Tweet The popular HTC Desire has been upgraded with HD (720p) video recording, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 50% more RAM, and Wireless N. It’s also slightly thinner and lighter than the Desire.

Tweet The newest tablet in the Iconia A series, the Acer Iconia A500 is a new Android 3.0 10 inch tablet. The tablet market is getting interesting! The Good: Well built, sturdy aluminium case (almost as nice as the iPad 2) Fast and responsive performance Screen produces great colors and sharp text Can plug in […]

Tweet PCworld were lucky enough to get a hands-on demo with HTC yesterday. The phone they were playing with was the imminent dual-core Android smart phone, the HTC Sensation 4G (also known as the Pyramid.) So.. uh.. was it sensational? Firstly, it has a dual core Qualcomm processor, and runs Gingerbread (Android 2.3). So it’s […]

Tweet The Motorola Droid 2 is kind of like the Droid X for people who want to WATCH content, rather than CREATE it. While it has a 5MP camera, it cannot record HD video. It also doesn’t have HDMI or Wireless HD. So it’s a media phone – but you need to use the media […]

Tweet The Motorola Droid X is an amazing Android phone. It is aimed at the media enthusiast with such great features as: 8MP camera Wireless HD streaming HDMI HD video camera It has a 4.3 inch screen so you can watch movies and play games without killing your eyesight. In fact it comes with the […]

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Tweet At the official Windows Phone 7 launch back in November, there was no clear ‘business’ phone. Until now.. The HTC 7 Pro is targeted at the business end of the market, with the marketing focusing on Microsoft Office, the full QWERTY keyboard (always a business favorite – think Blackberry!), the Stocks app (reaching?)… OK […]

Tweet Since the Windows Phone 7 has been out, there’s been a problem, by which the phone uses data when its owners think it’s doing nothing. On top of that, it does not make as much use of WiFi as it could – sometimes using 3G instead. The phantom data used is reported as being […]

Tweet The HTC Droid Incredible is one of the latest Android phones. It’s aimed at the discerning smart phone user, who likes to take pictures on the go. This is a powerful phone, featuring: 1GHz SnapDragon processor 3.7 inch SLCD touch screen 512MB RAM, 8GB internal storage Android 2.2 8 MP camera with autofocus and […]

Tweet See our full review of the Samsung Focus here – this page lists on the great unlocked Samsung Focus Windows Phone 7 device. Currently this phone is only available on AT&T (Verizon and Sprint coming in Jan 2011.) These unlocked Samsung Focus phones will allow you to run the phone on any carrier, including […]

Tweet At the time of writing, the Samsung Focus is still THE Windows Phone 7 device to own. It has the nicest screen, and a good mix of features and performance. What you get: Amazing 4 inch Super AMOLED display 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and LED flash 8GB onboard memory Touch screen (of course, […]

Tweet Have I gone mad? No! It is possible to charge your cell phone using a simple fruit: the lemon. How does this work? The lemon juice acts as an electrolytic solution for the two metal electrodes. Usually these are something like nickel and copper. If you used higher quality metals (such as magnesium and […]

Tweet The HTC Evo 4G is an Android smart phone available on Sprint. 4G speed, an 8 megapixel camera!, an HD video recorder, HDMI-out, a 4.3 inch screen, and live streaming video makes this a serious phone for the mobile media addict. The only downside is that it doesn’t have 802.11N wifi, which means your […]

Tweet There are not too many 4G phones, around but Samsung’s Epic 4G is one of the good ones… A close cousin is the HTC Evo, however the Epic 4G excels by adding a slide out physical keyboard. Closer related in looks is the Galaxy S Pro (which is definitely worth a look!) This phone […]

Tweet The Samsung Vibrant is one of the slimmest touchscreen phones on the market. Not only can you take it everywhere, you can take it everywhere for longer periods of time (the Vibrant is designed to use up to 20% less power than previous models). Don’t let the use of less power fool you, this […]

Tweet Powered by the latest Android platform (and upgradeable to 2.2), this phone fully integrates with Google Mobile Services. You’re now at one with your Gmail account, Google Maps, YouTube videos and more. Up front of the Samsung Fascinate is a WVGA 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, while there’s a 5-megapixel camera on the back (paired […]

Tweet This phone fully integrates with Google Mobile Services. You’re now at one with your Gmail account, Google Maps, YouTube videos and more. Experience HD-quality video recording that’s clearly detailed, extraordinarily vivid and astonishingly colorful on the brilliant 4-inch Super AMOLED screen. Movies, games and websites all come to life even in broad daylight thanks […]

Tweet The Apple iPhone 4 needs no introduction. It’s currently the most popular smart phone around. While Android (and maybe Windows Phone 7 soon) devices are definitely selling well, there is no beating the iPhone (yet) in terms of cross-market penetration. Buy Apple Iphone 4 General: 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / […]

Tweet The HTC Magic is a sleek and sexy phone with a slim form factor, 3.2 inch touchscreen and beautiful HVGA resolution, a physically attractive Android phone. Its eye-catching design and interface, improved features, and satisfying performance make us excited about Android’s full potential.

