Archive for July, 2009

Nokia preparing N97 Mini?

With the fanfare of the Nokia N97 launch still ringing in our ears, the last thing on everyones mind is an updated version of the N97. But, if recent leaked images are to be believed that’s exactly what is on the horizon. Not so much a successor, more of a scaled down version of its [...]

Nokia E72 Coming Soon!

For veterans of this Blog, you’ll know that we made no secret of our love for the Nokia E71. It really is hard to describe how good it feels in your hand with the kind of high quality materials that would feel right at home in a Vertu handset but thankfully without the price tag [...]

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Review: Part 2

Picking up where we left off from yesterday, here we look at the usability and features of the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic as the operating system, camera and music player all go under the microscope. For the impatient among you, we also give our final thoughts on Nokia’s next touchscreen phone. The phone sports the same [...]

Nokia 6760 Slide Announced: Surge comes to Europe!

For those of you who keep an eye on developments across the pond, you may have seen that Nokia made the unusual move of bringing a phone to the US market before Europe when they announced the Nokia Surge. This meant the only way to get this phone was by importing it and adding one [...]

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Review: Part 1

Due to launch in early August, the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic has the LG Cookie and Samsung Tocco Lite firmly in its sights as it guns for the cheap touchscreen top spot. Can Nokia reclaim ground lost to its Korean rivals or is the recent shift towards LG and Samsung just the tip of the iceberg. [...]

BlackBerry 8520 Curve: BlackBerry on a budget!

BlackBerry have finally officially unveiled the latest member of the Curve family. A long running handset for the rumour mill, the phone known as the Gemini has now become, drum roll…. the BlackBerry 8520 Curve. The 8520 Curve enters the market not to topple the big boys in the smart phone world nor to compete [...]

HTC Hero in stock now!

So rare is it that a phone launches earlier than expected that we often feel the need to pinch ourselves to make sure we’ve not nodded off, but no, this is no dream, the HTC Hero is now in stock at Mobiles.co.uk! With mid August being mooted as a potential launch date, the Hero has [...]

Palm Pre advert whets our appetite!

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Palm Pre and have been living under an iPhone shaped rock for the past few months, you may wonder what all the fuss is about. Touchscreen phone, unoriginal design, standard features, haven’t we seen it all before? Perhaps, or perhaps we are on the verge of [...]

Life’s good for LG!

With all forms of media seemingly reveling in the doom and gloom of the economic recession, it’s hard to stay positive. And with the mobile phone industry also currently feeling the pinch, it is good to see that there are still a few success stories out there. And one of the biggest success stories is [...]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 Android phone leaked

It wasn’t exactly the best kept secret that Sony Ericsson were working on a new device running on the Android operating system. Be that as it may, it is still surprising that the phone, going under the name of Xperia X3, has leaked in still images and a video before being officially announced by Sony [...]