AT&T in collaboration with TerreStar are set to release their first hybrid smartphone called the TerreStar Genus. This particular smartphone provides access to both AT&T’s network and TerreStar’s satellite network providing users with a wider coverage area. Apart from that, the handset also features a 2.6-inch touchscreen display, a full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows Mobile OS and supports both GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as UMTS/HSDPA connectivities. The TerreStar Genus will hit AT&T in Q1 2010 for unannounced price yet. [Press Release]
Amazon has recently dropped the price of the Nokia N900 smartphone to $582.99, $66.01 cheaper than its current pre-order price. In case you didn’t know, the N900 is the company first Maemo-based device to have phone capabilities. The smartphone sports a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with 800 x 480 pixels, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 5MP camera with video recording, a 32GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, an FM radio, WiFi, GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack and supports both quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and tri-band WCDMA (900/1700/2100 MHz) connectivities. Here we have the hands-on video for more details. More
Rumor has it that Sony Ericsson’s upcoming first Android smartphone ‘Xperia X3 Rachael‘ might be released in January next year. As mentioned earlier, this high-end smartphone will feature a 4-inch touchscreen display with 800 x 400 resolution, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, an 8MP autofocus camera, a new customized user interface, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and a 3.5mm headset jack. Let’s just hope that this rumor is true! [Unwiredview]
French Android-fansite FrAndroid has managed to reveal the first exclusive picture of Samsung’s upcoming Android smartphone ‘Galaxy Lite i5700′. According to them, the handset will feature a trackball, WiFi, 3G+ (HSDPA), GPS, Bluetooth and come preloaded with Google services. The phone is rumored to launch in France via Bouygues Telecom in October. Stay tuned for more updates. [Samsung Hub]
Chinese-based company, Sunno is reportedly working on their new smartphone called the S880. This new handset will use of Android + Windows Mobile dual-system operation and feature a 3.6-inch WVGA display, a 806MHz CPU, an 8-megapixel camera, a 256/128MB RAM, GPS and WiFi connectivity. The Sunno S880 is currently in the works and set for an October 15th launch. Stay tuned for more updates. [M8cool via Cloned In China]
Czech-based company, Mivvy has unveiled their first smartphone namely the Mivvy One. This new smartphone runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and offers a 3.2-inch TFT touchscreen display, a 624MHz Marvell PXA300 processor, a 3MP camera, a 128MB RAM, a 256MB ROM, an FM radio, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and supports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz). Mivvy One will become available soon in the Czech Republic for a retail price of 6,699 CZK (about $380). More
