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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, GSM, EDGE, UMTS

This new Motorola in the FCC’s filings looks like no model we’re familiar with, and from what we can see, that’s a very good thing. The candybar was only tested for GSM / EDGE 1900 and Bluetooth, an indication that it’s destined for some non-US market — though the manual makes mention of 3G capability and we see a front-facing cam in this place as well, so whatever market does get it will have access to some speedy Dat. and video calling. We only hope this little gem is nothing more than a low-end model designed to bring WCDMA to the masses (or possibly a one-off custom designed to a carrier’s exact specifications), because if it’s even remotely indicative of the design direction Moto’s looking to go in the post-breakup era, we can get that fork ready. You know, the one we’ll use to stick in Motorola… when it’s done. Ah, never mind.

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Tags: 3g, Bluetooth, Candybar, Capability, Design Direction, Exact Specifications, Fcc, Gsm 1900, Gsm Edge, Little Gem, Motorola, Motorola Gsm, Nbsp, New Motorola, Umts

Filed under: Handsets, Features, LG, ATT, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, Announcements

After weeks of hand-wringing, we’ve finally settled on a winner of our contest for LG’s uber-limited $1,500 Iron Man edition Shine! We asked you to send in pictures of the busted-up pieces of garbage you call “phones,” and holy cow, did we get some doozies.

Without further adieu, our winner, Mark H., comes to us from Novato, California. in this place’s his story:

“I need a new phone as you can see. I have had this Nokia phone since 2001. I’m in the military service and my friends make fun of my old phone and at this time they’re really on me since my phone was run over by a car and I use electrical tape to keep the faceplate together. I don’t get payed enough by the service to buy a nice new phone.”

Congratulations, Mark! Even if this relic were in perfect condition, it’d still be time for an upgrade. Let’s try to keep this one a little less scuffed, because that solid gold battery cover definitely does not live up to the “Iron Man” name. Follow the break for some honorable mentions — you guys made it really hard to choose!

Continue reading Iron Man contest winner declare!

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Tags: Contest Winner, Doozies, Electrical Tape, Garbage, Hand Wringing, Holy Cow, Iron Man, Limited 1, Limited Edition, Man Contest, Man Name, Military Service, Nbsp, Nokia, Nokia Phone, Novato California, Relic, Solid Gold, Uber

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

Hate to break it to you, but there’s little more to tell about the E66 that we didn’t already cover with the E71. It’s basically the exact same hardware and screen in a portrait, sliding form factor, which loses the QWERTY for a numeric keypad. That said, we wanted to go over the specific quality of those differences, and touch on a few things we missed with the E71 review. Oh, and in case you missed our video hands-on with Bot. devices, you can find it right in this place.

Continue reading Nokia E66 mini-review

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Tags: E66, E71, Gsm Edge, Hsdpa, Nbsp, Nokia, Nokia Gsm, Nokia Review, Nokia Symbian, Numeric Keypad, Qwerty