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LG Press Release: The Rumor Touch Not a Rumor Anymore
Jan 8th
The Rumor Touch is Real & Release Date Imminent
The LG Rumor Touch-What’s the Deal?
It was announced @CES on the 7th of January during an LG Press Release that pre-registration for the Rumor Touch would begin that day at on the website of the carrier to be lucky enough to have it: Sprint!
According to the press release, the LG Rumor Touch, the successor to the original LG Rumor, which made its debut in 2007 and is one of Sprint’s most popular messaging phones, is a touch based, message oriented fashionable smartphone which will be available for release at sometime in the first quarter, although pricing and availability would be announced at later date for the Rumor Touch. However, it is known the Rumor Touch will be available in blue at first than come in more colors at a later date as the device catches on. According to Sprint’s senior vice president, Kevin Peckingham, the LG Rumor TOuch: “…will give consumers the latest in touch screen technology to keep them in touch while on-the-go. ”
Feature Rich? Apparently So…
The Press release is calling the Rumor Touch “Feature rich” with a 3′ WQVGA touchscreen and a 2 megapixel camera and camcorder, a microSD slot expandable up to 32 GB, Google Search built in, 3G capabilities, Sprint’s EUDO Rev. 0 Network, GPS and a host of Sprint services such as Sprint Navigation, TV, Music, and Mobile Email as well as a personal and corporate feature rich calendar.
They also say customers have instant access to update Facebook statuses right from the phone and can upload pics to Photobucket as well as “use the GPS to find the coolest hangouts.” Enough said-
And the Verdict Is?
The LG Rumor Touch is a nice successor to the Rumor, although aside from the touchscreen, the only changes made seem to be the addition og the 3G, which in itself I suppose justifies the new release. I guess the Rumor fanatics can now be up-to-date and message while int eh modern world and on the go, right? They say it will be available in the first quarter, right? SO isn’t thaty where we are now? The first quarter of 2010… So where is it?
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Pantech-Catering to the Younger Generation?
Dec 31st
Pantech Messaging Phones Are Alive & Kicking!
The Pantech P9020
Messaging phones have not been as hot as they once were. But apparently Pantech refuses to believe the craze is over-either that, or they are trying to spark it once again with their new FCC approved device. The Pantech P9020. Since it just cleared the FCC, there is not too much known about the device, except that it will be surely headed over to AT&T, since it will run on the GSM 850/1900 and WCDMA 850/1900 bands. It will also have some kind of WinMo on it, since Pantech offers “free upgrade” to the 6.1 version on their site for a “Better mobile experience” for the older models and the Matrix comes with 6.1.
The Usual Suspects
The other usual stuff? Well, for now, all anyone knows is that it will have a 2.0 megapixel cam, and of course a full QWERTY slider keyboard. The Touchscreen is a 2.8QVGA, but as of now resolution is unknown. It will accommodate Bluetooth, email and has a MicroSD slot too. But for any other specs, we’ll just have to wait and see, of course. There hasn’t even been any announcement of this one, just a few leaked pics and the FCC report. 
And the Verdict Is?
I sincerely hope this phone gets rolling out the Pantech doors soon. It is a cute, if not practical phone and it just goes to show that messaging is not dead yet. Yeah, of course it was a craze for a while with all the new smartphones and the QWERTY keyboards made just for the txtrs of the bunch , but sadly, the catering has gone… Moved onto other user groups. I wonder what happened…
Were the parents of the txtrs not shelling out enough dough to keep the craze alive? Or did the companies finally figure out that if they are under 18 hey can’t legally sign a binding contract-meaning they could get out of any smartphone they wanted to… Think about that for a minute… technically, if they wanted to, anyone under 18 who signed a contract, well in the US anyway, can get out of that contract they wanted to. The law says it is not legally binding because a minor does not have the smarts to decide if they should sign it or not… Theoretically, anyway. I don’t suggest trying it, however, as you would probably just be causing trouble for nothing. But you never know… If anyone has done this, shoot me a line and let me know what happened. I would be interested to see…
Information from UnWiredView.com and FCC
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