Blackberry 10 is all the rage in Orlando, Florida as Research in Motion starts its annual Blackberry World conference today. The company has already revealed its prototype smartphone hardware for the next version of its operating system. Now RIM has released a new video showing off how Blackberry 10 is supposed to work, at least in theory.   The most impressive feature demonstrated in the video is the virtual keyboard which, as we reported before, offers suggested words to the user Continue Reading

  Samsung ended Finnish phone maker Nokia's 14-year reign as the biggest phone manufacturer of the world this quarter. It's another blow for a beleaguered company whose products have become eclipsed by glamorous handsets such as Apple's iPhone.   The poll showed analysts on average expect Samsung to have sold 88 million cellphones in January through March, surpassing the 83 million which Nokia sold in the quarter. Nokia had announced the sales total on Wednesday when it warned of losses Continue Reading

  The U.S. Department of Transportation wants to stop Facebook, Twitter and social media use by drivers. According to Bloomberg Businessweek the US government will be pushing automakers had to make social networking more accessible while the user doesn’t loose focus on driving.   In a set of non-binding, or voluntary, rules issued today, the agency is also calling for disabling devices that enable manual texting, Internet browsing, 10-digit phone dialing and the ability to enter Continue Reading

Nokia and Nicki Minaj brought Times Square to a standstill to celebrate two great launches, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and Nokia Lumia 900 http://nokia.ly/Hp1CgY. Nicki Minaj performed a medley of her hits before handing over to DJ Doorly to debut Nokia Lumia 900 Live remix: Nicki Minaj Starships feat. DJ Doorly and inviting the fans to feature in the exclusive music video. Using the latest CGI technology the team behind the massive Hollywood blockbuster, i-Robot, created one of the world's largest Continue Reading

      Since the Australian launch of the Lumia range earlier this month, Nokia seems to have done more Windows Phone marketing in Australia than any other device manufacture and Microsoft combined. If carrier sell-outs are any indication, it’s working. Check out the video that has rocked the nation.     Lumia advertising has increased on several bus shelters, train station displays, tram stops and even on the back page of MX – a popular free metropolitan newspaper. Continue Reading

    NokiaPort.de recently noted that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted a design patent filed by Nokia Corporation on March 13, 2012 (D655,698). The filing includes a new smartphone design from the Finnish company, a phone that have yet made it to the market. Check out the design below, that will blow your mind away for sure. We have also posted the awesome video above.         We really look forward to the innovation Nokia will bring Continue Reading

  Discover a new way of managing your phone calls, text messages and contacts remotely from the browser.  Phonedeck is the cloud dashboard for your Android phone. You never need to worried of forgetting your phone at home or be worried to loose your phone or even be worried when your battery has died out. Phonedeck is the next best thing in managing your smartphone. We wont be saying much as we want you to check it out your self.     Features: Read & Continue Reading

  Almost half (49.7%) of U.S. mobile subscribers now own smartphones, as of February 2012. According to Nielsen, this marks an increase of 38 percent over last year; in February 2011, only 36 percent of mobile subscribers owned smartphones.  This growth is driven by increasing smartphone adoption, as more than two-thirds of those who acquired a new mobile device in the last three months chose a smartphone over a feature phone.     Overall, Android continues to lead the smartphone Continue Reading

  Naming a product is difficult. Branding legend Marty Neumeier says that good product names have 7 characteristics. They should be distinctive, short, appropriate, easy to spell and pronounce, likable, extendable, and protectable. Looking through this list of Android names, it’s clear that many marketing teams disagree with Marty.   Here’s a simple rule: if your product isn’t a condom then don’t name it like one. What am I talking about? Let’s take a look…     Continue Reading

  In a bid for the Windows Phone 7.5 to make some kind of dent in the smartphone wars, AT&T is upping the ante by offering the 4G LTE Nokia Lumia 900 -- awarded the "Best of CES 2012" award in the cellphone category -- for only $100.   Available April 8 in cyan blue and black matte (and in high-gloss white on April 22), the smartphone -- considered the top of the Lumia line -- has a Samsung-rivaling 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED screen. Its 8-megapixel camera includes Carl Continue Reading

    We covered about Apple giving away a $10,000 gift card to spend in the App Store on its 25 billionth app download. Yes you heard us right 25 billion downloads. And Apple has achieved that remarkable figure just last week. The milestone highlights not only a vast appetite for apps and ideas for doing simple things on mobile.   The company reported its highest revenue and earnings ever last quarter to become the richest company in the world. And by that if we look at the app Continue Reading

This post is authored by our guest writer Simon Drew who is a Marketing Executive at one of UK’s most visited mobile and smartphone comparative shopping sites Best Mobile Contracts.   Along with the Galaxy Ace 2, Samsung has officially announced the Mini 2. Its predecessor the Mini was billed as the cheap and cheerful side of the Korean manufacturer’s Galaxy range. Details about the Mini 2 might have been leaked earlier in the year but now Samsung has confirmed its specs. So what do Continue Reading

      Nobody knew that what looked like a simple teaser would turn out to be an actual giant. Following a teaser video posted on Nokia’s Official YouTube Channel, Nokia just announced a SmartPhone or may we call it a super cameraphone with a 41-megapixel sensor dubbed PureView. Rumor had it that this camerphone would have a 16 megapixel camera sensor, but, oblivious to our own expectations, Nokia came up something not any other mobile phone manufacturer has ever brought in. Continue Reading

    It looks like Samsung is on the run of kicking everyone in the technology world, even those manufacturing projectors. It has announced its latest sensational product called the Beam, a smartphone with a built-in projector at the Mobile World Congress 2012 on Sunday.   You can share photos, videos and other digital media with family or friends by beaming an image up to 50-inches. Ideal for group gathering and watching movies or evening displaying a PowerPoint the Galaxy Beam Continue Reading

  Ubuntu, the worlds favorite FREE operating system is powering up to rule the mobile era with Android providing a full desktop experience, including office software, web browsing, email and media applications, on Android phones docked to a screen and keyboard. Thanks to tight integration with the Android service layer, the transition between the two environments is seamless, making it easy to access the phone's services from the desktop when docked.     Secure full-featured Continue Reading