US to get Nokia Mako this year

The name might sound a little new under nokia brand. Seems like nokia has taken a slight turn in their design tradition. Although sliding phones are already in the market, this one looks a bit different. This phone features a 2.4inch display and a well spaced QWERTY keyboard. This s60 3.2 OS loaded phone also has [...]

Sony Ericsson announces the 8 megapixel W995 and the 12 megapixel Idou – wow

Sony Ericsson had the first press conference of MWC 2009 and used that opportunity to announce the W995, previously known as the Hikaru. The W995 is an 8 megapixel slider with 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, 2.6″ QVGA scratch-resistant screen, 118MB built-in memory, A-GPS with Google Maps and Wayfinder Navigator pre-installed, Wi-Fi and full PlayStation [...]

Unboxing the Nokia 6650

The stylish, stainless-steel clad fold design is equipped with state-of-the-art multimedia features and supports T-Mobile’s services such as web’n’walk, a service that allows easy access to the Internet on mobile devices. High-speed HSDPA data connectibity enables fast web browsing and downloading while the 2.2" TFT QVGA color display can display up to 16 million colours, [...]

Verizon Wireless G’zOne Boulder Rugged Phone Launched

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Verizon Wireless today introduced the G’zOne Boulder, a rough and tough push-to-talk phone built to military specifications to withstand shock, water and dust environments.
The G’zOne Boulder has a rugged design that meets military specifications – 810F standards for water, shock and dust resistance; immersion; vibration, salt [...]

Crazytoe Offers Rent-to-Own Gadget Plans

Has anyone tried out crazytoe.com? The website offers mostly cell phones, UMPCs, GPS receivers, PMPs, and mobile accessories through rent-to-own schemes. Read on for a sampling of their current monthly rates.

LG KE850 Prada – $119.98
Nokia E90 – $116.98
HTC Touch Cruise – $99.98
Sony Ericsson G900 – $85.00

A bit pricey; one would imagine crazytoe’s business model involves [...]

Samsung ‘OMNIA’ makes its awaited debut in Italy

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Samsung Electronics announced the launch of OMNIA, Samsung’s all-in-one mobile phone in the Italian market on July 22.
Starting from Italy, OMNIA will be available through major European mobile operators and in most of GSM supporting open markets during July and August. OMNIA meaning ‘everything’ in Latin and ‘wish’ in Arabic, goes [...]

Sony Ericsson Alicia identified as W707 clamshell Walkman phone

You have to wonder. Why does Sony Ericsson have so many leaked handsets, and yet not a single one has been announced or made available?
Anyway, here’s another one. The mysterious Sony Ericsson Walkman phone codenamed Alicia that we first told you about from a while back has been identified as the Sony Ericsson W707, and [...]

Orange, BIC team up to launch the simple BIC phone in France

Orange has teamed up with BIC to launch the easy-to-use, ready-to-go BIC phone. Manufactured by TCL (Alcatel), the entry-level device comes with 60 free minutes, the battery charged, and the SIM card already in place. Once you spend the free minutes, refilling is done using prepaid cards called “mobicarte.”
The idea seems to reach those users [...]

Review: LG KF750 Secret

GsmArena has published a review of LG KF750 Secret. Read the review here
“We are impressed with the LG KF750 Secret. Once again we’ve got proof that LG are committed to improving a little something in every new high-end handset they release and not just replicate and facelift old designs.We are so pleased with the [...]

Concept Phone Charges Self With The Rays Of The Sun

Another day, another concept phone. This Eclipse Intuit, by Eddie Goh, features a touch keypad with tactile feedback, 5 megapixel camera with built-in photo editing software, a giant touchscreen and a chemical-based thin solar skin that will charge the battery when exposed to light.
It sounds all well and good, except how often does anyone keep [...]