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Motorola VE66 with 5 MP camera and Wi-Fi connectivity

Motorola VE66 with 5 MP camera and Wi-Fi connectivity

24 Oct, 2008 | comments (62)

Contrary to the popular rumors about Motorola, they seem to be full throttle these days, releasing hot and cool phones. Today we've come across the Motorola VE66 after only yesterday they announced officially the high-class Motorola Aura. The...

Tags: Motorola, Rumors


XPERIA X1 dresses up with a new thumbable interface panel

XPERIA X1 dresses up with a new thumbable interface panel

23 Oct, 2008 | comments (88)

We guess that you probably know pretty much everything about the XPERIA X1 Pocket PC. So you know Sony Ericsson are staking much on their proprietary panels interface. It turns out that one of the panels will be the highly popular Spb Mobile Shell -...


Nokia E63 pops-up, will be cheaper than E71

Nokia E63 pops-up, will be cheaper than E71

23 Oct, 2008 | comments (81)

On and on, the Nokia E63 becomes a less mysterious device with the latest leak of details and decent photos. The rumored device will run on the Symbian v9.1, S60 v3.1 and will have a full QWERTY keyboard. Most importantly, however, it will be more...


Vodafone 1231 smartphone is hard on texting, but easy on the pocket

Vodafone 1231 smartphone is hard on texting, but easy on the pocket

23 Oct, 2008 | comments (24)

A Vodafone exclusive Windows Mobile OS smartphone leaked today over at the FCC website, sporting a full QWERTY keyboard and GPS. The full QWERTY keyboard and the built-in GPS receiver that the Vodafone 1231 harnesses seem quite nice but there's...


UIQ is going nowhere, Sony Ericsson are done with it

UIQ is going nowhere, Sony Ericsson are done with it

22 Oct, 2008 | comments (138)

Sony Ericsson doomed the Symbian UIQ platform by publicly stating at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London that "UIQ didn't attract the operator, manufacturer or consumer interest needed to stop it from failing". The other shareholder, Motorola,...


T-Mobile G1 is now available, Android source code released

T-Mobile G1 is now available, Android source code released

22 Oct, 2008 | comments (30)

T-Mobile USA today announced the national availability of the highly anticipated T-Mobile G1, the first Android-powered mobile phone. Beginning today, consumers can purchase the phone in select retail stores across the USA or opt for an online order...


Luxurious Motorola Aura pops up, yours for $2000

Luxurious Motorola Aura pops up, yours for $2000

22 Oct, 2008 | comments (113)

TThe spanking new luxurious handset Motorola Aura was announced. It's been some time now since Motorola last announced a fashionable handset and since the Aura costs 2000 US dollars it gets all the more exciting. Motorola Aura is the first...

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Mobiado releases three new phones, charges a kidney for each

Mobiado releases three new phones, charges a kidney for each

21 Oct, 2008 | comments (52)

The Canadian phone manufacturer Mobiado has just released three new additions to its lineup of insanely-expensive phones. White and Red special editions to the 105EM model were unveiled as well as the brand new 105CLB. As usual for the company,...

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Opera Mobile 9.5 adds Widgets, runs on UIQ phones too

Opera Mobile 9.5 adds Widgets, runs on UIQ phones too

21 Oct, 2008 | comments (29)

Opera are again in the spotlights with the announcement of the second beta version of their Opera Mobile 9.5 with Widgets support for WinMo based devices, enabling one-click Web content access. Most importantly, they also release the first-ever beta...


HP Voice Messenger and Data Messenger officially unveiled

HP Voice Messenger and Data Messenger officially unveiled

21 Oct, 2008 | comments (18)

Two exciting new WinMo-devices were unveiled today by HP. Named HP iPAQ Data Messenger and HP iPAQ Voice Messenger, they both feature lengthy specs sheets and powerful CPUs. The Voice Messenger is running on the Standard edition of the Windows...


Samsung i7110 - lean mean Symbian smartphone on steroids

Samsung i7110 - lean mean Symbian smartphone on steroids

20 Oct, 2008 | comments (66)

Samsung i7110 is the latest smartphone by the South Korean company, which got announced today at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London. There's no teasing pet name this time as the Samsung i7110 seems to be pure muscle no-cheaptalk performer....


LG KP500 named LG Cookie, seems priced right

LG KP500 named LG Cookie, seems priced right

17 Oct, 2008 | comments (272)

We just received word that the affordable touch handset LG KP500 is getting a pet-name - the LG Cookie. Despite the perky name, the latest LG handset offers a modern feature set that seems pretty enough for the estimated price of 170 euro before...

Tags: LG, Touch UI


LG KF900 Prada comes with D1 video recording, 900/2100 MHz 3G

LG KF900 Prada comes with D1 video recording, 900/2100 MHz 3G

17 Oct, 2008 | comments (28)

Now here is some nice news for the ones that can't wait to get their hands on the attractive typing fury that the LG KF900 Prada is expected to be. The new edition of the designer phone will not only feature a nice 5 megapixel camera but it will...

Tags: LG, Touch UI


Nokia Comes With Music launched in UK, leaves mixed impressions

Nokia Comes With Music launched in UK, leaves mixed impressions

17 Oct, 2008 | comments (27)

The new Nokia all-you-can-eat music service launched this week in UK and the first impressions already started pouring in. The first Comes With Music devices include the Nokia 5310, purportedly the best selling music phone in the world, and the...


Revamped Sony Ericsson W595s sets sail for Orange

Revamped Sony Ericsson W595s sets sail for Orange

17 Oct, 2008 | comments (23)

Sony Ericsson revives the announced in July Sony Ericsson W595 and now the phone is dubbed W595s and will be exclusively offered by Orange. Romania is reported to be the first country to offer the Dusty Blue colored cool music phone (starting as of...


Samsung U900 Soul comes in Gold and Black Limited edition

Samsung U900 Soul comes in Gold and Black Limited edition

17 Oct, 2008 | comments (19)

A new version of one of the most popular sliders recently - Samsung U900 Soul has just appeared on the market. Samsung have now made it a tradition to release Gold and Black editions of their most popular handsets and the U900 won't make an...

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GSMArena better, faster, stronger: Total Makeover

GSMArena better, faster, stronger: Total Makeover

16 Oct, 2008 | comments (269)

If you are among our regulars, you've already noticed that as of yesterday GSMArena has a spanking new layout that fits more content and reads better. There's no new functionality here, but we've redesigned all pages so you can see more (wider...

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Official walkthrough of the Blackberry Storm UI - on video

Official walkthrough of the Blackberry Storm UI - on video

16 Oct, 2008 | comments (36)

A week after the official announcement of the full touch Blackberry Storm, Vodafone now release a cool video demoing the new Blackberry interface. It looks flashy alright (and comfortable to use) with the added benefit of a virtual landscape QWERTY...


T-Mobile G1 starts shipping, reviews spawning all over

T-Mobile G1 starts shipping, reviews spawning all over

16 Oct, 2008 | comments (33)

The first device to run on the Android platform - the HTC-manufactured T-mobile G1 has officially started shipping today in the US. T-Mobile customers that have pre-ordered the most anticipated handset of the season (okay, that and the Nokia 5800...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Nokia 7110 slide surfaces, though not yet official

Nokia 7110 slide surfaces, though not yet official

15 Oct, 2008 | comments (44)

The Nokia 7110 slide seems like what Nokia has in store to replenish its lower midrange ranks. Equipped with a QVGA display, 1.3 megapixel camera and a microSD slot, the new Nokia 7110 slide is definitely not an exciting stuff. Still, seeing QVGA...

Tags: Nokia, S40, Rumors