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Apples and Oranges: iPhone 3G and 3GS coming to Orange UK

Apples and Oranges: iPhone 3G and 3GS coming to Orange UK

28 September, 2009 | comments (125)

Who says Apples and Oranges are different? Not Apple or Orange, that's for sure as they've reached an agreement to offer the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS to Orange UK customers. Sure enough, the iPhone is already available in the UK but competition is...

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Orange


HTC Leo could be called HD2, oh and there's a video of the UI

HTC Leo could be called HD2, oh and there's a video of the UI

26 September, 2009 | comments (51)

The HTC Leo has been churning in the rumor mill for quite a while but it's all coming to an end - it's launching in October. On the list of rumors we've assembled for today there's a new name, price and even a video of would likely be the TouchFLO...


12MP 3x optical zoom Samsung M8920 shows up again

12MP 3x optical zoom Samsung M8920 shows up again

25 September, 2009 | comments (105)

We just came upon another leaked photos of what seems to be the successor of the Samsung Pixon12. This time however it's the Korean version of the monster cameraphone dubbed Samsung SCH-W880. The information about the specs list is still pretty...


Vertu Constellation Ayxta is the first  clamshell in the family

Vertu Constellation Ayxta is the first clamshell in the family

24 September, 2009 | comments (28)

One can choose between various materials, sizes and manufacturers when shopping for luxury handsets but the bar form factor has always been non-negotiable. Not quite surprisingly it’s Vertu who finally decided to do something about it and come up...

Tags: Vertu


LiMo powered Vodafone 360 H1 and 360 M1 handsets revealed

LiMo powered Vodafone 360 H1 and 360 M1 handsets revealed

24 September, 2009 | comments (31)

Vodafone have just officially announced the world's first LiMo-running handsets - the Vodafone 360 H1 and Vodafone 360 M1. Coming to promote the new Vodafone 360 set of services, the two touchscreen handsets sound really exciting in terms of both...


Microsoft project Pink phones gets official pictures, mystery remains

Microsoft project Pink phones gets official pictures, mystery remains

24 September, 2009 | comments (41)

Project Pink are in fact a bunch of secret new phones, that are currently being developed in the Microsoft labs, away from curious eyes. However as it often happens, the labs aren't as leak-free as the people in Redmond hoped. So what we have here...


Palm Pre coming to Europe on October 13

Palm Pre coming to Europe on October 13

24 September, 2009 | comments (21)

As promised O2 is bringing the GSM version of the Palm Pre to the lucky people of Europe and by mid-October you can have it too. So far, O2 Germany, UK and Ireland websites have information about the upcoming release. Strangely enough Movistar that...

Tags: Palm, Touch UI


Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO and B3210 CorbyTXT now official

Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO and B3210 CorbyTXT now official

23 September, 2009 | comments (121)

Today at an event, held in Milan, Samsung announced two new members of the Corby family – Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO and Samsung B3210 CorbyTXT. The two new handsets share the ideology of their S3650 sibling (you can check out its review here), sporting...

Tags: Samsung, Touch UI


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


Samsung unveils 1GHz CPU, full HD-capable camera module

Samsung unveils 1GHz CPU, full HD-capable camera module

22 September, 2009 | comments (69)

Remember that 1GHz CPU, which Samsung announced as Hummingbird not too long ago? It turns out this isn’t the only project that has been keeping the company R&D department busy recently. Today, along with the official name of the ARM Cortex-A8...

Tags: Samsung


LG BL40 New Chocolate hits the shelves, BL20 video appears

LG BL40 New Chocolate hits the shelves, BL20 video appears

21 September, 2009 | comments (31)

LG didn’t let its customers down and managed to get the LG BL40 New Chocolate on the market in the promised time frame. The sleek touchscreen bar is already available for purchase in the UK, through O2 and Orange. Meanwhile its little brother, the...

Tags: LG, Touch UI, Rumors


More images of the HTC Pro Three a.k.a. Leo surfaced

More images of the HTC Pro Three a.k.a. Leo surfaced

18 September, 2009 | comments (207)

We've just spotted some new images of the getting more and more popular HTC Pro Three (also known as Leo). Even if most of its specs are known since July the device is still waiting for its official announcement. HTC Pro Three looks damn...


ITG xpPhone runs Windows XP, can be pre-ordered now

ITG xpPhone runs Windows XP, can be pre-ordered now

18 September, 2009 | comments (175)

Granted, the xpPhone look more like a tablet than a mobile phone, but the cellular call feature is all there and that makes it a phone all right. Huge 4.8 touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, AMD processor, 512MB or 1GB RAM and both SSD and HDD storage are...

Tags: Touch UI


LG BL20 New Chocolate appears in new colors, GW300 is there too

LG BL20 New Chocolate appears in new colors, GW300 is there too

18 September, 2009 | comments (18)

LG opened a new office in Amstelveen, Holland and decided to show off the LG BL20 New Chocolate's color range plus some interesting info about its UI. The LG GW300 was also at the party along with some other models we've already seen. The BL20,...

Tags: LG, Rumors


Samsung B7330 OmniaPRO pops up, old Omnias get WinMo 6.5

Samsung B7330 OmniaPRO pops up, old Omnias get WinMo 6.5

17 September, 2009 | comments (23)

Samsung has been playing around with the "Upgrade" magic wand - the new Samsung B7330 OmniaPRO is an upgrade of the B7320 OmniaPRO. Also, the proud owners of the Windows Mobile side of the current Omnia lineup rejoice - you're getting the update to...


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


XPERIA Pureness coming in November, yours for 600 euro

XPERIA Pureness coming in November, yours for 600 euro

15 September, 2009 | comments (119)

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness is a one-off devil - it's got a vanilla feature set but is the first phone with a see-through display. Some new info about it just surfaced suggesting it should go on sale as soon as this November - at least in the UK,...