HTC introduce their latest handset, the S743, for the US market. It’s the twin of the S740 for the European market and is a non-touch screen. Instead, this ultra slim, slider handset features a 12-key number pad as well as a full QWERTY keyboard. It is HSDPA enabled, with Bluetooth and USB connectivity. It runs [...]

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T-Mobile (USA) introduce a re-vamped version of the Shadow. This version includes a faster processor and the ability to make calls over WiFi with T-Mobile’s (USA) HotSpot service. This is a quad-band handset with GRPS, EDGE and WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and miniUSB connections. Internal memory can be expanded up to 4GB via a microSD slot. [...]

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Moninnova is the Taiwan-based company responsible for the production of the next version of the Sony Xperia. They launched their own handset at CES, the Mobinnova Ice. It’s a chic and attractive looking handset. It weighs an acceptable 120 grams with dimensions of 114×53.5x13mm. It features a large and clear 3inch WQVGA LCD display. The touch [...]

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On show at CES was the Blackberry Curve 8900, the thinnest and lightest full QWERTY BlackBerry to date. It will be available on the T-Mobile (USA) network. At 13.5mm thick and weighing 109grams, the 8900 has a 2.4inch (480x360pixel) LCD screen with a 35key backlit QWERTY keyboard and trackball. The battery will give you 5.5 [...]

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The legendary Stevie Wonder turned up at a press conference co-hosted by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and Sendero Group on 8th January, asking manufacturers to consider the visually impaired when they design mobile phones and other such gadgets. Stevie spoke of wanting to encourage manufacturers to make technology more accessible to the [...]

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So the name doesn’t exactly excite me.  What’s wrong with a cool and exciting name for the brand new handset?  Tsk!  If only I could name phones…. The Pre is a somewhat attractive slider smartphone with rounded edges and a large 3.1inch touch sensitive (320x480pixel) HVGA display.  Reports on screen quality are positive, describing it [...]

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