The Samsung Tocco is a sleek slider/touchscreen combo feature phone that packs a ton of functionality into a small form factor. It’s stylish and nice to use, and the red color will draw attention from those around you (at least it did for me). The phone was enjoyable to use, and Samsung’s TouchWiz UI was implemented nicely. Most noticeable on this phone is AMOLED display, which shines beautifully in any light, even outside.
As mentioned before, the Samsung Instinct S30 is the followup to Sprint’s most popular phone from last year. Originally, the Instinct was positioned as an iPhone killer. While that never actually happened, the Instinct was a great phone in its own right; easy to use, reliable, and offering a good user experience. I mean, I use one. Sprint and Samsung released the S30 to follow up on the goodness that the first Instinct brought them. While there are only a few differences between the previous generation and the S30, the new model fills a crucial role for Sprint, especially with the imminent release of the Palm Pre.
Officially announced at CTIA in March, the Samsung Instinct S30 was released for the public yesterday. We were sent a phone to test out, and we thought you’d like to see the unboxing and first impressions of it. You know you love seeing shiny new gadgets unwrapped.
In the second of our HTC Touch hands-on pieces, we’re looking at the HTC Touch Pro2. SlashGear met up with HTC’s Dave Catt and Eric Lin at Mobile World Congress today, to find out exactly what makes this QWERTY flagship so impressive. After the cut, the fruits of our interview, a huge hands-on gallery and, as soon as it’s processed, live video of the HTC Touch Pro2.
Update: Video now added – and in HD!
At a Mobile World Congress where headline-devices have been relatively sparse, HTC have done themselves proud with not only their second Android device, the HTC Magic, but two new Windows Mobile handsets that already look to be best of breed. SlashGear sat down with HTC’s Dave Catt and Eric Lin to discuss both the Touch Diamond2 and the Touch Pro2; in the first of two articles, we have hands-on feedback and a huge image gallery of the HTC Touch Diamond2, plus a video.
Update: Video now added – in HD!
At first glance, ASUS’ Eee Top ET1602 is the epitome of a niche product. Packing nettop-spec hardware in an all-in-one form factor, with a touchscreen and general design that seem to have stopped by HP’s TouchSmart and the Apple iMac along the way, it’s certainly tough to pin down. Innovative new segment or just another Eee oddity: SlashGear set to finding out.
We’ve seen the T-Mobile HTC Dream phone before. There have been other leaked pictures, diagrams and even a video showing off the phone and the Android OS. But none of these compare to the latest slew of leaked images that, for the first time, show us the Dream up close and personal.
Palm finally came clean on the Treo Pro smartphone this week, after a variety of leaks and PR blunders tipped customers and media alike to the handset’s existence. Running Windows Mobile 6.1, Palm describe the Treo Pro as “innovative and elegant” and are quick to cash in on the company heritage. Strip away the PR hyperbole, however, and it’s questionable what you’re left with. Far from innovative and 133g of cheap-looking plastic away from elegant, lined up against rivals this “new” Treo looks shabby before its even out of the gate.
Last week’s “He Said, She Said” editorial pitted Brenda and I against each other discussing what sort of touchscreen device Apple might have on their cards. This week, it’s something equally as topical here on the frontpage of SlashGear: netbooks, or budget ultraportables. They’re the niche of the moment, certainly, but are consumers really getting the best value for their hard-earned dollar?
Since it was announced earlier in the month that the beta keys were being emailed out for Wrath of the Lich King, I’ve been pretty much checking my email non-stop. Well last night I finally saw the email I was looking for. That’s right, we can now bring you firsthand details of the beta.
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