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Pay as you go Blackberry coming to Orange UK

Gareth | January 28, 2009 |

We have just heard from Orange that they will shortly be releasing the Blackberry Pearl 8120 on a pay as you go service. From February, Orange will be the first operator in the UK to offer BlackBerry on Pay As You Go. The launch will also include a colour exclusive of the Pearl in indigo. […]

Samsung i200 review

Matt | January 28, 2009 |

Following on from my recent S740 review, one of my comments was that I was really impressed by the Smartphone but would have preferred a version without the sliding keyboard. This lead me to have a look around to see what was available with that kind of spec. I ended up taking a closer look […]

HP launch first multi-touch Tablet PC

Matt | January 28, 2009 |

Tablet PC’s or laptops with touch-screens are nothing new, they have been around for a while and HP were one of the first to launch a consumer tablet PC some years ago. However, where the HP TouchSmart tx2 is different is that it has a multi-touch screen and is the first Notebook PC to support […]

Has Research In Motion’s CEO lost his mind?

Gareth | January 28, 2009 |

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about the Blackberry Storm and some of the troubles that RIM has had related to the phone’s release. The story  goes into some of the bugs, glitches, and customer dissatisfaction that plagued the Storm when it was first released at the end of November. Buried in the […]

Nokia 5800 review

Gareth | January 27, 2009 |

We have received the Nokia 5800 phone for review and as we are by no means experts with anything to do with Symbian, rather than doing a full detailed review of the features of the Symbian S60 operating system we are going to take a look round the hardware of the phone and the touch […]

iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update available now

Gareth | January 27, 2009 |

Apple have released iPhone firmware 2.2.1 and it is available now through iTunes. Nothing massive in the update, details below:- This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following: • Improved general stability of Safari • Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll Products compatible […]

Apple awarded multi-touch patent

Gareth | January 27, 2009 |

"Apple last week was awarded a monstrous 358-page patent covering the touch screen, graphical user interface, and methods that combine to define the iPhone user experience," Zach Spear reports for AppleInsider. "Dating back to September of 2007 and granted last Tuesday, U.S. Patent No. 7479949 lists many inventors; notably, Apple co-founder and chief executive Steve […]

Samsung to release new Windows Mobile handsets

Matt | January 27, 2009 |

Our friends over at eXpansys have just given us some news about several new handsets that Samsung are planning to release ‘early in 2009’. The lineup will apparently include two new Windows Mobile devices and one, the Samsung ‘Pivot’ aims to be among the first devices to be powered by WM 6.5! There isn’t much […]

LG’s modular Versa is coming for Verizon

Gareth | January 27, 2009 |

LG’s Versa is a simple slab touchscreen device with a neat twist. It has all the bells and whistle’s that would expect in a high end touchscreen phone. Including a  3 inch WQVGA screen, EVDO, and Bluetooth. The difference with this phone, is its modular accessories. In what may be a first for any carrier […]

Windows Mobile 18 month plan

Gareth | January 26, 2009 |

Microsoft’s Andy Lees has been talking at length to CNET News about the future for Windows Mobile and as we expected the big changes we all want for the platform won’t appear until Windows Mobile 7 which will be seen in 2010 at the earliest. The upcoming 6.5 update will be a pacifier to provide […]