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Most people may be of the opinion that to get the best out of their mobile email use, the best option would be to use BlackBerry which is especially more so when using it in a corporate environment. However, for those with a little more imagination, the Nokia E series handset may also open up distinctly superior possibilities and in particular the Nokia e61 especially and it also has a striking resemblance to the BlackBerry as well.

With this handset you get all that you would expect straight out of the box and included are Wi-Fi, infra-red as well as Bluetooth and it is also 3G handset and quad-based GSM as well. With sixty four mega bytes of in-built memory that can be expanded using miniSD cards you should not face memory problems and there is more in the form of in-built software such as email, MMS, SMS as well as calendar, contacts and also a task manager. There is more still in the form of web browser, picture viewer, music player and Microsoft Word, Excel viewers and also editors and finally you can create PowerPoint Documents as well. The last point is no mean feat indeed and perhaps a good enough reason to check out the Nokia e61 before any other handset in the market.

However, do not expect 3G video calling since this particular handset comes without a built-in camera which means that you will have to settle for receiving video messages instead. And, if you think about it, neither does the BlackBerry and sales for it have not been adversely affected in that instance either.

You will also like the wide screen though a minor irritation is that the Web browser requires horizontal scrolling to read the pages, though this problem can be overcome by seeking third-party browser. The keyboard is nice though a bit crammed for space but the keys are big and not hard to find and there is also a mini joystick that helps in navigating through applications.

However, the Nokia e61 is quite large and it also weighs quite a bit with dimensions of 117×69.7×14 millimeters and a weight of one hundred and forty-four grams, which is not all that good for lugging about, but then nothing ever is totally perfect. However, you get all major standards is it for individuals or for network users and you will especially is impressed by its long battery life which can even extend to as many as fourteen hours of non-stop music.

Thus, once you get you stuck into its email and other connectivity features, you will find that the Nokia e61 does not want for much and with strong in-built software you get good value for money and even in spite of not having a camera, it can still deliver plenty of punch, as witnessed by its PowerPoint feature. With a price tag of about three hundred British Pounds, you could say that it delivers what it promises and it may well end up being your next mobile communicating purchase.

The Sony Ericsson w810i is something that a teenager would enjoy owning given its excellent design and the very nifty keypad as also its excellence in quality of music. There are also many features that are quite exceptional such as Bluetooth and the two mega pixel camera, an MP3 player and also a slot to hold memory cards plus a speakerphone to boot. What most owners of the Sony Ericsson w810i will not like is the somewhat less than clear quality of calling and there is also no Bluetooth stereo profile and integrated memory is limited to twenty MB.

In any case, with this unit you can more than with the other ultra slim phones and it has many high features and performance too is excellent and it also has an excellent casing and many powerful features including high resolution camera, media player, Bluetooth and a few other changes in design which makes this phone a quality item which you can buy for just one hundred and forty-nine dollars from Cingular including service.

Much like similar Walkman phones that are available on the market today, the Sony Ericsson w810i has many features that are especially attractive to lovers of multimedia including the phone book that can hold as many as one thousand contacts and you also get to store work title as well as company name, date of birth, and place to store additional notes plus Email, and the web as too work and also home addresses. And, that is not all as it is also possible to save another two hundred and fifty names to SIM card. And, it is also possible to assign your contacts to caller groups for the purpose of caller ID. In addition, the device has vibrate mode, voice dialing, conference calling as well as speakerphone that are other calling options.

If you are a business user, you will like the Sony Ericsson w810i because it has Bluetooth for headsets and also data transfers, text and multimedia messaging is also possible, and there is an infrared port while it supports email, and it is also possible to use Bluetooth which can act like remote control to connect with other Bluetooth devices.

But, what attracts people most to the Sony Ericsson w810i is music especially as this device has the best features and controls though you need to familiarize you with them. The only problem is that this device does not have Bluetooth stereo profiles though this is something that Sony Ericsson promises to resolve in the not too distant future. You might find the music capacity of just twenty MB to be a bit on the low side so you may want to invest in getting Memory Stick to get more space.

The two mega pixel camera allows you to take pictures in 1,632×224, 640×480 and 160×20 sizes, and there is also Normal and Panoramic Frames as well as Burst shoot modes, auto-focus as well as 4x digital zoom and you will also like the macro setting to get better close-up shots. Another great feature that comes with the Sony Ericsson w810i is MPEG-4 video recorder that can take clips as long as the RAM is sufficient. And, to add a more personal touch you can use different themes, screensavers and wallpapers.

