Joint Mobile Payment Venture To Be Announced

Looks like some of the top US wireless carriers have joined up to pick a General Electric Co. executive to run a joint venture allowing people to make payments with their mobile phones. Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile are all eager to get this venture moving and may announce their collaboration on this as early as today.

The carriers are eager to move into mobile transactions because it represents a new revenue stream and another feature that gets subscribers spending more time on their phone.

It appears that Barclays PLC and credit-card company Discover Financial Services are also jumping on board to get this moving as soon as possible.

There is already SO much you CAN do with your mobile device, this is just another thing that companies can cross off the list. Will we see a paper-free environment in our lifetime? Time will tell.

source: WSJ

Samsung Mobile & AT&T Announce Samsung Galaxy Tab Pricing & Availabilty

Well it looks like the wait is over for all you out there on the AT&T network waiting for an official announcement in regards to the to the Galaxy Tab.

Here’s the announcement as follows:

Samsung Mobile and AT&T today announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab will launch on Sunday,  Nov. 21 on the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network, and just in time for the holiday season.

The Galaxy Tab will be available for $649.99 at more than 2,200 AT&T company owned stores and online at www.att.com/galaxytab.  AT&T will offer two pay-as-you-go data plan options for the Galaxy Tab, a $14.99 pay-as-you-go plan for 30 days with up to 250 MB of usage and a $25 pay-as-you-go plan for 30 days with up to 2 GB of usage. For a limited time, AT&T customers will receive a $50 Media Hub Movie Rental credit with Galaxy Tab purchases.

Source: Samsung PR

So, are you AT&T folks excited about getting the Tab? If not, why? Holler at us with your opinions at the bottom

Motorola BRAVO Now Available On AT&T – $129.99 On Contract

The Motorola BRAVO is now available on AT&T just in time for the holiday season. You can grab it for $129.99 on a 2-year contract. This Android device runs Android 2.1 versus the Froyo I know many of you are using on your Android devices. This mid to high-level Android device will still be attractive to consumers with the $129.99 selling price. More details below:

Motorola’s trifecta of Android devices for the holidays is now complete seeing that the Motorola BRAVO has finally made its way onto AT&T’s lineup.

Unlike the FLIPOUT and FLIPSIDE, which offer physical QWERTY keyboards of some sort, the BRAVO might look like any other slate only Android powered smartphones on the market, but its focus is in the multimedia department. It features a 3.7” FWVGA (480 x 854) display, 800MHz TI OMAP3 processor, 3-megapixel auto-focus camera, DLNA support, and Wi-Fi. Coming in between the mid to high-end range, this handset is sure to please most users despite running Android 2.1 as opposed Froyo.

Nevertheless, customers will probably appreciate its $129.99 price online with a 2-year agreement.

Source: PhoneArena via AT&T

You AT&T users out there to see the increased number of Android devices hitting the AT&T shelves? Gonna pick yourself up a BRAVO? Hit us up in the comments with your plans.

AT&T Slashes BlackBerry Torch Price In Half – Now Only $99.99

Looks like AT&T is trying to move the BlackBerry Torch of their shelves like mad as the carrier has cut the price of the smartphone to $99.99 on a 2-year contract. Do you find it interesting that the price was cut in such a short period of time? Are they not moving as many as they would like? I believe much of it has to do with the various offerings now provided by Android, Windows Phone 7 and the iPhone 4. Details are below:

AT&T has slashed the price of its flagship BlackBerry smartphone in half. The BlackBerry Torch, which became available in August 2010, is RIM’s first smartphone to feature both a touchscreen and a physical QWERTY keypad. It was also the first BlackBerry to launch with RIM’s new OS, BlackBerry 6. It initially hit store shelves at $199.99 and after roughly three months, the Torch is now available for $99.99 with a 2-year contract. A price drop after this length of time is not necessarily an indication of poor sales, as several blogs have speculated, though many analysts agree that sales have been less than spectacular. At it’s new price point, which is below the magical $100 mark, AT&T clearly hopes that the BlackBerry Torch will finally spread its wings this holiday season.

Source: BGR

You can grab yourself an AT&T BlackBerry Torch at the carrier’s link here. What do you think of this? Are you a little more tempted to head to AT&T and pick one up or is the flame starting to burn out on the BlackBerry Torch? Let us know in the comments, please.

