Today’s Mobile News in Brief (June 10, 2011)
As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Friday, June 10th, 2011.
Acer W4 Windows Smartphone
Acer has unveiled the specification of the W4 Windows Mobile smartphone. The handset features a 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive screen with a 1GHz Qualcomm MSN8255 processor, a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and a 5MP rear camera with AutoFocus
Verizon HTC 7 Pro Windows Phone 7 device
The HTC 7 Pro cell phone could launch on Verizon, I would really like to see this happen. This is the phone that I was hoping Verizon would announce from the beginning. I’ve been waiting on a WP7 phone for a while
AT&T HTC ChaCha – New AT&T cell phones 2011
The AT&T HTC ChaCha cell phone has a
HTC Incredible S – New HTC cell phones
The new HTC Incredible S cell phone has a front facing camera, better screen, larger screen, 1 Ghz 2nd generation snap dragon, that being the best improvement over the 1st gen processor in the first incredible.
HTC Desire S – New HTC cell phones 2011
The new HTC Desire S cell phone looks promising tho. The Snapdragon MSM8255 is a 2nd gen chipset, newer than the ones from Nexus One and Incredible
Free Tethering? There’s an App for that
Whatever you are paying for tethering, it’s too much. PdaNet is a free tethering solution that works great and is completely free. (They also offer a paid version for a one-time cost of $23.95, currently on sale for $15.95, which allows you to access secure sites)
Samsung Messenger (Omia Pro B7330) now Available on Rogers for $49.99 (3-yr contract)
Are you a fan of QWERTY handsets? How about Windows Mobile 6.5 ? If your answer to both questions is yes, then you might be interested in Rogers ‘ latest mobile phone offering, the Samsung Messenger .
Samsung Exec i225 Windows Mobile Smartphone
U.S. Cellular will release the Samsung Exec SCH-i225. Measuring 4.61-inch x 2.36-inch x .45-inch, this Windows Mobile 6.5-powered smartphone is a BlackJack-like handset that comes equipped with a full QWERTY keypad and a QVGA landscape display
QderoPateo Ouidoo Phone
QderoPateo has collaborated with Chinese manufacture DaTang Digital to release a new handset named Ouidoo at an event hold in Shanghai, China. The Ouidoo has a user interface that is similar with the Windows Mobile 7