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Sony Ericsson Equinox 3G Clamshell Phone Exclusive To T-Mobile
10:51PM Danny Allen | The Equinox (aka T707) may be a mid-range quad-band dumbphone…but it’s pretty. It’s got trippy light effects for incoming calls, GPS, 3.2-megapixel camera, FM radio and Bluetooth. A motion sensor also controls certain functions. $US50 (with two-year contract). [T-Mobile] More »
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Sprint Clubs The Instinct HD Over The Head With A $US250 Price
2:00AM John Herrman | The first rule of dumbphones: They shouldn’t cost more than smartphones. This shall not be broken. The second rule of dumbphones, or really all phones: An announcement should be accompanied by useful information about the product. So, Sprint—what the hell? More »
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Nokia Twist In All Its Pivoting Glory Heads To Verizon For $US100
2:59AM Joanna Stern | I don’t know about you, but I have always wanted to twist a phone into different positions. Er, did I say phone? Verizon’s new $US100 Nokia 7705 Twist won’t even cost too much to do it. More »
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Samsung Rogue Has AMOLED Display, May Be Better Than Glyde
11:10PM Joanna Stern | We less than liked Verizon’s Samsung Glyde, but perhaps the Glyde 2 or the Rogue will make us forget. The Rogue looks like a normal slider but its AMOLED display should be bright (much like the Impression’s). More »
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Sonim XP3 Review: Boiled Alive
10:00AM John Herrman | You might not know it, but you’ve heard about the XP3: It’s that phone that’s always getting drenched, elephant-smooshed or shot, and surviving. Well, I finally got one, and the timing couldn’t be better. XP3, I’m going to eat you. More »
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Sonim’s Absurdly Tough XP3 Lands: $US400, Unlocked
2:06AM John Herrman | After the hammering, the shooting and the elephant stomping, it’s fair to say that, on the toughness front, Sonim’s gotten their point across. Now, after months of teases, you can actually buy the XP3, unlocked, for $US400. [BestBuy]
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New Sony Ericsson Chief Is Ready To Make The Obvious Choices
11:10PM John Herrman | Why should you care that Sony Ericsson, which has been in all kinds of restructuring turmoil for months, has had its Chief Executive replaced? Because the new guy, Bert Nordberg, has some practical, but distinctly un-Sony-Ericsson-like views on smartphones. More »
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Samsung Reclaim Corn-Fed Ecophone: Impressions
7:03AM John Herrman | Yes, it’s a dumbphone, but it’s a dumbphone with ideals. The Samsung Reclaim is as much an environmental statement as it is a slide-out QWERTY messaging phone. More »
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