Sony Ericsson has launched yet another great looking Walkman phone this week and it seems like an appropriate time to review exactly which Walkman phones are on the market at the moment and go through a few of the major features on each phone.

Sony Ericsson W900i

The Sony Ericsson W900i isn’t the most recent Walkman phone so the features might seem a little dated. The impressive swivel action is the most striking feature of this mid range music phone. A 470MB memory with Memory Stick support stores hours of tracks and hundreds of photos taken on the integrated 2 megapixel digital camera. 3G services include streaming audio and video as well as Sky TV broadcasts depending on your network

Sony Ericsson W950i

Sony Ericssons W950i Walkman is a great 3G phone with a huge touch screen and stylus for ease of use. The metal keypad is flush with the sleek surface of the phone and gives it an impressive look. A USB connection and amazing 4GB of built in flash memory makes this a real iPod rivalling MP3 player. An advanced internet browser works perfectly with the 3G connection to bring the web to your mobile.

Sony Ericsson W880i

One of the latest Sony Ericsson Walkman phones to be introduced the W880i is the slimmest music phone to be introduced this year. With a large memory and stunning metallic styling the W880 is set to be the top selling Walkman phone of 2007.

Sony Ericsson W810i

Other than the T650, Sony Ericsson announced also the S500 mobile phone. The Sony Ericsson S500 features a 2-inch 260k color LCD display, a 2 Megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, integrated media player supporting MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ music formats.

The Sony Ericsson S500 supports Bluetooth and USB connectivity. It has 12MB internal memory and supports Memory Stick Micro (M2) memory cards. It is available in two colours, Mysterious Green andSpring Yellow. S500 measures 99 x 47 x 14 mm and weights 84 grams.

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Nokia6500

Nokia unveils three new mobile phones: 6500 Classic, 6500 Slide, and 8600 Luna

Nokia has announced three new mobile phones. Two will be mid-range, with one aimed at the higher end of the market.

The Nokia 6500 Classic is a thin 3G mobile, with quad-band and a micro USB connector. It's 9.5mm thick and is expected to arrive in the third quarter, retailing for around €320.

The 6500 Slide is also a 3G phone, sporting a 3.2 megapixel camera and a stainless steel body, also coming in the third quarter, and going for €370.

Finally the Nokia 8600 Luna (which we've already told you about) is a stainless steel and glass phone with a 2 megapixel camera, expected to sell for €700.

Other details are scarce at present, but we'll be sure to keep you posted when the phones hit the stores in late summer.

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Nokia unveils three new mobile phones: 6500 Classic, 6500 Slide, and 8600 Luna

Nokia has announced three new mobile phones. Two will be mid-range, with one aimed at the higher end of the market.

The Nokia 6500 Classic is a thin 3G mobile, with quad-band and a micro USB connector. It's 9.5mm thick and is expected to arrive in the third quarter, retailing for around €320.

The 6500 Slide is also a 3G phone, sporting a 3.2 megapixel camera and a stainless steel body, also coming in the third quarter, and going for €370.

Finally the Nokia 8600 Luna (which we've already told you about) is a stainless steel and glass phone with a 2 megapixel camera, expected to sell for €700.

Other details are scarce at present, but we'll be sure to keep you posted when the phones hit the stores in late summer.

Motorola VE465 set to launched on the Alltel Network

The Motorola VE465 is one off their new semi-rugged entry-level phones. If I remember correctly we look at this a few months ago when some leaked images appeared on the web. The phone has now appeared on Alltel’s website, so it looks as if it is going to be available pretty soon in the USA but no word yet on if this will be available in Europe.

The phone comes with a 1.9 inch TFT internal display with 176 x 220 pixels and 65k colors, Bluetooth, Music player, 1.3MP camera, MicroSD card support. As Alltel are now owned by Verizon I guess we may also see the phone appearing on their wireless service in the near future.

Motorola i9 now on the Sprint Network in the US

The Motorola Stature i9 has now hit the US market and is available on the Sprint network for around $200 depending on contracts and all that sort of stuff. I particularly like the look of the i9 as it comes with a 3.1 megapixel camera, which incorporates an 8x zoom autofocus camera. The phone also comes with bluetooth, GPS, microSD and speakerphone. It also has a few more features and applications like games, wallpaper and ringtones.

