Motorola didn’t have much to show at the Mobile World Congress, showcasing just one handset at the event. In keeping with the recent tie in Motorola have had with Android, bringing us handsets like MILESTONE, DEXT and BACKFLIP, the QUENCH also runs Android OS, in this case version 1.5.
Unlike the aforementioned Motorola devices, the QUENCH [...]

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Not the most noted name in the manufacturing and selling of mobile handsets, Acer have announced a range of high end smartphone products at this years Mobile World Congress that are worth noting. Running on either Android or Windows Mobile, these devices deliver high end specification and serve to further enhance Acer’s growing reputation.

The first [...]

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We now turn our attention to the announcements at the Mobile World Congress from HTC. HTC have come a long way in the industry from the early days, when they were mainly responsible for supplying network branded Windows Mobile devices, bring the likes of the SPV on Orange, MDA on T-Mobile and XDA on O2 [...]

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Sometimes when a new handset is released, it is instantly clear where it fits into that particular manufacturer’s line-up of existing handsets, but every once in a while a new product is announced that, whilst being a fine device in its own right, seems to be nothing more than a filler handset, just another variation [...]

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The LG Cookie has proven to be one of the most popular handsets of recent times, selling in millions around the world. The Cookie name is going to spawn a whole range of handsets from LG in 2010, and leading the charge is the LG GS500 Cookie Plus.
The Cookie Plus takes everything that made the [...]

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Sony Ericsson have been strutting their stuff at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the largest phone exhibition in the mobile industry calendar, showcasing three new handsets, which are variations on handsets already announced by the Swedish/Japanese manufacturer. The first of these is the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro.

We took a look at the Sony Ericsson Vivaz [...]

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Samsung caused a bit of a stir recently, with the announcement of a proprietary smartphone platform they were planning to launch, called Bada, which is designed as a complete platform running high performance native applications, services and products. The initial news was rather coolly received, with many wondering just where yet another smartphone platform would [...]

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Avenir Telecom, the UK’s leading distributor in mobile telecoms, is set to make a series of high profile announcements this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
A partnership with Energizer, one of the world’s largest battery manufacturers, will be announced for the design, manufacture and distribution of an innovative range of new mobile device chargers. [...]

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Ever since the legendary Nokia 6310i, the 6000 range of handsets from Nokia have produced some of the most enduring and immensely popular devices that have ever been sold in the mobile phone industry. The 6000 series is responsible for the soap bar styled Nokia 6600, upgrade to the market leading smartphone of the time, [...]

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Given the popularity of mobile phones, and given that it is more common for people these days to have more than one telephone, and telephone line, one technology that has taken its time in coming through in the UK market is dual SIM functionality. There have been a few phones, over the years, and a [...]

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