June 2009 Roundup
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| 30th
June 2009
Manufacturers went touchscreen mad in
June, with
Apple and Samsung leading the pack with major new releases.
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2009 Roundup
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Sony Ericsson T715
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| 25th
June 2009
Although it probably does everything
that you need, there's no getting away from the fact
that the Sony
Ericsson T715 is really astonishingly dull.
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Ericsson T715
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HTC Hero
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| 24th
June 2009
Perhaps the first second-generation
Android phone, the HTC
Hero offers some significant improvements over its
predecessors.
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HTC
Hero
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Samsung Crest Solar E1107
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| 22nd
June 2009
The Samsung
Crest Solar E1107 is a very basic solar-powered
phone. But are handsets like the Crest Solar really
going to save the world?
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Crest Solar E1107
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Samsung Omnia Lite B7300
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| 19th
June 2009
Yet another addition to the Omnia range,
the Samsung
Omnia Lite B7300 tries to deliver a lot of features
in a modestly sized package.
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Omnia Lite B7300
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Samsung Omnia PRO B7320
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| 18th
June 2009
Another member of the Omnia family,
the Samsung
Omnia PRO B7320 is a familiar looking messaging
device that looks useful if a little dull.
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Samsung
Omnia PRO B7320
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Samsung Omnia PRO B7610
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| 17th
June 2009
The
Samsung
Omnia PRO B7610 is a high-end Windows smartphone
with a large touch-sensitive display and a slide-out
QWERTY keyboard.
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Omnia PRO B7610
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LG GM730
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| 17th
June 2009
LG announced some more details on the
user-friendly LG GM730
Windows smartphone, due to be available in Asia from
next month.
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GM730
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Samsung Omnia II I8000
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| 16th
June 2009
The next step up from the original Omnia,
the Samsung
Omnia II I8000 is a Windows Mobile device with a
large touchscreen, GPS, 3.5 data and WiFi.
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Samsung
Omnia II I8000
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Samsung Jet S8000
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| 16th
June 2009
Billed as the fastest touchscreen phone
on the market, the Samsung Jet S8000 is certainly impressive
- but can it challenge the new iPhone?
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Jet S8000
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Nokia 3710 Fold
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| 15th
June 2009
A low-cost clamshell phone with a surprising
number of features, the Nokia
3710 Fold also manages to look great at the same
time.
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3710 Fold
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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic
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| 15th
June 2009
A cut-down version of the 5800, the
Nokia
5530 XpressMusic certainly has an appeal - but is
it really worth compromising to save a little bit of
money?
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5530 XpressMusic
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Nokia E72
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| 15th
June 2009
The Nokia
E72 is the next generation in Nokia's line-up of
messaging devices, with a number of small but useful
hardware and software improvements.
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E72
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Apple iPhone 3G S
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| 8th
June 2009
The Apple
iPhone 3G S is a faster iPhone with a better camera
and lots of software and hardware updates. However,
it still doesn't quite manage to be perfect.
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iPhone 3G S
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Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart
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| 7th
June 2009
The Sony
Ericsson C901 GreenHeart is a greener version of
an existing Cyber-shot branded phone. But is this yet
another poorly specified phone that you will want to
upgrade?
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Ericsson C901 GreenHeart
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Sony Ericsson Naite
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| 7th
June 2009
The strangely named Sony Ericsson Naite
is a midrange phone that aims to have greener credentials
than most similar handsets.
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Ericsson Naite
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Samsung M8910 Pixon 12 Preview
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| 1st
June 2009
The Samsung
M8910 Pixon 12 is a 12 megapixel touchscreen phone
due to hit Europe this month, beating other rivals to
market with the first device of this type.
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M8910 Pixon 12 Preview
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Samsung B2100 Solid Extreme / Xplorer Review
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| 1st
June 2009
The Samsung
B2100 Solid Extreme / Xplorer is probably the toughest
phone ever made by a major manufacturer. Is there more
to this phone than its durability?
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B2100 Solid Extreme / Xplorer Review
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May 2009 Roundup
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| 31st
May 2009
Sony
Ericsson led the field in May
2009 with a 12 megapixel touchscreen phone and an
innovative media handset, plus several new launches
from other manufacturers.
