Garmin-Asus Combines GPS With Smartphone The Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50 is an Android smartphone that brings Garmin navigation to your handset. It may not have the power and pizzazz as other phones currently on offer, but it does a great job in making the user experience as easy as possible.
First Look New OZ HTC Wildfire Rich In Capability An evolution program driven by a desire to convince pre paid mobile phone users to step into the world of Smartphone’s has been launched by Telstra and HTC with the launch of a new very straightforward and no-nonsense low cost new Android 2.1 HTC Wildfire Smartphone that is rich in new software features.
Review: LG Optimus LG is aiming its Optimus phone at newcomers to the Android space. This handset provides a lot of features found on smartphones, helps you stay connected, and even has an attractive price tag when purchased outright.
Samsung Breaks New Ground With Wave Phone The Wave S8500 is the first Samsung handset to feature the Bada operating system. This handset ticks all the boxes in terms of hardware, but needs more applications in order to compete with the likes of Google and Apple.
LG Mini A Fairly Limited Phone The LG Mini is a small and thin phone that can help you stay connected with its social networking applications and instant e-mail access. Unfortunately, it is a bit slow and limited when compared to other phones using a different operating system.
Samsung Galaxy S A Brilliant Android Smartphone Unlike the Samsung Galaxy Icon launched last year, the Galaxy S now has a customised version of Android that makes it a joy to use. Sure, the handset may look and feel like an Apple iPhone because of its physical specifications and interface, but the company has been able to add a couple of features that make it one of the best Android phones in the market.
Review: Blackberry Pearl 3G The Blackberry Pearl 3G is a candybar-type phone aimed at first time smartphone users. It has the same processing power as the Bold 9700, has Wi-Fi 802.11n built-in, and has dedicated media keys to keep you entertained while on the go.
Review: Samsung Omnia Pro The new Samsung Omnia Pro does what any other smartphone in the market can, although it fails to deliver on some aspects.
Review: Nokia N97 Mini The Nokia N97 Mini is a smartphone that delivers despite its ‘old’ operating system. It may not be as good as its current rivals, but it still has a lot of features that can help you stay connected.
A Uniden Cordless Phone That's An All In One Office Thinking about ditching your home or office phone for your mobile? Because I have just found a smart new cordless phone called the X factor that really justifies staying connected.
Samsung Android Phone Nothing Special Samsung’s first Google Android phone, the Galaxy Icon, is aimed at users who want something simple and customisable.
Samsung Touchphone Shoots HD Videos The HD is one of five phones launched as part of Samsung’s new Icon touchphone range. It is HSDPA and DLNA-enabled, has Wi-Fi, GPS, and can record and play HD movies.
Two Mobile Phones Rolled Into One If you have two SIM cards (one for work and another one for personal use, for example) you would usually have two mobile phones or only have one phone and swap the SIM cards when needed. The DualSim Slider looks just like any other phone but has the ability to accommodate two SIM cards at the same time, making calls and SMS between contacts a lot easier.
Motorola Phone Unifies With TelstraOne The MotoSurf A3100 comes with the new TelstraOne interface that simplifies the way you use your mobile phone. This may just be the perfect solution for those who do not want to relearn certain functions all over again.
An Affordable Nokia Smartphone That Can Organise Your Life The new Nokia E63 performs just as good as its older brother, the E71, but sports a cheaper price tag. It may miss out on a couple of good features, but then, who is complaining?
Nokia Slider A Can-Do Phone The Nokia N85 is a slider phone packed with features despite its small profile. It can play store the latest games from Nokia, play your music, display websites in seconds, and can be your personal navigator when you are lost.
New HTC Smartphone Larger Than Life The new Touch HD from HTC will change the way you look at videos, documents, and websites thanks to its large screen. You can give this phone a go if you hate looking at small screens and want an easy-to-use smartphone, although be prepared to shell out a hefty sum for it.
First Review: HTC 3G Phone Redefines Touch HTC looked at its Touch phone released last year, took down some points of improvement, and implemented the changes to its new Touch 3G. This smartphone has a great form factor, comes with better specifications, and is set to take the touch experience to another level.
New HTC Touch Adds Keys To Diamond While it is one of the best Windows smartphones around, the HTC Touch Diamond did not get high praises from us as it had a couple of hiccups that needed to be sorted out. It may be better the second time around though, as the new HTC Touch Pro is better, faster, and comes with more features compared to its older sibling.
