RATING: 4/5 – For a phone so feature-rich, it certainly is light and has evident visual appeal. The on-screen keyboard let it down quite a bit – but if you are looking for a phone that can extend beyond its duties and serve you for other media purposes, this could be a good buy.

With dozens of touch-screen phones being released by mobile phone manufacturers by the quarter, the consumer is being dazzled by more and more extravagant features that would have been unthinkable in a phone just three years.

 
Things are presented to you very graphically

One of the defining things that make this phone stand out from the others is the 3D user interface. The phone’s graphic uses a cube to allow you to flick between your multimedia, contacts, widgets and shortcuts – everything that matters to you.

The phone takes accessing your files and information a lot more interactive. A great example of this is the contacts list – when slipping in your SIM card, you find your contacts presented to you on a film reel of sorts (very similar to the Cover Flow seen on iTunes). …continue reading →

They have given it six years, but finally, Nokia have put the last nail in the coffin in their N-Gage gaming service, which has been deemed as one of Nokia’s most notable failures in the 21st century.

Originally launched in 2003, with an N-Gage phone which accompanied the service, the evolution of the mobile gaming world through the launch of the Apple iPhone, the humble app and other services has meant that the N-Gage service suffered. …continue reading →

RATING: 4.5/5 – It’s an eye-catching phone with a fun nature. With many surprises to be had, Nokia are continuing their philosophy of a simple interface with this amazing model. The camera is a bit behind the times, but all in all, Nokia have thrown their hat into the ring and mean business.

The phone was heavily anticipated by the mobile phone world – not only by consumers, but by rival manufacturers. Touch-screen phones have been around for a while now and the novelty has been beginning to wear off; but with Nokia’s presence on this scene fairly quiet, the hype was beginning to gather when this phone was announced.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic’s features are many – so much that the touch-screen, which is usually the focal point of such phones, is just the beginning of the fun. One of the defining features of this phone is its Xpressmusic feature, which allows the mobile phone to double up as a MP3 player. …continue reading →

The popular Internet browser Opera has unveiled the latest version of its software for mobile phones which run on the Symbian operating system.

The beta version of Opera 10 is now available from the company’s website, as they address the final tweaks before the official version is released.

Some of the main features that the browser boasts include optimisation for those who are using both touch screens and keypads, addressing the difficulties that software companies have faced in light of the deviation from the ‘one size fits all’ model.

Statistics have shown that the browsing experience using Opera Mobile 10 is now 50% faster than it was before for those who are using a Nokia mobile phone with Symbian installed. This comes as the new browser has tried to compress web pages by up to 70% to make web browsing faster whilst also boosting the compatibility that mobile browsers have with websites which are designed for use on a desktop computer. …continue reading →

Mergers and acquisitions have become hot stuff in the mobile phone world at the moment and with T-Mobile and Orange now merged, it is understood that another significant partnership in the UK mobile phone markets could be underway, with 3 Mobile as a possible target.

This comes after the merger of T-Mobile and Orange meant that they collectively have the market share of the most mobile phone users in the UK. The crown was previously held by Vodafone who remain holding just over a quarter of the market in total; O2 are slightly behind by a little bit, too.

Even though the merger of T-Mobile and Orange is brilliant news for UK consumers according to experts, it is feared that the aftermath of the merger could result in dire consequences for Vodafone who may have lost the strong footing that they once had in the mobile phone market.

After Orange successfully merged T-Mobile, it seems that Vodafone and O2 have been left …continue reading →