Wouldn’t you know it a golden version of the Motorola A1600 has just appeared on the Chinese version of Motorola’s site. It seems that China gets all the crazy and wild handsets. Gold and crocodile skin never made a phone look so good! Motorola even managed to French jeweler Cartier, in on the deal. From what we can see not much ... continued »

MobileBurn has brought a few nice video demonstrations of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to those of us who are still waiting to get our hands on one. They are reporting that other than the two bugs that are believed to be worked out in the production model, the XpressMusic 5800 is a really solid device. First impressions of this touchscreen phone ... continued »

AT&T has recently been launching a lot of new handsets just in time for the holiday season. Three days after the launch of the Samsung Eternity, AT&T is proud to announce their newest smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.1, the LG Incite. The newest touchscreen smartphone to hit AT&T’s lineup has a 3” display, a bit smaller than the Eternity’s screen at ... continued »

Apple has really managed to do something amazing by cramming a lot of very useful features into a very beautiful package. There are constant reminders of the failed attempts by other companies to bring users all the great features that we love about mobile phones, all while keeping the phone from becoming an ugly mass. The IcePhone Next Gen WinMo Communicator ... continued »

HTC has announced the highest-performing touchscreen phone they have ever created. The MAX 4G is the production version of the T8290 with a beautiful 3.8-inch, 800 x 480 screen. The most impressive feature of the new MAX 4G is the addition of the WIMAX connection adding 4G Internet access. They have also built in a GSM connection to make traditional phone ... continued »

LG has just launched the KS360 Chatterbox in South Africa, for the retail price of R1 800.  This handset features a full slide-out keyboard and is aimed at the younger group of cell phone users. The KS360 features a 2-megapixel camera and 2.4” display (240 x 320 pixels). One thing you might find a bit odd, is that the keyboard ... continued »

To continue in our coverage of the BlackBerry Storm here on PhoneMag today, we wanted to spend a moment or two talking about the touchscreen itself. A lot of focus has been given to the various carriers it will appear on and its features, but we haven't spent a whole lot of time talking about the touchscreen display. The Storm features ... continued »

Verizon Wireless and Vodafone have officially announced the BlackBerry Storm, the touchscreen smartphone from RIM.  Centerpiece for the BlackBerry Storm is the 480 x 360 3.25-inch touchscreen with haptic feedback; an accelerometer flips it from portrait to landscape, with a choice of SureType, MultiTap or QWERTY keyboards.  Around the back there's a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, while inside ... continued »

We've been hearing about the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic a lot lately. Namely, because it is to be a prime iPhone competitor and will feature a touchscreen. Many people can't wait to get their hands on this one. But now we've learned we won't be getting this one until after Christmas. Bummer!  Both the US and the UK will have to wait ... continued »

Things are bustling here on PhoneMag since there's been a ton of product announcements and new information coming across our site. Let's discuss what was most important this week, shall we? First up, we learned about the Samsung Pixon, an 8-megapixel camera phone that is sure to bring out the aspiring photographer in anyone. We also learned about the Nokia ... continued »