Blackberry Touchscreen Slider Combo + Webkit Browser Due 2010?

November 17, 2009 by 2 Comments

More evidence has been presented today with a research note from Kaufman Brothers analyst, Mr. Shaw Wu. Mr. Wu points to his contacts in the industry and parts suppliers who state the touchscreen slider phone is in development and resembles a cross between the Storm2 and one of RIM’s non-touch QWERTY devices. It’s currently in the prototype stage and is likely to ship sometime in 2010.

This could be a whole new revamped Blackberry OS, or this could very well be the way RIM takes the best of the Storm 2 touch prowess and combines it with a more finger friendly modified OS to capitalize on phones screen real estate and the slide-out qwerty action in 2010. The purported handset may be released with the new WebKit browser RIM has acquired, Torch Mobile.

[via IntoMobile & electronista]

Filed under AT&T, Blackberry, Rogers, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Tagged with , , , ,

Amp’d Mobile’s Former Exec Launches Simple Mobile; GSM Prepaid Wireless Service

November 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment

New company alert: a startup Simple Mobile in Orange County officially launched its prepaid wireless service today claiming to “revolutionize the unlimited prepaid wireless market.”

It comes from Clay Berryhill, a former exec of defunct Amp’d Mobile, Sprint and Verizon Wireless, according to a note I got with the press release announcing the company’s launch. Berryhill has been working on Simple for two years in Laguna Beach. The company’s privacy page alludes to Irvine as being the home base.

From Simple Mobile’s press release (I’m waiting for the company to respond to questions), the new company does several things differently:

* Encourages customers to bring their own phone — over 180 are approved (MetroPCS also offers this service for $40)
* Offers GSM service, which is the same technology used by AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile customers (Sprint and Verizon Wireless use CDMA)
* Offers standard prepaid service that includes “no minimum term lengths in contracts, no credit checks, no hidden fees…”

[via Gadgetress]

Filed under Blackberry, Nokia, Samsung Tagged with , , ,

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