Month: July 2004
New 3 phone from NEC
The NEC e228 has just been announced for the 3G network operators, 3. Although the UK wing of the company hasn't confirmed a definite launch date. Fittingly, 3 different colours are available for the video mobile phone – silver, white…
Sony 'iPod' on sale in UK now!
Well, that's a lie actually, but if you're too impatient to wait for the NW-HD1 to reach these shores, you can always order one now from Audiocubes. Sony's iPod killer is due to arrive in the UK in September and…
Are music files the new plastic toy?
We're getting the feeling that it may not be so long before we're all collecting the tokens on the back of cereal packs to get free music downloads. Why giveaway Le Creuset pans and mugs with cockerels on them, when…
Roaming (a bit) more free
Good news for those who like to browse the Internet while grazing on a sandwich. BT is cutting down the price of its Openzone Wi-Fi service, so you can do all your work from a hotspot café. The company is…
HP goes launch crazy
HP has announced four new iPAQ models, the most interesting of which is the company's h6340 smartphone. The Pocket PC-based smartphone is obviously designed to be a direct competitor for O2's xda II, and comes with quad-band GSM/GPRS, WLAN…
Motorola MPx220 finally confirmed
Along with the launch of the V3 RAZR, Motorola also finally confirmed the release of the MPx220, the company's upgraded smartphone. The MPx220 looks likely to be an improvement on the MPx200, the company's previous Windows Mobile clamshell. The…
Motorola super slim RAZR phone
In terms of iconic phone designs, Motorola certainly leads the way and it looks like the company has just done it again with the release of the V3 RAZR. The clamshell phone is incredibly slim – just 14mm -…
Apple and Motorola pair up
Apple is finally letting another company in on some of its iTunes action. The company has announced it is producing a version of the music downloading service for Motorola's mobile phones. The phones, which are likely to be available…
More iPod Rankings
Following on from our story about Amazon's iPod Mini colour comparison, it seems the Japanese are also opting for silver over the other colours. But whereas pink is the UK's next iPod of choice, the Japanese are mad for…