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Over at the New York Herald, the iPhone 2 is getting only a so-so review.  Calling it more “like the 1.5 than the iPhone 2″, the Herald disses on the lousy 2 megapixel camera (no flash, no video, no zoom) that is still “hanging on for dear life” on the iPhone 2.  They recommend waiting until that’s fixed, in a year or so, and encourage only purchasing it if you’ve never actually owned the iPhone before.  Newbies, go nuts, everyone else, don’t toss Jesus Phone Uno quite yet.   Got it, thx New York Herald!

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You were fun, iPhone, but now you’re starting to get a little heavy in the pocket - that shine is getting dusty, and you’re creakin’ like a 40 year old. Your features are getting all confused. You blank in and out cause your light sensors are broken. That EDGE data is starting to creep slower than molasses, and gosh darnit, I don’t want to see a miniature version of the NYTimes, I want to see a mobile version! Oh yeah your camera sucks and how come you can’t shoot video? Aren’t you supposed to be the illness?

Face it, we’re bored with the iPhone’s pet tricks. On to the new. We’re consumers and gadget freaks and we want more, more, more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enter the Motorola Z10, the cell phone that knocks the iPhone out until June or so when a 3G version of the Mc phone is unveiled. Even then I might be enjoying the video camera on my Moto 210 too much to give it up. Here’s hoping the 3G iPhone has a few more tricks up its sleeve.

The Motorola Z10 has a 3.1 megapixel camera, which isn’t that great at all, but passable. Key however is the phone’s slick look and ability to shoot video.

Like Music? Peep this beauty, the Samsung SGH-i450. Featuring a full digital music player, a 3.5mm headset jack, and Bang & Olufsen speakers. The dual-slider design also offers a touch wheel for menu navigation. Slickz.

Nokia N96: the top phone for Europeans

This thing is the new champ but it sure does cost a whole lotta dough (550 euros). We’ve called it the world’s first superphone. For goodness sakes you canwatch TV on it. But peep out the price, 550 euros is like $800 or something. Still for the feature obsessed, this is the king.  As picky as we are, this thing has more features then we could ask for.  Well, let’s hope the N97 can shoot HD video!  Just kidding, the N96 doesn’t even arrive until late summer 2008!

Full specs of Nokia N96 include:

• WCDMA2100/900 (HSDPA) / EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS) connectivity
• DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz
• S60 3rd edition, FP2 UI
• 2.8” QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LCD TFT display with up to 16 million colors
• 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and auto-exposure
• Dual-LED camera flash, video light, recording indicator, auto-focus assist light
• Secondary VGA (640 x 480 px) camera for video calls
• Video capture in MPEG-4 up to VGA at 30 fps
• Digital Video Stabilization
• Built-in GPS/A-GPS
• WLAN - IEEE802.11 g/b
• Stereo FM radio (87.5-108MHz, 76-90MHz) with RDS
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 with Micro USB type B interface
• 3.5mm stereo headset plug , TV-out support (PAL/NTSC)
• Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP stereo/EDR
• 950 mAh battery with up to 220 min talk, 220 hrs standby time, 5 hrs video, 14 hrs music or 4 hrs TV playback
• Dimensions: 103×55×18 mm
• Weight: 125 g

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Got a Mac? Got an iPhone? Want free ringtones? If your answer is yes, yes, and yes, well, you have problems, but that’s for another professional. Besides we’re guilty of all the above as well. We hate the idea of paying for ringtones of songs we already own. Here’s a neato how-to by lifehacker to cut “the man” out of the system, of course by using all of “the man’s” tools.

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Barcelona, SPAIN - Sony Ericsson launches the Xperia X1, which sounds like an S.U.V., but perhaps that’s the feeling they want to convey - a utilitarian device for the modern urbanite.

This so-called convergent slider device, (we prefer aspiring superphone) packs in a funky design, Wi-Fi, assisted GPS, A2DP stereo Bluetooth, and an auto focus 3.2 megapixel camera with a photo light and video recording. Neat. We especially like the photo light. That one trick opens up the whole world of phone photography into dusk and night.

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Sorry iPhone, but the Nokia N96 is THE phone for people obsessed with features and functionality. The Nokia N96, which is supposed to drop in Q3 for €550 is the son of Nokia’s N95. Just peep this pic and the following specs and tell me you’re not salivating.

Don’t worry iPhone, if you added a keyboard, kept your awesome operating system and matched the Nokia N96’s other features, we’ll fall back in love with you. Too bad we don’t expect that to happen anytime soon.

Some Features of the Nokia N96:

2.8″ screen, 16GB of internal storage, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, a microSD expansion slot, built-in 3D stereo speakers, a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, flash, and video light, assisted GPS with photo geotagging, an integrated kickstand for video viewing, and in select markets, an integrated DVB-H receiver for watching live broadcast TV..

According to Electronista.com, “a second phone, the N78, is designed as a budget alternative to the N82: also resembling the N81, the new phone uses a lower-resolution 3.2-megapixel camera and strips most built-in storage in favor of microSDHC cards. It nonetheless uses assisted GPS, Wi-Fi, and a native 3.5mm headphone jack; in a unique twist, it also sports an FM transmitter for broadcasting its music to other devices. Nokia bundles the N78 with a 2GB microSD card and ships the phone during the spring for 350 Euros ($508).”

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The Nokia N95 may be the biggest competitor to the iPhone yet.  Here at Gizm0.com, we’re tracking alot of buzz on this mobile monster.   First n95blog.com posted “25 must have apps for the n95“.  Among the best apps, Fring, which is free mobile VoIP which enables free  internet calls and live chat over wifi and not your phone minutes.  Seems to work like a charm.  We also like Lifeblog, a mobile photo album tool.

BGR posted a story on limited edition pink Nokia N95s selling on eBay for about $650, or about $75 more then the basic silver variety - not bad.
Now your Nokia N95 can not only shoot pics in glorious 5 megapixels, record DVD quality video or guide you to the bar with its GPS navigation, but you’ll be able to match it with your girlish wardrobe.   Ladies, (and lady-men) you’ve come a long way.

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By way of BGR comes word that iPhone is going corporate as of January 21st!  That means all of you Blackberry holding corporate types can finally let go and cop yourself the iPhone via your corporate purchasing department! (read: free or steeply discounted).   This doesn’t mean Exchange support, yet but at least you won’t be the only one in the office rocking an iPhone.

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If you’ve been waiting for a good excuse to finally cop the slick, 16 gb iPod Touch, now’s the time. Its dropped $40 and can now be had for $359. Of course you can’t make calls, but then again, you already have a phone, don’t you?

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The iPhone is heavy in the hearts and minds of today’s cutting edge car makers. Witness this iPhone slot made for the concept Landrover LRX at the Detroit Auto Show. When “docked”, the iPhone will connect with the LRX and provides your car with all of your music and seat settings. You can for example, tell your iPhone that you like your butt to feel all warm and fuzzy when you drive.  Program it into your iPhone, stick it into the LRX love-dock and Landrover will start heating up that kush faster a casual encounters ad on craigslist! Now that’s luxury you can brag about!

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Telewaving’s Wavelog is a Nokia N95 native Symbian C++ application that will allow users to post directly from their N95 to their Wordpress blogs. There’s a free trial and cost is only $10, not bad if you’re a heavy blogger that wants to free yourself from the desktop or laptop. According to the Blog Herald:

The application will allow you to upload text, images, audio, and video over any connection. It can also store pages ready for publication when a signal isn’t available.

play this N95 spot only if you’re a fanboy: (we know it pisses off your Appleheads):

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