Samsung Link QWERTY phone launched by Bell Canada

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Bell Mobility has announced the availability of Samsung Link, enlarging its line-up of QWERTY-equipped phones and smartphones to 11 different models, hence becoming the Canadian mobile carrier with the highest number of such devices.

Samsung Link is offered by Bell for $19.95 with a 3-yr agreement, or for $219.95 with no contract.

The first 10,000 buyers can personalize the new phone “with free decals designed specifically for the Link.”

Feature-wise, the Link offers A-GPS, Bluetooth with A2DP, MP3 player, Web browser, 1.3MP camera, 30MB of internal memory, and MicroSDHC card support (up to 16GB).

According to the latest reports, Canadians send about 77 million text messages per day, so a new messaging phone – and especially an affordable one like the Samsung Link – is bound to be successful.



Via MobileSyrup

Two new ways to hack your Symbian S60v3 and S60v5 phones

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There are two new ways to hack your Symbian S60 phones, first one is the popular HelloOX that just got a new version released. The HelloOX2 is an One step Hacking tool for all Symbian S60 3rd & 5th phone. Hacking mean that you can get unlimited access to your phone’s system folders and files, with this capability, you’ll be able to mod your system apps. for example: modding installserver to install any software you want, don’t have to care about certificate anymore…

The second way is to get a certificate and key file to sign you unsigned applications. This way you do not have to hack your phone, but you need to use the signing process every time you want to install a unsigned application (usually takes 10-15sec)

Via Dailymobile

Sony Ericsson Unveils T715

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With a stylish credit card-sized body, the T715 the latest addition to the Sony Ericsson family, promises to give users value for their money with its function packed features. First on the list is its screen which is 2.2-inch big with QVGA resolution and, Sony Ericsson claim, good legibility under sunlight.

Measuring 92 x 48 x 15mm, the T715 is what Sony Ericsson call a “credit card sized” phone. On the back is a 3.2 megapixel camera with a photo light. The camera can also geo-tag photographs with their location, using the nearest mobile base station.

It is a quad-band GSM phone with support for 2100MHz UMTS in Europe and most other countries, there will also be a T715a variant with tri-band UMTS support for North America. The T715 supports high-speed HSPA uploads and downloads, although Sony Ericsson have not quoted any data transfer speeds for this.

It also comes with the NetFront web browser, supports standard internet email plus Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, it has a multimedia player and FM radio plus a YouTube viewer.

In addition, it offers tried music functionality with TrackID, PlayNow and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, as well as FM radio with RDS. Talktime on 3G is about 4 hours with about 14 days standby time. On GSM the T715 has 10 hours talktime and 16 days standby time.

Via Mobile News and Mobile Info

Verizon Wireless Announces HTC Ozone

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The HTC Ozone being announced by Verizon Wireless is the company’s equivalence to Sprint’s HTC Snap. Although it comes with a slight difference in design, it offers many of the same features and is positioned toward the same group of messaging-savvy users.

With its ergonomically-designed QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy typing, the candybar HTC Ozone measures 114mm x 64mm x 13mm with a weight of 105g. It has a 2.4-inch QVGA display which supports 64,000 colors and a pixel resolution of 320×240. The Ozone supports dualmode (CDMA 800/1900; GSM 850/900/1800/1900) functionality.

As a Windows Mobile 6.1 device, it offers Microsoft Direct Push Technology for real-time e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. It supports Verizon Wireless’s EVDO Rev.A network, comes with built in WiFi and pre-installed with AIM, Yahoo messenger.

In addition, it features 3G and WiFi data connectivity, a high-capacity 1500mAh battery, Bluetooth with A2DP and has a rated battery life of 4.83 hours talk time and 13.5 days standby time.

It’s also surprisingly affordable. Verizon are asking $49.99 (after a wretched $70 mail-in rebate) assuming you’re willing to sign up to a two-year agreement, while VZ Navigator is the usual $9.99 per month add-on. The Verizon HTC Ozone will be available from June 29th online, and in stores from July 13th.

