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We've seen the Altek Leo before - an Android smartphone that thinks it's a 14MP point-and-shoot camera or vice versa. At CommunicAsia, Altek showed off a working unit of their lion and added some info about price and release date. The camera...

Acer presented two new Android-based smartphones today - the candybar beTouch E120 and the QWERTY-bar beTouch E130. Both devices run on Android v1.6 Donut, have 3.2 megapixel snappers, ST Ericsson 416MHz processors, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM, and full...

Two entry-level Samsung phones are hitting the stores, in some regions at least. The affordable touch operated Samsung C3300 Champ and the Samsung E2550 Monte Slider are going on sale in Germany and Russia respectively. The Samsung C3300 Champ...

The square-shaped Android phone, the Motorola FlipOut, is on its way to Germany. It will arrive a little later than expected, but at least we get pricing info and also which carriers and stores will offer the FlipOut. The Motorola FlipOut became...

A blurry video demonstrating another Samsung tablet – Galaxy Tab P1000 – leaked online. It looks the same as Galaxy Tape (or whatever it's called), but there is an extra Search key at the bottom. On the outside Galaxy Tab P1000 looks the same as...

A press release graced our inbox and we were pleasantly surprised at what it said - the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 is official, Sony Ericsson dusted off the Walkman brand with the Yendo and finally, the Sony Ericsson Cedar joins the GreenHeart...

Every once in a while, we get to sing the Happy birthday song to our beloved website. But it's not every year that it gets an anniversary like this - ten years may not sound like a lot, but it feels like ages. Update, 16 June: Wow, we never...

Apple is now taking pre-orders for iPhone 4. A SIM-free device costs 630 euro for the 16GB version and 740 euro for the 32GB one. Currently you can pre-order only a black iPhone 4. Starting today Apple is taking pre-orders for iPhone 4 in some of...

After the blurry, noisy image of the rumored Sony Ericsson Shakira we finally get to see it on a bunch of pretty nice looking shots. Apparently, the Android-running smartphone will actually be named XPERIA X8 but we'll have to wait for its official...

Samsung brought the whole Galactic Federation to CommunicAsia - they showed off four Galaxy phones, which of course run Android. Okay, we've seen three of them before but there's a new one and we get more info on some old acquaintances. The new...

Bada OS welcomes two new phones today - meet the Samsung S5250 Wave 2 and the Samsung S5330 Wave 2 Pro. The Wave successors plan to expand the reach of the Bada OS with more competitive pricing. The 'Wave 2' name suggests that the duo boasts...

Samsung is preparing two new Omnia Pro models running on Windows Mobile 6.5.3. Both candybars sport full QWERTY keyboards, rich connectivity options and modest display units. Samsung B7350 Omnia Pro 4 features a 2.6-inch 320x320 pixel touchscreen...

AT&T is getting ready for an Aria with the Three Tenors - HTC, Android and Sense UI. The HTC Aria is a close relative to the HTC HD mini in hardware specs, but it's out with the old OS and in with the new OS when it comes to software. The HTC...

Today at Nokia Connection event in Singapore Nokia presented Nokia X5-01 - a rather unusually shaped squarish slider with a full QWERTY keyboard. Nokia also refreshed Nokia X6 with a new 8GB version. Nokia X5-01 runs Symbian S60 3rd edition and...

We admit, this leaked video ad shows nothing more than the device itself. We don't even know whether it's real thing, but it looks the part. N8 design cues, a full QWERTY keyboard and a full-touch UI - that certainly sounds like the Nokia N9 we...

The first Bada phone - Wave - has just hit the market, but Samsung is already preparing its successors. Wave 2 and the QWERTY-packed Wave 2 Pro will be unveiled tomorrow along with Windows-based Omnia Pro 4. There is no information on any of...

Surprisingly, without any announcement, a teaser of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Apollo showed up on Samsung UK website. It is even more intriguing that Orange UK has already listed it as "Coming soon". Apparently, the Galaxy Apollo is actually the...

One of Nokia's most affordable smartphones, the full touch 5530 XpressMusic, has just got a software update. The new firmware version 30.0.009 is said to bring universal kinetic scrolling to the 5530 as well as some other goodies. Nokia...

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S is now available for pre-order in Vodafone UK. You can get one free on 2-year contract starting out at 35 pounds plan. The date is 15 June. A week ago we announced the launch of Samsung Galaxy S throughout Europe however...

The touch-based B7722 is the newest Samsung's dual-SIM phone. It has 3G with HSDPA support, working on one of the SIMs and packs Wi-Fi connectivity. The previously leaked Samsung B7722 was officially announced today in Sweden. It packs 3.2-inch...