Archive for February, 2009
Our Nokia 6650 review dazzles with chameleon LED effects, then gets down to business. Find out why AT&T’s newest compact smartphone
The Nokia 6650 is a rarity among U.S. phones, a carrier-supported phone running the Symbian S60 OS. You don’t have to know that Symbian is the world’s leading smartphone OS to benefit from all the potential locked away in this device, especially for business users who will find a range of e-mail and address book [...]
Nokia Announces Chunky, Full-Featured N97 ‘Cellphone’
Nokia, once King of the Mobiles, has been dragging its heels of late. It’s almost like the Finnish company was having a party and the iPhone turned up, ate all the cake and started playing hide and seek with the girls. Nokia threw its toys from the pram and refused to play until the iPhone [...]
Nokia Launches Its New N97 Smartphone
Nokia decided to be part of the touchscreen frenzy and came out earlier today with its new N97 smartphone that features a large screen with touch capacities and also a full Qwerty keyboard. The N series demanded a boost in order to get the public’s interest going again and this seemed the best way to [...]
Review: Samsung Highnote (Sprint)
Candy bar phone with a face that slides up to reveal a numeric keypad and down to reveal integrated stereo speakers Built-in clickwheel for easy navigation of menus and music GPS, Bluetooth, and high-speed EVDO data connections Two-megapixel camera Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV compatible Includes 1GB microSD card and 3.5mm headset w/ microphone [...]
Wise consumers will compare smart phones before they buy
Navigating all the “smart” phones out there and picking one for yourself can be tricky — but purchasing one for someone else can be daunting. But with plenty of feature-packed options available this holiday season, ranging from the consumer-friendly iPhone to the more business-oriented BlackBerry Bold, chances are you can find a phone that’s a [...]
Application management to drive mobile phone innovation in 2009
The iPhone. Blackberry. T-Mobile G1. Ready or not, the mobile device marketplace continues to evolve and 2009 promises to change the mobile application landscape in ways no one imagined just a year ago. With the much-anticipated introduction of T-Mobile USA Inc.’s G1 smartphone in October, the market definitely got more interesting, with mobile applications experts [...]
Integrated A-GPS SIM Card
It used to be that having a digital camera built into your mobile phone made you the envy of all your friends. These days, it’s pretty standard fare. By the same accord, having location-based services on your cell phone is still a pretty novel feature, but it could become much more mainstream with this new [...]
Living With a BlackBerry Bold
A few weeks ago, I traded in my old reliable BlackBerry for a new BlackBerry Bold, and my experiences to date have been mostly very positive. There’s a lot to like about the new device – and one particularly notable downside. The Bold is one of a few relatively new phones I’ve been taking with [...]
Sneak Peek: Motorola i465 iDEN phone
Nearly a month back, we managed to have a peep into a blurry image of the first iDEN phone with a cool QWERTY keypad, dubbed Motorola i465, here. This time, we’ve this press image that goes on to portray this cellphone in a better light. Comes with a nice design, I must say. As is [...]
LG Versa Modem smartphone: Shipping soon!
For the past two months, we’ve been mulling over LG Versa’s official release and it’s here, finally. Verizon has confirmed that it’ll begin shipping this modem smartphone on March 1st positively. Here’s the latest attribute i.e. compatibility to Verizon’s Mobile Broadband Connect, at $60 / month with 5GB downloading. So, you can use Versa as [...]