Or, rather, this is the T-Mobile G2 mockup! The T-Mobile G1 has barely started to hit retail channels, and we’re already seeing mockups of the next-generation Android smartphone from T-Mobile. The mockup you see here is supposed to be the successor to the T-Mobile G1, logically dubbed the T-Mobile G2. The mockup is more of…
No guts, no glory – BlackBerry 8220 Pearl tear-down
You know what they say – “No guts, no glory.” Or was it “don’t hate the playa, hate the game?” Whatever the appropriate saying might be, there’s no denying that a hot new handset isn’t officially inaugurated into the mobile world without a proper hardware tear-down. The BlackBerry 8220 Pearl, the first BlackBerry flip-phone, is…
This is the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 Tube
Espoo’s first touchscreen S60-powered handset is nigh here. Well, the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 Tube isn’t Nokia’s first touchscreen mobile phone, but the Nokia Tube is the first touchscreen offering that’s actually worth mentioning. Not to be outdone by the flood of mobile phones coming on market with touchscreens in tow, Nokia XpressMusic 5800 Tube will…
Windows Mobile Internet Explorer 6 screenshots – Full HTML browsing on Windows Mobile 6.1
Now this is what we’re talking about. The mobile ecosystem is entrenched in a mobile browser war that would have all mobile phone users around the world surfing all those internets in full HTML glory, directly on their mobile phones. Regardless of computing power, data connection speed, or handset form-factor, the likes of Mozilla, Skyfire,…
iPhone 3G vs HTC Touch HD – UI vs Hardware
It was inevitable. With a 3.8-inch WVGA display that completely dominates the entire front-face, and a form-factor that seems to at least have been inspired by the iPhone 3G, the HTC Touch HD was bound to be compared to the iPhone 3G. And, now we have side-by-side picture comparisons to see just how the iPhone…
BlackBerry Booth Tour – CTIA San Francisco 2008
BlackBerry banner at CTIA San Francisco 2008 One of CTIA San Francisco 2008’s redeeming booths was most definitely RIM’s BlackBerry booth. The push email handset manufacturer from Waterloo currently commands a significant portion of the smartphone market and the RIM is looking to heat things up with their first 3G-capable BlackBerry handset – the BlackBerry…
Qualcomm Booth Tour – CTIA San Francisco 2008
Qualcomm isn’t exactly in the consumer hardware game, but that didn’t stop them from showing off a few of their new products at CTIA San Francisco 2008. Qualcomm’s Mirasol displays dramatically cut down on power consumption by using passive display technology that reflects ambient light rather than using a power-hungry LCD backlight. The Mirasol displays…
Motorola Booth Tour – CTIA San Francisco 2008
Motorola came to the Moscone Center to show off their latest wares at CTIA San Francisco 2008. We have to hand it to Motorola for their booth presence. Standing proudly amidst smaller, less impressive booths, Motorola had their well-designed and commanding booth displaying all their most impressive handsets. Unfortunately, Motorola didn’t have any new products…
Nokia Booth Tour – CTIA San Francisco 2008
Nokia came to the Moscone Center to show off their latest Eseries and Nseries handsets during CTIA San Francisco 2008. And, with rumors circling the company’s upcoming release of the Comes With Music subscription-based, unlimited download service, Nokia wanted to show convention-goers how the Comes With Music service integrates with their computer and handsets. More…
Microsoft Booth Tour – CTIA San Francisco 2008
CTIA San Francisco 2008 is coming to a close and we’re not all that sad to see it end. CTIA SF 2008, held in San Francisco’s Moscone Center, lacked the “oomph” that we had hoped to see. But, it is what it is. So, what better way to close CTIA SF 2008 than to walk…