Dell Builds Prototype Android and Windows Mobile Phones, May Finally Sell Them

Stop me if you've heard this one: Dell might go into the smartphone business. OOOLLLDDD? But today the WSJ reports Dell's closer than ever, with prototypes built in two different styles and two competing platforms.

Motorola Teaser Vid for Upcoming Z12 Media Phone?

A Motorola teaser video popped up on YouTube, complete with people lugging around TVs, laptops, CDs and DVD players. The spot ends with the statement "It doesn't have to be this hard." Word on the 'nets is this vid is for Motorola's Z12 phone, which is said to have significant multimedia features (mobile video, 5 MP camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, etc...). Expect to hear more on this at 3GSM in Barcelona next week. [Electronista via Ubergizmo]

Dell, Google May Make Joint Android/Google Phone Announcement at 3GSM

"Senior industry sources" are making the bold claim that Dell and Google are going to announce a joint effort to make THE GOOGLE PHONE at the 3GSM conference in February. That sounds unlikely to us, and with Dell's history of putting their name on other people's gadgets (the iPod, for example), if anything it's probably just another manufacturer announcing that they'll make an Android phone. What else could be announced at a phone conference? [MarketingWeek]

My favorite 3GSM iPod Substitute: More Shots of the Sony Ericsson w880 Walkman Phone and Friends

In my mad dash to get to Spain (I had a little over 24 hours to pack, find a hotel, etc), I forgot to charge my iPod. Now if I woulda had one of these mobiles by my side, everything would've been alright. Granted, none of these phones would have lasted me the full 6+ hour flight from NY to Barcelona, but they would've put a temporary end to the crying moppet behind my seat on the airplane. Here are some of my personal favorite Sony Ericsson phones that were revealed at the show. Until I see the iPhone, I think these are the best music phones out there period. – Louis Ramirez More »

Big and Proud: More Impressions of the Nokia e90 and the iMate Ultimate

I'm pretty superficial when it comes to my cell phones. I like them thin and stylish—drop them in your pocket and forget they're there. They gotta be smart too, I won't settle for any crap interface (although since I'm on Verizon, that's tough to do). So you'd think I'd be all over Samung's new Ultra series, right. Eh, not really. They need more carbs. Much to my surprise, I ended up falling for these two fatties instead. Nokia's E90 and the locked in glass iMate 7150. The E90 is huge. No doubt about it, but the over-sized keyboard feels great. As for the iMate, it's kinda like an E90 with WM6 (size-wise). Take a look and see what I mean. – Louis Ramirez More »

Locked in Glass: Five 3GSM Phones We'd Snatch in a Heartbeat

It's the final day here at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, and of all the phones I've seen, after the jump are the five I'd like to take back home with me. That is, if they hadn't been locked up in glass and/or under tight supervision. More »

The Beauty Behind the LG Prada Phone

It's day 4 here at 3GSM and the LG booth is once again packed with beautiful people and geeks alike. Everyone clamming to get some one-on-one time with the LG Prada lovechild. But today we come to you with some dirt on the LG Prada guardian, she's none other than Miss Barcelona 2003 semi-finalist, Laura Ocano Fernandez. If you'd like to see who beat Fernandez to the 2003 title, hit the jump. But in my eyes, Fernandez is the true winner cause she gets the highly-coveted responsibility of keeping the LG Prada's beautiful screen from being smudged up by the chubby digits of geeky tech journalists like myself. Gizmodo ES has even named her Miss Gizmodo and has more pics of her lovely hands here. More »

3GSM 2007: I Heart Motorola's Z8 Banana-Slider and Q9 Smartphone

Without a doubt, the Moto Q9 and the Z8 were the stars of Motorola's 3GSM booth. As a current Q owner, I can say the Q9 has some nice improvements. Most noticeably is the new QWERTY keyboard, which is spaced slight differently than the Q's, but just as comfortable to use. I'm not a fan of sliders, but the Z8 is also worth checking out. It's banana-shape design curves so that when you're on a call, the mic is closer to your mouth. What they call "HD video" is 30fps video, which took a few seconds to load/play, but otherwise ran flicker free. More »

