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Whatever happened to...? The tech that never took off

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Whatever happened to MiniDisc, SPOT and the first iTunes phone? They were hyped to the heavens, yet they never hit the heights. We salute ten technologies that never took off

Samsung YP-P3: Music, haptics, capacitive plastics

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:06:02 +0000

Samsung's latest MP3 player just hit Korea -- with high quality audio and video support, plus a whopping touch-sensitive screen, you've every reason to be interested

Best music phones with standard 3.5mm sockets

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:58:02 +0000

If a music phone doesn't have a real headphone socket, we're not going to recommend it very highly -- unless it blows us away in ever other way. Here are four favourite music phones that work with decent headphones natively

Motorola ZINE ZN5 review

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:13:02 +0000

The Motorola ZINE ZN5's camera is one of the better ones to have graced a phone, with impressive low-light performance and 5-megapixel action. It's got a 3.5mm jack and amazing battery life, so you can play around on it for hours. But there are some drawbacks to keep in mind, most notably the phone's lack of 3G support

Motorola Rokr EM30, EM28 and EM25: Rokr round the clock

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:55:02 +0000

Word on the street is that Motorola has three new Rokr music phones. By word, we do of course mean details, and by street we mean Crave

Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman review

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:07:02 +0000

The latest clamshell Walkman phone is absolutely packed with features. Deep breath: HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth, support for the most common music formats and a 3.2-megapixel camera. More exotically, the W980 boasts an FM transmitter, Microsoft Exchange support and an accelerometer

Best music phones for the summer

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:31:02 +0000

The nice weather has finally pitched up -- it's a great time to get down the park, top up your tan and listen to some banging tunes on your phone. Here we present four of the best music phones out this summer, at prices to suit all budgets

Samsung F400 review

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:38:01 +0000

Samsung has teamed up with AV specialist Bang & Olufsen once more to create the F400, a stylish music phone with a simple trick -- slide down the screen and you reveal quality B&O speakers. Importantly for a music phone, it has a 3.5mm headphone socket and can play protected music formats

Motorola Rokr E8 video

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:21:06 +0000

A video review of the Motorola Rokr E8 music phone, showing off the phone's potential to replace your dedicated MP3 player