LG Rhythm Bound for Alltel

I've always featured phones that are bound for major carriers so I thought it would be a change to blog about a phone that will be offered by a regional carrier. This time let's get personal with the LG Rhythm that is headed for Alltel Wireless. It's important to note that Alltel is in the process of merging with Verizon Wireless.

The LG Rhythm is a music-centric or music mobile phone that features a stylish slider design. This handset offers a built in music player and FM transmitter that will appeal to users who want to listen to their favorite songs and artists via their cellphones.

This LG music phone is one of the most affordable handset in Alltel's lineup. Alltel is offering the LG Rhythm music phone for for $119.99 after $50 mail-in-rebate and a two-year service agreement. It will be available in black or white versions.

The LG Rhythm bound for Alltel Wireless also offers other dedicated music features such as a digital signal processing and a graphic equalizer. This Alltel music cellphone also has a 3.5mm headset jack that allows users to pug in their regular headphones.

Let's look at the hardware on the Rhythm from LG Electronics. This music phone features a one-inch circular touchscreen control panel on its slider body. This is located under the device's main display and allows the users to control the main music features.

Here are the remaining key features for this Alltel Music Phone:

• circular touchscreen with interactive UI
• 1.3 megapixel camera with camcorder
• Stereo Bluetooth 2.0
• SMS threads support
• GPS
• microSD external memory port
  

I thought that you might be interested in other LG phones offered by Alltel. Here's a short list of Alltel/LG mobile phones:

• LG Scoop
• LG AX565
• LG AX565
• LG AX380
• LG Wave
• LG Glimmer
• LG AX8600

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The BlackBerry Bold for AT&T

There has been quite a few rumors on the BlackBerry Bold 9000 that is coming to AT&T. There were delays that some experts attributed to poor quality of the products. Then there's also a recent report that there are some indications that AT&T may finally release the Bold.

Bold that may soon hit AT&T stores. The Let's take a personal look at the BlackBerry Bold which is one of the recent devices that has been launched by RIM. The smartphone maker recently launched the Blackberry Flip and the Blackberry Storm, two powerful devices that are likely to make an impact on the smartphone scene.

The Blackberry Bold is a stylishly designed smartphone that offers the wide array of features that are a staple of RIM's devices. This device looks sexy because it has nice looking curves and a slim profile.

The Bold's highlight feature is its high resolution display which has a resolution of 480x320 pixel and 65,000-colors. The name "Bold" was coined by designers when the device's screen was described as "bold" and "brilliant." Some of the experts who have tested the
Bold's display were impressed by its performance.

RIM's BlackBerry Bold has also offers a variety of wireless options. It has quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) which gives users the ability to use the device for global roaming. The Bold also has (850/1900/2100) radios for HSDPA/UMTS support.

RIM also installed a built in 2-megapixel camera with video-recording capabilities and zoom in the Bold. For multimedia, The BlackBerry Bold has a media player that supports a variety of audio and video formats. After all, what use is there for a superior display when the device is incapable of playing multimedia.

Blackberries are known as business devices and the sleek Bold also offer features that are useful for business users such as Wireless email, Organizer applications, Web Browser, Corporate data access, and various email Integrations. All of these features can be viewed in exceptional quality in the Bold's impressive display.

Here are the key features of the Blackberry Bold 9000

• HSDPA 3G data
• 1 GB of built-in memory
• GPS navigation
• Wi-Fi
• video capture
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• memory card slot
• stereo Bluetooth.

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The BlackBerry Storm Touchscreen has been Unleashed

After recently releasing its first clamshell Smartphone, RIM has released another impressive handset with the launch of the BlackBerry Storm Touchscreen Smartphone. Let's take a short look at the details of this amazing device.


According to the official BlackBerry Storm Press release, the touchscreen smartphone will land in Verizon Wireless this fall. The RIM Storm will also be launched in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand mobile phone markets.

The BlackBerry Storm is a device that is not just suitable for business users but for other classes of customers as well. This device will offer a combination of touchscreen technology and the powerful Smartphone features found in RIM's devices. It also offers a slim design with contoured corners that will attract many customers. It also has stainless steel back and chrome accents surrounding its large glass lens giving it an elegant and high-end look.


Now RIM's devices have been known for the QWERTY or SureType keyboards that helps customers to speedily enter data into the device. Well, the Storm will have a full QWERTY software keyboard when used in landscape mode. It will also have a SureType keyboard when the user holds it in the portrait orientation.

The Storm also offers enables easy and precise typing but with a touchscreen flavor. The BlackBerry Storm's touch-screen has been touted as offering the same response as a physical keyboard. I'll guess well have to wait for the reviews to confirm this claim.

One of the highlights of the Verizon bound Storm is it's 3.2 megapixel camera. It will have flash, zoom and auto-focus. The BlackBerry Bold's camera will also have the ability to record video for MMS and at half-VGA resolutions.

Here are the other key features for the BlackBerry Storm Touchscreen for Verizon Wireless:

• dual-band CDMA radios
• quad-band GSM/EDGE
• HSPA 2100MHz for 3G coverage
• multiple Bluetooth profiles
• standard GPS and a-GPS
• BlackBerry Maps
• 3.5mm headset jack
• media player for music and video
• full HTML browser
• 1GB of on-board memory
• BlackBerry productivity applications
• mobile Facebook

Look for mobile phone reviews and new cellphone ratings of the Storm if you want more info. I'm sure that reviews and ratings for the BlackBerry Storm will be out in the next few days. Stay tune to this blog for more new mobile phones, news and updates.

The New Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Touchscreen Phone

Here's another touchscreen handset for those who dislike normal keypads. Nokia has just launch its first ever touchscreen device. Nokia fans meet the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Let look at he details on this device.

Nokia's press release indicated that the Nokia 5800 touchscreen will first hit European markets in the fourth quarter of 2008. The first Nokia touchscreen mobile phone will arrive in the US and other markets during the first quarter of 2009. Unfortunately, the pricing information for this stylish device was not yet released.

The mobile phone maker hopes to reach out to the youth market by releasing a touch screen-based device. I think this is a great strategy considering that younger users are attractive to cool looking touchscreen handsets. The Nokia 5800 also belongs to the XpressMusic line so its music and media applications will appeal to younger users.

Let's take a look at the hardware. The toucsreen display of the Nokia 5800 measures 3.2 inches across. It will have 640 x 360 pixels for QVGA resolution which makes a a vibrant display for videos and other applications. Interestingly, Nokia's touchscreen device does not use not touch-capacitance but touch-resistance. We'll see now it will perform when the reviews come out.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flashes. It can also shoot video at 30 frames per second. This means that it will have a better camera than the iPhone and the Samsung Instinct. I think it matches up well with the LG Dare's camera.

The device will run S60 5th Edition a platform that supports touch input. This platform will offer a new contacts bar, a new media key and simplified menu systems. The media key will provide access to music and entertainment applications.

here are the key features of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Touchscreen Phone:

• stereo Bluetooth
• A-GPS
• Wi-Fi.
• quad-band GSM/EDGE
• dual-band 850/1900 MHz HSDPA
• stereo speakers
• 3.5mm headset jack

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