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Best of SPE, 26 April 2009

We’re pretty sure that if you’re reading this, you’re the sort who likes exclusive, breaking details on Smartphones. We had that aplenty this week. Nokia Experts got the full skinny on the AT&T Nokia E71x in the form of PDF guides and a confirmation of a May 4th release. PreCentral.net scored an internal head-to-head between the iPhone and the Palm Pre. CrackBerry.com saw yet another Storm OS leak.

We’re also pretty sure you like free stuff. So you’ll want to check out the What Would You Do for a Palm Pre Giveaway. We’re also incredibly proud that CrackBerry.com reached – wait for it – One Million Members! They’ll be tossing out celebratory gifts to them this week. WMExperts will be giving away a phone (check there on Monday). Also, did you know that The iPhone Blog is approaching their 1 year anniversary in a couple weeks? Expect some fun to happen there soon, too!

Much more more happened in the smartphone world, so as usual, we bring you our “Best of SPE roundup.” Come take a look at what’s news!

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Samsung Omnia i910 review

In Canada there haven’t been many Windows Mobile devices from Samsung. Their first ones were the forgettable Samsung Jack and Ace. Now we have the Omnia i910.

Will it make more of an impression than the Jack and Ace? Read on!

The Omnia i910 I’m testing is on the Telus network. It’s a Windows Mobile Professional CDMA phone with Bluetooth Wifi, 8GB of built in memory, SDHC card slot, optical mouse and a 5 megapixel auto focus camera.

Let’s take a tour:

On top we have a power button along with a hole to reset the Omnia

Here we have a menu, volume buttons and a camera button.

On the left we have an lanyard eyelet and the USB/charging port.

The front has talk/end buttons plus an optical mouse which you can press in to select. To use the optical mouse you have to turn the mouse pointer on. Then you can move it by sliding your finger on it – it’s like a tiny trackpad. If you don’t care for the pointer you can turn it off at which point the optical mouse acts like a navpad. You use it by sliding your finger in the direction you want to move.

While the optical mouse is a neat feature I didn’t find it adds much from a usability standpoint.

The display has adequate brightness. It has a resolution of 240

Sprint Launches Samsung s30

The Samsung s30 is now listed on the Sprint website at a price of $129.99 on a two year contract after rebate.  The s30 is a upgrade of the popular Samsung Instinct.

Love the Instinct? Want a hipper style, more features and cool colors? The Instinct s30 keeps the beloved full-size touchscreen experience, while packed into a new, sleeker, stylish design that still gives you fast access to the features you use the most and then some. Now enjoy even faster Web browsing, Instant Messaging and eye-catching color options. Get free shipping and free activation when you purchase a device with a new line of service online.

The Instinct s30 features a full touchscreen interface, GPS turn-by-turn directions (visual and audible), 2.0 MP camera, Bluetooth, and 1 GB microSD memory card for added storage.

Head over to Sprint to buy online.

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Windows Mobile 6.5

According to a post on the Windows Mobile Team Blog Windows Mobile 6.5 is ready to launch on May 11th.  Look for the announcement at the Tech Ed 2009 event between the hours of 1:00 PM and 2:15 PM.

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Cricket Scores the Hint

Boy does this fully QWERTY slider sure get around.  Bell and MetroPCS released the Hint earlier and now its available through Cricket.  Cricket’s Motorola Hint is selling for $229.99 after a $20 web discount.  Of course the Hint features a full QWERTY keyboard, 2.0 MP camera, video capture, and music player.

More at Cricket.

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Virgin’s Got You Protected

Virgin Mobile USA’s Pink Slip Protection program will cover your monthly bill for three months in the event you lose your job.  Pink Slip Protection is provided free of charge on all monthly plans-check out the details below the image.

New customers are automatically enrolled in the program, current customers will have to fill out and submit the registration form online.  Two months of service must have been paid in full after enrolling in the program before claiming the three free months.

Current customer have until June 30, 2009 to sign up while new customers will have until the end of the year (December 31, 2009) to enroll.

More at Virgin USA.

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