Posted on 02 July 2009 by Vincent Nguyen
When you start reviewing BlackBerry smartphones, you soon learn to look closely at the details. RIM have made a habit of making relatively minute differentiations between what, at first glance, might seem very similar handsets; luckily their loyal fanbase has proved willing to put in that effort. The Verizon BlackBerry Tour, then, borrows some of the style of ...
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Posted on 01 July 2009 by Vincent Nguyen
Hard to believe, it's been a quarter-shy of three years since T-Mobile released the HTC Dash. Back in late 2006 we praised the Windows Mobile smartphone's build-quality and in-hand feel; since then, rivals have brought faster connectivity and slicker OSes to the table. Now T-Mobile and HTC are back with the smartphone's successor, the Dash 3G: can it ...
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Posted on 30 June 2009 by Vincent Nguyen
T-Mobile’s new Dash 3G made by HTC picks up right where the original Dash left off. I guarantee you’ll fall in love with its slim 0.47-inch body, weighing a mere 4.2 ounces. The width is slightly narrower than the original Dash making it that much more comfortable to hold. It’s got the same 2.4-inch, 320 x240 pixels, and 65K QVGA ...
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Posted on 26 June 2009 by Vincent Nguyen
It feels like we've been waiting for the Nokia N97 for a long time, and - like many others - talking up its functionality for most of that wait. Now the NAM edition is here, though, can it deliver on the promise?
Saying that anticipation has been high for the Nokia N97 is an understatement. The handset's spec sheet reads like ...
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Posted on 19 June 2009 by Chris Davies
Friday June 19th can only mean one thing: it's iPhone 3G S day. Apple's new smartphone has arrived, and we headed down to their NYC store to pick up one of the new handsets. You can read our full first-impressions over at SlashGear, plus some of the highlights here.
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Posted on 17 June 2009 by Chris Davies
Sony Ericsson may have announced their first 8.1-megapixel camera-phone recently, but the budget end of their CyberShot range has more humble optics. The Sony Ericsson C510 is a straightforward candybar aimed at the free-on-contract market; even so, there's still a fair amount of camera hyperbole. Digicam replacement or snappy pretender? We set to find out.
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Posted on 08 May 2009 by Vincent Nguyen
Verizon and Novatel Wireless introduced the MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot yesterday and our review unit just arrived this morning. The MiFi is super portable and lightweight. It lets you create a personal Wi-Fi connection that’s reliable, secure and shareable up to 5 simultaneous connections. You can share the Wi-Fi connection with others or connect any Wi-Fi ...
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Posted on 05 May 2009 by Steven Grady
The Sidekick LX is the followup to the Paris Hilton-era popular Sidekick from T-Mobile and Sharp. The phone isn’t really meant to be a phone, but more a personal assistant for cool people, if that personal assistant could get you vanilla latte when you clearly asked for a mocha. Even though I don’t drink coffee, using the Sidekick has been ...
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Posted on 30 March 2009 by Steven Grady
Verizon released the LG Versa, a nice touch screen phone with a detachable full size QWERTY keyboard for easier messaging and web browsing. The device is a great phone, with a really REALLY smooth UI, fast OS and unique features, and anyone in the market for a text-centric phone with a touch screen might consider the LG Versa.
The Versa allows ...
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Posted on 30 March 2009 by Steven Grady
My point and shoot camera is a 7.2 megapixel Casio. I love that thing, and it takes some really nice photos. The Samsung Memoir is basically an 8 megapixel point and shoot with Xenon flash and some nice photo enhancing features. Oh, and it's also a cell phone with touchscreen controls and 3G internet. My Casio doesn't have that.
The Samsung ...
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