I have a few friends that are big fans of Motorola I’m not a big fan of the menus on their phones but maybe I’ve just gotten used to Nokia and Sony Ericsson over the years but they find sending text messages to be realy easy. On a bit more off the technical side the i9 comes in at 4.7 ounces and is 4.1? x 2.1? x .59? in size.

Reading some of the fluffy marketing information we are told that the phone is “slim, stylish and fashionable” which in fairness it looks from the many photographs that I have seen. As this is a flip phone it comes with a colorful external display so you can see you as a ringing without having to open a I kind of like this idea and have had it on the phones in the past and something that is really handy with these type of phones. Battery life is said to last about three hours, hopefully it’s something we will see hitting the European market in the not too distant future.

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Nokia 7205 Now Available on the Verizon Network

The Nokia 7205 Intrigue has been announced by Verizon wireless and is now available online to buy if you have been waiting on this it’s also available from stores. The phone comes in at $180 plus a two year contract plan.

When I first in this phone a while ago I was thinking that looked a bit strange but on reflection it is quite a nice looking phone and comes with a unique external display which kind of blend is into the black exterior. If you happen to get a phone call or a text message to display will then illuminate.

The sophisticated phone comes with a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash, the ability to upload photos to social network sites, VCAST, a 240 x 320 internal display and a largish 176×32 PMOLED external display.

One of my big gripe is nowadays is the likes of Verizon locking you into any contract for a cell phone for two years but they are not the only network that doing this and maybe it’s time that they start to look at the model that has been used in Ireland by some of the networks in terms of contracts. It would be nice if we got to the stage of getting free phones but I think we’re a long way from there.

Anyway the Nokia 7205 is a nice unique phone that maybe we will see launched in other parts of Europe soon.

nokia 5730 XpressMusic

N okia announced the arrival of new Nokia Music Stores, more Comes With Music launches and a new Nokia music cell phone. The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic handset brings people's music to life with features that give music lovers around the world easy access to the music they love. By expanding the music cell phone line-up to different price points, introducing more markets with Comes With Music service and the Nokia Music Store as well as making the integration of these elements as easy as possible, on both on the mobile phone and the Personal Computer, Nokia is changing the way music is enjoyed. The digital music player that rings in your pocket is also the library, the shop and the platform to manage all your music.

Nokia 5730 XpressMusic

The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is Nokia's first music-optimized device to offer a full QWERTY keyboard - ideal for quick messaging. The heart of this music device is the Homescreen for XpressMusic, providing access and dynamic information on music, people, games, email and calendar. The Homescreen of the XpressMusic 5730 features an improved contacts bar with up to 20 friends and family members and provides direct access to music, N-Gage and other applications, like Facebook, Photos, Ovi Contacts, Maps, messaging and more. With Ovi Contacts, people see which friends are online, chat and even view what music they are listening to.

Nokia XpressMusic phones

"We've sold more than 425 million mobile phones with a digital music player and more than 700 million phones with an FM radio, which clearly shows that the mobile phone is the natural device for listening to the music and carrying it with you," said Jo Harlow, Nokia devices. "Combining a connected digital music player like the Nokia 5730 Express Music with unlimited access to millions of tracks via Comes With Music means that in addition to their favorite tracks, music lovers can discover, experiment, and keep the new music they find."

Nokia Express Music

N okia announced the arrival of new Nokia Music Stores, more Comes With Music launches and a new Nokia music cell phone. The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic handset brings people's music to life with features that give music lovers around the world easy access to the music they love. By expanding the music cell phone line-up to different price points, introducing more markets with Comes With Music service and the Nokia Music Store as well as making the integration of these elements as easy as possible, on both on the mobile phone and the Personal Computer, Nokia is changing the way music is enjoyed. The digital music player that rings in your pocket is also the library, the shop and the platform to manage all your music.

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Nokia 5730 XpressMusic

The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is Nokia's first music-optimized device to offer a full QWERTY keyboard - ideal for quick messaging. The heart of this music device is the Homescreen for XpressMusic, providing access and dynamic information on music, people, games, email and calendar. The Homescreen of the XpressMusic 5730 features an improved contacts bar with up to 20 friends and family members and provides direct access to music, N-Gage and other applications, like Facebook, Photos, Ovi Contacts, Maps, messaging and more. With Ovi Contacts, people see which friends are online, chat and even view what music they are listening to.