Tweet The HTC Hero appears poised to rescue the masses from mobile phone boredom. The design is sleek and sexy and both hardware and software have several powerful perks over previous Android Phones. The HTC Hero offers a highly customizable user interface thanks to HTC Sense. It also improves on past Android devices with Outlook […]

Tweet Featuring a full aluminium chassis and high-res OLED screen, as well as the latest version of Android from Google. The HTC Legend features a sumptuous unibody aluminium chassis (looking a bit like the attractive MacBook range), and refining the lines of the HTC Hero to produce a sleek and very aesthetically pleasing phone.

Tweet One of the most impressive and powerful Android phones to date! A huge screen with a phone that does not appear enormous. The screen reaches the edge of the chassis nicely, and the four buttons on the front of the HTC Desire are almost flush and set in attractive aluminium. It really is beautiful. […]

Tweet The HTC Wildfire is a budget Android smartphone with more than a passing resemblance to its larger cousin, the HTC Desire. The touchscreen handset runs Android 2.1 (Eclair) with the user-friendly HTC Sense UI. The Wildfire is basically a Desire Lite (or Mini), with all the utility of HTC’s Sense software and the open […]

Tweet The HTC Aria is small and compact, feature rich smartphone that runs on Android version 2.1 with HTC’s Sense user interface. It has a GPS, Bluetooth, 5-megapixel camera and supports 3G and Wi-Fi networks. This cool little phone is an Android-infused HD Mini with a few chrome accents and a nice yellow interior. The […]

Tweet The latest leaked Windows Phone 7 device looks solid, but what do we really know about it? Well, the WP7 platform demands some basics, so we pretty much only know the basic spec. Here it is: Similar to the HTC Schubert and HTC Mozart (who comes up with these names!?) 1.3GHz processor WVGA screen […]

Tweet The iPhone 4 provides a nice new display, enhanced performance and an improved design. The minute you pick this phone up you can tell that it is a high quality device, this think phone with an excellent screen has a stylish and expensive feel to it. While the iPhone 4 is a great update […]

Tweet The Samsung Epic 4G is a multimedia powerhouse with features the other Galaxy S phones don’t have. The Samsung Epic 4G has a standout Super AMOLED display, a front-facing camera, a 1GHz processor, an impressive QWERTY keyboard, a 5.0-megapixel camera with an LED flash, and supports Sprint’s 4G WiMax network. It is capable of […]

Tweet General: 2G Network – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network – HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 – HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 Size: Dimensions – 109 x 60 x 14 mm Weight – 122 g Display: Type – TFT, 65K colors Size – 480 x 360 pixels, 2.44 […]

Tweet Great smartphone that pretty much has it all! Features 3G network support Email and text messaging Instant messaging Phone Browser Social networking Camera and video recording Wi-Fi® GPS Media player Organizer Trackpad (BlackBerry Bold 9650 and BlackBerry Bold 9700) Bluetooth® Expandable memory Tethered modem

Tweet Windows Phone 7 has been criticized for having no copy/cut and paste feature. They said it will not even be introduced in future. I actually think this is fine. The number of times I needed copy/paste is seriously little.

Tweet Seems that, as I expected, HTC is NOT going to go down without a fight. And why should they? Apple is playing dirty… HTC’s CEO Peter Chou said today, “HTC strongly advocates intellectual property protection and will continue to respect other innovators and their technologies as we have always done.” (nice dig at Apple) […]

Tweet These days we need to be saving power wherever we can. Do you leave your phone charger plugged in all the time, with the wall switch on, even when your phone is not connected to it? If so, read this: Engadget writes… Plug your cell phone charger into the wall. Feel it. Is it […]

Tweet This is an interesting story from Oneida County in Utica, NY. It seems the local authorities have decided to charge cell phone users 30c per month to fund the 911 service. New York residents already pay $0.35/month on their landline for 911, and $1.20 per month to New York State for the enhanced 911 […]