Rogers and Fido extend iPhone 3GS promotion through September 15th

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We here at BGR know how difficult it’s been for Canadians to secure an iPhone 3GS due to low levels of inventory, so we thought we’d pass along some good news for those of you who are still waiting. The discount promotions for original Rogers/Fido iPhone 3G owners as well as the 6GB/$30 data plan has been extended. The details are exactly the same as they were the first time around except now the entire deal stays alive through September 15th. For those of you who are still waiting on your iPhone 3GS, it shouldn’t be much longer now. We’ve been told that stock levels are rising and everyone should be taken care of ASAP.

Via BGR

BlackBerry App World 1.1.0.11 now available

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So close and yet so far… RIM has turned BlackBerry App World version 1.1.0.11 loose on BlackBerry faithful and with it comes a few notable improvements — but none quite as notable as its shortcomings. Rumors had been tossed around earlier this week suggesting App World 1.1.1.0.11 would allow users to download apps and install them to memory cards as opposed to internal memory. Considering how anemic most BlackBerry devices are when it comes to device memory, the move would have been a huge one on RIM’s part. Yeah, not so much. The actual feature new to 1.1.0.11 is simply the ability to archive an app. These archives can be stored internally or on a memory card so that, in the event the user wishes to reinstall an app again, he or she can do so quickly and easily. Great. Other new features include a bunch of bug fixes, faster icon loading, available memory display and a separation between top free and top paid apps.

Via BGR

Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta gets a major update

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Unveiled by Nokia at the end of June, Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta has just been updated – although the version number remained unchanged.

This is a major update that obviously brings many improvements, as well as many bug fixes.

For the beginning, Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta now features localizations for no less than 29 different languages.

Furthermore, the new Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta software offers stuff like:

* Manual copying photos from a device to Nokia Ovi Suite
* Enhanced music sync capabilities
* Improved contact editing and saving
* Links to Nokia Betalabs Ovi Suite webpage and the discussion forum

In case you don’t have it yet, Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta can be downloaded from this address.

Via Nokia Beta Labs

Sienna Miller to promote the new LG Chocolate?

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Officially announced yesterday, the brand new LG BL40 Chocolate will surely be heavily promoted by the world’s third largest handset maker.

And since there’s no better way to promote a product than in association with a famous star, LG wants to team-up with Sienna Miller, the American actress and model who’s famous for her roles in movies like “G.I. Joe” and “Factory Girl”.

According to The Korea Times, which quotes an LG spokesman, the South Korean company “is close to striking a business deal with Miller for promotion, though more time will be needed to finalize it, as some technical issues still remain.”

Moreover, the spokesman has confirmed that Sienna Miller (pictured below) is somehow connected with the upcoming phone, which is presented as a “strategically important consumer gadget.”

LG said that the BL40 would be available across the world starting this quarter, thus in September the latest. So I guess that we’ll soon see Sienna with an LG BL40 in her hand – or something like that.

Via UV

Samsung Galaxy Lite i5700 coming soon?

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Although there are no official details about this at the moment, Samsung is surely working on other Android phones besides the Galaxy i7500.

Take the Samsung i5700 for example.

It recently got the Wi-Fi certification, under the name of Samsung Galaxy Lite – so there are many chances for it to run on Android.

Since it’s a lite version, this smartphone will probably have fewer features than the Galaxy and, thus, be cheaper. Well, at least it has Wi-Fi.

The Galaxy Lite may be a 3G-less phone for the emerging markets. However, we can’t know for sure, so we have to wait for more info about it to show up – let’s hope it won’t be long until this happens.



Via Samsung Hub

Hitachi's 720p Mobile Hi-Vision Cam Wooo now shipping in Japan

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If you're more concerned about your ability to record stunning high-definition video on the road than you are about your ability to comfortably and conveniently say the name of your phone, look no further than the latest model in Hitachi's Wooo series over in Japan. Announced earlier in the year, the Mobile Hi-Vision Cam Wooo stands starkly as one of the longest, most unfortunate model names in phone history, but we suspect that the presence of 30fps 720p recording will quickly allay any disappointment you may have with branding. Anyhow, it's finally available now on KDDI au, the country's big CDMA provider -- so go on, show us what sort of Oscar-caliber stuff you can cook up.

Via engadgetmobile