Gizmodo: ut starcom

Fake Steve Declares All Other Handset Makers Dead

Benny Goldman — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:43:06 EST

"BlackBerry is dead. Microsoft is dead. Windows Mobile is dead. Amazon is dead. Kindle is dead. Nokia is dead. Motorola was already dead but now they are even more dead. Google's Android is dead. Samsung is dead. LG is dead. Sony is dead. UTStarcom is dead." [FSJ]

Virgin Mobile Finally Gets a Phone With Bluetooth: UTStarcom Super Slice

Matt Buchanan — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:30:00 EDT

Big ups to Virgin Mobile for finally picking up their first ever Bluetooth-equipped phone. Wait, they didn't have a phone with Bluetooth until now? What? Anyways, the Super Slice, a follow-up to the Slice, is a .4-inch thick candybar that has sweet, sweet Bluetooth, plays MP3s and a variety of other audio formats and comes pre-loaded with games. It's also packing a new Virgin UI and runs a reasonable $59.99 (without contract, obviously). [Virgin]

Verizon Readying a 15 Phone Barrage for the Rest of '07

Matt Buchanan — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:00:32 EDT

Phone Arena snagged some docs laying bare the rest of Verizon's 2007 release schedule—no major surprises here, with most of the heavy hitters Verizon versions of stuff we've already seen, or at least heard about: ~~the Blackberry Pearl, for instance, isn't exactly tingling our spines with freshness~~. [BGR is saying it's a Pearl 2.] Hit the jump for a down-and-dirty bullet point run-through of the fall spoilers.

• Moto Q9m and Q9c are the CDMA versions of the Q9h, and the consumer and business models, respectively. Q9m probably dropping by the end of the month; Q9c available Q4.

• UTStarcom SMT5800 (HTC Libra) is a WM6 smartphone with both a numeric and sliding QWERTY keyboard, 2MP cam, 128MB flash, 64MB RAM, EV-DO (upgradeable to Rev. A). Most likely available in Oct.

• Samsung i760 is hitting in Sept.

• Another HTC phone, a Verizon version of the Mogul (UTStarcom XV6800)—same specs as Sprint's model it seems, also dropping in October.

• Palm Treo 755p will be in available in November, running Palm OS 5.4.9.

• RIM BlackBerry 8130 Pearl is ~~another Verizon version of older phone, though it comes with a 2MP cam and EV-DO—still, not so exciting with the Pearl 2 around the corner~~ probably the Pearl 2. No release date mentioned, oddly.

• Moto Z6c Jackques is EV-DO CDMA but packs GSM for jetsetters who can wait until Nov. Its cousin, the Z6tv, um, has TV features, available "second half" of '07, we presume.

• Verizon CDM-8630 is an entry level with a simple UI and one-touch dialing, also second half of '07.

• Samsung SCH-U410 and LG VX5400 are two mid-level clamshells due by year's end, replacing the U340 and VX5300, respectively. The LG VX8300 is also getting bumped in that time frame, by the VX8350.

• Ending the list is a pair of Samsung phones: a CDMA version of the U700 and the U900, which looks to sport a 3MP cam and high-res camcorder. Both are slotted for the last half of '07.

Okay, end spoilers. [Phone Arena, Image via Flickr]

New Sidekick ID Image: Oopsie!

Brian Lam — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:11:08 EDT

A funny thing happened to me the other day walking by the UT Starcom booth this CTIA—I noticed they had the unreleased, unannounced, secret Sidekick ID plastered across their booth, four-feet wide. UT Starcom, manufacturer of phones for companies like Danger and their Sidekick/Hiptop had covered it up a day later with a can of black Krylon (coincidentally, the same technology we'll be using to upgrade my white XBox 360 to Elite status). But not before I got two side-by-side shots, with help from Vincent at Slashgear.com. The little Sidekick 3, or Sidekick 2.5, as Vince at Crunchgear dubbed it when they showed us picture number one, is rumored to be without the Bluetooth, MP3 Player, camera or microSD slot. What's left the same, judging from the sad cover-up attempt above, is the screen and keyboard.

Jump for full size image.

–Brian Lam

Sidekick ID [Gizmodo]

UT Starcom Has Three New Phones, None of Which are the iPhone

Adam Frucci — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:01:42 EST

You've gotta feel bad for all the cell phone manufacturers out there that didn't release the iPhone today. Talk about having your thunder stolen. Well, just because Apple went and unveiled perhaps the coolest gadget of the last decade doesn't mean they're gonna pack their stuff up and shuffle away. UT Starcom just announced a bunch of new phones for people who just hate touchscreens.

There's the CDM8935 (pictured above), touted as the world's smallest camera phone. Then there's the CDM8960, which is EVDO and BREW capable. And last but not least is the GF210, a dual mode phone that can act as both a cell and a VoIP caller. Overall a pretty respectable lineup, but unfortunately for UT Starcom they can all be summed up best by three little words: not an iPhone.

All three will be out later this year, and you can see pics of the CDM8960 and GF210 after the jump.

–Adam Frucci

CES 2007 [Gizmodo]

UTStarcom F3000 WiFi VoIP Phone Works With SIP, Not Skype

Jason Chen — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:00:13 EDT

The UTStarcom F3000 WiFi Phone doesn't work on Skype, but it does the next best thing, SIP. It supports SDP, RTP/RTCP, RFC2833/inband DTMF, and supports the G.711 and G.729 codecs. Both these codecs are higher quality codecs than standard landline phones, which means there's actually a benefit in using VoIP other than for the cost.

The phone itself has 802.11b/g, supports WEP and WPA, and comes in black and gold. It has a 1.8-inch LCD screen, polyphonic ringtones, text messaging, and a talk time of three hours. Kind of skimpy, but alright if you're just using it around the house or the office. Not a bad phone for Asterisk users. – Jason Chen

Press Release [Webitpr]