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Gear65 #104 – Prada Phone by LG 3.0

Daniel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:17:21 +0000

We take a look at Prada’s 3rd iteration of their own phone, this time powered by Android (their previous models used their own custom software). So is this phone just brawn and no brains? Or did LG finally put in something that’s not just worth looking at but also worth using? Find out on this episode of Gear65

Link: Prade Phone by LG 3.0

Prada Phone by LG 3.0 Unbox

Daniel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:00:41 +0000

It’s unboxing time! There’ no other box more worthy of looking at than a Prada box, and that’s what we are unboxing off today: Prada’s phone by LG.

Unbox: Nokia Lumia 800

Daniel — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:15:47 +0000

We finally got a Nokia Lumia 800 unit in our hands and do an unboxing video of Nokia’s first Windows Phone 7 Mango device! Watch out for an upcoming Gear65 episode for the Lumia 800!

Link: Nokia Lumia 800

First Looks: HTC Rhyme

Justin Lee — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:00:22 +0000

Justin takes a first look at the HTC Rhyme featuring the new HTC Sense 3.5 running on Android Gingerbread, a phone featuring a built-in camera with an F2.2 aperture!

Link: HTC Rhyme

First Looks: HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio

Justin Lee — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:00:03 +0000

Justin takes a first look at HTC’s newly upgraded HTC Sensation, the HTC Sensation XE featuring Beats audio powered by Android Gingerbread and HTC Sense 3.

Link: HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio

First Looks: HTC Radar

Justin Lee — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:00:47 +0000

Justin takes a look at HTC’s new Windows Phone 7 Mango device, the HTC Radar featuring a unibody casing, and shows us what’s unique on HTC’s Mango devices.

Link: HTC Radar

First Looks: Windows Phone 7 Mango

Justin Lee — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:13:27 +0000

Windows Phone 7 Mango, the next release of Windows Phone 7, is finally out!! Justin takes a close look at what’s new in this upgrade, and what’s changed.

Link: Windows Phone 7

First Looks: HTC Explorer

Justin Lee — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:00:08 +0000

Justin takes a first look at HTC’s budget Android smartphone, the HTC Explorer powered by Android Gingerbread and HTC Sense 3. Do note that this phone won’t be available in Singapore.

Link: HTC Explorer

Gear65 #83: HTC ChaCha (Gadget Marathon 3 of 6)

Daniel — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:00:31 +0000

The gadget marathon continues with HTC’s first Facebook phone, and Android smartphone with a QWERTY thumb board and a dedicated Facebook button.

Link: HTC ChaCha

Gear65 #82 – Samsung Galaxy S2 (Gadget Marathon 2 of 6)

Daniel — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:00:29 +0000

Part 2 of our Gadget Marathon! We take a look at Samsung’s successor to their flagship Android phone, the Galaxy S2.

Link: Samsung Galaxy S2

Blackberry Bold 9900 First Look

NTT — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:13:52 +0000

Justin got his grubby paws on a Blackberry Bold 9900. It sports a hardened glass 2.8-inch touchscreen at 640×480 resolution. Of course it comes with signature (and now improved) Blackberry full QWERTY keypad. It had built-in media buttons (play, volume, etc) and a dedicated camera button. The 5MP camera also support HD video capture. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2GHz processor powers this smartphone, and it sports 8GB internal memory.

The Bold 9900 will be the first to arrive running BlackBerry 7OS, a new responsive UI (termed as LiquidGraphics), and supports NFC (Near Field Communications) as well. It also has built-in support for augmented reality type of applications (think Google Goggles).

We were not told about any release date or prices for Singapore. More information on the RIM Website.

Sony Ericsson Xperia ray First Look

NTT — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:30:14 +0000

The new Sony Ericsson Xperia line flagship the Xperia ray was launched recently by Sony Ericsson at the press event. Justin got a chance to look at the new smartphone. The Xperia ray is only 9.4mm thick, has a 3.3″ screen (supported by the BRAVIA graphics engine), and runs the Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread’ OS. It also sports a 8.1MP camera, and runs on a 1GHz Processor.

The Xperia ray also has Facebook integrated into the various applications for quick access and sharing of photos and music from and to Facebook and a power saving mode which allows the battery to last longer..

Sony Ericsson Xperia™ ray will be available globally in selected markets, including Japan, from Q3 2011.. More on the Sony Ericsson press website.

Huawei IDEOS X6 First Look

Justin Ng — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:17:55 +0000

We are at Huawei Smart Device Launch taking the first look of Huawei IDEOS X6, their flagship smartphone for mass consumer.

Huawei IDEOS X6 will be retailing at S$499.00 and will be available by end June 2011.

Huawei IDEOS X3 First Look

Justin Ng — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:12:18 +0000

We will be taking the first look at Huawei IDEOS X3 android smartphone, the thinnest device in the 3.2-inch screen range on the market running on Android Gingerbread.

Huawei IDEOS X3 will be retailing at S$299.00 and available from 15 June 2011 onwards.

Huawei Boulder Smartphone First Look

Justin Ng — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:08:44 +0000

The Tech65 crew went for Huawei smart device launch where they announce their new Huawei smartphone, Huawei Boulder Smartphone, with touchscreen and QWERTY keypad.

It’s recommended retail price is S$299.00 and will be available in end June 2011.