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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, GSM

The rumor mill promised us that the Motorola W388 would be nothing worth writing home about, and we’ve got to hand it to the mill — it was spot-on this time around. Mobil.cz appears to have scored the first shot we’ve seen of the new low-end candybar, and while the design’s positively retro, the microSD slot is still a notable inclusion for such a cheap (or cheap-looking, anyway) device. Music gets some special attention, thanks to a shiny d-pad with embossed music controls, a dedicated player button, and the inclusion (seemingly) of in-ear buds. A VGA camera rounds out the hearty feast of mediocrity. No Dat. or price are given, but you know what they say — if you have to ask, well, odds are you can probably still afford it.

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Tags: Attention Thanks, Boredom, Candybar, Cz, Ear Buds, Handsets, Hearty Feast, Inclusion, Mediocrity, Motorola, Motorola Gsm, Music, Nbsp, Odds, Pangs, Player Button, Rumor Mill, Vga Camera, Writing Home

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

The L870 that Samsung showed off in the Netherlands last month was looking a little shaky, to say the least — but fortunately, it seems like that may have just been some half-baked prototype. Czech site Mobil.cz has scored a picture of a slider that’s looking far, far more put together, featuring a svelte, brushed metal body that evokes the Soul but goes straight into smartphone territory with S60 (3rd Edition FP2, we think). Other goodies include a 3 megapixel primary cam, HSDPA 3.6 (just 2100MHz, sadly), and an FM radio, though sadly it seems to have lost GSM 850 at some point since Samsung’s engineers threw together that first sample. unverified information have this one pegged for a launch at CommunicAsia next month, just in time for a few beads of sweat to form on Nokia’s forehead.

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Tags: Beads Of Sweat, Brushed Metal, Cz, Fm Radio, Forehead, Goodies, Gsm Edge, Half Baked, Hsdpa, Launch, Nbsp, Netherlands, Nokia, Prototype, Samsung, Samsung Gsm, Slider, Symbian, Umts

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

The L870 that Samsung showed off in the Netherlands last month was looking a little shaky, to say the least — but fortunately, it seems like that may have just been some half-baked prototype. Czech site Mobil.cz has scored a picture of a slider that’s looking far, far more put together, featuring a svelte, brushed metal body that evokes the Soul but goes straight into smartphone territory with S60 (3rd Edition FP2, we think). Other goodies include a 3 megapixel primary cam, HSDPA 3.6 (just 2100MHz, sadly), and an FM radio, though sadly it seems to have lost GSM 850 at some point since Samsung’s engineers threw together that first sample. unverified information have this one pegged for a launch at CommunicAsia next month, just in time for a few beads of sweat to form on Nokia’s forehead.

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Tags: Beads Of Sweat, Brushed Metal, Cz, Fm Radio, Forehead, Goodies, Gsm Edge, Half Baked, Hsdpa, Launch, Nbsp, Netherlands, Nokia, Prototype, Samsung, Samsung Gsm, Slider, Symbian, Umts