Big News – Windows Phone 7 Devices Available Today In The U.S.!!!

Competition is good, right? Right! Windows Phone 7 devices are available TODAY! Microsoft has been lagging behind in the smartphone arena for some time and now it’s time for the Redmond giant to step up its game. I remember running good ‘ol Windows Mobile 6.1 on my HTC PPC-6800 and now we have Windows Phone 7 devices landing on various carriers. Below are the details on the phones released today and by carrier.

HTC HD7 – TMobile
HTC Surround – AT&T
Samsung Focus – AT&T

There have also been reports on the wire that T-Mobile may bring the Dell Venue Pro to the Microsoft shelves as well. I for one am excited for Microsoft as it has been a 3-way battle between Apple, RIM and Google for smartphone supremacy. I hope Windows Phone 7 knocks it out of the park! Competition leads to innovation, right?

Anyone heading out to pickup a Windows Phone 7 device today? You can hit up Microsoft’s phone site here to browse the current offerings. Give us a shout in the comments on your plans.

Samsung Focus: Pricing and Availability Date Announced via Samsung

We have just a hair less than 4 days until Microsoft’s brand new platform is announced and Samsung has let the cat out of the bag by announcing the Samsung Focus. You Windows fans out there excited for this upcoming device? AT&T will be bringing this smartphone to the masses with a sharp 4 Super AMOLED touchscreen. It will go on-sale at AT&T on November 8 for $199.99 which is right in line with their other various smartphone offerings. The price is on a 2-year contract. Excited for Windows Phone 7? Give us a shout in the comments if this is going to be your first Windows Phone 7 device.

Samsung Focus availability date and pricing is officially announced by Samsung

With less than four days until the big day when Microsoft’s brand spanking new platform is launched in the US, Samsung has finally come out to officially announced the availability and pricing for the Samsung Focus.

Joining the HTC Surround and LG Quantum as AT&T’s trio of Windows Phone 7 smartphones, the Focus definitely shines brightly due to its sharp and brilliant 4” Super AMOLED touchscreen. The high flying handset is slated to go on sale starting November 8th for the 2-year contract price of $199.99 – which makes it fitting with all the others set at that price point.

And to supplement its gorgeous display, it exudes a nice sleek looking design that’ll undoubtedly give way to Microsoft’s shiny new mobile platform. If you’re banking on making the switch to Windows Phone 7, you just might want to keep your eyes focused on the Samsung Focus since it exhibits a well rounded appeal to it.

source: Samsung

Pivot In Style – Motorola Announces FLIPOUT

Hmmmm….. I guess the KIN devices didn’t get their point across. Although this one looks to be a step up from the KIN devices. Motorola Announced the new FLIPOUT Android device, running Android 2.1 with MOTOBLUR. Looks like this one is slated for a Q4, 2010 release from AT&T.

Accessorize your life with a smartphone that’s destined to turn heads. Motorola FLIPOUT^TM with MOTOBLUR™ is an innovative phone built on Android 2.1 with a 720 MHz processor that’s as unique as you are – all in an affordable package. The incredibly compact, square build makes FLIPOUT a fun smartphone that travels comfortably in purse, pocket or palm. The touch screen’s innovative pivot design opens to reveal a full keyboard below its touch screen with a dedicated fifth row for numbers.

Personalize It: Your Phone, Your Way

FLIPOUT can be customized to best reflect your personality. Match the color of FLIPOUT to your mood with the two interchangeable battery covers that come in the box – Dark Sapphire and Saffron. And for those really looking to mix it up, additional colors such as Fairway Green, Poppy Red, Raspberry Crush, Brilliant Blue, Rebel Pink and Black Licorice will be available for purchase in AT&T stores and online. After you’re done customizing the outside, customize the inside with the enhanced MOTOBLUR functionality and features.

Enhance Your Social Status with Enhanced Messaging

Tap into the five row keyboard and keep connected with everyone in your network. Featuring the latest version of MOTOBLUR, Motorola FLIPOUT works smarter to keep you connected to the people that matter most. MOTOBLUR, the only service that syncs contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more from sources such as Facebook®, MySpace, Twitter™, Gmail™, work and personal e-mail, and automatically delivers them to the home screen, just got better. Now you can take control of your Happenings and Messages widgets with the option to filter out updates and messages you don’t want, making it easier to follow who and what really matters. With seven home screens and the ability to move and resize pre-loaded widgets, you can customize FLIPOUT however you’d like.

