Asavin Wattanajantra

Orange launches HD mobile voice calling, but does it live up to the hype?

Fed up of bad connections and muffled voices on the other line? Orange says it has opened the way to a future of crystal-clear calling by allowing phones to make mobile High Definition (HD) voice calls. As we reported on back in January, the technology is supposed to improve the sound quality of traditional mobile calls …

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Motorola Defy rugged Android phone defies British weather

Motorola has announced a new ‘Defy’ smart phone, which looks like it might be good for those of you who like to give your gadget a bit of a battering. Announced alongside the new Motorola Milestone 2 it’s a different beast, with no keyboard and running Android 2.1 rather than 2.2, though it does have a 3.7 inch touch screen. …

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Budget Bada Samsung Wave 723 set to land in the UK

Samsung is launching another smart phone using its open Bada platform, in the Samsung Wave 723. The Wave 723 (model GT-S7230E) looks like a little brother to the first Wave in the GT-8500. We thought the GT-8500 was a great looking phone that had some great hardware, but it was a little complicated to use. Our sister site CNET said …

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Android 2.1: Now due in September

Good news for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners — you’ve been promised an Android 2.1 update by the end of September. On the official Sony Ericsson Twitter feed, Sony Ericsson replied to a query about when there would be Xperia update with “we can only confirm that the upgrade to Android 2.1 is due for release before the end of …

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Dell Streak owners should get Android 2.1 tomorrow from O2

Dell Streak owners should be getting a new and improved tablet experience thanks to an Android 2.1 update out on September 1 from O2, according to The Really Mobile Project. In a blog post from the site on Monday, Ben Smith, a public sector management consultant, wrote that owners would be able to upgrade to version 2.1 from tomorrow. We’ve …

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LG E900 with Windows Phone 7 could pack 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor

LG has been making some impressive noises about a new range of smart phones, and the latest leak is of a Windows Phone 7 which could be carrying a mighty 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor. Polish website Android.com.pl published pictures and videos of the LG E900, which has a 3.7-inch capacitive TFT LCD display and is said to be carrying a 1.3GHz …

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Nokia C6

The C6 was only recently picked up by Vodafone, but more details have emerged about the C6-01, which you may be able to buy by the middle of September, after this year’s Nokia World. There have been conflicting reports, but we think the C6-01 might have the Symbian 3 OS upgrade, as claimed by Mobile Geek Inc, rather than keeping …

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Multiplayer iPhone gaming on a TV with Griffin PartyDock

The Griffin PartyDock is ready to turn your previously hermit-like iPhone into a multiplayer party gaming machine your plug into your big-screen TV. Wireless Goodness did a spot of digging through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website and found information on the device, which has four wireless controllers and a space to put your iPhone 4 or iPad. Once the …

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iControlPad unofficial iPhone gamepad coming soon

Fed up with using your iPhone‘s touchscreen for games and looking for a proper gamepad experience? Look no further, because the iControlPad will be with you soon. The device has been in development for some time. It allows you to fit a jailbroken iPhone in between two side clips that hold a gamepad below the phone in landscape mode, like …

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Nokia C6 now free on contract from Vodafone

The Nokia C6 is now available free on contract from Vodafone, following a period where you could only get it SIM-free. A free C6 is available for a reasonable £20 a month, but it ties you to a two-year contract. This gives you 100 minutes, 500 texts and 500MB of mobile Internet every month. If you’re willing to pay £5 …

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