Opera Mobile 10 launched for Symbian S60 (touch and non-touch)
Opera announced the availability of Opera Mobile 10 beta for Symbian S60 phones from Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Opera Mobile 10 beta works with Symbian S60 3rd and 5th edition, so it can be installed on both touchscreen and non-touchscreen phones. The new version of Opera Mobile has a fresh design, it’s twice as [...]
WAT: Why Europeans did not get Google’s free turn-by-turn navigation on Motorola Milestone
Once in a while, after certain events, theories about the happenings in mobile industry start bouncing around my head. Some of them turn out to be a complete BS, a few happen to be spot on, and quite a few are somewhere in the middle. I’d like to share them to get some input of whether I’m [...]
Over 50% of European consumers want a touch UI for their next phone. More than half who tried a touch UI don’t want it anymore
Touchscreen phones are becoming more and more popular with each month that passes by, and the latest survey unveiled by Canalys shows that more than 50% of consumers want their next phone to have a touch-based UI – well, at least in Western Europe (more exactly in France, Germany and the UK). The survey shows [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is official, comes with Android 1.6, new UX platform and more
Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone is now finally official and it’s called Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 – not Xperia X3 and neither Rachael. The X10 will run Android 1.6 Donut (why not Android 2.0?), coming with a new UX (user experience) platform that we’ve seen before. This UX platform should provide a unique user experience, [...]
Mobiado Professional 105GMT Stealth and 105GMT Antique unveiled
The Mobiado watch-in-phone saga continues with two new limited edition handsets – Mobiado Professional 105GMT Stealth and Mobiado Professional 105GMT Antique – which were announced yesterday. Like the other 105GMT models, these new phones from Mobiado incorporate Swiss gold-plated dual mechanical watches that feature 25 jeweled bearings. The 105GMT Stealth is made from aluminum, sapphire [...]
TAG Heuer MERIDIIST Lamborghini luxury phone announced
TAG Heuer, the Switzerland-based luxury watch maker famous for its chronographs and sports watches, announced the release of a new phone, dubbed TAG Heuer MERIDIIST Automobili Lamborghini. As the name suggests, the new handset is made in collaboration with Lamborghini and it’s actually a special edition of the MERIDIIST phone announced last year. The new [...]
Dell Mini 3iX Android phone turns up in Brazil. With tri-band 3G/HSDPA and Wi-Fi
We already know that Dell has an Android based smartphone in the works. We saw a Wi-Fi and 3G less Dell Mini 3i officially launch in China, and we’ve heard that it may soon come to the United States. But the U.S may not be the first country in Americas to get the new Dell [...]
Google Search by voice available for S60, in Chinese too
Google announced that the Google Search by voice feature is now available for Nokia’s Symbian S60 handsets. Integrated into the latest version of Google Mobile App, the feature lets you search for almost anything (from “restaurants” to “movie times” and so on) without having to type your queries. Of course, if you prefer not to [...]
Carphone Warehouse to sell 1 million iPhones by Christmas
Carphone Warehouse, Europe’s largest independent cell phone retailer, announced that it will sell more than 1 million iPhones by Christmas. The retailer first launched the iPhone in November 2007, and it’s currently offering the smartphone only on the O2 network. However, starting November 10, Carphone will also sell the iPhone to Orange customers – this [...]
iPhone coming to Orange UK on November 10; 3 UK might get it in 2010
After officially announcing that it would carry the iPhone (thus ending O2’s exclusivity), Orange UK has recently unveiled the exact release date of its iPhone: November 10. Orange will offer both the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS, for various prices – from free to £225 ($369), depending on the length of the contract and [...]
LG SB210 – a golf-friendly touchscreen phone
LG has just announced a new touchscreen phone in South Korea, the LG SB210 – which, apart from providing the usual features, it also offers maps for 280 golf courses and other golf-related services, including a so-called “Receive PJT” application. The handset also comes with a G-sensor, compass and a calories calculator. The SB210 looks [...]
Motorola Milestone (Droid) officially launched in Europe. Gets multi-touch, loses free navigation
We already knew that the Motorola Droid handset won’t featured only on Verizon network. There were enough trustworthy sources and hints, claiming that this hot Motorola Android 2.0 handset is headed for Europe too. We just didn’t expect to get it across the pond quite so fast. Motorola Droid was just announced by Verizon last week, [...]
Samsung Moment and Sanyo SCP-3810 now available at Sprint
Two new phones are available at Sprint starting today: Samsung Moment and Sanyo SCP-3810. We knew the Moment was coming on November 1 – and it’s nice to see that Sprint kept its promise and actually released it the day it said it would. Coming as Sprint’s second Android phone (after the HTC Hero), Samsung [...]
Sony Ericsson Rachael X3/X10′s UI demoed on video again
Remember that first demo video of Sony Ericsson Rachael’s UI, leaked way back in July? Some sort of sequel to it has recently appeared on YouTube, showing even more of SE’s customized Android interface. The demo here is concentrated on Rachael’s media player, which looks quite different from what we’re used to see on other [...]
Samsung Saturn i6500 to be a new Android smartphone
Samsung currently has four Android phones (Galaxy i7500, Spica i5700, Moment and Behold II), and it looks like the fifth one is coming soon under the name of Samsung i6500 Saturn. The i6500 Saturn has recently received its Wi-Fi interoperability certification (PDF link), so it will surely feature Wi-Fi. According to Tweakers.net, the rest of [...]