Soni Ericsson Unveils W705 officially

As we reported earlier, Sony Ericsson has launched the W705 Walkman phone officially today. Also known as Rika, the W705 will feature.

* Clear Bass/Clear Stereo audio quality
* DLNA-certified Wi-Fi connectivity
* Shake control* SensMe music control
* 2.4" display* Bluetooth connectivity
* 3.2 megapixel camera
* Built-in accelerometer
* Integrated FM radioThe Sony Ericsson W705 will come bundled with a 4GB memory card bundled witheach purchase.

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Samsung T-819 Hits T-Mobile with 1700 Mhz 3G

Following on the FCC’s green-lighting of the Samsung t819 3G slider last month, Samsung and T-Mobile have made the Samsung t819 officially official for T-Mobile’s US subscriber-base. Now, we’re calling this Samsung t819 a ‘3G slider’ because (1) it’s a slider and (2) it supports T-Mobile USA’s own special flavor of 3G spectrum (the 1700Mhz band, as we saw in the FCC-filing). Interestingly, T-Mobile isn’t marketing this thing as a 3G handset, instead claiming that the quad-band GSM radio maxes out with EDGE data speeds.

With a 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, microSD card slot, myFaves support, and a 220 x 176 display, theSamsung t819 is firmly planted in T-Mobile’s mid-range lineup.

While the Samsung t819 is officially an EDGE-only jobby, we’ve got a sneaking suspicion that the handset will be rocking out on T-Mobile’s 3G network - once it goes live, that is. Grab your own Samsung t819 unnofficial 3G slider on T-Mobile website or at retail stores. ‘Coffee Brown’ seems to be T-Mo’s color of choice for now.

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