Archive for February, 2010
Update: Acer Liquid e cellphone
Just a while back we reviewed the Acer Liquid A1 and we thought that it was a very good smart phone that could however be improved upon. Well lo and behold, Acer at the currently in progress Mobile World Conference (MWC) being held in Barcelona, Spain introduced an updated version of the Acer Liquid A1 [...]
Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50: GPS or cellphone?
Garmin is a well established company providing communication, information and navigation devices and applications as well as being the global leader in satellite navigation. Asus on the other hand is a well known hardware components, peripherals, laptops and more recently mobile phones manufacturer. The Garmin-Asus alliance is formed to take advantage of the specialties of [...]
HTC Legend leaked on Dutch site
KPN, a Dutch landlines and mobile telecommunications company, recently allowed viewers of their site a short sneak peek at the HTC Legend Android based smart phone which is according to their site set to be released sometime in March 2010. This leak, just days before the Mobile World Conference, almost certainly confirms the name (HTC [...]
Motorola Cliq XT or Quench Cellphone Review
Motorola has been making a decided comeback as a player in the global mobile phones market and its latest offering based on the Android mobile operating system is the Motorola Quench or Cliq XT in the United States. While the Motorola Quench or Cliq XT will not (sorry but we couldn’t resist) quench the thirsts [...]
LG Cookie Plus GS500 Cellphone Review
The LG GS500 also known as the LG Cookie Plus is set to be the latest offering from LG Electronics, one of the leading producers of televisions, computer peripherals, home electronics and mobile phones. As part of the Cookie legacy which was essentially marketed as a touch screen, motion sensing, fun but low priced phone, [...]
Mobile World Conference Coverage: Toshiba TG02 and K01
Barcelona, Spain: That’s the place to be this time of year if you are at all inclined to learn what the next year holds for us in terms of mobile phones and related technologies. Toshiba, a relatively small player in the smart phone industry unveiled two new Windows Mobile 6.5 based smart phones, the Toshiba [...]
From PCs to Smartphones: The Acer Liquid A1
As some of you might know, there existed a while back a company called E-TEN. Some of its products were also branded glofish and its products were mostly hand-held devices of the smart phone variety. In about mid-2008, Acer launched a takeover bid for E-TEN and was successful, since then we have seen Acer regularly [...]
HTC Droid ERIS cellphone: Refining the Hero?
HTC is a Taiwanese company that was to begin with an ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) but later started selling its smart phones under its own brand name. Companies like T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, i-mate and other companies have often used re-branded HTC phones, a prominent example is the T-Mobile G1, the first Android based phone. The [...]
Palm Pre Plus: Intuitive Smartphone
Palm has long been thought of by many people as being the Apple of hand-helds. While we may not completely agree with the sentiment we do find sense in the comparison, Palm’s forte for the large part have been well designed, classy and easy to use products. Their webOS first debuted last year and wowed [...]
Motorola Droid smartphone’s GSM version: Milestone
The Motorola Droid is a recently released Google Android based cellphone that hit the US markets and caused somewhat of a stir due to its impressive form and function. In this post we review its GSM version, the Motorola Milestone recently released in Europe that has not been turning as many heads so to speak. [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Mobile Phone Review
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 is a device that was waited for with much anticipation considering the success of the Xperia X1. Several postponed launch dates later, we now present our review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 cellphone. This touch screen enabled, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 platform using smart phone both satisfies and disappoints [...]
Sony Ericsson Aspen Review with Win 6.5.3
Looking for the latest in the market then here it is Sony Ericsson Aspen the first mobile running with Windows 6.5.3. With its pleasant iconic black and silver looks it’s worth stealing everyone’s heart. Sony Ericsson Aspen is introduced in view of providing the echo friendliness in combination of windows feature to businesses and the [...]
HP iPAQ Glisten Smartphone Review
The latest offering from Hewlett-Packard, the HP iPAQ Glisten cellphone is quite pleasing to the eye and as it is made by a company and is a brand that is a long-time user of Microsoft Windows Mobile, you may well expect a very smooth experience. The other most notably pleasing feature that we found on [...]