Spring Designs has introduced Alex, the first e-book based on the Google Android carrying full browsing capabilities as well as dual screen interaction technology, the Duet Navigator. The Alex combines the ability to read on a monochrome EPD screen while displaying the dynamic hyperlinked information on the secondary screen in full color. Alex is the first Google Android-based e-book device to provide full Internet browsing over Wi-Fi or mobile networks such as 3G, EVDO/CDMA and GSM.

There is no word yet on when the Alex would be made available since Spring Design is still in talks with major content providers. Hopefully something definite would come out at the end of the year.

(Source) Press

Tags: alex, capabilities, CDMA, content providers, dual screen, e-book, Google, Google, interaction technology, mobile networks, Portable Devices, spring design, spring designs

There’s one more company interested in making Android phones, Japan’s Kyocera. The company plans to launch its first smartphone capable of running Google’s OS at some point in next year. And we definitely hope we’re going to see more than one Kyocera phone in 2010. Besides Android plans, Kyocera is also thinking about LTE. Its first dual CDMA/LTE phone is scheduled to arrive in 2011 but we don’t know what platform it will use. Can we assume it’s going to be an LTE Android phone?

via PhoneScoop

Tags: Android, CDMA, Google, Kyocera, LTE, Other Brands

Palm’s second webOS phone, the Pixi has been spotted wearing GSM clothes. The phone isn’t yet available anywhere but a GSM prototype is out in the wild in Vietnam. As you can see in the picture here, the Pixi is “World Ready” which means that other carriers beside Sprint can sell in the USA. Not to mention that other international carriers will want to get in on the action and grab this GSM webOS phone as soon as it becomes available.

The Pixi here is most likely a version made for usage outside of the U.S. It has only 4GB of internal memory storage available instead of the regular 8GB memory that equips the Pixi headed to Sprint.

via electronista

Tags: CDMA, GSM, Palm, Palm, Pixi, Sprint, Sprint, world phone

We told you a long time ago that RIM was going to launch a certain BlackBerry called Atlas. Unfortunately for anyone anxious to see a brand new BlackBerry phone the Atlas is not new at all. The Atlas is just a Curve 8900 that’s able to make and receive calls in a CDMA network. The phone has leaked already but that doesn’t necessarily mean that RIM will launch it really soon. So check the picture on your left and spot the differences. Which one do you think the Atlas is? The one on the left or the one on the left?

via crackberry

Tags: 8900, Atlas, BlackBerry, CDMA, Curve, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM

The fact that Big Red is investing in LTE technology is not news anymore. Verizon wants to launch the 4G network at some point next year and it’s currently testing and deploying it in various markets. The company will make LTE available in about 30 markets next year, while its entire CDMA footprint will get LTE in three years time. According to Verizon’s CTO, Tony Melone, the company wants to launch LTE in “as close to all-at-once as possible.” This will be possible by using part of the current CDMA infrastructure which should speed up the whole deployment process.

In case you’re scared that your current equipment will not function once LTE is deployed then I’m happy you need not worry. LTE and CDMA will work together so nobody will force you to ditch your favorite 3G device in favor of a brand new 4G gadget. Biut you’ll probably want to do that after you’ve seen the difference between LTE and 3G.

via informationweek

Tags: 3G, 4G, Big Red, CDMA, LTE, Mobile News, Verizon, Verizon

Recent reports have surfaced that suggest Verizon Wireless is gearing up to launch the Windows Mobile 6.5 powered HTC Imagio on October 6th.

This device is said to feature a 3.6-inch touchscreen in addition to a 528MHz Qualcomm processor, 512MB ROM/256MB RAM, a 5MP camera, GPS, GSM and full compatibility with Verizon’s CDMA/EV-DO network.

Any takers?

via bgr

Tags: CDMA, ev-do, GPS, GSM, htc imagio, rumor, touchscreen, Uncategorized, Verizon, Windows Mobile 6.5

What you see above is the first ever Open Market Handset compliant cellphone from Samsung entitled the Mpower 699.

Asyou can see, the phone is nothing special featuring a simple slide out keypad and other basic features but the real gem is the included U-RIM slot that allows for use on any Indian CDMA carrier and the fact that it retails for about $145.

