Category Archives: Mobile Devices
Porsche outdoes Vertu with gold P’9981 smartphone
It’s a BlackBerry but not even BB10
Over the years GoMo News has encountered many attempts to market the ultimate in luxury smartphones. The classic example of this is Vertu which is a spin off from Nokia. Which is lucky because it means that Vertu can sell an Android powered version of its luxury handsets in the shape of the Vertu Ti. Curiously, this isn’t the first luxury Blackberry either. A designer called Bill Amberg created a version of the BlackBerry Bold 9780 which was sold by Selfridges (see here). Anyway, the latest version of the Porsche Design BlackBerry based P‘9981 smartphone is not only made from a gold but is in a limited edition of just 25. It’s so elite that we couldn’t even find a price. Continue reading
GoMo unearths more evidence against infographics
CompareMyMobile jumps to untenable conclusions
Here at GoMo News Towers we are great believers in the old adage that there are lies, damned lies and then there are infographics. This time it is the turn of a mobile phone recycling price comparison site CompareMyMobile.com to try to convince us that infographics aren’t completely pointless. They failed completely. The conclusions they have jumped to dpn’t strike us as merely tenuous but verge more on the seriously flawed. The objective is to try to convince us from the numbers of handsets being traded in can indicate that Samsung is doing well against Apple. Well, it just hasn’t worked. Continue reading
Guest Post: How to choose the best Bluetooth headset
by Edin Crnolic, a techno freak & author of Best Bluetooth Headset
We all use wireless technology in our lives because it is the easier way to use something without any cables to lose. A wireless way to communicate in a quick and simple way – that is definitely Bluetooth. With Bluetooth these days you can connect anything – your laptop and your mobile phone; your mobile phone with another mobile phone; and a mobile phone with a headset. There are the numerous combination. The best way to make your life easier and – in some instances – safer is connecting your mobile phone with Bluetooth headset. When you have a Bluetooth headset you can walk and talk; drive and talk; or actually do whatever you want and talk. It is that easy. Continue reading
Nokia Lumia 925 – Full Technical Specs
The latest addition to Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 powered Lumia range
Launched in London on May 14th 2013 as the follow up to the Nokia Lumia 920. In addition to Europe with Vodafone, the Nokia Lumia 925 will be introduced into the USA by T-Mobile and into China by China Mobile and China Unicom. Sales are expected to start in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and China in June 2013, followed by the USA and a number of other markets. The Nokia Lumia 925 will be priced around €469 before taxes and subsidies. Continue reading
Nokia introduces Nokia Lumia 925
New interpretation of world’s most innovative smartphone captures the best low light images
Press release
May 14th 2013. Nokia has introduced the Nokia Lumia 925 , a new interpretation of its award-winning flagship, the Nokia Lumia 920. TheNokia Lumia 925 introduces a metal design and showcases the latest PureView camera innovation, new features and third party applications coming to the Nokia Lumia range. Continue reading
Nokia introduces the Nokia Asha 501
Nokia Asha 501 and Asha platform re-invent the affordable smartphone category
Press release
May 9th 2013. Nokia has unveiled the first of a new family of Asha smartphones with the introduction of the Nokia Asha 501. The handset pushes the boundaries of affordable smartphone design with bold colour, a high-quality build and an innovative user interface. The Nokia Asha 501 is the first device to run on the new Asha platform which is designed to make the experience faster and more responsive. The Asha platform helps developers to create, publish and make more money from apps made specifically for the new generation of Asha devices. Continue reading
Asha 501 should prove Nokia isn’t a spent force
Handset has strong appeal in markets like India
Hot on the heels of Nokia’s launch of the Asha 501, GoMo News has been deluged with observers proclaiming that handsets such as this should help to prove Nokia isn’t a spent force in emerging markets – and India in particular. A typical example comes from Marco Veremis CEO of Upstream, whose recent research into mobile attitudes in emerging markets indicates that the Nokia brand is far from dead on a global basis. Continue reading
Guest Post: Unlocking a Samsung Galaxy S4
by Darren Kingman, a writer for Mobile Unlocked
