Blackberry Torch

The Blackberry Torch is reportedly the latest and greatest thing from Apple’s big competitor, and while I’m an iPhone man myself, this thing does look amazing. Haven’t had a chance to pick it up and give it a test drive yet, but the extended talk time, the long battery life, and the combination of QWERTY and touch-screen appeals to the two warring camps of the smartphone customer base.

While touch has never presented any issues for me and the QWERTY keyboard seems almost too scaled down to be as effective as its big brother, never having given myself over to the QWERTY experience doesn’t qualify me to judge. And now I don’t have to, because the Blackberry Torch gives you choices. In addition to this, you get 4GB of storage space, a built-in video camera, and Wi-Fi capabilities.

The only bad thing about Torch is that it is currently an AT&T exclusive, but hey, that didn’t last forever with the iPhone, and it likely won’t for this latest and greatest Blackberry device either. Patience, my young Verizon customer apprentice!

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By Aric Mitchell on August 5th, 2010

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Droid X

The Motorola Droid X launches this July, and brings with it a whole new set of standards for smartphone technology. With a stunning 4.3-inch widescreen display, and a multi-touch keyboard with Swype technology, you don’t have to sit on the sidelines in envy of all those pesky iPhone owners.

Furthermore, the Droid X comes equipped with a super-fast 1 Ghz processor that will get you where you want to go on the Internet at a much faster rate of speed, thanks also to its relying on the most dependable 3G network in the country, Verizon.

Watch movies, play games, take advantage of the over 65,000 available applications, and do it all with amazing 720p high def capabilities. With Adobe Flash support on the way, this one’s a no brainer. Good luck catching up, Apple!

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By Aric Mitchell on June 24th, 2010

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iPhone 4

Like Woody Allen releases films, Apple has released its yearly iPhone upgrade. However, this time they’ve taken a huge leap forward and provided consumers with something truly compelling. Included with the new iPhone are a brand new glass and stainless steel enclosure, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and HD video recording ability, and a 960×640-pixel Retina display capable of rendering text and pictures greater than what’s found in most printed art magazines

Apple has also included a gyroscope for more precise gaming and, what will ultimately be the most showed-off feature of the phone, a front-facing VGA camera for Apple’s “FaceTime” video chat software. FaceTime, built right into the iPhone’s telephone application, will utilize WiFi to deliver real-time video chat to other iPhone 4 owners. If you’re wondering, “why would I ever need video chat?”, check out the new ad and try not to get choked up.

IPhone 4 will be available in black and white, in two sizes: 16GB ($199) and 32GB ($299) with a 2-year AT&T contract.

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By Harry Marks on June 7th, 2010

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Acer Liquid E Ferrari Phone

When you think style, you think clothes, cars and cell phones. Ferrari knows a thing or two about all three, but when it comes to cell phones, Ferrari’s style knows no equal.

The Liquid E Ferrari phone is a Snapdragon-powered Acer smartphone running the Android 2.1 operating system. With a hi-res 3.5″ touchscreen, 5MP camera and sleek Ferrari adornments, such as carbon fibre detailing along the back, the Liquid E perfectly exemplifies “contemporary class”. The phone also comes with a series of Ferrari wallpapers to customize the home screen, as well as the Acer Media Player widget, Twidroid Twitter client, Facebook and MySpace apps.

If you’re looking for accessories to go with the Liquid E, Acer does offer an echo-cancelling Bluetooth headset and 16GB micro-SD card.

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By Harry Marks on June 7th, 2010

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