Two New Sidekicks for Summer 2008?
TmoNews claims that two new sidekicks will drop this summer. The first, named SK Gekko, will allegedly launch July 27th. The second side-kick, code-named Sidekick Aspen, is estimated to have a July 30th launch. And look out! 3G capabilities are possibly in the future for these new sidekicks!
Nokia Introduces the 5220 and 5320 Music Phones
Nokia added two new handsets to its XpressMusic line of phones. The 5220 XpressMusic has a 2 megapixel camera, a 240×320 display with 265k colours, an FM radio, Bluetooth, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, micro SDHC support, a 1020 mAh battery with a charge life of 24 hours, and S40 OS. The 5220 either comes in 850/1800/1900 Mhz or 900/1800/1900 Mhz. The 5320 XpressMusic has a 2 megapixel camera, S60 OS, a 240×320 display with 16M colours, an FM radio, Bluetooth, microSDHC support, and an 850 mAh battery. The 5320 has two quad-band versions: one with 850 and2100 MHz 3G with HSPDA and the other with 900 and 2100 MHz 3G and HSDPA. You can look for these phones to become available in quarter three of 2008. For the press release, click here.
Lonney-Toons Themed Dmobo i-View M5
The i-View M5 is a Looney-Toons themed cell phone from Dmobo, a company with a history of creating TWinney the Pooh and Batman phones. The i-View M5 has a 1.8 inch screen, 1.3 megapixel camera, 0.3 megapixel secondary camera, integrated music player, FM radio, an SD slot (up to 1 GB additional memory), 24 mb of internal memory, and Bluetooth. The phone is a 2G phone that supports video chat through GSPS. The phone is now available in Hong Kong. No price is known at this time.
T-Mobile’s Shadow II: Leaked Photos
Here are the first glimpses of T-Mobile’s sleek Shadow II. A revised version of the original Shadow phone, the Shadow II has a refined design with smoother edges and a new glossy overlay on top of the keys. The Shadow II is also rumoured to have Hotspot@Home support. Information is scarce, but I’ll be sure to keep y’all updated.
Sony Ericsson Accidentally Leaks Z780
If you squint really closely, you might be able to make out the details of Sony Ericsson’s up and coming Z780 flip phone. Some features include a 240×320 pixel QVGA display, a 2 megapixel camera, and NetFront 3.4 browser. We also know that the Z80 is available in Amethyst Silver or Grand Onyx. Allegedly, there will be location-based service (perhaps even integrated GPS). Finally, the Z780 will be available in two versions: the Z780i for Europe and the Z780a for North America. No word on pricing or launch date yet, but I’d imagine the launch date being no later than quarter four of 2008.