and Speakerphone / Voice Recognition Keys are activated when pressed and held for two seconds. Offering slightly more spacious typing over the Treo 700, unfortunately typing is more cumbersome due to the Q's rounded key design.

Read more at Mobiledia

New Cell Can Tell If You're Drunk

They were originally designed to simply make phone calls without tying callers to one location. But today's cell phones can do so much more, from snapping digital photos to sending text messages to playing video.
You can add one more feature to the list: a sobriety test.
That's right, cell phones with built-in Breathalyzers are set to hit the U.S. market. So after a night of too much to drink, you can pull out the device to see if you're fit to get behind the wheel.
South Korean manufacturer LG will introduce the LP4100 to the U.S. market sometime in the near future — though no date is set. The company placed several models on the market in that country last year and already has sold more than 200,000 units.
The phones were previewed at the annual Consumer Electronics Show — CES — in Las Vegas earlier this year.
Here's how it works: Users blow into a small spot on the phone, and if they've had too much to drink the phone issues a warning and shows a weaving car hitting traffic cones.
"So they test it and it says don't drive so they leave their car or call the taxi," explained Sung Mee Cho of Seju Engineering Inc.
The company also sells plug-in Breathalyzer adapters for some phones. None of the models tell you exactly how much you may be over or under the legal limit, but it can keep you from making other alcohol-related mistakes.
The LP4100 also allows users to set up the phone so on certain nights and after a certain time they do not call certain people in their phone book. Think ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend.
If you have a blood alcohol level over .08, the phone will not let you dial that person. So it not only promotes sobriety, but chastity — and probably your dignity, as well.
Via ABC

Samsung’s Newest Mobile Phone

Samsung has just added their latest mobile TV phone to the Italian market via Telecom Italia. Up until now Samsung offered the SGH-P920 in Italy, branching off into Europe and creating a domino effect in the European mobile TV phone market. The ‘new’ P930 features a wide 2.3 inch LCD display supporting (PIP), allowing the user to watch two TV channels simultaneously. In addition, it comes with a 2 megapixel camera, and a microSD external memory slot for increased storage capabilities. No word on when it’ll hit the North American market, but until then you can play around with all your upcoming Christmas gadgets.

Via Samsung

Vodafone's Social Connections

The wireless giant is in talks to give its customers access to social-networking services with their phones

Wireless-phone giant Vodafone (VOD) will let customers use their mobile phones to gain access to online social networking services, BusinessWeek.com has learned. The British company is in talks with a number of social-networking sites, and expects deals to be completed during the first quarter of 2007.

Social networking sites such as MySpace (a unit of News Corp. (NWS)) and Facebook have become a primary communications platform for millions of younger people around the world. They use these sites to create home pages loaded with blogs, photos, music, message boards, video, and more. MySpace, for example, is the second busiest site on the Web, after Yahoo! (YHOO), according to market researcher comScore Networks (see BusinessWeek.com, 7/21/06, "The MySpace Ecosystem").

That same audience is equally attached to its cell phones. Millions of younger people live without a traditional landline, or use it mostly as a fast Internet connection. As a result, the convergence of social networking and the mobile phone is all but inevitable. "The time has come for us to offer social-networking services," says Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin. He declined to identify which service Vodafone was talking to, or whether one or more partnerships were expected.

Tight with MySpace

Mobile-phone companies have stepped tentatively into social networking. Cingular, which is owned by AT&T (T) and BellSouth (BLS), struck a deal with MySpace earlier this year. Both companies will send customers a text message letting them know when people post messages to their MySpace pages, but users can't access MySpace itself with their phone.

Mobile-phone startup Helio has a much more extensive relationship with MySpace, but Helio is still a niche player. Helio customers use special phones that allow them to access a mobile version of MySpace with the touch of a button (see BusinessWeek.com, 5/30/2006, "Social Networking Goes Mobile").

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Alpha Geek: Keep spam off your cell phone

If you've ever tried to retrieve personal e-mail using your phone, you know how excruciating it can be. Cell phones and smartphones alike lack spam filters, so it's not uncommon to end up with 50 pieces of junk for every legitimate message. That makes for long, slow, battery-draining mail downloads and almost impossible mail management.

Indeed, most people who've been down this road decide it's not worth the hassle. That's sad, because your phone rocks as a wireless communicator. It's just hamstrung by the spam.

Fortunately, solutions exist. If you're tired of spam clogging your phone's inbox, read on to learn what you can do about it.

Stop it at the source

Traditional spam-filtering software does the heavy lifting after the fact: Once all your e-mail has been pulled off the server, the software works its magic to separate the wheat from the chaff. Alas, that's not an option for phones, which lack the processing power--and the filtering software--to perform that nifty trick. And once spam reaches your cell phone, that's it, game over. You've already invested the time (and juice) to download all that crud, and now you're faced with the obnoxious chore of purging it.

What you need is a server-based solution, a traffic cop that stops spam before it reaches your phone. Only the law-abiding mail gets through; everything else gets tossed in a virtual pokey, where you can bail it out later (or not).

Enter SpamArrest, which blocks virtually all spam using exactly that method. Specifically, it employs a challenge/response system that thwarts spam-bots while allowing live humans to successfully reach you. If someone not already on your "approved" list (which can be created automatically and updated manually) tries to e-mail you, he receives a "challenge" e-mail in return asking him to verify that he's a real person (a one-time, one-click process). Once that's done, his mail goes through, and he's never bothered again. The automated systems that flood the world with spam are unable to perform this verification process, so their junk never gets through. More....