Expensive Palm Smartphone Is Just Too Simple Palm’s new offering, the Treo Pro, is HSDPA-capable, features a QWERTY keypad and touchscreen input, comes with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and sports a simple layout to boot. But despite sporting the latest features, this smartphone failed to impress and made us ask the question, “Is this worth it?”
Review: Anywhere Navigation With Nokia I have to admit, I have never used a GPS phone for what it was intended to do--that is why using the Nokia 6210 GPS navigator was quite a novelty, not least due to the fact that using the GPS was simple and straightforward, if a touch slow.
Samsung Olympic Phone Fails To Capture Gold The new Samsung slider phone may not look as attractive as its LG counterpart (Secret KF750), but what it lacks in flair, it certainly makes up for in design and functionality. We take a look at the U900, go with our sense of touch, and find where the ‘adaptive touch’ function comes into play.
LG Touch Phone: Nice But Not Naughty Lately Korean Electronics company LG has been getting all suave, sexy and sophisticated with their brand. At a number of launches this year, you would be forgiven for thinking that you may have been at a lingerie party rather than the launch of a new electronics gadget.
Review: Nokia Smartphone Has All Bases Covered Nokia’s latest offering looks just like any other QWERTY smartphone on the market. However, what separates this unit from other phones is what it brings to the table. The Smarthouse Team takes a look at the E71 and sees what this smartphone has in store for us.
Flaws In Touch Diamond Exposed From the Apple iPhone to the LG KF700, the touch generation of phones have finally arrived. These new phones not only offer touch-sensitive screens, it also provides users with applications that redefine how a mobile phone should be. HTC’s latest offering, the Touch Diamond, comes with a TouchFLO 3D interface that claims to gives you touch control over this Windows-based smartphone, but just how well does it perform?
Motorola Delivers With Ferrari Phone From the LG Prada to the Sagem Porsche, mobile phone companies seem to tie-up with other well-known brands to create a mobile phone for users who want to flaunt it. The new Motorola unit is no exception – it has ‘merged’ the elegance of Ferrari with its existing V9 model, creating a new flip phone for Ferrari fanatics. But how does this prancing horse stack up?
Tune In With Jabra Bluetooth Speakerphone The Jabra SP700 is a Bluetooth speakerphone that easily fits on to a car’s sun visor for wireless communication. What’s good about this product is that it is able to transmit calls or music from your mobile phone to your car’s FM radio, allowing users to hear calls over the car’s audio system.
Trouble-free i-Mate Smartphone Smartphones come in various shapes, sizes, and specifications in order to address the different needs of a user. Despite being an entry-level, Windows Mobile 6 smartphone, the new Jama 101 comes with proprietary programs that allow users to customise and protect their unit effortlessly.
Reviewed: Affordable Prepaid Palm Smartphone If you are looking for a smartphone that is not bulky and has excellent features, then the Palm Centro may just be the phone for you. It is available for Telstra prepaid customers for an attractive price of $299, which makes it a very affordable smartphone.
Zoom In With Samsung 5-Megapixel Phone The slider phones from Samsung easily fit in one’s pocket as it sports a thin profile despite being packed with features. This is not the case however, for its new cameraphone: the G800. While this 3G handset comes with a 5-megapixel sensor with 3x optical zoom, Xenon flash, FM radio and music player function, Bluetooth connectivity, and fast browsing speeds, it is thick and can be mistaken for a point-and-shoot camera.
New Porsche Phone: Lacks Comms Technology And Is Overpriced French Company Sagem, who has a reputation for poor quality phones and very little market penetration, is now trying to change their image with the roll out of a Porsche branded phone in Australia which, to say the least, yesterday's technology. It has no Wi-Fi, is not even a 3G handset, and like everything with a Porsche labe, is seriously overpriced.
Get Lost With HTC GPS Phone Various companies have followed the footsteps of Apple by launching touch phones that have minimal keys. The Touch Cruise is HTC’s new touch phone that not only runs on Windows Mobile 6, but also comes with a built-in GPS receiver that can take you anywhere, so feel free to get yourself lost.
