Windows Phone 7 Series – In video

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...

Motorola QUENCH and BACKFLIP Video special

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...

Sony Ericsson Aspen snapped again

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 ...

HTC Confirm their part in Windows Phone 7 Series

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...

Windows Phone 7 Series – It’s official !

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 launch roaming data plan

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...

Toshiba K01 – Big QWERTY sliding action from Toshiba

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 ...

Toshiba dedicated to WinMo – the TG02

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 ...

HTC Legend Pops up early on Vodafone

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...

Motorola QUENCH – Hands on

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...

Mobile World Congress 2010 – The night before..

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...

Sony Ericsson Launch the X10 Mini and Mini Pro

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...

Windows Phone 7 Series name spotted

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. ...

HTC Photon to appear as the HTC Mini HD?

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...

X10 Coming To T-Mobile UK

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 ...

HTC Legend Leaked By KPN

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. …

Microsoft are preparing something big in Barcelona

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...

Mobility: Form and Function

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. …

Android Powered Qisda Heading To Vodafone?

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...

Google Buzz – Can it conquer the social scene ?

Pah. Who needs Facebook ? Well, this is what Google are hoping you'll think following the launch of Google Buzz. It's a way to share your photos, videos and updates and it's already integrated into some Gmail accounts. It's also available for your pho...