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Update gives Nokia 6700 classic free voice-guided navigation

Update gives Nokia 6700 classic free voice-guided navigation

30 June, 2010 | comments (27)

Nokia released free voice guided navigation for their Symbian phones to lure in customers, but GPS-enabled S40 phones were left out. A new update for the Nokia 6700 classic fixes this oversight and brings a few other improvements as well. The...

Tags: Nokia, S40, Misc


Emblaze Mobile pulls the plug on the First ELSE prematurely

Emblaze Mobile pulls the plug on the First ELSE prematurely

30 June, 2010 | comments (28)

We can hardly say we are completely shocked by this news but it’s a pity nonetheless. Today Emblaze Mobile announced that they are stopping the First ELSE project due to delays in deliveries and the project going too slow in general. After the...

Tags: Touch UI


Gresso-designed  iPhone 4 is a joy to behold

Gresso-designed iPhone 4 is a joy to behold

29 June, 2010 | comments (66)

Sure, the Apple iPhone 4 is stylish on its own with its glass-coated body, metal frame and slim profile, but it still doesn't come anywhere near the Gresso limited edition version. Available in a couple of styles (for men and for women) the...

Tags: Apple, Touch UI


Video and images of Symbian^3- powered Nokia N9 slider surface

Video and images of Symbian^3- powered Nokia N9 slider surface

29 June, 2010 | comments (163)

It's not the first time we see the upcoming QWERTY-fied Nokia slider running the Symbian^3 which is called N9, C7 or maybe E7, who knows. First it appeared on an odd Nokia teaser, then we came upon a bunch of live images but this time we finally...


Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini pro starts shipping

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini pro starts shipping

28 June, 2010 | comments (53)

Today Sony Ericsson announced that another member of their XPERIA family of Android-running smartphones has started shipping. The compact Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini pro should be available in your nearby stores in the following days. Bringing...


Apple sells 1.7 million iPhone 4s in just three days

Apple sells 1.7 million iPhone 4s in just three days

28 June, 2010 | comments (405)

Mind blown! If you had to guess how many iPhone 4s would Apple manage to push in three days, you wouldn't guess 1.7 million would you? And you'd be wrong, because that's exactly how many they sold. We wrote about iPhone 4 shortages, but when...


Motorola CHARM is yet another QWERTY-fied Android phone

Motorola CHARM is yet another QWERTY-fied Android phone

28 June, 2010 | comments (27)

How do you call a not rotating Motorola FlipOut? That would be the upcoming Motorola CHARM. This is yet another odd looking Motorola device with MOTOBLUR-ed Android v2.1 on board. The thing hasn't been unveiled yet but is expected to hit the...


First info on LG C710 Aloha - the GSM version of LG Ally

First info on LG C710 Aloha - the GSM version of LG Ally

28 June, 2010 | comments (15)

The QWERTY sporting CDMA smartphone LG Ally is coming with GSM engine. It will go under C710 Aloha and will be the first LG running on Android OS v2.1 Eclair. LG C710 Aloha has the same specs as its Verizon's sibling - 3.2-inch capacitive WVGA...


Rumored Nokia C7 is for real, still not official though

Rumored Nokia C7 is for real, still not official though

28 June, 2010 | comments (30)

One of Nokia's next full touch smartphones, the Nokia C7, which posed for some photos a couple of weeks back is for real. The confirmation comes from Nokia itself - the C7-00 UA profile surfaced on the company's website. Sadly, there are still...


Samsung Galaxy S to launch on T-Mobile USA as Vibrant, for $200

Samsung Galaxy S to launch on T-Mobile USA as Vibrant, for $200

28 June, 2010 | comments (30)

The rumors were true - a Galaxy S is launching on T-Mobile USA on July 21st. The Samsung Vibrant, 'a Galaxy S phone', is equivalent to the I9000 Galaxy S in specs though it comes preloaded with some goodies. The Samsung Vibrant specs should be...