Nokia XpressMusic phones

"We've sold more than 425 million mobile phones with a digital music player and more than 700 million phones with an FM radio, which clearly shows that the mobile phone is the natural device for listening to the music and carrying it with you," said Jo Harlow, Nokia devices. "Combining a connected digital music player like the Nokia 5730 Express Music with unlimited access to millions of tracks via Comes With Music means that in addition to their favorite tracks, music lovers can discover, experiment, and keep the new music they find."

Nokia 5730 sales package contents

• Nokia 5730 music phone

• Battery BL-4U (1000mAh)

• Wired stereo headset HS-83

• Remote control plug AD-54

• Micro USB cable CA-101D

• 8GB MicroSD memory card

• Nokia Travel Charger AC-8

• Short User Guide / Manual

• Mini DVD

Nokia XpressMusic 5730

The Music shortcut offers a quick access to the music stored on the Nokia Express Music cell phone as well as to the Nokia Music Store where they can find for information on artists, music and over-the-air downloads, directly on the device. With the dedicated gaming keys the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic mobile phone is a true N-Gage gadget. Direct access to the N-Gage Arena community and the preloaded N-Gage mobile games invite to connect and compete and check high scores with online friends.

new nokia mobile

Mobile phone giant Nokia and Yahoo! announced today that they will be expanding their partnership to include Yahoo! branded internet services including Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger on Nokia mobile devices.

The services will be made available on Nokia phones running Nokia’s Series 40 platform. Series 40 is the software system that powers many of Nokia’s mobile devices. With Series 40, users are able to access a broad range of applications and features, including messaging, browsing, music and video standards as well as personal information management.

Yahoo! internet services will initially be available on the new Nokia 6300 (pictured), the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic and the Nokia 5200. These services and the ability to synchronize Yahoo! contacts, tasks and calendar on the PC and phone will eventually be added to an even wider range of Nokia’s Series 40 devices.

The Nokia and Yahoo! partnership dates back to April 2005 where they established Yahoo! Search for users on their mobile devices. Yahoo! launched its first mobile service back in 1999 and continues to forge new offerings for mobile consumers.

BlackBerry Curve 8900

At the end of 2008, Black berry gave us the storm and earlier on, the 8220 PEARL FLIP both dramatic design departures from phones one would normally associate with RIM. The new Curve™ 8900, also known by its code name of Javelin, is a nuts-and-bolts BlackBerry® smartphone, doing everything one would need with the minimum of fuss and in a form factor everyone instantly recognises as a BlackBerry®. But this is no lazy warm-over, this is a full-on upgrade to the Curves ™ gone by!

Why You Should Buy It!

• Full QWERTY keyboard and traditional BlackBerry® trackball for navigation.
• Enjoy wireless Internet access with the Wi-Fi connection.
• Gorgeous high resolution (480x360) 2.4” screen.
• Expandable memory via a MircoSD card.
• Built-in GPS.
• A 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera.

If you need almost constant access to your email then there are few other mobile devices on the market which will suit you better than a BlackBerry®, plus if you like simplicity and usability, there's little to challenge the Curve™ and its big brother, the Bold™. Access your work's BlackBerry® Enterprise or Microsoft Exchange network easily or by entering your username and password, your personal Yahoo or Gmail accounts are also ready to go. Plus, with the Curve's™ push email system, emails appear on your handset with no prompting from you.

Despite this return to a more business orientated style, RIM haven't removed the entertainment and leisure applications which had begun to creep into their phones. The music player may not look anything special, but it certainly sounds it and thanks to that fantastic high resolution screen, videos played on the 8900 look great too. The camera mounted on the rear of the handset is an acceptable 3.2 megapixels and from early indications takes impressive daylight photos. The autofocus and flash unit improve your shots and it also has the ability to shoot video too.

The 8900 Curve™ has BlackBerry® Maps pre-installed for use with the GPS receiver and the phone also supports A2DP Bluetooth for handsfree calls or wire-free music enjoyment. If controversy is to be found anywhere inside the 8900, it's when looking at the connectivity. This is a quad-band mobile and supports GPRS and EDGE, with Wi-Fi for when greater speed is needed, however the Curve™ 8900 is a 2G device rather than a 3G. Of course, this is understandable as if the Curve™ had everything, why buy the Bold™?

Summary of the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone.

