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Android-running Samsung Bigfoot and Spica leak

Android-running Samsung Bigfoot and Spica leak

12 May, 2009 | comments (24)

Only two weeks have passed since the first Android-powered Samsung was officially announced and it already has company. Photos of two new Samsung handsets running on the Google's OS leaked online today, along with most of their specs sheets....

Tags: Samsung, Android


Motorola W7 Active Edition is now announced, looks better in black

Motorola W7 Active Edition is now announced, looks better in black

11 May, 2009 | comments (33)

Remember the previously leaked weird W7, which most people found quite ugly? Now it's officially announced and we must say it looks better - ugliness is no longer its key feature with the new black color. The newly announced MOTO W7 Active...

Tags: Motorola


Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 delayed until Q3 this year

Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 delayed until Q3 this year

11 May, 2009 | comments (18)

The first GPS-oriented smartphone promised by Garmin is delayed again. After Q3 2008 and Q1 2009, we are now promised to see the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 in the third quarter this year. The Nuvifone G60 packs a huge 3.55-inch touchscreen, a 3.2...

Tags: Garmin, Asus, Touch UI


Nokia N97 available for pre-order,  costs only 524 US dollars

Nokia N97 available for pre-order, costs only 524 US dollars

8 May, 2009 | comments (244)

Yeah, you heard that right. The pre-order campaign started by Nokia USA offers the customers the upcoming N97 top-device at a far lower price than the announced one. Expected to cost about 700 US dollars, the N97 can currently be pre-ordered for...


Four Samsung phones leaked: QWERTY, touchscreen and more

Four Samsung phones leaked: QWERTY, touchscreen and more

7 May, 2009 | comments (63)

Today on the Blurry Photo channel: four new Samsung phones. Two of them come with full QWERTY keyboards, one with a QW-ER-TY, while the last one is a stylish full touchscreen phone. Now, the photos aren't that bad but the details and their names...


Nokia E52 announced, doesn't bring many surprises

Nokia E52 announced, doesn't bring many surprises

6 May, 2009 | comments (123)

Today Nokia announced the latest addition to their business mobile phone lineup. True to its Eseries nature, the Nokia E52 sports a decent feature set, extensive connectivity and a classic metallic design. Nokia E52 is basically a copy of the...


Next WebOS smartphone by Palm to be called Palm Eos

Next WebOS smartphone by Palm to be called Palm Eos

1 May, 2009 | comments (25)

Seemingly designed as a successor of the Palm Centro, the rumored next WebOS device by Palm has finally received a name and a face - enter the Palm Eos. At only 10.6mm thickness the QWERTY-equipped handset packs quad-band GSM support and dual-band...

Tags: Palm, Touch UI, Rumors


Palm Pre's little bro to be launched later this year?

Palm Pre's little bro to be launched later this year?

30 April, 2009 | comments (26)

Palm Pre is coming. Soon. Really soon. They say it's about to show up on the shelves in May or June. Well, one thing is for sure: the closer it comes the more rumors surround it. Like this one: according to BusinessWeek the manufacturing cost of...

Tags: Palm, Touch UI


Nokia 5800 Star Trek edition warms up the UK for the movie

Nokia 5800 Star Trek edition warms up the UK for the movie

29 April, 2009 | comments (86)

As trekkies dust off their costumes and prepare them for the long wait in line for the premiere of J.J. Abrams' reboot, Nokia are offering something to help them accessorize - Nokia 5800 Star Trek edition. It will come preloaded with Trek-related...


Sport-oriented slider Motorola W7 leaks

Sport-oriented slider Motorola W7 leaks

28 April, 2009 | comments (103)

We've got a new leak for you - the sporty slider Motorola W7. It's a pretty weird looking device with its elongated D-pad and rather poor choice of colors. Rumor has it that it will have a QVGA screen and EDGE support. From the leaked photos, it's...

Tags: Motorola, Rumors


HTC Magic launched by Vodafone, Android Dev Phone gets Cupcake

HTC Magic launched by Vodafone, Android Dev Phone gets Cupcake

28 April, 2009 | comments (20)

Perhaps you’ve already heard that the HTC Magic has just launched with no other but Vodafone Spain. But you may not have heard that the coveted Cupcake update (also known as Android OS 1.5) is now available to Android Dev phone users via the HTC...


Samsung I7500 - the first Korean Android phone, now official

Samsung I7500 - the first Korean Android phone, now official

27 April, 2009 | comments (110)

It’s now official folks – the first Android handset by Samsung got confirmed only several hours after it leaked. Named Samsung I7500, the handset features rich connectivity, a slim 11.9mm waistline and the latest reincarnation of the Android OS....


Meet the Belleperre Nero Gold - another luxury mobile phone

Meet the Belleperre Nero Gold - another luxury mobile phone

24 April, 2009 | comments (124)

The company Belleperre offers luxury mobile phones designed in Italy and handmade in Holland. The path started by names like Vertu and Mobiado is getting wider and wider and now there is enough room for other smaller companies like this which hope...

Tags: Misc


Samsung summarize fiscal quarter, look healthy again

Samsung summarize fiscal quarter, look healthy again

24 April, 2009 | comments (34)

Right after Apple declared their exuberant financial health, Samsung published the summary of their financial Q1 2009. The report indicates that the company has made profit again, after failing to do so last quarter for the first time in their...

Tags: Samsung, Misc


Orange Vegas - the cheapest full touchscreen handset to date

Orange Vegas - the cheapest full touchscreen handset to date

24 April, 2009 | comments (97)

Orange UK have just announced the cheapest full touchscreen handset, dubbed as the Orange Vegas, which is already available for purchase at the carrier points of sale across UK or online. The price of only 48.50 GBP for pay-as-you-go customers is...

Tags: Orange, Touch UI


Apple announce triumphant financial quarter results

Apple announce triumphant financial quarter results

23 April, 2009 | comments (272)

It now came Apple's turn for announcing their financial results for the first quarter of 2009. The company acquired a revenue of 8.16 billion US dollars and a net quarterly profit of 1.21 billion US dollars. It seems that the world economical...

Tags: Apple, Misc


LG KC910i Renoir in tender pink, ladies on focus

LG KC910i Renoir in tender pink, ladies on focus

23 April, 2009 | comments (32)

LG has announced a pink color variation of their highly successful LG Renoir cameraphone. The pink Renoir is obviously targeted for the ladies, but the best part is that it's actually the updated KC910i model, which was presented at the MWC 2009...

Tags: LG, Touch UI


The new Nokia 6216 classic is the next step in NFC connectivity

The new Nokia 6216 classic is the next step in NFC connectivity

23 April, 2009 | comments (48)

The 3rd annual WIMA conference is the place Nokia chose to unveil their third NFC-enabled handset - the Nokia 6216 classic. The new phone is their first attempt at making a SIM-based NFC device, which allows operators to integrate NFC services into...

Tags: Nokia, S40


EU Parliament slashes roaming charges - starting this July

EU Parliament slashes roaming charges - starting this July

22 April, 2009 | comments (21)

If that ain't the perfect end of a cloudy day like that! The European Parliament has just voted the new roaming price cuts. The first cuts will become valid on 1 July 2009 and there's a plan for more in the next couple of years. As of 1 July 2009...

Tags: Misc


Nokia 1100 gets highly sought after for its potential criminal use

Nokia 1100 gets highly sought after for its potential criminal use

22 April, 2009 | comments (84)

One of the most popular handsets in the world - Nokia 1100 has found itself in the middle of a banking fraud scandal, according to a Dutch investigator. Allegedly, criminals are paying an arm and a leg for working second hand units of the...

Tags: Nokia, Misc