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Filed under: Handsets, Messaging, Multimedia, Software, Apple

The oft-bemoaned lack of certain, um… capabilities of the the iPhone is forcing individual companies to take desperate measures, it seems. It’s not entirely clear, but MacWorld says it’s confirmed with Telia that the Swedish-Finnish carrier’s developing an MMS-enabling app for the iPhone. MacWorld says the app will hit the market in the next two months, which is great news for everyone in Sweden. If you live anywhere else in the world, however, you’ll just have to continue on, rueing the day you ever encountered Apple’s MMS-spurning, copy and paste-hating handset.

Update: Though the source is Swedish, it’s entirely reasonable to believe that this’ll spread across all of Telia’s markets (and the world?). Thanks, commenters!

[Thanks, Martin]

MMS-capabilities coming soon to a Swedish iPhone? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, GSM, EDGE

If you like what the ZN5 brings to the table but roundish sliders are more your cup of tea (and when the alternative is a drab gray candybar with purple accents, we can’t say we blame you), Moto’s got the solution to the pollution this morning with the official announcement of the VE66. You’ve got that 5-megapixel autofocus cam with LED flash (as opposed to the ZN5’s xenon) and image stabilization, WiFi, FM radio, Motorola’s CrystalTalk noise reduction, and a navigation wheel for flying through song tracks. Interestingly, there’s no mention of Moto’s partnership with Kodak anywhere on the phone or the announcement — but something tells us that won’t have an effect on picture quality. Look for it to launch some time this quarter.

Motorola adds another 5-megapixel phone to the mix with VE66 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE

We noticed this on AT&T’s web store in the wee hours this morning, and sure enough, they’ve gone ahead and declare the LG Incite in all its official glory today (normally the announcement comes before the web store stuff, but whatever). It’s got WiFi, a 3-megapixel camera, a 3-inch touchscreen equipped with haptics and 400 x 240 resolution, AT&T Navigator, microSD support up to 16GB, triband HSDPA, and Windows Mobile 6.1 — in other words, LG’s produced a nice QWERTY-less foil to the Fuze in this place. It’s available straight away in stores, too, as long as you’re willing to shell out the $199.99 on contract after rebates.

LG Incite for AT&T, at this time with more official originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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