LG keeps betting on one of its flagship phones – Shine. First we saw a glimpse of the Gold edition, than the clamshell version, and now both slider and clamshell models with T-DMB (mobile TV) support. Anyhow, both devices are stylish enough and sport a 2 MP camera, and a 2.2″ display. The clamshell Shine…
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Palm Treo 750 with HSDPA support released in Hong Kong
Palm released the HSDPA-enabled Treo 750 in Hong Kong. Finally, the Treo fans will be able to enjoy the fast 3.6 MBps download speeds on their favorite device. So far, only the UMTS version was available, and I guess this was one of the features that Treo users wanted more than anything else. After all,…
Gotive H42 – an all in one device for the industrial world
At CeBIT, Slovakia-based company, Gotive, showcased its flagship product – H42. The new device impresses with its features. It sports a 640×240 6.2″ wide touchscreen, a 384MB of memory (expandable to 1.1GB), and a bunch of connectivity options. The Gotive H42 can connect using Bluetooth, GPRS/GSM, and WLAN networks. Furthermore, this device has built-in IrDA…
Philips 598 – Ladies’ music phone
Philips 598 is a stylish, simple GSM tri-band phone that aims to appeal to ladies. Features like women’s diary with calendar, shopping list, price table, discount manager, personal card info, weight index and basal metabolic rate measurement, are something that they should find interesting and useful. Furthermore, the 598 has a 1.3 MP camera, and…
Nokia N95 starts shipping
Nokia has been teasing us for more than four months. No more! Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to announce the official release of the Nokia N95, the ultimate Symbian smartphone.
The Life basic phone for older people
“And now something completely different…” It seems that older people present a promising market, as we see more and more devices targeting them. The latest such device, called Life phone, is designed for the kind of people that needs only basic phone functions. You won’t find MP3 player or a camera on this device, but…
Duel of the Symbian music smartphones: Sony Ericsson W950i vs Nokia N91
Any Symbian smartphone can play music. Still, handset manufacturers are pushing special, music dedicated phones, and two such devices are Sony Ericsson W950i and Nokia N91. While the former uses the UIQ 3, the latter relies on S60 software platform, both of which work on top of Symbian OS. To help you make the right…
Sony Ericsson comments the (iPhone) touchscreen
There’s an article on BBC that includes comments made by Gilles Oriol, product marketing manager for Western Europe at SonyEricsson, on touchscreens. Of course, the article deal with an iPhone, and how it will be difficult for Apple to take market share from the established handset manufacturers like Nokia and Sony Ericsson. As expected, Gilles…
Next Nokia Internet Tablet will launch in 2008 and have WiMAX
Am I the only one who reads Nokia press releases in their entirety? No one caught this little nugget of gold: In addition to supplying Sprint Nextel with WiMAX network infrastructure, Nokia will also develop WiMAX-enabled mobile devices, including multimedia computers and Internet tablets, which are expected to be available in 2008. If the next…
Nokia Press Releases from the past week
My little trip to NYC was extremely relaxing. I needed a week away from my computer. Now that I’m back it’s probably going to take me 2 solid days to read everything Google Reader has collected. Instead of covering 6 press releases separately, I’m just going to lump them all in to one big post.…