 

The new, enhanced MOTOBLUR also brings you device management done right. Take charge of your charge with Battery Manager, a new feature that helps you manage your phone’s power consumption. Plus, MOTOBLUR comes fully integrated with GPS tracking so a lost device can be remotely locked, located or wiped. Contacts, log-in information, e-mail and social network messages are backed up on a secure MOTOBLUR server, making future device set-up a snap with a simple data transfer. When you get your next Motorola phone with MOTOBLUR, just enter your account username and password to be up and running.

Best of the Rest

Packed full of features, Motorola FLIPOUT comes equipped with an improved virtual keyboard, voice to text, Adobe Flash® Lite® 3 and access to thousands of apps on Android Market™. Additional features include a 3 megapixel camera, KODAK PERFECT TOUCH technology, gallery mode for tagging and labelling photos, and instant upload access to Facebook®, MySpace, Picasa™ and Photobucket®.

Motorola FLIPOUT also lets you experience the best of Google and the Web with a full suite of Google services including: Google Search, Google Maps^TM for Mobile, Gmail^TM, YouTube^TM. With the latest version of MOTOBLUR, get your personal and corporate e-mail pushed to you, and have easy access to your work directory.

Crystal Clear

Don’t miss another call or conversation on Motorola FLIPOUT with CrystalTalk^TM PLUS. Using a proprietary Motorola process of microphone and speaker configuration, CrystalTalk^TM PLUS adds a second microphone that improves voice quality even further while filtering out background noise.

 

FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR™
Talk and Standby Time1	275mins / 297 hrs WCDMA, 357mins / 263 hrs GSM
Bands/Modes	WCDMA 850/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 7/8) EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12, HSUPA 2.0 Mbps, eCompass/aGPS, Version 2.1+EDR
Weight	120g
Dimensions	67.00 x 67.00 x 17.00 mm
Size	76 cc
OS	Android 2.1
Battery	1170 mAh
Connectivity	3.5 mm headset jack, USB 2.0 HS, Wi-Fi, NGP
Display	2.8 inch display 320 x 240 pixels, QVGA TFT
Messaging/Web/Apps	MMS, SMS, e-mail (Corporate Sync, POP3, IMAP, Push e-mail), Instant Messaging
Audio	FM Radio Receive, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, AMR NB, MP3, WMA v9
Video	Capture/Playback/Streaming, H.264, MPEG4, WMV v9
Camera	3 MP, digital zoom, fixed-focus
Browser	Android HTML WebKit with Adobe® Flash®-enabled
Memory	512 MB internal memory with removable 2 GB Micro SD card (included); supports up to 32 GB MicroSD (optional)
Form Factor	Rotator QWERTY
Antenna	Internal
Address Book/Calendar	MOTOBLUR aggregates Facebook®, MySpace, TwitterTM and GmailTM; Syncs and merges your work contacts, email and calendar
Location Services	aGPS (assisted), eCompass

 

What do you think about the FLIPOUT? Thumbs up? Thumbs down? Time will tell? Let us know!

 

source – Motorola PR

Small But Mighty – Motorola Announces BRAVO

Here’s another one of Motorola’s newest devices, the BRAVO. Looks like another starter Android device, running Android 2.1 and branded for AT&T. This one features everyones favorite…. MOTOBLUR. Let’s get into the specs, shall we?

Motorola BRAVO delivers a smartphone experience worth cheering about. The power of Android™ is featured in a compact design. The vivid 3.7” touch screen allows you to bring enhanced web-browsing anywhere, and an Adobe^® Flash^® Lite^® 3-enabled browser allows you to see more of what the Web has to offer. Share and stream your content via Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA^®). Stay connected with enhanced MOTOBLUR, which offers new features for more control over your social networks and the ability to remotely locate and wipe your phone if it is ever lost or stolen.

Compact Powerhouse

Packaged in a sleek, compact design, BRAVO delivers an advanced browsing experience with a 3.7” WVGA touch screen to view content-rich applications, websites and video with a full HTML browser and Adobe^® Flash^® Lite^® 3. Multi-touch gestures, including pinch to zoom, make it easy to jump between open browser windows or flick through to find your favorite bookmarks with a gallery-like display. Stream, store and share content with multiple devices like PCs, TVs and other compatible devices via DLNA.

