Always pushing the boundaries of innovation in mobile phone technology (first phone to feature HD video capture/ worlds thinnest watch phone to name but a few), we can often look to the Samsung R & D labs to see what kind of tech our future phones will be sporting. And if the following turns up [...]
Archive for October, 2009
HTC Touch Diamond2: The long awaited OS update
October 30th, 2009 
Mark You may remember back to the beginning of this month, when we posted saying that the HTC Touch Diamond2 would be getting a much needed update from Windows Mobile 6.1 to 6.5. Well, the wait is finally over, as of today, you can now install this OS update directly from HTC’s website. The Touch Diamond2 [...]
Android 2.0 Eclair update coming soon!
October 29th, 2009 Dan It seems like just last month that we were checking out what to expect from Android 1.6. Ok, so it WAS last month but try telling that to Android as the open source OS prepares to launch its second major update in as many months; Android 2.0. Affectionately nicknamed Eclair (Cupcake, Donut; we’re loving the [...]
Posted in Mobile Content/Services, Mobile Phone Applications 
Tags: Android, Android 2.0, Eclair, smartphone, touchscreen 
3 Comments »Nokia N900 Maemo delayed?
October 29th, 2009 Dan Seeing as it’s nearly the end of the month and there’s still no sign of a launch this one’s a bit of a no-brainer but for those who have yet to put 2 and 2 together; the Nokia N900 has been delayed. Since it was announced back in September at Nokia World 2009, Nokia’s flagship [...]
Posted in Coming Soon Handsets, Mobile News, Mobile Phones, New Mobile Phones Tags: Maemo, N900, Nokia, touchscreen 1 Comment »LG GD510 Pop now in stock!
October 28th, 2009 Dan For those that have been living under a rock/ on the moon/ any other obscure location for the past year, the LG Cookie struck something of a chord with Mr Joe public, shifting over 6 million units to date. The combination of a good solid touchscreen, healthy spec list and low cost all wrapped up [...]
Posted in Mobile News, Mobile Phones, New Mobile Phones Tags: Cookie, GD510 Pop, LG, touchscreen 3 Comments »N97 gets kinetic scrolling, as promised!
October 28th, 2009 Mark It was a major gripe we had with the Nokia N97‘s web browsing experience; scrolling on pages compared with the likes of the iPhone was a tedious and rather annoying affair. Nokia has now released a firmware update set to rectify this. Firmware version 20.0.019; this update brings kinetic scrolling not only to web browsing [...]
BlackBerry Storm2 in stock now!
October 27th, 2009 Hannah The Successor to the BlackBerry Storm, the Storm2, is now available at mobiles.co.uk. Offering many outstanding features, the Storm2 is not one to miss out on. As the second touchscreen from BlackBerry, the Storm2 looks the part with the 3.25 inch display which can offer a smooth experience for users thanks to the built in [...]
Posted in Mobile News, Mobile Phones, New Mobile Phones Tags: blackberry, BlackBerry App world, Storm2 1 Comment »HTC quietly brilliant? Yes, according to YOU!
October 27th, 2009 Dan HTC, smartphone specialists and all round innovators have launched a new advertising campaign with a reinvigorated brand to coincide with a shift in focus. For those who enjoyed HTC’s of old (XDA anyone?), the target group was definitely more on the techy side with powerful no frills handsets offering little compromise to your everyday user. [...]
Posted in Coming Soon Handsets, Mobile Phones Tags: Android, htc, smartphone, touchscreen, windows mobile 1 Comment »Vodafone rework Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with 1000 phones!
October 26th, 2009 Dan Here at the Mobiles Blog, we love a bit of imaginative marketing. Whilst usually the preserve of the manufacturers (check out Samsung’s past efforts if you need any proof), this time around we’re treated to a audio and visual feast from Vodafone. The premise is simple, using ringtones and text alerts from 1000 different mobile [...]
Amazon announce iPhone shopping app!
October 26th, 2009 Dan Frequent visitors to this blog will know we’re not shy to cover new apps for the iPhone and the reason for this is simple; many of them are absolutely brilliant! Whether it’s games you’re after or the latest navigation software, it seems the iPhone has it all. Not short of a few shopping apps, the [...]
Posted in Mobile Content/Services, Mobile Phone Applications Tags: App store, apps, iPhone, iTunes 4 Comments »
