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Pantech Razzle coming to Verizon Wireless, sporting odd design
Pantech is notorious for utilizing the entire spectrum of cell phone designs when launching a new device, however the Razzle TXT8030 takes the odd design war to a new level with a rotating keyboard/bottom lip.  On one side, you get your dedicated media buttons, and on the other side, you get your full QWERTY keyboard.  Truthfully, the design is really the only interesting thing about the device; with a 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, and VZ Navigator, the rest of the phone is pretty run of the mill.  Expect to see the Razzle in Verizon Wireless retail stores sometime in October for around $60.  Via PhoneArena

Verizon executive confirms that Pre is coming next year
As I said in a previous article, the comments made by The Street last week were sketchy at best - and Verizon has since spoken out in favor of picking up the popular webOS device.  Jim Gerace, Executive Director of Media Relations, spoke with the E-Commerce Times and went on record to say that the Pre would arrive in January at the nation's largest wireless carrier.  Nothing better than hearing it directly from an involved company, right?  Via PreCentral

Sony Ericsson Satio unboxed in three colors
Launching on October 7th, I knew it was only a matter of time before unboxing pictures and videos surfaced on the internet.  A "super unboxing video" of sorts, the YouTube user decided to unbox all three colors of the 12.1 megapixel beauty.  Check out the full YouTube video here.  Who's going to purchase one?  Via Engadget Mobile

Since the launch of the Pre, comments have been mostly positive.  Save for battery life issues, minor keyboard annoyances, and build quality concerns surrounding the Pre, webOS as a whole has been a tremendous success.  As with any newly launched platform, however, there's bound to be bugs and frustrations, and minus a few plugs here and there, Palm hasn't addressed them - until now.

Palm's impending webOS 1.2 update represents the first real boost to the platform since its launch in June.  Enhancements include the paid App Catalog, improved copy and paste, image options, various browser improvements, e-mail and phone upgrades (finally, those pesky notifications are at a reasonable level - your callers won't be telling you that you just got a text message any more), notification upgrades (rumor has it that LED notifications will enter the picture), and more.  According to reports, iTunes syncing will make a triumphant return (at least for a few days, until Apple pulls it again).

The full list of tweaks and improvements can be found here.

Source: PreCentral

So AT&T finally pulled the MMS trigger on Friday. And only the most optimistic among us could’ve possibly thought things would go smoothly.

Less than a day after the feature’s activation, reports already started flowing in about outtages and thwarted MMS messages. The carrier’s customer service reps admit MMS latency issues nationwide, with no known estimated date of repair yet.

Okay, I may have my cynical pants on, but really, who didn’t know this was coming? We’re talking about a carrier whose network wasn’t quite up to snuff for all the communication capabilities the iPhone delivers. In trying to beef up their systems, AT&T had to delay gratification in providing one of the most requested (and let’s face it — most mundane) of features. And for what? After all that, it still doesn’t work.

Is AT&T’s network about as advanced as a series of sticks and rubberbands held together by Elmer’s glue? I’m really starting to think so.

The only question left is not whether this is a #FAIL (obviously), but rather, how big a fail is it? For myself, I know I can’t send a single pic. What about you? Are there any blessed few for whom this service actually works?

[via BoyGenius Report]

So AT&T finally pulled the MMS trigger on Friday. And only the most optimistic among us could’ve possibly thought things would go smoothly.

Less than a day after the feature’s activation, reports already started flowing in about outages and thwarted MMS messages. The carrier’s customer service reps admit MMS latency issues nationwide, with no known estimated date of repair yet.

Okay, I may have my cynical pants on, but really, who didn’t know this was coming? We’re talking about a carrier whose network wasn’t quite up to snuff for all the communication capabilities the iPhone delivers. In trying to beef up their systems, AT&T had to delay gratification in providing one of the most requested (and let’s face it — most mundane) of features. And for what? After all that, it still doesn’t work.

Is AT&T’s network about as advanced as a series of sticks and rubberbands held together by Elmer’s glue? I’m really starting to think so.

The only question left is not whether this is a #FAIL (obviously), but rather, how big a fail is it? For myself, I know I can’t send a single pic. What about you? Are there any blessed few for whom this service actually works?

[via BoyGenius Report]

Recently, we posted the top 10 lists of cell phones with the highest (and lowest) radiation emissions. If yours wasn’t on either list, leaving you to wonder about your handset’s ranking, check out The Environmental Working Group’s website. The organization posted an online search utility that lets users access information on specific phones.

To find out how your handset rates, click here to go directly there.

Here are the lists again, chart-style. Image courtesy of EWG.



[via Engadget Mobile]

Topping Amazon’s $100 offer for the Pre, Walmart.com is selling the device for $79.99 through tomorrow.

Oh, but there’s a catch: This isn’t the checkout price, but the final cost after a $100 mail-in rebate (courtesy of Let’s Talk, which handles wireless sales for the chain). So customers have to pay $180 smackers upfront. In contrast, Amazon customers only put up a c-note at checkout.

Is it worth fussing with forms and such to save $20? Well, only you and your wallet knows. But either way, whether you go with Amazon or Walmart, the price is still way less than the $150 that Sprint is charging. Note: Like with Amazon and Sprint, there’s a 2-year service agreement required for the Walmart deal. Again, it’s only good through tomorrow, so if you want it, act fast.

No word on whether this is an online-only price or if it’s available in brick-and-mortar shops. (If you end up nabbing this deal at a store near you, report back and let us know.) 

[via Engadget, EveryPre]


P.S. Thanks for the tip, *Q_804*!






UPDATE: According to PreCentral, it looks like Walmart has sweetened the pot. Go with its $80 deal and get a free accessory kit, including a car charger, screen protector, clear case, and a bluetooth headset. The bundle is valued at $34.99 — not exactly a high-end kit — but even so, you can’t beat the bargain-basement price of FREE. So penny pinchers now have a choice: Is this $35 car kit, plus a $20 savings, worth going through the rebate process? Or will you hit up Amazon’s straightforward, no-hassle $100 offer?