Mobiado intros Grand Touch Aston Martin Android handset

03/05, 11:15pm

Luxury housing placed on Nexus S internals

Mobiado has introduced a new luxury smartphone under the company's Grand Touch label. The new offering is borne of collaboration with Aston Martin, bringing a logo and design elements from the high-end British car brand, though the internals and Android Gingerbread build are taken directly from Samsung's Nexus S.

Aston Martin, Apple, Harley-Davidson top 'cool' UK brands

09/28, 1:40pm

Survey based on mix of industry, consumer opinions

Aston Martin has beaten Apple to the top spot on annual CoolBrands UK rankings for a second year in a row, the BBC notes. CoolBrands' charts are based on a mix of public polling and opinions taken from marketers and business people. Aston Martin's win is thought to be linked with James Bond, since the movie spy's most popular cars have typically been DB5s or DBSs.

MacNN Sponsor

toggle

Most Popular