Filed under: Handsets, RIM

As expected, the BlackBerry App World has just launched for US, Canada and the UK. If your software's updated to 4.2 and you've got a trackball / touch screen and PayPal account, head on over to RIM's website to download. Tell us, is it everything you thought it would be?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

BlackBerry App World now live originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, GSM, EDGE

Nah, this one won't make your eyes quite literally pop out of your head, but it'll handle the basics just fine. LG's GB210 sports a candybar frame, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, microSD card slot, built-in FM radio, MP3 player and a 1.77-inch display that greatly assists Earthlings in making phone calls. You probably won't find this one wandering too far from its home market of Ukraine, but folks in the region shouldn't have to pay more than 950 UAH (around $118).

[Via UnwiredView]

LG's GB210 makes phone calls, looks okay, promises nothing originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Sprint

That didn't take long. After Samsung showed off its Instinct S30 (a.k.a. Instinct Mini) last night with some official imagery -- and less than an hour after we spotted it in the wild at CTIA -- Sprint's gone ahead and made it official with a press release. The carrier-exclusive touchscreen phone features a 2.0 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, and virtual QWERTY keypad, along with Opera Mini 4.2, Sprint TV, and Sprint Music Store. It's also got a Speech to Action function for controlling the phone by voice and allegedly more access to the core Java API for development. Color options include Cobalt Metal or Touch of Copper. Launch date is April 19th, which is exactly what we saw in that leaked Sprint playbook, and price is $129.99 with a two-year contract.

[Via Gadget Review]

Samsung Instinct S30 now official, coming to Sprint on April 19th originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Features, Samsung, Sprint, EV-DO, CDMA

Samsung's officially announcing the Instinct S30 for Sprint as we speak, but why wait for all that jazz? We spied a dummy unit in the flesh out and about in Samsung's mobile charging center here at CTIA, and while we would've preferred it not be behind a thick plate of glare-tastic glass, we'll take what we can get. Notice that little "Exclusively at Sprint" tagline at the bottom there? Coincidentally, the same phone is being shown alongside its Samsung-branded full touch siblings -- the Memoir, Impression, and Verizon Omnia -- on a big ol' banner outside the show floor, so it really doesn't take rocket science to gather what Sammy's theme is going to be here at the show.

Samsung Instinct S30 in the wild originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Peripherals, Others, WiMAX

Good news for those who happened to live in Portland -- and elsewhere in the years to come. Clearwire's announced that the CradlePoint-manufactured portable WiMAX-equipped WiFi router we saw back in January will be hitting stores in early April as the Clear Spot Personal Hotspot. Up to eight 802.11 b/g-compatible devices will be able to share the 4Mbps bandwidth. Price is $139 for the unit, but of course you'll have to pay The Man beyond that to actually use the service. The company promises more devices like this in the coming months.

Clearwire's Clear Spot portable WiMAX / WiFi router now official, coming early April originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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