Luckily, for those of you who don’t like the look of this particular handset, Samsung hopes to release an additional 5 Open Market Handset compliant phones in India by next year.

via engadget

Tags: CDMA, Cell Phones, india, Mobile News, mpower 699, open market handset, Samsung, Samsung, slider

Pantech and Verizon are about to launch a new world phone, the Escapade which is supposedly coming on August 21. The phone will work both on Verizon’s CDMA network and on other GSM networks which means you can take it with you at all times, no matter where you decide to travel to. The phone will not impress you with specs as it comes with a measly 2-megapixel shooter and GPS. We will be waiting for a price tag and more consistent information on the Escapade and we will keep you updated.

via BGR

Tags: CDMA, Escapade, GSM, Mobile News, Pantech, Portable Devices, Verizon, Verizon, world phone

Motorola has a new candybar phone for you, the MOTO W562 which is a CDMA phone headed to China Telecom at some point in the future. And here’s what features you can expect from this music phone:

• 2.4-inch TFT display
• 176 x 220 resolution
• 3.5mm headset jack
• Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
• MP3 playback
• USB connectivity
• 2.0-megapixel camera
• WAP browser
• 64MB internal memory
• 910 mAh battery

We have no idea if this phone is coming to other markets and the price and release date aren’t available yet. You’ll just have to wait a while to get it!

via mobile-review

Tags: CDMA, China, China Telecom, MOTO, Motorola, Motorola, music, W562

What you see above is a screen shot of the HTC Hero’s support page over at the official HTC website taken by Engadget.

As you can see, it clearly displays that there will in fact be a CDMA version of the HTC Hero for use on Sprint’s network. There’s no official word on this so it’s possible that Sprint won’t have exclusivity with the device but at least we now know at least one carrier that will be getting the phone.

Tags: CDMA, Cell Phones, HTC, htc hero, Sprint, Sprint, support

Just as we suspected, the HTC Hero seems to be heading to Sprint. The picture here even shows a date for the HTC arrival. According to it Sprint should launch the phone on October 11. Of course there’s no indication that the document in the picture is a coming from Sprint and it could have been easily faked.

Besides the Hero, other phones are also mentioned. The Samsung Q is apparently an Android phone made by Samsung and heading to Sprint while the Aries is the CDMA version of the Gemini, a BlackBerry phone that will arrive soon from Verizon too. As for the Lotus 2 from LG, the handset is only interesting right now as there’s no information about it.

Getting back to the Hero, we’ll just have to say that we expect Sprint to launch it anyway so they could very well confirm it already.

via xda-developers

Tags: Android, Aries, BlackBerry, CDMA, Gemini, Google, Hero, HTC, Portable Devices, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint

The next Android update is going to be referred to as the Donut and it looks like Google is thoroughly working on it. While there’s nothing official about it, it’s said that Donut will bring you multitouch support, universal search, automated backups, text-to-speech features, a new camera application and a general improved performance.

But you know what’s even more interesting? It looks like Donut brings in CDMA support which must mean Sprint is getting an Android phone after all. Now we need good old Google to confirm all these and we’re especially interested to see if the Hero is going to be indeed Sprint’s first Android smartphone. What do you think?

via xda-developers

Tags: Android, CDMA, Donut, Google, Hero, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Sprint, Sprint

Toshiba’s TG01 was released in Europe with some malware to the dismay of customers and then released again virus-free to a much happier market. However, virus or not, us Americans haven’t gotten the same TG01 love as our European brethrens.

Lucky for us, the TG01 was recently spotted to have passed through the FCC touting none other than CDMA hardware. For those of you not paying attention, Verizon and Sprint run on a CDMA network possibly confirming the phone will be coming to either carrier. Furthermore, Engadget notes that the phone was listed as a production model which means it may be closer to North American shelves than we had previously thought.

But just which carrier will get exclusivity? Sprint, Verizon, what say you?

Tags: CDMA, Cell Phones, fcc, handset, Mobile News, Sprint, TG01, Toshiba, Toshiba, Verizon

Boost Mobile was one of the first companies to offer a ridiculously affordable unlimited talk, text and web plans at just $70. What’s more is they have offered just unlimited talk and text plans for $60 and unlimited talk plans for just $50.

Well today the company has announced that customers currently on any of the above mentioned plans will be switched to their new $50 per month UNLTD by Boost plan which offers, you guessed it, unlimited talk, text and web.

Furthermore, BGR reports that Boost Mobile will also eliminate any roaming charges that were currently in place now allowing users to make calls anywhere on Sprint’s network. Now Boost, all you have to do is pick up the Palm Pre and business is sure to be booming.

