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Asus Eee PC Seashell 1101HA - hands-on review

Asus Eee PC 1101HAAlong with the opportunity to dribble over cars costing more than our houses, this morning’s Asus Lamborghini launch also gave us the chance to play with the Taiwanese company’s latest Eee PC netbook – the Eee PC Seashell 110  read more »

HTC Magic smartphone - first-look review

HTC Magic HTC’s Magic finally arrived in the What Laptop office today, following hot on the heels of the Palm Pre. First impressions are favourable, with a hugely positive reaction among the team – it’s a lot smaller than it looks in photographs, and is both stylish and well made.  read more »

Hands-on Blackberry Curve 8900 smartphone review

RIM Blackberry Curve 8900RIM's Blackberry Curve 8900 may be the ideal solution for those who liked the Blackberry Bold, but were put off by its bulky dimensions.  read more »

Hands on - Nokia E75 smartphone

Nokia E75We got the chance yesterday to have a play with Nokia’s recently announced smartphone – the E75 - a sleek and smart handset aimed at the corporate crowd.

The E75 is built in a similar vein to HTC’s S740, with a sliding QWERTY keyboard and a non-touchscreen 2.4-inch display. The Nokia has one key advantage over its rivals, however, as it’s considerably thinner than all of them.  read more »

Hands on - Acer Tempo smartphones

Acer tempo f900Earlier today I got the chance to play with several of Acer’s latest Tempo smartphones – including the DX900, M900, X960 and F900.

If struggling with model names is something that troubles you, then things are set to get considerably more complicated over 2009, with Acer set to release no less than 10 handsets.  read more »

Acer DX900 smartphone released

Acer DX900The DX900 is the first smartphone we’ve seen from Acer, following on from its acquisition of phone manufacturer E-TEN last year. It’s also the first Windows Mobile 6.1 device to support two SIM cards.

High-speed connectivity is provided by 3G/HSDPA technology, and the ability to use two SIM cards simultaneously means you’ll be able to have a single handset for both personal and business use.  read more »

Samsung Omnia smartphone review

Last week marked the official launch of Samsung’s Omnia – a touchscreen smartphone with the ever-popular Apple iPhone firmly in its sights.

The Omnia turned up in our offices yesterday, and little work was done thereafter. It’s a smart looking phone, with a 3.2-inch display. The plastic casing can’t match the quality of the original iPhone, but it’s not far off the 3G iPhone.  read more »

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