Wednesday, October 8, 2008

RAZR V3 still top-selling handset in America


No need to defog your spectacles, what you just read there in the headline is the truth. Astoundingly enough, Motorola's nearly archaic (in cellphone years, anyway) RAZR V3 is still the top-selling handset in the United States. Of course, it helps that it's highly subsidized on practically every carrier from coast to coast, but we're still a little stunned that it's selling this well nearly 2.5 years after Moto moved its 50 millionth unit. The rest of the top five isn't nearly as shocking, with Apple's iPhone snagging the silver, RIM's BlackBerry Curve grabbing the bronze, LG's Chocolate at number four and the BlackBerry Pearl at five. With the original RAZR still selling so well, one would think Motorola could just tweak it slightly and issue a second iteration for even more windfall profits. Er, wait.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

RIM stood us up again! .. Bold delayed once again.


We've long since known that RIM's BlackBerry Bold was arriving at AT&T , but in case you haven't noticed, the rumored October 2nd release date has come and went, and there's not a Bold in site at any of AT&T's store shelves. According to RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, the handset is still undergoing testing at AT&T, suggesting that it wanted to avoid the complaints that arose when the newest iPhone hit in July. AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel remained mum on the subject when asked, only affirming that the handset would eventually be available this year.

HTC's T-Mobile G1 Specs


Phone Specs :
Processor
Qualcomm® MSM7201A™, 528 MHz
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Operating System
Android™
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Memory
ROM:
256 MB
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RAM:
192 MB
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Dimensions (LxWxT)
117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm(4.60 in x 2.16 in x 0.62 in)
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Weight
158 grams (5.60 ounces) with battery
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Display
3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
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Network
HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe: 2100 MHz
US:1700/2100 MHz
Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA) speedsQuad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency, HSUPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)
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Device Control
Trackball with Enter button
Keyboard
Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
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GPS
GPS navigation capability with Google Maps™
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Connectivity
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data RateWi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/gHTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
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Camera
3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
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Audio
Built-in microphone and speakerRing tone formats:
AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA, WMV
40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
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Battery
Rechargeable Lithium-ion batteryCapacity: 1150 mAhTalk time:
Up to 350 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 406 minutes for GSMStandby time:
Up to 402 hours for WCDMA
Up to 319 hours for GSM(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
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Expansion Slot
microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
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AC Adapter
Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 HzDC output: 5V and 1A
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Special Features
Digital Compass, Motion Sensor