3GSM: Battle of the Rotating Cellphone Screens

Look, we know these aren't coming to the US. But Asia's TV phones are too beautiful to not at least gawk over. And at 3GSM, there were plenty of mobiles with flipping, sliding, rotating screens, with my personal (clamshell) favorites being Sharp's AQUOS phone (which we had seen before) and NTT DoCoMo's upcoming F903iX Music phone. The Sharp phone has the better screen, no contest, but F903iX isn't as chubby, which being the superficial guy that I am, won me over. Check 'em out for yourselves. – Louis Ramirez More »

Heavy Breathing with NTT DoCoMo's Alcohol Phone

We've shown you NTT DoCoMo's breathalayzer cell phone before, but here it is in the flesh at 3GSM. The phone is aimed at limosuine and bus companies, so unless you're a true alchie who needs to be told when it's ok to drive, you're not getting this phone. So we decided to put it to the test and see how sober (or drunk) we were. . . More »

Nokia CK-15W Bluetooth Display Car Kit

Another product from Nokia announced at 3GSM is the CK-15W Bluetooth display car kit. This device can sync up with your Nokia or other-branded phone and allow for full control of the phone functionality on the 2.2-inch color display. Make calls, receive calls, see contact list info and more on the small, full-color screen. The CK-15W is slated for a first quarter release for approximately $235. Really, do you need any more high-tech crap in your car? Nokia thinks so. –Travis Hudson More »

iMate's Ultimate Series Run WM6 and Feature VGA Screens

Looks like HTC's X7500 might have met its match. This beauty here is iMate's Ultimate 7150. A tablet/handheld/UMPC type smartphone that not only runs Windows Mobile 6, but also rocks the eye candy with a nice 3.8-inch VGA screen. The GSM/EDGE phone supports HSDPA connectivity and comes with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The model you see here is only a prototype, so it was locked behind glass and guarded heavily by fat mean-looking men. Luckily, we did get to grope the 7150's little sibling, the JAQ4. More »

Hands-On Video Of Nokia'a Mobile YouTube Service

At 3GSM, Nokia shows off how it plans to change the course of human history with its Video Center mobile YouTube service, first noticed on Monday. Since being able to watch all those high quality YouTube videos is of such great import in the grand scheme of things, I suppose being able to view them on-the-go is the next logical step. And if you're too busy to watch the videos live, you can download them to the cellphone's memory and view them later. Thank you, Nokia. We are forever in your debt. – Nicholas Deleon More »

3GSM's Smallest Mobile: the Neonode N2

And here is Neonode's latest baby, the N2, all wrapped up in its blanket. There's pretty much no way this phone will ever get U.S. citizenship, but if you love ultra-small gadgets, it doesn't get any smaller than this. The finger-stroke navigation takes a lot of getting used to (especially in a handheld that's the size of an old-school beeper) and holding it up to your ear makes you feel retarded (because it's so small). But props to Neonode for fitting all that gadgetry inside this little matchbook. Bonus pic after the jump. – Louis Ramirez More »

One Night Stand with the HTC X7500

HTC was showing plenty of love for Windows Mobile at their 3GSM booth. Their number one star, however, was the X7500, the UMPC, laptop, smartphone hybrid that's seen more name changes than Prince. Spec-wise, we all know what the X7500 has to offer, so I won't rehash that. Instead I'll talk about what it's like using one cause after a quick date with the X7500, I have more gripes than I do love for it. More »

Quark Smartphone: Nvidia's iPhone Crusher

True video iPod or iPhone killer? To be honest, Nvidia's Quark smartphone has the makings of both. Unfortunately, it's only a concept, but if this is the ace up Nvidia's sleeve, we're psyched. First off, the Quark is a smartphone with a 3-inch touch-screen display. Aside from the power/hold switch, there are no moving buttons on this baby. Media-wise, it can play videos, music, and double as your digital photo album thanks to a 3MP camera that sits on the backside. Sounds cool, but you're probably wondering—where does Nvidia fit into the picture? Well. . . More »