Social Made Smart

BRAVO features an enhanced version of MOTOBLUR – the only service that continuously syncs and merges all your friends, e-mails, contacts, messages, and Facebook®, MySpace, Twitter^TM feeds and happenings. MOTOBLUR offers new features, including customizable filters that organize your Messages and Happenings widgets so you can follow who and what really matters. BRAVO also offers the ability to move and resize pre-loaded widgets.

Back it up

Your information is safe, secure and backed up by MOTOBLUR on BRAVO. While you may lose your phone, you will not lose the contacts and data that keep you connected thanks to MOTOBLUR’s secure server and fully integrated GPS tracking and remote data wipe. MOTOBLUR ensures all of your information and content is backed up and completely restorable—including all account settings, contacts, e-mails, news feeds and social networking information.

Encore

BRAVO catches memorable moments with a 3 megapixel camera with digital zoom and auto focus. Share them with one-touch social media uploads to Facebook®, MySpace, Picasa^TM and PhotoBucket®. Stay entertained with 2 GB of onboard memory to download the latest movies or favorite apps from the tens of thousands of applications available on Android Market™. Hear and be heard on BRAVO with CrystalTalk^TM PLUS. Using a proprietary Motorola process of microphone and speaker configuration, CrystalTalk PLUS adds a second microphone for increased voice quality while filtering out background noise.

 

Motorola BRAVO with MOTOBLUR
Talk and Standby Time1	(up to): 408 mins / 238 hrs
Bands/Modes	WCDMA 850/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12, HSUPA 2.0 Mbps, eCompass/aGPS
Weight	122.00 g
Dimensions	63.00(x) 109.5 (y) 13.30(z)
Size	77.3 cc
OS	Android TM 2.1
Battery	1540 mAh
Connectivity	3.5mm, USB 2.0 HS, Corporate Sync, FOTA, NGP, OMA DM, Stereo Bluetooth2 Class 2, Version 2.1+EDR
Display	3.7” 480×854 FWVGA WVGA
Messaging/Web/Apps	MMS, SMS, Email (Corporate Sync, Google MailTM, POP3/IMAP embedded, Yahoo Mail) IM (Embedded – WVIM, GTalkTM), WebKit w/ Flash
Audio	FM Radio Receiver, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, AMR NB, MP3, WMA v9
Video	Capture/Playback/Streaming, H.264 (CIF-Class Video Playback at 30 fps), MPEG4
Camera	3 MP, Digital Zoom, Auto Focus
Memory	512 MB internal memory, Removable 2GB Micro SD card (included); Supports 32GB MicroSD (optional)
Form Factor	Touch Tablet
Antenna	Internal
Address Book/Calendar	MOTOBLURTM aggregates Facebook®, MySpace, TwitterTM and GmailTMmessages and contacts as well as syncs and merges your work contacts, email and calendar
Location Services	aGPS (assisted), eCompass

 

Slated to hit shelves in Q4 of 2010, just in time for the holidays! Picking one up? Let us know!

 

source – Motorola PR

Device Review: AT&T Blackberry Torch From Research In Motion

The good folks at RIM were generous enough to allow The Sauce Report to receive the Blackberry Torch as a review device. Excitement was the word when it arrived on my doorstep. I was stoked to see if RIM had really stepped up their game with this device and OS 6 implementation. This is a review from my point of view so I understand if you have a different opinion than mine. A touchscreen along with a physical QWERTY keyboard were very enticing and I was wondering which I would prefer to use.

Here are a few of the major specs of the device:

- Blackberry 6 OS
- 624 MHz CPU speed
- 512 MB internal flash memory
- 4GB built-in storage memory
- 4GB microSD card included
- Supports up to 32GB microSD card
- 5.0 MP camera, flash, auto focus, face detection, image stabilization, scene modes, 2X zoom, video recording
Integrated GPS with A-GPS (assisted GPS) ready
- Wi-Fi Band: 802.11b/g/n, support for UMA (carrier-dependent)
- Bluetooth v2.1; Mono/Stereo Headset, Hands-free, Serial Port Profile, Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP) and Bluetooth SIM Access Profile supported Headset

The device upon first unboxing felt solid in-hand and a little on the heavier side which is fine by me. The sliding action is smooth, perfectly balanced in the amount of effort it requires to shoot the screen up over the keyboard. It takes a push, and then it zips along the track until it clacks, satisfyingly. And it feels like you can do it a million times. The rippled back is the right amount of rubbery, not so much it makes you hands feel weird, but textured enough the phone will never slip from even gross, clammy hands. The Torch feels more like a quality tool in-hand versus a smartphone. I absolutely love the horizontally-ribbed battery door cover which feels just perfect in the hand and reinforces that quality tool feeling. It’s very pocketable as well.

