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Samsung is joining the mobile TV party at AT&T with the announcement of the SGH-A827, otherwise known as the Samsung Access. This represents Sammy's first attempt at mobile television with AT&T, so I find it a little curious that they decided to go with such a small display on such a compact candybar handset. After all, the AT&T Mobile TV service is supposed to feature "high-quality programming." Outside of the 2.3-inch landscape display "comparable to DVD quality", the Samsung Access also gets equipped with dual-band 3G, quad-band GSM, Bluetooth, microSD, and a 1.3 megapixel camera with video. No word on price, ... (Full Article)

Guess we expected this. I don't quite understand why it takes so much time for Palm to release the device with specs that match many of the HTC models.Anyway, the Palm Treo 800w is spotted in the leaked Sprint Roadmap and it should hit the CDMA/WiMAX carrier in July. The new device will replace the 700w model and will be the single most powerful Treo released to date — the addition of autonomous GPS is certainly new for Palm devices. There's also EV-DO Rev A support, WiFi, Windows Mobile 6 and a camera, though there will also be a camera-less ... (Full Article)

The LG Venus has been available through Verizon Wireless for a little while now, but we all know that Canadian service providers tend to lag a little behind. Rogers isn't the only Canadian telecom to announce a new LG cell phone today, because Telus Mobility is proud to say that they'll have the LG Venus. While it takes on a similar slider form factor as the LG Chocolate, the the LG Venus replaces the conventional five way navigator with a dynamic touchscreen that sits underneath the main screen. This adapts to the situation, showing music controls when you're bobbing your head ... (Full Article)

As Canadians anxiously await the arrival of the iPhone north of the 49th parallel (creating websites dedicated to the cause in the meantime), they now have another option when it comes to a phone that boasts only a couple of physical keys, relying instead on a touchscreen interface. The HTC Touch is already firmly established on Canadian soil, but Rogers has just announced that they will be picking up the LG Vu as well, another touchscreen phone that competes in the same market as the iPhone. You know, if the iPhone was officially available in Canada in the first place.Set ... (Full Article)

LTE is really starting to stretch its legs as the high-speed mobile broadband standard that we knew it could always be. NTT DoCoMo reportedly just achieved "a downlink transmission rate of 250Mbps over a high-speed wireless network in an outdoor test of an experimental Super 3G system." Super 3G, also known as LTE (Long Term Evolution), an evolution from current HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA standards based on WCDMA technology, is the next-generation of GSM-based mobile broadband solution. And, with NTT DoCoMo's new breakthrough, the road to LTE is looking mighty good. NTT DoCoMo hit that 250Mbps downlink speed by using a MIMO (Multiple Input ... (Full Article)