Shots of The LG Prada (?) Running Windows Mobile 6

We told you so. Here are actual shots of the LG Prada phone running Windows Mobile 6... though is that really the Prada phone? More »

LG Says Apple Copied the Prada Phone. Also, Apple's Mother is Obese

It seems that LG's not taking all this "iPhone clone" talk lightly. LG's Head of Mobile Handset R&D, Mr. Woo-Young Kwak, had this to say when the press uttered the painful phrase one too many times: More »

Top 10 Phones of 3GSM

The 3GSM World Congress only started today. But like children who can't keep secrets or hold their bladders, every handset maker announced its new lineup in "me first" fashion. Which is why we're able to bring you this top 10 list of the most outlandish, impressive and iPhone-like phones of the show. Starting with number 10... More »

Asus Smartphones Bring Windows Mobile 6, Competition to HTC

With the arrival of Windows Mobile 6, it seems like many Asian manufacturers are getting into the Smartphone game. Asus, the traditional motherboard (and various other devices) manufacturer goes toe to toe with HTC with a large line of WM6 phones. More »

Samsung SGH-F520 Cellphone Slides Up and Down, Side to Side: Rubik's and iPhone Clone?

Samsung SGH-F520 is the iPhone fighter F700's lil' brother. More »

Video of The Motorola Z8 In Action: Weird Curved Design

Sometimes all the pictures in the world just don't do a phone justice. Case in point, the Motorola Z8. Motorola's demoing it over at 3GSM and letting ethically challenged journalists feel it up. Of note is the curved design and the fact that the interface doesn't completely suck, quite possibly a first for a Motorola cellphone. – Nicholas Deleon More »

Motorola Q Goes Global with Moto q9 and Moto GSM

Now people all over the world can be annoyed by the Motorola Q, with the Moto Q q9 officially rolling out in Barcelona with the ability to handle that quick like a bunny HSDPA connectivity. There's also a Moto Q GSM model debuting, so now you can connect up all over the world on the Q with quad-band GPRS and Edge capability. Plus, both of the these latest Q family members have the latest Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 software on board. More »

Samsung's Dangerously Thin Ultras: The 12.1mm 3G U700 Slider

Last but not least from Samsung today is the U700 slider, the thickest of the family at 12.1mm. It's got a 3.6Mbps HSDPA data connection, a 3-megapixel camera, and 20MB of onboard memory expandable via MicroSD. More »

Samsung's Dangerously Thin Ultras: The 9.6mm U300 Clamshell

Samsung's Ultra Edition II keeps on keepin' on with the U300, a 9.6-mm clamshell. It's got a 3-megapixel camera and 70MB of onboard space, although that isn't expandable via MicroSD for some reason. It packs a 2.2-inch LCD with 240x320 resolution and an external 96x16 OLED. More »

Samsung's Dangerously Thin Ultras: The 10.9mm Quad Band U600

Next up in Sammy's Ultra Edition II line is the U600, clocking in at a not-quite-world's-thinnest 10.9mm thick. It's quad band, has a 3.2-megapixel camera, and 60MB of onboard storage expandable via MicroSD. More »

Samsung's Dangerously Thin Ultras: "Thinnest Ever" 5.9mm U100

Samsung's dropping bombs in Barcelona ― thin and expensive bombs. Their Ultra Edition II series is out of the gate, and they look pretty slick. More »

Nokia Rolls Out 6110 Navigator in Barcelona: GPS Cellphone

Is this a trend? In its second GPS-enabled cellphone introduced today (see also the Nokia E90 Communicator), Nokia rolls out its 6110 Navigator, a versatile little slider handset that can not only make and take calls, but can also assist the directionally challenged. Plus, if you want some really fast data access, it has HSDPA that can give you a 3.6Mbps throughput. How fast is that? Hey, that's quick as a cable modem, at least in PR-speak. More »

