What's hot in the world of Symbian phones?
Author: Matt Sharp Symbian is one of the stalwart operating systems of the mobile world, and now, it's to be found in three of the coolest smartphones on the market. Let's take a look at them. Sony Ericsson Satio It's fair to say that the Sony Ericsson Satio is easily one of the most hotly anticipated phones of the year. On the face of it, the big reason for the excitement is its 12 megapixel camera, and whilst that is a force to be reckoned with, there's so much more to the Sony Ericsson ... Read Full Story
The Nokia N97 Mini - is it good enough to beat its rivals?
Author: Matt Sharp The Nokia N97 Mini is now available, but it has some real touch competition for the title of best smartphone. Can it beat its rivals? Let's find out. HTC HD2 Quite apart from it being hyper-fast (with a 1GHz processor), with an incredibly fluid interface, the HTC HD2 also has the biggest screen on the market, coming in at an unbelievable 4.3 inches. That's a lot of real estate on screen, and it means that even previously fiddly menu bars are now finger-friendly, given th... Read Full Story
What is the key feature that makes smartphones so popular?
Author: Matt Sharp When it comes to smartphones, which is more desirable: cool media features, open source software expandability, or ease of use? Let's take a look at three of the hottest smartphones on the planet. Sony Ericsson Satio It's fair to say that the Sony Ericsson Satio is easily one of the most hotly anticipated phones of the year. On the face of it, the big reason for the excitement is its 12 megapixel camera, and whilst that is a force to be reckoned with, there's so much mor... Read Full Story
Which is the best mobile phone for social networking?
Author: Matt Sharp Social networking is one of the key things driving smartphone sales in the modern world. But which is the best phone for social networking? Let's find out. HTC HD2 If you're talking big screens, there's no way you can avoid the HTC HD2, because it holds the record for the biggest screen seen on a mobile phone. At a huge 4.3 inches, it is truly vast, and the high, 800x480 resolution makes it genuinely easy to use things like scrollbars in menus. However, the HTC HD2 actua... Read Full Story
Windows Mobile vs. Maemo vs. WebOS: which is the best smartphone OS?
Author: Matt Sharp Let's take a look at three of the hottest smartphones available on the market, and see whether Windows Mobile, Maemo or WebOS is the OS to buy. HTC HD2 If you're talking big screens, there's no way you can avoid the HTC HD2, because it holds the record for the biggest screen seen on a mobile phone. At a huge 4.3 inches, it is truly vast, and the high, 800x480 resolution makes it genuinely easy to use things like scrollbars in menus. However, the HTC HD2 actually does a v... Read Full Story
The second renaissance for smartphones
Author: Matt Sharp Smartphones are going through something of a second renaissance, with three new phones, in particular, bringing some of the best features and usability ever seen a phone. Let's take a look at these groundbreakers. Motorola DEXT Android is trying to take over the world, and its new home is the beautiful Motorola DEXT. Part of the huge appeal of the Motorola DEXT is its brilliant new interface, which Motorola are calling MOTOBLUR. It's designed to put all your social netwo... Read Full Story
Which is the best new smartphone on the market?
Author: Matt Sharp The big smartphones OSes on the market have all got new phones available, but which one is best? Let's take a look how the latest Symbian, Android and Windows Mobile phones stack up against each other. Sony Ericsson Satio It's fair to say that the Sony Ericsson Satio is easily one of the most hotly anticipated phones of the year. On the face of it, the big reason for the excitement is its 12 megapixel camera, and whilst that is a force to be reckoned with, there's so muc... Read Full Story
Which is the best new smartphone on the market?
Author: Matt Sharp The big smartphones OSes on the market have all got new phones available, but which one is best? Let's take a look how the latest Symbian, Android and Windows Mobile phones stack up against each other. Sony Ericsson Satio It's fair to say that the Sony Ericsson Satio is easily one of the most hotly anticipated phones of the year. On the face of it, the big reason for the excitement is its 12 megapixel camera, and whilst that is a force to be reckoned with, there's so muc... Read Full Story
The Nokia N97 Mini is here!
Author: Matt Sharp The Nokia N97 Mini is here! But is it good enough to outdo the Symbian phones already available? Let's find out. Samsung i8910 HD First up, there's the Samsung i8910 HD, and it has one big advantage over the other two phones on this list. Whilst it has an 8 megapixel camera, the Samsung i8910 HD is also the first phone to record true 720p HD video. Never before has a phone been able to capture video at that massive high resolution, and coincidentally (or is it coincidenc... Read Full Story
The Nokia N97 Mini is here!
Author: Matt Sharp The Nokia N97 Mini is here! But is it good enough to outdo the Symbian phones already available? Let's find out. Samsung i8910 HD First up, there's the Samsung i8910 HD, and it has one big advantage over the other two phones on this list. Whilst it has an 8 megapixel camera, the Samsung i8910 HD is also the first phone to record true 720p HD video. Never before has a phone been able to capture video at that massive high resolution, and coincidentally (or is it coincidenc... Read Full Story