Tag: smartphones
RIM go all touchy feely with the BlackBerry Torch 9860
Alongside the launch of the QWERTY/touch combo that is the Torch 9810, RIM have today also revealed the touch-only BlackBerry Torch 9860. Ditching the keyboards that BlackBerry are famous for, the Torch 9860 has the same 1.2GHz processor seen in…
Strong home cinema sales buoy LG's faltering smartphone arm
LG have revealed their second-quarter 2011 financial results. And while the Korean firm claim to be back on track after the recession hit profits, it seems that their home cinema products are taking a lot of the flak for faltering…
VIDEO: Samsung Galaxy R is the S2's cheaper sibling
The Samsung Galaxy S2 is all lined up to walk away with this year's top smartphone awards (unless the iPhone 5 pops up and does something really special anyway), but it's going to push many bank balances to their…
Nokia post operating loss of £424 million
Nokia have revealed their latest financial results, and it seems the only people left smiling by the performance of the Finnish phone giants will be Apple. Nokia have reported an operating loss of £424 million and a net loss…
Fujitsu bringing WP7 Mango device to stores next month?
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Mango update was scheduled to touch down at some point in the autumn. But it look likely now that Fujitsu will jump the gun with the release of their first Mango handset next month in…
Japan quake results in tough quarter for Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson had a rough time in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disasters this year. Revealling their sales figures for the past 3 months, it's been a somewhat disappointing quarter for Sony's mobile arm. The company…
Next-gen WP7 phones let users "do things they had never imagined" says Ballmer
Microsoft head honcho Steve Ballmer has been speaking at the 2011 Imagine Cup finals, talking up the "second generation" of his companies Windows Phone 7 handsets. While Windows Phone 7 was a bold move forwards from the Windows Mobile…
LG lower smartphone sale forecasts for 2011: is the portable 3D buzz smoke without fire?
Is the portable 3D buzz starting to die down? First Nintendo's 3DS system gets off to a rocky start, and now LG, who have pushed hard for glasses-free portable 3D this year with their LG Optimus 3D handset, have…
RIM respond to employee's open letter rant
A 1,700 word open letter from a disgruntled RIM employee has hit the web. Apparently written by an anonymous senior executive at RIM, it's slammed the company enough to warrant an official response from the BlackBerry makers. The employee's…
iPad, iPhone kings of UK mobile traffic, Android rules in USA
New data by web experts Comscore has revealed that Apple's iPad and iPhone devices are the gadgets of choice when it comes to mobile web browsing in the UK, and by a wide margin too. Once computers are taken out…