Category: Mobile phones
LG/Orange 3G phone unveiled
We might be easily confused, but nevertheless we do wish that LG would stop releasing 3G mobile phones that have virtually identical model numbers. After the arrival of the groundbreaking 8110 on Three – the first half decent 3G…
Philips re-invents the camera phone
Philips has confirmed that its innovative camera phone will debut in the UK in January 2005 retailing for around £100. The small candy bar shaped handset is the first to feature the Snap, Tag and Send system that gives users…
Vodafone first with new BlackBerry
Vodafone is to become the first UK network to offer one of the new breed of BlackBerry devices. Due for launch in early October the Vodafone BlackBerry 7100v jettisons the pager style of existing devices for a more phone…
Siemens iPod style phone
The all pervading design influence of the Apple iPod seems finally to have reached mobile phones. With its white finish and rectangular shape Siemens new clamshell, the SF65, certainly bears a passing resemblance to Apple's ubiquitous music player. The phone…
Now it is file swapping via mobile phones
Nokia has announced its has developed a peer to peer system for phones that enable users swap image, video and even music files with other people's mobiles. Apparently Nokia's research centre in Budapest has developed a system that works on…
Amstrad debuts home videophone
As we predicted several weeks ago the new E3, the third generation e-m@iler internet phone from Amstrad, turns out to be a videophone with users able to see as well as hear the person they are calling. The device,…
Bluetooth headset helmet for bikers
Nice to see that while bikers may be born to be wild, they're not so wild that they can't ring their mum's while they're off feeling the wind in their hair. Momo's Fighter Prestige Helmet is currently in production. It's…
ntl and O2 to trial TV to mobiles
The first ever UK user trial of multi-channel TV to mobile phones is set to launch spring next year. The usability trial is being conducted by ntl and O2 and will start with nine broadcast transmitters covering the areas in…
Nokia's new fashion phones
Nokia's latest phone range, launched at the Totally Fashion event in Shanghai, is a strange-looking fashion range. The Nokia 7280, 7270, 7260 phones apparently "blend old world art deco styling with an edgy, modern day twist". Nokia has evidently…
New Xdas announced from O2
O2 has announced that it will be releasing an updated version of its Xda II later this year – the Xda IIs. The smartphone is to include a slide out QWERTY keyboard as well as the long-awaited 802.11b wireless…