"Engadget Mobile" - 17 new articles

1. T-Mobile G1 spotted in the wild
2. Sagem brand says goodnight at the end of the year
3. Samsung's Omnia "Millionaire Pack" is ironically only €699
4. Nokia shutters mobile enterprise development, looks to partners for help
5. LG's 8-megapixel Renoir handset gets previewed, handled
6. NeoPwn puts a hacker in your pocket
7. KDDI au concept phones invade CEATEC
8. LG Wine gets Bell a little tipsy
9. Verizon releases Samsung u430
10. Nokia N96 already nabs a firmware update, problems afoot?
11. Motorola Q11 shows up in Brazil's regulatory red tape
12. LG introduces "attractively-priced" KP500, doesn't say how attractive
13. Verizon's Motorola VU30 scores FCC approval
14. DoCoMo and Fujitsu show off splitting phone at CEATEC
15. Crapgadget: this BlackBerry Bold dock is just for effect
16. New 3G licenses in Germany next year may mean new players
17. LG KC780 strives for world's thinnest 8 megapixel camera phone
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T-Mobile G1 spotted in the wild

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, Android

Ah yes, the natural progression of a release. First comes the hands-on at the introduction, then comes the leaked user manual, then comes the pre-order fiasco -- now, it's time for those always titillating in the wild shots. The box and handset are nothing out of the ordinary / surprising (respectively), but at least you now know that bona fide unboxing images are just around the bend.

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Sagem brand says goodnight at the end of the year

Filed under: Sagem

Sofinnova's purchase of Sagem means that the Sagem brand will disappear completely from handsets by the end of the year, Mobile Phone Helpdesk is reporting. Don't worry, though, you rabid Sagem fans: the manufacturer will still be alive and well, albeit in a decidedly less high-profile form as a dedicated ODM. Making phones for other brands is a biz Sagem's already well acquainted with through its partnership with Sony Ericsson and others, so it should be an easy transition. In the meanwhile, Sagem-branded phones currently planned for release before the end of the year should still "partly come to market," so get those collectors' editions while you still can.

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Samsung's Omnia "Millionaire Pack" is ironically only €699

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

If you're going to equip yourself with a phone as luxurious and feature-packed as Samsung's Omnia to line your pocket, you may as well go for broke, right? The so-called "Millionaire Pack" bundles the high-end WinMo set with a matching Bluetooth headset -- a WEP350, if you're curious -- and a leather travel case to keep your beloved handset safe and secure on the road. There's also an issue of "Millionaire" magazine in there and an entry to win a three-day trip to Moscow for November's Millionaire Fair, where flashing your non-diamond-studded Omnia is sure to impress essentially no one. The whole package runs a stout €699 (about $1,021), which realistically, plenty of hundredaires and thousandaires should be able to swing.

[Thanks, David]

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Nokia shutters mobile enterprise development, looks to partners for help

Filed under: Software, Nokia

Nokia has announced that it'll no longer be working on its own "business mobility solutions," reallocating some of the knowledge and manpower in that division over to its consumer-focused push email client that recently launched in beta form. For what it's worth, the announcement comes across not as a message that Nokia's abandoning its enterprise customers -- far from it, in fact, with the Eseries looking better than ever -- but as a genuine admission that other companies with established solutions are better cut out to manage that functionality, even on Nokia's own S60. Interestingly, Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco are all mentioned as partners with commitments to develop for Nokia's wares, but noticeably missing is RIM, whose BlackBerry Connect went missing on the E66 and E71. These days, it's hard to mention "enterprise" without also mentioning "BES" in the same sentence, so we're not too sure how far Nokia's going to get here without roping RIM back into the equation.