First Review: Fast 3.5G I-mate Ultimate Smartphone The new Ultimate 8502 from i-mate takes the stress out of mobile computing by providing users with a smartphone that can possibly do it all. This phone promises blistering upload and download speeds and provides clever features not found in any other smartphone.
Inexpensive Telephony Box For Small Businesses The Talkswitch system give users total control over their internal, external, and IP calls. It includes a lot of features and functions designed for small businesses and pays for itself in the long run. We take a look at the whole system (box and IP phone) and see how it stacks up.
Telstra Walkie Talkie Phone Does Wonders Telstra aims to get push-to-talk technology that needed push with the launch of the TalkNow ZTE 159 phone; a 3G tough phone built for the outdoors that comes with an assisted GPS feature and a new Talk Now function that instantly turns the phone into a walkie talkie.
New Palm Treo Smartphone Nothing Special The Palm Treo 500 has a form factor and operating system similar to other smartphones we have reviewed over the past few months, so what’s so special about it?
Wireless Skype Without The Fuss While VoIP is widely being used for free (or affordable) calls to anyone in the world, users usually have to be sitting in front of their computer to have direct access to this service. Linksys aims to remove the ‘computer’ in the VoIP equation by introducing the CIT400, a dual mode portable telephony kit that comes built-in with the Skype program.
Motorola Rokr Phone Bundle Disappoints Listening to music stored on your mobile phone wirelessly via a set of Bluetooth headphones sounds like a good idea, so why aren't we blown away by Motorola's new Z6 mobile phone and S9 stereo Bluetooth headphone bundle?
LG Phone Shinier The Second Time Around LG has given its Shine mobile phone a Titanium facelift. The new Titanium Shine looks similar to its predecessor, but does it address the shortcomings of the first model? We take a closer look.
Asus Puts The Smart In Smartphone Businessmen who are constantly out of the office will need a smartphone that can retrieve e-mail in an instant, is easy to use, and has a lot of office applications. The new Asus M530w seems to put all that’s needed in the palm of your hands.
Easy To Use Telstra Next G Phone If you want to have a Next G mobile phone without all the bells and whistles, the new EasyTouch might be just the thing. We take a look at this new phone created by ZTE for Telstra and see whether it is as easy to use as it claims to be.
New Nokia Phone Impresses Nokia has once again created a phone that gives users exactly what they need. The Nokia E51 is a candy-bar handset designed for businessmen and women who want a phone packed with features but without the unnecessary bells and whistles.
USB Phone Is A Fresh New Look At VoIP If you want to call anyone in the world at an affordable rate, then Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) may just be the answer. Freshtel’s 4030 Stickphone may provide users with a built-in Firefly software and Internet calling capabilities, but does it bring anything fresh to the table?
First Review: Telstra's Rural Mobile Phone Telstra takes Next G to the great outdoors with its new 165 ‘Country Phone’. This handset promises greater reception in rural areas, incorporates a tough design, and will definitely fit the lifestyle of the outdoor tradesman.
First Review: Samsung Widescreen Phone The Samsung Widescreen promises a better mobile TV experience with its 2.3-inch widescreen and lightning fast download speeds when connected to Telstra's Next G network. We take a look at this dual flip phone to find out whether it will change the way people watch shows on their mobile.
First Review: The World's Fastest Mobile Phone The latest Samsung slider phone which was unveiled just yesterday at a Telstra Investor briefing promises lightning fast download speeds on Telstra's lightning fast Next G network. We take a look to see how it really stacks up.
First Review: World's Fastest Wireless Card For Notebooks I am always sceptical when vendors claim that their product is the best in the world. So when Telstra rolled out an expanded Next G wireless Network today that they claimed would deliver upload speeds of 7.2 Mbps my first reaction was that I have to see it. We also wanted to take a look at the cards that deliver the network.
New Nokia Navigator Phone Set To Find Its Way In Oz An angel has been born in the form of a brand new Nokia 6110 phone that has a built in navigation system that is ideal for road warriors, mums and those people who always ask “Where do we have to go?”
First Review: New Moto Q9 With Windows Mobile 6 This is a phone that Motorola had to get right up alongside some tough competition like Blackberry, Samsung and Nokia with their N95. The design is sleek but more important is the fact that Motorola has built in functionality that is easy to access and works. A classic example is the curved keyboard and easy access function buttons on the bottom of the keypad.
