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Samsung i8910 Omnia HD and M7600 Beat DJ officially confirmed

Samsung i8910 Omnia HD and M7600 Beat DJ officially confirmed

14 Feb, 2009 | comments (115)

We already knew that Sasmung i8910 and M7600 are coming but now we've got official information that their announcement is going to be at the MWC 2009 in Barcelona in just two days. We also found out their pet names - the Samsung i8910 is going to go...


Samsung Blue Earth Phone - Solar powered, touch driven

Samsung Blue Earth Phone - Solar powered, touch driven

13 Feb, 2009 | comments (146)

The Samsung Blue Earth is a solar powered, eco-friendly phone and it quite looks the part. Samsung say it was designed to resemble a rounded pebble and with the solar rear panel users can always count on enough charge to make a call. There's a...


Live shots of upcoming Acer DX650 and Acer X960 show up

Live shots of upcoming Acer DX650 and Acer X960 show up

12 Feb, 2009 | comments (46)

Today we came across two yet unannounced Acer phones - the DX650 and X960. Both devices run on WinMo 6.1, but the real highlight is the bizarre dual-sided form factor of DX650. Even though both devices see rather chubby and ugly as they could...


Two touchscreen Nokia phones leaked by Nokia, look promising

Two touchscreen Nokia phones leaked by Nokia, look promising

12 Feb, 2009 | comments (139)

Two new hot-looking Nokia touchscreen phones saw daylight for the first time today. Both unannounced devices make a brief appearance in a video featuring the Nokia N97 designer. Judging by their looks they are both part of the quickly growing...


Garmin-Asus announce a new GPS phone - the nuvifone M20

Garmin-Asus announce a new GPS phone - the nuvifone M20

12 Feb, 2009 | comments (16)

The duo Garmin-Asus seems to be working out quite well for both companies as they announce a new GPS smartphone under the nuvifone brand - the M20. It's not that the previous nuvifone G60 is ready, but still it's nice they think years ahead...


Mobiado 105GMT White - made of sapphire, tells time

Mobiado 105GMT White - made of sapphire, tells time

12 Feb, 2009 | comments (31)

Canadian phone manufacturer Mobiado announced a new addition to their We-wonder-if-anyone-actually-buys-those line - the Mobiado 105GMT White. Part of the Luxury Watchphone series it offers exquisite looks and materials normally used only in...

Tags: Mobiado


Modu modular phone finally gets ready to rock'n'roll

Modu modular phone finally gets ready to rock'n'roll

11 Feb, 2009 | comments (46)

You may remember the modular phone that impressed us at MWC 2008. Easily one of the most pleasant surprises of last year's event, the modular Modu phone now is just about to launch along with the first four jackets for it. Well, it was about time...

Tags: Modu, MWC 2008


LG KM900 Arena comes with multi-touch and graphics chip

LG KM900 Arena comes with multi-touch and graphics chip

10 Feb, 2009 | comments (74)

We have some good news for the future owners of the LG KM900 Arena. According to the company web site, the newly announced full touchscreen handset will support multi-touch input and will come with a dedicated graphics chip. Both features should...

Tags: LG, Touch UI, MWC 2009


Slim 3 megapixel Nokia 5630 XpressMusic gets flirty with Ngage

Slim 3 megapixel Nokia 5630 XpressMusic gets flirty with Ngage

10 Feb, 2009 | comments (123)

In an attempt to further establish the XpressMusic brand today Nokia announced the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic - a 12mm-thick handset that weighs only 83 grams. Taking over from where the Nokia 5320 left the 5630 features a 3 megapixel camera, improved...


Sony Ericsson announce C903 and C901 Cyber-shots along with W395

Sony Ericsson announce C903 and C901 Cyber-shots along with W395

10 Feb, 2009 | comments (72)

The Sony Ericsson C903 and C901 were both outed today (though the C901 went online secretly), while the W395 is an entry Walkman slider. It seems like that the week that competing marketing teams collide has barely started. Sony Ericsson...