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2009 Roundup
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LG GT505 and GW520 Preview
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| 30th
May 2009
Two handsets aimed at users of social
networking sites, the LG
GT505 and GW520 also feature widescreen displays
and plenty of other useful features.
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GT505 and GW520 Preview
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Nokia 6730 Classic
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| 29th
May 2009
A
mid-market phone with GPS, the Nokia
6730 Classic is exclusively available on the Vodafone
network. It's an attractive device, but will it bring
in customers?
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6730 Classic
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Sony Ericsson Aino
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| 28th
May 2009
The
Sony Ericsson
Aino is a fresh looking slider phone that is designed
to work seamlessly with media stored on a PC or a Playstation
3 console.
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Ericsson Aino
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Sony Ericsson Yari
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| 28th
May 2009
A
3.5G slider phone with GPS and a 5 megapixel camera,
the Sony Ericsson Yari seems useful enough - but Sony
Ericsson say that this will revolutionize gaming. Will
it?
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Ericsson Yari
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Sony Ericsson Satio
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| 28th
May 2009
Also
known as the Idou, the Sony
Ericsson Satio is likely to be the first 12 megapixel
camera phone to market. What else can it offer other
than class-leading photography?
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Ericsson Satio
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LG GD900 Crystal
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| 28th
May 2009
At
last, we have almost all the details of the upcoming
LG GD900 Crystal,
an innovative phone with a transparent keypad that could
be a real iPhone-beater.
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GD900 Crystal
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Samsung S5200
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| 27th
May 2009
The Samsung
S5200 is an attractive slider phone aimed at mass-market
customers. But does it offer good value for money against
tough competition?
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S5200
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Nokia 6600i Slide
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| 19th
May 2009
An update to the 6600 Slide, the new
Nokia 6600i
Slide adds a 5 megapixel camera and a smart new
look. But is it interesting enough to attract customers?
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6600i Slide
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Nokia 7020
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| 18th
May 2009
A fashion phone on a budget, the Nokia
7020 clamshell tries very hard to impress. But what
can you do for less than 100 euro these days?
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7020
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Nokia 2720 Fold
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| 18th
May 2009
A very glossy and attractive handset,
the Nokia 2720
Fold is also one of the cheapest phones in Nokia's
line-up. But just how practical is it?
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2720 Fold
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Nokia 2730 Classic
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| 18th
May 2009
The Nokia
2730 Classic is Nokia's cheapest 3G phone ever.
Surprisingly, it seems to be rather appealing and offers
excellent value for money.
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2730 Classic
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Samsung C3060R
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| 14th
May 2009
Designed to be easy-to-use while still
looking like a normal mobile phone, the Samsung
C3060R tries hard to fill an often-neglected market
niche.
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C3060R
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Samsung Alias 2
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| 13th
May 2009
Aimed at the US market, the Samsung
Alias 2 is an innovative CDMA phone with a two-way keypad using
electronic ink technology.
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Alias 2
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HTC Magic with Google Video
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| 12th
May 2009
A tongue-in-cheek look at the Vodafone
exclusive HTC
Magic and some of the useful and rather silly applications
that are available for it.
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Magic with Google Video
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Garmin Neverfone?
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| 11th
May 2009
Announced over a year ago, the intriguing
Garmin nüvifone G60 is very late.. but is it so late
that it is in danger of becoming the Garmin
Neverfone?
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Neverfone?
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Motorola W7 Active Edition
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| 11th
May 2009
The Motorola
W7 Active Edition makes much use of the handset's
built-in accelerometer to offer an interesting set of
gesture controls, games and other features.
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W7 Active Edition
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Nokia E52
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| 6th
May 2009
The Nokia
E52 is the Finnish manufacturer's latest business
class handset which looks a little dull on the outside,
but it has plenty of practical features to make it worthwhile.
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E52
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April 2009 Roundup
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| 30th
April 2009
Korean manufacturers took centre stage
during April 2009
with some interesting devices, in an otherwise pretty
quiet month for new handset releases
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2009 Roundup
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Samsung Tocco Lite (GT-S5230)
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| 29th
April 2009
We have seen the Samsung
Tocco Lite before, but it seems that Samsung might
have big plans for this low-cost touchscreen phone.
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Tocco Lite
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