Mobile Phones

Skinput aims to turn your body into user interface

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Skinput is a development project that aims for the user to touch their body to operate devices such as mobile phone and mp3 players. Still in its development stages, Skinput is a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft and works by using an armband that incorporates sensors which measure the pressure, speed and force [...]

HTC Desire Review

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Announced earlier this month with the HTC Legend, the HTC Desire is an Android 2.1 device which is set to be one of the fastest Smartphones on the market when it is released sometime over the next few months.
Featuring the super fast 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, 576MB of RAM and a 3.7 inch OLED touchscreen, the [...]

Samsung I8520 Beam – boasting a projector and Android OS

Monday, February 15th, 2010

It’s been a busy old time at the Mobile World Congress so far, with many of the mobile phone manufacturers showcasing devices that will be available in the future and none so than Samsung Mobile Phones who unveiled the I8520 Beam.
This quad-band Smartphone runs Android OS, has a 3.7 inch toucscreen, an 8 megapixel camera [...]

Motorola Milestone packs a big screen and QWERTY keyboard

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Motorola’s new Android powered device is sure to have a few heads turning this year as the firm tries to edge back into the Smartphone market after a lacklustre couple of years. The Motorola Milestone proves that Motorola mobile phones do have what it takes to compete in this fiercely competitive market as it looks [...]

Get cash for your old mobile phone!

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Mobile phones are here to stay, in more ways than the obvious one. With consumers constantly being encouraged to upgrade to the latest models by the manufacturers and service providers, what happens to the old phones? Many will end up at the back of drawers gathering dust, unused and neglected, eventually being discarded and ending [...]

FAIL – Unbreakable mobile phone gets broken by BBC reporter

Monday, January 11th, 2010

As you may be aware the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is on at the moment, with manufacturers from all over the globe showing us what we will be using in the next couple of years. A couple of the big things at this year’s exhibition are 3D Televisions and touchscreen internet tablets, but [...]

Nokia N900 – bringing Maemo 5 to the masses

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The Nokia N900 is billed as a computer-grade device and takes its inspiration from the N810 internet tablet and N97 mobile phone. It runs the new Maemo 5 operating system, which is said to be its most user friendly OS.
This quad-band device has a large 3.5 inch touchscreen display, a full slide out QWERTY keyboard [...]

Powermat Wireless Charging System

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Due to the popularity and practicality of wireless devices and in a bid to rid multiple wall chargers, Powermat has developed its new wireless charging system. Capable of charging various handheld devices such as mobile phones, handheld games consoles, mp3 players and digital cameras, the Powermat will charge your devices up with the same efficiency [...]

Customise your HTC Tattoo!

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

To celebrate the release of HTC’s newest Android device the Tattoo, HTC are now offering a customisation service on their website. The tattoomyhtc.com website offers various designs and features, as well as offering users to upload their own pictures or designs for their one of a kind HTC Tattoo.
Prices start at €11.99 for the pre-designed [...]

Sony Ericsson C510 – more than meets the eye!

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

The C510 from Sony Ericsson features the traditional candy-bar design. It is available in both black and silver. The phone’s keypad has a nice design that makes it very easy for users to text. It is of an average size, but the phone is unexpectedly light in weight. One of the main features of the [...]