RIM’s BlackBerry Onyx has yet to settle down on a carrier but it seems that someone has gotten their hands on some pre-release devices and decided to throw them on eBay. The starting bid is currently at just $1 but the seller says you can buy the phone now for $1,299.99.

Sure, the phone is unlocked and has GPS, WiFi, a QWERTY keyboard, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA but is anyone actually going to pay over $1,200 for this? I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

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Tags: Cell Phones, ebay, edge, gprs, GSM, HSDPA, Mobile News, Onyx, prerelease, quadband, Research In Motion, Triband, umts

Yesterday we spotted the Nokia E55 making its way from the FCC and today we see its big brother, the E72 doing the same.

As you can (or can’t) see, the phone is completely unbranded which points to a likely unlocked version hitting the North American marketplace. This is good because you can use it on whatever carrier you’d like but bad because Nokia is likely to charge a fortune for it.

According to the FCC this E72 features HSPA 850/1900 along with quadband EDGE support all for use within North America. However, it also has HSPA 2100 support for when you aren’t in North America.

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Tags: 1900, 2100, 850, Cell Phones, e72, edge, fcc, HSPA, Mobile News, Nokia, Nokia, Portable Devices, quadband

Samsung launches a new phone, the rugged Samsung Xplorer B2100 that is built to withstand submersion, dust, extremes of temperature and shocks, the Xplorer meets military specification MIL-STD-810F; since you’ll want to use it as a phone, too, it’s quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900) though not 3G.

The Samsung Xplorer has a 1.77-inch 120 x 160 LCD display, microSD slot to augment the pitiful 7MB of internal storage, a 1.3-megapixel camera and speakerphone. There’s also Bluetooth 2.1 and a 1,000mAh battery good for 9hrs talktime or 600hrs standby.

“Samsung Xplorer is the perfect companion for consumers who enjoy active outdoor activities.” said JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobile Communication Division at Samsung Electronics. ”With the launch of Samsung Xplorer, Samsung will be able to solidify its position in outdoor phone market and continue to make products that excel in durability and usability.”

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Tags: Cell Phones, Europe, extremes, fm radio, Germany, gsm 850, internal storage, measures, mil std 810f, military specification, new contract, quadband, Samsung, Samsung, shocks, talktime

A new Nokia cell phone was approved recently by the almighty FCC. While no details were made available (Nokia had requested short term confidentiality), it appears to be a Nokia 661X series device - at least from the FCC label anyway.

The only information available as of this writing is that it is a GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz quad-band phone that also supports WCDMA, and is compatible with EGPRS and GPRS. Bluetooth is also available on the phone. The phone also supports a micro-USB data cable for data sync.

As usual, no word on the pricing or availability of this phone, but thanks to the FCC seal, it should be on its way soon.

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Tags: 3G, Cell Phones, edge, fcc, gprs, GSM, Nokia, Nokia, quadband, worldphone