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Ever since Motorola released the Milestone, a phone that seriously impressed me, I’ve had a bit of a soft spot for them. There was a time, so many years ago, when I viewed them as being rubbish, but then the Milestone came out, and it was a brilliant phone (hell, it was my phone of the year, that year). So, what I’m saying is that I like Motorola (even if I’ll never love them as much as HTC, but that’s a given, ‘cos I’m an HTC fanboy).

So, when I see a story about them bringing out new phones, I get interested. That’s exactly what’s happened today, ‘cos according to Mobile.163 (Google-translated link, enjoy the grammatical lulz), they’ve shown of three new Android phones in China, and they’re all button-less… (more…)

I believe that I’ve made my feelings on HTC abundantly clear over the years, so I don’t really need to reiterate, any more, that I love ‘em. My current phone is an HTC (a HTC One X, to be precise), my last phone was an HTC (an HD2), and technically, my phone last phone before that was, as well, even though it was a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 (‘cos it was actually built by HTC).

So, as you can tell, this post is about HTC (as if the title wasn’t a big enough giveaway), and specifically, it’s about the rumour from DigiTimes, which says that HTC, in the not too distant future, will be releasing a phone that runs on the new open source Tizen OS. So, is that true, and if so, is it a good thing? (more…)

[The opinions expressed in the blog post are entirely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Mobileshop.com.]

Ooh, it feels like forever since I’ve had a really good rant, even if my last rant was actually less than a fortnight ago. In fact, there’s a bit of a link between the last rant, and this one, ‘cos they both entail Windows Phone in some way. The last one was about Nokia CEO Stephen “Chuckles” Elop, and this one is about his former employers, Microsoft.

Now then, there’s a phrase I’ve used many times, but which good taste prevents me from using here, so I shall call it a “Richard move”. Yeah, if you know what the short form of Richard is (hint: it’s not Rick), you know what I’m saying, and the fact is this: according to the WindowsTeamBlog, Microsoft are about to pull one of the biggest Richard moves I’ve seen in the mobile world… (more…)

Right then, I just read an interesting opinion piece on IntoMobile, and it was interesting because I started out by wanting to shout at the author for being utterly wrong, only to end up, by the end of the article, nodding my head, thinking he wasn’t that far off the mark. It was an intriguing little emotional journey I went on, so I thought I’d blog about it here, and it came about as a result of him asking a simple question:

Why do mid-range smartphones exist? However, it’s important to note that the author is not saying phones around that price point shouldn’t exist for people who want them (and there are a lot who do), but that the current way manufacturers like HTC do things is a bit, well, daft… (more…)

Now then, I’ve blogged a few times about phones that are ostensibly for senior citizens, but which, really, are also brilliant for people who don’t really like overly complicated smartphones, such as the HTC One X, like what I favour. And if we’re talking phones that are ostensibly for senior citizens, the big name in that arena is Doro.

The thing about this particular type of phone is that they’re never what ye’d call a smartphone, right? Well, that ain’t the case any more, because according to their own website (pdf link), Doro have now made an Android phone, aimed at senior citizens. But surely, people who buy a Doro don’t want a complicated smartphone? Ah, well, y’see, that’s where it gets interesting… (more…)

I’ve gone on at unbelievable length (seriously, I never shut up about the subject), about how I love massive, powerful, big-screened superphones. The most recent example is the Samsung Galaxy S3, which fits those criteria perfectly, and before that, there was the HTC One X, a phone so magnificently impressive that I bought one.

And now, according to Engadget, LG have thrown their hat into the “massive, powerful, big-screened superphone” arena, with the LG Optimus 4X HD, a phone that can best be described as “what an HTC One X would be like if the Koreans made it”.

Yes, the specs really are that similar; this is like the One X’s brother from another mother… (more…)

Right then folks, we’ve seen rumours about this thing for a little while, now, but HTC have finally gone and made it official. Yup, the HTC Desire C has officially been announced, and we have a handy dandy video promo, to get us all excited…

Weeeeeell, okay, granted, it’s not that exciting, ‘cos the HTC Desire C is an entry-level phone, and they’re bound to be inherently less exciting than something like the HTC One X. Still, it’s quite a nice looking little phone, and do you know why I like it so much? Well, I shall tell ya… (more…)

Now then, I’ve gone on record as saying that the HTC One X is the single greatest smartphone I’ve ever used. However, even I have to admit that the recently announced Samsung Galaxy S3 (or Samsung Galaxy S III, depending on what mood you’re in) is right up there, as well, and is arguably as good as my HTC (although subjectively, I still prefer the One X, ‘cos of the Sense UI).

However, according to BriefMobile, it seems that LG might be on course to release a superphone of their own. That’s allegedly it, over there in the pic, and it’s purported to be called the LG LS970.

It’s also said to potentially be even more powerful than the HTC and the Samsung… (more…)

Right then, a few weeks back, I did a blog post about a rumoured HTC phone which was purportedly going to be released in the not too distant future, and which was known by the development codename of HTC Golf. At the time, it was rumoured that it’d finally be released as the HTC Wildfire C, but now, the phone has leaked again, and it’s apparently not called that.

Apparently, according to ITProPortal, it’s actually due to be released as the HTC Desire C. However, if I’m honest, that strikes me as being a little bit odd. Y’see, the phone shares a lot of design cues with the much more powerful HTC One X, and HTC are all about their One series these days. So, why resurrect the Desire name? (more…)

Hohohohohoho, this gon’ be good! In the time that’s passed since the last time I did a blog post about him, I’ve decided that I actually love Stephen Elop. Y’see, every time he opens his mouth, he comes out with something that, to me, sound so wrong-headed, that I can’t help but laugh like one of those weird people you see in the street, who you fervently avoid making eye contact with.

Anyway, enough with the preamble; what amusing little peccadillo has Elop perpetrated this time? Well, according to Wired (and as I wrote in the title, up there), he reckons that people don’t care what OS their phone runs on.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight… (more…)