Articles By: NightBlade

First Official BL40 Renders Released

LG’s next full-touchscreen Chocolate phone, dubbed the BL40 has finally received some official PR pictures. As with the earlier spy shots, it is apparent that the phone is unconventially long, sports a flash-equipped 5 megapixel camera on the back and what appear to be stereo speakers on the sides....
July 30th, 2009 | LG, News | Read More

The X2 Shows Up In White

Sony Ericsson’s next Windows Mobile flagship – the (supposedly named) X2 has been photographed yet again. This time the leaked photo shows a white version of the phone and a much better view of the QWERTY keypad – we think. So, the next XPERIA is rumoured to boast an 8 megapixel camera,...
June 10th, 2009 | Sony Ericsson, Spy Shots | Read More

Apple to Announce New iPhone Today

Today’s the day the annual WWDC conference is being held – a sacred day for all Apple fans. On this day each year they usually announce something big, like a new iPhone, new Mac hardware or even software. It’s due at 6pm GMT. But what is of greater interest to us is the iPhone’s...
June 8th, 2009 | Apple, News | Read More

Could This Be the New Samsung Flagship?

As you can see, a photo of a new Samsung cameraphone has appeared on the Internet. Apparently, the phone sports a 12 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom, a xenon and an LED flash. The handset also features Wi-Fi and GPS. That’s all we know for now. The full name of the device will be Samsung...
June 3rd, 2009 | Samsung, Spy Shots | Read More

Symbian Foundation to Drop Java?

The future of Java seems rather grim right now, as it is on the verge of being exluded from the forthcoming version of the widely popular Symbian mobile operating system. As stated on the Symbian blog, the slow pace of innovation and the “fragmented” implementation isn’t too attractive...
May 31st, 2009 | News, Symbian OS | Read More

Close-up: Sony Ericsson Aino

So, the aforementioned slackers (in case you read the last post) continued their journey within the depths of the PR forest. They found a shiny new Aino! Yes, that’s the new Sony Ericsson part touchscreen-part slider hybrid. The one with the colourful shiny menu from the press release pics. Oh,...
May 28th, 2009 | Reviews, Sony Ericsson | Read More

Close-up: Sony Ericsson Yari

So our team decided to have a little stroll round Sony Ericsson’s event at London. Incidentally, they came across a Yari. And no, that’s not supposed to be some kind of Japanese robot chick, but Sony Ericsson’s newest motion-sensing gaming phone. So, they decided to have a little play...
May 28th, 2009 | Reviews, Sony Ericsson | Read More

Introduction: Sony Ericsson Satio

Today’s the day Idou finally gets a name… a third second one, at least. A final one. The Satio. That’s how we’ll be referring to it from now on (like it or not). The Satio will be Sony Ericsson’s flagship for 2009. It’s the first of a brand new line of phones, namely...
May 28th, 2009 | News, Sony Ericsson | Read More

Nokia Mako and Thresher Coming to AT&T

In a recent leak from AT&T’s upcoming line of phones, four Nokias have shown up – two sliders and two clamshells, to be more precise. The first one, dubbed Mako, is a QWERTY horizontal slider and features aGPS, 2 megapixel camera, 2.5 mm jack, MicroSD card slot, HSDPA and a 2.4″...
May 25th, 2009 | AT&T, News, Nokia | Read More

North Korean Government Allows Limited Internet Access Via Mobile Phones

After having recently allowed cell phone usage in the country, the socialist state has also made available certain websites via mobile internet. This includes content from the official Korean News Agency website and news about the capital Pyongyang. It wouldn’t come as a surprise if there was...
May 24th, 2009 | News | Read More