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LG's 8-megapixel Renoir handset gets previewed, handled

Filed under: Handsets, LG

We were already warned that the megapixel race was headed to the mobile realm, and as if you needed any more proof, here we are looking down the lens of LG's 8-megapixel Renoir. Clearly aimed at Samsung's recently unveiled Pixon, this touchscreen-based handset found itself in the loving arms of CNET's UK branch. During the limited time editors spent with it, they found the interface to be eerily similar to that found on the Viewty and the camera to be a real winner. As expected, the not-a-3.5mm headphone jack was none too pleasing to critics, but we did overhear the T-Mobile G1 voicing its support of the port. Anywho, tap the read link for the full preview / hands-on shots.

[Thanks, T.I.]

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NeoPwn puts a hacker in your pocket

Filed under: Software, Others, Linux

Looking for nefarious ways to take advantage of that Freerunner's wide-open Linux distro? NeoPwn thinks it has just the answer, packaging OpenMoko's latest handset with a custom bootloader and your choice of several add-on hardware modules for what it bills as the "first ever network auditing distrobution for a mobile phone." In layman's terms, that means you can crack a WEP WiFi network in just five minutes from the comfort of your pocket -- a pretty powerful reminder that WEP needs to be put six feet under in favor of more secure encryption techniques. Packages range in price from $79 to $999 depending on what software and hardware is included (you'll need an external WiFi card since the Freerunner's guts don't support monitoring or packet injection) and are expected to start shipping next month.

[Via Slashdot]

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KDDI au concept phones invade CEATEC

Filed under: Handsets, KDDI

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LG Wine gets Bell a little tipsy

Filed under: Handsets, LG, Bell Mobility, EV-DO, CDMA

We didn't think much of the simple LG Wine when it first launched in Korea -- nor when it went to Europe as the KF300 (pictured) -- but LG must be doing something right here, because it's now been slated for a release on Bell next month. The flip is targeted at folks looking for a simple phone with a premium look, and its feature set certainly fills that bill with a QVGA display, GPS, Bluetooth, 1.3-megapixel camera, and "quick preset keys" for major phone functions. It'll be available in black and gold for $79.99 CAD (about $78) on a three-year contract.

[Via MobileSyrup]

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Verizon releases Samsung u430

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, CDMA

Did you know Samsung was still making non-3G devices for Verizon? True story. Take this here SCH-u430, for example, a brand new flip (that we've actually known about for a while) featuring Bluetooth, 160 x 128 internal and 96 x 96 external displays, a VGA cam, and that's about it. Notably absent from the feature list is EV-DO, meaning that if you're looking for a tethering partner or an awesome way to download music on the cheap, the u430 is no friend of yours. Of course, considering that it's free on contract, we can't complain too hard, can we?

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Nokia N96 already nabs a firmware update, problems afoot?

Filed under: Software, Nokia, Symbian

The good news is that Nokia seems to be proactively addressing problems and taking care of new N96 owners, issuing a firmware update just days after the first units hit shelves around Europe. The bad news, though, is that this first update might actually be making things worse. You know what they say about vocal minorities, but there seems to be a groundswell of complaints brewing over the upgrade to v11.018 issued last week, particularly regarding earpiece volume. An N96 you can't hear isn't much more than an HSDPA-equipped paperweight -- and a particularly expensive one, may we add -- so if there's a real issue here, let's hope Nokia keeps pumping out that code to get it closed.

[Via All About Symbian and Symbian Freak]

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Motorola Q11 shows up in Brazil's regulatory red tape

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE

That Q11 can't be far off now that Moto's starting to send it through labs for regulatory approval, and ClubeCelular seems to have gotten the inside line on the latest Q as it happened through Brazil's hurdles. Unfortunately, a quick glance at the rumored specs (and a few glances at the unglamorous shots Moto sent with the phone's labwork) leave us scratching our heads as to why anyone would want this over a Q9: quadband EDGE, stereo Bluetooth, WiFi, miniSD expansion, a 2.5mm (yes, 2.5mm) headphone jack, and a 3-megapixel camera with flash. Besides the cam, we're not seeing what the draw is -- and we're particularly bewildered as to why Moto would think it was cool to leave 3G out these days, so we're hoping that particular spec magically materializes by the time the phone floats north (and no, Motorola, just because RIM thinks it can get away with leaving out 3G doesn't mean you should, too).