Physical Keyboard

It felt very much similar to the ergonomic 9700 keyboard and typing on it was a breeze. Pounding out several emails, BBM’s, text messages, etc. was easy as 1-2-3. I was drawn to try the physical keyboard first as I currently use a Blackberry Bold 9650 with the physical keyboard.

Touchscreen Keyboard

I knew a very serious learning curve was in store for me as I hadn’t used a touchscreen keyboard since my Windows Mobile days. Devoting some time to using the touchscreen is necessary. I quickly became acclimated to using the touchscreen without many problems whatsoever. No Surepress clicking on the keyboard is required which was a plus for me. All in all…I had a preference for the physical keyboard over the touchscreen keyboard. I believe my experience with my current Blackberry Bold 9650 leaned me in that direction. RIM has obviously overcome the touchscreen hurdle with BlackBerry 6 and the Torch delivers a very smooth user experience, including support for gestures including tap, pinch, slide, touch and hold and double tap. The swiping and flick scrolling is predictable and the tapping experience is natural – I haven’t found myself opening apps or links by accident.

Memory

You can see that the Torch bring plenty of memory to the average user. 512mb of internal device memory should be more than adequate for the Blackberry fanatics out there. RIM has also included 4GB of built-in (non-removable) storage space for files such as pictures, music, movies and podcasts and a 4GB microSD card is included bringing the storage space out of the box up to 8GB (hence when you plug the Torch 9800 into a computer two drives pop up).

Battery Life

Need I say more? RIM (as usual) knocks it out of the park when it comes to battery life. I easily made it through a full day of heavy usage with about 20% of battery life remaining which included browing on the new Webkit Browser, utilizing Twitter for Blackberry, etc. Great battery life is one area where I will never worry of a problem with RIM. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 gets its power from the new F-S1 1270mAh battery and you’ll be quite impressed. RIM gives the following specs on the battery:

* GSM Talk Time: 5.5 hours, GSM Standby: 17 day
* UMTS Talk Time: 5.8 hours, UMTS Standby: 13 days
* Audio Playback: 29.8 hrs
* Video Playback: 6 hrs

Phone Quality/Sound Playback

The Torch was a joy to use. All calls were clear and crisp and many of those I spoke with advised me that it sounded like I was in the next room talking to them. Kudos to RIM here! Voice quality did not change whether the slider was open or closed. Vibration rings really fit the bill as well. It provided a good combination of vibration and being very quiet at the same time. No iPhone antennae problems here for sure. Lol!

Camera

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is the first BlackBerry to make the jump up to RIM’s new five megapixel camera that features continuous autofocus, face detection and geotagging. The new camera is a welcome upgrade to BlackBerry. For the most part you’ll be able to simply leave the camera in Autofocus mode and take good pictures, but spending some time getting to know the different scene modes will help you take better pictures. I did find switching between camera scene modes can make a big impact to the photo – so it’s obviously doing something magical to adjust for specific conditions. Also fitting to the Torch name, the camera flash is incredibly bright. I suggest you really check out the features integrated into the camera. You can (without a doubt) take some quality photographs with the Torch.
I also loved the integration RIM provides where you can share images via email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. A few clicks and you’re sharing with others which was a very smooth transition.

WiFi – Like the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, the BlackBerry Torch adds the n standard to b and g and as we observed on the Pearl 3G, it definitely offers an improved WiFi experience compared to devices like the Bold 9700 and 9650 which don’t have the updated WiFi. No ability to create mobile hotspots yet either, but we’ve seen that this should be coming to the Odin (Storm2) refresh later this year. Hopefully that’s a sign most BlackBerry device models will offer it in the future.

