Archive for March, 2009
Nokia N96 Unlocked GSM Cell Phone – 5 Megapixel Camera GPS Multimedia Player Black
Though the Nokia N96 cell phone offers an excellent feature set, you’re better off waiting for the N97, when it becomes available in the U.S. The Nokia N96 ($775, unlocked) caused a lot of international buzz when it debuted earlier this year. Finally, ten months later, a U.S. version has shipped, but it wasn’t worth [...]
MOST READ: Top 5 Cell Phones of 2008
Coming up with this list was not easy, given such a large field of worthy candidates, from the smartest smartphones to the tiniest talkers But whittle I must. So without further ado and after much testing, using and angst, here are what I believe are the Top 5 cell phones of 2008: 1) Apple (AAPL [...]
I Still Can’t Recommend iPhone as Phone
Since July, I have really tried to love the iPhone as a phone, but that’s not what it’s best suited for. If the mobile isn’t good enough as a phone, I have to ask: Why not buy the iPod Touch instead? After all, the devices offer nearly the same portable computing capabilities, including Apple’s App [...]
G2 (and G3!) rumours surface, debate over release date
It’s no secret that, badass as the T-Mobile G1 is, it’s not a perfect device. The keyboard’s a little clunky, the GPS is a bit iffy from time to time, and there’s a fair bit of functionality missing out of the gate. That said, it’s the closest competitor we’ve had to the iPhone’s dominance, so [...]
Multiple Android Phones Expected In 2009
Fans of the Android operating system may want to wait for next year to take the plunge, as it appears there will be a plethora of smartphones that use Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s open source operating system. T-Mobile’s G1 is the only commercially available Android-powered smartphone, but the handset’s design has been hit or miss with [...]
Garmin Confirms Android Handset
Garmin’s first cellphone, the nüvifone, has yet to see the light of the day. But the personal navigation devices maker is already working on its second handset–a Google Android mobile operating system-powered device. The company confirmed the Android phone today but declined to offer additional details. Earlier this month, Garmin joined the Open Handset Alliance, [...]
HTC S740 WM6.1 Smartphone Review feature
After the runaway success of the Touch HD, HTC offered us another smartphone to try out. If the HD was all about superlative media, the HTC S740 takes us back to smartphone basics: no touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, and a hardware QWERTY keyboard. A step backwards or one in the right direction? SlashGear set [...]
Review: Pantech C630
We told you about the Pantech C630 last week, and this week, we managed to put it through its paces. Though it might not look like much at first glance, the humble Pantech C630 actually houses a host of high-end features. Features include 3G, access to AT&T’s broadband services like AT&T Cellular Video and AT&T [...]
Best of 2008 Winner: Favorite Cell Phone
It came as no surprise that the iPhone 3G takes the top spot as your favorite cell phone of 2008 (with 51 percent of the vote!), given that it was also your favorite new Apple product this year as well. And let’s be honest — it’s a known fact that I am a iPhone fan, [...]
Verizon Unlocks GPS Chip on Windows Mobile Phones
It turns out that when Verizon quietly unlocked BlackBerry GPS chipsets for use with BlackBerry Maps a few weeks ago, it wasn’t a fluke. According to FierceWireless, Verizon Wireless has finally decided to let some of its Windows Mobile handsets work with standalone GPS apps in addition to the company’s proprietary VZ Navigator software. The [...]