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  The details are pretty thin at the moment but the image you’re looking at currently is supposedly Nokia’s next heavy duty snapper phone. All we can do right now is interpret from the image which does not say anything meaningful except the 12.1 megapixels and Nokia logo. Though there are few things bothering right [...]

  LG is gearing up to take on the smartphone market by launching plethora of Windows phones and now Vodafone too, have joined to help them achieve their endeavor. The network operator has grabbed LG’s latest Windows Mobile 6.5 based GM750 phone. The phone’s feature set includes S-Class user interface, 3-inch touchscreen display, 5MP camera, [...]

  Sony has got a reason to celebrate. The pioneers of portable music who sells Walkman branded players, have for the first time in Japan surpassed sales of Apple’s iPod in more than four years. This verdict comes from an electronic research firm, BCN who claimed that the Walkman players share for the week ended [...]

  Samsung is planning to launch one more phone with Corby’s dual tone diagonal contoured design. It’s the B3210 that bears the same Corby design but integrates a full QWERTY keyboard instead of the touchscreen display. Targeted at youth, the phone will come in variety of colors and features 2MP camera, 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth, [...]

  Toshiba at the IFA pulled off a surprise by unveiling a touchscreen tablet. The tablet known as JournE features a 7-inch display (800×480) and runs on an ARM-based processor with Windows CE 6.0 Pro handling the OS duty. The tablet is capable to output 1080p HD content via the included HDMI port or can [...]

  Sony Ericsson has made its conceptual looking Kiki official. The announcement was made in London where Sony was holding a presser to emphasize on its new brand message ‘make.believe’. Kiki, now known as Xperia Pureness is tagged as “talk, text, time – a holiday from technology,” which if we interpret, means it will be [...]

  Giorgio Armani till date has only two phones in the market and another one is under construction. However, word from Korea comes is that Giorgio Armani–Samsung have another device ready – SCH-W820/SPH-W8200. As we can see, it’s a slider phone and packs most of the features to lure Korean cellphone users like gold plated [...]

  Sprint has announced HTC’s first customized Android device, Hero but without its iconic chin. The CDMA variant however, doesn’t lose other features as it still boasts the same 3.2-inch touchscreen display with Sense UI, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microSD slot (up to 32GB), Footprints (first for Sprint) and more. The phone will hit [...]

  First seen about four months back at the FCC, Nokia Mural is now officially heading to AT&T. The clamshell comes in multiple choices of illuminated covers and enables users to enjoy 3G services at an affordable price. Landing on Sep 6 at AT&T stores for $49.99 (after $50 mail-in-rebate and two-year contract), the phone [...]

  T-Mobile today announced Pulse making it the third phone on the network to run the Android OS. The new device has been made by Huawei and is said to be exclusive to T-Mobile. The 13.5mm thin device packs a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi , GPS, 3.2MP autofocus camera, microSD card slot and [...]

  At the IndiaOn conference held by Qualcomm, LG introduced its Qualcomm chip powered GM730 phone for the Indian market. The phone runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro OS but is loaded with LG’s S-Class UI so that the user doesn’t get bored of WinMo’s bland interface. The phone sports a 3-inch (240×400) TFT touchscreen display, [...]

  If you’ve been looking for a cheap touchscreen enabled PMP, Creative has got something for you. It’s the Zen X-Fi2 that swaps buttons from the original X-Fi player with a decent 3-inch LCD touchscreen. In addition to the touch element, Creative claims to implement the latest X-Fi technology that will improve audio playback on [...]

  In addition to the Xperia X2, Sony also unveiled couple of more products, namely the VAIO X series ultraportable notebook and a pocketable MHS-PM1 HD camera. Sony Europe’s Fujio Nishida did the honor to show the new VAIO but unfortunately was mum on its intrinsic details. The only things known about the VAIO X [...]

  It’s not surprising that more Windows Mobile 6.5 equipped devices are surfacing. The newest addition is Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X2, second phone in the Xperia family. In addition to the new OS, the X2 makes use of the Xperia panels and its unique SlideView feature that enables quick interaction with most frequented activities. On [...]

  Just yesterday, Microsoft outed the Windows Mobile 6.5 shipping date and today we have one of the first Windows Mobile 6.5 devices from HTC. The phone previously referred to as Mega will run TouchFLO atop MS’ new OS and feature a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.2MP fixed focus camera, HSDPA, microSD card slot [...]