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CES: T-Mobile Announces Galaxy S Blaze 4G And Network Expansions

Leo Xavier — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:52:26 +0000

Although a bit late, T-Mobile has finally come out of its deep slumber and has announced their latest smartphone at CES 2012. But we are not sure whether T-Mobile will be able to do better on the market with their new handset, which looks like a Galaxy S 4G variant, than all the competing carriers who have announced several different handsets for their networks.

T-Mobile hasn’t announced much about their upcoming Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G (pictured above). What we do know is that the handset will come with a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S3 processor, Android (most likely Gingerbread) and a “brilliant Super AMOLED touch screen”. Yes, no Super AMOLED Plus or HD.

And we are not seeing a “II” after that “S” anywhere on the press release. From the looks of things, the carrier is most probably going to launch a reworked Galaxy S 4G. Hopefully they will release an HD variant of the Galaxy S II.

But whatever the carrier is launching, the device will have access to T-Mobile’s 42Mbps HSPA+ network.

And speaking of network, the carrier has also announced that they have doubled the speed of its 4G network in 12 additional markets. Now, 184 million Americans in 175 markets will be covered with HSPA+ 42. The carrier has also expanded HSPA+ 21 to nine additional markets, now covering 217 markets across the US.

For those who are looking for a Windows handset from T-Mobile, the Lumia 710 will be available from today, Jan 11, at T-Mobile retail stores, select dealers and retailers nationwide, and from the carrier’s website. It’s coming with a price tag of $49.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate and a two-year contract.

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Nokia Promotes Windows Phone With Free WiFi For Londoners

Michael Kwan — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:28:31 +0000

Good show, old chap. In talking with several friends who aren’t as enthusiastic about tech as I am, I get the impression that most people “haven’t heard anything” from Nokia in years. The relative market share around these parts speaks to that too, so I guess Nokia wants to get the regular folk excited about their brand again. And they want us to know they’re being fresh and new with Microsoft.

So, to help spread the word about Windows Phone 7 (and WP7.5 Mango), Nokia is planning to launch 26 Wi-Fi hotspots spread out around London. These free hotspots will utilize existing telephone boxes, connecting them to 20Mbps DSL lines. That said, speed will be capped at 1Mbps downstream and 500kbps upstream. Naturally, connecting to these WiFi access points will lead you to a promotional splash page like the one shown above.

This is a similar strategy as that employed by Google in airports a couple years ago, building the brand awareness with free WiFi for the random populace. This gives Nokia a way into the heads of consumers to promote the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, since they may not be able to get their attention otherwise. It also helps that they can collect some data about the people who use these hotspots, since that’ll surely be a part of the T&C agreement.

If these are still around when the 2012 London Olympics take place, I imagine they’ll get quite a bit of attention (and data).

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Nokia Lumia 800 Officially Revealed, First Nokia WP7 Mango Device

Michael Kwan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:29:38 +0000

The original leaks of the Nokia Sea-Ray are pretty much spot on. At Nokia World earlier today, Stephen Elop and crew officially revealed the Nokia Lumia 800, ushering in the era of Windows Phone 7 devices from the Scandinavian company. This is the first Windows Phone 7.5 Mango device from Nokia, but it’s going to look strangely familiar.

Why? Well, the Nokia Lumia 800 is largely based on the pre-existing Nokia N9, except they’ve plopped Microsoft’s smartphone OS into the package. That’s a good thing, because the N9 is a serious piece of hardware! With the Lumia 800, you get a 3.7-inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display, a 1.4GHz Scorpion processor, and that amazing 8MP f/2.2 camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. Rounding out the package are 16GB of internal memory, a free 25GB cloud storage account with Microsoft SkyDrive, and 512MB RAM.

Not surprisingly, Nokia is also loading the Lumia 800 with Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps. It’ll be made available in your choice of blue, magenta or black and it ships this month to France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and UK with Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan following suit before the year is out. A Canadian and American launch is tentatively scheduled for early next year. The European price is set at 420 Euro ($580), excluding taxes and subsidies.

Also announced at the Nokia World event is the cheaper Nokia Lumia 710. It’s also getting the Windows Phone 7 treatment, but it’s shape is more rounded. You still get the 1.4GHz processor and a 3.7-inch WVGA ClearBlack display though, as well as the option to get exchangeable back covers. Other specs include the 5MP camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, and aGPS. The estimated retail price for the Lumia 710 is 270 Euro ($373). Availability should be similar to the Lumia 800.

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