[Thanks, eloy]

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LG introduces "attractively-priced" KP500, doesn't say how attractive

Filed under: Handsets, LG

Got touchscreen envy but don't have the pair of Benjamins required to get yourself into a celly without a keypad? LG has a solution: the KP500, a nearly button-less and stylus-bearing handset that sounds rather like another recent cheap smartphone. LG's not giving many details about this one beyond its 3-inch display, a 3 megapixel camera, motion sensor, and availability in black, brown, silver, or gold (though based on the pic above we'd stay away from that last one). There's a short video of the TouchFLO-like UI to whet your appetite just below, but that's all we have to share until this phone hits Europe in a month, with a worldwide release to come afterward.

[Via Unwired View]

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Verizon's Motorola VU30 scores FCC approval

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA

Last we'd heard, Verizon had wanted to get this puppy out the door before the month was over, and one corner that you just can't cut no matter how hard you try is FCC approval. Fortunately, little formality's been cleared up for the Moto VU30 -- and while there could very well be other hardware / software / production issues holding up its release for all we know, we can at least say with confidence that they can't toss the blame over to the feds. It's got a 2-megapixel cam, EV-DO, stereo Bluetooth, and one of those trick external touchscreens Motorola's really been into as of late, so it'll be a decent midrange option once it drops.

[Via Phone Scoop]

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DoCoMo and Fujitsu show off splitting phone at CEATEC

Filed under: Handsets, NTT DoCoMo

DoCoMo and Fujitsu are showing off some interesting phone tech in Japan at this year's CEATEC, particularly a concept device which can be split into two pieces. The gadget features a separate screen and keyboard segment, and the pieces can be configured in a standard flip-phone-like arrangement, or snapped together to form an X1 or Touch Pro-esque landscape QWERTY variation. The two halves are held together by magnets and communicate via Bluetooth. Of course, right now this is very much in the concept phase, and honestly -- aren't we trying to minimize the amount of electronic components we're carting around? Still, it's a fairly slick design, and certainly a new way of thinking about phones. Take another look after the break, and hit the read link for a slew of pics.

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Crapgadget: this BlackBerry Bold dock is just for effect

Filed under: RIM, Accessories

Let's be straight: nothing says "I'm a successful businessperson" quite like a dock for your smartphone. You know, smack in the middle of that solid oak desk of yours -- the one in the corner office. What, you say your fancy new BlackBerry Bold doesn't have connections for a proper dock? Well, hell, you've got hair plugs, spray-on tan, and a house in the Hamptons you can't afford, so why not take the charade to the next level? USB Fever's fabulously generic $20 cradle for the Bold will at least charge the thing, but if you want to get all crazy and sync up with your PC, you've got to suffer the indignance of a USB cable (coiled for your convenience) flopping off the side. Should look real professional next to the red Swingline and that stupid "Teamwork" perpetual motion rowing thing of yours, sport. You know what we're talking about.

[Via Gear Diary]

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New 3G licenses in Germany next year may mean new players

Filed under: HSDPA, UMTS, HSUPA

German carriers who've complained that the country hasn't doled out enough 3G spectrum to meet their data-heavy needs are going to get their collective wishes granted next year with another auction, this time in the 1.8GHz and 2.6GHz ranges. Thing is, they'll need to bid like they mean it, because the government is allowing new players outside the current four -- T-Mobile, E-Plus, O2, and Vodafone -- to enter the race. If there's one thing the world doesn't need, it's two entirely new UMTS bands -- but if it means a whole lot more 3G in Bavaria, we guess we're going to have to deal.

[Via mocoNews]

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LG KC780 strives for world's thinnest 8 megapixel camera phone

Filed under: Handsets, LG, GSM

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