Articles about phones

The LG Versa handset will be available in Verizon Wireless stores starting today. The phone will cost $199 with a two-year contract or $269 with a one-year contract. A $50 online rebate applies to both versions.

Picsel UK announced that the Samsung Wave will be the world`s first phone to feature the latest version of Picsel File Viewer. The functionality delivered by the application will act as a showcase for the Wave’s class leading processing capabilities and screen quality, and set the user experience standard for the Bada platform.Some of the features that the new Picsel File Viewer offers include: faster panning and zooming, multiple page views, continuous page scrolling, and higher quality screen update.
For those who don`t know the Samsung Wave S8500 features a 3.3 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, HSPA, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Samsung Apps, 5MP autofocus camera with HD video recording, 1GHz processor, and 2GB/8GB of internal memory. The Wave should be available for purchase starting April and was presented at MWC.

Sprint is now offering the LG LX290 slider handset.The LG LX290 features a QVGA resolution display, Sprint One Click user interface, Sprint Mobile Email Work and Mobile Email Work Calendar support, Bluetooth, speaker-independent voice dialing/voice control, GPS support and speakerphone.The LG LX290 is available for $79.99 after new 2 year agreement before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $29.99.

• A 400 x 272 pixels TFT touchscreen display with 260K colors and handwriting recognition   
• Wi-Fi
• Access to Bugs Music Service
• Pre-installed dictionaries
• 4GB of internal memory (or memory card support up to 4GB)
• 103 grams
• 110.5 x 52.5 x 15.5 mm