Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Samsung Exclaim Messaging Phone

A cool new messaging phone for Sprint was announced earlier this month. The Samsung Exclaim is a text message-centric phone that sports a dual slider design. This new Sprint phone is currently available for $79.99 with a new two-year service agreement.

Let's take a closer look at the Samsung Exclaim messaging phone and see if it's worth the purchase. Now this phone was released just a few weeks ago but some early Samsung Exclaim reviews have already been published. However, it would be better to look at the basic details of the phone before we get into the reviews.

One of the most interesting feature of this new Sprint phone lies in it's design. This messaging handset sports a dual slider design which means its slides in multiple ways. This also means that it sports both a number keypad which slides down and the QWERTY keyboard that slides to the left.

This feature is very useful because it provides a dedicated keypad for text entry and another one for dialing numbers.

The Samsung Exclaim messaging phone falls into the mid-range category. This implies a cheap price but only a limited number of high-end features. This phone does not offer a feature set comparable to a BlackBerry or other smartphones. However, this Sprint mobile phone offers a feature set that will satisfy the needs of the average user.

The new Samsung Exclaim messaging phone carries a 2.6 inch QVGA display and a 2.0-megapixel camera. other key features include 3G support, Bluetooth, GPS, , and a microSD card slot that can hold up to 32GB cards.

This cool cell phone also offers several social-networking features, like interactive Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. This makes it popular with teens and young users who are addicted to social networks.

Now on to the reviews. Well, experts and users love the Exclaim's design as well as its good feature set and excellent call quality. The negative feed back was minimal. Some say that the nonstandard headset jack and weak external speaker were disappointing. Nonetheless, the positive attributes overshadow all the negative observations.

That's it for this post on the Samsung Exclaim messaging phone. Tune in to this blog for more on the latest phones and cell phone news.

Monday, June 15, 2009

The Simple but Elegant LG Glance for Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless recently launched a trio of mobile phones that target young and feature phone users. The LG Glance was considered as the most minor in this group. However, a closer look reveals that this mobile phone offers much more than what a simple glance would indicate.

Now, LG Glance reviews are rare because this phone is new and there are higher profile phones in the market. But let me give you a quick peek that might pique your interest in this nice little cell phone.

The LG Glance for Verizon Wireless is a simple phone. It does not provide high-end features because it aims to provide an economical option for cell phone users. This handset offers a modest feature set but it also provides a few pleasing surprises.

This new LG phone sports a basic candybar form factor with simple features. However, a glance at the back of this phone indicates that it's no mere entry level device. Th e LG Glance sports a golden-like pattern on the back. Combine this attribute with a slim body and you have an attractive looking phone. It's not a bad look for a phone that costs $49.99 with a $50 rebate and a two-year service agreement.

The features of the LG Glance for Verizon Wireless slot. It's not much but it is not bad for an entry level handset. This compact and stylish phone offers a 2-inch QVGA screen, 1.3-megapixel camera and a microSDsatisfies the need of the average entry level phone user.

If you are looking for simple and cheap yet elegant phone then the LG Glance might be the device that you are looking for. It has a nice set of features packed in a sleek body and comes at an available price.

That's it for this post on the LG Glance. take time to read some LG Glance reviews to see what the experts have to say about this new mobile phone.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Apple Annonces iPhone 3GS for AT&T, Faster and More Powerful

A couple of days after the Palm Pre hits the streets, Apple made a move to steal the spotlight be unveiling the next generation iPhone at WWDC. This announcement has been highly anticipated by AT&T subscribers and other AT&T users.

This exciting new touchscreen phone is called the iPhone 3GS. While it looks very similar to the iPhone 3G , this upcoming phone offers a lot of new features and capabilities.

The added S emphasizes that this new device will offer much greater speed than its predecessors. The iPhone 3GS for AT&T is expected to be more twice as fast as the current model. It will also support 7.2 Mbps HSDPA making web browsing faster.

The upgrades and updates to this new device lie largely at its new operating system. The iPhone 3.0 OS will bring MMS as well as Cut and Paste to the handset. With this new software comes an array of new apps.

Keeping up with the high-powered camera phones in the market, the iPhone 3GS sports an improved 3 megapixel camera with all the goodies like Autofocus, Autoexposure, Tap to Focus, and video capture. It's not powerful enough to challenge the monster camera phones but its good enough to appease most users.

The new iPhone 3GS also comes with some cool additional features such as voice control and the built-in digital compass. This built-in tool allows users to acquire orientation, longitude, latitude, and other useful topographical information.

Apple's new iPhone 3GS will arrive in June 19. It will be offered in two versions, a 16GB model for $199 and a 32GB model for $299. It will be available in over 80 countries around the planet.

On the surface, it appears that this new device is not much different from its predecessors. Except for the more powerful camera, no glaring changes have been made. However, this details were revealed at the announcement. perhaps, we'll learn more about this new phone in the next following weeks.

That's it for this blog on the new and exciting iPhone 3GS for AT&T. Tune in to this blog to get the latest on everything wireless.

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