Samsung Rant Built for Texters

samsung-rantSamsung have created a new phone aimed at those who love to text. The Samsung Rant makes texting easier by providing a slide out QWERTY keyboard to allow texters to text quicker. [Read more…]

LG Secret Review

lg-secretAbout a month ago I was sent an LG Secret to review. After a lot of playing around with numerous features I am now ready to let you know what I think. [Read more…]

LG KC910 Coming Soon

lg-kc910LG are getting ready for the launch of their latest mobile phone. It is named the LG KC910 and comes with an 8.0 megapixel camera. One claim of this mobile phone is that it will be the slimmest 8.0 megapixel handset on the market. The KC910 is the successor to the popular Viewty. Lets take a quick look at the technical specs. [Read more…]

18k Gold Plated Mobile Phone Watch

18k-cell-phone-watchAlthough mobile phone watches have been available for a while, I have never actually had chance to use one yet. The slightly larger then normal watches have a SIM card slot in which you put your regular SIM and then you can make and take calls from your watch. [Read more…]

iPhone Unboxing

iphone-3g-unboxingIf the iPhone butchering was a bit too much for your stomach, then Slashgear has a more tame unboxing video which shows the iPhone 3G being removed from the box, switched on and compared to it’s older brother (the first iPhone). [Read more…]

iPhone 3G – A Look Inside

iphone-3gOver in Auckland the ifixit team were getting their hands on the new iPhone 3G. They would be one of the first in the world due to the timezone of Auckland, to get their hands on this phone. Right after the launch they decided it was time to pull the thing apart. [Read more…]

Korea to get a 5G Network

korea-5gIn the UK we have been using 3G networks for several years and 4G (or 4th generation) networks are still a good 3 or 4 years away with a planned release date of 2012 – 2015. [Read more…]

If you Cannot afford an iPhone – Knit it!

handknit_iphoneIf the price drop on the new iPhone 3G is still not good enough for you and you find your self falling short of the very cheap price of it then an alternative (to make you still feel cool) is to have your mother knit you an iPhone. [Read more…]

Retro Rotary Phone Watch

retro-phone-watchRotary phones remind me of when I was a kid. We had one in the house (brown or green I think) which did it’s job and did it well. In 2008 you do not tend to see many (any at all?) of these phones around any more. Mix the lack of this with the way technology is moving forwards, then the mixture of the two creates The Zihotch Retro Phone Watch. [Read more…]

Bluetooth Headset with Laser Pointer

bluepointerThe BluePointer is the first ever Bluetooth headset which features a built in Laser Pointer, an LED flash light and can connect to your PC to control powerpoint presentations. [Read more…]

iPhone goes for Free on some Tariffs in UK

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For those of you in the UK who thought you “might” be ripped off by UK prices being higher for the iPhone then things have turned out quite well for us lot. The new iPhone which has 3G capabilities will be free on certain tariffs on the O2 network in the UK. This is fabulous news as £270 for me for the original on an 18 month contract was just a big NO. [Read more…]

The Evolution of Mobile Phones

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e2save have created a cool video about the evolution of mobile phones from 1985 to the present day. The video contains a ton of phones through out that time and each one morphs in to another while some interesting facts are presented along side. [Read more…]