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Acer A1 Liquid

On 05 February 2010

The Google Nexus One may have yet to reach these shores (officially, at least), but there are still other Android smartphones to choose from. The A1 Liquid is Acer’s first attempt, but it isn’t the first time we’ve seen this particular handset — unless the near-identical design of the Acer neoTouch Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone was a mere coincidence, that is. Nevertheless, the

Hands-on with the Nokia E63

On 22 February 2009

The E71 was – and still is – Nokia's flagship business smartphone and when it launched in late 2008, it had an unlocked price tag to match. Not all smartphone users need such a long of list of features though, and not everyone wants to pay £350 for the privilege of not using them. So, keen to catch everyone who might be interested in a Symbian smartphone with a Qwerty keyboard, Nokia has

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

On 02 February 2009 1 Comment

Nokia has shunned touch-screens so far for its smartphone output, but it’s clearly a technology whose time has (finally) come for the finicky Finns. So, the 5800 XpressMusic is its first handset to not only have a touch-sensitive display, but it does away away with a keypad altogether. Nokia faces some stiff competition in the touchscreen smartphone market, which is perhaps why its this finger-friendly effort

Hands-on with the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone

On 30 January 2009

We were rather surprised to see a queue outside the Regent Street Nokia store for the UK launch of the XpressMusic 5800 last Friday, but it seems Apple isn’t the only manufacturer able to whip people up into a buying frenzy. Of course the fact that the 5800 XpressMusic isn’t available anywhere else until 20th February might also have persuaded some people to stand in the rain at a ridiculously

Hands-on with the HTC S740 smartphone

On 22 January 2009

We liked the HTC S710 smartphone a lot when we reviewed it back in 2007 – the keyboard-only Windows Mobile Standard works much better than Professional, in our opinion. The new HTC S740 is technically an updated model – it has a similar design candy bar design and slide-out Qwerty keyboard, but it has a fresh new look that’s in keeping with HTC’s other Diamond handsets. It’s

Hands-on with the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900

On 12 December 2008 1 Comment

T-Mobile currently has the UK exclusive on the new RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 and everyone else (well, O2 customers, at least) will have to wait until 5th January to get their hands on it (not technically correct, as it turns out ...). It’s available from today, but seeing as it’s a bit nippy out, we thought you’d appreciate some hands-on video action from the comfort of your computer

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

On 09 December 2008

The Xperia X1 is Sony Ericssson’s first proper attempt at a smartphone since, well, ever. The P800, P900, P910i and P990i all had their plus points, but these Symbian-powered peculiarities stuck too much to the quirky R380 formula to seriously compete against the heavyweight Windows Mobile. The Xperia X1, on the other hand, is much more straightforward. It’s a sexy-looking slider that

RIM BlackBerry Storm 9500

On 28 November 2008 5 Comments

RIM has never had a problem selling BlackBerries to people more interested in the serious business of mobile messaging than messing around with multimedia, but times are changing. It’s no secret that the consumer-friendly iPhone is also starting to catch the eye of business users, which is perhaps why Apple’s share of the ever-expanding smartphone market recently surpassed RIM’s for

Hands-on with the RIM BlackBerry Storm

On 21 November 2008

Typical – you wait months for one long-anticipated smartphone, and then two turn up at once. We’ve just seen the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and now here’s the RIM BlackBerry Storm. After all the speculation about what form RIM’s answer to the iPhone might take, it’s good to actually see the Storm in the flesh – or at least plastic and brushed aluminium. The good news

Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

On 21 November 2008

We’ve had to wait a while for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 – despite being announced way back in February, this Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone only recently went on sale. And then promptly sold out. We’ve finally managed to get our hands on one though, so if you were holding off your next smartphone purchase until you could learn more about eh Xperia X1, this is what you’ve been