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Virgin Mobile Canada gets unlimited data for $10, two new phones

by Chris Ziegler posted Oct 10th 2007 @ 9:50AM

Look familiar? Yep, Virgin Mobile's Canadian outpost is getting two phones that should ring a bell for Sprint peeps in these parts: the Samsung m300 and m510 flips. The m300 doesn't look half bad, but its spec sheet's pretty forgettable: 1xRTT data, VGA cam, you get the idea; pick 'er up for $99 CAD. The $199 m510, though, is where things start to get interesting. Simultaneously with the phone's launch, Virgin is firing up its "Tidal Wave" unlimited data plan (sounds vaguely Helio-esque, does it not?) for just $10 a month -- way cheaper than any competing plan up there -- the only catch is that the m510 is the one and only device that they'll let you hook up to it. We're sure the connection's pretty restrictive (laptop tethering hopefuls, sorry, you're still stuck with far more expensive plans) but Virgin says you have "unlimited megabytes for surfing the mobile web." Lucky thing the m510's down with EV-DO, that's for darned sure.

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[Thanks, Stewart M.]

Samsung M300 official for Sprint, too

by Chris Ziegler posted May 16th 2007 @ 1:05PM

Hot on the heels of the Samsung M510's appearance on Sprint's website earlier this week comes the M300, a flip of the same bloodline with similarly intriguing styling but a considerably lower price point. Of course, the spec sheet suffers a bit for it; besides a meager VGA cam, the M300 lacks EV-DO data or expandable memory. On the upside though, you get Bluetooth, MMS support, and voice dialing for just $30 on contract in your choice of silver or red. We haven't seen it go live for purchase on Sprint's site yet, but it should show up any ol' time now.

The Boy Genius Report: Sprint's May "Playbook"

by Chris Ziegler posted May 13th 2007 @ 11:55PM

Field tidbits from Engadget's mobile insider, the Boy Genius.

We've seen a copy of Sprint Nextel's "Playbook" dealer mag for the month of May -- a real page-turner, might we add -- and it's given us some detailed insight into the carrier's plans for the next few weeks. Look for prices to take a nosedive on four models: the grey RAZR falls to $24.99 while its red counterpart and the LG Fusic both go for $29.99 (all after rebates and contract, of course) starting this week, followed up by the Sanyo 3100 dropping to $19.99 starting this coming Friday. Making debuts this month are the Samsung m300 and m510; the first of the two will go out the door for a song (free, to be exact) when it launches this week, featuring Bluetooth and a VGA cam in an unusually attractive shell. The m510 meanwhile ups the ante with A2DP, microSD expansion, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and EV-DO data for $129.99 -- and yeah, we can expect that this week, too. Between those suckers and the Treo 755p, this month isn't turning out half bad for Sprint customers, now is it?

Samsung M300 flip coming to Sprint

by Chris Ziegler posted Apr 11th 2007 @ 11:00AM

Astute observers of the goings-on in American CDMA know that a Samsung model prefixed with "SPH" often means that the destination is Sprint; sure enough, the SPH-M300 that rocked the FCC a few weeks ago will hit up "the most powerful network" (their words, not ours) next month according to phoneArena. As midrange flips go, the M300 looks to be a fairly attractive unit with a large external color OLED gracing a glossy dark gray shell, and as the SGH-E790's CDMA doppelganger, it'll likely hit with a 2 megapixel cam and microSD expansion. Rumor has it we'll be able to find it in stores on May 14 (replacing the A640) with a red variant following later in the year.

Up close with the m300 Mobile Watch

by Chris Ziegler posted Feb 6th 2007 @ 8:28PM

Was the first batch of shots of SMS Technology's m300 watch phone simply not enough to hold you over until its late March release? Well, we come bearing good news: Round Two of m300 pics is now in the house, and this time around we're seeing the device (we can't exactly call it a "handset," now can we?) in action. The OLED looks bright and reasonably contrasty; hopefully useful life is up to snuff, too. On to the gallery!

m300 Mobile Watch in action

m300 Mobile Watch get finalized for March release

by Chris Ziegler posted Feb 6th 2007 @ 1:21PM

We've been tracking this one for a while, and it turns out there's a great reason the m300 phone watch took this long to come around: it underwent a massive, much-needed redesign for the better since we last peeped it. The final version should be hitting stores on or around March 25 (yes, of this year!) in your choice of pastel blue / pink, baby blue / pink, navy blue, electric blue, red, yellow, and black / gray. The production spec sheet for the 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz device promises Bluetooth, a music player, USB connectivity, and a 1 inch OLED display; heck, it even rocks dial-up networking, though the GPRS data speeds could have us weeping quietly to ourselves after a few minutes of use. Hit up the gallery for all the live shots you can handle!

m300 Mobile Watch gallery

m300 "Mobile Watch" in the wild

by Chris Ziegler posted Jul 10th 2006 @ 10:19PM

As you may recall, we touched on the m300 GSM watch a couple weeks ago with a healthy dose of skepticism, but it now appears the device is more than just vaporware. SMS Technology, the m300's manufacturer, did us the favor of sending along a handful of in-the-flesh pictures along with a detailed account of its development. Apparently, the m300 owes its existence to another Australian product -- MTrak -- a kevlar-strapped GPS bracelet designed for tracking children. MTrak evolved into a CDMA watch phone, and then on to its current GSM incarnation. Packing the GPS proved too bulky for a mainstream watch, though, so the December '06 delivery date is giving SMS some additional time to engineer that part of hardware out of the platform. The result is said to be roughly the size of a TAG Heuer, supports speech-to-text for messaging, and rocks both Bluetooth and a speakerphone -- not shabby specs for a phone the size of a few coins. The company claims to have some 1.2 million Australian orders alone on tap, so hats off to these guys for giving it the old college try, eh? More wrist-talkin' eye candy after the break.

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m300 "Mobile Watch" to finally deliver on watch phone promise?

by Chris Ziegler posted Jun 30th 2006 @ 4:06PM

In the "we'll believe it when it starts shipping" department, we present to you the m300 GSM watch phone by SMS Technology of Australia, a company that appears to be better known for mobile poker tournaments than for manufacturing phones. Our heart has been broken enough times to know that watch phones make better prototypes than they do shipping products, but we can't help get a little excited here: the m300 promises a speakerphone, Bluetooth, and color display in a fairly normal-looking waterproof casing. You can preorder the device for for $499 (possibly Australian dollars) with a promised shipping date of December 2006, but we think we're going to sit back and let this one play out a bit before we bite.

[Via Slashphone]