Smartphone

BlackBerry Curve 9380 Review – And Thus RIM Sells the Same Phone Again

Alright, I might not be the biggest fan of Blackberry phones, having never been subjected to RIM’s services from the customer end of things, but it’s probably safe to say Research in Motion is a bit of an exaggeration of a name.

I’m now risking becoming best of engadget, but I have to point to them in this case. Can’t help but admire the diligence they’ve dissected the phone with. I mean, they could’ve just tossed it out altogether, and most probably no-one would have ever noticed.

Read the review here.

HTC Rezound Review – In Case You’ve Missed It

I can’t really wrap my head around HTC. Two years ago it was a comparatively small company making innovative smartphones. HTC made sure they stand out by polishing software as best as they could in order to give their products that unique fresh and clean feeling. They did new things, of which one was to not put the vanilla Android binary on the phone unlike many of their competitors.

Then they started replicating their success by making more of the same phone. If you’ve seen HTC Desire, you’ve probably seen the vast majority of HTC phones released in the last two years; they just look the same, do the same, feel the same and generally are the same handhelds.

All HTC seems to be doing now is maintaining a level of control over what Android spin their phones have, and they keep bumping the specs as to not let competitors gain distance.

You can call it lack of innovation. You can call it mindless repetition. But you’ve got to admit slight iterations on hardware specs is what sells Android handsets today. Ice cream sandwich, well that’s going to be the next page in the book.

To read the only review you must read about HTC Rezound, head over to BGR.

From Android to Windows Mobile Mango – Blogger Makes the Switch and Documents it

Chris Leckness of Gottabemobile decided to take the plunge and move to Windows Mobile 7.5 Mango as his main means of communication after spending some time with Iphone and Android.

My HTC Diamond now bites the dust on the shelves, but I enjoyed using it for as long as it was a somewhat modern device. Now on an Android phone myself I’ll be sure to check back on Chris’ progress once he posts the second part, as I’m interested in seeing how well the Windows Mobile platform have fared since the dark days of no app-store 6.0 days.

If you’re entertaining the idea of switching, you’ll want to keep an eye on updates from Chris, head over through the link above and drop a bookmark for the site (or isThin) for the latest updates.

Motorola RAZR Hits Market

Motorola RazR hits market in the US aspiring to continue the legacy of the old Razr flip-phone. You know which one it is, the cool guy in high-school had one. Or at least he did when I went to school.

Read the very thorough RazR review by SlashGear here. I really like the photos they took of the phone, and really didn’t like those they took with the phone. The test shots remind me of the photos the missus’ HTC Desire takes. Washed out, easy to forget and generally unimpressive.

The official TV spot (is that thing still going on?) for the smartphone is worth a minute of your time: if you remove all the ‘innovative’s and ‘ground-breaking’s there is still some good information left.

The second clip I’d like to show you is from soldierknowsbest’s YouTube channel. Seriously, this is the first time I run into a review from this guy, but he seems to have a knack for getting the key points through in a conscise way. Recommended video, brings you up to speed on specs in no time.

Users Say 5.0.1 Made Battery Situation Even Worse

BGR.com reports that some users who had upgraded to the new iteration of iOS 5.0.1 are experiencing even worse battery life on their iPhone 4s’ than before.

I also upgraded to it on my original iPad and have not noticed any meaningful drop in battery performance, though I found that on the multi-tasking bar all my apps were shown as ‘running’. Even those I know I didn’t use in weeks. I shut the ones I didn’t need down, just in case.

HTC Vivid, Better Known as Two-Faced Harvey

You like HTC phones. Even if you’re the most hardcore, black turtleneck wearing fan of anything that comes from Cupertino, you must have taken a look. Then a second look. The guys and gals at HTC know the recipe to producing successful smartphones.

You need a fast CPU, a touch-screen the size of your front-door and stiff curves all around to give it a serious look.

Well… the HTC Vivid neither is the fastest handheld nor the prettiest stone on the beach, but at least it has a decent display.

For a detailed review, head over to engadget and soothe your curiosity. I did. It was worth it.

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