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Samsung have announced two music-focused handsets - the Beatb, and Beats. The Beat b will be available later this month, and the S, sometime next month. Being music-focused handsets, they feature several things you’d expect to see in a music-minded handset, such as an FM Radio, dedicated music keys, 3.5 mm jack, etc. Also, both [...]

Microsoft have patented, what is, essentially a GPS unit, at its core. But, should this patent become a reality, it can be made much more than that, should you so wish. You see, on the sides of the GPS unit, are various ports.

These ports will have external modules, which will allow you to connect [...]

According to Smart Mobile Gadgets, are all set to release a new communicator going to by the name of “Opal” - it seems to follow in the footsteps of the much-hyped HTC Touch, utilizing the same sapes and curves. While apparently it doesn’t lack in the way of looks, its tech specs are somewhat thin [...]

Sony Ericsson have finally unleashed their new sliding phone - the G705. The phone will come in two editions: G705 and G705u (Sony Ericsson’s first phone ever to support UMA). Both versions of the G705 are set to start shipping in Q4 2008, although the G705u will be an exclusive offering on Orange networks. Early [...]

A few days after LG announced their Viewty successor - the KC910, specs for the rumoured Prada II have surfaced. The original Prada was announced just over a year and a half ago, and if the Prada II specs are indeed true, this looks to be a solid upgrade, both for original Prada owners, ad [...]

HTC’s forthcoming Android-powered smartphone - known as the G1, and Dream, is to be sold on T-Mobile in the US, for $199, on a two-year contract.. The Dream/G1 is to be shown off at a press event, held in New York City, held on the 23rd of this month.

Also, in somewhat of a surpring move [...]

HTC recently announced its Touch HD handset - its main feature being the 800 x 480 (WVGA) 3.8″ touchscreen.A video of the Touch HD has been posted on the video-sharing site, Youtube. In the video, which lasts at just over twelve minutes and a half, you get a detailed look at the high resolution screen, [...]

RIM’s Blackberry OS has overtaken Windows Mobile, in terms of marketshare, putting it second, below the market leader, Symbian.

Figures for the second quarter of last year, showed, that Windows Mobile’s marketshare was at 11.5%,, which increased to 12% for the second quarter of this year. But, that wasn’t enough, as Rim enjoyed a massive [...]

A few days back, it was reported that Samsung, the world’s largest consumer electronics company, were hoping to acquire flash memory giant Sandisk. Well, now, you can add Toshiba into the fray as well, as they are trying to prevent this from happening. Both Toshiba, and Samsung have strong relationships with Sandisk. It seems Toshiba [...]

Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA line of handsets - the first being the X1, will not only run on the Windows Mobile OS, but possibly other platforms as well. Although, it’s not known which platform(s), one could possibly be UIQ 3.3, which was announced back in May of this year. The X1, which is [...]

HTC have announced their Touch 3G handset. This isn’t simply the original Touch, with 3G connectivity tacked on - that would be pretty pointless. Obviously, to get with the times, as it were, several features of the original Touch have been upgraded.

Tech specs are as follows:

Connectivity: Quad-band GSM, 3G
Display: 2.8″, QVGA resolution
Operating System: Windows Mobile [...]

HTC have announced their Touch HD handset, bearing similarities, looks-wise, with their Diamond handset. As the name would imply, the Touch HD sports a very high resolution screen - 480 x 800 pixels, and the screen measures a whopping 3.8″. It’s due to ship sometime this quarter.

Technical specifications are as follows:

Connectivity: Quad-band GSM, Dual-band 3G [...]

Once again the Web has got some more spy photos to buzz about - this time around, the mysterious Sony Ericsson Alicia, more known as the W707, has been snapped and outed online. As far as its specs are concerned, the only thing that’s known for sure is that it will come armed with a [...]

Samsung, the world’s largest manufacturer of NAND and DRAM memory chips, is looking into acquiring flash memory giant Sandisk, although, as of yet, both companies in question have declined to comment on the rumour. At the moment, Samsung currently supply memory chips to Sandisk, and with Sandisk’s stock price dropping from $56, down to $13, [...]

It seems someone at HTC has spilled the beans on another Touch-branded communicator - this time around it’s codenamed “HD”. As the spec sheet implies, this phone carries a whopping 480×800 pixel screen onboard, and naturally HTC’s trademark TouchFLO 3D finger-friendy user interface. Other than that, the HTC Touch HD is pretty much a mystery [...]