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LG cements low-end positions with 30 million LG KP100 sold

LG cements low-end positions with 30 million LG KP100 sold

13 October, 2009 | comments (22)

Today LG proudly announced they've supplied more than 30 million units of their entry-level LG KP100. That number of units pushed means LG have established nice positions at the foothills of the mobile market - the entry level segment has always...

Tags: LG, Misc


Ovi Suite 2.0 makes it out of  beta status - Nokia users go grab some

Ovi Suite 2.0 makes it out of beta status - Nokia users go grab some

13 October, 2009 | comments (39)

So that's that with the development of Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0. The application has now officially graduated from Beta status and its version 2.0.0.10 release is already being distributed to current beta users as we speak. In the words of Nokia...


HTC Tattoo gets cool body art - website helps personalize covers

HTC Tattoo gets cool body art - website helps personalize covers

13 October, 2009 | comments (11)

HTC Tattoo lives up to its name and rebels by getting a tattoo. Mom and Dad at HTC are cool with it - they even set up a whole site dedicated to inking the Tattoo. Modifying the looks of your mobile phone is on the rise recently but most end up a...


Google Mobile gets search options, Android OS gets an 'awesome' search box

Google Mobile gets search options, Android OS gets an 'awesome' search box

12 October, 2009 | comments (10)

If you are into web browsing on your mobile phone you will certainly appreciate this. The world's most popular search engine Google has introduced some advanced search options to its mobile version, bringing it another step closer to its desktop...

Tags: Misc


Kempler&Strauss WPhone is the smallest watch phone, costs $199

Kempler&Strauss WPhone is the smallest watch phone, costs $199

06 October, 2009 | comments (45)

Kempler & Strauss's WPhone is certainly not the world's first wristwatch phone, but strives to the world's smallest one. It comes with a touchscreen display, 4 gigs worth of onboard storage, a microSD card slot, a Bluetooth Communicator handsfree...

Tags: Touch UI, Misc


Adobe unveil Flash Player 10.1 - the first multiplatform one yet

Adobe unveil Flash Player 10.1 - the first multiplatform one yet

05 October, 2009 | comments (68)

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 will be the first of its kind to support the full package of Flash services and will come for most of the mobile and desktop OS - Windows Mobile, Palm webOS, Android, Symbian and Blackberry OS, along with the Linux, Mac OS...


Nokia N86 8MP gets an update, now has face detection

Nokia N86 8MP gets an update, now has face detection

02 October, 2009 | comments (110)

Nokia has released another update that improves the camera performance of its imaging flagship - the Nokia N86 8MP. The key addition in this one is face detection, but there's also a general improvement of still image and video quality plus other...


Nokia considering Palm acquisition, we hold our breath

Nokia considering Palm acquisition, we hold our breath

23 September, 2009 | comments (84)

Now we don't normally deal with that kind of rumors but this one is too interesting to let go. According to a leading financial website the world leading mobile phone manufacturer is interested in obtaining the troubled Palm. The company standing...

Tags: Misc, Rumors


Intel Atom may be the next big thing in the smartphone market

Intel Atom may be the next big thing in the smartphone market

23 September, 2009 | comments (59)

Everyone knows that the Intel Atom dominates the netbook market, but what about smartphones? As it turns out they have some pretty major plans there too. Their Moorestown system on a chip and Moblin OS will be available in early 2010 and will give...

Tags: Misc, Touch UI, Rumors


GSMArena.com: 2 billion mark reached

GSMArena.com: 2 billion mark reached

23 September, 2009 | comments (243)

It's days like this that make us really proud about our work. Today our "Info page" counter over there on our stats page went over the 2 billion mark so we felt like we needed to thank you, our readers, for your continued interest in our work. The...

