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Nokia's 5230 inches closer to release, gets spied along the way

by Darren Murph posted Oct 17th 2009 @ 7:38PM

Nokia's 5230 isn't apt to blow any minds with the likes of the HD2, Droid and XPERIA X3 on the horizon, but for those perfectly content with a touchscreen-based Symbian S60 5th Edition handset, this one sure looks purty. After dipping its toes in the FCC's expansive database just last month, a crop of new in the wild shots have surfaced to show off its 3.2-inch display (640 x 360), 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR module and variety of colorful backs. Hit the read link for more pixels if you're so inclined, and feel free to take the "January 2010" release date in with a dose of NaCl.

[Thanks, Daniel]

Verizon-branded Samsung Glyde 2 becomes star in Blurrycam photoshoot

by Ross Miller posted Jul 5th 2009 @ 12:02PM

Samsung's launch of the Glyde was, well, far less than stellar -- but hey, second time's a charm, right? Shots have surfaced from HowardForums of what's apparently the Glyde 2 / u960. Looks like we've got a more expansive keyboard that makes better use of space on the bottom slide out, some TouchWiz action on the screen, and unsurprisingly a nice, big Verizon logo just above the screen. Nope, we don't have a release date or official confirmation of any sorts, so for now just hang tight on the farthest edge of your seat and feel free to browse the other shots of the device in the gallery below.

[Via Phone Arena]

Gallery: Verizon-branded Samsung Glyde 2 becomes star in Blurrycam photoshoot

Palm's Treo Pro spotted in Sprint attire?

by Darren Murph posted Jan 11th 2009 @ 11:08AM

Our handy dandy leak sheet was already proven correct once with the introduction of the pink Instinct, so we're beginning to feel good about a Sprint-branded Treo Pro making landfall sometime this month. A curious in the wild shot over at WMExperts shows off what clearly looks to be that very handset, though we'd never put it past a mischievous Photoshopper to spit something out in a cutesy grab for attention. Whatever the case, the exterior looks about as normal as ever, and seriously, is any Sprint customer in their right mind looking to pick this up over the forthcoming Pre? Signs point to "no."

[Thanks, malatesta]

Sony Ericsson's W707 Alicia lives again in spy shots

by Darren Murph posted Sep 12th 2008 @ 4:32AM

Though it may never live the proper life it should have, Sony Ericsson's now-canned W707 is alive and well in these spy shots. Of course, being that the Alicia is officially dead, you won't find any updated specifications or a super-secret release date, but the gallery of images in the read link is a mighty fine look at what could've been. It's never too late, SE...

[Via DailyMobile, thanks Daniel]

Helio's Ocean 2 in the wild

by Joshua Topolsky posted Jun 23rd 2008 @ 10:50AM

Sure, Helio is going through a bit of a rough patch right now, what with those retail outlet closings and nasty Virgin ~~merger~~ takeover, but as far as we can tell, the company is moving forward with the Ocean 2. As you can see by the above shot -- nabbed from a YouTube video -- the slider looks eerily similar to its predecessor, though we know it's getting spec bumps all around. Apparently the source material has been wiped out of existence, and if things keep moving in the same direction for the MVNO, this might as close as you get to one of these babies. Enjoy!

Palm Treo 850 spy shots leak out

by Joshua Topolsky posted May 21st 2008 @ 11:04AM

It's finally, really happened. The Boy Genius has gotten his hands on pictures of a brand-spanking-new Palm device -- a heretofore unknown model called the Treo 850. As you can see in the above photo, this is a whole new look for the ailing smartphone maker, though it certainly bears a resemblance to the Centro and Treo 500. Apparently the Windows Mobile device will sport a 400MHz CPU and a 100MB of RAM, though other details are sketchy at the moment. Honestly, not a bad turn for Palm at all -- now if you can just whip up that new OS and some new form factors and...

HTC spy shot reveals handful of new phones

by Joshua Topolsky posted Apr 20th 2008 @ 2:02PM

Apparently, HTC is having a little trouble keeping people with cameras out of its offices, as evidenced by this totally great spy shot of a what appears to be a bunch of (or two) new phones. We're familiar with quite of few of these devices, like the TyTn II, Touch Cruise, and Touch you see in the upper row, but things get a little stickier down below. Save for that P3470 that's second from left, we have no clue what those slick looking square numbers are. The far left model and the far right might be the same device, but its hard to tell. It also looks like all the devices in this picture are using Windows Mobile, but we're holding out hope that maybe the model on the far right boots Android... and soon.

[Via IntoMobile]

Update: So we figure that one of the two on the right is likely the MDA compact IV for T-Mobile, although that still doesn't explain the generous QWERTY board depicted over there on the left. Can't you just feel the excitement building? Thanks, Marios!

T-Mobile's Shadow II revealed in spy pic

by Joshua Topolsky posted Apr 15th 2008 @ 2:55PM

Just when we were getting used to T-Mobile's Shadow, it appears we're going to have to make room in our pockets for its successor... the Shadow II. Picking up almost exactly where the first iteration left off, this grainy spy shot reveals that its going to be more of the same for the revamp, save for some new rounded edges and oh-so-chic reflective finish. We'll assume the company is sticking to the plan with a slide out numeric keypad, but you never know; they could be hiding a QWERTY under there... or some kind of weird Gremlin.

[Thanks, Jason]

Is this the BlackBerry 9xxx?

by Joshua Topolsky posted Oct 3rd 2007 @ 10:48PM

Just in case you'd been getting tired of iPhone rumors, Zune 2 leaks, and more Centro "in the wild" shots than you can really stomach, we've got something to alleviate the pressure. Enter the Photoshopped yet appropriately-blurry, rumored next phase of the Research In Motion takeover... the BlackBerry 9xxx. Okay, adjust your eyeballs and listen up -- according to the Boy Genius Report, the new device is slated to launch sometime in early 2008, and will be delivering mouth-watering goods like HSDPA-ified 3G, a 600Mhz processor, and an integrated backup / restore function which should help keep the suits from sweating themselves out of their expensive leather office chairs. Of course, this is all deeply, deeply unconfirmed at the moment, though the Boy Genius says he has a source. We suggest taking it with a grain of salt -- but feel free to dream.

Sony Ericsson's mysterious red and white candybar peeped

by Sean Cooper posted Sep 20th 2007 @ 5:42PM

We could make up just about anything we please on this new bit of dashing design, but will lay off the imaginary specs and let you come to your own conclusions. Before anybody falls out of a chair with claims of "ZOMG! that phone is like, like, transparent!" it isn't, we're pretty sure it's just missing some bits. It does, however, seem to lack a forward facing shooter, which may --stressing may here -- mean it also lacks 3G services, but hey, we've almost come to expect that from Sony Ericsson over here. All in all, pretty simple, but Sony Ericsson has made a pretty successful business with simple designs -- think T610, K750, K790.

LG's VX9900 caught again?

by Thomas Ricker posted Sep 19th 2006 @ 9:35AM

The kiddies over at Howard Forums are offering up even more blurred shots of what we all expect is the LG VX9900. This time, splayed wide for your weirdo QWERTY kicks. Love it or hit it, this followup to the VX9800 communicator should be coming to Verizon soon, as in any day now. Click-on for the purported VX9900 caught in a more bashful moment.

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