It's worth mentioning just how compact the new Curve™ is too, as it's a genuinely pocketable QWERTY mobile phone thanks to dimensions of 109x60x13.5 and a weight of 110 grams. Add to the features above a full HTML browser and plenty of organisational tools all run by the excellent BlackBerry® 4.6 Operating System and you have another winner from RIM. Any decision to purchase the latest evolution of the Curve™ is only made difficult by the existence of the Bold™, a choice which will ultimately come down to a desire for increased portability or 3G. Either way, if you choose the new 8900 Curve™, your satisfaction is assured.

LG Arena KM900

The impressive LG Arena is set to be LG's flagship mobile phone for 2009 and instead of debuting it at Mobile World Congress 2009, LG let it bask in the limelight a week or so before, so everyone could get a really good look without being sidetracked by something else shiny in the next booth. Was it worth it? Absolutely! We're expecting Orange stock of the LG Arena to be in from 26th March, with estimated delivery dates from 30th March.

Why You Should Buy the LG Arena!

• It features LG's latest touch UI, named S-Class.
• The screen is a 3" multi-touch item with a resolution of 800x480.
• It has a 5 megapixel camera.
• Dolby Mobile makes music and video sound fantastic.
• The Arena is a 3G phone with HSDPA and Wi-Fi.
• Built-in GPS.

Leaving aside the screen for a moment, the reason we should be so excited about the LG Arena is its use of the brand new user interface LG have developed named S-Class, seen here for the first time. This is a touch interface and in a similar way to HTC, uses a 3D graphical 'cube' to access all the phone's features but doesn't throw you into the depths of Windows Mobile once you select an icon! Instead you are presented with a vertically scrolling rolodex style menu which you 'rotate' with your finger if you pick multimedia, a home screen-style page and a more familiar 3x3 grid of icons elsewhere. A main screen exists which can be used instead of the cube and provides total phone access including less often used features. The large screen has plenty of space for icons and can even be used in landscape mode for even more. Best of all, the cube's content will be customisable and everything looks fast, responsive and packed with great little animated touches – the gallery looks amazing for instance! LG say that S-Class is 'unlike anything seen on a mobile phone before' and at this stage, it looks like they're right!

Of course, the other big selling point of the Arena is the screen. It's a 3” item with a fantastic 800x480 resolution and comes complete with multi-touch too! The WVGA screen lends itself very well to playing video and the Arena supports the DivX codec out of the box and Dolby Mobile sound technology, making the KM900 a real multimedia powerhouse. The metallic chassis which conceals all this hardware is attractive without breaking new ground, but we do love the 105 gram weight, an area which often gets out of hand in this market segment.

The Arena won't be left wanting in the connectivity stakes either, as it will be a 3G mobile phone with support for HSDPA, plus there will be Wi-Fi for the ultimate speed. GPS will be built-in and Google Maps looks likely to come pre-installed too. Found on the rear panel of the Arena is the lens for the 5 megapixel camera which in addition to stills will also shoot video, while around the front above the display hides a video call lens. The LG KM900 even has an FM transmitter to broadcast your music to any nearby radio.

Summary of the LG KM900 Arena.

After you see or try S-Class, you'll be instantly converted to LG's new UI – it truly is one of the most exciting new systems we've seen since Android and is sure to make the Arena a best seller. The display, which could equally be the phone's headline feature, is superb and you'll have everything else one could need from a mobile at your fingertips. Expect to get admiring glances and some ohh's and ahh's when you start using this beauty, as the LG Arena is set for stardom!

FEATURES.

• 8GB internal memory
• 5 Megapixel Camera
• 3" Touchscreen display
• 3G (HSPDA), EDGE, GPRS and Wi-Fi technology
• HSDPA packet data service with a maximum transmission rate of 7.2Mbps
• Built-in GPS
• DivX/Xvid player
• Document Viewer
• MP3 Player
• FM Radio
• microSD Card Slot (TransFlash) (up to 16GB)
• Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
• Dimensions: 105.9 x 55.3 x 12 mm
• Weight: 105 grams
• Standby Time: Up to 300hrs
• Talk Time: Up to 3hrs 50mins

3 Mobile Broadband E156

The stylish 3 USB modem is the ideal solution for users who require high-speed data on the move. With tiny design and high speed, the sleek eye-catching USB modem provides a straightforward plug and play solution, and features fantastic speeds of up to 3.6Mbps. Supporting Windows 2000/XP/Vista or Mac OS X operating systems, it can be used by both laptops and desktop computers via the USB cable. It also supports the main data standards to include GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, UMTS and EDGE so you're covered no matter where you are!

