N97 Unveiled

Nokia announced their Nokia N97 at the Nokia 2008 World Convention in Barcelona,Spain. The mobile is designed to meet the needs of Internet-savvy consumers and nokia have claimed it is the world’s most advanced mobile. The mobile features both a QWERTY and touch screen display with 5.0-megapixel camera with high quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 DVD quality video capture. The N97 supports up to 48 GB storage, including its 32GB onboard memory. Includes multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds. The Nokia N97 will be available during the first half of 2009 with an estimated non-contract retail price of 550 Euros.

Iron Man Phone

LG Electronics have unveiled the LG Iron Man phone, a limited-edition, 18-karat gold slider based on the LG Shine. The Phone is being given away as part of the promotional campaign with Paramount Pictures to promote the upcoming Marvel Studios film Iron Man. The Iron Man phone will however not be sold in stores. The only way to get one of these babies, is to win one on the Iron Man Website after the 15th April or from one of the other promotions being run by magazines and websites. If you can't win one then you can always console yourself with one of the great Iron Man Figures.

Nokia Update N95

Nokia have recently updated their popular by troubled N95 to correct problems with battery longevity and other features. The N95 promised much but has met with much disapproval from early purchasers due its very poor performance in the area of battery efficiency and other features. Shiny Shiny are also reporting that the N95 has been accepted by 3, now that the improvements they were looking for have been made. Time will tell, if these improvements are substantial enough to change a few minds.

iPhone Reviews Summary

The reviews for the iPhone are coming hard and fast ... most like what they see, and are impressed by what Apple have produced. However below I've listed the good and the Bad. Good Things - It's a great iPod with some web capabilities Cover Flow feature is awesome Orientation sensors are cool Display quality excellent. The UI is excellent and has only served to raise the bar... Battery life is more than most of us expected. 'Visual Voicemail' is pretty cool... The glass screen is remarkably resilient. Microsoft Exchange is supported The bad: No User Replaceable Battery ... Shame on you Apple yet again for being so inconsiderate!!! (A Phone without this, is a truly pathetic omission). The virtual keyboard is frustrating with a learning curve... The Absences of 3G is a mistake. Web browsing is real slow unless your use wireless. OS X uses 700MB of the 4GB/8GB Memory. No A2DP support – Stupid considering it's a media device!!! No cut, copy or paste options for text – staggering No MMS No editing of PDF, Word or Excel documents. No browser support for Flash or any other embedded video Poor voice call quality 2MP Still camera only – no video recording. No support for MP3 ringtones. Contacts must be scrolled through – no searching or voice dialling... No Memory Card slot!!! No GPS... The bottom line is that it makes a great iPod, but the phone capabilities and several features need a rethink... Links: David Pogue Walt Mossberg Edward Baig Steven Levy

Apple To Use Enhanced Theft Protection On iPhone

Reports from several sources are that Apple are planning a sudden motion based theft protection system on their New iPhone. the system will purportedly work by allowing the owner to use the motion detection systems built into the item to detect sudden motion such as when devices are snatched. The device will lock itself when this type of motion is detected and will require a security password to unlock it...

Motorola Announce New Q & ROKR

After announcing the new Razr yesterday, The Big M didn't end the new product unveilings with just the one model. Motorola also unveiled new versions of the Q and the ROKR. The Q9 comes with a 2MP camera, capable of capturing and playing back video at 15fps, support for MP3 audio files, Bluetooth, 256MB of onboard memory and a microSD expansion slot. Curiously However WiFi is absent. The Z8 can playback video at up to 30fps, HSDPA 3.6Mbps connectivity, A range of pre-installed third party applications including Sky's Anytime with its online library of news, entertainment and sports and one click access to Flickr, MySpace and YouTube. A QVGA screen, onboard memory of 80MB and microSD card support. I Can't wait to see the full specs...

Engadget Posts Razr 2 Gallery

Engadget have posted some rather fetching images of the new Razr 2 from Motorola. From the images on show the new Razr looks like a real killer phone with some excellent web capabilites. It also appears to feature the cool media player interface for the secibdary display. View the images here

Transport For London testing Mobile Access On Underground System In 2008

London Underground will testing mobile phone access on the Waterloo and City line. Transport for London (TfL) has put out a tender notice for a pilot project to enable mobile coverage on the Waterloo and City line between Bank and Waterloo stations. This will include platform and in tunnel access. The experiment is slated to begin in April 2008 and is expected to last for six months. Should the test all go to plan, connectivity will extended to cover the other Tube lines.