Ovi Maps Racing might be Nokia’s coolest game ever
Although it will discontinue its N-Gage gaming service this year, Nokia is obviously not giving up on distributing mobile games. One of the most promising games that Nokia will launch in 2010 is called Ovi Maps Racing. As you’ve probably guessed from its name, the game is a combination of Ovi Maps with racing. The [...]
Nokia Supreme is supremely boring, supremely expensive (£100,000)
The newest luxurious Nokia phone is called Nokia Supreme, comes from Goldstriker’s Stuart Hughes and is nothing more than an upgraded Nokia Royal – which is (also) nothing more than a blinged out Nokia 8800 Arte. The Nokia Supreme is made out of select materials like platinum (83 grams) and it’s encrusted with roughly 1225 [...]
#CES 2010: LG GT540 Swift with Android caught on video
Yesterday, when we first reported about the LG GT540 being unveiled at CES 2010, we didn’t have any photos of the phone. Now we do, and there are also two hands-on videos with the GT540 Swift – which is LG’s third Android phone, after the GW620 and the China-bound GW880. As mentioned before, the LG [...]
Google Nexus One plagued with 3G issues?
Available for purchase as of January 5 (only in the US, UK, Singapore and Hong Kong at the moment), Google’s Android superphone, the Nexus One, seems to have some problems with 3G reception. There’s a long thread over at the Google support forums, where some of the new Nexus One owners are reporting 3G connectivity [...]
Sony Ericsson Robyn appears again, may come in many colors
That mini version of the Xperia X10, which currently goes by the name of Sony Ericsson Robyn, has appeared in new photos, standing next to Apple’s iPhone. We still don’t have too many exact details about the features of Sony Ericsson Robyn, but it looks like it will come with a 5MP camera, Wi-Fi and [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 delayed until March?
Initially slated for a February release, the Xperia X10 – Sony Ericsson’s first Android smartphone – has reportedly been delayed until March. Its exact retail price is still not known, but it’s rumored to be around €550 ($800). First appeared as Sony Ericsson X3 Rachael, the Xperia X10 (which will be launched by Rogers in [...]
Snapdragon 1.3 and 1.5 GHz Processors to Debut Before End of 2010
So now that Qualcomm has Snapdragon 1 GHz chips in some mainstream devices such as the HTC HD2 and Nexus One, it’s time to look down the road at what’s coming next. It can only go up from here, right? Right. We just learned that Qualcomm SVP of product management has confirmed that not one, [...]
Verizon Upgrades Touch Pro2 and Ozone to WM 6.5
Lost in the midst of 5 million other press releases and CES-related announcements, one little piece of news happened to slip past all that to get to us, that will be of importance to many Verizon Touch Pro2 and Ozone users: Windows Mobile 6.5 is now available as an official upgrade for these handsets. It [...]
#CES 2010: Emblaze Mobile Shows Off Else Intuition, New Linux OS
A new potential smartphone player is showing off its premiere gadget at CES 2010. And it’s made by a small unknown company. The story of Emblaze Mobile is not well known around the mobile industry. Truly one of the mobile underdogs out there, the Israeli-based company hasn’t had much of a track record for smartphones. [...]
#CES 2010: Dell shows off Android tablet with 5-inch display, maybe for AT&T
Remember that Dell Android MID rumored to be hitting AT&T? Well, Dell has confirmed it today – although it doesn’t call it MID, but tablet, and it doesn’t say it’s for AT&T. Dell has officially presented some renderings of the tablet (or slate, since this term is en vogue these days), but it didn’t give [...]
#CES 2010: Palm brings 3D games to webOS, opens developer program, promises Flash and video recording
While unveiling the upcoming availability of Pre Plus and Pixi Plus via Verizon, Palm has also announced that its webOS platform now supports 3D gaming. As of today, seven 3D games are available via the Palm App Catalog, which currently has more than 1,000 webOS applications. Currently compatible only with the Palm Pre, the new [...]
#CES 2010: Verizon’s Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus announced; Sprint users should be jealous
As expected, today Palm has officially unveiled the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus for Verizon Wireless, the largest US mobile carrier. There are no surprises when it comes to the features that the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus have: they’re similar to the original handsets (available at Sprint), save for the fact that the Pre [...]
#CES 2010: Sprint intros stylish LG Lotus Elite, LG Rumor Touch
Sprint has just went official with two new LG phones: the LG Lotus Elite (aka LG Lotus 2) and the LG Rumor Touch. Both handsets are part of a new “Style” campaign launched by Sprint and LG in the US. The first phone, LG Lotus Elite, is a square-ish clamshell with two 2.4 inch QVGA [...]
#CES 2010: Samsung launches the A310 “Jitterbug J in Red” phone
Alongside the Galaxy Spica, Corby and Corby Plus, Samsung has also brought a new Jitterbug phone to CES. Called the “Jitterbug J in Red”, the handset is actually the same old Jitterbug J, but now it has a red case. The red Jitterbug is launched by Samsung “in support of the American Heart Association’s Go [...]
#CES 2010: Brew-based HTC Smart (Touch.B / Rome) gets official
Surprisingly or not, HTC has just unveiled the HTC Smart – its first phone based on the recently-announced Qualcomm Brew Mobile Platform. Previously known as HTC Touch.B and HTC Rome, the Smart reportedly comes to “define a new category of smartphones for the masses” – so it’s not really a dumbphone, after all. The Smart [...]
#CES 2010: Qualcomm announces new Brew MP, Snapdragon Android smartbook from HP
Qualcomm (which might power Verizon’s rumored iPhone) has just announced its new Brew Mobile Platform, presented as a mobile OS capable of providing “high-end features across all 3G technologies and virtually all market tiers of mobile devices, including the emerging low-cost smartphone category and other data-rich feature phones.” Compatible with the previous versions of the [...]
Samsung Bada S8200 and Galaxy2 to match Nexus One’s specs
Samsung Bada S8200 and Samsung Galaxy2 are two of Samsung’s upcoming smartphones that will reportedly be on par with Google’s Nexus One and its features – so says Eldar Murtazin from Mobile-review. Knowing this, we should expect the handsets to have 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen displays, 1GHz Snapdragon processors, HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, and 5MP [...]
#CES 2010: LG GT540 with Android and LG GW990 get official
LG has prepared a few surprises for this year’s edition of CES, and two of them are the GT540 and the GW990. The LG GW990 is the company’s first device to be based on Intel’s Moorestown platform, and it’s more like a MID rather than a phone. Feature-wise, the LG GW990 offers a 4.8-inch panoramic [...]
#CES 2010: Bluetrek Concerto headset has Voice Email, Texting and Memo Functionality from Dial2Do
Bluetooth headset maker Bluetrek announced the upcoming availability of Bluetrek Concerto, a new headset that allows users to “enjoy voice-activated, hands-free email and texting without touching their phones.” The Bluetrek Concerto leverages on Dial2Do’s Hands-free Assistant service, which costs $3.99 per month – you can sign up here. The Dial2Do Hands-free Assistant service can be [...]
#CES 2010: Lenovo LePhone with Android announced
Lenovo, one of the world’s largest PC makers, has announced its first Android phone at CES 2010. Dubbed the Lenovo LePhone (“Le” means “happiness” in Chinese), the new handset looks pretty cool and comes with many high-end features that make it almost similar to the Google Nexus One. The LePhone has a 3.7 inch WVGA [...]