The HTC Touch Diamond hit the scene last year with hard-hitting features that led the smartphone pack at the time. We’re talking VGA touchscreen, a quality 5-megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS and 3G connectivity – all packed into a slim and trim package barely half an inch thick. So, how do you top that? With the…
Verizon MiFi 2200 unboxing pics
It’s finally here! The Verizon-branded MiFi 2200 has been a long time coming, and now that Novatel’s credit card-sized portable 3G wireless router is available from Verizon as the Verizon MiFi 2200, mobile road-warriors can take their WiFi network with them wherever they please. As long as you’ve got a decent lock on Verizon Wireless’…
First Look: The Sims 3 for iPhone [updated]
EA Mobile’s stable of iPhone games is already impressive, but it’s about to get even better. The mobile arm of famed game developer EA is putting the finishing touches on their latest in iPhone gaming – The Sims 3 for iPhone – and we’ve got the first-look scoop for all our readers! These are the…
BlackBerry 8230 Pearl Flip Review
You wouldn’t believe the looks I got while using the BlackBerry Pearl Flip at CTIA Wireless. Most were of surprise, others bordered on disgust, others still were closer to curiosity. Even the RIM people gave me weird reactions – “Really? You use that?” Still, I reassured everyone that my regular BlackBerry was a Bold, which…
BlackBerry Curve 8900 – user test success!
Well it’s nice sometime to cut loose and just write about good things in Mobile. For example, I like SpinVox – it’s blisteringly simple, does what it says on the tin, but saves me hours of dialing up for my voicemails! Another good thing is the BlackBerry Curve – thanks to the kind PR types…
Unboxing Verizon’s Samsung Alias2
The Samsung Alias2 is just about the highest-tech featurephone we’ve seen in the US – mostly because the Alias2 rocks E-Ink keypad buttons that can morph between numeric keypad and QWERTY keyboard. The Alias2’s dual-hinge form-factor is aimed at messaging fanatics that want the best of both worlds – a vertical flip-phone with numeric keypad…
O2 XDA Zest – a short review
OK, so you probably know already that we are giving away an XDA Zest this week, courtesy of the wonderful people at O2UK – but you might be wondering, what is the device like?! Well, I’ve been lucky enough to have one to play with for the last few days (it’s not the one we…
Review: Samsung Instinct S30 for Sprint
Meet the Samsung Instinct S30. Does it look familiar? It should. The Samsung Instinct S30 is infused with the same DNA that made the Samsung Instinct such a block-busting hit last year. Sprint saw sales records fall to the Instinct’s iPhone-fighting appeal, the Instinct burned up Best Buy’s smartphone sales records and Instinct was voted…
Review: Verizon LG Versa
The LG Versa hit the scene on Verizon Wireless’s network as the first slate-based touchscreen handset with swappable add-ons. The LG Versa gets its name for its versatility, changing from svelte touchscreen phone to messaging powerhouse to handheld gaming device on a whim. It’s definitely a unique form-factor and demonstrates that modular handsets have their…
Follow-up: Silent Scope for iPhone/iPod Touch plays well!
Following up on a post I wrote earlier about the relase of Silent Scope for the iPhone / iPod Touch, I’ve just been doing some play testing! About the only difference between the Mobile version and the Arcade is the lack of the 8 ft. high cabinet and 2/3 size sniper rifle! Other than that,…