The leaked Verizon roadmap we saw a couple of months back revealed the Motorola V860 to the world.  We only had a name then, but now thanks to PhoneArena, we have pictures and specs too.  The Motorola Barrage V860 will be one tough clamshell with with a black-rubberized texture for covering its body and supports [...]

Airo Wireless releases a new rugged mobile phone for use with the launch of the Airo Intrinsically Safe A25is. Scheduled to be available by the fourth quarter this year, the latest handset carries a similar platform with their previous A25. The phone is recommended for use in industrial and hazardous environments. Among the highlights of [...]

Samsung is expected to launch another mobile phone in the market soon as its Samsung SCH-U640 has gained FCC approval. The Samsung SCH-U640 underwent the necessary testing ranging from conducted and radiated emissions which it passed successfully. Among the key features that the new Samsung SCH-U640 revealed included: Bluetooth Connectivity MP3 Player PTT SMS More [...]

Sprint announced two new Nextel Direct Connect devices, the Sanyo Pro-200 and Sanyo Pro-700. These phones will take advantage of Sprint’s PTT (Push-To-Talk) service and also support Sprint Mobile Broadband. Both phones support Qualcomm’s QChat technology and feature call alerts (sending a repeating PTT alert to another subscriber), Group Connect (one-to-many capability, allowing you to [...]