Category: Handsets (General)
Although I’m an Android user I’ve had a good play around with Windows Phone 7 and have been extremely impressed with Microsoft’s new OS. Sure it’s missing some features but overall it looks stylish, is easy to use and in general just works. I prefer Android for the …
Hp have announced their latest /first phones . Probably of most interest is the Pre 3,this phone is aimed at the high end market,although to me doesn’t quite measure up to the competition. Features include: 3.6″ screen 480×800 resolution ” The largest Querty keyboard” (eh?) 1.4GHz Qualcomm cpu 5mp …
Rumours are rife that NOKIA may be announcing Windows Phone 7 as a partner, having previously partnered could it be that NOKIA are lining up the Windows platform for “a major platform shift” Although these rumours have been around for a while, what makes these more believable is …
After yesterday’s rumours of Facebook phones, more information is coming out. BGR have a tipster that was part of a focus group for what could be the Facebook phone, with more details of what could be in store. The phone will be cloud based and location aware – …
It’s a simple one this. One your phone go to the google search page. Search for “weather”. It will then use your location and tell you what the weather is doing. Saves you looking out the window I guess. Useful if you don’t have a weather widget.
Last year we were in Barcelona to see the HTC Smart being announced. Using the Qualcomm Brew platform it serves as a first step on the ladder for many future smartphone owners. Now, with yet another leak, there’s what looks like a successor. This unit almost appears to …
Pocket-Lint have today posted up news that the UK is expected to have Windows Phone 7 stock go on sale on the 21st October (just under a month away) In their post today they linked to a report staying "According to sources familiar with the soft...
Mobile World Congress saw the launch of three new HTC devices. The HTC Legend and HTC Desire are both powered by Android and we managed to get a video hands-on here and here. They're just over a month away from your pockets now, with devicewire giving...
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. …
Last week we pointed out some great January Sale deals from Orange. We couldn't find a lot of them on the Orange website, however they've since appeared in the PayAsYouGo section. The Toshiba TG01 is now £149.00 + £10 top up (it was £399.99 when we...
There's a lot of deals in the January sales so we've had a look at the Windows Mobile and Android devices that have come down in price. The first is the G2 Touch (HTC Hero reviewed here) free on T-Mobile £25 per-month plans until Jan 31st. There's a …
Well, it's that time of year again. A big HTC leak has just hit the web and it shows what appears to be the Q1 / Q2 Global Roadmap from T-Mobile. There's a stack of goodies in here, including an Android handset with a numeric keypad (look Ma, …
Mobifrance.com has just posted pictures of this, the HTC Touch B. Known also as the HTC Rome it's very similar in appearance to the HTC Touch2 we reviewed some time back. The Google translation doesn't offer up much detail about this device though. If...
Back in September 2007 we spotted a cool-looking device called the Pantech C810. It was destined for a US launch on AT&T and the device had 3G / HSDPA connectivity, a 2 megapixel cam, GPS, 528Mhz CPU and Windows Mobile 6 as the OS (non-touch). It look...
T-Mobile have announced the launch of their third Android handset in the form of this, the T-Mobile Pulse. It's a device we saw rendered just a week ago and has a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus cam, WiFi, GPS and a big 3.5" HVGA touchscreen whilst still mai...
This is the Acer Tempo M900. It runs WinMo 6.1 and it's got Acer's GUI interface (although we'd probably swap that for PointUI Home). It's a little bloated but there's a sliding QWERTY, auto-focus 5 megapixel shooter, 3-way jog-wheel, GPS, microSD car...
Leak time. This is the new Huawei Android handset with a hastily edited T-Mobile logo splatted on top. Known as the "T-Mobile Pulse" it's just popped up on this web shop on pre-order. It (apparently) has FM radio, a 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, 3G...
4WinMobile have published a review of the o2 XDA Venn - the Pantech DUO C810 we spotted a couple of years back in the USA.This is a classic Smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard (non-touch) powering the device. Under the hood there's a 528MHz Qu...
Dell recently showed off their own Smartphone, although Dell staff were pointing out that this unit was a "proof of concept". It's true, they are dev eloping devices for China Mobile, but they're not named or pictured as yet. Dell are rumoured to be b...
Motorola will soon be releasing their first Android-powered handset. It's called "Morrison" (no, not the shop) and there's now lots of charming drawings appearing on the interwebs. The design, as you can see, is a sliding QWERTY. Other than that the s...
