Nokia N97 mini, No Small Affair

Nokia N97 mini is the successor of the popular N97. Why the Finns pulled a successor out of the hat so quickly? There is little official explanation, but the main reason is the size of the phone. N97 mini is smaller, making it more attractive for those who have a soft spot for midgets. The second reason seems to be the software. N97 mini has...

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Blackberry Curve 9300, Ahead of the Curve

The Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 is a pretty nice phone, but, for those of you who were expecting a whole bunch of new features, tough luck. It's very similar to its predecesors, but that's not a bad thing, if you follow my humble opinion. Though it's not something you haven't seen...

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LG Pop GD510, People of the Sun

 LG GD510 Pop is something really new in the world of smartphones. The back cover houses a solar panel, so you will never run out of battery, wherever you are. At least, in theory, and Sunlight is a must to prove the theory.  LG Pop is an eco friendly device for those who want to save the planet, one smartphone at a time. Also, it’s...

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BlackBerry Storm2 9520, Back in Black

BlackBerry Storm2 9520 is the successor of Storm 9500, an innovative model for RIM, but much criticized at the time. The BlackBerry Storm 9500 was a truly intriguing device; Storm's touchscreen has attracted the greatest criticism due to its mechanism which involves pressing the click to register a command. Storm2 aims to solve all the problems...

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BlackBerry Bold 9700, Born into Stardom

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 comes from a family with tradition in delivering perfection. This can be a blessing or a curse, it all depends on what you make of it. What I mean is that Bold 9700 comes on a wave of high expectations and has a lot to prove to the fan base. When you already have an excellent device on the market, sometimes it’s not enough...

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Nokia E72, King of the Eseries

Nokia E series has always been dedicated to business people who use email services heavily. E72 is the successor of E71 and Nokia didn't have to try and experiment, the recipe for success was already there. E72 retains the same features that have made the success of the E71, but also brings improvements to convince us to buy it. E72 not only looks...

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Motorola Atrix, Enter the Dragon

For Motorola, the partnership with Android was truly a love story. It had ups and downs, like any relationship but it helped the telephony giant to emerge from the shadows.  Atrix is the first smartphone from Motorola that features a dual core processor or the HDSPA + network, it marks a first for the company in many regards, let’s take a...

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Sony Ericsson Satio, King Me!

 Sony Ericsson Satio was released with a bang in 2009, some long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, and at the time was a mélange between a cyber shot top dog with its 12 MP camera and a Walkman all rounder, a true multimedia flagship, unfortunately it didn’t catch mostly because of the OS, the outdated, almost dead and buried now, Symbian...

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, Seeing is Believing

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 was meant to be the swan song of the company, their first android device and they want it to be absolutely perfect, both in terms of hardware and software. Perfection comes at a price; in this case it took them quite a long time to get there.  Even if this was their first droid device, it’s not the kind of smartphone...

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Sony Ericsson Aino, Fun Overload

Aino is a “speshul” model from Sony Ericsson. In essence, it’s a regular slider phone with an extra big screen. What differs from the other touch screen phones is the keyboard, not a QWERTY one but alphanumeric.  Aino has pretty much everything you need - excellent connectivity, full-featured navigation, a great camera, plenty of internal...

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HTC, a Legend In Its Own Time

After launching Hero and having success with this model, HTC created its legendary successor, HTC Legend. A super smartphone with Android 2.1, exceptional hardware and a nice design. The aluminum housing makes a good impression, and the AMOLED screen offers a very attractive image. In addition to hardware performance, the software also contributes...

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