The LG Apex is an affordable QWERTY slider that came out last year and it has a rather compact size if we compare it with the Samsung Epic 4G and the T-Mobile G2. It measures 4.57 x 2.22 x 0.62 inches and it tips the scales at 5.39 ounces. It isn’t as wide as the [...]

Today we take a trip down memory lane and talk about the Palm Treo 680 which came out back in 2006, the year when the smartphone market started to have more and more members, like the BlackBerry Pearl, the Samsung BlackJack and the T-Mobile Dash. This is a more affordable and consumer-friendly device released by [...]

2010 was the year when most of the laptop manufacturers launched a rich variety of netbooks. One fine example is this NB30 from Samsung which has a “scratch-resistant” matte black finish that gives this mini laptop a smooth look. Even though it has a plastic construction, the NB30 looks very well built, with only a [...]

The Acer Aspire One D250 is the successor of the AOD150 and came out in mid 2009. The D250 is thinner and less heavy than its predecessor because it comes with a 3-cell battery, unlike the AOD150 which as a 6-cell battery. When it came out it had a retail price of $298 and it [...]

One of the handsets launched by the Korean manufacturer in 2010 is the S5620 Monte which is an attractive phone that measures 54 x 109 x 12 mm. It has rounded edges so it is designed to fit in the palm of your hand. On the front of the Monte there are only three buttons [...]

Samsung released a handful of netbooks last year and one relevant example is this N150-11 that had a retail price of $349 which was just about the same as other netbooks that came with a retail fixed configuration. In a sea of glossy black bricks, this model from Samsung adopts a different look as it [...]

Last year the netbook segment exploded and one of the many models that flooded the market is this Samsung NF310 A01 that comes in a sleek, gray-silver exterior which is made entirely out of plastic. Looking at its sides we notice a very attractive wave design, featuring high curved risers on either side of the [...]

After seeing the integration of Facebook and Twitter in Windows Phone, we are convinced that integrating Skype will bring more benefits; there are voices that speculate that the Nokia models are going to be the first to see when Windows Phone will integrate Skype. If we remember that Elop and Ballmer said at the announcement [...]

Microsoft has found a legitimate lever that can grow their business and will use it to do exactly that. Anyone else would have done that exactly the same if it were the case. I am really curious what this smartphone race will offer because I need the best hardware ( in terms of design and [...]

Even if Microsoft had launched the first smartphone to use Windows Phone more that over a year back the drawback that I see now is the lack of a Windows Phone flag to attract users. I wanted to write an article with detailed comparisons between the iOS 5 ( on the iPhone 4S), Android 4 [...]