Helio Drift

Of all the mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) targeting the youth market, Helio has been getting the most buzz. A joint effort by California-based Earthlink and Korea-based SK Telecom, Helio launched earlier this year with a slick marketing campaign that emphasized its offbeat phones and unique, hipster-friendly features.

Though its launch devices, the Hero and the Kickflip, largely delivered on those promises with MySpace Mobile integration, video and music downloads, and a flashy interface, we weren't impressed by their lack of Bluetooth. Fortunately, the new Helio Drift is different. Manufactured by Samsung, the Drift not only features Bluetooth and instant messaging, but also offers built-in GPS technology for applications like Google Maps. The Helio Drift is available for $225.

The Helio Drift is a compact handset.
At first glance, the Helio Drift seems a lot like the other Samsung sliders we've seen. In fact, we found it reminiscent of the Samsung SCH-U420 Nimbus in terms of size and style. On closer inspection, however, we noticed the Drift has rounder edges and softer contours, resulting in a very comfortable feel in the hand. And while we wouldn't call it sleek, it's still quite an attractive handset with its all-black exterior. Measuring 3.8x1.8x0.7 inches and weighing 3.53 ounces, the Drift is compact, lightweight, and easily fits in a pocket or a purse. There is a slight lip underneath the screen that acts as an anchor when sliding the phone open and closed, though you can open the phone by simply pushing the bottom end of the phone upwards. The sliding mechanism was really smooth, and we found that we could open and close the phone with one hand.

We've been impressed with the quality of the display on previous Helio models, and the Drift does not disappoint. The 2.12-inch QVGA 262,000-color display is stunning and provided an excellent showcase for Helio's colorful menus. Like on the Kickflip and the Hero, the interface has bold and modern graphics arranged in a circle, instead of the traditional grid. You can't adjust the screen's brightness or contrast, but you can adjust the screen's backlight time, the font size, and the style. On the left spine of the phone are the volume rocker, a music player button that can play and pause music, a voice-memo button, and a microSD card slot. The right spine is home to the headset jack, the charger jack, and a dedicated camera button. The camera's lens, flash, and self-portrait mirror are on the back of the phone.

Via Cnet.com

Pantech to supply UMTS phones to Orange

Pantech Group today announced that it has signed a agreement with Orange to supply branded UMTS phones in France.

The U4000 features a video telephony function incorporating a 1.3 mega pixel camera and VGA camera, a 1.9 inch 260,000 color TFT and 72 polyphonic ringtones. Other features include Bluetooth, a Micro SD card slot and an MP3 player.

Dennis Cheong, President, Pantech Europe, said: “This major partnership with Orange is an outstanding testament to the quality of Pantech’s advanced mobile handset technologies. More significantly, the agreement demonstrates our ongoing commitment to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers in Europe.”

With the signing of this deal, Pantech now provides its phones to all the three biggest carriers in France, having secured agreements with SFR and Bouygues Telecom earlier this year. Pantech Group plans to accelerate its business in France, with the aim of becoming one of the top five mobile phone brands in France by the end of 2008.

Via Aving.Net

Samsung BlackJack

Cingular appears to be grabbing the lion's share of smart phones. In the last few months, the carrier has stocked its lineup with the Nokia E62, the HP iPaq hw6925, and the 3G-enabled Cingular 8525. And today they've scored another win with the Samsung BlackJack (or Samsung SGH-i607).

The BlackJack is the second UMTS/HSPDA-capable smart phone for Cingular (the first being the 8525). It's geared for people seeking more productivity on the road, while the Cingular 8525 is better suited for the power user. While the BlackJack certainly rivals the Motorola Q and T-Mobile Dash with its sleek design, will it show a winning hand? (A black jack reference, yes. How could we not?) It's hard to say. Since our review unit was a pre-production model, we're holding off on a final call until we get the real thing. That said, our initial impressions are more positive than negative. There are design issues, but the BlackJack definitely delivers on its 3G capabilities. Available Nov. 16, the BlackJack should retail for a fair price of $199.99, with a two-year contract.

Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/Samsung_BlackJack/4505-6452_7-32143267.html?tag=txt

Samsung SCH-U740 Phone

Released for Verizon Wireless, the Samsung SCH-U740 offers form and function. Replacing the multi-device syndrome by ingeniously blending the best of a mobile phone, personal data assistant (PDA) and email messenger in one easy-to-use compact device, users can use the SCH-U740 two ways as it opens in portrait mode to take and make calls and switches to landscape mode to type messages. The dual-band device is a truly essential entertainment business tool, with advanced features such as a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and VCAST Video and Music. The SCH-U740 also takes advantage of a 262K-color display to provide an impressive 176 x 220 pixels.

Read more at: http://www.mobiledia.com/phones/samsung/sch-u740.html

LG VX8600 Released for Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless announced today the launch of the newest sophisticated slim phone, the LG VX8600. Fully loaded with a robust line-up of features, the LG VX8600 includes the ability to download VCAST Music, video clips and 3D games; Bluetooth capabilities for certain profiles; a 1.3-megapixel camera and camcorder; and a microSD expandable memory port - all packaged within a sleek, lightweight design.

LG VX8600 Specs View Specs
The LG VX8600 turns heads with its distinctively glossy piano black finish, glowing red, touch-sensitive, external music keys for easy access to VCAST Music and MP3 files. The VX8600 also offers advanced music playback capability, allowing customers the ability to browse, preview, download and play high-quality digital music directly from their phone. With more than 1.4 million songs to choose from at the Verizon Wireless VCAST Music store, customers can download the songs they love most, accessing their music collection anywhere they go.

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