We had a close talk with someone inside Nokia, and we got a confirmation on the launch date! The best thing is that it’s not one device being officially launched, it’s three, and that should be the minimum. Nokia usually launches them...
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Well I could have named this test S60 vs S40, or NSeries vs Extreme-luxury phone, but I think that both phones have different qualities, and therefore the results will be different. The N95 8GB uses a miniUSB connector to USB, and...
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Do you remember the great movie Minority Report with all the finger browsing? It's becoming reality thanks to Nokia, Planar and Canesta. A very promising patent was found which holds the secret to the real touch experience. On the computer...
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So much for Nokmote and RockNScroll. EyeSight brings us EyePlay for S60. There is already an EyeToy for Sony's Playstation 2, but this might not just be for games. We remember a patent with ultrasonic transducers which "heard" the user's...
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For a new brand in the business, it's a great launch. The MWg Atom V and Zinc II smartphones are featured with up-to-date components, but the problem might be effective marketing, as no-one has heard of the brand. Both phones run on...
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The smartphone famous for having a Sirf Star III GPS chipset, announced back in May, is now available at shops. The Zinc II runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, with a 500MHz Samsung processor, but only 64MB of RAM. In the connectivity...
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I'm not giving away free licences, but Ricky at Symbian-Guru and Zach at Symbian in Motion are. It's truly a great program if you have a lot of hotspots available around you as it saves your money by not using a 3G or GPRS connection in...
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It's time that devices with flashy User Interfaces are released. Faster graphical processors and effective Operating Systems play a crucial role in making sure they work perfectly. Here's the features: 7.2mbps HSDPA and HSUPA Opera 9...
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For a new brand in the business, it's a great launch. The MWg Atom V and Zinc II smartphones are featured with up-to-date components, but the problem might be effective marketing, as no-one has heard of the brand. Both phones run on...
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The Samsung i200 smartphone had been heard of in February, but now it's officially released under the following specifications: Windows Mobile 6.1 HSDPA 2.3" QVGA display, which rather small 2 megapixel camera Bluetooth The i200 feels like...
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MWC: Panasonic docomo PRIME series P-01A Review BARCELONA, Spain - Panasonic showcased ten mobile phones at the Mobile World Congress, along with a Super 3G (LTE) base station and a femtocell base station. The Panasonic P-01A was one of the highlights of the demonstration. The docomo PRIME...More
Review: Nokia E71 - Captain of the Industry HISTORY Email access is arguably the biggest "killer app" of the smartphone era. It allows direct communication and file transfer anywhere a network connection is present, taking business out of the boardroom and giving it more agility, global...More
In search of the best office platform for S60 Microsoft Office is a widely-used platform for office applications such as word processor, spreadsheet and slide presentations. I consider myself a heavy MS Office user. At work I need to create and edit Power Point and Excel files as they are my...More
HTC Dream G1, Android Market announced The most awaited phone of the last six months, or better, the most awaited mobile phone operating system of the last six months, Google Android has been launched in a mobile phone, which is the HTC Dream G1. The 3.2" touchscreen device with HVGA...More
Update your smartphone to Windows Mobile 6.1! This is one thing that Symbian consumers cannot do, which is update their Operating System. Of course, this update is not available for all Windows Mobile smartphones, but what counts is that some of them can do it. This is better than just a...More
Meraj’s (must have) Nokia N95 applications! - Part 2 This is the continuation of a long application review that I started few days ago. In this edition I will talk about: Opera Mini Lightsabre Inclinometer Unyverse Nokia Energy Profiler Opera Mini review I've been using it since my first colour...More
Second Acer Phone Surfaces Ahead of MWC Yet another phone has been leaked from Taiwanese PC vendor Acer, which has been preparing for an announcement on day 1 of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Acer had purchased handset manufacturer E-Ten in March 2008 for US$291m. Earlier this...More
Nokia E75 – The Latest Instalment of E-series The yet-unannounced Nokia E75 is the Finnish-giant's first slide-out keyboard-phone, and is also the latest instalment to the E-series phones portfolio. The promotional video was leaked last year, but since then not much information has been...More
HTC CEO: HTC Android Phone Coming Tomorrow BARCELONA, Spain - HTC CEO Peter Chou has disclosed to PhoneReport that the upcoming Google Android-based HTC mobile phone is launching tomorrow at the Mobile World Congress. At a packed press conference, where the company unveiled two mobile...More
HTC Touch Pro2, Touch Diamond2 Make a Debut BARCELONA, Spain - HTC has officially announced the upgrades to the successful Touch Pro and Touch Diamond devices, and has ressurected the tilting display from the TYTN II. Taiwanese High-Tech Computer also launched the Push Internet concept on...More
12 Megapixel Sony Ericsson Could Be a Xperia X2 BARCELONA, Spain - A Sony Ericsson spokesperson has told PhoneReport that the smartphone codenamed Idou, which features a 12 megapixel camera, might not belong to the Cyber-shot series. The spokesperson said that as the Idou represents everything...More
Acer Enters Smartphone Market with Microsoft OS BARCELONA, Spain - In an ambient of colour at the Casa Batiló, Acer announced its first phones, product of the acquisition of E-Ten for US$291m in March 2008. All the devices unveiled, half yet unnamed, will run on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1...More
Nokia Releases its Version of the AppStore BARCELONA, Spain - Nokia announced yesterday the availability of their software distribution program at the Mobile World Congress. The new service will be named Ovi Store and will be first available on the Nokia N97. The new service will be...More
HTC Unveils Second Android-based Smartphone BARCELONA, Spain - Vodafone and HTC today unveiled the HTC Magic, the network's first Android-powered phone, and the manufacturer's second. The Magic will retail initially in UK, Spain, Germany and France (SFR), and non-exclusively in Italy. The...More
Huawei Secretive on its First Android-based Phone BARCELONA, Spain - Huawei had announced that it will display its first Google Android-based smartphone at the Mobile World Congress. It is currently showcasing it, but behind closed glass. The phone, which is yet unnamed, is somewhat similar to the...More