Back when I was in school, the swankiest gadget one could own was a Japanese electronic wristwatch with a couple of tricks up its sleeve at that, like FM-radio or a bunch of tunes it could play...

Affordable music-heavy slider that has a La’Fleur edition as well – not a mass-market product, but not without its own charm either. However, we hardly can overlook its letdowns and a bevy of strong rivals…

Behold – Samsung’s flagship, which has no direct competition and also one of the market’s finest sliders. Although it is quite a mixed bag with its decent feature set and a display that’s vulnerable to scratches and scuffs, but the bottom line is still positive...

The slider form-factor is moving to the fore in the Walkman line-up. The reason being that music comes along with fashion, rather than a defining feature. Attracting attention to its solution, with music-related smarts...

If you have already read our take on the Sony Ericsson G700, then you better skip straight to the sample images in this review, note that the G900 comes armed with Wi-Fi connectivity and that will do it – the thing is, these two phones are very close relatives. And what’s more interesting, the G900 will see sublime sales as well, despite having a younger brother retailing at a lower price point...

Alcatel has nestled in the niche for reasonably cheap solutions and with every new phone they are trying to accomplish the impossible – come up with an affordable, yet snazzy device enjoying quality materials...

Recently, one of the tasks occupying Sony Ericsson’s mind has been not only to inflate of the model line-up, but also make its range as diverse as possible. One of the intuitive ways of doing this is to differentiate handsets by their design and looks...

It is never easy to decide the winner in a duel between two handsets, especially if they come from the stables of such mastodons of the industry. And even more so when the offerings aren’t meant for a broad audience, but rather for people bent on music…

The Z555i is the W380i gone fashion-savvy – its passable price and funky front fascia are the makings of a fitting solution for young girls…

Expensive music-minded clamshell with gesture controls, entry-level camera, quirky touch-sensitive controls and outer display that's nearly impossible to read outdoors. The W380i sure has a face of its own, but will it buy this phone an army of followers? We find out...

This time around we take a bunch of Sony Ericsson phones for a walk – the pickings for this piece are slim, only three phones, but rest assured, you will not come out disappointed...

The MOTO Z10 is merely an upgrade to the MOTO Z8 with no substantial differences in design or functionality. When the MOTO Z8 was preparing for its debut, they had some serious arguments at Motorola whether it was worth launching it at all...

I get to hear rants on how Windows Mobile based devices are fiddly to manage very often – indeed, the system’s default UI, even in its latest and greatest version, doesn’t quite qualify as user friendly...

Sony Ericsson-branded smartphones have long been associated with the plethora of pricey phones not-for-all – top-of-the-line solutions, that grab a lot of eyes, but never become widely adopted...

Is this the best offering in Samsung’s La’Fleur collection? Its index says yes, but as we go deeper, it turns out that the L320 is not perfect – it adopts a successful design, but has no bells and whistles onboard and generally looks to appeal to emotional women…

What do you know about the game of spillikins, or, as they sometimes call it, jackstraws? Even back in the day, when I was young, this word was already barely known to kids. So it is no wonder that these days, its meaning is even more vague...

As a rule, the average consumer’s thought pattern isn't characterized by sophistication or depth – all he cares to consider when choosing a phone is index and functionality. Take the Nokia N95 for example – it is a do-it-all flagship...

Acer recently acquired E-Ten Information Systems – the deal was officially announced on March 3, 2008, and will be carried out through a share swap valued at around 291 million USD, with new issued shares representing approximately 6% of Acer’s total...

WM 6.1 was expected to premiere back at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, but Microsoft never rolled out the much-hyped update to its OS. Perhaps, an official announcement is to come later or maybe it has been cancelled altogether? We take a look at what the .1 update brings along…

A candy-bar style phone for women that will remain the flagship solution in this form-factor for at least a year to come. Its very unique keypad backlight colors, light indicator on the top edge, metallic casing and the S40’s suite of features make for a very quaint and fashion-savvy device…

After I got down to write the review of the Nokia 7900 Prism, I accidentally stumbled upon the fact that public sources now offer so much information on Nokia moving towards new fashion-savvy products, that it was about time we wrote about it...

A niche model originally designed for AT&T that went on to become available in other regions too. But its eye-catching design and relatively cheap materials by no means justify its steep price, which is higher than its rivals offered by Nokia itself. But there are also some good things about it…

The Nokia N78 comes in to replace the Nokia N73, but it is not a simple and clear-cut substitution as it may seem at a glance. It wouldn’t be right to think that the maker strives to withdraw the Nokia N73 from the market, where it is one of the most popular S60-based devices…

The release of Feature Pack 2 for S60 3rd edition smartphones is the most powerful move in Nokia’s arsenal – no other manufacturer can offer similar punch right out-of-the-box with their operating systems. The FP2 will be shaping the state of the smartphone market for 1,5-2 years to come. Learn everything about the FP2 in this piece, for it will be the basement for all our impending phone reviews…

The most expensive handset for women delivered by Samsung with some neat software, yet bizarre design. Who is it designed for and why it looks like this? Why the L310 won’t be widely adopted and popular? All answers after the jump…

It’s not a rare occasion when I’m asked whether some device is a smartphone, communicator or something in between. In fact, consumers seem to have absolutely no idea what a communicator” is and where it stems from. We find out what it really is in this write-up...

The Nokia N810 comes from the Internet Tablet breed, in other words, it’s a device tweaked for Web browsing, or, putting it simply, a portable Internet browser with a handful of multimedia features thrown in for good measure...

Nokia heralded the launch of its reincarnated N-Gage platform back in 2007, however, the release date got postponed a couple of times, and only now does the N-Gage site offer the installation program...

As far as the HTC P3470’s positioning goes, there are several points of view, which are, in effect, all correct (to a certain extent) and have every right to exist. However, closer inspection of the P3470 allows figuring out its true place in the maker’s portfolio...

We sat down with Gigabyte’s Managing Director (Overseas Sales & Marketing Division), Clare Fan to discuss the company’s operations and strategy in Russia, as well as their views and plans for the Windows Mobile market...

I suppose all headset aficionados remember the Motorola S705 very well – one of those wonderkids with a display and radio that was phone-independent. In fact the market has seen only a couple of gadgets like this – the abovementioned SoudPilot and Nokia HS-12W, a metallic and classy headset...

A whole era ended along with the departure of Frank Nuovo from Nokia, which is not bad at all – it is very natural for all things to move forward. Nostalgia for the times when he was still with Nokia can only bring up some warm memories...

I can’t help it but love the soap opera called the iPhone – that’s where true dramaturgy and spirit of the community are. The iPhone’s hype lives on only in the hearts of its devotees, while the maker's marketing strategy starts going sideways...

Every manufacturer secretly dreams of rolling out something like the Nokia 8800 one day. A premium solution with low production costs, tremendous image of a fashion-savvy phone and sales that are way beyond expectations...

Perhaps, Windows Mobile phone makers weren’t as active at the MWC, as many had hoped – Microsoft didn’t get to showcase WM 6.1, while HTC amused the crowd with nothing but one newsworthy announcement. Nonetheless, many makers rolled out some interesting products at the MWC – let’s see what those were…

Sagem, a French phone maker, wasn't one of the centerpieces at MWC with only a handful of new models on offer. While their place sported a lot of phones here and there, the bulk of them had long been available on the market...