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Nokia has been pumping out Symbian^3 devices at quite an impressive rate. First there was the N8, which was announced far too early before finally shipping, then there was the C7, and more recently the C6-01 and E7. All of these devices have one thing in common: they’re running the most up to date version…
Germany’s third largest operator with over 19 million subscribers, E-Plus, is now offering consumers a rebadged ZTE Android smartphone under the name “BASE Lutea“. It runs stock Android as far as we can tell, but we can’t say which version. If you look at the press shot above it has the old Android 2.1 application…
Unmarried women from the Lank village of North India are now not allowed to own a mobile phone. The village population measures a mere 50,000 people in size, but nearby regions have considering implementing the same rules. The reason? Arranged marriages are still the norm in that part of the world, and mobile phones enable…
We all love smartphones, especially the ones that cost over half a thousand Euros, but not everyone can afford those. Luckily the market for devices that cost under 200 Euros is huge, with Nokia taking a large share of that space, but don’t forget Samsung. They’re increasingly trying to compete with Nokia at every price…
Nokia’s age old and highly popular 5800 model was the first device to come out of the Finnish firm running a touch version of the Symbian operating system. While we didn’t care for it too much, a lot of people picked it up since they wanted to see what sort of “iPhone killer” the world’s…
US Cellular added a new texter-friendly feature phone to its portfolio – the Samsung Profile SCH-r580. It’s a mid-range device packing both a numeric keypad and full side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, making it ideal for those who like to chit chat with their buddies while on the go. Social networking clients are also there, making the…
Here’s one for the folks with Sprint contract and the Samsung Epic 4G. Now you can play games like you used to on a Nintendo’s GameBoy or Sega’s GameGear. Yap, Game Gripper — the tiny accessory that adds a super useful game pad to your smartphone — now supports the QWERTY keyboard-equipped member of the…
Many great things have already been said about the HTC Desire HD. As you probably know by now, it’s arguably the single best Android-powered smartphone, sporting the new generation Snapdragon CPU, tons of RAM and ROM, 8-megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash, and that super large 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen. In addition, all other “standard…
JiWire is acquiring NearbyNow to expand its location-based media channel across WiFi and mobile, and ultimately create a new set of location-based advertising opportunities. Those unfamiliar (myself included) should know NearbyNow enables brands to show users current product catalogues, and even whether a product is currently in-stock at a specific nearby store. If a product…
Just in time for the holiday season, Verizon added more phones to its Skype-enabled portfolio. The new devices that can sing along the popular VoIP service are Pantech Crux, LG Octane and Samsung Zeal — bringing the total Skype phone count to more than 20. The carrier’s pitch is simple – folks with friends and…