Feb 25
Tweetlog: Samsung Memoir SGH-T929
Posted in: samsung, t-mobile, Today's Chili
It’s no Canon, but Samsung’s Memoir (http://tinyurl.com/aqdolu) sure pushes all its camera-phone competitors right outta the frame.
Feb 24
Samsung Memoir hands-on
Posted in: Features, hands-on, HandsOn, samsung, t-mobile, Today's Chili
Is the world ready for consumer-class 8 megapixel cameraphones? That’s a loaded question, but one way or another, T-Mobile’s about to find out now that its SGH-T929 Memoir from Samsung is in the marketplace. With a full touchscreen and support for that elusive 1700MHz HSDPA, the handset packs some serious heat at the top end of the featurephone heap, and we’ve now had a chance to put it through its paces. Read on for video, pictures, and — for the literate types out here — even a few words about Samsung’s mighty 3264 x 2448 worth of handset muscle.
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Samsung Memoir hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 24
Samsung Memoir 8-Megapixel Cameraphone Lightning Review
Posted in: review, samsung, smartphone, t-mobile, Today's Chili, top
The Gadget: Samsung Memoir, which is the 8-megapixel upgraded version of the Samsung Behold—both of which have Samsung’s TouchWiz-based touchscreen interface. It’s also got a Xenon flash that works quite well.
The Price: $250 with two-year contract, $50 rebate and qualifying data plan
The Verdict: A pretty damn good cameraphone. The TouchWiz UI is pretty much the same as the version on the Samsung Behold. In short, it’s more usable as a touchscreen phone (keyboard is fairly decent) than Windows Mobile phones, but not quite as good as say, Android or the iPhone. It does have haptic feedback, meaning there’s a slight rumble as you press down on the screen. And yes, that implies that the Memoir doesn’t have capacitive touch. You still have to press down when you want to click things. Let it be known that Jesús Diaz does not like some Samsung touchscreen UIs.
The front of the phone looks like a Samsung touchscreen phone, but the back actually looks a lot like a Samsung camera. Which is kind of the point. The 8-megapixel camera is very good. So good, in fact, that it’s (give or take) about as good as my Samsung NV3 point and shoot from a few years ago. The gallery below has comparison shots.
And here’s how well the Memoir’s Xenon flash works in complete darkness. Spoiler: Pretty damn well.
I haven’t had enough experience with Nokia’s high end N-series cameraphones to say whether or not the Memoir is better. We’ve already established that more megapixels isn’t always better, but if the Memoir can take photos that are just about as good as Samsung’s NV3 (which doesn’t take FANTASTIC images, we have to admit), it’s a great alternative for a point and shoot camera.
Feb 23
T-Mobile USA goes live with $50 unlimited voice plans in San Francisco
Posted in: t-mobile, t-mobile usa, T-mobileUsa, Today's Chili
We heard that T-Mobile USA was looking to dabble in the low-end arena with $50 unlimited voice plans, and sure enough, the carrier has gone live with ’em in the City by the Bay. In a surprise move aimed to rival similar plans from lesser known providers such as Boost Mobile, T-Mob is offering “loyal customers” the option to move to a $50 flat-rate calling plan. In order to get the offer, you must be located in San Francisco (for now, anyway), have been a subscriber in good standing for at least 22 months and want to save a few bucks on your mobile calling. It’s stated that stores in the SF area are actively promoting the new plan, which should be fairly successful given that users won’t have to extend their current contracts in order to switch. Toss in unlimited texting, data and Everlasting Gobstoppers, and we’re sold.
[Image courtesy of Bicycle-Heaven]
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T-Mobile USA goes live with $50 unlimited voice plans in San Francisco originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 19
Android Dev Phone 1 gets in on the Cupcake action early, deemed to be a little undercooked
Posted in: Android, developer, Google, hack, os, rom, t-mobile, Today's Chili
Admit it, you want some Cupcake, but you’re afraid of ditching the physical keyboard altogether. Good news for those of you who’ve snagged an Android Dev Phone 1, because your wish may be our command. The guys at Make have the lowdown on how to flash Cupcake to the device and experience that on-screen keyboard in all its glory. The hacked OS certainly wasn’t ready for primetime, and that hotly-anticipated soft keyboard was still a little buggy — but there is some hope for using the phone with one hand. We’ll bet Google / T-Mobile keep this one in the oven a bit longer until it’s ready to take on the masses, but at least we’re seeing some fresh baked goodness on something other than the Magic. There’s video of the Macguyver’d OS in action after the break.
[Via Geek.com]
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Android Dev Phone 1 gets in on the Cupcake action early, deemed to be a little undercooked originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 19
T-Mobile USA announced it is now offering a $50 unlimited voice plan to existing customers in San Francisco, in a sign that the carriers could be gearing up for a price war, according to Reuters. The carrier is only offering the promotion to customers who have been with the carrier for at least 22 months, and is also offering a $135 credit to anyone who switches from a rival service.
The move comes almost one month after Boost Mobile, which is owned by Sprint, also offered a $50 unlimited voice and data plan, which went into effect on January 22nd. UBS analyst John Hodulik said in the report that the plan effectively lowers T-Mobile’s price for unlimited voice, Web surfing and text messaging to $85 a month from $100 for customers who use data services. The carrier is said to be considering a version of this plan for national use, which would almost definitely spark a new price war among the major carriers.
Feb 19
Google’s offline Gmail demo reveals seemingly US-bound HTC Magic — is this the T-Mobile G2?
Posted in: Android, breaking news, BreakingNews, t-mobile, Today's Chili
So is Vodafone’s HTC Magic the same as T-Mobile’s G2? Could very well be, considering Google’s little slip-up during a demo of its offline Gmail support on mobile devices. What we have up there clearly ain’t a Voda logo, and if our knowledge of T-Mobile logos around the world is accurate, this isn’t a European T-Mobile logo, either — it’s straight-up Yankee. Would certainly make a ton of sense for this thing to shake out as the G2, and there’s no shortage of folks holding out for a keyboardless Android device ’round there… so your move, T-Mob.
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Google’s offline Gmail demo reveals seemingly US-bound HTC Magic — is this the T-Mobile G2? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 17
We still don’t know whether to call it the Sidekick 2009 or the Sidekick Blade, but either way, T-Mobile’s upcoming hiptop has finally been caught on camera, looking just as it did in a survey from last month and later via render. Unfortunately, we can’t glean any specs from the image, but the aforementioned questionnaire listed 3G, a 3.2-inch WVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, and GPS with turn-by-turn navigation. Alright, Danger, you’ve made us believers — now give us some official press shots to gaze upon lovingly.
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Sidekick 2009 caught strutting its stuff in the wild originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 15
We’ve gotten more than a handful of tips about T-Mobile’s data service being down to be a coincidence, from a number of different regions of the US — Kansas City, Cincinnati, Minnesota and Cleveland, among others. We’ve asked T-Mo for an official comment, but in the interim let us know if you’re having problems accessing mobile web or email.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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Is T-Mobile’s data service down for you? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Feb 15
Video: Samsung Memoir hands-on
Posted in: breaking news, BreakingNews, hands-on, mwc, mwc 2009, mwc09, mwc2009, samsung, smartphone, t-mobile, t-mobile usa, T-mobileUsa, Today's Chili, videoGallery: Samsung Memoir hands-on
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Video: Samsung Memoir hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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