Author: Leigh Geary
Last night we popped along to see Acer. They've got a fairly substantial Windows Mobile and Android range available. One of their latest phones, the Acer Liquid, was on display along with a very similar looking phone - the "Acer Liquid e". Actually it...
Acer showed off their Windows Mobile range to us yesterday and did a demo of the P300 and P400. Both run Windows Mobile 6.5.3, with the P300 packing a sliding QWERTY. The P300 runs on a Qualcomm 7225 528Mhz CPU with a 3.2" WVGA Touch-screen, 3.2 megap...
The HD2 is a wonderful phone. We love it. Until Windows Phone 7 comes along it's pretty much holding the flag for Windows Mobile. Imagine you've left yours in the tumble dryer and, well - you've got this, the HTC HD mini. It's another One & Co design …
Today we got some quality hands-on time with the HTC Legend after we sneaked a peek yesterday. We compared it our Android benchmark - the HTC Hero. The design is similar in some ways, but not in others. The Legend is built from a single piece of alumi...
Here in Barcelona today T-Mobile launched the Pulse Mini. Manufactured by Huawei we've also spotted it on their stand and will get a shot in the morning. It's got a 2.8" screen, 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash and runs the very latest Android 2.1 ...
Well, after the announcement and the confirmation from Orange, it looks like T-Mobile are getting in on the act too. The 1Ghz Android Desire is now sitting on the T-Mobile UK website with a link for updates. We got to play with the Desire today (video...
Windows Phone 7 Series got announced just yesterday. I'd like to call it the "Microsoft Shock and Awe" experience. It showed the world just what Microsoft were working on. Fellow MVP Dave Parker has delved a bit deeper into this new OS and revealed mo...
One thing that didn't really get mentioned today was the HTC Hero upgrade. Now, come close, because I need to tell you something important. The HTC Legend is fantastic. We've had a hands-on with it once again today and there's plenty to love about the...
Alcatel are busy at this years MWC event and have announced the OT980 which is a touch screen with slide design featuring a QWERTY keyboard and Android 1.6. A quick hands on with the device just now and although not the best device, you can see Androi...
This morning I was supposed to be blogging from the HTC press announcement but at fate would have it my metro train broke down and I was unable to attend. Thankfully Gears was on hand to post the press information. I have just had some han...
This morning HTC unveiled two new Android devices (the Desire and Legend), plus a new Windows Mobile device (the HD mini). You'll be able to get the Desire from Orange soon enough, but we've just received word that devicewire.com will be offering th...
Today we got some time to have a chat with Yves Maitre, Senior Vice President of Mobile Multimedia and Devices at Orange. Yves is a thoroughly nice guy and was full of enthusiasm about the devices and the services within Orange. We asked him first abo...
Well, there you go - just minutes after we were told by Yves Maitre himself, it's now confirmed that the HTC Desire will be coming to Orange. The best bit ? You've not got long to wait. This could be the tipping point for a lot of our …
Meet the HTC Desire. This is another Android device, again with 2.1 (Eclair) and the excellent HTC Sense interface. It's got a large 3.7" 480x800 WVGA AMOLED screen and .. wait, isn't that the Bravo we spotted before? Indeed it is. The name has change...
This is the HTC Legend. It's the Android-powered device we spotted yesterday on the Vodafone stand so it's pretty safe to say that Vodafone will be picking this up. Many are already calling it the "Hero 2" due to the "chin" and we can plainly see Andr...
The HTC HD mini was announced today. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 and the HTC Sense it's got a capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch capabilities and will arrive in Europe and Asia in April. Inside is a 600Mhz CPU with a 3.2" 320x480 HVGA screen, 5...
Today HTC have unveiled several new handsets. The HTC Desire, pictured here, the HTC HD Mini, pictured here, and the HTC Legend, pictured here. We were lucky enough to play with the Legend a couple of days ago. The build quality and feel is fantast...
Although we had some rather lovely shots of the Windows Phone 7 Series interface yesterday, there was a couple missing. The Marketplace wasn't shown, but luckily images of how it'll look have popped up on Peter Wissingers' Blog. His feelings on the ne...
Dan got to cover the X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro launch but today we got even more hands-on time with the phones - and their bigger brother, the X10. You can now view the up-close gallery which features comparison shots of all three handsets. I must con...
