Published by Walri on Monday, 8th February 2010
WinMo 7 may turn up in HTC Obsession and LG Apollo
One of the big question marks over next week’s Mobile World Congress is whether Windows Mobile 7 will make its long delayed debut there – and if so, will any of the phone vendors show off handsets with the OS? It is increasingly likely that...
Published by Walri on Friday, 5th February 2010
Samsung targets Android hotspot with M-100S
The handset makers are lining up their goodies for Mobile World Congress, and Samsung keeps promising the biggest splash. It has already outed ‘Galaxy 2’ and now we see another Android high end, the less snappily named M-100S. This will break...
Published by Walri on Thursday, 4th February 2010
Motorola Devour to turn up at Verizon in March, probably at $99
After a good reception for its first two Android phones, Droid/Milestone and Cliq/Dext, Motorola plans about 20 more this year. It has unleashed Backflip, plus models for China and Korea, and next will come the scarily named Devour. This will be a...
Published by Walri on Wednesday, 3rd February 2010
Galaxy 2 and lighter AMOLED among Samsung’s promises
Samsung has promised to be the most visible company at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month, with Nokia opting out this year. With the headlines to itself, what will the Korean firm deliver? Galaxy2, a revamp for its TouchWiz widgets...
Published by US Chick on Wednesday, 3rd February 2010
What’s the No. 1 sports app for the iPhone? iSwing golf swing analyzer for $5.99
About this time of year, golfers get a little antsy. They seek Florida vacations and dream of spring or just sit around waiting for the grass to appear. Well here’s a way to get in the swing at the practice range for a mere $6. iSwing’s...
Published by Walri on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010
Symbian for £100: Nokia 5230 gets even cheaper
Nokia’s 5230 smartphone was always a real bargain, launching last summer for €149 (£130) without subsidy, but still boasting direct access to all the key Ovi services plus the full Symbian Series 60 operating system (not the low end Nokia...
Published by Horrid on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010
Billion launches “belt and braces” broadband wireless router
For those of you that have trouble sustaining a decent broadband line at your office, Taiwanese networking specialist Billion Electric Co, has the answer. It has launched a three way router for the home in the UK, which can use either 3G or DSL as its...
Published by Walri on Monday, 1st February 2010
UK to get iPad by Easter, but Flash support further away?
People who got all excited at Apple videos showing Flash content on the iPad were disappointed again over the weekend, as the vendor pulled the material. This dashed hopes that Apple would finally settle its differences with Adobe and let users of its new...
Published by Walri on Friday, 29th January 2010
Motorola churns out more phones, the Zeppelin and WX160
Motorola didn’t make an impressive showing in its financial results, but it’s churning out the phones to make this a better year. Two more are on the horizon, the Android based Zeppelin and, by contrast, the ultra-simple WX160. Zeppelin is...
Published by Walri on Thursday, 28th January 2010
New colours for LG Pop and Nokia X6, but no music bundle
Are different colour schemes really important to phone sales? Apparently so. Vendors like Acer and even the serious minded RIM are not offering carriers exclusives on full devices, just on new colour options (though we’re still waiting for the red...