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Samsung presents touch-centric mobiles F490 and P720

Samsung presents touch-centric mobiles F490 and P720

25 Dec, 2007 | comments (49)

Update 28 Dec: Thanks to mobile-notes.net live pictures and video walkthrough of the new mobiles has appeared online, so enjoy those. The Samsung F490 surely looks the part and seems a lot faster than the Samsun Armani phone and slightly faster than...

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The Toshiba G920 specs revealed

The Toshiba G920 specs revealed

22 Dec, 2007 | comments (27)

Some new information about the Toshiba G920 continues to surface. The pdadb.net has published the specs of this high-end PocketPC. There's no guarantee that they are 100% accurate however the guys over at pdadb.net obviously have some credible...

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5 megapixel Nokia N96 pictures leaked

5 megapixel Nokia N96 pictures leaked

20 Dec, 2007 | comments (190)

You know we rarely deal with rumors but this one is just too interesting (and real) to go unnoticed. Live photos of an unseen before Nokia N96 handset has surfaced online. The mobile features the dual slide design and overall looks as a hybrid...

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New Li-Ion batteries get 10x boost

New Li-Ion batteries get 10x boost

20 Dec, 2007 | comments (61)

As Stanford researchers, report a heavy boost to current Lithium-Ion technology is just behind the corner. We are to expect up to 10 times more performance out of the same-volume batteries. As the new invention is getting a patent application...

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Toshiba Portege G920 and gang planned for 2008

Toshiba Portege G920 and gang planned for 2008

18 Dec, 2007 | comments (12)

A fresh new leak on Toshiba Portege line of smartphones and PocketPCs made things a bit more clear. Obviously Toshiba will be investing more into this line of work and we are to expect the first of the fresh new handsets as soon as the first months...

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Sony Ericsson World View picks a global winner

Sony Ericsson World View picks a global winner

18 Dec, 2007 | comments (33)

Sony Ericsson have announced the global winner in their World View 2007 photo contest. The World View competition allows cameraphone "photographers" from selected countries to participate with their entries with the hope of winning the grand prize -...


iPhone gets actual GPS receiver

iPhone gets actual GPS receiver

17 Dec, 2007 | comments (41)

Seems like the iPhone will benefit from an external GPS module somewhere around February. A GPS device to go with the preinstalled Google maps application is already in the works with a real prototype already available. This is how the final...

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Market Update: Week 50

Market Update: Week 50

14 Dec, 2007 | comments (24)

It's time for our next Market Update edition. We have been missing it for a few weeks as there were virtually no interesting handsets to hit the shelves recently. But this week a whole bunch of potential best-sellers appeared and so we are back on...

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Gresso presents Black Diamonds

Gresso presents Black Diamonds

14 Dec, 2007 | comments (47)

Gresso has announced a couple of new additions to their Avantgarde series. Besides Luna and Sol models, the series crafted from a mix of precious and rare materials will now be joined by the Black Diamonds collection. The collection will comprise of...

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Apple iPhone can now record video

Apple iPhone can now record video

13 Dec, 2007 | comments (38)

Ever since the Apple iPhone was released it has been (rightfully) criticized for the lack of video recording capabilities. Or so it was until today as a third-party solution seems to be just around the corner. The guy from Monster and Friends has...

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LG MS25 hits FCC, smells like KS20

LG MS25 hits FCC, smells like KS20

13 Dec, 2007 | comments (7)

The US FCC website revealed a new LG handset that is like a carbon copy of the LG KS20. The new handset is headed towards the American market and is called LG MS25 Video phone. It's based on Windows Mobile and has 3G support. This is where the...

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Nokia N95 gets a step counter

Nokia N95 gets a step counter

12 Dec, 2007 | comments (47)

It seems that Nokia N95's built-in accelerometer is the hottest news around these days. Ever since the plug-in allowing 3rd party applications access to its data went public applications have been popping up constantly. The latest of them is the...

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Vertu Constellation mixes metals

Vertu Constellation mixes metals

11 Dec, 2007 | comments (36)

The high-roller Vertu mobile phone manufacturer have realeased an update of their popular Constellation series. The new model is called Vertu Mixed Metal Constellation. The update is obviously skin-deep only. The new handset is made by polished...

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Samsung F250 is music-styled slider

Samsung F250 is music-styled slider

6 Dec, 2007 | comments (49)

Yeah, we know what you're thinking - yet another slider by Samsung. But think about it this way - it's the form factor Samsung are best at and improvement is apparent with every next model. The Samsung F250 is a music-oriented handset, which is...

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GSM phone in wrist watch disguise

GSM phone in wrist watch disguise

6 Dec, 2007 | comments (73)

Ever wanted to know how it feels for a secret agent to blow their cover by talking on their wrist watch? Well, if you did, the guys over at thinkgeek.com seem to have the right little something for you. The GSM wrist watch is a fool-around cool GSM...

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Nokia comes with free music now

Nokia comes with free music now

4 Dec 2007 | comments (78)

Nokia managed to surprise everybody with their latest service called "Comes with music". Nokia users will be receiving a 1 year free subscription to the service which allows unlimited music downloads to your mobile phone and PC. When the year...

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Nokia 3110 Evolve is not that evolved

Nokia 3110 Evolve is not that evolved

4 Dec, 2007 | comments (49)

At the Nokia World 2007 event held in Amsterdam Nokia announced today the Nokia 3110 Evolve handset. It's a rather strange ofering as it doesn't really offer any evolution as compared to the Nokia 3110 classic, which was announced back in February...

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Nokia patent pumps up the megapixels

Nokia patent pumps up the megapixels

3 Dec, 2007 | comments (113)

Seems like Nokia aren't wasting any time and have filed a patent application on an extraordinary new slider cameraphone. Besides the intriguing construction Nokia-N93-style, the fine print under the camera lens sounds tasty, as it says either 6 or 8...

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GSMArena.com scores a billion

GSMArena.com scores a billion

30 Nov, 2007 | comments (207)

Most of our visitors seem to steer clear of our Stats page. Anyway, that's never made us like it less, but today we look at it with pride. Among other things, it provides some insight on the number of info pages we have served. The term "Info pages"...

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Google Maps no longer needs GPS

Google Maps no longer needs GPS

29 Nov, 2007 | comments (94)

Today Google revealed the second version of their Google Maps application that can now localize your position based on the cell tower information triangulation. The new "My Location" feature allows the convenient use of Google Maps on handsets with...

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