Here comes Nokia out of the gate with a set of two N-Series devices, the N96 and the N78. Both of these should be available in the U.S., so that’s the first plus, and they’re priced at a premium, so that’s the first minus. The N78 (350 euros or about $400) has a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and support for microSD. It has A-GPS for geotagging and supports… → Read More
[photopress:G900_Dark_Brown_PP01.jpg,thumb,pp_image][photopress:G700_PP01_Silk_Bronze.jpg,thumb,pp_image] I’ve liked UIQ for years and, as we all know, I’m not a WinMo man. Therefore, I was most interested in the new G-series “soccer mom” phones, the G700 and G900. Sadly, as we noticed, these phones will come out in the next few months and not, unlike the X1, in “six… → Read More
http://www.crunchgear.com/video/player.swf?movie=sex1.flv It’s a little dark but you generally see how these little “workspaces” work. You click one and it pops up. Clearly the X1s they were showing last night were almost unusable — they were very slow and basically mock-ups to show off some of the features. Every time the guy pressed a window it would go to the same… → Read More
Launched at MWC is the Xperia line and with it comes the X1. A Windows Mobile device that isn’t fully WinMo with a 3-inch display, QWERTY keyboard, 3.2-megapixel camera with AF, optical joystick navigation, aGPS, Wi-Fi and Xperia panels. From what I can glean from the press release, it appears that the Xperia panels are much like Expose on a Mac or Flip3D on Vista. Biggs will have more… → Read More
The Z770 clamshell features a 2-megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom, video viewing, stereo Bluetooth, UMTS/HSDPA/GSM/GPRS connectivity, FM radio and the ability to tether to your laptop. It boasts 8.5 hours of talktime and works with Exchange ActiveSync for push e-mail from work. Seems like a standard clamshell with a 2.2-inch screen and Google Maps for Mobile built-in. No word on when it will… → Read More
Today at MWC Sony Ericsson officially announced the Alona, which will be sold under the W980 moniker. The latest Walkman phone brings 8GB of internal storage, superior sound quality, which is supposed to be true to the original recording. Also built-in is an FM transmitter that allows you to send whatever you’re listening to to any other device that has an FM receiver. That’s a pretty… → Read More
Going to try to Cover the Sony Ericsson press conference Live today for all you Sunday morning S-E lovers. Stay tuned. CoverItLive died. Click the jump for text liveblogging. → Read More
Just a quick note to mention that MAXRoam.com is a really great service. Essentially it’s a reduced rate pre-paid SIM card that lets you add multiple numbers to the same SIM. For example, I now have a SIM card with four international numbers in Spain, Poland, Germany, and the US and they all work seamlessly in almost any phone. It basically lets locals call you at local rates and you call at… → Read More
[photopress:IMG_1116.JPG,full,pp_image] Got a moment to play with the Samsung Soul and I’m really please with the initial screens — everything works very well through the haptic directional pad and the screen is very crisp and bright. It has a 5-megapixel camera and will be coming out on Vodafone in Europe, no word yet about a US launch. Obviously this is “just another… → Read More
I’m all for a little snark in advertising. Heck, if it weren’t for snark I’d be out of a job. But I saw this on a sign here at MWC last night and I kind of think it’s really mean. It says: I know it’s last minute, but my other friends have blown me out and I’m so desperate that, as a last resort, I thought I’d see what you losers were up to Who is this… → Read More
Joining Samsung’s ever popular Ultra Edition series is the Soul, which is an abbreviation of “The Spirit of Ultra.” Everyone wants to appeal to the fashion forward or style-conscious consumer these days and admittedly the phones are getting much prettier, but do you really have to say that’s who you’re targeting? Hate to tell you, but the Soul will only be available… → Read More
While ARM and Google are both denying the rumors, I think it’s a safe bet that MWC is going to be centered around Android. It’s pretty much the hottest thing in the mobile phone world at the moment and we’ve yet to see any proof other than photos. Our intrepid Editor-in-Chief will be on hand in Barcelona to cover all the action. So stay tuned because it’s going to get a… → Read More
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s purported leaks of SE handsets is another one that’s a bit livelier. The G-series aka Compact Touch Series consists of two devices code-named Tyra and Josephine. Tyra or as SE will brand it the G900i is said to have a 2.6-inch screen, WLAN and a 5-megapixel camera. Josephine aka G700i also has the same screen size, but is sans WLAN and is equipped with a… → Read More
Days ahead of MWC come more leaks and this time from the Sony Ericsson camp. Codenamed Alona and Bei Bei, the former looks to stir things up with a radical design. Ok, maybe not so radical, but it’s pretty cool looking for a clamshell from SE. The outer cover features touch sensitive controls music controls and display that give you all the normal vitals you’d find on any other device. → Read More
Leaks, leaks and more leaks. The Czechs sure are busy. Co chystá Motorola do Barcelony? První fotografie modelu Z12 se Symbianem UIQThis time around it’s Motorola’s Z12 multimedia device. It appears the device has a touch sensitive controls and is said to be running the Symbian UIQ OS. The Z12 is also purported to have GPS, Wi-Fi, 2.8-inch screen and a super high-res camera sensor in… → Read More
I got a brief hands-on with Samsung’s G800 last year and now they’re looking to refresh the popular handset. Expected to be announced at MWC is the G810 that features a Symbian 9.2 OS and S60 3.1 UI. It features a 5-megapixel AF camera with 3x optical zoom, anti-shake, and face recognition. Damn, that’s nice. Also included is GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooh 2.0 and 150MB of internal storage… → Read More
Ahead of 3GSM, or whatever it’s being called, LG has announced a 10.9-mm, slider with a 3-megapixel AF camera with a touch sensitive keypad. The KF510 is a fashion conscience device encased in metal with special metal gradation paint schemes, which is a fancy way of saying that’s available in red and black. Details are scarce, but the keypad uses something called Interactive Touch… → Read More
Looks like Moto is trying to tell us their new phones will have some hot TV action. No news yet on what they’re releasing, but I’ll be there in force to rock out to some electro beats with the Spaniards. → Read More
I’m headed to Barcelona tomorrow and will be rolling around the Catalonian country-side for a few days before MWC, which starts next Monday. I’d love to talk to start-up folk and/or fans in B-town and Girona. My number in Spain, thanks to the super-cool MaxRoam, will be +34957780732 and my SMS-only number will be +972543563127. I’m also available via email. I’d like to plan… → Read More
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