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Nokia Q2 results are out, profits fall as smartphones get cheaper

Nokia Q2 results are out, profits fall as smartphones get cheaper

22 July, 2010 | comments (200)

And the results are in - Nokia just announced their Q2 financial results. To summarize - sales are up, profits are down, shifting currency exchange rates didn't help and smartphones have sold more units and have gotten cheaper, compared to previous...

Tags: Nokia, Misc


Apple squeezes the reception out of  Nokia N97 mini

Apple squeezes the reception out of Nokia N97 mini

21 July, 2010 | comments (1029)

Apple seem keen to prove other smartphones have the same reception attenuation as the iPhone 4. And they are getting back with a video of Nokia N97 mini that suffers from the same grip of death as the iPhone. Back at Apple Antennagate press...


Apple has record breaking quarter, iPhone and Mac sales up

Apple has record breaking quarter, iPhone and Mac sales up

21 July, 2010 | comments (87)

The iPhone 4's controversial antenna may experience drops in signal, but there's no dropping when it comes to Apple's financial results. They exceeded even Apple's own expectations leading them to break all sorts of records. In the third fiscal...

Tags: Apple, Misc


Unbreakable AMOLEDs coming from Samsung in two years

Unbreakable AMOLEDs coming from Samsung in two years

21 July, 2010 | comments (110)

Samsung is developing unbreakable bending AMOLED units, which are supposed to enter the mass-production cycle in two year. You should definitely check their awesome video demonstration. The video below shows a standard AMOLED screen with glass...

Tags: Samsung


The QWERTY Nokia C6 now on sale in UK, costs hefty 289 pounds

The QWERTY Nokia C6 now on sale in UK, costs hefty 289 pounds

20 July, 2010 | comments (71)

Nokia C6 is now available for sale at Nokia Online Shop UK. You can get a SIM free device for 289 pounds. Pays As You Go and monthly plans are also available. Today Nokia Online Shop UK has started selling the Symbian-powered C6. A SIM free...


First info on BlackBerry Storm3 is somewhat disappointing

First info on BlackBerry Storm3 is somewhat disappointing

20 July, 2010 | comments (44)

According to a leaked slide from a private RIM presentation a new BlackBerry Storm is on the way. It will be slightly updated Storm2 with twice more RAM capacity and better camera. The new Storm3 will run the latest BlackBerry OS 6. The...


Samsung I5800 Galaxy 3 to hit Germany by the end of July

Samsung I5800 Galaxy 3 to hit Germany by the end of July

20 July, 2010 | comments (12)

The Samsung I5800 Galaxy 3 was announced a good one month ago and apparently it is almost ready to start shipping across Germany. The Android-running phone is said to hit the German market by the end of this very month. The recently announced...


Antennagate ain't over, Samsung and Motorola respond, too

Antennagate ain't over, Samsung and Motorola respond, too

19 July, 2010 | comments (415)

After RIM, HTC and Nokia, it was about time for the respond of the rest of the companies affected by Apple's statements from company's press conference that took part last Friday. Well, here is what Samsung and Motorola have to say about the whole...


Motorola MILESTONE XT720 and Samsung Captivate hit it off, Motorola CHARM gets delayed

Motorola MILESTONE XT720 and Samsung Captivate hit it off, Motorola CHARM gets delayed

19 July, 2010 | comments (25)

The Motorola MILESTONE XT720 has just started shipping in the UK, while the Samsung Captivate is now available with AT&T in the US. In the same time, T-Mobile will obviously delay the recently announced Motorola CHARM up until the end of...


Antenna wars: RIM, HTC and Nokia strike back at Apple

Antenna wars: RIM, HTC and Nokia strike back at Apple

18 July, 2010 | comments (391)

That was one hell of an odd press conference on Friday. Typical Apple. Instead of just admitting its faults Apple decided to point a finger at the other mobile phone manufacturers and accuse them of selling devices with bad signal reception. And...


First real Symbian^4 shots are here, we hold our excitement

First real Symbian^4 shots are here, we hold our excitement

18 July, 2010 | comments (115)

It’s been a while since we last heard something on Symbian^4. While ^3 is yet to roll out, its successor already showed its face. The shots are taken from an emulator of the OS, but there's no wow factor yet. The shots below clearly demonstrate...


Apple gets all defensive, free iPhone 4 cases for everyone

Apple gets all defensive, free iPhone 4 cases for everyone

16 July, 2010 | comments (570)

Apple just finished off its press conference dedicated on the iPhone 4 reception issues leaving us quite puzzled, to say the least. At one point Steve Jobs was saying that every phone has a weak spot, then he claimed everybody makes mistakes but...


iPhone 4.0.1 software update out, improves signal strength formula

iPhone 4.0.1 software update out, improves signal strength formula

16 July, 2010 | comments (150)

What comes after iOS 4.0? Nope, it's not the iOS 4.1 but the iPhone 4.0.1 software update which has just been released by Apple. It comes along with some bug fixes as well as the highly discussed improved signal strength formula that is expected to...


Nokia C6-01 shows up, brings an 8MP snapper and dual-LED flash

Nokia C6-01 shows up, brings an 8MP snapper and dual-LED flash

16 July, 2010 | comments (97)

Another member of the Nokia Cseries of no-nonsense phones just leaked. And the photos were published by no other but Nokia itself. Apparently the guys supporting the Dutch website of the company were a bit too eager to publish the details about the...


Sony Ericsson Q2 results are out, sales increase by 25 percent

Sony Ericsson Q2 results are out, sales increase by 25 percent

16 July, 2010 | comments (66)

Sony Ericsson has just posted its financial quarter summary and once again things are looking pretty decent for the Japanese-Swedish joint venture. The painful and expensive restructuring is obviously starting to pay off and the company has...


Opera Mobile 10.1 beta for Symbian S60 released

Opera Mobile 10.1 beta for Symbian S60 released

15 July, 2010 | comments (33)

The Opera team has just released yet another beta version of their Opera Mobile web browser for Symbian S60-running devices. 10.1 beta comes several months after its predecessor and brings only a few novelties to the S60 users but those are...


Apple calls an iPhone 4 press conference, iOS 4.0.1 closing in

Apple calls an iPhone 4 press conference, iOS 4.0.1 closing in

15 July, 2010 | comments (136)

It was about time. Apple got quite a hit by the wave of user discontent about the iPhone 4 antenna issues. It's been 3 weeks since the premiere of iPhone 4, but it is tomorrow that Apple will confess. Or not. And this is all we know so far....


BELLPERRE lets you design your own luxury  handset

BELLPERRE lets you design your own luxury handset

15 July, 2010 | comments (20)

The Dutch manufacturer of extremely expensive mobile phones BELLPERRE announced its latest phone today. Giving unprecedented customization options the BELLPERRE phone (the company obviously found it too hard to come up with a proper name for...

Tags: Misc


Modu phone is now selling in UK, costs 130 pounds

Modu phone is now selling in UK, costs 130 pounds

14 July, 2010 | comments (26)

Do you remember the modular phone announced back at the MWC 2009? It's been selling in some markets for a couple of months now, but now it lands officially in UK with several of its jackets. Modu phone is one of the smallest handsets out there...

Tags: Misc


Opera Mini 5.1 final version pops up in the Android market

Opera Mini 5.1 final version pops up in the Android market

14 July, 2010 | comments (43)

The Android version of the world's most popular mobile browser, Opera Mini has just received an update. So far Droid owners only had access to the beta version of Opera Mini 5, but now they are getting an updated feature pack and the chance to enjoy...

Tags: Android, Touch UI