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Readius mobile with fold-away display pops up

Readius mobile with fold-away display pops up

22 Jan, 2008 | comments (31)

Polymer Vision announced the Readius mobile phone with a display as large as two business cards. In other words the Dutch company R&D department has managed to squeeze a screen with twice the surface area of Apple iPhone in a device not much larger...

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Samsung G900 gets nominated, but still not announced?

Samsung G900 gets nominated, but still not announced?

21 Jan, 2008 | comments (32)

The Mobile World Congress formerly known as 3GSM has announced its yearly nominations for Best Mobile Handset or Device. Funnily enough, Samsung have a been nominated for a non-existant Samsung G900, but after we contacted the organizing body of...


iRiver hits on iPhone

iRiver hits on iPhone

09 Jan, 2008 | comments (56)

The widely popular PMP manufacturer iRiver has reported their plans to enter the cell phone market with their first GSM phone, showcasing a prototype of ala-iPhone-device with a full touchscreen navigation. The iRiver GSM phone doesn't have a...

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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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iPhone conquers France today

iPhone conquers France today

28 Nov, 2007 | comments (20)

The iPhone has been one of the most sought-after mobile phones in recent history. Its product life follows a unique path, that's never been seen in another mobile phone to date. Today the iPhone family will get extended as the French hop on board....

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T-Mobile sells unlocked Apple iPhone

T-Mobile sells unlocked Apple iPhone

21 Nov, 2007 | comments (73)

It's finally a fact - Apple iPhone unlocked will be selling officially. We know it's hard to believe but T-Mobile has formally announced it today. And if you are just starting to think it's too good to be true here goes the sobering fact. The...

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Apple iPhone secretly monitors personal data

Apple iPhone secretly monitors personal data

20 Nov, 2007 | comments (62)

After all the restrictions that Steve Jobs has imposed on the owners of Apple iPhone, now it turns out that Apple is probably secretly collecting personal data from any iPhone. A power user has found bits of code in the iPhone, that may collect...

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iPhone gets third-party apps

iPhone gets third-party apps

18 Oct, 2007 | comments (37)

Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, announced in an open letter to the mobile community that Apple iPhone will finally get official third-part application support. The developer's SDK (Software Development Kit) will be ready in February though, as obviously the...

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Orange will be selling iPhone in France

Orange will be selling iPhone in France

17 Oct, 2007 | comments (23)

During its last PR raid throughout Europe, Steve Jobs, the Apple CEO, announced only two of the carriers that will be selling iPhone exclusively in Europe. Finally, an official statement about the third one is available. As expected, Orange will be...

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iPhone European resellers announced

iPhone European resellers announced

22 Aug, 2007 | comments (82)

After a few long months of waiting, the European Apple iPhone resellers are finally known. The selected vendors, of course, are going to have exclusive rights for offering the handset in their countries. After the success of the iPhone in the US,...

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Reviewing iPhone may be dangerous

Reviewing iPhone may be dangerous

17 Aug, 2007 | comments (136)

Many of you have probably logged on to Mobile-review.com - a great resource for news and reviews from the mobile world. Five days ago, it went down after being hit by a Denial of Service (DoS) hacker attack. Nothing unheard of here, as attacks on...

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Samsung Ultra Smart F700

Samsung Ultra Smart F700

08 Feb, 2007 | comments (127)

As part of its new Ultra Smart series today Samsung unveiled the Samsung F700 smartphone. This revolutionary mobile will be showcased at 3GSM World Congress, the largest telecommunications event, next week. Expect our GSMArena.com live coverage on...

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LG KE850 Prada goes official

LG KE850 Prada goes official

18 Jan, 2007 | comments (112)

Today LG officially confirmed their upcoming LG Prada phone. Featuring a full touch-control design, the new handset is the result from the collaboration between the Korean manufacturer and the Prada design team. Yesterday at the IF product design...

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LG KE850, KE770, KG910 at iF design

LG KE850, KE770, KG910 at iF design

17 Jan, 2007 | comments (30)

While browsing through the iF product design awards 2007 we noticed not one, but three unannounced LG phones - KE850, KE770 and KG910. The LG KE850, also known as "Prada phone" has a large touchscreen display and strikingly resembles the recently...

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Apple iPhone announced at Macworld

Apple iPhone announced at Macworld

09 Jan, 2007 | comments (539)

Today, at Macworld 2007 Apple announced the long-awaited iPhone - a widescreen iPod, a mobile phone, a mobile Internet terminal, a digital camera and a portable PIM organizer all-in-one. Some of the most exciting features of the iPhone include the...

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