Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, GSM, EV-DO, UMTS
What do we have here? Four different SLVR models? Yep! That's right, from CDMA to GSM to WCDMA, the good folks at Motorola have you covered. Starting on the right the first is called the L7i which is simply an update to the L7, the way the V3i was to the V3. It adds a 1.3 megapixel camera
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Sprint-Nextel, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA
Alright, Sprint users: who's pumped to land a SLVR of your own? Show of hands, please. How about you Verizon folks? The handful of you with your arms raised high right now, bursting at the seams with anticipation for Moto's rumored CDMA port of the L7, don't have much longer to wait. Buried in with the goodness that Motorola dropped on us Monday was the official news that the L7c is indeed a real device -- though beyond the fact that it rocks EV-DO, we aren't given much to go by. Exact dates, carriers, thickness -- you know, the important details -- all remain mysteries, though Sprint and/or Verizon will clearly be getting the device, and some duration of exclusivity seems to be a logical assumption. The SLVR's GSM variants haven't managed to rock many boats, but decently-equipped candybars are a slightly rarer breed on US CDMA networks, so we can imagine some level of excitement here. Motorola Q-style pandemonium, probably not, but excitement nonetheless.Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, UTStarcom, GSM, GPRS
, and you're looking to save some coin, you might turn your attention to the FCC's deets on UTStarcom's GPRS1226 (or UT1200, depending on what documentation you're reading). Like the SLVR it loosely mimics, the microSD-equipped GPRS1226 emphasizes its music playback capabilities, even offering a dedicated music player button on its side. GSM 850 and 1900 support mean this thing is likely targeted at the North American market; we're not sure which carrier would offer it, but given its meager spec sheet, we're guessing you could walk away with it nearly free on contract.Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Sprint-Nextel, EV-DO, CDMA
and allegedly swaps the L7's VGA camera for a beefier 1.3 megapixel shooter. No word on a release window, but you know we'll have our ear to the ground and keep you posted.Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, CDMA
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola
to do an iPod. That obviously didn't (yet) materialize, but you can get another vaguely Apple-co-conspired device through Red if you were thinking of a SLVR. For each phone sold, Red's delivering to The Global Fund for African AIDS programs a £10 ($18 US), then 5% of call charges will also trickle through to the charity. We can only hope that with overhead on retail, Moto, Red, and the charity, a decent amount makes it through to the actual cause, but hey, if you're buying a phone anyway it's better than not buying Red at all, right? Unfortunately it's UK only for the time being (go fig), so if you're really concerned with the health and welfare of the Dark Continent, perhaps you should consider some more direct methods of donation.Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Cingular, GSM, GPRS, EDGE
While not quite as hot as the $75,000 diamond-encrusted version, Cingular new pink SLVR L7 will surely find a market among the hoards of people that seem addicted to devices in that most feminine of colors. Even though its sporting a different shade, this model has the exact same features as the black L7 — iTunes, Bluetooth, EDGE, MicroSD, and a VGA cam — and costs the same too, priced at $199 with a two-year service agreement and pledge of eternal loyalty to Cingular/AT&T Wireless.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Filed under: Culture, Motorola
that boosts the volume if being used by a member of the AARP crowd. Even better, the phone would be able to automatically detect when it was being used by an elderly individual, thanks to speech recognition software that analyzes the tone and pace of the speaker's voice. We used to laugh at the Boost Mobile commercials featuring those hip senior posses, but if this Moto patent is any indication, a world of RAZR- and SLVR-sporting old folks may be right around the corner.Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, T-Mobile, GSM, GPRS, EDGE
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, GSM
The Motorola rumor mill is in
full grind mode lately, with word of an impending slider version of the RAZR, called the "Capri," coming hot on the heels of the
"Canary" photos that have been fluttering around
lately. According to Cnet's Alpha blog, the quad-band GSM Capri will be no thicker than the SLVR, sport a "high-resolution" CCD (what that means for
cameraphones is unclear -- 1.3 megapixels? 2.0? 3.2?), and also a TransFlash slot, probably for storing tunes. Although
no pics of this rumored model are available yet, Cnet speculates that it will be quite similar to the Korea-only MS600 (pictured, also referred to as the "RAZR slider), which
is a bit thicker than the SLVR but takes many of its design cues from the trusty RAZR.Filed under: Handsets, Motorola
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Cingular, GSM, GPRS, EDGE
connectivity, EDGE, VGA camera and a built-in music player (which Radio ShackRead | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Cingular, Symbian, Windows Mobile, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS
We encourage everyone to take these tidbits with the usual boulder-sized grain of salt, but America’s favorite (read: only) HSDPA carrier has dropped their September launch grid, and on account of our friends’ slippery hands, it’s subsequently found its way over to Engadget HQ. Thanks to our own Boy Genius among countless other tipsters, nothing on the grid has really taken us by surprise — no UMTS 1900 N80s, for example — but we’re encouraged by Cingular’s (foolhardy?) optimism that the 8525 might yet see a release this month. Also allegedly along for the ride are the 3125, the oft-promised but rarely-delivered Nokia E62 (which turns out to be a lifetime exclusive for Cingular), the Samsung SGH-C417 that now appears to be on limited sale, and Sony
[Thanks, anonymous tipster]
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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Sprint-Nextel, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA
As expected, Sprint has come forth today with their very own SLVR from Motorola, the L7c — the latest in a barrage of popular Moto products conspicuously missing from Sprint’s lineup until just very recently. The announcement is particularly notable for two reasons; first and foremost, Sprint’s press release marks the first carrier introduction of the CDMA SLVR anywhere. The more interesting secondary story here, though, is that Sprint has finally beaten Verizon to the punch in announcing an anticipated handset — music to the ears of Sprint customers that have watched their carrier sit idly by as their rival scoops hotness after hotness. Sprint hasn’t yet announced pricing or availability for the L7c, but now that they’ve laid their… uh, SLVRs out on the table, we’re thinking it won’t be long now.
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