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Looking forward to new Android phones in 2009 for the U.S. market can be disappointing.  We have the G1, and maybe the HTC Magic if it ever comes around here.  Other than that, there’s not too much that we know about.  What we can know is that Huawei, a Chinese… Continue Reading »

Reportedly, LG has released some information to TechRadar that they are going to come out with a cell phone, which boasts a 12MP camera.  For those of us who like taking good quality pictures on the go, having a cell phone with a high end camera is a necessity.  Jeremy… Continue Reading »

The Mobile World Congress was abuzz this week when GSMA announced the possibility of having one standard charger for all mobile types.  Instead of having a specific charger for each type of mobile phone, manufacturers can create one type that will charge all devices.  This should not be too difficult… Continue Reading »

Exhibitors included Novotel, which created a lot of buzz by introducing MiFi, a device that runs off of a SIM card and turns a smartphone into a wireless hot spot.  Meanwhile, Alcatel-Lucent showcased new 3-D content that mobile users can download onto their phone for a broader media experience.  Other… Continue Reading »

Nokia and Skype are working together to build in Skype on certain Nokia cell phones.  The Nseries will feature Skype and it will be built into the phone’s contact manager.  The first phone to feature Skype pre-installed will e the N97.  Nokia uses the Symbian S60 OS in its phones… Continue Reading »

Currently, Verizon Wireless is the largest of all North American cell phone carriers and based on today’s announcement, it seems they want to keep it that way.  Verizon is currently testing 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks in Minneapolis, Columbus, Ohio, and Northern New Jersey and in Budapest, Dusseldorf, and… Continue Reading »

The BlackBerry Storm.  Nokia E71.  LG KS360.  Any one of those hot new phones should have taken home the coveted “Best Mobile Handset” from this year’s GSMA in Barcelona.  Alas, they all fell short of the INQ phone that looks like it is straight out of 2002. INQ, who the… Continue Reading »

Palm is showing off the UMTS version of the Palm Pre for European networks at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.  This version one-ups the US model I got to play with at CES with simultaneous data connection and voice connection.  The US model can only do one of those… Continue Reading »

Digicel’s put together a pretty smart design by adding a solar panel to the back of its newest phone, the Coral-200-Solar (manufactured by ZTE).  It appears to be a very simple phone, so I wouldn’t expect any fancy bells and whistles like a touch screen or camera.  First the pros: … Continue Reading »

We got to give it to LG for bringing their new netbook, the LG-X120 at the ongoing Mobile World Congress.  Whereas everybody else is launching new mobile phones, LG demoed its netbook instead.  But we certainly understand the logic for this. LG wants to market the X120 netbook as part… Continue Reading »