While the iPhone might be the most satisfying smartphone in the US, more and more Brits are looking toward the Palm Pre to quench their smartphone cravings. A new survey from TNS indicates that a healthy 26% of the UK is interested in picking up an O2 Palm Pre of their own – they are…
$3 iPhone game shuts up cheapskates by raising price to $40!
iPhone users have it good when it comes to mobile apps and games. The AppStore is filled with hoards of iPhone apps and games that cost $1.99, $0.99 or nothing at all. Compared to prices on traditional apps and games, the AppStore is largely a bargain for software hunters out here (nevermind that there’s a…
Sprint debuts Motorola Debut i856 for push-to-talk fans
If all those new-fangled smartphones and their high-end feature sets aren’t your cup of tea, Sprint may have a new PTT device for you. Sprint has just launched the Motorola Debut i856 as the first push-to-talk handset to sport a slider design and a focus on multimedia features. We’ve already seen the Debut go live…
Sony Ericsson Satio goes live with 12.1-megapixel camera in UK!
Following on recently available pre-orders, the fabled Sony Ericsson Idou has just landed on British shores as the Sony Ericsson Satio! The touchscreen Sony Ericsson Satio is the Swedish-Japanese phone maker’s first Symbian S60 5th Edition smartphone and it oozes high-end sex appeal. We had a chance to put hands-on the Satio back when it…
T-Mobile Sidekick user data lost in Microsoft server crash
T-Mobile Sidekick users are a loyal bunch. Many have likely even taken on a new 2-year contract with Deutsch Telekom-owned T-Mobile USA just so that they could to put a Microsoft/Danger Sidekick in their pockets. Unfortunately for them, Microsoft’s Sidekick servers have recently taken a nose-dive, taking user data (contacts, photos, calendar, etc.) down with…
MOTOBLUR makes gives HTC G1 a taste of Motorola’s Android recipe
The Motorola MOTOBLUR service/UI is about to give HTC G1 fans a taste what Motorola is cooking up for their Android-powered CLIQ. Thanks to a clever Android hacker with access to the CLIQ’s firmware, the MOTOBLUR UI has been ported to the G1- the CLIQ’s keyboard-wielding Android cousin. Motorola launched their Motorola CLIQ Android phone…
Apple takes the cake in smartphone satisfaction, LG wins hearts with featurephone
If you thought the iPhone was the best smartphone you’ve ever used, you’re not alone. According to JD Power & Associates’ latest survey of 1,148 respondents, Apple’s iPhone is the most satisfying smartphone in both the consumer and enterprise segments (yet again). And, when it comes to featurephones (which don’t run mobile operating systems that…
Hands-on the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 @ CTIA Fall 2009
Sony Ericsson didn’t have a CTIA booth this go around, so they sent their Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 with the “Windows Phone” booth to keep things interesting. There was no way I wasn’t going to get my hands all over the X2’s improved arc-slider and 3.5-inch OLED touchscreen. The X1 launched Sony Ericsson’s high-end XPERIA…
Hands-on the Nokia N900 at CTIA Fall 2009
CTIA Fall 2009 isn’t the biggest show we’ve ever been to. In fact, this particular conference might be the smallest CTIA we’ve ever attended. But, that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of cool hardware to ogle on the showfloor. Take the Nokia N900 for example. It’s Nokia’s latest Nseries smartphone, and the first of the…
Hands-on: HTC HD2 – Windows Mobile 6.5 at its best
That’s it. Game over. After spending some quality one-on-one time with the HTC HD2 (Leo) today, we’re convinced that the HTC HD2 is the “baddest Windows Phone” of the year. In fact, the HD2 might be strong enough to carry that title through much of next year. The powerful-yet-slim HD2 packs a 1Ghz Snapdragon chipset…