FEATURES

• HSDPA packet data service with a maximum transmission rate of 3.6Mbps
• UMTS packet data service with a maximum transmission rate of 384kbps
• EDGE packet data service with a maximum transmission rate of 48kbps
• Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP Operating system
• SMS service
• Compatible with Apple Mac
• Easy to use plug and play auto installation, for convenient use
• Internal Antenna
• SIM/USIM card: standard 6 PIN SIM card interface
• Dimensions: 70.1 x 25.6 x 11.6 mm
• Weight: 30 grams

Samsung Marcel S3500

The Samsung Marcel is the latest cool, slick, slim handset from Samsung and like everything coming off the Samsung production line at the moment, its great! Following on from the acclaimed Soul series by Samsung, the Marcel S3500 certainly doesn't disappoint. With a metal look and feel, the Marcel oozes quality and style, and boasts a great slide action which creates a very compact unit when closed. As a low to mid range handset the Marcel S3500 punches above its weight featuring a 2.2 inch display, 2MP camera with superb photo quality, great music player and FM radio. It's ideal for those quick snaps when you're out in the club, and with a fantastic Bluetooth connection they can be shared with everyone. You'll also find a card slot for expandable memory so you can store thousands of songs, images and documents!

FEATURES.

• 2 Megapixel Camera
• 2.2" TFT display
• EDGE and GPRS
• MP3 Player
• FM Radio
• Document viewer (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF)
• microSD Card Slot (TransFlash)
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
• Quad Band
• Dimensions: 99.9 x 48 x 14.3 mm

Sony Ericsson C510 Silver

We were first introduced to the C510 at the tail end of 2008, under the codename of Kate, before a better set of leaked pictures came online at the beginning of January 2009. Now it's set for release, we have the final specs and a complete overview of this new CyberShot camera phone and it's looking like a great buy for anyone wanting a competent, stylish mid-range mobile!

Why You Should Buy the C510

• 3.2 megapixel camera with an LED flash and 30fps QVGA video shooting.
• Watch YouTube video on a dedicated client.
• The C510 is a 3G mobile phone with HSDPA support and A2DP Bluetooth.
• Built-in accelerometer provides automatic screen rotation and motion sensitive gaming.
• Increase media storage with a Memory Stick M2.

The Sony Ericsson C510 is a very competitively priced handset, with an emphasis on fun over more serious photography. The mobile is a traditional Sony Ericsson candybar design, available in Radiation Silver and Future Black, and the faceplate will offer no design surprises to anyone familiar with the company's past work. It's a slim one though, at 12.5mm, plus the 92 gram weight makes this a very pocket-friendly camera phone. Flip the phone over and things get more interesting, as the camera lens is hidden behind a brushed metallic cover which slides to one side. Not only is this very practical, but it gives the C510 a really smooth, modern look.

As the C510 wears a CyberShot badge, it has all the toys to make the camera something really special, despite the fact it won't break the bank to purchase. The 3.2 megapixel camera lens may not sound impressive these days, but the truth is, it takes brilliant pictures at a resolution of 2048x1536 and easily holds its own against the Nokia 5800 and the Samsung U600, each of which feature a similar camera. The C510 edges ahead with features such as face and smile recognition, Photo Fix – where you can alter the brightness, contrast and light balance without transferring your snaps to a PC – plus the usual autofocus and LED flash for the best possible pictures.

The C510 will run the latest version of Sony Ericsson's feature phone software, so you'll benefit from a built-in YouTube client for watching video on the move, plus handy features not usually found on a mid-range phone such as threaded SMS conversations. With the 3G HSDPA connection web browsing will be quick and the Access NetFront browser is a great online companion. There's an FM RDS radio and a music player, plus the phone supports cell-based location ID which provides a geo-tagging experience without GPS.

Summary of the Sony Ericsson C510

The Sony Ericsson C510 is a delightfully simple mobile phone, it does everything one could want from a modern handset – 3G/HSDPA, music and media, a great camera, high call quality – all wrapped up in a stylish, cleanly designed casing. Best of all is the reasonable price; the C510 won't be a phone which will have to be admired from afar thanks to a prohibitively expensive price tag! While we appreciate the phone won't be winning many innovation awards, it does fit the phrase 'if it's not broken, don't fix it' perfectly, as the tried and tested Sony Ericsson CyberShot formula just keeps getting better!