Nokia N77 Now Official: Mobile Widescreen TV, 3G

We had a really cryptic tip about the Nokia N77 last week, but now we have confirmation and actual pictures. It will indeed support mobile TV of the DVB-H variety viewable on its 2.4-inch screen, in addition to the EDGE, GPRS and UMTS standards. It only supports microSD cards up to 2GB in size, meaning that SanDisk's new 4GB beast can't be used here. Nokia also threw in Push-to-Talk and FM radio support. It'll hit Europe 2Q of this year for around $480. – Nicholas Deleon More »

RIM BlackBerry 8800 Hands On

So here we are in Barcelona, Spain at the 3GSM World Congress where we plan on shining our spotlight on the coolest, newest mobile phones around, and what do we see first? RIM's hot new BlackBerry 8800—hanging from a metallic, octopus-like tentacle at the RIM booth. We knew the 8800 was coming, but now that we got some time to play with it, I gotta say—it's a huge improvement over the Pearl. (I was never a fan of SureType). The full QWERTY keyboard is big and easy to use (especially if you have big paws like me). There's also a QVGA display, a microSD slot, and though it's wider than the Pearl, I kinda like the extra junk in the trunk. And of course there's the signature white nipple sitting right in the 8800's midriff. Full gallery to come.

SanDisk Unleashes 4GB microSD Card: World's Largest, Plenty Fast

SanDisk announced today the world's highest capacity microSD HC card, coming in at an impressive 4GB. (It was only six months ago that it released a 2GB microSD card.) Good thing, too, what with all those storage-hungry cellphones that are coming out of 3GSM this week. Not only does it have plenty of space, but it should be plenty fast too, since it complies with the new SD Speed Class 2 spec. Good thing, since current microSD card, I've noticed, can be a little on the slow side. Keep your eyes open for all 4GB sometime later this year. – Nicholas Deleon More »

Nokia E61i Slinks Onto Barcelona 3GSM Stage

Nokia rolled out its E61i at the big event at 3GSM in Barcelona today. This one is a cellphone that's geared up for serious emailing for corporate types. Its slim form factor (14mm thin) and 320x240 screen is aimed straight at the Samsung Blackjack and Motorola Q, and it should hit the streets sometime in Q2. More »

Motorola MOTOSLVR L9: Snoozeville Barphone

There it is, the evolution of a uninspired barphone. Improvements come by way of a 2MP camera, and FM radio. The remainder of the spec sheet will put you straight to sleep.–Brian Lam More »

Motorola MOTORIZR Z8: Banana Slider?

She runs a Symbian OS, the longtime fav of Nokia handsets, and this pretty Moto seems to be robust enough to run video on its 320 by 240, 2.2-inch screen at 30 frames per second. It's 15.3mm thick, which puts it behind the Samsung Ultra waifs. But it has HSDPA high speed cellular data capability, 90MB of users mem (expandable by 4GB using microSD, and a 2.0MP cam with 8x zoom, LED flash, and red eye reduction. Really, we just like its green trim and banana slide shape. Who has a flat face, anyhow? More »

Neonode N2: iPhoneClone Navigates Using Finger Strokes

The Neonode N2 follows up the interesting but irrelevant original with an iPhone clone notable for its net radio stream capturing desktop software, and gesture-controlled screen. And, its super small, at 3" tall. More »

3GSM Telecom Conference in Barcelona = iPhoneClone Launchpad

3GSM was a show I'd always been happy to cover from afar. It's not that I didn't want to visit Barcelona, of course. It's just that the news had always been less than spectacular for me, so It was a hard trip to justify to the bosses. This year, things are turning out to be more interesting than usual. More »

Nokia To Intro N77 Consumer-Priced Mobile TV Cellphone Next Week?

Big bad Reuters let it slip that Nokia will unveil at the 3GSM conference in Barcelona next week the N77, a consumer-aimed, moderately priced cellphone with TV capabilities. The N77, which should resemble other N7x phones like the N70 here, will be able to receive TV broadcast by way of DVB-H, a nascent mobile TV technology that is currently undergoing tests in several markets around the world. So what? More »