The overall impression about the Sony Ericsson w810i is that it has satisfactory call quality though when downloading music the transfer time may be a bit slow. And, you get eight hours of talk time with standby time of 14.6 days.

If you are wondering which Treo smartphone was the first to use Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system, then the answer is most certainly that it was the Palm Treo 700wx. This unit also has great color and you will appreciate the grey as well as silver scheme of colors. Another thing that is sure to strike you at the very outset is that the Palm Treo 700wx has great RAM and it is able to give double what you normally get with the Palm Treo 700w, which in turn means greater speed and less time is required for refreshing screens and the responsiveness is generally good.

With the Palm Treo 700wx, you will also get Mobile Office though you will find that to type on the keys can be a bit of a problem what with the keys being a bit bigger and stiffer than you would want and they are also too close to one another as well. As far as its physical appearance is concerned the Palm Treo 700wx is not much different to the earlier Treos. However, it has many similarities to the Treos in phone capabilities and the quality of voice is nothing too great though when performing as speakerphone you find better quality. The talk time is about five hours and twenty-eight minutes and the battery life of the Palm Treo 700wx’s batteries is not that good either though in no way inferior to any Treos that you may have tried.

The Palm Treo 700wx has great no-messaging and it also has a good music player though the MP3 player is not of the absolutely best quality, but it is certainly very loud. There is also good quality in the 1.3 mega pixel camera and you should be well pleased with shots taken indoors as well as outdoors and it certainly would outperform most other cell phone cameras.

The cost is about five hundred dollars that includes two years of contract with Sprint and if you compare it with the 700w, there is no doubt that the Palm Treo 700wx comes out ahead. What’s more, this unit is powered by 312 MHz PXA270 Intel XScale processor and it also has one hundred twenty-eight MB of memory and that should be enough to store your data and also programs internally. There is also a two inch square touchscreen display with 240×240 mega pixels of TFT screen which allows for sixty-five thousand colors and the display is quite bright and does well in the outdoors as well. Another notable feature is CDMA wireless technology and also support of EvDO high-speed wireless data. With many more features, the Palm Treo 700wx is certainly a powerful smartphone well worth considering for your next mobile needs.

A couple of years back, with its innovative Walkman phones - which incorporated its proprietary Walkman function in its cell phones - Sony Ericsson broke new grounds, thereby forcing its immediate competitors to also follow suit. The result, now the cell phone market world over is flooded with the so called ‘music phones’. The present article details about one such music phone from Sony Ericsson stable – Sony Ericsson w300i.

In a nutshell, the Sony Ericsson w300i comes in a compact clamshell cover, and has every feature that a common multimedia phone user may aspire to have in his/her handset. Starting with the music, the quality is simply topnotch – as with every other W-series phones – and it supports a variety of music formats as well (including MP3, AAC, MIDI, IMY, AMR, WAV (16 kHz max), EMY, and MP4 as well as 3GP and 3GPP for streaming content. A 256 MB MM2 card comes with the handset – that is enough to store around 60 tracks easily – but if the user wishes to have more memory in the phone, it can be expanded up to 1 GB by plugging in a new, high value Memory Stick Micro card. Transferring tracks between PC and the W300i is quite easy – drag and drop -with the supplied software tools and USB. The software updates/other tools can be downloaded from the Sony Ericsson website. Other music features include FM and RDS support.

Regarding camera, it is VGA type – 0.3 mega pixels- and not surprisingly, the quality is rather poor, especially when compared with Sony Ericsson’s own K750i or W810i. However, brightness is adjustable and the color saturation is also decent in VGA terms.

This is where many customers complain – the keypad and its ease of use. Unfortunately, with Sony Ericsson w300i, it is a bit of disappointment for the keypad is rather small and crammed hence not the easiest of ones to use. W800i has a better keypad.

In terms of connectivity, the Sony Ericsson w300i is well supplied with support for Infrared, Bluetooth, USB mass storage, and Fast port. The Bluetooth supports most useful profiles such as Object Push, Dial-Up Network (DUN), Synchronization and both Headset and Hands-free profiles (however the handset does not support A2DP for Bluetooth stereo headsets). The transferring of files from the phone via Bluetooth to the PC takes place at about 40k/s. Other glaring pluses include a 20 feet range for headsets and the utility of Bluetooth headset as voice dial (record the voice tags in quite environs).

