Historically, Taiwan’s HTC has focused its energies on developing Windows Mobile-based smartphones. But in the past year or so, the handset manufacturer has been two-timing Microsoft by making more and more phones that run rival Google’s Android operating system.
The Tattoo, its latest Android offering, is meant as an entry-level touch-screen alternative to more expensive options [...]
When Apple introduced the iPhone in January 2007, some commentators were quick to write obituaries for the BlackBerry. Three years later, and Research in Motion, the Canadian company that makes the BlackBerry, has proved all its sceptics wrong.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700, the follow-up to the already-popular Bold 9000, is Rim’s crowning achievement to date. In [...]
[Best of the Web -- Monday, 18 January 2010]
Nokia, Apple step up war of words: The fight between Nokia and Apple is getting ugly. Apple at the weekend began legal proceedings to prevent the Finnish handset manufacturer from importing its products into the US. Nokia has accused Apple of violating its patents in the iPhone. [...]
Nokia isn’t launching the N900, its first Linux phone, in SA. Which is a pity, because I think this device could find a ready market among the tech set. [Update: Nokia has decided to introduce the product in SA after all. It will go on sale in the second quarter of 2010.]
The N900 represents Nokia’s [...]
At last! The Apple iPhone has a serious rival. HTC’s Hero touch-screen smartphone is the first device we’ve seen that comes within a whisker of knocking the iPhone off its pedestal. But it still falls just short of being a perfect handset.
Let’s start with the positives — and there are plenty of them. The 135g [...]
Duncan McLeod, Toby Shapshak, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle are on the panel this week. They discuss District 9, the impact of piracy, Neotel’s NeoGo service, and much more…