Samsung S8500 Wave users getting NFS: Shift game for free

Samsung S8500 Wave users getting NFS: Shift game for free

27 June, 2010 | comments (116)

Samsung are offering a free Need for Speed: Shift game to Samsung S8500 Wave owners - to promote both Wave with its Bada OS and the Samsung Apps store. It is a limited time offer, so you Wave owners better hurry. The iPhone 4 with its gyroscopes...


Blending the iPhone 4? Yep, that's something we could do!

Blending the iPhone 4? Yep, that's something we could do!

27 June, 2010 | comments (37)

On this episode of 'Will it Blend?', host Tom Dickson asks his guest, the iPhone 4, just that. Also, a surprise appearance by someone who looks a lot like Steve Jobs and the Apple Task Force - you know, the guys that patrol bars for forgotten Apple...

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Misc


QWERTY-enabled Nokia N9 surfaces, runs on Symbian^3

QWERTY-enabled Nokia N9 surfaces, runs on Symbian^3

26 June, 2010 | comments (147)

We have just been treated to several live shots of what seems to be the yet unannounced Nokia N9. The Symbian^3-powered smartphone with a tilting slide-out QWERTY keyboard packs an 8 megapixel autofocus camera and it has already been leaked once...


You are holding your iPhone 4 the wrong way, you know!

You are holding your iPhone 4 the wrong way, you know!

25 June, 2010 | comments (624)

Yesterday's iPhone 4 launch was full of surprises - dead on arrival, yellow spots or white dots on the screen, lost reception signal and a bunch of happy users. It seems the yellow spots will disappear in a few days, what about the spotty...


Google releases Froyo update for Nexus Ones, open-sources code

Google releases Froyo update for Nexus Ones, open-sources code

24 June, 2010 | comments (66)

Google is also celebrating today - Android 2.2 Froyo has reached two important milestones. Google open sourced the latest version and they are pushing out the final Froyo update to Nexus One users. And we're sure the timing has nothing to do with...


iPhone 4 launch day stories - yellow spots, spotty reception

iPhone 4 launch day stories - yellow spots, spotty reception

24 June, 2010 | comments (402)

The iPhone 4 has launched officially today. Right from day one, the iPhone 4 had to endure quite the storm - people are scrutinizing the Retina Display, saying a yellow spot has appeared at the bottom, signal reception is reportedly flawed, the...


Samsung announces Gravity T, Gravity 3 and :) for T-Mobile USA

Samsung announces Gravity T, Gravity 3 and :) for T-Mobile USA

24 June, 2010 | comments (6)

Samsung introduced three new QWERTY phones heading to T-Mobile USA - Gravity T, Gravity 3 and :) (Smiley). All of the handsets packs sliding-out full QWERTY keyboards and aim the low-end market. Most of the specs are the same for all three phones...


Flash 10.1 final available for smartphones with Android 2.2

Flash 10.1 final available for smartphones with Android 2.2

23 June, 2010 | comments (52)

Adobe today announced the release of Flash Player 10.1 to mobile platforms. Already available on the Android Market, Flash Player 10.1 will be available in its final production release for all Android smartphones running ver. 2.2 "Froyo." Some...


iPhone 4 arrives 2 days early for some, 512MB RAM confirmed

iPhone 4 arrives 2 days early for some, 512MB RAM confirmed

23 June, 2010 | comments (155)

The iPhone 4 actually arrived two days early for some people - and it's already been unboxed on video, activated, used and torn down. There are new camera samples too, in more realistic conditions than the optimal lightning in those first promo...


Nokia C3 now available at Vodafone UK for only 80 pounds

Nokia C3 now available at Vodafone UK for only 80 pounds

22 June, 2010 | comments (45)

Vodafone is the first carrier to offer the new Nokia C3 in the UK. The handset is available as Pay-As-You-Go and comes with 250MB web pack for one month. Nokia C3 is the phone that gathered thousands of people on its launch day in...

Tags: Vodafone, Nokia, S40