mobile phones

iPhone has half the failure rate of BlackBerry

Crave It found iPhones had a malfunction rate of 5.6 per cent in the first year, compared to 11.9 per cent for BlackBerry smart phones. Apple's iPhone has half the failure rate of RIM's BlackBerry in the first year of use, a study carried out by a mobile...

11 November 2008, 9:13 > More matches in Crave

T-Mobile G1: Don't type 'reboot'

Crave A recent T-Mobile G1 update has caused a peculiar side-effect that's proving rather embarrassing for Google. RC29, as the update is known, causes certain text entered into the G1 to run commands. There's a thread on the Google Code site by user...

Tags: google, android, story, fix

10 November 2008, 11:38 > More matches in Crave

Yubz wins gold medal for worst iPhone accessory ever

Crave The Yubz telephone makes the argument that even iPhones can't escape irony's tacky, far-reaching arm. For €40 (£32) and the cost of shipping from France, you too can own this ridiculous handset. It plugs into your iPhone and lets you pretend you're...

Tags: telephone, donald trump, handset, wait

10 November 2008, 10:23 > More matches in Crave

HTC Touch HD review

Reviews DesignHTC has a history of making serious-looking business phones that don't always inspire us, but the HTC Touch HD is beautiful. The Touch HD is an exciting new phone from HTC which takes Windows Mobile to the next level.

Editor's rating   8.8

Tags: htc, gps, jack, vga

7 November 2008, 15:02 > More matches in Reviews

Photos: Hands-on with the BlackBerry Storm

Crave Unlike the other touchscreen phones out there, the Storm's screen is clickable, which takes some getting used to, especially when texting using the onscreen keypad. Today the BlackBerry Vodafone press minibus turned up at Crave Towers to give us a...

6 November 2008, 17:04 > More matches in Crave

Sony Ericsson W595 Walkman review

Reviews Sony Ericsson's new W595 is a slider handset with a 3.2-megapixel camera, and it replaces the popular W580i from last year. With upgraded specs, can this year's model do justice to last year's? It's on sale now SIM-free for around £225, or is free...

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: sony ericsson, stereo, handset, ericsson

6 November 2008, 16:16 > More matches in Reviews

Photos: Hands-on with the Motorola International 7500

Crave It wasn't so very long ago that mobile phones were the size and shape of a fridge. Call clarity is pretty good, and the extendible aerial means that those lethal radio waves and exotic gamma radiation generated by all mobile phones is set clear...

6 November 2008, 11:24 > More matches in Crave

Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman: Socket to me

Crave The same is true for music phones without headphone sockets. Sony Ericsson has just announced its final phone of the year -- the W705 Walkman. It's an aluminium-crafted slider with HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS and a 3.2-megapixel camera and LED flash.

Tags: sony ericsson, wi fi, fi, ericsson

6 November 2008, 10:45 > More matches in Crave

Five of the best iPhone games

Crave If you're lucky enough to own an iPhone or an iPod touch, you'll know there's loads of games available for them -- but which ones are worth downloading? We've scoured Apple's app store and played many an awful game to bring you five of the best.

5 November 2008, 11:56 > More matches in Crave

Photos: The Samsung Pixon, an 8-megapixel monster

Crave It's not as sharp as the iPhone 3G or T-Mobile G1, but it will react with a gentle tap, unlike some of Samsung's previous touchscreen phones. Despite what you may have heard, LG and Samsung are the best of friends.

4 November 2008, 11:02 > More matches in Crave

T-Mobile G1 vs HTC Touch HD vs iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Storm

Crave There have been plenty of touchscreen phones out in the past year but few have really impressed us -- until now. We've compared the four most prominent touchscreen smartphones of the moment: the T-Mobile G1, the HTC Touch HD, the Apple iPhone 3G...

3 November 2008, 16:05 > More matches in Crave

Nokia 6600 Slide review

Reviews If you're overwhelmed with all the large touchscreen phones coming out at the moment and yearn for something a little smaller, Nokia might just have what you're looking for. Slide the phone shut and it will fit very easily in a handbag or stuffed...

Editor's rating   7.9

Tags: nokia, pre, gps, text messages

3 November 2008, 16:03 > More matches in Reviews

Sony Ericsson W902 Walkman review

Reviews Announced back in July, the W902 is Sony Ericsson's flagship Walkman phone for the end of 2008, and the first Walkman to come with a 5-megapixel camera. We loved the early pre-production sample we were given several months ago, and have been...

Editor's rating   8.4

Tags: sony ericsson, pixel, ericsson, browsing

31 October 2008, 15:20 > More matches in Reviews

Photos: HTC Touch HD, the phone Android should've launched on

Crave The T-Mobile G1 has sparked some controversy at Crave, around whether or not the hardware does Android justice -- most of us think it doesn't. Alas, Google and HTC aren't running Android on it -- instead the Touch HD stumbles along on Windows...

31 October 2008, 12:03 > More matches in Crave

HP iPaq 914c review

Reviews Despite the 1940mAH battery we did notice a significant drain when using mobile data to download files. But with features such as 3G HSDPA, dual Wi-Fi, GPS, front-mounted Qwerty keyboard and a large battery on-board, the HP iPaq 914c provides you...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: hp, wi fi, gps, handling

31 October 2008, 10:28 > More matches in Reviews