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SlashGear: BlackBerry Storm2 Review

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:06:20 +0000

Available from Verizon Wireless for $179.99, the BlackBerry Storm2 with BlackBerry OS 5.0 has got a new SurePress “clickable” display technology and built-in Wi-Fi. Click here for the new BlackBerry Storm2 Review on SlashGear.

Our remaining doubts concern how well the Storm2 stands as a prosumer device compared to its flourishing Android, iPhone and webOS rivals. Each has areas in which they better the Storm2, whether in usability, responsiveness, browser experience or media playback, but the BlackBerry does put up a decent fight. The Storm2 falls short of delivering a knockout blow, but it’s no longer undermined by its own “unique features”. RIM has certainly done enough for the Storm2 to warrant a place on your touchscreen smartphone shortlist.

Key Features:

Smooth design and premium finish with sloped edges, chrome accents, glass lens and stainless steel backplate
Large (3.25”), dazzling high-resolution 480 x 360 display at 184 ppi
Capacitive touchscreen with integrated functions (Send, End, Menu, Escape) and new SurePress technology that makes clicking the display practically effortless
3G and global connectivity support for making phone calls in more than 220 countries and accessing data in more than 185 countries (with more than 80 destinations in 3G)
Network Connectivity: EV-DO Revision A; UMTS/HSPA (2100 MHz); and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks
Supports Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
256 MB of Flash memory
2 GB of onboard media storage and a microSD™/SDHD memory card slot with a 16 GB card included

SlashGear Column: When will Verizon Wireless get the iPhone?

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:47:23 +0000

The surest way for someone to generate attention is by making an Apple prediction. Apple has a cult following, and its product development and launch strategy is famously secretive, so the fact that your source is the lunch counter guy across the block from the Hon Hai factory in Taiwan won’t be discovered (or may even be considered authoritative!). Financial analysts are often the worst offenders – we have been promised an Apple tablet more times than I can count, assured that an iPhone nano was on the way, and where’s that iPod touch with a camera? Click here for the full article by Avi Greengart

Motorola CLIQ Review Up on SlashGear

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:58:28 +0000

Available in Motorola CLIQ for US and Motorola DEXT in Europe, check out SlashGear latest review on the first Motorola Android OS. The Motorola CLIQ has a 3.1-inch full touch screen, a slide-out QWERTY hardware keyboard and also featuring its unique MOTOBLUR with tight social networking site integration. “MOTOBLUR is certainly a good start, and in certain ways we prefer it to HTC’s system of integrating social networking with individual contacts but keeping them differentiated from each other. Having messages and communication from every paradigm – email, SMS, Facebook messages, tweets and more – can make communicating more straightforward, but it does require some setup. While the CLIQ attempts to automatically match contacts across the services, anything it can’t combine will need to be done manually.” Full review can be read here

SlashGears Reviews HTC Smartphones and Windows Mobile 6.5

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:48:12 +0000

18 months after the Windows Mobile 6.1, Microsoft has finally delivered its new Windows Mobile 6.5 today. Are the new user interface, marketplace and myPhone service enough to impress us? Check out SlashGear Windows Mobile 6.5 review here, plus a series of nice reviews on Verizon Wireless’ HTC Imagio, AT&T’s HTC Pure and the new HTC Touch2.

SlashGear: Toshiba TG01 Unboxing and UI Walkthrough

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:51:00 +0000

With the biggest full touch screen (4.1-inch), slim 9.9mm thickness and Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, the new Toshiba TG01 has been launched in UK and installed with a beautiful Toshiba’s UI on top of the old Windows Mobile interface. SlashGear has attended the press event, and they have got the chance to review on a production unit. Check out the first unboxing video with a hands on of the new user interface.

Orange to Offer Toshiba TG01 in Europe

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:50:45 +0000

Orange has confirmed that it will be exclusively offer the Toshiba TG01 in the UK by this weekend. Powered by Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, TG01 uses a 4.1-inch WVGA touch screen and has a slim 9.9mm body. It will first come with Windows Mobile 6.1. An upgrade to the new Windows Mobile 6.5 will be available later this year.

The TG01 will be free to customers who take out a £39.15 per month, 24 month price plan. The package includes 1200 any network call minutes, unlimited texts, Orange Maps as well as inclusive anytime internet browsing, and is exclusive to Orange in the UK. The device is already available from Orange in France, and will also be shortly available from Orange in Switzerland, Romania and Poland.

Click here to view the embedded video.

[via slashgear]

Toshiba TG01 specification

Size: 70mm x130mm x 9.9mm
Weight: 129g
Display: Wide-VGA (800 x 480), 4.1”
Camera: 3.2 mega-pixel, autofocus
Memory: 512MB ROM / 256MB RAM, micro SDHC slot up to 32GB (Subject to availability)
Interface: Bluetooth v2.0, USB v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Battery: 1,000mAh, Standby: up to 220 hours (3G), Talk time: up to 4 hours (3G) (Dependent on network conditions and usage)
Band: 850/900/1800/1900 for GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2100 for UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA
Navigation: Built-in GPS & A-GPS
Video service: Core Codec CorePlayer
Browser: Microsoft® Internet Explorer Mobile
Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-mail, Microsoft Direct push e-mail, Instant Messaging
Sound: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, WMA, MIDI, SP-MIDI
Video: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV, ASF
Java: MIDP 2.0
Processor: Qualcomm QSD8250 (1GHz)

Toshiba TG01 Launching in UK on July 9th

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:23:34 +0000

Back in February this year, the Toshiba TG01 was announced with its impressive Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon chipset. While we are heading into Q3 of 2009, the TG01 is finally getting ready for UK smartphone users. SlashGear has been invited to its press event, we will bring you the latest info here!

The new TG01 smartphone is running Windows Mobile 6.1, uses a big 4.1-inch WVGA touchscreen (800 x 480 pixels) and comes with a slim 9.9mm thickness body, microSD card slot, HSPA, WiFi, GPS and customize Toshiba’s own user interface. Here is a demonstration video:

Live Apple WWDC 2009 Event from SlashGear Soon

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:22:58 +0000

If you are wondering what will Apple announced for its new 2009 product line up today, SlashGear will be doing a live blogging as usual at http://live.slashgear.com . Visit the site now for the live couverage in less than an hour!

Jawbone Prime Hands-on Report at SlashGear

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:06:29 +0000

At $129.99 for one, the new Jawbone PRIME Bluetooth Headset is a new high end bluetooth headset with the company’s NoiseAssassin 2.0. The new noise cancelling claimed to be five times better than its first version, able to improve suppression by up to 9dB. Check out here for the full report by Vincent Nguyen.

SlashGear: Win a Pantech Matrix Pro Smartphone Lucky Draw is Up!

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:47:15 +0000

The day has arrived; SlashGear in partnership with AT&T is giving you a chance to win Pantech Matrix Pro Smartphone with a $100 credit for any services or products sold on AT&T store. Check out the lucky draw here for more info!