Orange Lisbon and Orange Rio to be launched in the UK on PAYG
Orange is getting ready to launch two new own-branded phones, called Orange Lisbon and Orange Rio. Unlike the Orange Boston, these don’t run Android – but they’re really cheap. The Orange Lisbon is an “incredibly lightweight” and somewhat good-looking entry level full-touch phone that features 2G connectivity, MP3 player, FM radio, Bluetooth, USB, 1.3MP camera, [...]
Android 2.1 coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro in Q4
One of the downsides of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 family is that all three handsets included in it (X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro) run Android 1.6, although Android 2.1 has been launched for quite a while now. Well, the old OS will no longer be a problem later this year, as Sony [...]
Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two coming to Verizon on May 6 for under $100 on contract
That rumor about the launch date of Verizon’s Kin One and Kin Two was almost exact: the new Microsoft phones will be available online at Verizon starting May 6. The devices will also be available in the carrier’s stores across the US, but only starting May 13. Microsoft has confirmed these launch dates. Moreover, the [...]
Intel Moorestown officially debuts with the Z6xx series processor, supports Android and MeeGo
Intel has just announced the availability of its latest Atom processor-based platform, widely known as Intel Moorestown. The platform includes three components: the 45nm Intel Atom Processor Z6xx Series Family (aka Lincroft), the Intel Platform Controller Hub MP20 (aka Langwell), and a dedicated MSIC (Mixed Signal IC), aka Briertown. The new platform promises to bring [...]
Microsoft Communicator Mobile launched for Nokia Eseries smartphones
As part of their Office-related collaboration, Nokia and Microsoft have just announced the availability of Microsoft Communicator Mobile for Nokia. According to Nokia, the application (which is actually a communications client) “connects directly with a company’s communications systems to streamline mobile collaboration. Communicator Mobile will allow users “to see their colleagues’ availability, and click to [...]
HTC Legend may be launched by AT&T
We’ve previously heard that the HTC Legend would be launched in the US via Sprint, while AT&T would get the HTC Desire. However, it looks like AT&T might get the Legend as well. The FCC has just approved the HTC PB76110, which seems to be the North American version of the European Legend (aka HTC [...]
Black HTC Desire finally available at Orange UK
If you’re in the UK and you’ve been waiting for the HTC Desire Black Edition, we’ve got good news: Orange is now listing the black Desire as being available. The HTC Desire Black Edition is free with plans of at least £35 per month. You can also get it for £49.99 on £30 plans, or [...]
Nokia C3 and BlackBerry Pearl 3G (9105) coming soon to Vodafone UK
Nokia’s new entry-level QWERTY phone, the Nokia C3, will be available in the UK soon (probably in June), exclusively via Vodafone. The C3 uses Nokia’s S40 UI, so it’s not exactly a smartphone. Anyway, the handset features a full QWERTY keypad, a 2.4 inch QVGA display, GSM/EDGE connectivity, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headset jack, 2MP camera, 55MB [...]
Nokia N8 and iPhone 4G got cloned ahead of launch (video)
Two of this year’s most expected smartphones, the Nokia N8 and the iPhone 4G, have already been cloned in China, months ahead of their official release. The Nokia N8 clone looks pretty much exactly like the original. Of course, when it comes to specs, the fake N8 doesn’t deliver what the real handset does. The [...]
Interview with Eldar Murtazin, part 2. Nokia’s reaction to N8 leak, security issues at Nokia, and a bit about Eseries.
This is the second part of an interview with Mobile-Review.com’s Eldar Murtazin, about Nokia N8 and media/Nokia reactions to his original thoughts about the device. In the first part we covered Eldar’s thoughts about Symbian^3, Nokia N8 handset, it’s prospects in the market, and some business processes inside Nokia. Today we talk about Nokia’s reaction [...]
Cheap Pantech breEZe II launched by AT&T
Almost two years after launching the first Pantech Breeze phone, AT&T and Pantech are now offering the breEZe II. Like the first Breeze, the new one is a simple and affordable clamshell. The Pantech breEZe II comes with an external display, external LED “notifiers”, three EZ One-Touch Quick-Call keys, a large keypad and simple menus [...]
BlackBerry 9800 slider shows up again (with BlackBerry OS 6)
RIM’s first slider smartphone – apparently called BlackBerry 9800 – has been spotted in some new hands-on photos, which seem to show that the device runs BlackBerry OS 6. Furthermore, BBleaks says that the BlackBerry 9800 will be Research in Motion’s first device to use OS 6, which can run on both touch and non-touch [...]
Nokia Own Voice app lets you customize Ovi Maps navigation instructions
Here’s a really interesting application from Nokia: Own Voice. The app works with Ovi Maps (version 3.03 or later) and it basically lets you use your voice for customized navigation instructions. You just need to record 53 required commands (i.e. “You have reached your destination” and so on) – after that, your own voice pack [...]
Samsung Android tablet (S-Pad) to come in August with Super AMOLED display?
Samsung is reportedly readying a 7-inch Android tablet for later this year. The tablet could be called Samsung S-Pad and should run Android – thus being a good alternative to Apple’s iPad (which runs iPhone OS). According to ET News, the Samsung S-Pad tablet will be launched in August – first in South Korea, via [...]
Sony Ericsson files for Nexus UI trademark
Remember that earlier report, according to which Sony Ericsson should have manufactured the Nexus One instead of HTC? Well, SE may or may not make a future Nexus phone, but one thing’s clear: the company has filed an application for trademarking the word “Nexus”. It’s not for a phone, though, but for a “graphical user [...]
Samsung Wave S8500 to be launched in North and South America?
Back in February, when Samsung announced the Wave S8500, it didn’t say where exactly the smartphone would be available. Anyway, we already know that the Wave will be on sale in Europe – and it looks like it might be launched in the Americas, too. The Bluetooth SIG has recently approved the Samsung GT-S8500R and [...]
T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide finally announced, will ship in June
The myTouch 3G Slide isn’t exactly one of T-Mobile USA’s best kept secrets – we’ve heard a lot about it, and we’ve also seen it quite a few times. Today, T-Mobile USA has officially announced the myTouch 3G Slide, saying that the new smartphone will be available starting June. Manufactured by HTC, the myTouch 3G [...]
BlackBerry Bold 9650 hits the FCC, will probably be launched in Korea, too
Officially announced by RIM exactly one week ago, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 has been approved by the FCC today (ID: L6ARCS70CW), so it’s one step closer to launch. The 9650 will be available in the US via both Sprint (starting May 23, for $199 on contract) and Verizon (possibly starting May 27). Also known as [...]
LG Ally (for Verizon) gets official while LG announces Iron Man 2 marketing campaign
LG has just confirmed the existence of LG Ally, the company’s first Android smartphone for the US market, which will most probably be available via Verizon. The Ally is part of LG’s Iron Man 2 marketing campaign, launched together with Marvel Entertainment. The campaign celebrates Iron Man 2’s “theme of heroism through technology and gadgets [...]
Apple sells 1 million iPads (only in the US)
First presented in January and launched on April 3, the Apple iPad was sold in more than 1 million units until now – only in the US, since international shipments have been postponed due to high demand. As previously reported, 300,000 iPads were sold in the first day of availability. Apple also announced that iPad [...]