Welcome to September 2024, and the standard iPhone has just undergone its most significant functional transformation in years. The iPhone 16 is a 170g technical marvel that finally breaks the ‘pro-only’ barrier, inheriting the Action Button and a brand-new ‘Camera Control’ sensor. Finished in vibrant, colour-infused glass with a vertical camera layout …
It is August 2011, and RIM has finally delivered the ‘Ultimate Bold.’ The 9900 (or Bold Touch) is the pinnacle of the classic BlackBerry form factor, a device that feels like a piece of high-end executive stationery. In the UK, it has arrived as the sophisticated answer to the plastic-heavy Android giants. …
It is July 11, 2008, and the atmosphere in the UK is electric. If you thought the frenzy for the original iPhone was intense, you haven’t seen anything yet. The iPhone 3G has arrived, and Apple has addressed almost every technical grievance the British public had with the first model. While the …
Welcome to the summer of 2008, and while Apple is chasing the teenagers with the iPhone 3G, Research In Motion (RIM) has just released the ‘Rolls Royce’ of smartphones. The BlackBerry Bold 9000 is the most premium, powerful, and technically accomplished device the Canadians have ever built. In the UK, this is …
While the iPhone is hogging the headlines, Samsung has quietly released a technical powerhouse for the person who still wants a ‘proper’ phone with a ‘proper’ camera. The G600, launched in mid-2007, is a 5-megapixel slider that is arguably the most balanced handset Samsung has ever built. It’s finished in a sleek, …
It is May 2007, and Research In Motion (RIM) has just performed a brilliant piece of corporate alchemy. They have taken the stern, grey-suited DNA of the BlackBerry and injected it with a dose of consumer-friendly fun. The result is the BlackBerry Curve 8300, and it is currently the most desirable object …
Welcome to the beginning of 2007, where Nokia has just released a phone so fundamentally right that it has effectively become the ‘uniform’ for the British middle class. The Nokia 6300 is not a technical ‘Godzilla’ like the N95; instead, it is a masterclass in understated, premium industrial design. It’s a slim …
It is the summer of 2006, and Sony Ericsson has just dropped the hammer on the mobile world. The K800i isn’t just a phone; it is the first to carry the ‘Cyber-shot’ branding, and in the UK, it has instantly become the ‘coolest’ bit of kit you can own. It’s a chunky, …
Welcome to May 2006, and LG has just changed the mobile design rules forever with the KG800, better known as the ‘Chocolate.’ This is the first device in their ‘Black Label’ series, and it is less of a telephone and more of a piece of minimalist art. When you take it out …
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