Month: February 2006
BenQ-Siemens announces first HSDPA mobile to market
Having taken over Siemens and produced some rather nice looking mobiles, BenQ is really starting to warm up with three more releases. The EF91 (pictured) is going to be the first HSDPA mobile phone to reach the market. This is…
Got a licence for your mobile?
Big news at this year's 3GSM (and doubtless for many months to come) is TV on mobiles. So it's no surprise that TV Licensing is now considering forcing phone retailers to pass on details of people who buy mobile…
3GSM 2006: hands on with LG's DVB-H TV phone
The big story at 3GSM is TV on mobiles, with everyone from manufacturers through to networks hoping to convince punters that going square eyed watching Corrie on the bus is a good thing. However handsets that are specifically designed…
3GSM 2006: hands on with the Sony Ericsson K610
The first big handset out of the blocks at 3GSM proved to be the K610 from Sony Ericsson. You can check out the basic spec here, however we did pop over to the stand and managed to grab a…
3GSM 2006: Motorola adds Windows Media
It may have brought you the iTunes phone, but it seems Motorola isn't above playing away with some of the Apple music download service's rivals. At 3GSM in Barcelona it announced a deal to work with Microsoft to port a…
3GSM 2006: Nokia to introduce 6136 through Orange
A busy day at the 3GSM for Nokia. With the launch of the Nokia 6070 and Nokia 6131 already under their belts, they have now unveiled the Nokia 6136 handset. The quadband 6136 with a clamshell design supports UMA…
3GSM 2006: Nokia launches 6131 and 6070 handsets
Nokia has introduced two new mid-range camera phones at the 3GSM in Barcelona in the form of the Nokia 6131 and Nokia 6070. The stylish quadband Nokia 6131 (pictured) has a slim folding design and features high-resolution true color…
3GSM 2006: Sony Ericsson's K610 and J100 phones
Two new phones fresh out from the Sony Ericsson camp today: the K610 and the J100. First up, the K610 (pictured) is a very small 3G handset that's closer in size to a non-3G handset than most 3G phones out…
AOL offers movies on demand
With Sky’s free movie download service appealing to its subscribers (70,000 downloads in the first three weeks apparently), AOL have obviously decided it’s a potential winner and launched its own video on demand service AOL’s online movie rental service,…
Samsung announces 30 Meg broadband for mobile phones
Samsung is to bring Wi-Bro, its take on mobile Wi-Max technology, to Europe. In conjunction with Telecom Italia it is previewing the mobile broadband service which can access the internet at speeds of up to 30Mb/s. The preview is taking…