Samsung t819 hits T-Mobile with 1700Mhz 3G

Following on the FCC’s green-lighting of the Samsung t819 3G slider last month, Samsung and T-Mobile have made the Samsung t819 officially official for T-Mobile’s US subscriber-base. Now, we’re calling this Samsung t819 a ‘3G slider’ because (1) it’s a slider and (2) it supports T-Mobile USA’s own special flavor of 3G spectrum (the 1700Mhz band, as we saw in the FCC-filing). Interestingly, T-Mobile isn’t marketing this thing as a 3G handset, instead claiming that the quad-band GSM radio maxes out...

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Sony Ericsson Unveils W705 Officially

As we reported earlier, Sony Ericsson has launched the W705 Walkman phone officially today. Also known as Rika, the W705 will feature. * Clear Bass/Clear Stereo audio quality* DLNA-certified Wi-Fi connectivity* Shake control* SensMe music control* 2.4" display* Bluetooth connectivity* 3.2 megapixel camera* Built-in accelerometer* Integrated FM radioThe Sony Ericsson W705 will come bundled with a 4GB memory card bundled witheach purcha...

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Rogers BlackBerry Bold Going

Just when you thought the world has turned upside down with the insane price of a BlackBerry Bold, Rogers in Canada shows the world they have some cool heads there, making this smartphone available for just $199.99 - and it is accompanied by a $50 gift card, to boot! This promotion will end on November 27, so if you're living in the Great White North and want to pick up a new phone for yourself this holiday season, you can't really go wrong with this offer - presumably you're all right with a 3-year...

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