Windows Mobile 6.5 Released Today – It Doesn’t Look Good

Windows Mobile has received a ton of negative criticism over the years, though there’s still some faithful users of Windows Mobile, the rest of the world seems to have moved over to Symbian, iPhone, Android and webOS. And to be honest, Windows Mobile seems really old and clumsy to use compared to other modern mobile … Read more →

Nokia 7705 Twist: Square’ish Swivel Mobile Phone?

By looking at the picture to the right, you’d be forgiven to think that this thing is some fancy trivet, when it’s actually a real cellular mobile phone from Nokia. This new funny looking phone is the 7705 Twist and comes with a QWERTY keyboard and a design that doesn’t look too ergonomic or practical. … Read more →

Nokia Announces X3 And X6 – Music Phones

Today Nokia announced their X-Series Music phones at Nokia World 2009 event in Stuttgart, Germany. As expected, the new Nokia N900 smartphone were introduced, but other than that, not a lot of breaking news to report. There was however room for a couple of music related news. Nokia X6 and Nokia X3 are the newest … Read more →

Nokia 6301 iSync Plugin (6300 iSync)

Nokia 6300/6301 is not supported by Apple’s iSync per default, so in order to get 6301 iSync compatibility you will need to install a custom iSync plugin. This 6301 iSync plugin allows you to synchronize using bluetooth. It will synchronize data from your Address Book such as name, addresses, etc. as well as data from … Read more →

Sony Ericsson W350 iSync Plugin

Sony Ericsson W350 is not supported by Apple’s iSync per default, so in order to get W350 iSync compatibility you will need to install a third party plugin. So far the only suitable plugin I’ve found is the one from Feisar which you can purchase for $3, click here. This W350 iSync plugin allows you … Read more →

Nokia 5800 iSync Plugin

Nokia 5800 is not supported by Apple’s iSync per default, so in order to get 5800 iSync compatibility you will need to install a third party plugin. So far the only suitable plugin I’ve found is one supplied from Nokia themselves, so it should be working quite well. Download it here: Nokia 5800 iSync. This … Read more →

iTunes Now Syncs With Palm Pre Again And Android

Last week Apple released an update to iTunes breaking the “compatiblity” allowing Palm Pre to sync with iTunes. Shortly after the stock price for Palm dropped, though it’s not certain that the two events are actually connected. Nevertheless, say hello to Salling Mediasync – an application that’s been around for quite some time allowing iTunes … Read more →

Palm Pre and iTunes Don’t Play Nicely Anymore

Apple just released iTunes update 8.2.1 and with that new update, Apple also made sure Palm Pre will no longer work with iTunes. Palm Pre works by “telling” iTunes that it’s actually an iPhone/iPod and apparently Apple doesn’t like that and they previously said they do not intend on supporting Palm Pre. The official description … Read more →

Sony Ericsson GreenHeart: C901 & Naite

Sony Ericsson GreenHeart - Naite (left) C901 (right)
Sony Ericsson GreenHeart - Naite (left) C901 (right)

Sony Ericsson recently announced two new environmentally friendly mobile phones from their new GreenHeart line. Sony Ericsson “GreenHeart” is the result of a long commitment to try and avoid using dangerous chemicals in design and production.

Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart is the first high-end product in the GreenHeart line, it comes with an electronic user manual within the phone, rather than a paper manual. This reduces 90% of the paper. The phone also comes in a smaller package to reduce the costs of transportation. The device is produced of at least 50% recycled plastic and it’s equipped with a sensor that automatically adjusts the displays brightness to match the surroundings, which is nothing new though, but I assume it could be a bit more aggressive on the C901 than other phones? Sony Ericsson used a water-based paint to color the phone to avoid “volatile organic compounds”.

Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart also ships with the WalkMate application that allow users to compare their walking steps (pedometer) with the equivalent distance if covered by car. When it comes to the technical specifications, C901 GreenHeart is not bad either. It comes with a five mega-pixel camera with auto-focus and Xenon-flash. It supports smile shutter and face recognition, best-pic, red-eye reduction, PictBridge and photo blogging. Obviously the C901 also has a mediaplayer, stereo bluetooth, e-mail, games and FM radio with RDS. Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart comes with the MH300 GreenHeart headset also made partial out of recycled plastic.

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Nokia: N97 Will Prove Superior To iPhone 3GS

Nokia N97The United Kingdom general manager from Nokia, Mark Loughran, is confident that their N97 will “prove superior” to the iPhone 3GS due to it’s better camera, lower tariffs and it’s “radical change in styling from the N96”.

Nokia is dubbing its new high-end mobile a “mini computer” with added QWERTY keyboard and larger screen, I agree, it’s one great piece of tech, no doubt about that.

But when Mark Loughran goes on saying “The new iPhone is an evolution rather than a revolution and for people trying to decide whether to get a Nokia N97 or an iPhone, it comes down to a decision on performance and value for money”. – well, Mark, you might be right. But what Apple does, and they do it good, is to make it fun, easy and enjoyable to use advanced features on your mobile device.

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Sony Ericsson W715 – Review And Unboxing Video

Sony-Ericsson-W715-earplugsWalkman. Not that 30 year old Walkman from Sony, but the popular Walkman series from Sony Ericsson. The W715 is part of this Walkman series – this W715 is not a brand new model, so it’s currently in a good price range, making it a very attractive Walkman phone.

Let’s check it out. The package is quite small and simple. Contains the phone itself, Memorycard/USB adapter, Headset with multiple ear plugs, charger and some information/manuals and a CD with software.

Sony Ericsson W715 is a 3G phone that supports GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 – so it’s a quad band phone. Besides that it also has Wi-Fi (and DLNA), EDGE, Bluetooth and the typical connections. It’s 95mm high, 47.5mm wide and 14.3mm thick and weighs in at 98 grams. The camera is almost not worth mentioning, a measly 3.2 megapixel without autofocus. What a shame. At least they could have included autofocus.

W715 comes with an 8GB M2 memory card – nice!

Quality wise, the W715 seems pretty well built. I remember my old W580 (Walkman edition of the S500), the slider wasn’t anything as good as this. The W715 front is metal and the back is some kind of plastic/rubber that feels very nice and doesn’t make the phone slippery.

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Revealed: Sony Ericsson Kiki and Sony Ericsson’s First Android Mobile Phone

Danish mobile phone site, Mobil.nu, reports an exclusive “breaking news” as they reveal 2 new Sony Ericsson phones. The Sony Ericsson “Kiki” and the Sony Ericsson “Rachel” which is their first Android-based mobile phone. Kiki: Sony Ericsson calls it a ”purity product”, and its codename is ”Kiki”. The surface is influenced by a unusual structure … Read more →