Samsung t819 hits T-Mobile with 1700Mhz 3G

Following on the FCC’s green-lighting of the Samsung t819 3G slider last month, Samsung and T-Mobile have made the Samsung t819 officially official for T-Mobile’s US subscriber-base. Now, we’re calling this Samsung t819 a ‘3G slider’ because (1) it’s a slider and (2) it supports T-Mobile USA’s own special flavor of 3G spectrum (the 1700Mhz band, as we saw in the FCC-filing). Interestingly, T-Mobile isn’t marketing this thing as a 3G handset, instead claiming that the quad-band GSM radio maxes out with EDGE data speeds.

With a 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, microSD card slot, myFaves support, and a 220 x 176 display, theSamsung t819 is firmly planted in T-Mobile’s mid-range lineup.

While the Samsung t819 is officially an EDGE-only jobby, we’ve got a sneaking suspicion that the handset will be rocking out on T-Mobile’s 3G network - once it goes live, that is. Grab your own Samsung t819 unnofficial 3G slider on T-Mobile website or at retail stores. ‘Coffee Brown’ seems to be T-Mo’s color of choice for now.

Sony Ericsson Unveils W705 Officially

As we reported earlier, Sony Ericsson has launched the W705 Walkman phone officially today. Also known as Rika, the W705 will feature.

* Clear Bass/Clear Stereo audio quality

* DLNA-certified Wi-Fi connectivity

* Shake control

* SensMe music control

* 2.4" display

* Bluetooth connectivity

* 3.2 megapixel camera

* Built-in accelerometer

* Integrated FM radio


The Sony Ericsson W705 will come bundled with a 4GB memory card bundled with
each purchase.

Rogers BlackBerry Bold Going

Just when you thought the world has turned upside down with the insane price of a BlackBerry Bold, Rogers in Canada shows the world they have some cool heads there, making this smartphone available for just $199.99 - and it is accompanied by a $50 gift card, to boot! This promotion will end on November 27, so if you're living in the Great White North and want to pick up a new phone for yourself this holiday season, you can't really go wrong with this offer - presumably you're all right with a 3-year contract.