Samsung tries a new size with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

Posted March 23, 2011 by Mike Evans

Samsung has been showing off its new Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet at CTIA 2011, a new, smaller version of the now-thinner Galaxy Tab 10.1. Handily, Samsung is naming its tablets after the size of the screen, so the Tab…

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HTC HD7S announced, world shrugs

Posted March 22, 2011 by Mike Evans

HTC has clearly decided that CTIA 2011 is the event it wants to showcase all its best kit this year, as it’s also been showing off its new HTC HD7S Windows Phone 7 device. Just like its range of S-class…

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HTC Evo 3D sets a new Android benchmark

Posted March 22, 2011 by Mike Evans

HTC has launched the HTC Evo 3D, the company’s first 3D smartphone with a feature-set that literally makes the eyes water. All the features that were expected are there, but what stunning features they are! Dual-core 1.2GHz processor, HDMI, DLNA,…

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The 5 biggest losers from MWC 2011

Posted February 19, 2011 by Mike Evans

Following on from my post listing the 5 biggest winners from MWC 2011, it’s time to see who didn’t come out so well at the year’s biggest mobile event. It’s been a vintage year for mobile tech, and looking at…

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The 5 biggest winners from MWC 2011

Posted February 18, 2011 by Mike Evans

MWC 2011 has officially ended, leaving in its wake an absolute blizzard of news, press releases, intrigue and hands-on excitement! But who were the winners of the show and who were the losers? Which mobile phone companies and technologies won…

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HTC Cha-Cha and Salsa, the world’s first Facebook phones

Posted February 15, 2011 by Mike Evans

Facebook has denied it’s working on a Facebook phone for months now, and today its denials were finally believed after HTC unveiled two new phones – both of which have prominent Facebook buttons on them.
The HTC Cha-Cha and Salsa…

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HTC Incredible S, Desire S and Wildfire S underwhelm

Posted February 15, 2011 by admin

Feast your eyes on these three new phones from HTC, which you could be forgiven for thinking represent the company’s 2011 range of smartphones that we’ll all soon be desperate to buy. Except, they’re not really. Well they are –…

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HTC Flyer announced – stylus, console gaming and even innovation

Posted February 15, 2011 by Mike Evans

Today it’s HTC’s turn to show us what it’s got at MWC 2011, and the first thing on display is the HTC Flyer, a 7″ Android tablet that we all knew was coming. What we didn’t know, though, was that…

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Google on Nokia and Android: “we certainly tried”

Posted February 15, 2011 by Mike Evans

Google’s Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt, has just finished his keynote speech at MWC 2011, during which he demoed some of the neat new applications that will be available on Android Honeycomb tablets, explained where Honeycomb sits between Gingerbread and Ice…

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10 tantalising videos of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play in action

Posted February 15, 2011 by Mike Evans

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play was one of the big announcements at MWC 2011, but just how good are its games? Although it’s being pitched as the Playstation phone, that’s only going to work if the games are as good…

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LG Optimus Pad – the world’s first (and last?!) 3D tablet

Posted February 14, 2011 by Mike Evans

LG has also launched the LG Optimus Pad at MWC 2011, the company’s first foray into tablets (it also released the T-Mobile G-Slate, which is exactly the same tablet, but destined for the US market). The Optimus Pad is an…

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The LG Optimus 3D – is it actually any good?

Posted February 14, 2011 by Mike Evans

It’s been LG’s turn today at MWC 2011, and it set the day off nicely with the launch of the new LG Optimus 3D, the world’s first 3D phone. The Optimus 3D has been a curiousity up until now, as…

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