Tags: Boost Mobile, CDMA, Cell Phones, Mobile News, price cut, Sprint, Sprint, text, unlimited talk, unltd by boost, web

What carrier is going to be the first one to launch a 3G femtocell in the USA? Any bets? AT&T will say that its MicroCell solution will be available to customers before the end of the year. Sprint on the other hand is saying that its model will be the first 3G femtocell in the USA.

Mathew Oommen, Sprint’s VP of device and technology development apparently promised that Sprint will in fact be the first carrier to have a 3G femtocell device:

Just like Sprint was the first with 2G, we’ll definitely be the first in the 3G space as well. We’re not talking about trials; we’re talking about full commercial service.

Said device will offer extended EV-DO Rev. A coverage for all those Sprint 3G gadgets in your home. No specific details have been revealed so far and we have no prices details just yet. We’ll be back with all the specs once Sprint makes them available.

via Unstrung

Tags: 3G, At&T, At&T, CDMA, Coverage, EV-DO Rev A, femtocell, Mobile News, Sprint, Sprint

One important difference between Apple’s iPhone and Palm’s Pre is that the iPhone can virtually go anywhere. Besides the USA, the iPhone will be available in 70 more countries in the following months but the Pre won’t. Carriers and customers around the world are waiting for Palm to launch the GSM version of the Pre since that CDMA model Sprint is selling is no good in Europe and other markets.

Good news though, it looks like there’s at least a Pre unit that can deal with a GSM network. And it has been seen in Vietnam where we can safely assume that the phones are being made. Should we assume that a GSM launch is imminent? Is anyone waiting for the GSM Palm Pre?

Tags: Apple, Apple, CDMA, Europe, GSM, iPhone, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, Portable Devices, pre, Sprint, Vietnam

I guess Sprint is finally ready to offer Android devices to its subscribers. And we hear that among the handsets considered the HTC Hero and an unknown yet Samsung Android phone with 4G support.

The Hero is in testing right now and Sprint could launch it by the end of the year. What’s more interesting is a Samsung Android phone which will have WiMAX support besides the regular CDMA connectivity. Is that going to be the first 4G Android phone? We have no clear details just yet but we’re hoping someone will clear the air soon!

via phonenews

Tags: 4G, CDMA, Hero, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint, wimax

You can imagine that any decent carrier out there wants to get its hands on the iPhone 3GS and make the most of it. Such a carrier might be Telus and despite being a CDMA-based carrier it would definitely go for the iPhone 3GS. There’s nothing official just yet but it looks like Telus is going to sell the iPhone 3GS in October as soon as its brand new HSPA network will be properly launched. What will Rogers and Fido have to say about it? We’ll just have to wait and see how this one plays out folks.

via howardforums

Tags: Apple, CDMA, fido, HSPA, iPhone 3GS, Network, Other Brands, Portable Devices, Rogers, Telus

LG is taking LTE seriously. We’ve shown you an LG LTE modem a while ago and now we hear that the FCC has just approved the M13 which is a “cellular/PCS CDMA/EVDO and 700MHz LTE Device”.

What is this device exactly? Is it a phone? Is it a modem? Whatever it is, it’s going to work with current 3G CDMA networks and with future 4G LTE networks which should be available starting next year. The device will be perfect for both Verizon and Sprint and we should assume that they will probably announce it sometime in the future.

One thing is clear though, we should expect more 3G/4G hybrid devices to arrive soon as LTE and WiMAX networks are going to be available to the public in the near future.

via FCC

Tags: 3G, 4G, CDMA, fcc, Hybrid, LG, LG, LTE, Mobile News, Mobile Software, modem, Sprint, Sprint, Verizon, Verizon

Nokia Siemens is getting ready to pay $650 million to Nortel for all the LTE and CDMA assets of it. Nortel has been going through some tough times and consequently it filed for bankruptcy back in January 2009. That’s how Nokia Siemens ended up purchasing that huge LTE and CDMA chunk of Nortel which should come in handy some time in the future especially since Nokia is interested in strengthening its North American presence. The purchase should be completed by the third quarter of the year as soon as the US bankruptcy court and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice will approve it.

via Nokia

Tags: Bankruptcy, CDMA, LTE, Mobile News, Nokia, Nokia, Nortel, Portable Devices, Siemens