Tweet Well it’s been a few weeks now and Windows Phone 7 is still getting rave reviews from journalists around the world. For example the Manila Bulletin (Philipines) has a good overview of the good things about Windows Phone 7. Seems people are referring to it as the Microsoft Zune Phone too. We’ll see if […]

Tweet Gizmodo have put together a comprehensive pictorial blog post showing exactly what Apple is suing HTC over. Wow, it covers so much of what has become standard smartphone behaviour. No doubt HTC will fire back aggressively, but if Apple triumphs over HTC, I wonder who they will go after next!? Some of these patents […]

Tweet The HTC Pure is a fast, good all-round smart phone with a lovely big screen. It has Facebook AND Office Mobile integration so it’s a nice mix of party and business. The 5MP camera takes reasonable photos and you will experience good call quality. It’s very light and portable too. Downsides are no headphone […]

Tweet Jeff Bertolucci at PC world wrote a nice piece about Sprint’s new Buyback programme. In a nutshell, you can take your old cell phones into one of over 1000 stores and receive credit on your account. They are not offering huge cash – a Blackberry 9700 Bold (released in November 09) is worth around […]

Tweet Copyright © 2010 Tara Tiemann More and more people are choosing to move to a prepaid plan when it comes to cell phone services. However, before buying a prepaid cell phone kit, read this article first to have a better idea about the aspects you need to take in consideration prior to choosing a […]

Tweet I just discovered this site: JustAnswer. It is a great concept, because it connects people who need help with those can give it! You may have seen Experts Exchange or Fixya, but this is one better. Experts in a huge range of topics have registered and are waiting to answer questions as they come […]

Tweet The other day I posted about the Frontline Medic system which uses cheap cell phones to build an effective field medical network. America.gov has an interesting article about how text messaging was used as a crucial lifeline in Haiti. A dedicated help number was set up, which people in trouble could text to request […]

Tweet 19 states, plus Guam and the District of Columbia, ban text messaging for all drivers. In 15 of those states, police can pull over drivers suspected of texting. 6 states (California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Washington) ban all drivers from talking on handheld cell phones while driving. Today, it looks like […]

Tweet The Auburn Plainsman has a funny story about a myth which says that if you lock your car zapper inside the car, you can call whoever has your spare and get them to zap your car open VIA the cell phone! There are even apps which supposedly do this for you – unfortunately, they’re […]

Tweet Very interesting article from the NY Times. Nick Bilton discusses what he thinks should be included in future cell phones. I think his suggestions are very smart, and agree with most. Most notable for me was that Apple has already patented the inclusion of a solar cell in the cell phone screen to allow […]

Tweet Sydney Morning Herald reports on the top 10 best announcements from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It’s all Windows Phone 7, mini phones, and fancy smart phones. The future looks bright for cell phone addicts! Windows Phone 7 – There’s a lot riding on Microsoft’s next mobile operating system. For the last 18 months […]

Tweet Mobile World Congress has just wrapped up in Barcelona. There were a heap of new, amazing smart phones announced. Phone makers obviously believe there is a market for mini-phones, as there were many released at MWC. Perhaps not everyone wants a big screen for web surfing etc. There must still be people out there […]

Tweet Those of you with Verizon cell phones, who use Skype on your smart phone, will be happy with the latest news. Verizon has announced that 9 smart phones on their network will be granted unlimited Skype usage. How cool is that?! Note, this means that Verizon users will be able to use Skype over […]

Tweet I just had to write about this. Frontline SMS is a cell phone manufacturer who specialise in using cell phones for medical applications. Their main product is the Frontline SMS: Medic. Have a look at their website and you’ll see their motto: Text Messages Save Lives. No, this is not a cheap cell phone […]

Tweet A story by News Limited on news.com.au reports that many Australians are keeping phones that are more than 10 years old. Mobile Muster, an organisation that recycles old cell phones, has done a study to try and work out how many old phones are out thre – waitiing to be recycled! They still get […]

Tweet Echoing Nokia’s decision to micro-size the N97, HTC have presented the HD2 Mini at Mobile World Congress. The HD2 is a fantastic piece of hardware and our favourite Windows Mobile 6.5 handset, but for many its sheer size was offputting, which is precisely where the HD2 Mini comes in. Here are the key features […]

Tweet Well, Windows Phone 7 has suddenly arrived! What is it with surprise product announcements?  First Google Buzz, now this! Oh and I guess, the iPad counts, tool. Or am I just losing my touch!? 🙂 I was going to write a full review, but this guy has done a great roundup. Head over and […]