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. continued »

AT&T have launched the Samsung Magnet, the candybar messaging handset first confirmed for the carrier back at the end of April.   Fitted with a full QWERTY keyboard and numerous messaging shortcuts, the Magnet is a bright orange slab of entry-level simplicity.   continued »

Before you get all excited over these two new all-touch phones by Samsung, don't.  There is no mentioning whether they'll make it stateside.  The S5600 and S5230 are feature phones with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface.  Expect the S5230 to drop first in France and other European countries this April, and the S5600 will be available in European countries this May.  ... continued »

Verizon have announced their latest slider, the Samsung Sway SCH-u650.  0.47-inches thick, with a silver finish and 2.2-inch display, the Sway features a 2-megapixel camera with NightShot, media player functionality and A2DP stereo Bluetooth support.  Although on-device music downloads don't appear to be supported, Verizon are pushing their V CAST Music with Rhapsody service whereby users download tracks on their ... continued »

The Pantech C610 is AT&T's latest low-cost clamshell, with 3G HSDPA, AGPS with support for AT&T Navigator, a 1.3-megapixel camera with video recording functionality and A2DP stereo Bluetooth.  There's also access to AT&T's Mobile Music streaming and download service, AT&T streaming video content and AT&T Video Share. Storage is via microSD, and content for playback on the handset's media player can ... continued »

No sooner had the LG Lotus done its turn on the CTIA Wireless 2008 show floor, but it was dragged off to New York Fashion Week for a stroll down the catwalk.  The clamshell handset was partnered with an exclusive scarf designed by Christian Siriano, winner of the fourth season of fashion reality show Project Runway, complete with a pocket ... continued »

HTC is expected to move its one-millionth unit of the Touch Diamond by the middle of the month. That's pretty impressive considering the product just launched at the end of May.  continued »

I have a confession to make.  Up until the launch of the 3G version, I was pretty much an iPhone virgin.  Yes, I'd quickly pawed at demo models in Apple stores, but never for any significant length of time.  More blasphemous, perhaps, I didn't really understand the hype, wrote it off as another side effect of the Cult Of Mac.  ... continued »

4,700 gallons of gas could also be known as £10,000, but lately I've been thinking in tanks, not dollars. For those fortunate souls free from the tyranny of the pump, Nokia has come up with a way to spend your time and money: coveting their brand new nugget of conspicuous consumption. Behold: continued »

OpenMoko has finally made its Neo FreeRunner available to end-users after being in development for quite sometimes. The handset can be purchase for $399 from OpenMoko’s website or via distributor in EU, India, and North America. The Openmoko Neo FreeRunner utilizes  GNU/Linux and comes with core software for dialing, SMS and recording contacts.  Openmoko will supplement these features with periodic downloads ... continued »