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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 (273)

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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LG KF900 Prada II announced, comes with QWERTY keyboard

LG KF900 Prada II announced, comes with QWERTY keyboard

13 Oct, 2008 | comments (47)

Today LG unveiled the successor of the extremely popular LG Prada phone. This time some fancy features come to compliment the exquisite looks of the designer phone. And believe it or not the only difference in design is the addition of a QWERTY...

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 retail unboxing, bunch of pics

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 retail unboxing, bunch of pics

11 Oct, 2008 | comments (194)

Well it seems the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is about to start selling, after 8 months have passed since its official announcement back in February. A reviewer has finally got his hands on the retail package of the XPERIA X1 and the unboxing routine...


Leaked HTC T8290 to sport WiMAX support along with GSM

Leaked HTC T8290 to sport WiMAX support along with GSM

10 Oct, 2008 | comments (39)

As it seems HTC are prepping a WiMAX/GSM-enabled device - the HTC T8290 - to allow even more flexible wireless internet access. The new device is supposedly almost official as it has been presented at the WiMax World Conference in Chicago. The...


Blackberry Curve 8900 comes with Wi-Fi and GPS

Blackberry Curve 8900 comes with Wi-Fi and GPS

10 Oct, 2008 | comments (27)

It is quite obvious that RIM haven't been wasting their time recently as it seems that yet another BlackBerry device is just about to hit the shelves. BlackBerry Curve 8900 appeared on the German site of T-mobile revealing quite a lengthy specs...

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LG KC780 emerges, 8 MP photos and D1 videos on board

LG KC780 emerges, 8 MP photos and D1 videos on board

09 Oct, 2008 | comments (19)

After a bunch of leaked photos over the last couple of weeks, the KC780 officially joins the LG sharp-shooter ranks. Succeeding the affordable LG KC550, the KC780 is aiming at the mid-range market. The main highlight of LG KC780 is quite...

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Motorola Q 11 smartphone turns up, Wi-Fi and GPS, but no 3G

Motorola Q 11 smartphone turns up, Wi-Fi and GPS, but no 3G

09 Oct, 2008 | comments (39)

Today Motorola announced the newest member of their highly popular Q family. The Motorola Q 11 is true to its nature with slim silhouette and Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard OS. Motorola Q 11 comes with quad-band GSM support, making it capable of...


Blackberry Storm gets official, Vodafone and Verizon split the deal

Blackberry Storm gets official, Vodafone and Verizon split the deal

08 Oct, 2008 | comments (36)

After tons of info leaked already, the Blackberry Storm finally got the official treatment. It will be sold exclusively by Vodafone in Europe and Verizon Wireless in the US. Telus in Canada will also be pushing the device to local customers. The...

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