HowardChui.comHowardChui.com: Your Mobile Phone Community and ResourceCingular adds MySpace to new phones- December 19, 2006 Cingular Wireless today has announced a downloadable Java application to allow customers to access their MySpace accounts and allow them to edit MySpace profiles, view and add friends and upload photos and messages to their blog. "MySpace.com has a passionate community of users, many of whom use our site as their primary means of staying in touch with family and friends," said Chris DeWolfe, CEO, MySpace. "We are thrilled to team with Cingular to enable their mobile users to experience the...http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1221 Battle of the KRZR's in Canada- December 18, 2006 Alright yes we have officially hit battle of the KRZR's in Canada. Now that every top Wireless carrier has it, Including Rogers, Bell and Telus. Who's missing out Fido but who knows that could change next year. Everyone has there KRZR at the same price point of $199.99 on three year contract (with the expectation of Bell saving you a whole 5 cents). So youre probably wondering what makes these three KRZR's different Well the biggest difference to start with is that the KRZR K1 offered by...http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1220 Verizon launches Black MotoQ- December 12, 2006 Verizon Wireless has officially launched the Black Motorola Q. The Motorola Q is the thin smartphone that offers dualmode CDMA wih 1xEV-DO, stereo Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo speakers and a miniSD memory card slot. The Black Q is now available for $199.99 after dscounts or $149.99 on data and voice plan over $79.99. Verizon Wirelesshttp://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1219 The spring flipin' Nokia 6126 - Reviewed- December 11, 2006 Howard has just posted his review of the Nokia 6126, a mid-range series 40 Nokia with good features and great price tag. "Many of my friends often ask me which phone they should buy. My first instinct is to recommend the latest and greatest phone with all the features. The problem with this is that the latest and greatest are usually priced outside of their budgets. The Nokia 6126 has some features but it's reasonably priced which makes it an intriguing choice if you want a new phone but...http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1218 Glofish x500 Pocket PC smartphone reviewed- December 8, 2006 Howard has just reviewed the Glofish x500 smartphone. The x500 is a Pocket PC Phone with a larger design and built-in GPS. "These days when you think of Pocket PC phones, images of HTC devices usually pop up. There's a reason for it as HTC generally make great hardware that improves with each new generation. Anyways as good as HTC is, they're not the only show in town. ETEN has been quietly churning out their own competitors. I reviewed ETEN M500 and M600 a while back which to be blunt were...http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1217 Rogers Wireless introduces Palm Treo 680- December 6, 2006 Rogers Wireless has officially launched the Palm Treo 680. The all new antenna-less Treo features Quadband GSM with EDGE, 64MB of internal memory, Bluetooth and a VGA camera. You can pick up the Treo 680 for $299 with three year contract on any voice and data plan. Visit Treo 680 product page on Rogers.com Discuss on HowardForumshttp://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1216 Cingular prepping for Double x RAZR- December 6, 2006 Looks like Cingular is getting ready for their next RAZR hit, this time the Motorola RAZR V3xx. This double x RAZR features Quadband GSM with EDGE along with Dualband UMTS (8501900). Overall the RAZR V3xx comes equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD memory card slot and stereo Bluetooth. All we know for now is that the FCC has approved this device so we might see it come soon on Cingular's 3G network. Stay tuned. Source: PhoneScoophttp://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1215 Introducing Fido's first 2 Megapixel camera phone- December 1, 2006 We all knew it was coming but today Fido officially released the Sony Ericsson Z710i. The Sony Ericsson Z710i is a Quadband GSM clamshell handset featuring a 2 megapixel camera, EDGE, Bluetooth, media player, FM radio and a m2 micro memory card slot. The Z710i comes in both Black and Metallic Sand. It's available for only $50 on three year agreement from Fido. Included in box is battery, charger, stereo headphones, USB cable, 64MB memory card and the Fido starter kit. Fidohttp://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1214 Nokia extends Yahoo! partnership on Series 40 phones- December 1, 2006 Nokia has announced plans to extend Yahoo! mobile services to their series 40 phones including the new Nokia 5200, 5300 and newly announced 6300. "Yahoo! Mail is the No. 1 Web mail service in the World, and Yahoo! Messenger is one of the most popular Instant Messaging services on the Internet. Our extended partnership with Nokia will allow tens of millions of people to access their favourite Yahoo! services on the move," said Marco Boerries, Senior Vice President of Connected Life, Yahoo!....http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1213 Nokia launches trio of new handsets- December 1, 2006 Nokia has launched several new slimmer designed phones. These new models range from low to mid ranged phones, all of which are expected to release Q1 of 2007. Nokia 6300: This stainless steel handset measures in at only 13mm and comes packed with Triband GSM (85018001900MHz), QVGA colour display, miniSD memory card slot, Bluetooth, media player and FM radio. Nokia 6290: This Quadband GSM with UMTS 2100 clamshell handset features 2 megapixel camera with flash, internal VGA camera for video...http://www.howardchui.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1212 |