The Nokia N78 raised a few eyebrows in the office when it was first announced as no one could quite put their finger on where exactly it fits in the Nokia range. First things first; the design: it’s hardly going to revolutionise mobile phones as we know them but it is an attractive piece of [...]
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Sony Ericsson announce Z780
July 28th, 2008 
blogstaff The Sony Ericsson Z780 is a quad band GSM handset, with support for 3G and Mobile Broadband HSDPA. It also includes a GPS chip and support for a-GPS. The clamshell design on the Z780 suggests nothing special. In many ways the Z780 looks like one of any number of mobile phones currently available but underneath [...]
Samsung Omnia Preview: is there anything it can’t do?
July 22nd, 2008 Dan Korean electronics conglomerate Samsung has announced some interesting launch related information for their Windows Mobile based touch screen powerhouse; the Samsung Omnia. Firstly the concrete information; Samsung has announced that the Omnia, also known as the i900, will be available in Italy from the 22nd of July. Why is this newsworthy you ask? Well, those generous [...]
Brown Samsung Tocco now available at Mobiles.co.uk!
July 18th, 2008 Dan The newest member of the Samsung Tocco family has now launched at Mobiles.co.uk sporting a stylish new rich Brown look. Though from the front the Brown Tocco appears almost identical to the original, round the back is where the action really is. Rather than lazily just colouring the back of the phone brown, Samsung have [...]
Apple iPhone 3G: short on stock, but short of competition?
July 17th, 2008 Dan Apple’s new iPhone 3G is now with us having launched just over a week ago and while stock shortages mean it’s as elusive as the Loch Ness monster, people cannot stop talking about it. With the internet rife with stories of queues outside stores and many customers heading home empty handed, have Apple slipped up with [...]
Chinese company announces new mobile phone watches
July 11th, 2008 Dan Beam me up Scotty! In an announcement expected to go hand in hand with hover cars and robot servants, Chinese electronics company C-Sky Industrial limited has announced that it will be producing a range of mobile phone wrist watches. Though not a new idea (see the Samsung GPRS watch phone), these new models (from the [...]
New Blogger joins the Mobiles.co.uk ranks!
July 10th, 2008 Dan Hi, My name is Dan Morris, 23, having spent just over three and a half years in the mobile phones industry with mobiles.co.uk and considerably longer as a mobile phone enthusiast (yes, I too owned a Philips Savvy!), I have a dedicated interest in all things mobile related! Most of my experience within the company [...]
Met Office to send weather updates straight to your mobile phone!
July 9th, 2008 Dan In the coming days, the Met Office will announce plans to offer a range of weather update services aimed at mobile phone users. The Met Office currently supplies meteorological data for news agencies and other content providers such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and other terrestrial broadcasters to repackage and pass on to consumers. [...]
Asus confirm 3G enabled Eee laptop PC is in the pipeline
July 8th, 2008 Dan Taiwanese electronics company Asus have confirmed that they will be launching a new laptop PC in their Eee series which will feature 3G connectivity. Expected to offer HSDPA and HSUPA (High Speed Downlink/Uplink Packet Access) via internal 3G modules, owners will simply need to insert a sim card, likely to be on an accompanying data [...]
Mobile phone review prize draw winner
July 2nd, 2008 blogstaff Congratulations to Theresa Champ from Kent who has won a Canon photo printer from entering our mobile phone review prize draw simply by sending us in a short review of her Samsung Soul. Well done! Thank you to everyone who has sent us in a review on their mobile phone. If you would like to enter [...]
