Tag: mwc2011

Alcatel One Touch 990 – Up close

Alcatel have a range of devices on show here at Mobile world Congress in Barcelona. We took a look today at the One Touch 990 today which features Android 2.2, WiFi, HSDPA connectivity, 3.5″ capacitive screen (320×480), 5 megapixel camera and a VGA face-mounting camera. Sure, it’s “only” …

ZTE Skate – Up close

ZTE today announced this, the Skate. It has a large 4.3″ screen and an Amigo Android cover which is “specifically designed for young and fashionable users who like social networking”. Inside there’s an 800MGz CPU and an Adreno 200 graphics processor unit. Yes, it’s thin and yes, it’s …

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 – Up close

Samsung have already experienced great success with the Galaxy Tab. This looks to continue if the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is anything to go by. Like the Galaxy S II it’s slim, powerful and has an amazing display thanks to the Super AMOLED screen. Inside is the dual 1GHz …

LG Optimus Pad – Up close

The LG Optimus Pad sits between the 7″ Galaxy Tab and the new Galaxy Tab 10.1. They tell us that there’s a very good reason for this. Basically put. The 10″ is too big and you need both hands. The 7″ is too small and you can’t type …

Samsung Galaxy S II – Up close

The Samsung stand was absolutely rammed today. The Galaxy S II was causing quite a bit of interest thanks to it’s 4.3″ Super AMOLED WVGA display and dual core application processor. We got a couple of videos thanks to the Samsung crew and, I must admit, that thing …

Orange to carry Optimus 3D and Optimus Black

Orange have just announced that they will be carrying the LG Optimus 3D and LG Optimus Black (see our hands-on here). Both devices are due to arrive in the second quarter of this year with Nicola Shenton, Head of Device Portfolio, Everything Everywhere stating.. “The LG Optimus 3D …

Sony Ericsson pro – Up close

The Xperia pro packs all the extra camera tweaks that the PLAY and the neo have but also has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Sony Ericsson have added a feature which will let you begin typing onto the screen the second you pull out the keyboard. After you’ve typed …

Sony Ericsson neo – Up close

Whilst at the Sony Ericsson stand we were particularly impressed with some of the ideas Sony Ericsson have had. The camera, as we mentioned in our earlier story, performs very well in low light. It’s called the “Exmor R” and ensures that low-light photos don’t always need a …

Three To Range LG Optimus 3D

Three UK have just announced they are to stock the LG Optimus 3D on their network.  This device which has just been announced is the first 3D phone in the world and has a great list of specs.  Check out below for the press release and video from …

Motorola Droid Pro Heads To Europe

Great news from Motorola today and that is the Motorola Droid Pro is heading to Europe which personally I am really happy about.  The Droid Pro is a touch screen with full BlackBerry style QWERY keyboard running Android 2.2 FroYo and a 1Ghz processor.   We will be …

LG Revolution, 3D & 2X Hands On

Crazy times here at MWC, Just after leaving the Samsung Stand was the LG stand with some VERY impressive hardware at this years show. There was the LG Revolution which is a 4G LTE device (i tried a speet test but before it finished the person on stand …

Hands On With Samsung Galaxy S2

Just got hands on time with the Samsung Galaxy S2 and wow what a beauty it is!  Massive screen using Super AMOLED Plus giving bright clear colour and the most amazing part is just how light the phone is, i mean you can hardly feel anything it is …

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY – Up close

We’ve just come back from the Sony Ericsson stand. The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, neo, arc and pro are all getting the hands-on treatment so we wanted to see just what it could do. Initial reactions are very positive. Sony Ericsson have added a graphics processor which makes …

T-Mobile UK Take Xperia Play, Arc & Neo

T-Mobile UK have tweeted tonight that they will be stocking the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc and Neo from April this year Great news for customers wanting to make the most of the new Everything Everywhere network which combines T-Mobile UK and Orange UK coverage under a single …

Samsung Galaxy S2 Announced

Samsung have tonight announced the Galaxy S2 to the world and what a beauty it is!.  With an even larger screen than the original S, a bigger camera plus many more features including Android 2.3 Gingerbread the S2 is going to be a massive seller worldwide BARCELONA, February …

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo & Pro Announced

Sony Ericsson today announced three new devices, the first we already covered is the long awaited Xperia Play aka Playstation Phone. There were also the Xperia Pro and the Xperia Neo to add to that range.  Below is the press release with images. You can also enjoy our …

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY announced.

In the last couple of hours Sony Ericsson (finally) officially announced the Xperia play. Sony have just made this long rumoured device official, and dished out lots of information for our reading pleasure! Running: Android 2.3 1GHz Snapdragon CPu Qualcomm  Adreno 205 Graphics 4″ 854×480 LCD display Sony …

Orange to carry Sony Ericsson Xperia neo, Xperia PLAY and Xperia arc

Orange have just announced that they will have the exclusive on the Black Sony Ericson Xperia arc. They will also be carrying the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY and Xperia neo. Nicola Shenton, Head of Device Portfolio at Everything Everywhere told us.. “Orange is a one stop shop for …

Vodafone to carry Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (UK)

No sooner than it gets announced at Barcelona, Vodafone UK have just tweeted that they are to Exclusively carry the Galaxy Tablet 2. (Edit: Sorry,it’s being called the Tab 10.1…) I’ll update as soon as the announcement actually comes, fingers crossed for a quick release and sensible pricing. …

Three UK To Stock Galaxy S2

UK network three have just announced they are to stock the just announced samsung galaxy S2 on their network Below is the info from their official blog Hot off the press from Mobile World Congress, Three announces today that it will be ranging the Samsung Galaxy SII, an …

Three to carry the Xperia Play

UK network Three have just announced that they will be carrying the all new Xperia Play handset. Sylvia Chind, Head of Branded Devices said.. “At Three we’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA play. We believe this handset celebrates a further step change in the …

Samsung Galaxy S2 Press Image Leak

Whilst packing my bags for the trip to Barcelona tomorrow morning, yet more leaked images of devices seem to pop up on Twitter, Yesterday we brought you the LG Optimus 3D video, today is a press image of the Samsung Galaxy S2 The specifications although not confirmed appear …