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Video: Zune HDVideo: Zune HD Sure, we've been chummy with the Zune HD in the past, but we just took it for a quick spin on video so you can check out those smooth transitions for yourself. Unfortunately,...

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Video: Nokia N97 testingVideo: Nokia N97 testing If the opinions of two star-crossed bloggers weren't enough to sway you firmly into either the "yea" or "nay" column regarding a Nokia N97 purchase, perhaps seeing how it...

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HTC Hero running AndroidHTC Hero running Android As we prepare for HTC's official launch event today, we're starting to see some details appear on HTC's own website of the much rumored Hero. Through some URL trickery, we've...

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T-Mobile myTouch 3G announcedT-Mobile myTouch 3G announced The good news is that T-Mobile USA has finally gotten around to announce its second Android handset, the myTouch 3G; the bad news, though, is that you can't have it just yet....

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T-Mobile G1 Touch Android phoneT-Mobile G1 Touch Android phone Rumours abound as always - and this one says that the Huawei U8230 will be launching later this year on T-Mobile UK, and will be called the G1 Touch - so says Talk Android. It...

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More about iPhone 3G SMore about iPhone 3G S For all the new bells and whistles packed into the new iPhone 3G S, we had no idea it featured an integrated high-frequency hearing test! No, we’re not kidding. Our iPhone...

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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic UnveiledNokia 5530 XpressMusic Unveiled Nokia today introduced the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, a compact XpressMusic device that uses a touch interface for accessing people and content on the brilliantly clear homescreen....

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T-Mobile Dash 3G (HTC Snap) now officialT-Mobile Dash 3G (HTC Snap) now official T-Mobile USA today announced the upcoming availability of its newest 3G-enabled smartphone, the T-Mobile Dash 3G. Also called HTC Snap in other regions, the T-Mobile Dash...

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Samsung Omnia familySamsung Omnia family Samsung just pulled a bit of a "Samsung" and completely blew out its Omnia lineup. We just got some face time with the new Omnia II, Omnia Pro, Omnia Lite and the Omnia-inspired...

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Nokia N97 smartphoneNokia N97 smartphone Not too long ago Nokia introduced its new model Nokia N97, which the developers have already named as “mobile computer”. This is a very powerful MID with 3.5-inch touch...

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Toshiba’s TG01 stepping out in London on July 9th

Posted by luiza | Posted in Toshiba | Posted on 02-07-2009

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Toshiba's TG01 stepping out in London on July 9th

It’s already out in Japan and a few  in Europe, now Toshiba’s skinny TG01 is hitting London on Thursday, July 9th. Presumably the invite will be met with an official UK launch of Tosh’s deftly skinned  handset with a Windows Mobile 6.1 core. Then again, it could be a lot of tech reporters eating mini triangular sandwiches slathered with pickle spread discussing the HTC Hero for four hours. We’ll let you know next week.

Verizon BlackBerry Tour unboxing

Posted by luiza | Posted in BlackBerry | Posted on 02-07-2009

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Verizon BlackBerry Tour unboxing

You might say that Verizon’s brand new BlackBerry Tour 9630 …ahem, took a “tour” through our offices this morning, gracing us with its QWERTY-having, global-roaming. There’s absolutely no question it’s the best-looking CDMA BlackBerry to date and we also think you’ll be able to stop owners in their tracks as you flash this thing around town; we’d argue that the  is still a cuter handset when you take the company’s lineup as a whole, but then again, the 8900 lacks 3G, and the Tour’s keyboard might just be the best RIM’s ever crafted for a phone. Bottom line, owners of any BlackBerry on Verizon or Sprint should be salivating at the sight of this thing — and if they’re not, honestly, they need their salivary glands checked. Stay tuned for our full review, but in the meantime, enjoy an unboxing and a few quick shots of the Tour taking its first breaths!

GSM Pre to launch on O2 in UK

Posted by luiza | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 02-07-2009

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GSM Pre to launch on O2 in UK

We heard that the GSM Pre was set for a UK launch, and now it sounds like things are coming together: The Guardian says the Palm’s baby will launch on O2. That makes perfect sense, O2 owner Telefonica reportedly  back in March. Of course, this is all yet to be official, but with floating around out there and an announcement expected next week, we’re guessing we don’t have too much longer to wait.

Best Buy-sponsored survey shows that Americans want smartphones even though they don’t understand them

Posted by luiza | Posted in Palm | Posted on 02-07-2009

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Best Buy-sponsored survey shows that Americans want smartphones even though they don't understand them

Do you understand your smartphone… really understand it? Know its moods, its wants, its desires? A survey hosted by shows that half of people don’t, with 47 percent saying the things confuse the heck out of them, while 60 percent of those aged 35 – 49 feel that people with smartphones spend too much time working and not enough time. Those feelings of confusion and ire doesn’t stop a “sizable segment” of the rest of the 1,000 people surveyed from wanting a handset with brains, with most desiring access to the sort of apps you can’t get on dumbphones, and 14 percent of women saying that playing games was “very important” — only nine percent of men said the same. Sadly, there was no figure indicating how many people enjoy paying too much for text messages and signing their lives away on lengthy contracts.

Sprint matches Verizon’s pace, launching BlackBerry Tour on July 12

Posted by luiza | Posted in BlackBerry | Posted on 01-07-2009

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Sprint matches Verizon's pace, launching BlackBerry Tour on July 12

So much for exclusivity, eh? Sprint is  in the race to get the to market, launching the consensus hottest RIM device to date on July 12 for $199.99 on contract after rebates. It’s awfully refreshing to see an ominous statement like “later this summer” morph into “early summer” instead of slipping into the “dead of winter” as is all too often the case with hotly-anticipated phones, and we have a sneaking suspicion the Tour’s gonna sell like a remastered Bonnie Tyler live album (that’s a good thing, by the way). Who’s in?

HTC Ozone smartphone

Posted by ludwig | Posted in HTC | Posted on 26-06-2009

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Is it cooler than Sprint’s Snap? That’s for you to judge, but whatever the case, Verizon has now announced its own version of HTC’s latest WinMo Standard handset. The so-called Ozone features WiFi, global roaming capability, VZ Navigator and visual voicemail support, a QWERTY keyboard (which feels great if it’s anything like its cousin’s), and a beefy 1500mAh battery that we’re betting will keep this thing going all day and then some. The best part, though, might be the price: it’ll be just $49.99 on contract after rebate when it launches online on June 29 and in stores on July 13.

HTC Ozone smartphone

BlackBerry Tour

Posted by ludwig | Posted in BlackBerry | Posted on 26-06-2009

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While some interesting things may or may not be happening under the hood, the freshly announced BlackBerry Tour for Verizon and Sprint (pictured in Verizon garb on the left) is hardly a departure on the surface. It mostly appears to be a minor modification to the Curve (right), though it does seem inexplicably thicker. The Bold seems positively overwrought in comparison. We didn’t get much time to play with the OS, but the screen and the keyboard are pure new-generation BlackBerry charm.

BlackBerry Tour