Main nan Conor Maples has been testing out the latest Orange kit yet again. This time it's the LG watch phone we mentioned earlier. Sure, it's not strictly WinMo or Google Android, but we think this is a pretty cool piece of kit nonetheless. In the vi...
The FCC is always a great place to find out about upcoming phones and today the LG GW600 has popped up in a lovely shade of red. We've always loved the look of WinMo-powered LG's, especially the KS20, but there's never really been much sight of them h...
This is the new o2 XDA Venn. It's just popped up on the o2 XDA website. It comes equipped with two keyboards - a sliding QWERTY from the side and a numeric keyboard from the bottom. Showing as an o2 exclusive we think it may be the Pantech …
We have another video of the Toshiba TG01 online. This time it's an up-close look at the software included on the handsets and some of the options available to you. We also do some browsing and picture viewing with the zoom function. You should be ab...
We've managed to get hold of a brand new Toshiba TG01 for the next few days. We'll be doing a full review on this new 1Ghz speedster but, as usual, we've got the unboxing video for you to enjoy below. The Toshiba hasn't got a miniUSB connector or …
Just yesterday Orange announced this - the all-new Toshiba TG01. It's the first Toshiba we've ever looked at and our initial opinions centred around the collosal 4.1" screen. The phone lacks the Opera browser (although you can install it) and doesn't ...
Orange have just announced that the world's first Touchscreen Watch Phone will arrive in their stores next month. The LG handset is first of many, with further "future phones" arriving in the next 18 months. The watch phone will come complete with a B...
A few weeks ago Samsung announced a range of new Omnia handsets at a big launch party. Most of their efforts however, were pushed into a new Samsung Jet handset which sadly isn't powered by WinMo. It's packed with a Samsung AMOLED 3.1" WVGA 800x480 sc...
This is the Mio Amber - a touch-screen Windows Mobile 6.5 device with a 5 megapixel camera around the back and a VGA one up front for video calls plus a health 1500mAh battery. ai.rs also reports a 3.61" WVGA screen, 256MB RAM / 512MB ROM, FM radio, …
This is the C8000 from Huawei. It has a 3D graphical user interface and a graphics adapter which will show DVD-quality images on the 2.8" screen. It also boasts the ability to play these videos for a massive six to eight hours. Looking a lot like the ...
Announced in Singapore this is the LG-GM730. Billed as the "friendly phone", it uses Windows Mobile 6.1 and is controlled with the LG 3D S-Class User Interface. This UI alone is worth a look, so check this video of it in action. Smooth eh? check out t...
We've spoken about HKC in the past. They're now selling a very familiar looking SMT9200 handsets and various other handsets via Chinese Import sites and other places. Anyways. They sent us this PR picture and we seriously didn't know what to do with ...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 may have just received an update but look, the Xperia X2 is now on the scene. Sporting a Windows Mobile flag, it seems to suggest that this is indeed a second WinMo-powered device with the XPanel interface. The pessimist in...
Another LG handset has just popped up on the leaked AT&T sheets, this time the LG HQ. It's a messenger phone with the non-touch version of Windows Mobile on-board. The deets quote WinMo 6.1 and a 2 megapixel camera along with microSD expansion, QVGA (...
Following another leak from the AT&T roadmap there's news of the LG Monaco. According to the details it'll run Windows Mobile 7 and will appear in the Autumn. Specs include a Qualcomm QSD 8650 Snapdragon CPU - that's the 1Ghz speedster we've seen in t...
The Acer DX900, part of the Acer Tempo range. Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS, HSDPA, Bluetooth and WiFi are just some of the selling points here, however the biggest feature is probably the dual-SIM support for both 2G and 3G SIM cards. Put two SIM cards in ...
I'll be off on holiday later this week but we'll still be cramming in all the latest Windows Mobile news as it arrives. Another LG handset called the touchscreen GT810H has just popped up with a 3 megapixel camera, 3.6Mbps HSDPA connectivity, Bluetoot...
A few weeks back we started our "Week with the iPhone". It all started off well, but we only got to day 3 and, in the midst of editing the other vids (which will be up shortly), a HTC Touch HD arrived for us to compare it with. …
Remember that LG handset from earlier on? Here's the details - meet the LG Eigen / GM-730. This is an all-new handset with quad-band GSM, EDGE and 3G. At the back you'll find a whacking 5 megapixel camera whilst up-front there's a 240x400 WQVGA screen...
Arne at theunwired.net has been strolling around the Mobile World Congress and has just spotted this handset on the Microsoft stand. It appears to be a new LG handset called "Eigen" and is powered, of course, by Windows Mobile. No further details just...
