Unlike Apple’s iPhone 5 we now have the confirmed release date for HTC Rhyme, and if the reports are to be believed, the Rhyme will be entering the market SIM-Free on 7th of October, 2011. The network operators soon will be unveiling the deals for the handset. The HTC Rhyme has been a highly controversial phone aimed at ‘female buyers’ in the market, and was officially launched earlier this week. One of the online store claims the original price of the handset to be £389.95 SIM-free, and that the handset will enter the sales on October 7th, 2011. The biggest problem that many of the buyers will have with HTC Rhyme is its “charm cable” which lightens up when you make a call or you receive or send a message. Now, keeping this accessory aside, the phone actually is  [...]

If you are a Nokia fan, then we’ve got good news for you, and it’s that Nokia finally will be bringing Smartphones running on their fresh Symbian Belle Operating System. If should be known that Nokia released those handsets last month only, and those handsets includes the Nokia 701 and Nokia 700. Both the newly launched Smartphones are expected to enter the market in coming few years. According to the latest reports featuring the Finnish manufacturer, the company has confirmed the consignment for these Smartphones through a Twitter update. The report has also been confirmed by a Nokia spokesperson. Now, while the arrival of the handsets is confirmed, we still didn’t have any confirmed date for the availability of the handsets and neither has to hear any confirmed  [...]

HTC is not known for making any serious music Smartphones, but with their HTC Runnymede the company has tried something different. The HTC Runnymede is HTC’s first Smartphone manufactured in company with Beats Electronics, which is known for their top-quality audio equipment. The Beats Electronics is owned and run by American rapper Dr. Dre. The all new HTC Runnymede basically is a Smartphone targeted towards music fans, and will be offered with the headset Beats by Dr. Dre, and will be priced at around $119. Apart from being developed in association with Beats Electronics, the other highlights for the HTC Runnymede include the likes of 768 MB RAM and a 1.5 GHz processor. But the actual highlight for the HTC Runnymede is its spacious 4.7 in capacitive  [...]

We first heard of Motorola’s Verizon Droid Bionic, back in January, and since then it has been nine months of only hearing. Finally, our wait has paid off and now we have the DROID Bionic announced by Motorola. The way to enter in the market has not been all-smooth for the Motorola Droid Bionic, and the device itself has seen its fair share of revisions internally as well as externally during all this delay. Because of the delay of nine months, the handset that we are seeing now is completely different from the device that is been launched in the market today. Now, while the handset has being given quite a number of revisions, it’s nice to see that the handset still is rocking and lives up to the hype that surrounded its launch. Considering the fact that the Bionic will be placed at the top shelf of Verizon, and the fact that many manufacturers already have heard a lot about it, the existence  [...]

Sanyo released the Incognito last year from Sprint. I liked its call quality and spacious keyboard but tiny display and the exterior touch screen left much to be desired. The design was original and attractive but it didn’t suit my tastes. It is been 11 months since then; Sanyo and Sprint has given the phone a redesign with Sanyo Innuendo SCP-6780. It is less angular and slimmer but is still not that easy to use, just like its predecessor. This device will cost you $49.99 and you will have to sign a two year contract with $50 mail-in rebate. Sanyo Innuendo SCP-6780 has a lot of similarities with the Incognito, its predecessor. Both phones have the same flip-open design and the same features on the exterior. The size is the same as Incognito (4.2 inches long, 0.6 inch thick, and  [...]

If you were waiting for the arrival for Samsung galaxy S II in the US market then you can relax now. In an important announcement ahead of an occasion in New York, Samsung announced the arrival of Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone to three major carriers in United States. The Samsung Galaxy S II will be available with T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T, but none of the launched versions will be having access to the 4G LTE networks of their respective carriers. Instead of the 4G LTE the Samsung Galaxy S II will run AT&T and T-Mobile’s HSPA+, in addition to Sprint’s WiMAX, but apart from these the other specs for the Galaxy S II will remain the same for all the models on all the carriers. All the Galaxy S II models will be powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, an 800 x 480 4.3 in screen, 1GB of RAM and Android 2.3 Gingerbread in addition to the TouchWiz interface of Samsung. All the three Samsung Galaxy S II  [...]

The first convertible mono-to-stereo headset I ever saw in my labs was Jabra BT8010 way back in 2007 and there have been a lot of mono Bluetooth headsets since then which double up a stereo devices as well. The mono style is meant for use if you want to  make calls and the stereo version is meant for music playback. This is first attempt at such a device from this manufacturer and it the feature set includes multipoint connectivity and dual microphone noise canceling. I did have a few gripes about it but it is still affordable and quite good overall particularly for a two in one headset. The cost of this device is $59 to $69 depending on where you are buying it from. Samsung Modus 3500 is made up of two parts. The first part is headset itself; it very similar to a regular mono Bluetooth headsets. The second one is the stereo earbud attachment. The device looks very simple with the blocky silhouette. It is 0.35 inch thick, 0.7 inch wide and 1.85 inches long.  [...]

RIM launched a Blackberry Torch 9800 last year with a QWERTY/Touchscreen-keyboard hybrid. And now almost a year after that we have the RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 priced at $50 with AT&T’s two year contract. Now as far as design is concerned, both the handsets are pretty identical. The actually difference between the two handset is their software, and the RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 comes with an all new BlackBerry 7 Operating System. Although, the BlackBerry 7 OS is a huge leap from the previous operating system, but it still doesn’t have that cutting-edge feel going on for it. In addition to that, we noticed few other performance issues with the browser of Torch 9810. Design : Just as the Torch 9800, The RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 also offers you both, a Physical QWERTY and a Touchscreen keyboard. As far as design is considered the Torch 9810 is almost similar with the 9800, but is a tad thinner and measures 4.3 x  [...]