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Samsung M240 (Sprint)

The same day it introduced the touch-screen Samsung Rogue, Samsung quietly unveiled the Samsung M240. Made for Sprint, the M240 is all about communication. Features are few--you don't even get Bluetooth--and the simple flip-phone design lends itself to making calls. On that front it does a decent job, but its...

Tags: Sprint Communications, headset jack, Samsung M240, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-09-16

HTC; 3.5mm headset jacks coming on most future devices

HTC; 3.5mm headset jacks coming on most future devicesExcellent news......I will not buy a phone that doesn't come with a 3.5mm jack socket as failure to have one just becomes too irritating as I found out with the Samsung Omnia.I appreciate the point about two sockets being required but in...

Tags: future device, headset jack, High Tech Computer Corp., headset, adapter, cable

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

HTC; 3.5mm headset jacks coming on most future devices

I mention the usage of HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one) in my reviews because I generally prefer to have a standard 3.5mm headset jack on my mobile phones so I can listen to music and podcasts with my own Ultimate Ears headphones. MobileCrunch questioned HTC...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Headset, Headset Jack, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-07-09

Additional Resources

Jabra Stone

Not many Bluetooth headsets combine style and performance, and when they do, they stand out. Examples include the Aliph Jawbone Prime, the BlueAnt Q1, and the Plantronics Discovery 975. Jabra, a company that has been in the Bluetooth business a long time, attempts to come up with yet another headset...

Tags: headset, Jabra, Stone

Product reviews 2009-11-17

Samsung Mythic SGH-A897 (AT&T)

Even though AT&T launched its live mobile TV service more than a year ago, but few support it-- the last one we saw was the Samsung Eternity, which was released in October 2008. Now it seems that AT&T may be looking to breathe fresh life to the service by releasing...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, NOW IT, phone dialer, Mythic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., home screen, phone, AT&T Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-14

Cricket Captr

Though touch-screen multimedia handsets and complicated smartphones are common these days, that doesn't mean there isn't a market for entry-level phones. The Cricket Captr is one such handset, with basic features and only a VGA camera. The photo quality isn't too good, but if all you want is a phone...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Instant messaging, Cricket, camera, phone

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Nokia 3711 - sable (T-Mobile)

Nokia fans in the United States don't get many breaks. Few of the company's phones make it to U.S. carriers and the models that land here tend to be basic handsets for making calls. The Nokia 3711 for T-Mobile is one such phone. Simple in form and function, the 3711...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, T-Mobile, phone, Nokia Corp., keypad button

Product reviews 2009-11-10

LG Chocolate Touch (Verizon Wireless)

When the LG Chocolate first came into the scene with the VX8500 model back in 2006, it was preceded by a ton of hype. And such is the case with its fourth and most recent incarnation, the LG Chocolate Touch. As the name indicates, it is a touch screen phone...

Tags: LG Chocolate, phone, home screen, touch screen, LG Electronics Inc., Verizon Wireless

Product reviews 2009-11-07

HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Portions of this review were taken from our review of the HTC Hero. The two devices share similar features. The HTC Droid Eris is the second Verizon Wireless' Google Android phone after the Motorola Droid. Where the Droid was flashy and high-end, the Droid Eris offers a simpler,...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, DROID ERIS, High Tech Computer Corp., phone, HTC Droid Eris

Product reviews 2009-11-06

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700It's been about a year since the original RIM BlackBerry Bold made its debut, and while it remains a very solid device, it's about time that a flashier, faster model took over the reigns. And that device would be the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700. Not only...

Tags: Handhelds, BlackBerry Bold 9700, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Bold, RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, Research In Motion Ltd., T-Mobile, Bold 9700

Product reviews 2009-11-05

(Philips Tapster--photos)

more information please ...The following introductory statement is lacking the beef: [i]"... the product will never set foot on a retail shelf."[/i]WHY will it never appear on the retail shelf?What is it, and why should I want it?Even cycling through the photographs, each with a little info about...

Tags: Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Tapster, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Samsung Caliber (U.S. Cellular)

We've seen plenty of Samsung touch-screen handsets come our way, but not many of them make it to U.S. Cellular, a regional carrier based in Chicago. The only one so far has been the Samsung Delve, which made it to the carrier's lineup late last year. Now another one has...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, U.S. Cellular, Samsung Caliber, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-29

Nokia 2705 Shade - black (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Nokia ShadeMost of Nokia's recent cell phones for the U.S. market haven't been too exciting. Sure, the company gave us the odd Nokia Twist last month, but we're more likely to see functional handsets like AT&T's Nokia Mural 6750. Verizon's new Nokia Shade 2705 certainly is part of that...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Nokia Corp., phone

Product reviews 2009-10-27

Samsung Blue Earth

Photo gallery:Samsung Blue EarthAs it does with most trends, Samsung is pursuing eco-friendly cell phones with vigor. It already gave us the Samsung Reclaim, and now we finally have a chance to review the Samsung Blue Earth. Forgive us if we're a bit excited, but Samsung has been holding this...

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, Blue Earth, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-23

Samsung Intrepid (Sprint)

The Samsung Intrepid made its debut at CTIA Fall 2009 as Sprint's first Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone. Admittedly, we weren't particularly impressed by the handset's drab and slightly plasticky design when we saw it at the show but now that we've had some time to get to know the device,...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Sprint Communications, Samsung Intrepid, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., touch screen

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Verizon Wireless Razzle

Though we sometimes question the outcome, we do like it when cell phone manufacturers take a different approach to designing a phone so it stands out from the rest. The Verizon Wireless Razzle is certainly one such phone, straddling the line between a messaging phone and a music phone with...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Razzle, phone, Qwerty-keyboard, keyboard

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Samsung Moment (Sprint)

In case you haven't noticed, the Google Android dam has broken. For almost a year HTC was the only manufacturer to offer handsets with the operating system, but in the past month, Motorola and Samsung almost fell over each other to offer Android smartphones of their own. Moto gave us...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, slider mechanism, Sprint Communications, Samsung Moment, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Tritton AX900

Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested a...

Tags: Games, Tritton Technologies, headphone, headset

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Nokia Mural 6750 (AT&T)

Photo gallery: Nokia Mural 6750Nokia has given U.S. carriers an interesting selection of cell phones over the past few months. We've seen quality music phones, quirky square models, and basic handsets just for making calls. The newest device to land on our desk, the Nokia Mural 6750 for AT&T, falls...

Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Mural, Nokia Corp., phone

Product reviews 2009-10-16

RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:BlackBerry Storm 2Let's be honest. Research in Motion's first foray in the world of the touch-screen smartphones wasn't exactly a smashing success. The RIM BlackBerry Storm was riddled with bugs and performance issues, which were resolved with subsequent software updates, but still, the damage had been done. However, there...

Tags: Handhelds, Keyboards, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Storm 2, RIM BlackBerry Storm 2, Storm 2, BlackBerry Storm

Product reviews 2009-10-15