HTC’s Wildfire 2 may not need grainy blogosphere spy-shots to reveal itself to the world: the manufacturer appears to have done the job itself, in a video posted on its own YouTube channel. As Engadget points out, the glossy video shows a man holding a handset that doesn’t correspond to any existing smart phones in …
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LG’s Optimus 3D is one of the most hotly anticipated new smart phones for 2011, thanks to its glasses-free 3D screen and dual-lens camera. Now it has made a starring appearance in a new pre-Mobile World Congress video, showcasing its pair of cameras and promising “a smart phone that sees the world like we do”. The video, published by Pocket-lint, …
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Having made their back catalogue available on iTunes last year, the Beatles now have an official iPhone app, based on the Cirque du Soleil musical LOVE. The app, developed by Mobile Roadie, is free and went live on the App Store this morning. The show itself is based in the Mirage casino in Las Vegas, and is the subject of …
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Nokia’s E7 smart phone finally began shipping to customers yesterday, according to Nokia, but it appears us Brits are still in for a bit of a wait. The handset marries the new Symbian 3 OS with a slide-out keyboard design that harks back to Nokia’s classic Communicator devices. A company blog post merely says, “The hotly anticipated Nokia E7 begins …
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Kyocera’s Echo smart phone has a dual-touchscreen design that makes it one of the most eye-catching Android handsets yet. It’s only going to be available in the US for now, but we suspect Kyocera will be fielding calls from a few UK operators enquiring about the possibility of bringing it across the Atlantic. Dual-touchscreen? Aye: the Echo comes on a …
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HTC’s original Desire smart phone was one of the big news stories at Mobile World Congress 2010, but now it seems the HTC Desire 2 could be taking the plaudits at this year’s show, which takes place in Barcelona next week. The Android-based Desire 2 has appeared on Vodafone Germany’s inventory system, according to local site HTCInside. While that leak …
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The PlayStation Phone — or Sony Ericsson Xperia Play as it’s formally called — has been the subject of constant leaks in the last couple of months. Now it’s official, with Sony Ericsson confirming the device will make its debut on Sunday at Mobile World Congress. Sony Ericsson chose Facebook rather than a traditional press release to reveal the news. …
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The latest version of Symbian made its debut last year with the Nokia N8 smart phone, and has since found its way into the company’s C7 and C6-01 mobiles. Now Nokia has released a software update for all three phones, which promises to fix some of the buggier elements of the Symbian software, while also offering a couple of new …
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The HTC Pyramid looks set to be HTC’s answer to dual-core processor-toting rivals at the top end of the Android market. The new device is tipped for a May launch, packing a 4.3-inch display, and a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor. The Pyramid has been unmasked by two separate websites in the US: Android and Me and TmoNews. Both suggest that …
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Will Nokia announce next week that it’s going to start making Windows Phone 7 smart phones? Industry analysts are hoping so, even if the comments last month by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop that fuelled the speculation made no direct reference to Microsoft’s software. “I don’t know if this is just wishful thinking, but it could definitely be the big announcement …
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