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The HTC HD2 is the flagship Windows Phone, with some impressive specs. Launched in Europe in November 2009, it won’t reach the North America market until well into 2010. There’s a lot to boast about, and a few pitfalls to consider. But will the HD2 win you over? Read more
The LG KF600 is a modern, stylish slide phone, following on from LGs Chocolate with an adaptive touchscreen navigation and control system taking up a third of the screen area.
Other features include Bluetooth 2, supporting A2DP, which is the current standard for Bluetooth stereo audio; a 3.0 Megapixel camera; and a Micro SD slot inside the phone, which inconveniently requires the battery to be removed.
Overall, the KF600 is a very usable phone. I recently used it for a week, and found it the most pleasurable I’ve used. The phone has excellent build quality with incredibly satisfying feedback from the sliding mechanism.
The touch screen was very informative, and took just the right amount of pressure to make it function, but a worry was that the soft plastic used for the touch screen was used for the rest of the screen as well. One great function was when images are being reviewed, the touch screen displays a thumbnail of the image, allowing speedy navigation across it whilst zoomed in… Read more
The Nokia E90 communicator is the eleventh-generation Communicator phone, which are all essentially large high-spec mobile phones with wide screens and qwerty keyboards inside. Unlike the previous generations however, the E90 is on a par with competitors in the field, rather than lagging a few years behind. Launched just over a year ago, the E90 features quad-band GSM, 2100 WCDMA, UMTS, WiFi b/g, 3.6Mbps HSDPA radios, Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP for bluetooth stereo audio, a 3.2 megapixel camera (with flash), a second VGA camera inside for video calling, GPS and Nokia Maps. Inside it has an ARM11-based TI OMAP2420 processor running at 330 MHz, 128 MB of RAM (80MB available), a 800×352 screen inside and 240×320 outside. It has a full-speed USB 2.0 connector for data transfer and an SD card slot, although it also came with a MicroSD adapter… Read more
The good: 2.0 megapixel camera with Autofocus function, A2DP,
The bad: Grainy digital images, uses Memory Stick Micro
Shockgadgets verdict: Putting aside the disappointing performance of the camera this neat and attractive handset is very user-friendly – packed with features it’s pretty good value for money.
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Sony Ericsson launched a glut of new phones earlier in the year in an effort to appeal to a much broader audience – the result was the launch of two Cyber-shot-branded handsets – theK550i and K810i. We have the lower spec K550i to play with this time round and we are expecting a great deal from the camera totting phone even if it is the lower spec of the two…
The adequately-long-awaited Apple iPhone has had its US release date confirmed at 29th June by a TV advert shown last night. The $600 multi-touch gesture-based PDA still requires a two-year contract from Cingular. The advert featured a map search for ‘seafood’, resulting in ringing the Pacific Catch restaurant. Their number shows up in the advert, and many nerds viewers bombarded the restaurant with calls after the commercial aired.
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The Sagem my215x with its metalic pink and white finished body is certainly one for the ladies – weighing in at only 69g this phone certainly looks the part even though it doesn’t cost the earth.
Build feels quite solid the only slight concern we had was the rather flimsy battery cover which feels like you could snap it every time you attempt to remove it.
On a full charge the battery provides a moderate day’s use (around 3½ hours) so if you like to talk a lot you might well want to avoid this particular phone. Read more
Always one for hot gossip, news concerning an unannounced RIM Blackberry device has reached our offices along with some pictures just as an appetiser. The sample seen in the images (Below) is clearly marked as an ‘evaluation unit’.
Supposedly the device will be codenamed ‘Daytona‘ and if speculation by the Spanish site Xataka is to be believed this latest device will carry the 8300 model number.
Not much is known about the specification as yet however we do know that it will address some of the shortcomings of the recently announced 8800 with the inclusion of a 2 megapixel camera with LED flash, GPS, WiFi all of which where missing on the 8800.
So 3GSM is over and we can expect to see a wave of new phones hitting the shelves over the next few months, so why you ask do I bring you a short and sweet review of the Motorola MAXX V6 launched in 2006.
With this army of new mobile phones due, you can expect to bag yourself a bargain with some of last year’s favorites making way for the latest hot stuff. So if you are on the look out for a bargain then the MAXX is one to keep your eyes on.
So the MAXX V6 is an upgrade from the RAZR V3X clamshell and is finished in a mixture of stylish black metal and glass . The HSDPA (3G) handset otherwise dubbed 3.5G meant that music download and general web access was considerably improved. In addition the MAXX sports an improved 2.0 megapixel camera from its predecessor. Read more
In the past the terms ‘gadget’ and ‘geek’ have been synonymous with one another – no more as a growing army of fashion crazed boys and gals demand the latest tech…
So we tried to fain shock and surprise but we just couldn’t when we heard about the latest slimmer than slim clam, shell mobile from Samsung designed by Miss Sixty, the Lily.
The white clamshell phone set against a purple background and has a floral motif which lights up when the phone rings – so definitely one for the gadget girls of the world. Read more
Big news from the Vodaphone camp today, as they announced that its customers would soon be able to access and update their MySpace profile using your mobile phones.
MySpace said that this exclusive deal marks their first step into the European mobile marketplace.
Launching first in the UK, the partnership will enable Vodafone customers to access MySpace Mobile, allowing them to edit their own MySpace profiles, find and add friends, post photos and blogs and send and receive MySpace messages while on the move. Read more
Sony Ericsson today finally unveiled to the world three new phones: its latest Walkman phone and two new Cybershot models.
Like a proud father Sony Ericsson showed off the W880 – the slimmest Walkman phone to date – at only 9.4mm thick. But its lack of size didn’t mean an absence of features as the phone includes a 2megapixel camera, 1Gb Memory Stick Micro, Bluetooth audio streaming, picture blogging as well as full 3G services.
Sony Ericsson also had a notebale announcement in their Cybershot range – the K810 with its 3.2megapixel camera also includes improved functionality with Photo Fix for correcting images once taken and BestPic for shooting a number of images in succession and allowing you to pick the best one. The latest edition to the Cyber-shot family also includes a Xenon flash, auto focus and red eye reduction. Read more
LG Mobile has announced the launch of a luxury version of its Chocolate phone series. The KE800, or Chocolate Platinum has an SD card memory slot, an upgraded 2 mega-pixel camera an FM radio and twice as much on-board memory as the original Chocolate handset (256MB rather than 128MB). It also has an upgraded MP3, MPEG-4 and AAC music and video player and stereo Bluetooth functionality.
LG Chocolate Platinum is sure to be a popular addition to the Chocolate range of handsets. The original phone – launched in Europe in May 2006 – has sold over three million handsets globally. No word yet on pricing or availability.