Smartphone

The Jolla Smartphone

The Jolla Smartphone

this is an exciting news and a frustrating one at the same time. exciting because the Finnish startup Jolla (pronounced as ‘yo la’) has announced its first smartphone which will be running on an in-house concocted operating system dubbed as Sailfish OS (new brand, new smartphone and a spanking fresh OS. what’s not to

NEC Medias X N-60E Liquid-cooled Smartphone

we all know today’s smartphones are fast and when they are fast, they run pretty hot, but are they hot enough to required liquid-cooling? apparently, NEC believes there is a need for liquid-cooling, even though its NEC Medias X N-60E is only running on Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro at a normal 1.7GHz clock speed.

Samsung GALAXY S 4 with stock Android Jelly Bean

Samsung GALAXY S 4 with stock Android Jelly Bean

this comes as a surprised to us. during the annual Google I/O, the Mountain View folks unveiled a new edition of Samsung GALAXY S 4 that will be running on stock Android Jelly Bean. which means, no fancy TouchWiz to hamper your true Android experience – just the plain good vanilla flavor of Android.

BlackBerry Q5 QWERTY Smartphone

BlackBerry Q5 QWERTY Smartphone

is the ‘serious’ look of a Blackberry device stopping you from picking one up? then you might be interested to know that Blackberry is not all about suit and tie, the new Blackberry Q5 QWERTY Smartphone proves that point. geared towards “youthful fans that are passionate, confident and bold”, the Q5 features

Sony Xperia ZR Waterproof Smartphone

Sony Xperia ZR Waterproof Smartphone

the rage for mobile phone photography is going strong, which makes us think: will there be a mobile phone underwater photography phenomenal as well? if there’s going to be, then the Sony Xperia ZR Waterproof Smartphone is ready for it. it is IP55 and IP58 compliant for waterproof (and dust-resistance), so you

Nokia Lumia 925 Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 925 Windows Phone

with Nokia aggressively pushing out new Windows Phones, it has sort of becomes the go-to brand if you are looking for Windows Phone. anyway, the latest to join the stable of Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 stable is the Nokia Lumia 925, a handset described by Nokia as the “a new interpretation of its award-

Nokia Asha 501 - Budget Smartphone - Red

Nokia Asha 501 – Budget Smartphone

in the past, going on budget means trade-off for quality, but not with the Nokia Asha 501, the latest budget smartphone that aims to bring high-end design and quality accessible to more folks. well, at least that’s what the Finnish handset maker is touting. along with high-quality build is a series of bold color that is geared

Sharp AQUOS Phone Xx 206SH Android Phone

Sharp AQUOS Phone Xx 206SH Android Phone

set to be launched this June, the Sharp AQUOS Phone Xx 206SH Android Phone will join the growing number of giant Android handsets and it will be available exclusively via Japan telecommunication carrier, Softbank. we are huge suckers for pretty design and as you can imagine, we are totally over this

A Quick Look: Samsung GALAXY S4

A Quick Look: Samsung GALAXY S4

what constitutes to a good phone? we believe it is the ‘good feel’ when you first picked it up and that’s what the Samsung GALAXY S4 when i first held in my hand. it could be partly due to my gorilla-size hand. anyway, it does feel good and it kinds of make me forgot about its uncanny similarity with its immediate predecessor, the S3.

Synrgic Uno Android Smartphone

Synrgic Uno Android Smartphone

well, this come as a news to us all. Singapore is the least likely place on Earth that you will see its own home grown smartphone. anyway, it has now and it comes in the form of the Synrgic Uno Android Smartphone. to be honest, we were first drawn to it by its overall industrial design aesthetic which has a very uncanny resemblance to Sony Mobile’s recent offerings. i.e. it looks totally awesome.