LG Invision: AT&T's Smallest, Cheapest Mobile TV Phone

A fairly quiet announcement, LG's Invision is the third phone to support AT&T's mobile TV service. It's got the same fat candybar form factor as the Access, but it's smaller, so presumably less awkward. Otherwise it's a basic multimedia phone for $99, if you were looking to get your mobile TV on for cheap.

Green Samsung E200Eco Cellphone is Made With Bioplastic

Samsung's E200 candybar cellphone is being relaunched in an environmentally-friendlier version at Samsung's Olympic sales event. The external case of the phone, in appropriate green color, is made of bioplastic (extracted from plant material like corn) instead of polycarbonate plastic, which reduces the CO2 burden of producing the phone. It's also packaged in an uncoated recycled paper box. "We strive to make more products as green as possible and to proactively set up and expand a phone recycling system" said the president of Samsung telecoms division, and with eco versions of both the W510 and the F267 coming out too, it looks like the company's trying to make a good first step.

Nokia 5610 XPressMusic Cellphone Available Now From T-Mobile

It's been floating around for quite some time, but it appears that the Nokia 5610 XPressMusic phone is finally ready to land on T-Mobile USA with a $99 price tag (after rebate). T-Mobile has also announced the availability of the 5310 XPressMusic Phone in a new black and silver finish for $50. Both phones are available now in stores and online.

The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic comes ready to rock with an included wired stereo headset, a USB cable for side-loading music and a 2 GB memory card. Its unique music slider key makes accessing music easy with just a flick of the thumb. Aluminum side panels accent the high gloss finish and large 2.2-inch, 16 million color display. Customers can choose from two color options: black with red accents and white with silver side accents.

In addition, the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic delivers crystal clear sound quality, up to 22 hours of music playback and a memory capacity for up to 3,000 songs on an optional 4GB microSD card*. More than just a phone and music player, the Nokia 5610 also features a high-quality 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash.

Adding to the colorful palette of Nokia 5310 XpressMusic options, the device is now also available in a cool black finish with silver accents. The thin and lightweight Nokia 5310 in silver has all the familiar features of the original device including a music player with dedicated external music controls, stereo Bluetooth connectivity, 2.0 megapixel camera, up to 18 hours of music playback and a memory capacity for up to 3,000 songs* on an optional 4GB microSD card. The new black and silver model joins the line of Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phones already available in three color combinations exclusively from
T-Mobile: black/red, black/purple and black/orange.

“Music is one of many entertainment experiences Nokia offers consumers who enjoy the ease of having a multifunctional device with them wherever they go,” said Frank Vium, Vice President of Sales, Nokia USA. “Now with the addition of the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic phone and the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone in black/silver, music lovers across the United States have even more choice – great colors and compelling forms in a sleek package.”

Key Features:

•Music player with dedicated music slider key
•3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash
•Video capture and playback
•MP3 and video ring tones
•Stereo Bluetooth connectivity
•FM radio
•2 GB micro-SD card included in box (support for up to 4 GB)
•Digital music player (supports AAC, eAAC+, MP3 and WMA formats)
•2.2 inch QVGA 240 x 320 display with up to 16 million colors
•Stereo wired headset
•3.5 mm headphone jack, compatible for use with most music player earphones
•Hands free speaker
•Voice dialing, voice commands and voice recorder
•Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; GSM/GPRS/EDGE
•Dimensions: 3.88 in x 1.91 in x 0.67 inches; 3.92 oz

source: Gizmodo

Motorola Alexander's QWERTY-Free Cousin: The Atila

It's been about a week since spy shots of the Motorola Alexander surfaced, and it appears that it will be followed by an inbred cousin dubbed "Atila" that was born without a QWERTY keyboard. It will also be the first Motorola device with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA. Other features include: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 1.8Mbps HSUPA, 2.8″ QVGA 240 x 320 screen, Wi-Fi b/g, a Qualcomm 7201A chipset and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. As usual, no release date or pricing has been announced just yet.

Sony Ericsson Returns to T-Mobile With TM506, First HSDPA Phone

From September, T-Mobile customers will be able to get hold of Sony Ericsson's TM506 cellphone: which is also T-Mobile's first HSDPA handset. The two-megabyte flip-phone is a pretty standard tri-band GSM, with dual-band UMTS/HSDPA for 3G connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 and a 2-megapixel camera. Doesn't look like you can do video calling, but video messaging is enabled and it has aGPS on-board. It'll be available from September 3, for an as-yet-unknown price, in a green and black color scheme.

Motorola Alexander Cellphone Spy Shot: It Doesn't Look Like a Savior

It has been a few months since we first heard about the upcoming "Alexander" phone from Motorola—a release that was considered a do-or-die for the company. BGR has managed to snag a spy shot of the phone that clearly shows a Windows Mobile platform running (listed at 6.1 but may be 7) as opposed to UIQ and what appears to be a vertical sliding QWERTY. It's still slated for a Q4 release, but it may not bring Moto back from the brink or anything.

Forthcoming Nokia N85 Slider Looks Like It's Getting U.S. 3G

Nokia loves to tempt U.S. folks with hot 3G N-Series phones that only work in Europe, before releasing a U.S. version several months later like they did with the N95. But according to FCC clearances, it looks like a version of the forthcoming N85 slider (N96's little cousin that isn't $1,200) with full tri-band WCDMA support is going to hit North America, which means AT&T users are in luck. Sorry T-Mobile folks still waiting for the rollout—looks like no 1700MHz support.