As you know, Microsoft showed off their new Mobile OS today. HTC have added their support and now Orange have also backed the OS. The network will become a key partner to Microsoft in Europe, just as it did eight years ago when this site first started...
HTC have their press conference due at 10.30 tomorrow at Mobile World Congress and I will be there posting all the news live from the hall. After spotting the HTC Legend today it is pretty obvious that this will be one announcement and other web...
So yes, we did get a video walk-through of Windows Phone 7 Series. Was the light any good? No. However, the GUI did deliver. It didn't judder, it didn't pause. It was slick and smoother than polished marble. We've already had stacks of your questions...
If you've been watching the right-side of our site recently then you may have already seen this. For the rest of you... where have you been ?! :) Earlier today we got a rather nice demo of the Motorola QUENCH along with the Swipe functionality that ma...
We've managed to get some decent hands-on time with the Sony Ericsson Aspen over the past few days and it's pretty nifty. We've got the white version which has the very latest 6.5.3 version of Windows Mobile (well, it will be the latest until Windows ...
The Windows Phone 7 Series announcement took place this afternoon and now, following a mention by Steve Ballmer, HTC have confirmed their involvement. Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, stated.. “Windows Phone 7 Series is a significant milestone for Microsoft...
Well, here it is - the big announcement. Winodws Phone 7 Series is, as we'd hoped, a complete "reboot" for Windows Mobile and more. It's not just the OS that's changing - this is a huge gear-change in every way. The Windows Phone 7 Series phone is aim...
Orange have just announced something which will no doubt please a lot of travellers within Europe - a fixed daily data tariff for roaming. Launching first in France and coming soon across all Orange European operations you'll pay just €2 for 2MB wit...
Whilst at the Toshiba stand I also got to have a look at the Toshiba K01. It was welded behind some protective perspex unfortunately, so no hands-on time was available, but we got the impression that this is effectively the TG02 with a keyboard. It's ...
We spent a little time this afternoon with Toshiba. They were keen to show us their range of phones - all running Windows Mobile. The TG02 was there, feeling a lot lighter and even sleeker (if that was possible) than the TG01. The capacious screen is ...
Dan here from Mobile World Congress, just taking some time out from my Sony Ericsson duty to post some Android news for you all. Although not announced yet, Vodafone have jumped the gun with the HTC Legend and have it on display in their stand. I man...
We've just had a hands-on with the new Motorola handset - the Quench. Following the press announcement we got a guided tour of the slim tablet handset. The "Swipe" feature for texting / emailing was particularly impressive and we were told that this i...
A quick walk around Barcelona tonight reveals just how big the Mobile World Congress is. Planes are overbooked and, when you do arrive, the taxi drivers look at you as you juggle your mobile and laptop and say, "The congress?, Si?" We're stopping just...
We're here at the Sony Ericsson event here in Barcelona. He's got his pass and has already spotted this, the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini. It, and it's QWERTY-keyboard brother the X10 Pro, is powered by Android and both come packed with features including 5...
Oh dear. Even a big sticker over a secret isn't enough to stop the most determined reporter. A bit of camera trickery and some photoshop skills has revealed something hiding beneath those Windows Mobile signs outside the Microsoft hotel in Barcelona. ...
As we near the kick-off of the Mobile World Congress, leaks are starting to appear. The HTC Photon, which we saw last year packing a 600Mhz CPU, 5 megapixel camera and GPS, is expected to be launched as the HTC Mini HD. Tweets and others sources are r...
T-Mobile have just updated their coming-soon page for the UK company and appearing on there now is the Sony Ericsson X10 which is the long awaited Android device packing a 1ghz Snapdragon processor, 4 inch touch screen and 8 megapixel camera which is ...
In what is a big 'whoops' moment from KPN, just days before Mobile World Congress and they have leaked the HTC Legend to the world (as if we didn't know already) but this is the first network who has come out and said they are ranging this device. …
Let's keep this brief. Microsoft have something big to annouce. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer himself will be at the Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza on Monday at 3PM CET. To work out what time that'll be where you are, just click here. We'll be in the G...
Unfortunately, there won't be a Mobility next week; I'm away in South Africa, which is also the reason I won't be at MWC with Gears. It's a shame on both counts, but hopefully I'll be able to make up for it with something decent when I get back. …
UnWiredView have found reports that a new Android phone could be announced during March 2010 called the Quisda QCM-330 (yes a mouthful i know) and the specs are pretty impressive if you ask me. The reason this would appear to be Android based is...