Another escapee from MWC 2009 - meet the Samsung S7220

Another escapee from MWC 2009 - meet the Samsung S7220

09 Feb, 2009 | comments (22)

It seems Samsung are either having a hard time keeping a secret, or they are amidst a clever marketing campaign. The S7220, yet another one of their unannounced mobiles leaked into the wild today. It's a nice mainstream candybar with 5 megapixel...


Sony Ericsson Hikaru shows its face to the world

Sony Ericsson Hikaru shows its face to the world

09 Feb, 2009 | comments (308)

The first photo of the long rumored and discussed Sony Ericsson Hikaru leaked today. It is a small and sleek Walkman-branded metal slider with an 8 megapixel camera and rich connectivity options. Sony Ericsson Hikaru makes its first public...


Touchscreen marathon continues with Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH

Touchscreen marathon continues with Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH

09 Feb, 2009 | comments (53)

Today Samsung has officially announced their latest high-end phone, the Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH. The fully touch-operated slider has decided to avoid the crowd at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and appear a week earlier. With the LG KM900...


LG KM900 Arena multimedia powerhouse is as official as it gets

LG KM900 Arena multimedia powerhouse is as official as it gets

09 Feb, 2009 | comments (34)

After a couple of leaks last week, it finally came time for LG to step up and officially unveil the KM900 Arena fully touch-operated handset. With a spanking new user interface our namesake seems destined to join the LG KC910 Renoir at the top of...

Tags: LG, Touch UI, MWC 2009


Samsung M7600 appears, i8910 conifrms HD video

Samsung M7600 appears, i8910 conifrms HD video

09 Feb, 2009 | comments (38)

We are back with yet another episode of Samsung Leaks online series. Staring this time is Samsung M7600 – a music-centered touchscreen handset. Promising to have the power of a small DJ station the handset comes with Bang & Olufsen audio. Meanwhile...


Samsung Omnia reloaded in purple, new stuff on board

Samsung Omnia reloaded in purple, new stuff on board

06 Feb, 2009 | comments (43)

Samsung revealed a reloaded version of the i900 Omnia, which comes in purple to complement the already existing black and white versions. New security and social applications plus new home screen widgets are among the new stuff, which quite...


HTC Dream is the first HTC-branded Android phone

HTC Dream is the first HTC-branded Android phone

05 Feb, 2009 | comments (49)

HTC have just announced their new HTC Dream, an HTC-branded clone of T-Mobile G1. HTC Dream will be targeted at Asia and Australia exclusively thus becoming the first Android handset Down Under (sorry, Kogan). In an obvious attempt to stay out of...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


The 8 megapixel Samsung i8910 records HD video, ready to roll

The 8 megapixel Samsung i8910 records HD video, ready to roll

05 Feb, 2009 | comments (373)

Samsung i8910 is the new addition to the long line of Samsung phones that leaked these last two weeks. This time we're talking something big though - both in size and in features. The i8910 will be the first phone to record HD video. It's also packs...


Unreleased Nokia E75 shows its sliding dual face again

Unreleased Nokia E75 shows its sliding dual face again

05 Feb, 2009 | comments (62)

We've already shown you the upcoming but yet unreleased Nokia E75 in a couple of sighting cases. Well, as it seems, it's time for a one more roundup of the QWERTY-equipped Symbian smartphone that's already overdue for release. Quite possibly,...


LG KM900 Arena makes a second public appearance, gets spec'd

LG KM900 Arena makes a second public appearance, gets spec'd

05 Feb, 2009 | comments (43)

Only two days after the new LG KM900 Arena full touch phone leaked and we can finally bring you the detailed specifications of the device. There still remain a couple of uncertainties but we've got pretty much all covered. The metal-framed LG...

Tags: LG, Touch UI, Rumors