With CDMA iPhone rumors gaining traction, Wall Street Journal is reporting that Indian CDMA operators, Tata and Reliance Communications are looking to launch the CDMA iPhone in India. “Tata has been in talks with them [Apple] for four to five months now,” said WSJ’s source. A CDMA iPhone in the world’s biggest telecom market […]
Samsung’s LTE phone aka Craft (SCH-r900) gets official for MetroPCS
Samsung has finally unveiled MetroPCS’ first LTE phone – the Craft (SCH-r900). It’s the world’s first commercially available phone supporting LTE, multi-mode, CDMA networks. Samsung Craft goes for $299 after $50 instant rebate and features a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, 3.2MP autofocus camera with panorama, mosaic shots support, Wi-Fi, GPS, […]
Rcom to bring Galaxy i899, India’s first CDMA Android device
Good news for Indian CDMA users wanting some Android action. Rcom will soon release Galaxy i899 on its network, making it India’s first CDMA-based Android phone. The i899 is the same one we saw last year meant for the Chinese market. There’s no confirmation of which Android build will power the handset but it […]
Samsung to launch SCH-r900 4G device for MetroPCS
MetroPCS has roped in Samsung to deploy LTE network in various metropolitan cities across United States. Samsung will not only provide MetroPCS with its commercial infrastructure network products, they’ll also have a phone, the SCH-r900 during the 4G roll out in the second half of 2010. We don’t know how Samsung’s LTE device looks […]
Samsung launches Mpower 699 CDMA phone powered by OMH tech
Samsung teamed up with Qualcomm to bring Mpower 699 slider phone in India that is claimed to be the world’s first OMH (Open Market Handset) CDMA handset. Earlier, users had to buy a phone from a particular CDMA operator to use their service but with OMH enabled handset, a user now only needs an […]
Swiveling Nokia QWERTY phone for Verizon?
Finding takers of this phone is a debate for another day but the Nokia’s design team really seemed inspired by the makeup box found in your gal’s purse. This square swiveling device is rumored to hit Verizon in July/August and will be powered by the S40 OS. Seriously?! If Nokia is targeting the fairer […]
Nokia announces 8208, dual-slide CDMA phone
Nokia is giving CDMA users something to cheer for – it’s the dual-slide 8208 sleek phone. The phone has a S40 ‘like’ UI, 2.2-inch QVGA screen, 3 megapixel camera, dedicated music buttons and 20 hours of continuous music playback. There’s no word on the price but it will launch in Q1 2009 in select […]
CDMA HTC Touch Diamond now available with RCom
Reliance Communications (RCom) in association with HTC announced to bring the CDMA variant of Touch Diamond phone (P3051) to the Indian market. RCom says the phone is a small effort from them to bring state-of-the-art phones to their loyal customers. But with such an exorbitant price, I think their loyalty will surely take a […]
LG launches LG 10000 CDMA phone in India
LG India’s CDMA division brings out a QWERTY phone, LG 10000 exclusively on Reliance India Mobile. In US, the phone is better known as Voyager which is available on Verizon. The phone is decently packed with two 2.8-inch touchscreen LCDs (internal and external), QWERTY keyboard on the inside and a host of business applications […]