Remember the Nokia 5230 that was announced a few days ago? The phone was recently spotted over at the FCC – that’s right folks, the newest touchscreen phone from Nokia is set to flood the markets. I really wish Nokia stopped using numbers in their model numbers though – it’s just not easy to remember [...]

LG has announced today that they will be releasing the BL40 in the United Kingdom from Orange and Carphone Warehouse. The unveiling of the phone happened back in late July. A few more specifications for the 3G phone were also revealed: 4.0-inch WVGA (800 x 345 pixel) 5.0 megapixel camera 1000mAh li-ion battery – 5 [...]

We saw the Nokia N79 Mobile Phone way back in August 2008, when it was announced by Nokia. The phone got the FCC approval in October and was finally launched into the world markets. Exterior The Nokia N79 comes in a candybar form factor – which Nokia calls as Classic – weighing in at a [...]

The November 2008 issue of WIRED magazine – the test issue – awarded top scores to the Nokia E71 as the Test Best Cell Phone. Designed for messaging, navigation and other top multimedia features, the E71 scored 9/10. WIRED editors called it a road warrior on the ball – without being too much of a [...]

You knew it was bound to happen, didn’t you? Today, CTIA announced the new Camera-Phone Based Barcode Scanning White Paper, using input from the nation’s leading carriers. The white paper is meant to help define, develop and promote an open system for camera-phone 2D barcode scanning in the US market. It will also help companies [...]

Along with announcements of the Nokia N96 and Nokia N79, the folks over at Espoo also unleashed the new Nokia N85 multimedia computer featuring a 2.6 inch, battery-saving OLED display. The feature set is pretty similar to the N79, including the integrated FM transmitter, 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA and Wi-Fi support as well as 10 [...]

One of the hot phones of the year, the Nokia N96, will finally arrive at the American shores in Q4 of 2008. The N96 was introduced to us in the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and will be targeted at 3G/HSDPA networks. Featuring a 2.8 inch screen, the phone will come with 16 gigs of [...]

After last year’s tremendous success, Sony Ericsson is reviving its World View online competition to take a look at that perfect picture snapped on a cameraphone. As part of this global event, Sony Ericsson has launched a new portal where users can upload their photos, build up a social network, share images with other members, [...]

Hop-on announced that it will throw in 6 new GSM and 3G phones into the markets worldwide. The HOP1800 series will feature pretty much everything from a US $125 PDA phone to the world’s cheapest phone at $10. The new phones include: HOP1801 Smart Phone, touted as the cheapest smartphone in the market HOP1803 Ultra [...]

More phones from Sony Ericsson. This time, it’s the Sony Ericsson R300 mobile phone that cleared the FCC hurdle. This is also a cameraphone, and features TrackID – a free music recognition service. TrackID allows you to search for song titles, artists and album names. There’s also a web browser on the phone. Connecting the [...]