So you’ve just picked up the massively-hyped Samsung Galaxy S4 and it’s locked to a network you don’t really want to use. Alternatively, you could also be travelling quite a lot for work and using the phone locally, whilst quickly discovering that it is costing you nearly a month’s wages. For each of these scenarios, unlocking the Galaxy S4 will enable you to insert a SIM card from any network worldwide. It allows you to make the use of often cheaper and better services. Continue reading
GoMo encounters low cost Android smartphones from THL
Rating: Low cost Android but its specs are missing
A while back GoMo News wrote about the emergence of a low cost ‘Mobile Phone Windows G3′ from Ananda Industrial (trading as Anandasy) - here. The company was adamant it was a genuine Windows Mobile Phone. Now the firm seems to have gone into the Android clone sector in a big way with a new brand ‘THL’. The manufacturer was particularly keen to interest me in a model called the ‘THL W8′. Continue reading
Apple needs to attract to emerging markets to keep smartphone crown
Rating: Juniper smartphone research show small rise for Apple
It seems that Apple managed a small rise in its smartphone shipments according to the latest estimates from mobile analyst firm, Juniper Research. The firm reckons Apple sold something like 37.4 million iPhones in Q1 2013 compared to 35.1 million in the same period last year [2012]. Overall, around 200 million smartphones are estimated to have been shipped in Q1 2013. No surprises for guessing who came out best. Samsung’s estimated 68 million smartphones represent 34 per cent of all smartphone shipments in the quarter. So, if Apple is to retain its smartphone crown, it will have to take drastic steps. Continue reading
Guest Post: Why people should recycle their mobile phones
by Bilinda Shields, a mobile phone expert and freelance writer for Sellandrecycle.com
It’s 2013 and it’s never been easier to recycle mobile phones. More and more retailers have recycling programmes in place and in the USA some States are even beginning to require that consumers have access to the programmes. Basically, consumers have no excuse not to recycle. However, recycling isn’t just about dropping your phone in a conveniently provided bin somewhere. It can also include donating the phone to a charity, or similar organisation, or you can simply resell it to extend its usefulness. Continue reading
KALQ touch keypad invented for tablets @ St Andrews
Rating: Thumb typing 34 per cent faster for tablet users
The traditional QWERTY was designed for a specific purpose – the typewriter. So researchers at three separate institutions: – the University of St Andrews; the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and Montana Tech have done what researchers do. And come up with a KALQ keyboard – created especially to make it easy for tablet users to ‘type’ on a touchscreen using their thumbs. The trio claim that using the KALQ, thumb typing can become 34 per cent faster. Continue reading
Goodspeed from UROS provides ideal tethering
Rating: Solves problems for tablets with no SIM cards
Having attended the recent MWC 2013 show in Barcelona, GoMo News has become something of an expert on avoiding bill shock from data roaming. We mentioned in a previous story ‘GoMo misses out on bill shock prevention from Uros‘ that hadn’t been able to take advantage of a specific product – the Goodspeed, offered by the Finnish company, Uros. Luckliy, we got a call from Uros’ Miikka Hätälä who solved the problem by sending us a loan unit. We’ve now concluded that its ideal for tablets with no SIM slots. Continue reading
How HTC’s 5 handsets fared before the One release
Rating: perhaps it will knock the One X off HTC’s top slot
It seems that HTC‘s new much delayed flagship device, the HTC One, has finally become commercially available in the USA as of last Friday [April 19th 2013]. That’s despite fears that it was still being delayed. The Taiwanese handset manufacturer says it is available from two MNOs (Sprint AT &T) with T-Mobile being able to offer the handset any day now. The only worrying thing is that amongst the other outlets is the company’s own web site and that proudly proclaims the fact the device is “coming soon.” Continue reading
Guest Post: Why Micromax’s strategy is working in India
by Asif Iqbal Shaik, a consumer electronics expert with MySmartPrice
Micromax, probably the most famous local smartphone brand in India, is turning quite a few heads these days. According to the latest figurers, it has surpassed all other smartphone brands except Samsung and is hovering in second place according to IDC. We’re talking about smartphones here, not mobile phones. Micromax currently sells only Android based smartphones in India and nearby countries in the Indian sub continent. A brand, which no one knew about three to four years ago, growing to such a strong market share is hard to believe. Let’s have a look at three good reasons why Micromax is successful in India. Continue reading
