The Samsung Soul was pretty much the highlight of the Samsung booth. The multimedia feature phone (we wish it was a smartphone) packs in a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with Xenon flash, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, and that context-dependent touch-sensitive navigation panel below the display. Unfortunately, the Samsung Soul is only a tri-band device, so don’t expect…
Hands-on video with the LG KF700 at Mobile World Congress 2008 Barcelona
The LG KF700 touchscreen slider made its appearance at Mobile World Congress 2008 and we had a chance to briefly play with the device. The pseudo-haptic feedback is helpful, but it generally reminds us of how lacking these vibration-feedback mechanisms have so far turned out. The entire device vibrates to indicate a button press, rather…
Quick video-look at the LG KF510 and the Magic Touch Interactive UI
Yea, aside from that thinnish slider form-factor and the 3 megapixel camera, the LG KF510‘s relying on some gimmicky interactive UI, that they’re calling the “Magic Touch,” to push sales. The area under the display is touch-sensitive and lights up in different configurations depending on the phone function – much like the Samsung Soul. However,…
LG booth tour from Mobile World Congress 2008
Take a trip back in time as we visit the LG booth at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. LG had their LG KF700, LF Viewty, and KG KF510 on deck for all to play with. We managed to work our way through the crowd and get some hands-on time with a couple of…
Sony Ericsson G700 and G900 demo video from Mobile World Congress
Here’s a quick peek at the newly announced Sony Ericsson G700 and G900 “Organizer” phones from Mobile World Congress. We had a chance to talk with some Sony Ericsson reps and they showed us their un-smartphone in all its glory. It’s not exactly a smartphone and it’s marketed more for the busy individual that just…
Qualcomm booth tour from Mobile World Congress 2008
Here’s a look at what Qualcomm had to offer at Mobile World Congress 2008. The most interesting thing at Qualcomm’s booth was their passive, low-power displays. The eInk-esque displays relied on reflective technology to save power by not actively powering a display backlight. The dislpays had decent refresh rates and the booth rep even mentioned…
Sony Ericsson booth at Mobile World Congress 2008
Right, late again. Hey, better late tha…it’s late, apologies. Let’s move on. Take a gander at the Sony Ericsson booth at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2008. The main attractions here were the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 and the Sony Ericsson C902 CyberShot. Unfortunately, the XPERIA X1 was under glass, and the guy giving the demo…
Quick look at the Samsung G810 from Mobile World Congress
Yea, it’s a bit late in coming, but lack of decent internet connection and a bunch of travel-time kept me from uploading this video until now. Anyway, here’s a quick look at Samsung’s new Nokia N95 fighter, the Samsung G810. With a 5 megapixel camera that delivers the kind of high-end picture and video performance…
MWC: alternative stats
I think this is the last 3GSM08 post (yes, still refusing to called it MWC) I am going to make, but hey hey, it’s a light-hearted one, so why not one more…. OnePointSurveys and mBlox have released their final “Alternative Congress Stats wrap-up” – for those of you not familiar, mBlox commissioned OnePointSurveys to conduct…
Follow-up: video: Imagination Techologies
Remember a few days back I mentioned about gaming, and how it should be advancing due to things like hardware acceleration? Well there is a nice short video on the BBC News website, which features a mini-interview with a spokesman from Imagination Technologies – one of the companies involved in this next generation of boosting…