Sprint Nextel and Palm will start selling their heavily anticipated Pre smart phone early next month. The touch-screen model that was introduced by Palm to early this year is being considered as Apple iPhone competitor.

The Pre, which has a slide-out keyboard, includes features new to mobile devices such as the ability to open several screens or programs simultaneously. Slide out the keyboard for faster and easier texting. Close it up and rotate Pre for music, websites, photos, and videos in full widescreen glory. You get the best of both worlds in one beautifully designed phone. Text messages and calendar appointments appear as notifications at the bottom of the screen. You will know what is going on without being completely interrupted or losing your train of thought. It will initially work only on Sprint's network. Read the rest of this article »

The LG Versa from is a touch-screen phone that looks like LG Dare but it is different. The Versa is slim and sleek and the display supports 262,000 colors and 480x240 pixel resolution. Customizing each home screen is pretty easy. The touch interface is responsive when navigating the interface and when dialing and texting. The LG Versa comes with a detachable QWERTY keyboard module, has an external display that is best for those who need to text more frequently. Read the rest of this article »

Nokia E75 is a wonderful business smartphone with a full slide-out keyboard – the first from Nokia that sports a full slide-out qwerty keyboard. Handset easily fits on the palm. The design is solid and the stainless steel rim and battery cover suits neatly. The keyboard slide is spring loaded, so it snaps when open and shut. The screen is a good enough to display clear. The navigation pad is easy to use and there are dedicated home, calendar and email launch keys.
The slide-out keyboard has fairly large and well-spaced keys. The flat keys are also a decent size. Read the rest of this article »

Motorola is very well known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. Last month, the company launched Evoke QA4 - a full feature phone packed with integrated widgets, real Web browsing and IM-style messaging. Motorola’s Evoke offers the cutting-edge convenience and instant gratification of a full touch-screen, intuitive online browsing and the ability to stay plugged in on users’ terms. Read the rest of this article »

Palm Treo Pro that is now available from Bell Mobility - Canada’s largest communications company, providing consumers with solutions to all their communications needs, including telephone services, wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital television and voice over IP. This Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional powered smartphone is for those business people or casual users who want to simplify their IT infrastructures while keeping costs low. It is able to ride on 3G networks, making it suitable for Internet surfing on move as well as keeping track of emails. Read the rest of this article »

The N96 is longer and a bit slimmer than N95 8GB though it gives a look of a bigger version of the N81. New Nokia N96 reminds one of the N95 8GB; however, unlike the 95, there are as many as 11 keys on the D-pad. You need to get used to smaller keys. The N96 2.8-inch is a treat of a screen and the excellent picture is a perfect complement to its generous size. The contrast too is commendable, remaining perfectly legible even in direct sunlight. Read the rest of this article »

The Treo Pro along with GPS and Wi-Fi was first released in August last and tech specs on the new smart phone also hit the Web. Treo Pro runs on Windows Mobile, it has a touch screen and stylus, Wi-Fi, and a micro USB port for charging and syncing data, among other features. The new Windows Mobile device supports features like an HSDPA cell radio (tri-band UMTS, quad-band GSM), GPS, 802.11b/g, a 320 x 320 touch screen display, 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM, a 2-megapixel camera, support for micro SDHC cards up to 32 GB. and a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Generous battery life and voice quality and efficient GPS are really impressive. Read the rest of this article »

Techno Station has been picking up some of the best smartphones in the market in past. Readers here are familiar with handsets like iPhone 3G, Google's Android based T-Mobile G1 and more. Techno Station intends to continue this endeavor that can be a help to pick the best one. Here is our first: Sony Ericsson Xperia 1.

Released in the fall of 2008, the Xperia 1 - runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional - is unlike other smartphones due to its innovative navigation key and customizable home screen "panels," making for a truly unique user "Xperi-ence." And the fact that it's got 3G, a 3.2 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and Assisted GPS (aGPS) doesn't hurt, either. Read the rest of this article »