Exploring the LG Eve Smartphone

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I recently got my hands on the LG Eve (GW620R), an Android based smartphone with a slide out QWERTY keyboard. While it was hard to do, I put the HTC HD2 down and decided to make the Eve my primary device for a little while. The Eve is not a Nexus One, Desire, or even [...]

Will the Pre be Palm’s Tonic?

I got thinking about the Palm Pre the other day and started wondering if it will be enough to save Palm. First let me say that I think the Pre is great and is certainly going to be a successful product on its own but I would think it would have to be a smashing [...]

Excuse Me, That’s a Nice Looking Phone

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Over the weekend I spent some time at a birthday party for a friend’s son. Through all the noise and commotion I spotted another Dad playing a game on his i-mate device. It’s not uncommon to see parents with their face buried in their mobile device at these events. However, I don’t often see people [...]

Invasion of the Feature Phone!

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Have you noticed the number of feature phones increasing lately? More importantly, have you noticed now capable some of these phones are? Its got me wondering about where smartphones and feature phones are going to intersect. Feature phones include the Sidekick, Samsung Instinct and Impression, LG Xenon and Motorola Hint and they are really quite [...]

HTC Returns to the Messenger Market with the Maple Smartphone

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It’s been a long time since HTC had a device in the messenger space. The Excalibur, HTC’s first messenger style device, was a smash hit with T-Mobile users under the name of Dash. This device was also sold across many other carriers and under many other names, including HTC’s brand as the s620. Following the [...]

The New HP iPAQ Voice Messenger Smartphone – Take 2

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Jack Cook posted about a new voice messenger device from HP earlier today. What’s interesting to me, is that HP might have learned from their past mistakes on this device. The original Voice Messenger device from HP was a horrible unit with poor screen, low memory, and no real appeal or wow factor to speak [...]

Free Halloween Ringtones From Microsoft

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It’s getting close to Halloween and why decorate just your house when you can outfit your smartphone as well. Microsoft has released a collection of Halloween themed ringtones and wallpapers. I didn’t care to much for the wallpapers, but the ringtones are actually pretty good. Check them out for yourself – they’re all free to [...]

New HTC s740 Smartphone is Nice, But…

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Earlier this week, HTC announced a new Smartphone called the s740. This new device is a non-touch screen version of the Diamond-like Touch Pro. Unlike most other devices these days, the s740 came as a complete surprise to many. The s740 sports a 528MHz processor from Qualcomm (could this be the fastest Smartphone we’ve seen [...]

Is The HP iPAQ 510 Really A Top Rated Smartphone?

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According to Expansys, the HP iPAQ 510 is among the 3 top rated Windows Mobile Smartphones on their site. The other 2, in case you’re wondering, are the Samsung BlackJack II and the Palm Treo 500v. I have no problems with the other two devices, they are both very nice handsets – yes, even the [...]

Playing Around with the Samsung i620 Slider Smartphone

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The first thing you will notice when you pick up the Samsung i620 is just how small it is and how well it fits in your hands. Samsung is really on to something with this ultra small sliding form factor. It’s the right size for any pocket or purse, and it’s a lot of fun [...]