The FCC is a great resource to find out what phones could potentially come to the U.S. market, and with what type of support (EDGE, 3G, WiFi, etc). The latest jackpot is the revelation of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz U5a, which is a US-3G version of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz, with, at least, dual-band 3G [...]
The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic which was unwrapped rather than announced the usual way has now hit the FCC. This handset features kinetic scrolling, a new widget for music playback on the homescreen and a virtual qwerty keyboard for text input, as well as the full Symbian S60 5th Edition software. It’s a quadband handset, with [...]
The FCC has given the thumbs up to the Nokia N86 8MP dual-slider, though unfortunately for North America, this is the Euro variant – with tri-band 3G (900/1900/2100MHz). The good news is that, for the most part, you can use the Euro variant in the U.S. and Canada, thanks to that 1900MHz frequency. However, AT&T [...]
When I was at dinner with the Nokia N97 team in Barcelona this past December, the first question I asked was, ‘Will there be a NAM unit?’ I was told yes, but in the official announcement, there was no confirmation of the NAM unit, nor when it would be available. Later, the N97 Euro passed [...]
While this isn’t the NAM variant of the Nokia N97, the FCC has chimed in, showing off the Euro variant with approval and reassuring us American hopefuls that we’ll soon have the chance to enjoy that big touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard while sucking down the bandwidth on part of AT&T’s 3G network (or Rogers, [...]
I really can’t begin to explain how exciting this is: a new version of the Samsung i8510 has been found on the FCC’s website, this time sporting dual-band UMTS (850/1900MHz) with HSDPA. Yes, that means Samsung is finally bringing its S60-powered cell phones over to the U.S., and in full force with 3G support for [...]
Gearing up for its planned release date of October 1, the Nokia N96 has passed through the FCC’s rigorous testing procedures. The Nokia N96 was announced earlier this year at the 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This powerhouse offers up a 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and autofocus, 16GB of internal storage paired [...]
Mark Guim searches the FCC every now and again, and came up with a gem this weekend – the Nokia 6220 Classic, which was announced at the 2008 Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The 6220 Classic is a candybar handset rocking a sweet 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, Carl Zeiss optics, and Xenon flash. [...]
