The Samsung F700, now known as the Croix, thanks to a deal with Vodafone is quite the amazing device. It is purported to be targeted as an iPhone competitor, even though the Croix is everything the iPhone isn’t. A great alternative to the iPhone sure, but I don’t know how much of a direct competitor this phone will be. This ... continued »

A few hours ago a video showing what appears to be a Nokia concept phone running an interface decidedly iPhone-like showed up on YouTube; people are already either salivating over it or branding the Finns dreadful copycats.  Since I know nothing more than what I can see in the clip I won't pass judgement - it could be a new ... continued »

When SlashGear tested LG's sexy little Prada cellphone the key frustrations in an otherwise glowing review were the lack of HSDPA and the stilted browser; well, LG seem to have listened and we know that at least half of those issues (the 3G data connection) has been satisfied in their new KU990 handset.  Coming to the UK very shortly, I'm ... continued »

Here at MY iTablet we're occasionally racked with indecision.  You see, we love the iPhone - oh man, do we love the iPhone! - but we also have a soft spot for plucky MVNO Helio and their growing range of innovative handsets.  So when I saw that our sister site SlashGear has been frolicking in a frenzy of Fin information, ... continued »

Vincent and I have had the odd argument over the past few months, and it's all the fault of the iPhone.  I say that the absence of 3G high-speed data connectivity is a deal-breaker; he tells me that making do with EDGE and WiFi really hasn't proved to be a major issue for him.  It all boils down to the ... continued »

Right now, if you don't want to be tied into an AT&T contract you can unlock your iPhone and use it as a portable WiFi web-browser and video iPod.  Although many - myself included - would see that as a terrible waste of some of the handset's much-vaunted convergence, the lure of Mobile Safari and all that video-playing goodness could ... continued »

Analysts and telco rivals alike accused them of demanding "corporate welfare", but it looks like Google's request for openness in the new cellular spectrum auction has struck some chords with the FCC.  In a surprising move, a majority of the FCC supported a provision for one-third of the newly-available wireless space to be deemed "open access" so that any operator ... continued »

Looking a little like an iPhone that has been through a hot-wash, Samsung's recently announced P520 cellphone might be the ideal non-Apple alternative for those with smaller hands or pockets. Just 88 x 54 x 8.9mm (shorter and thinner than the LG Prada) and weighing a mere 102g, it's a triband GSM handset with, frustratingly, EDGE rather than 3G. ... continued »

MY iTablet forum member modmesilly flagged up a couple of Google-phone related articles for us this weekend, which give a few hints as to the search company's intentions come the wireless spectrum auction in which chunks of radio frequency currently used for analogue TV will be freed up by the switch to digital. There's no doubting that Google has ... continued »

Open-source projects can prove tricky to convert into dollar-collecting businesses, but OpenMoko seem to be doing a pretty good job with their Neo 1973 cellphone.  The device - which is an unlocked handset complete with full developers kit available so that individuals, businesses and organisations can shape the phone to their own needs - suffered from some delays recently, but ... continued »

A few reviews have commented on how great the iPhone's YouTube application is, despite mediocre EDGE speeds; now Helio have not only introduced their own YouTube Mobile service but added extra functionality such as being able to upload your own footage direct from the handset.  Relying on the same H.264 encoding as the iPhone - which means the full YouTube ... continued »

With the iPhone capturing headlines left, right and centre, rivals are undoubtedly having to step up their game in order to compete.  Were I someone from HTC, Sony Ericsson or Nokia I'd be looking to leak out my most impressive upcoming models to perhaps encourage potential Apple buyers to save their money until my product hit the shelves; now I'm ... continued »