Archive for February, 2010
Nokia X6 16 GB in stores now
The Nokia X6 smart phone is perhaps the most advanced of all the phones in the Nokia Xseries lineup and is also the first Nokia phone to feature a capacitive touchscreen instead of the usual resistive ones. However, the original Nokia X6 had 32 GB of in-built memory and was therefore pricier than the newly [...]
Alcatel OT-808, OT-980 smart phones and the MWC
Alcatel TCT is a Chinese mobile phone company that took over Alcatel-Lucent’s mobile phone division some time ago. Alcatel have long been known for their sturdy if feature-limited phones that are reliable and cheap. Recently however, Alcatel TCT and in fact other Chinese companies such as Huawei have been trying to capture some of the [...]
Casio G’zOne Brigade cellphone, one tough cookie
Casio is a brand which is associated with things like wristwatches and calculators but Casio is in reality a Japan based multinational company that produces all sorts of electronic equipment including PDAs, cellphones, cameras, cash registers, handheld computers, digital diaries and synthesizers. Casio recently launched the Casio G’zOne Brigade mobile phone soon to be available [...]
New LG Mini GD880 Smart Phone Review
Scheduled to be available from March this year, LG looks to be serving up a rather different sort of smart phone, not unsurprisingly considering their other products such as the LG GD900 Crystal phone which we still remember fondly for its rather striking see-through touch sensitive keypad. With a host of other innovative devices, not [...]
Apps censorship cuts 5000 from store as iPhone sales double YoY
Apple recently made a decision to start culling their applications store and have removed over five thousand applications already for not being consistent with the new rules. According to chillifresh.com the new rules for iPhone apps strictly forbid any sexual content whatsoever regardless of whether it is an image, a silhouette, innuendos, content, etc. This [...]
Sony Ericsson Vivaz and Vivaz pro smart phones preview
In addition to the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and mini pro smart phones, Sony Ericsson also showcased the Sony Ericsson Vivaz and Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro cellphones at the MWC. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz mobile phone is scheduled to be released in Q1 and the Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro is scheduled to be released [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and mini pro mobile phones review
Sony Ericsson were also quite active at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) held at Barcelona, Spain and on the 14th of February showcased the Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro cellphones. Both of these cell phones are compact versions of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 smart phone. While not cutting edge or high [...]
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 series, Adobe Flash and AIR
By all accounts, one would find that users feel that Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.x.x is positively ancient, drab and even when made to appear to look good (for example HTC phones with SenseUI) has still very limited functionality and is not at all the thing. Microsoft it seems is ready to please the masses and [...]
Samsung’s new Wave S8500 of smartphones with Bada OS
The Samsung Wave S8500 is one of a host of Samsung‘s newly showcased smart phones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) being held at Barcelona, Spain. This year, like last year, Samsung pushed some boundaries by introducing some mobile phones with new and innovative features including the first ever usage of Super AMOLED displays in [...]
Samsung I8520 Android Cellphone Review
Samsung has been around in the mobile phone industry for a while and has been lagging behind other companies such as HTC and Motorola who have recently been creating much hype with their Google Android based cellphones such as the Motorola Droid or Milestone and the HTC Hero and ERIS. Not to be outdone though, [...]
Puma takes a bite into the smart phone market
Puma is a German company best known for its shoes and more precisely for its sporting related products. However, teaming up with Sagem Wireless, a France based multinational that has also created the Porsche and Hello Kitty cellphones, Puma and Sagem Wireless jointly launched the Sagem PUMA phone at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) in [...]
HTC officially launches Desire, Legend and HD Mini at the MWC
HTC is making a lot of waves these days although their biggest wave maker, the much anticipated HTC Supersonic has yet to be officially announced. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain with many companies vying for the spotlight, one could argue that perhaps the most eagerly anticipated showing was for that by HTC. [...]
Huawei, Lumigon debut Android cellphones at MWC
Huawei is perhaps a company little known outside of China amongst consumers but it has already replaced Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens to become the world’s 2nd largest mobile equipment manufacturer. Lumigon is a Danish company that has seemed to pop into existence out of nowhere seemingly and both Lumigon and Huawei have been active at [...]