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8-megapixel Samsung Memoir shows its face again

8-megapixel Samsung Memoir shows its face again

28 Jan, 2009 | comments (42)

Samsung Memoir, an 8 megapixel cameraphone exclusive for T-Mobile appeared again - this time in the operator's documentation. It seems that the Memoir will be available on 25 February for the price of 300 US dollars. Samsung Memoir, which was...


Acer make a step on the smartphone market at MWC 2009

Acer make a step on the smartphone market at MWC 2009

28 Jan, 2009 | comments (28)

On 16 February Acer will announce all the details about their entering into the mobile phone market. As they promised last year they will introduce at least one smartphone (most probably WinMo one). Perhaps you remember E-Ten Glofiish...


Meet the dual SIM General Mobile DSTL1 based on Android

Meet the dual SIM General Mobile DSTL1 based on Android

27 Jan, 2009 | comments (119)

A cellphone manufacturer called General Mobile is going to present a dual-SIM Android-powered handset at the MWC 2009 in February. The General Mobile DSTL1 features a large touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel camera and 4 gigs worth of storage...


Sony Ericsson Frances is C903, set for MWC 2009 announcement

Sony Ericsson Frances is C903, set for MWC 2009 announcement

23 Jan, 2009 | comments (150)

The rumored Sony Ericsson Frances has now received a proper name - it will be called Sony Ericsson C903. Much like a slider version of the 5 megapixel Cyber-Shot Filippa, but with GPS receiver. The competition for leaked upcoming and unannounced...


The millionth Nokia 5800 XpressMusic heads to the shelves

The millionth Nokia 5800 XpressMusic heads to the shelves

23 Jan, 2009 | comments (136)

Nokia seem to be hitting our news section today quite hard. They have just announced that the millionth Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is on its way to the stores. In an attempt to turn their back to a financially unfavorable year, Nokia announced that...


Samsung sees off a financially successful 2008

Samsung sees off a financially successful 2008

23 Jan, 2009 | comments (116)

Samsung were the last phone manufacturer from the Top 3 to announce their financial results. The Korean company recorded 22% increase in their mobile handsets sales totaling approximately 200 million units shipped worldwide in 2008. This gives...

Tags: Samsung, Misc


Nokia lose some turf in 2008, promise to make up for it

Nokia lose some turf in 2008, promise to make up for it

23 Jan, 2009 | comments (146)

The end of 2008 saw Nokia lose no less than 3 percents of its market share compared to last year. Slipping down to an estimated 37% the company also didn’t manage to fulfill its objective of retaining 39% of the mobile phones market. The company...

Tags: Nokia, Misc


Nokia E75 follows the leak maraton in hi-res photos

Nokia E75 follows the leak maraton in hi-res photos

23 Jan, 2009 | comments (74)

A bunch of nice new pics of the yet unannounced Nokia E75 leaked online. They reveal many details about the design, the full QWERTY keyboard, the back cover and camera. It seems quite close to the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic that leaked several days...


HTC Touch Cruise 09 officially unveiled, helps you find your way

HTC Touch Cruise 09 officially unveiled, helps you find your way

22 Jan, 2009 | comments (35)

Today HTC announced a new WinMo-powered device with GPS navigation as its main features. Photos of the device, nicknamed Iolita have already leaked online on several occasions but now it makes its official debut as HTC Touch Cruise 09. Yeah...


Sony Ericsson Filippa materializes as C901, mid-range W395 spotted

Sony Ericsson Filippa materializes as C901, mid-range W395 spotted

22 Jan, 2009 | comments (78)

A new Sony Ericsson slider phone was spotted in the wild today. Codenamed Yao, the Sony Ericsson W395 is a mid-range music phone from the Walkman line. Meanwhile, the handset previously known as Fillipa went on to join the Cyber-Shot family under...


Windows Mobile 6.5 leaks and skeptics' predictions come true

Windows Mobile 6.5 leaks and skeptics' predictions come true

22 Jan, 2009 | comments (36)

Windows Mobile 6.5 has leaked and it's already been installed on an HTC device. However the users expectations for some major changes are now cooled off by this beta version. Quite expectedly, any new Windows OS leaks weeks or months prior to its...


Huawei join the Android gang, the handset coming at MWC 2009

Huawei join the Android gang, the handset coming at MWC 2009

22 Jan, 2009 | comments (15)

It seems to be the year of the robot according to Chinese manufacturers. Huawei announced that it will present an Android based phone at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Unfortunately there is no info about the specifications of the device,...


And the nominees for the 14th Global Mobile Awards are…

And the nominees for the 14th Global Mobile Awards are…

21 Jan, 2009 | comments (56)

The countdown timer till the next Mobile World Congress (MWC) is ticking. It starts in less than a month and today the GSMA announced the finalists for the 14th Global Mobile Awards. As usual, we'll focus on the third category - Best Mobile...


The Android G2 meets the world - this time for real

The Android G2 meets the world - this time for real

21 Jan, 2009 | comments (37)

Today two real pictures of the Android-powered G2 leaked online. It seems that the upcoming handset will be thinner and with no physical keyboard. It's not quite sure if it will be branded by T-Mobile, but the HTC involvement is without a...


LG sells 100 million handsets in 2008, ranks 3rd globally

LG sells 100 million handsets in 2008, ranks 3rd globally

21 Jan, 2009 | comments (95)

The end of 2008 saw a major shift in the global GSM market. The Korean manufacturer LG managed to go ahead of both Sony Ericsson and Motorola and secured a third position globally in terms of sold units. The lot is still led by Nokia and...


Apple iPhone gets a native thrid-party copy/paste app

Apple iPhone gets a native thrid-party copy/paste app

21 Jan, 2009 | comments (42)

Apple iPhone finally receives some copy/paste goodness that works throughout all default applications on the device such as SMS, Mail or Notes. To enable it you need Clippy, a free app distributed via Cydia. There's a certain catch though and you...

Tags: iPhone, Touch UI


Microsoft supposed to push Windows Mobile 6.5 next month

Microsoft supposed to push Windows Mobile 6.5 next month

20 Jan, 2009 | comments (44)

Some recently leaked information suggests that we'll be seeing the next generation of Windows Mobile called version 6.5 along with three new mobile services by Microsoft at MWC 2009 in Barcelona next month. There's no word on the OS improvements...


Nokia 5730 XpressMusic leaks, QWERTY meets the music family

Nokia 5730 XpressMusic leaks, QWERTY meets the music family

20 Jan, 2009 | comments (153)

Photos of a new member of the music-minded family of Nokia handsets leaked today. The yet unannounced Nokia 5730 XpressMusic comes in the side-slide form factor which seems to be gaining popularity in Nokia's portfolio quite quickly. The specs sheet...


T-Mobile G1 coming to continental Europe by the end of the month

T-Mobile G1 coming to continental Europe by the end of the month

20 Jan, 2009 | comments (14)

The first Android-based phone T-Mobile G1 is just about to be released in several European countries, according to an official by Deutsche Telekom spokesman. Initially released in October, the G1 was only available in the US and UK so...


Nokia N97 will be unleashed on the 31 March in UK at 480 GBP

Nokia N97 will be unleashed on the 31 March in UK at 480 GBP

19 Jan, 2009 | comments (102)

An online retailer has started accepting pre-orders for the upcoming Nokia N97. There's a specific release date now and a price tag to match the N97 rich feature set. We bet all Nokia fans will rejoice to find out that their dream device will hit...