Samsung announced the Samsung Solstice II, a feature phone that will launch on AT&T on November 7. The Solstice II offers a 3-inch 400 x 240 pixel touchscreen display, a 2 megapixel camera, GPS navigation with AT&T Navigator, Bluetooth 2.1, and a microSD card slot that supports up to 16GB microSD cards. The Solstice II also supports Vlingo, a subscription-based voice command application that lets users make calls, compose text messages, ... Read More

Garmin , one of the most popular GPS Navigation system manufacturers in the world, has teamed up with Asus to bring several cellphones with top-notch GPS performance. Their latest model , the A10 , is now being released in India. It runs on the Android 2.1 OS. The phone is upgradeable to Froyo ie Android 2.2 and will get an update soon. Mr. John Chen, Business Head for Mobile Communication Business ... Read More

Not to be confused with garminfone or nuviphone M10 Garmin and Asus partnership just announced another Android powered phone called Garmin Asus A10. Of course its focus is again on GPS navigation; however more so for pedestrians rather than drivers which probably means it’s probably not going to make it to the U.S. where driving almost always takes precedence. The press release actually says it will be available in mid-2010 in ... Read More

China Mobile will soon become the first mobile operator to sell the Mini 3i, a sleek and slim new multi-touch smart phone from Dell designed to leverage the power, flexibility and applications of China Mobile’s new OPhone and Mobile Market platforms. Available in Red Passion and Oiled Bronze colors, the Mini 3i will begin arriving through China Mobile’s nation-wide channels (its authorized stores) by the end of this month and ... Read More

Garmin-Asus announced that its M20 smartphone is now available with Windows Mobile 6.5, thus featuring a revamped interface, Microsoft MyPhone, Windows Marketplace for Mobile and other new things. Already available in some markets around the world, the Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 with WM 6.5 will be launched by the end of 2009 in the following countries: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Turkey Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic and so on. Starting ... Read More

Google has announced Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for Android 2.0 devices. This new feature comes with everything you’d expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic rerouting. But unlike most navigation systems, Google Maps Navigation was built from the ground up to take advantage of your phone’s Internet connection. The first phone to have Google Maps Navigation and Android 2.0 is the ... Read More

Our friends living in South Korea will benefit from a new touchscreen handset known as the Samsung SCH-B900, where this CMDA EV-DO cellphone will be available from SK Telecom in due time. Coming in white and clad in a simple and elegant design, the SCH-B900 will feature Samsung’s popular TouchWiz UI, alongside a 3" touchscreen display at 240 x 400 resolution, GPS navigation, DMB TV, a 3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth connectivity, voice ... Read More

Sony Ericsson Yari, also known as Sony Ericsson U100a, just made it through FCC filings meaning it will be entering the U.S. market relatively soon. The new Yari is a slider phone with a keypad that carries a GPS receiver. One of the highlights of Yari however is actually the gesture controls which apparently will make your games a whole lot more fun – something developed by GestureTek. The Yari runs ... Read More

According to WSJ TomTom and Sanyo are joining their forces to sell their devices to car makers. Japanese Sanyo announced yesterday that it will team up with Dutch TomTom to grab more market share in North America and Europe where the auto industry is supposedly picking up. The collaboration between Sanyo and TomTom will supply auto makers with customized in-dash GPS navigation systems as early as 2010. Sanyo has been making GPS navigation ... Read More

Orange has announced that it will begin offering Motorola's first Android smartphone next month. The new handset, which will be called the DEXT in Europe, is based upon the Motorola CLIQ that was announced for T-Mobile USA last week. It will be available in early October free for customers with a two year contract and a 34.26 GBP per month plan. The Android powered QWERTY smartphone features a large touchscreen display ... Read More