SAMSUNG OMNIA i900 – THE iPHONE / HTC KILLER?

Being a leader is not easy especially in the Hi-Tech world.  Many manufacturer are using the Apple and HTC products as benchmarks to come out with better products.  Samsung believe their Omnia i900 will be able to go head-to-head with the big-guns from Apple and HTC.  Samsung is not just talking as can be seen [...]

NOKIA TUBE CHALLENGES iPHONE 3G & TOUCH DIAMOND

Nokia has been watching very closely on the development of the iPhone 3G and HTC Touch Diamond.  Eventhough Nokia is holding the world’s leading smartphone position they are not resting on their laurels.
The news are spreading like wild fire that Nokia will be releasing the Tube, a.k.a. The 5800 XpressMusic. 

Below are some specs to expect:

Measurements: [...]

“INVISIBLE SHIELD” YOUR iPHONE 3G/TOUCH DIAMOND

Your search for a(n) Apple iPhone 3G  and HTC Touch Diamond case, skin, or cover is now over.
ZAGG’s invisibleSHIELD™ is an exceptionally clear and virtually indestructible film that will protect your iPhone 3G or Touch Diamond from unsightly scratches. The exclusive, patented film – with nano-memory™ technology – covers and shields your device, keeping it as pristine as [...]

OPERA MOBILE 9.51b1 AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

Opera Mobile 9.5 beta for Windows Mobile 5/6 Pocket PC, version 9.51b1 (Touchscreen-based devices only) is now available for download.There are some known issues with this release but for those who are adventurous enough they should give it a try:

ActiveX is disabled — Flash plugins and embedded video streaming do not work.
Custom IME’s (like HTC’s [...]

WINDOWS MOBILE HAS 18 FORM FACTORS

How many form factors do you have for iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, Symbian, and Windows Mobile?   Check out below the compilation from Pocketnow:

iphone has only one form factor
BlackBerry has two currently with two on the way (candybar QWERTY, candybar SureType, flip SureType, and no keyboard)
Palm has two (candybar QWERTY and no keyboard)\
Symbian does a bit better [...]

UMPC? NETBOOK? HERE COMES THE ACER ASPIRE ONE

The Acer Aspire One though a late comer is one device you aspire to have. Overall it is an attractive unit especially when its lid is closed. Beautiful curves and glossy blue finish and is also available in white.  It looks more ‘mature’ than the Eee PC series.
Like most netbooks, the Aspire One comes in [...]

HTC VICTOR GOING TO TELUS CANADA

The HTC Touch Diamond is coming to Telus Canada in the form of the HTC Victor.  The diamond-cut back has been changed.  See photo below:

1,000,000 iPHONE 3G SOLD IN 3 DAYS

THE iPHONE 3G IS A HUGE HIT!
The iPhone 3G was launched on Friday 11 July.  On Sunday 13 July, total sales  has reached OVER 1 MILLION units – 1,000,000 iPhone 3G in 3 DAYS. WOW!

“iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, [...]

HTC TOUCH DIAMOND BETTER THAN iPHONE 3G

eWeek reported that Microsoft’s partners shipped 4.5 million Windows Mobile devices in Q1 2008 and that is an increase of 1.8 million units over the previous year. And IDG figures showed that Apple sold only 1.7 million iPhones during the same period.  This means that Microsoft Windows Mobile sales increase of 1.8 million units is HIGHER [...]

WINDOWS MOBILE PHONE IS BETTER THAN iPHONE 3G

Read Edward J. R. of MsMobiles “12 reasons to buy Windows Mobile phone instead of iPhone 3G” and decide for yourself:
“iPhone 3G goes on sale today worldwide, but we would like to point out that in many respects Windows Mobile phones are superior to iPhone 3G.”

3rd party applications in iPhone 3G cannot run in background: [...]