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Acer F900
Reviews The F900 is a solid performer with a nice 3.8in. screen, good battery life and a reasonable price. Acer's front end for Windows Mobile could do with a rethink though.
Tags: Battery, Acer Inc., HTC Touch, MicroSD, microSD Card, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Display, HTC Touch HD, Accelerometer, Microsoft Windows
Toshiba TG01
Reviews The slim and sleek TG01's hardware design breaks new ground, while the 4.1in. screen is great for media-rich activities. Unfortunately the user interface is eccentric, and battery life is very disappointing.
Tags: Battery, Screen, MicroSD, microSD Card, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Touch Screen, Accelerometer, phone, Microsoft Windows, light-emitting diode
HTC Magic
Reviews The Vodafone-exclusive HTC Magic is a well-designed handset that's comfortable to hold, has a responsive touch-screen and should satisfy anyone who is happy to use Google's suite of applications.
Tags: Battery, Screen, Google Inc., Touch Screen, Accelerometer, HTC Magic, T-Mobile G1, YouTube Inc., keyboard, Google Android
HTC Touch HD
Reviews Although the Touch HD's 3.8in. display makes it big and difficult to pocket, it also makes data-rich activities like web browsing much more rewarding than they are on smaller devices.
Tags: Battery, Screen, Device, Headset, HTC Touch, MicroSD, microSD Card, Microsoft Windows Mobile, HTC Touch HD, Touch HD
Sony to release new PS3 motion controller next spring
News First announced in June at E3, the new controller will give the PS3 more Wii-like functionality, and the news came just as Nintendo announced it was cutting the Wii's price by US$50.
Tags: Game players, Controller, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video Game Console, Nintendo Wii, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Mozilla releases first beta of Firefox 3.6
News "Namoroka" beta brings performance improvements, Personas, and several abilities Web developers should notice. With it, Mozilla is trying to move faster.
Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Personas, Web Page, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Firefox, performance
Adobe takes Flash to smartphones
News The update is set to arrive as a beta on phones early next year, and aims to extend Flash's popularity on the desktop to mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile applications, Business applications, Palm Inc., Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, mobile, Business applications, Barclay, Mobile applications
HTC Hero
Reviews The Android platform has come of age in the Hero. HTC's Sense interface is superbly implemented, the device itself is intuitive to use, and the software is largely well thought-out. We'd have liked more internal memory, longer battery life and a better camera though.
Tags: Battery, Screen, Headset, GPS, MicroSD, microSD Card, photograph, Facebook, High Tech Computer Corp., camera
HTC Touch Pro 2
Reviews HTC's best smartphone yet features a tilting screen, a good QWERTY keyboard and a responsive touch interface. The high-resolution screen is also superb. Our only real concern is battery life.
Tags: Battery, Screen, Mobile, Device, Web Browser, USB, HTC Touch, HSPA, Microsoft Windows Mobile, hardware keyboard
Hackers run Linux on iPhone
News A hacker group has made the iPhone boot with a Linux 2.6 kernel, although many of the device's features are not implemented.
Tags: Hacking, Applications and tools, Apple Inc., USB, Kernel, Touch Screen, software, network, Hacker, Linux
Acer DX900
Reviews If you want a Windows Mobile device with dual SIM support, then Acer's DX900 is the only available option in the UK. It does its job of handling two SIMs well, providing usable tweaks in the provided applications.
Tags: Battery, Mobile, Acer Inc., Storage, GPS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, SIM Card, Microsoft Windows, SMS, camera
HTC Touch Diamond2
Reviews The HTC Touch Diamond2 brings some notable improvements over its predecessor and is a powerful touch-screen Windows Mobile smartphone.
Tags: Battery, Smart Phone, Video, Headset, HTC Touch, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Microsoft Windows, High Tech Computer Corp., camera
Nokia N97
Reviews Although the Nokia N97 is packed with features, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market.
Tags: Smart Phone, Video, Touch Screen, phone, keyboard, Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., High Tech Computer Corp., camera
What happens when the Internet gets physical?
News How tools such as RFID secure real world will force rethink of IT security implementation, as such devices will mean Internet takes on "physical dimension", says expert.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Cloud computing, RFID, Authentication, Security, Mobile, IT Security, Cell Phone, Storage
Apple patent filings hint at iPhone evolution
News MacRumors uncovers two new patent applications from Apple that detail some new features that could be added to its marquee smartphone.
Tags: Patents, Development/design, Next-generation technology/networks, Apple Inc., Mobile, Video Conferencing, Mobile Device, Video, Apple iPhone, blog
