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Okay, now I’m excited. I’ve been going on about Sailfish OS for absolutely ages, now, ever since it was first unveiled. Today, though, we’ve seen our first glimpse of the actual proper phone that’ll be the first phone to officially run the Sailfish OS. Say hello to the phone that’s simply called the Jolla…

I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting, but I definitely wasn’t expecting them to bring us the future, next-generation, hyper-advanced version of the XpressOn covers that Nokia made famous, that’s for sure. That’s damnably intriguing, that is… (more…)

I’m really getting excited about seeing more of the upcoming Sailfish OS. We’ve seen a load of stuff about it already, but it turns out that there’s a big announcement coming very soon…

Yep, May 20th. Next Monday, according to Jolla, “all will be revealed“. I like it when I see things like that (even when the teaser trailer surrounding that message makes no sense), ‘cos it implies we’ve only seen a fraction of what Sailfish is capable of so far, and since what we’ve seen so far has been made of win, what on Earth might they be waiting to unveil next? (more…)

Right then, you may well remember that I’ve been a very vocal supporter of the Asha range of phones made by Nokia. I’ve questioned, before, just how these things can possibly not be classed as smartphones, and now that the Nokia Asha 501 has been announced, I’m asking it again…

Seriously, look at it. How in the name of everything sane is that phone not classed as an entry-level smartphone? Well, actually, as it happens, I think I might have a theory about that… (more…)

A few days ago, I did a post about Pelican Imaging and in it, I talked about two things: 1/ how they’ve been working on light-field (or plenoptic, if ye want to get all fancy) camera tech; and 2/ how Nokia recently invested a load of cash in the company. Remember? I got ever so slightly excited about it all (as per usual).

Well today, there’s more news, ‘cos according to Engadget, Pelican Imaging’s super-scifi light-field camera array will be appearing on a smartphone next year. Yes, in 2014, if everything pans out as they promise, we’re going to see this awesome new tech appearing on an actual phone in the actual wild.

And yes, I’m still excited… (more…)

My feelings on the Sony Xperia Z are well documented, but since I’ve never been known to avoid repeating myself, I’ll tell you them again: the Sony Xperia Z is possibly the greatest phone that’s ever been unveiled, and it’s a strong contender for my phone of the year, even though there’s still another seven months to go before we hit 2014.

However, it seems that Sony aren’t resting on their laurels, if the latest rumour about the Japanese manufacturer is to be believed. Y’see, according to VR-Zone, they’re working on a new phone codenamed the Sony Honami, and it’s not just going to be powerful; if the rumour’s true, it’s also going to have an absolute monster of a camera. So, what’s the crack? (more…)

Other than the UltraPixel camera in the HTC One, and the PureView tech in the Nokia 808 PureView, mobile camera hardware is sort of a bit samey; basically, you stick more megapixels in, and call it a day. Well, that’s may well change, thanks to a really cool thing being developed by Pelican Imaging…

Now that is cool, and given that Nokia has decided to invest in Pelican Imaging, I’m willing to bet we can expect big thing from them in future. So, how does this new wondertech work, then? (more…)

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And here we go again; another day, another bit of advertising designed not to show how good someone’s own product is, but instead, to slag off the opposition. Well, actually, in this case, it’s to slag off the opposition’s users. Yes, it’s a new ad for the Nokia Lumia 920 that… well, see for yourself…

Riiiiiiiiight. You remember how I did a post a couple of months ago about how Windows Phone has some really overzealous fans, and that it’s Microsoft’s own fault? Yeah, adverts like that are why… (more…)

Nowadays, we all take phones for granted, and people sometimes forget that the history of the telephone can be traced back to the pioneering work of one Alexander Graham Bell, the man who came up with the first practical telephone. Oddly though, considering what he invented, no-one knew what Bell sounded like. Well, until now, that is…

Yes, that is the voice of the man who made the first ever phone call, recorded at the Volta Laboratory, in 1885. If you love your phone, whether you’re using a cheap PAYG special or a top-end Samsung Galaxy S4, you owe it to that man. So, how did they manage to capture his voice after this long? (more…)

Right then, do you remember that I mentioned yesterday that Nokia were due to be unveiling a phone today, and that it was more than likely going to be an Asha phone? Well today, shockingly, Nokia’s unveiled a new Asha phone. Say hello to the Nokia Asha 210…

Now I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t get one myself, because it the Nokia Asha 210 doesn’t have a touchscreen. What it does have, though, is an absolute metric ton of charm. So, let’s take a closer look… (more…)

When Nokia first unveiled their range of Asha phones, I was really very impressed by what I saw. I was certainly more impressed than when they unveiled their first Lumia phones (although the Nokia Lumia 920 has kinda grown on me, a bit) at any rate, not least because their Asha phones can best be described as feature phones that are actually, secretly, smartphones in cheap disguises.

It looks like their be a new one of those undercover smartphones after tomorrow, because according to the Nokia Conversations blog, the Finnish manufacturer is unveiling a brand new phone at 7am GMT, and from the pic to the right, it looks like it’ll have a hardware QWERTY keyboard. But how do we know it’s not a new Lumia phone? (more…)