One of my favorite smartphone review sites is Tracy & Matt’s Blog.

They always are up to date with the latest in the mobile gadget arena. I know it’s a bit late, but in November they posted a detailed review on the HTC Touch HD which was released in Hong Kong last month.

John, the reviewer liked it.

Here’s an excerpt from the HTC Touch HD review:

Where honestly do I begin with this one? By miles this is the highest end handset I have ever used and it oozes style

Having used the phone now for just under 1 week solid I have grown to enjoy it more than I first expected. My initial reaction was “God it’s big” (save the jokes!) and I had a chat with Matt telling him that I just wasn’t a fan however this view changed within 1 hour of using it.

The battery life particularly impressed me as I use WiFi constantly and found that it lasted around 12 hours more than the Touch Diamond that I was used to.

Over the week I had just 1 issue which forced me to do soft re-boot which I think was just a simple glitch that rectified itself quickly.

Should be hitting Australia soon, but no official word yet.

Via Tracy and Matt’s Blog

It’s smiles all around at Google Headquarters worldwide with news that they all received a HTC Touch Dream aka T-Mobile G1 phone for Christmas. This is just another reason why I’d love to work for Google

The G1 Android phone, as the name suggests, was the world’s first mobile to run on Google’s Android platform.

According to Cnet.com.au, there is still no news of Australia getting it’s first batch of HTC Dreams / G1s and for those eager to get their hands on a Android phone, they’ll have to settle for the Kogan Agora which is due for release on the 29th of January 2009.

Via CNet.com.au

Talking on mobile phones has been the cause of many vehicular accidents worldwide. It’s a global problem that should be addressed before incidents become far too common for our own good. This technology called Key2SafeDriving, aims to help minimize this type of accidents.

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Fans of the Worst Case Scenario handbook would be thrilled to know that they have another variation of the handbook after the physical game. Now the franchise’s new product is a mobile game by Namco. The mobile game has 1,000 scenarios given to you as rapid-fire questions you need to answer.

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Sonim, a known brand when it comes to the toughest of tough phones, is reportedly partnering with Land Rover for a series of new tough handsets. As of current, there are two handsets confirmed for release: the Land Rover S1 pictured here and Land Rover S2 G4.

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Check out the new Nokia e63. Look kinda familiar? Well if you’re a Nokia connoisseur, you’d have picked up that it has a striking resemblance to that of the Nokia e71. The main difference appears to be in cheaper casing and materials used in the buttons.

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Upon first glance, it’s pretty hard to figure out what’s so luxurious about the Samsung Ego GT-S9402. You see, unlike other high-end “luxury” handsets made for the affluent crowd, the Ego GT-S9402 does not have platinum chassis or diamond studs.

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The photo above shows a Nokia N97 next to an iPhone 3G.

Two of the hottest buzzwords on the Internet at this very second are “Nokia N97“. See my previous post on the Nokia N97 Press Release to find out why – the Nokia N97 seems to be made of all the best bits of the best phones.

I’m confused as to why Nokia would release an upgrade to the yet-to-be-sold-in-Oz N96…

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Barcelona, Spain, 2nd December 2008 - Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N97, the world’s most advanced mobile computer, which will transform the way people connect to the Internet and to each other. Designed for the needs of Internet-savvy consumers, the Nokia N97 combines a large 3.5″ touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an ‘always open’ window to favorite social networking sites and Internet destinations. Nokia’s flagship Nseries device introduces leading technology – including multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds – for people to create a personal Internet and share their ‘social location.’

“From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence,” said Jonas Geust, Vice President, heading Nokia Nseries. “Together with the Ovi services announced today, the Nokia N97 mobile computer adjusts to the world around us, helping stay connected to the people and things that matter most. With the Nokia N97, Nseries leads the charge in helping to transform the Internet into your Internet”.

Sensing your ‘So-Lo’

The Nokia N97 introduces the concept of ‘social location’. With integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile computer intuitively understands where it is. The Nokia N97 makes it easy to update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving approved friends the ability to update their ‘status’ and share their ‘social location’ as well as related pictures or videos.

Widescreen – Internet and entertainment

The home screen of the Nokia N97 mobile computer features the people, content and media that matter the most. Friends, social networks and news are available by simply touching the home screen. The 16:9 widescreen display can be fully personalized with frequently updated widgets of favorite web services and social networking sites. The Nokia N97 is also perfectly suited for browsing the web, streaming Flash videos or playing games. Both the physical QWERTY and virtual touch input ensure efficiency in blogging, chatting, posting, sending texts or emailing.

The Nokia N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and more. This is complemented by excellent music capabilities, full support for the Nokia Music Store and continuous playback time of up to 1.5 days. The Nokia N97 also has a 5-Megapixel camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN.

The Nokia N97 is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 2009 at an estimated retail price of EUR 550 before taxes or subsidies.

For more information and materials on Nokia World 2008 event and announcements, please visit:

http://events.nokia.com/nokiaworld

www.nokia.com/press/nokiaworld08

Nokia Via Engadget

Nokia reportedly has canceled what’s supposed to be a new phone in its fashion line. No reason was given for the cancelation, but then again, nobody truly knows if the phone is real or just a hoax. What you see on the picture is what’s deemed to be the canceled phone, a violet-colored stylish Nokia handset that looks like its Prism line.

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