tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212054512024-03-13T16:32:45.604+00:00Smartphone ZenThe SmartphoneZen web-log.<br />
<a href="http://www.smartphonezen.com">www.smartphonezen.com</a>Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-73087464950338979822008-01-28T13:59:00.000+00:002008-01-28T14:01:24.933+00:00Skyfire Browser kicks ass, chews gumAt last someone's managed a decent all-in-one solution for a flash enabled browser. You need to sign up for a Beta in order to test it, but it's free. Do so now!Click here to sign upSoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-65244316987370096392007-10-31T15:03:00.000+00:002007-10-31T15:05:32.523+00:00Hands on with the HTC TyTN IIFirst off, lets get one thing straight - I'm a fan of Windows Mobile handsets. A big fan. And they don't come more feature packed than this. But after all that, I can't help feeling somewhat… disappointed. The first thing that hit me upon starting it up is how slow the menus are. Until they're cached, after a soft reset, you could be waiting around 20 seconds for the next tab to appear. Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1144161744088096802006-04-04T14:36:00.000+00:002006-04-04T14:42:24.166+00:00FaithTech WirelessHoly crap! Check this out: a company called TechFaith Wireless have pulled out some kind of sneak attack worthy of Shinobi himself, and released news of some dope looking new handsets, including at least 4 Windows Mobile 5 handsets - two PocketPC, and 2 Windows smartphone. And damn, they look good!A word of warning - their website is really awkward to navigate but at the end of the day, these Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1141834090067390032006-03-08T16:06:00.000+00:002006-03-08T16:08:10.086+00:00M.A.G.I.C.I have no idea who makes this device, but they're either an insane genius, or … just insane. First impression: ugly. And thick. Yeah, but it needs to be that thick to fit it 2 QVGA screens, an 8Gb Hard drive, an Xscale 624Mhz processor with graphics accelerator and video RAM. That's insane, right? Not even close. Hit the read link for more surprises after the jump.I'm gonna have to hurry to Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1141378793365688082006-03-03T09:38:00.000+00:002006-03-03T09:42:01.496+00:00Sharp Zero-3Why has no-one told me about this one before?? According to engadget This device has just been launched in a new champagne coloured shell, but I reckon it looks better in black anyway. This isn't an in-depth write-up, but the main things are the VGA touch screen (and if you're wondering, yes it does run Windows Mobile 5.0) a 412 Mhz Intel x-scale processor (which is weak compared to the HTC Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140781206499620942006-02-24T11:36:00.000+00:002006-02-24T11:42:49.536+00:00Gigabyte g-SmartGigabyte Communications Inc (interesting name choice - probably won't sound quite so good in 5 years) have launched a new smartphone - the g-Smart. This looks like a slick little device, and claims to be the first PDA phone featuring TV. To be honest, that has several connotations, so I'm not going to argue with them, but what we're looking at is a small Windows Mobile 5 device in a slider Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140362321278633432006-02-19T15:02:00.000+00:002006-02-20T11:19:03.896+00:00What is a smartphone?Ok people, it's comment time. Since the first SPV, I've had a fairly certain idea of what I believe smartphones are - for me it's generally down to operating system alone. But the lines are becoming blurred, and I need to know what you think. If you want to know my thoughts on the matter, click on the 'read more' link below to read a short exchange between myself and Arne Hess - Publisher & Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140349512077926172006-02-19T11:35:00.000+00:002006-02-19T14:26:14.436+00:00ASUS P305Via CoolSmartPhone, via The::Unwired (who place this as the first Windows Mobile Powered UMTS Smartphone - although personally, I take the view that the HTC Universal (AKA Orange M5000) recieves this honor) we have the Asus P305, an attractive 3G Windows Smartphone. Asus have been in the smartphone game for a long time now, but produce few handsets, and don't tend to have a great deal of success.Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140344950165540612006-02-19T10:20:00.000+00:002006-02-19T10:29:10.186+00:002Gb SD cards hit new low price!2Gb cards have hit the lowest price I've ever seen - click the pic and link to E-buyer to check it out - £47! And no, I'm not being paid any sponsorship $$$ :( I still remember when it cost £50 for an extra 512k of RAM for my Amiga 500...Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140188993880316282006-02-17T15:06:00.000+00:002006-02-20T09:50:52.873+00:00AnexTEK SP310The dope just got doper with the introduction of the AnexTEK SP310 Pocket PC phone. Look familiar? Yeah, except they read my mind and bumped up the CPU to a beefy 520Mhz, included a 2 Megapixel camera, pushed WiFi up to 802.11g (the fast one) and GPS, making this an ultra-phone. Not sure why they felt they had to paint 2 of the keys though. This should be released later in the year, and with a 3GSoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140177974706574972006-02-17T11:39:00.000+00:002006-02-17T14:37:09.746+00:00HTC StartrekThe HTC Startrek is the companies first attempt at a clamshell smartphone. The only popular Windows smartphone with a flip form-factor that I can think of (in my country anyway) is the Motorola MPx200, and I think flip smartphones have a definite market, so it's interesting that HTC have never produced one before. The first to rebadge the handset (as nearly always) will be i-mate, dubbing the Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140169216585003262006-02-17T09:36:00.000+00:002006-02-19T10:02:49.310+00:00Orange SPV M600 screenshotsI keep going on about this one, but CoolSmartPhone just posted a bunch of pics of a real live SPV M600 (aka the HTC Prophet). This will serve as a replacement to the excellent Orange SPV M500 (aka HTC magician). Man this thing looks good.Update: Qtek have now launched the HTC prophet under the name 'Qtek S200'.Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140108071499425742006-02-16T16:36:00.000+00:002006-02-16T16:41:11.603+00:00Helio Hero and Helio Kickflip Both of these via Engadget, the Helio Hero (left) and the Helio Kickflip (right). I'm not sure if they're smartphones, so this is just a quick heads up, but they look nice, and the interface looks very well designed (Orange take note). They're both 3G, and feature a swivel mechanism like the Sony-Ericsson W900i.Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140105498884944862006-02-16T15:54:00.000+00:002006-02-19T09:56:31.413+00:00Nokia N92I've been wanting to write about this phone for a while now, but what with all the furore over CNET and all the exciting new phones, I haven't really had a chance to scope it out.The first thing that you notice is the dual-hinge form factor, reminiscent of the Motorola MPX although in actuality it is ever so slightly different in design. The next most striking thing in my mind, is that you half Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140090609857640112006-02-16T11:37:00.000+00:002006-02-16T11:50:10.153+00:00Sony-Ericsson W950i Now for a big review. Sony-Ericsson have crossed an iPod Nano with a phone - more precisely, a P910i. This phone is seriously going to blow everything away, and the only thing that even comes close is the Nokia N91, and the HTC Muse. So why am I going so crazy? This phone is the 6th Walkman phone to be released by Sony-Ericsson, and features:4Gb of flash storageTouchscreenUIQ operating Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140082636970129702006-02-16T09:28:00.000+00:002006-02-16T09:42:03.806+00:00Sony-Ericsson M600i keyboard This via PhoneScoop, It appears that the keys on the Sony-Ericsson M600i are little rockers - a bit like light switches. Previously it was assumed that it used a predictive system similar to a lot of Blackberry devices - but no, it's actually a fully fledged QWERTY keyboard. Phonescoop reckons it works better than the Motorola Q or the Samsung i320 - even after a few drinks!Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140081315521249002006-02-16T09:09:00.000+00:002006-02-16T09:16:48.083+00:00Orange SPV M600Yep, the HTC prophet has been picked up by Orange, and announced as the Orange SPV M600. A very good move by Orange in my opinion (in case you're wondering, that nasty Orange software should be removable). If you want the details, you can read my HTC Prophet review hereSoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140010097243154712006-02-15T13:16:00.000+00:002006-02-15T13:28:17.326+00:00Nokia messaging devicesNothing new here, just me jonesing over stuff I don't really need, can't really afford, and might well not even use - but damn these are cool.Bluetooth keyboards are nothing new, but have always always been cool, and this one is white, which makes it match my PSP. It also has Little Nokia buttons, and a "disconnect when folded" feature.The other thing is a pen, which writes like a normal pen, butSoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140008360400418212006-02-15T12:55:00.000+00:002006-02-15T12:59:20.413+00:00Nokia E60This is weird, I don't feel like I should be writing about this one - after all, it's a "no-nonsense" phone right? The kind that businessmen want, á la 6230i, right?Well kind of. This phone is designed to be the successor to the 6230i in that sector, and like the other E series (maybe E stands for Enterprise? Possibly not, as Nokia are a Finnish company, and wouldn't bother naming all their Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140004172558679782006-02-15T11:44:00.000+00:002006-02-15T11:54:54.450+00:00HTC TrilogyOk, this is a bit of a sneak attack on HTCs side. The name Trilogy doesn't appear on the companies' Holy grail roadmap, although Trinity is there - so it looks like HTC have changed the name at the last minute.But again, HTC have proven that they're on the bleeding edge of mobile devices, this time with a phone that streams live TV and DAB radio over IP. That's right, proper TV like E4 and that. Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140002697876200792006-02-15T11:21:00.000+00:002006-02-15T11:24:57.876+00:00Ipaq hw6510While I'm jonesing about QWERTY PDAs, it would be as well to mention this device. Unlike most of the phones I write about, this one is actually available now, and has been for a while. The downside is that it runs Windows Mobile 2003 SE, which means no push email. If that's not a big deal to you, you can take advantage of inbuilt GPS (woot), An SD slot AND a MiniSD slot (weird - MiniSD come with Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1140001948545080662006-02-15T11:10:00.000+00:002006-02-15T11:12:28.576+00:00Samsung SGH-i320Wow, there's some big competition hotting up with the smartphone communicator market. I'd guess partly due to the enhanced features of Windows Mobile 5.0 (such as push email), all the big names are bringing out a new Windows based QWERTY communicator.Samsungs effort looks a lot like the Motorola Q, which it has been rumoured may never see the light of day. The downlow according to Coolsmartphone Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1139917318753632502006-02-14T11:36:00.000+00:002006-02-14T11:41:58.776+00:00Nokia Series 60 OS matrixHappy valentines day everyone - Just a quick post before I go off to do other stuff, but I made this yesterday to help with the renovation of SmartphoneZen and thought I'd put it up for my and your benefit. BTW, the new flash interface is done, and it looks pretty good. It's not up yet, but maybe in another month or so?Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1139581855889886212006-02-10T14:27:00.000+00:002006-02-10T14:30:55.950+00:00BenQ P50I think it's time for a review of the BenQ P50. BenQ are a Korean manufacturer who took over Siemens mobile division in 2005, and they've made never made a Microsoft OS based handset before. The device was scheduled to launch in early 2005, but has been delayed until now. Like a lot of phones, if it had been launched on time, it would have been something exceptional, and while it's a well Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205451.post-1139574260090260762006-02-10T12:11:00.000+00:002006-02-10T12:29:12.916+00:00Nokia N71Nokia have decided to release a clamshell device for their flagship N-series. Before we start, I'd just like to point out that on paper, the N80 is better than the N71 in every way. Just to get it out of the way, the N80 has a higher resolution camera, a higher resolution screen, WiFi, more internal memory, and is slightly smaller to boot.But let's concentrate on what the N71 does have. It's 3G Soophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820527118462111684noreply@blogger.com0