Despite the bagging, I really do think Android is pretty damn awesome. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks with a bevvy of top-of-the-line Android phones, and am going to braindump some of my thoughts here for your reference. The Phones There [...]

If you’ve ever really wondered what the word schadenfreud means, Microsoft’s COO just gave us a material example. No, the 4th generation iPhone is not Apple’s Vista, but (as someone on Twitter said), it might very well be Apple’s XBox 360. [...]

I was expecting my abhorrence for the X10 to carry over to the Mini Pro, but the plucky little brother gives a good showing. Nowhere near perfect, but better. Perhaps it’s the restricted screen size, but the Mini Pro seems to [...]

I’ve got my hands on a $1100 Sony Xperia X10 for a couple of weeks. I was pleased and excited when the PR person offered me this device to review. The Android market in New Zealand has stagnated for a [...]

Feature-wise, the Vodafone XP3 is notable for items that are absent. It doesn’t do 3G, it doesn’t have a camera, and for the life of me I couldn’t find a vibrating ring option anywhere. On the plus side, the ring [...]

(If you just want the quick version, skip to the decision code) Pricing has now been revealed. Vodafone wants $1099 for the phone outright or $649 and below on a plan. This puts it within $50 of the 16GB iPhone 3G [...]

There are two things you need to know about the Nokia E71. They are: It’s very fast; and It’s very metal. It’s sad that I describe a phone as fast simply because it responds the way you would expect: you press a key, [...]

Straight up: this is a very sexy looking phone. SE call it ?Piano Black?, and it sure does have that deep glossy black look. The screen and buttons on the front are hidden behind a reflective cover and are [...]