GPS – The GPS performance on the BlackBerry Torch 9800 seems up to par with other devices. RIM has been putting a lot of work into improving the BlackBerry platform for location-based services. They’re using more cellular tower data to augment the GPS experience, and have made the cell site / geolocation api available to developers. The useful estimated time of arrival module is supported. While cell tower location is fast and pretty accurate (depending where you are), it still takes longer than I’d like for GPS location to hone in. It’s not bad, but I’d love for that to be instant.

Bluetooth – There’s no real need to mention this one, but just like other BlackBerry Smartphones today the Torch is Bluetooth 2.1 compliant. You should be good to go for using it with most Bluetooth headsets, speakerphones or other Bluetooth accessories you want to pair the Torch to.

Speakers – It could be in my head, or ears rather, but I don’t think any new BlackBerry has quite matched the BlackBerry Bold 9000 for speaker loudness and clarity. Not having a Bold 9000 handy to compare to as I type this but rather a Bold 9700, I can definitely say the Torch 9800′s built-in speakers trump those in the Bold 9700. With the volume cranked, the Bold 9700′s speakers tend to get a little tinny/twangy on the higher notes which forces you to turn the volume down, but the Torch 9800 seems to always keep the sound in check even with the volume turned to max. In other words, you won’t get annoyed listening to the Torch if you sit it on your desk for an afternoon and play some background tunes for everyone in the office.

User Interface

BlackBerry operating system 6 isn’t an overhaul of the BlackBerry OS, and while it brings a couple API-level changes, it’s mostly top layer UI modifications. For starters, BlackBerry 6 brings modal popups, press-and-hold gestures, multitouch gestures like pinch to zoom and two finger select, and drum roll please… a WebKit-based web browser with tabs.

In addition to the above, there are a bunch more enhancements: universal search, multiple contact lists (sadly you can’t link duplicate contact entries), a social networking application that can aggregate all your social networks/accounts in addition to posting simultaneously to them, redone multimedia applications, a new camera interface, kinetic scrolling (though we would have liked to see even more of this), a notifications drop down menu, and much more. I was very impressed with the UI as a whole. All functions flowed smoothly together. You will enjoy this as well.

Something I’m excited to see in BlackBerry 6 is faster application downloading/installation. Previously it would take forever to download apps (or anything for that matter), but in BlackBerry 6 the progress bar zips along just fine most of the time, and this is a welcome improvement. The phone also boots much, much quicker (everything is relative, it’s still a good minute or two) and I was quite happy with it.

Browser

I was very excited to try out the new Webkit Browser and it didn’t disappoint. In terms of rendering, web pages actually display as if they should on a desktop — correctly and formatted properly most of the time. Pinch to zoom is a go, and while it’s not as fluid as some other platforms out there, it does get the job done. Mobile websites rendered even more quickly which is a huge plus as I have quite a few mobilized versions of websites bookmarked on my device. Tabbed browsing and thumbnails in browser history are also a nice touch. Browsing on Wi-Fi was a most pleasurable experience as well. I suggest using Wi-Fi to save battery life but battery life is stellar as usual via RIM and shouldn’t be a concern.

Conclusion

The AT&T Blackberry Torch from RIM is a welcome addition to the Blackberry family. It combines a sleek-looking device with a fluid user interface. It’s easily pocketable and a breeze to use. The touchscreen has a little bit of a learning curve to it but you’ll catch on in no time. The one thing I do wish was that the device was released across multiple carriers which would’ve truly increased the sales of the device. Kudos to RIM on a device well-crafted!

Grab yourself a Torch if you’re on AT&T. Thanks to Research In Motion again for allowing The Sauce Report to review this device.

Thanks

BigTechTony

Motorola Flipout Shows Itself Running On AT&T

The Motorola Flipout should be heading to AT&T by the end of the summer and the pic above seems to confirm this.

The square phone has a unique corner swivel design that reveals a physical portrait QWERTY under the 2.8” screen. The 600MHz TI processor and the 512MB RAM/ROM are powering Android 2.1 with MOTOBLUR as a paint job. The handset has a 3MP camera on the back, and will most likely bring in a variety of flashy colors for the casing, judging from the pictures.

There is yet no official name for this device in the US as the European version already out is called the Flipout. AT&T will most likely give it a new moniker. Here are the preliminary specs on the device.

Souce: Gizmodo

Not the most powerful specs I’ve seen for an Android device but I’m sure it will appeal to some. What ya think? Like it or no? Let us know in the comments.

Thanks

Tony