Tags: Misc


Opera Mini 5 beta out now, tabs and speed dial onboard

Opera Mini 5 beta out now, tabs and speed dial onboard

16 September, 2009 | comments (266)

Today Opera Software released a new fifth version of the world most popular and widespread mobile web browser - the Opera Mini. Introducing new features and sleek design its beta is already available for download. Opera Mini 5 comes hot on the...

Tags: Misc


4.3-inch Archos tablet runs Android, has 1GHz CPU

4.3-inch Archos tablet runs Android, has 1GHz CPU

16 September, 2009 | comments (38)

4.3 inches is the new 4.1 inches - Archos' new Android-running phone tablet will sport the monstrous screen with 854 x 480 resolution, with a 1GHz CPU beating in its chest. All this goodness comes in a shell only 10mm thick, did you All this...

Tags: Misc, Android


Orange launch world's first HD voice over 3G… in Moldova

Orange launch world's first HD voice over 3G… in Moldova

11 September, 2009 | comments (27)

Apparently voice transmission is one of the few areas where GSM telephony hasn't seen any upgrades since the 1990's. Yesterday, on 09.09.2009 in 09:09h sharp, Orange picked Moldova for the birthplace of the first HD voice call. The new HD voice...

Tags: Orange, Nokia, Misc


INQ to also use Android OS soon, do some cool stuff with it

INQ to also use Android OS soon, do some cool stuff with it

11 September, 2009 | comments (8)

INQ, popular for their affordable phones that integrate with Skype and social networks, are working on an Android-powered phone. So far, INQ phones have been using a proprietary OS, which was designed to offer smartphone-like capabilities but now...

Tags: Android, Misc


Gresso Grand Monaco collection offers F1-style excitement

Gresso Grand Monaco collection offers F1-style excitement

20 August, 2009 | comments (14)

Race cars are exciting, no one's questioning that. But what about race car branded phones? The luxurious cellphone manufacturer Gresso already have their own - the Grand Monaco limited edition collection and they bet on getting you revved up with...

Tags: Gresso, Misc


The finest displays in the business compared on video

The finest displays in the business compared on video

19 August, 2009 | comments (72)

Now that's a sight that can make a geek's heart melt - six of the finest mobile phones of the year, laying next to each other. The reason behind this unusual gathering is a display comparison review that an Italian blog has conducted. For some...

Tags: Samsung, HTC, Apple, Misc


Samsung Widget SDK: cocktails, widgets and cash prizes

Samsung Widget SDK: cocktails, widgets and cash prizes

18 August, 2009 | comments (24)

Samsung has been offering widgets on their TouchWiz-enabled phones for quite a while, but now they're taking it up a notch with the release of the Samsung Mobile Widget SDK. It's not so much the SDK that's interesting, but how Samsung are kicking it...

Tags: Samsung, Misc


Microsoft and Nokia announce close cooperation, Office Mobile comes to Nokia smartphones

Microsoft and Nokia announce close cooperation, Office Mobile comes to Nokia smartphones

12 August, 2009 | comments (141)

This rumor has been circulating around for a while but now it is as official as it gets: Microsoft Office Mobile is coming to Nokia smartphones. This and other mobile productivity and connectivity solutions are the direct result of the global...

Tags: Nokia, Misc


Over a million Ovi Mail accounts created in just eight months

Over a million Ovi Mail accounts created in just eight months

11 August, 2009 | comments (56)

Nokia has just announced that the millionth Ovi Mail account has been activated only eight months after the service started in December 2008. Reportedly, what makes the service so popular is the quick and easy email account setup straight from the...

Tags: Nokia, Misc


INQ Chat 3G and Mini 3G announced, iTunes syncable

INQ Chat 3G and Mini 3G announced, iTunes syncable

04 August, 2009 | comments (14)

Cellphone manufacturer INQ has two new phones just around teh corner - the INQ Mini 3G and INQ Chat 3G. They both feature Twitter, Facebook, Skype, Windows Live integration along with iTunes syncing. The INQ1 won the Best Handset award this...

Tags: Misc