TerreStar now plans to make history by introducing their TerreStar phone service and TerreStar hybrid mobile phone as well. The company had released their TS-1 satellite earlier this month and now, they have completed the testing process on a pair of “TerreStar Satellite/Terrestrial” smartphones, via the TS-1 communications satellite that is currently rotating in the Earth’s orbit.
This move may well take all of us to the next level – that of using the tiniest, fully-functional satellite phone. Partnering with AT&T at present, TerreStar plans to reach its services to as many users as possible.
The TerreStar smartphone, made by Elektrobit, will run Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional and will be equipped with a 2.6” touchscreen display, 3MP cmarea, 3G, GPS and WiFi. We should get more info on this very soon, as the company plans to start their service online by this year end. Yes, we too are waiting to get our hands on this one, just like you folks!
Elektrobit Satellite Phone
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Nokia has announced today that the Nokia Surge, a messaging phone with a slider QWERTY keyboard, is going to be released in Europe as the Nokia 6760 Slide. While AT&T will promote the Surge in the US, the European version, the Nokia 6760 Slide, will come with a 3.2MP camera (the original Surge has a 2MP camera), A-GPS and 3D landmarks and terrain maps as well. This phone will come to that market in Q3 2009 for 199 EUR before taxes and subsidies.
The Nokia 6760 Slide offers users easy access to social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter and also email from Yahoo!, Gmail, Ovi Mail, Windows Live Hotmail and many, many others.
Nokia 6760 Slide
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AT&T had promised that it would be featuring two Sony Ericsson phones for sale on Sunday and guess what? They have fulfilled their promise alright. The most recent 8.1MP SE C905a and the W518a Walkman phones are officially on sale at AT&T.
Just as we all thought, the C905a comes only in its silver version and is priced at $179.99 after rebates and 2-year contract. The SE W518a Walkman, on the other hand, is available in more colors and for as less as $49.99 with the same terms as above. Well, guys, we don’t know about you, but we are interested!
SE C905a W518a ATT
Source: EngadgetMobile
The AT&T LG GR500 Xenon is a very compact touchscreen phone, which also comes with a well-spaced slide-out QWERTY keyboard and powerful multimedia features. Supporting AT&T’s 3G network, this phone also features a brilliant 2MP camera with LED flash. While the phone itself is very sturdy to touch, the slide function of the keyboard is smooth and feels good on the hands. Its 2.8” WQVGA display gives clarity, below which are the dedicated end/send buttons and so on.
AT&T LG GR500 Xenon
The audio reception of the LG Xenon is great and the voice is carried clearly while outdoors. Unfortunately, this phone does not support the sync function and the contacts detail capacity is also a little of a disappointment. The phone’s multimedia experience is as good as expected. While the music download process is fast and very convenient, the built-in speakerphone is much louder than expected. The device also supports fast Web browsing MMS, so that’s a big plus. On the screen are drag-and-drop widgets, which makes general navigation very easy. It is also simple to customize the UI and use it as per your liking.
AT&T LG GR500 Xenon
On the whole, the LG GR500 Xenon is well worth it. We at PhoneArea definitely give it the thumbs up. Go for it, guys!
AT&T LG GR500 Xenon
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