MeeGo-powered Nokia N9

Posted by on August 9, 2011 · 2 Comments 

Being among those who were disappointed at the announcement that Nokia will soon be running Microsoft’s mobile OS, I welcome the release of N9 being a MeeGo smartphone. There is still a sizeable market that prefers Nokias because of its familiar interface and navigation. This familiarity is what creates value. To this day, my main phone is a Nokia, an e52, because is does most of what I need it to do minus the fuzz. Though an iPhone is sexy,... Read More

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Are the Next-Gen Blackberry Torch 9810/9860 & Bold 9900/9930 Looking for an Audience?

Posted by on August 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Research In Motion (RIM) has finally made its official announcement about their next-generation Blackberry 7 smartphones. It has been almost a year since their last update. This year, they are releasing three new handsets: Torch 9810, Torch 9850/9860 and Bold 9900/9930. Common to all three models are the 1.2 GHz MSM8255 Snapdragon SoC single-core CPU, the latest BBOS 7, 768MB of onboard RAM and a 5MP camera with 720p video. The top-of-the-line 9810... Read More

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iPhone 5: Much improved and wickedly powerful

Posted by on August 5, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Another iPhone is coming you way. After iPhone 4 was released last year, here comes yet another iPhone, the 5th generation awesome smartphone from Apple! I thought at first that it was just a rumor, but I was wrong. Shipping of the iPhone 5 will start a few months from now. According to various tech sites and Apple fan sites, iPhone 5 will start shipping on September this year. Petagron Technology, the iPhone manufacturer, has received 10 million... Read More

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Huawei Vision: A Gingerbread smartphone that is not that amazing

Posted by on August 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Oh great! Huawei seems to be joining the Android smartphone wars with their new flagship phone, the Huawei Vision. This latest smartphone from Huawei is quite promising, but still, it’s not better than HTC EVO 3D and Samsung Galaxy S II. Why? Because it only has a 1.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8255 processor. Just like any other smartphone, Huawei Vision has Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, micro-USB 2.0 socket, 512MB of RAM, 2GB ROM, and... Read More

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