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First Fumble: Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro

by Ben Smith 7th April 2010
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In the back of a dingy bar I had my first hands-on fumble - unofficially - with a Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro recently. Announced in February this is the ‘sister’ device to the Vivaz now hitting UK operators which lacks a keyboard but sports an 8MP camera versus the Pro’s 5. This was a prototype [...]

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The Blackberry Diary: Initial impressions

by Ben Smith 14th February 2010
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I did it. I bought a Blackberry. My first one… A 9700 Bold from Three. I’ll get to a full review and explanation why the Nokia’s most recent effort - the E72 - didn’t attract me back in due course, but after 2 weeks of use there’s a couple of features that have really impressed.

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Samsung Galaxy i7500: First look & unboxing

by Ben Smith 21st September 2009

I’d been looking forward to seeing the Samsung Galaxy for some time… Having fallen in-love with Android on my G1, but out of love with its poor build quality and chunky dimensions HTC’s Hero was looking like the only option for a better-made, better-specified device (until LG and Motorola‘s announcements last week) and even that [...]

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Novatel MiFi 2352 Portable WiFi Hotspot: First Look [UPDATED]

by Ben Smith 8th September 2009

This new Novatel device first broke cover at Mobile World Congress in February and is intended to be a replacement for the 3G data dongle. The MiFi’s both a dongle (you can plug it into a PC or a Mac via USB) and a WiFi hotspot that’s about twice the size of a normal dongle. [...]

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