[Retromobe] Sharp 903 (2005)
Ten years ago, Vodafone was attempting to leverage its Japanese subsidiary to come up with some exciting 3G phones to help promote their push into this new market. To this …
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[Retromobe] BlackBerry Curve 9300 and BlackBerry Torch 9800 (2010)
Five years ago, BlackBerry owners Research in Motion (RIM) were at their peak, with an income of almost $20 billion in the fiscal year from March 2010 to February 2011. …
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RETROMOBE: A Tale of Two Tablets: Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 and BlackBerry Playbook (2010)
The concept of a “tablet” had been around for five years or so by September 2010, with the Nokia 770 pioneering the way with modest sales in 2005. However, the …
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[Retromobe] Motorola ROKR E1 – the Apple phone before the iPhone (2005)
The Motorola ROKR E1 has the dubious distinction of being one of the most disastrous mobile phone releases ever. But what is it with this innocuous looking device that is …
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[Retromobe] Nokia 7360, 7370, 7380 – the L’Amour Range (2005)
A decade ago, Nokia had a reputation for making practical if slightly dull mobile phones. But occasionally the Finns liked to let their hair down and produce something different… and …
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[Retromobe] Bang & Olufsen Serene
Imagine you that were designing a mobile phone but you had never seen one before. You knew what components you had to include, but otherwise you had a blank sheet …
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[Retromobe] Sony Ericsson P990 (2005)
Following on from the successful P800, P900 and P910 smartphones, the P990 did not live up to expectations.
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[Retromobe] Motorola StarTAC (1996)
Twenty years ago, mobile phones were big brick-like affairs. But in January 1996, Motorola changed people’s perceptions with the Motorola StarTAC clamshell phone – a device that was half the …
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