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Mobile Phone & Smartphone Reviews

Samsung Wave S8500 Review: Great Budget Phone or Basic Smartphone

I tested the new Samsung Wave mobile phone for 3 weeks. It feels like a premium phone thanks to the well designed mostly metal case, great screen and multimedia features and yet it is available for an amazing price of $469 outright from online retailer Mobicity or relatively low cost Vodafone cap plans from $29+.

The [...]

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HTC Desire Tips To Enable Extra Features and Video Review

I recently bought a Telstra NEXTG compatible HTC Desire Android smartphone and did a video review of it for online retailer Mobicity. Since I’ve tested a lot of Android phones as a journalist I know how to tweak them to add extra features which aren’t enabled out of the box. I’ve listed the best tweaks [...]

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Introduction to RIM Blackberry Mobile Phones: Pros and Cons

Business people who send and receive lots of emails prefer Research in Motion (RIM) Blackberry phones. I stated this in my Ignite Sydney 2 talk about the Evolution of Mobile Phones in early 2009 and most people would agree with my statement – but will it be the case in the future?

Blackberry’s benefits are mostly [...]

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Google Nexus One Android Mobile SmartPhone (Review with Root Instructions)

GUEST ARTICLE: After all the end of year hype Google confirmed that they had commissioned HTC to manufacture an Android smartphone which they had a fair amount of say in the specifications of at a press launch on January 5th 2010
This Nexus One handset is not “Google” hardware but Google influenced HTC hardware and [...]

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Acer Liquid A1 Android Mobile Phone (Review)

EXCLUSIVE FIRST AUSTRALIAN REVIEW: I’ve just tested the Acer Liquid A1 Android smartphone and am really surprised that Acer hasn’t officially released it in Australia yet because for the price (currently $519 at importers Mobicity) it’s the best value Android phone sold in Australia with a big 480×800px WVGA capacitive touchscreen (2.5 times iPhone resolution), [...]

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Samsung F480 Touchscreen Camera phone (review)

It’s easy to forget that not everyone wants or can afford the latest fancy expensive smartphone from Apple, HTC, Blackberry etc. Which is why I asked 3 Mobile to lend me one of their popular mainstream phones, the Samsung F480 so I could review it.
Available from 3 Mobile for free on a $29 cap, [...]

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Evolution Of Mobile Phones (Presentation at Ignite Sydney 2)

“Neerav Bhatt speaking at Ignite Sydney 2″ – photo credit: JJ Halans

During the last 2 years I’ve become really interested in mobile phones and how they are such a powerful enabling tool to help connect people, share information, ignite our creativity and imagination.
Earlier this year I did a short presentation at Ignite Sydney [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Icon I7500 Android Mobile Smartphone (Review)

I recently attended the launch of 5 new Samsung touchscreen mobile smartphones including the new Samsung Galaxy Icon (I7500) Google Android phone and they’ve loaned me review phone for a few weeks for testing.
With it’s 5megapixel camera, LED flash, 8GB built in storage, slim shape and 3.5mm headphone jack I think the Samsung I7500 Galaxy [...]

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HTC Magic on 3 Mobile (Google Android) Smart Phone Review

The HTC Magic Google Android Smart Phone from 3 Mobile is a huge improvement to the original HTC Dream both aesthetically with its sleek black design and because it ships with new much improved Android 1.5 software.
New features include: video recording, desktop widgets, Bluetooth A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, an onscreen keyboard, faster web browsing [...]

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HTC Dream (Google Android) Smart Phone Review

After testing the HTC Dream Optus lent me for a few weeks I’ve given it the coveted & rarely given “Neerav’s Bought It Award” because I was looking to buy a touchscreen smartphone & it’s the best one for my needs
In the evolution of phones that I’ve owned, Nokia 1600 is like walking, Nokia [...]

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7 Favourite Google Android Applications

I’ve recently tested the new HTC Dream (Google Android phone) for Optus and bought one of my own. These are my 7 Favourite Google Android Applications

SnapPhoto – Enhances the HTC Dream/T-mobile G1 camera by using the accelerometer to detect stability. SnapPhoto also allows you to set white balance, change the auto-focus, JPG quality etc. A [...]

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Sony Ericsson c902 Cybershot Mobile Cameraphone Review

Sony Ericsson Australia asked me to review their new c902 camera phone and join their blogger product review program
I accepted with the condition that I could be completely honest with my review including all the pros and cons. Now that I’ve reviewed it I’m giving it away to one of my guest writers to thank [...]

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Nokia Mobile Phone Unlock & Hidden Feature codes

These codes will work on most Nokia Mobile Phones to activate/deactivate advanced hidden functions that you can’t change through the phone menu
One useful function that all Nokia’s I’ve owned have is “Cell Info Display” which can usually be found in the phones “Display settings” (eg: in a Nokia 1600) or “Phone Settings” (eg: in a [...]

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Free Ringtones for Mobile Cell Phone

If you want free ringtones and have a mobile cell phone with the ability to compose ringtones by entering in notes, made by either:

Nokia, Siemens, Sony Ericsson
Ericsson, Phillips, Sendo
Alcatel, Panasonic
Motorola, [...]

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Mobile Cell Phone Reviews and Buyers Guide

I’ve found the best mobile/cell phone review and buyers guide websites which will help you to choose the right phone for your needs because there are so many different models being sold now with such different features and similar names/model numbers that it’s very hard to tell which one you should buy:

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