Nicole Lee on January 30th, 2009

Jasmine posted her brief sneak peek at iLife ‘09 yesterday with a slideshow, and it’s pretty clear that major improvements have come to Apple’s suite of lifestyle applications, most notably iPhoto ‘09, iMovie ‘09, and Garageband ‘09. And since I’m an amateur photography nerd with aspirations of …

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Nicole Lee on January 29th, 2009

Helio Ocean 2

Helio Ocean 2

(Credit: MobileCrunch)

It appears that the much-awaited sequel to the Helio Ocean has finally surfaced, or at least its photos anyway.

MobileCrunch posted some pics of the Ocean 2’s unboxing, and Engadget Mobile mentioned that Virgin has released a press release stating that the Ocean 2 …

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Nicole Lee on January 28th, 2009
Boost Mobile

Boost Mobile

(Credit: Boost Mobile)

Following its recent news of unlimited monthly plans, Boost Mobile confirmed today that it is aiming to push all of its subscribers to iDEN over time. According to this PhoneScoop report, a Boost Mobile spokesperson said that the Sprint Nextel subsidiary will still support its …

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Nicole Lee on January 27th, 2009
LG CF360

The LG CF360 (pictured) replaces the LG CU515.

(Credit: LG)

We told you about the LG CF360 yesterday and how its launch was imminent. Well, it just launched, and, indeed, it has all the features we mentioned and even more. These include but are not limited to a 1.3-megapixel …

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Nicole Lee on January 26th, 2009
LG CF360

The LG CF360 (pictured) replaces the LG CU515.

(Credit: LG)

LG seems to be planning a couple more handsets for AT&T. There’s the LG Secret, which we talked about a week or so ago, and now apparently there’ll be the LG CF360, a replacement to the LG CU515.

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Nicole Lee on January 23rd, 2009
LG VX9600 has a detachable QWERTY keyboard module.

The LG VX9600 has a detachable QWERTY keyboard module.

(Credit: HowardForums)

What looks like the successor to the LG Voyager has apparently shown up as leaked photos on HowardForums. The LG VX9600, or the LG Versa, can be either a touch-screen phone or one with a QWERTY keyboard. Yes, apparently …

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Nicole Lee on January 21st, 2009

There are rumors that HTC and T-Mobile are planning on the T-Mobile G2, and apparently it won’t have a physical keyboard. We discuss that, as well as the Samsung Instinct’s new calendar syncing, LG’s breakthrough sales in 2008, plus a few new phones. And, of course, we …

Originally posted at Dialed In Podcast

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Nicole Lee on January 21st, 2009
LG Wine(Credit: U.S. Cellular)

U.S. Cellular has just announced the LG Wine, a simple mid-tier handset with features like a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, a one-touch speakerphone, and voice command. Appropriately, it’s available in red and white versions.

You can get it for $179.95 without a contract …

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Nicole Lee on January 17th, 2009

Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its SAR rating, the agency’s online database offers a lot of sneak peeks to those who dig. And to save you the trouble, Crave has combed through the database for you. Here …

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Nicole Lee on January 15th, 2009
Boost Mobile

Boost Mobile

(Credit: Boost Mobile)

Just in time for this troubled economy, Boost Mobile (one of the few MVNOs still standing), has announced a new unlimited monthly plan.

It costs a flat rate of $50 a month, and it includes unlimited daytime, evening, and weekend calls; unlimited texts; unlimited wireless …

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