Ok so it does not look like Google are going to directly compete with Apple’s iPhone but they are collaborating with 34 Phone related companies to produce an open source operating system for mobiles. The collaboration is called the Open Handset Alliance and they will be developing Android™ a complete mobile phone software stack.
Category Archives: Phones
No Google Phone: Instead Google announce Open Handset Alliance.
T-Mobile UK Make browsing even cheaper
Following on from o2’s recently announced "unlimited" plans (which confused us so much we didn’t run the story), T-Mobile have reduced the price of their already excellent Web’n'Walk plans. The Web’n’walk Plus package (3GB monthly allowance) has been reduced from £29 to £20 a month, whilst the Web’n’walk Max (10Gb allowance and VoIP ability) from £44 to only £35 a month. Sure, it’s only available to those on 24 month contracts but, let’s be honest, T-Mobile are royally whooping almost every other network on data allowance and value-for-money right now.
Samsung G800 with 5-Mpx camera officially unveiled
Today Samsung Electronics has unveiled a 5-megapixel handset G800. In addition to 5-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom and xenon flash it features 3G support and HSDPA technology. The camera functions include face recognition, panoramic and macro modes, new graphical user’s interface draws the G800 closer to digital still cameras. Samsung G800 is expected to hit the stores (starting from Europe) in November 2007. Pictures follow. Read More »
Nokia N810 - Video Overview and Demo
Another post on the Nokia N810. There are a couple of good videos on You Tube, and I have to say it does look pretty good. It also does’nt look to large which I am very happy about. Bring on Christmas and upgrade time! Videos after the jump. Read More »
Google Phone Wishlist
There has been a lot of speculation of Goolge releasing a mobile phone recently, and it certainly has a lot of people excited. Gizmodo listed some of the features they would like to see on it. Read More »
Nokia N810 due for Christmas - Pictures and Thoughts
Recently Engadget managed to get a hands on with the N810. If you are in the dark then this is Nokia’s Internet Tablet phone, and the successor to the N800. It apparently will have the Mozilla browser, full GPS and room to expand storage to 10GB. There is also a huge 4″ screen and, the major improvement from the N800, a full qwerty keyboard. It is expected in the UK before Christmas and should retail for about £299 minus SIM. Read More »
Haptic Feedback on the new Samsung’s Armani Mobile Phone
Official pics of the Samsung / Armani mashup: the Armani phone. A tri-band 900/1800/1900 GSM, 3 megapixel camera, 2.6-inch 262K colour QVGA touchscreen LCD, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, microSD expansion, full Internet browser, and support for H.263, AAC/MP3/WMA audio and MPEG-4 video.This little guy also features a haptic feedback user interface like Samsung’s SCH-W559 handset loosed long ago in China — “users can feel an immediate mild vibration when they touch icons on the display.”The Prada-esque slab currently measures in at 87.5 x 54.5 x 10.5-mm and 85-grams
HTC TyTN II - Vodafone V1615 – MDA Vario III - Features and Review
Well the HTC HTC TyTN II has finally landed on our shores and is available to buy from several online stores. Hopefully within the next few months Vodafone will release their branded version of it, the V1615 and also T Mobile as the MDA Vario III.
Cnet have recently done a review of it, and we have a summary of the general thoughts of this phone.