The Sony Ericsson w300i is powered by a 900mAh battery (BST-33 mode), which the company claims to have up to 9.5 hours talk time and up to 400 hrs of standby time. But, in reality, for sure, the customers will get far below these values. This should not be viewed as a negative as this is a common phenomenon with all makes of phones. Regarding power consumption, radio and functions such as booting the phone takes only less power. However, mp3 playback, file upload and download, snapping photos etc consume lots of power. Using Bluetooth radio also eats into the battery quickly.

To sum it up, the Sony Ericsson w300i is a decent phone, compact and lightweight, with strong reception, excellent call quality, music, and connectivity. If there are any glaring downsides to it, then it is w300i’s camera quality and also its tendency to freezing after long use (hopefully Sony Ericsson rectifies this glitch in the future models).

The Nokia E65 is very stylish and ideally suited for business needs and it has a number of connectivity aspects to it that include the 3G as also Wi-Fi. However, it is bundled with mono headset that takes away some of the enjoyment and there is also lacking front camera which does not allow you to make video calls and the barebones camera that is present does not have the best of image quality. All said and done, the Nokia E65 does have quite a bit of connectivity that will surely end up attracting many mobile phone users who are looking for something extra from their phones.

The Nokia E65 is more than a good looking mobile phone and despite its sexy image it does pack much to cheer about and it would be well worth first taking a look at its design. This unit comes with a low weight that is not more than one hundred fifteen grams which makes it possible to easily store it in a shirt pocket and it has a battery, connection cable, HS-5 headset that is mono unfortunately though there is travel charger and a much needed 256 MB microSD card and a carrying pouch that is soft to the feel.

The screen size is barely 2.2 inches and it has 240×240 pixels that can show up sixteen million colors and the whole thing does not cause any irritation to the eyes even when viewing under extreme sunshine. However, the two mega pixel camera does not come with reflecting mirror and there is also no flash unit which does not make self portraiture very easy.

When you hold the Nokia E65, there is certain solidity to the sliding mechanism and inside you will find a 3×4 keypad and typing with one hand is quite easy though you do have to stretch the thumb to reach the bottommost row.

The features that are present in the Nokia E65 include the Series 60 third edition operating system and you will also get software such as QuickOffice and also Team Suite that are pre-installed. So, using Nokia Team Suite it is possible for you to arrange groups of individuals into teams which allow you to call and also send text messages the entire teams in one go. The connectivity is excellent and the quadband GSM, 3G, Wi-Fi, infrared as well as Bluetooth 1.2 are testimony to that, and you can also use your Nokia E65 as a modem when you connect it with a computer that is compatible with it, and you also get Mobile VPN so that you can connect to corporate intranets and also to services through IPsec technology.

The next thing you must be wondering about is how the Nokia E65 performs. Well, when you take into account its relatively inexpensive three hundred and forty-eight dollar price tag and the basic functions that this unit has, you may be quite satisfied, though not exactly over the moon about it. You get decent call quality and video playback through RealPlayer (if you have it on your unit) is quite OK as well. In addition, you can get six hours of talk time as well as eleven days on standby - together on GSM networks.

All in all, it is a handy mobile phone solution that gives satisfaction though it’s nothing very overwhelming, it has to be said.

The new Palm treo 755p can be placed right between the 680 and 750 regarding what it is and what it can do. It combines the software and features of treo 700p and the antenna less aesthetics of 680/750. To the hand, it feels much like the 750, thanks to its rubberized paint. But the new handset comes with an improved batter life and EV-DO speeds. Let’s see how the Palm treo 755p performs as a cell phone and a PDA.

Those who have used of using Treo 750 and 680 models would straight away feel at home with 755p. Its user interface is very similar to the earlier models, so are the menus and graphics. Voice clarity is good, and contact integration is the same as the previous models. Messaging software is the same as the one in 680. Threaded chat, support for Sprint’s Picture Mail, and vCard sending/receiving are all present. In short, there is no much of a difference between Palm treo 755p and 750 or 680 as a phone.

As a PDA, the Palm treo 755p is easy to use; few taps on the buttons and a simple enough navigation menu takes one to the required applications or data. Nothing has changed with the Garnet OS, so the built-in applications are virtually the same as 680 or 750. It has all the standard built-in PIM applications, such as calendar, memos, contacts, and tasks, alongside Bejeweled, Documents To Go 8, Google Maps, Pocket Tunes 3.0.9, VersaMail 3.4.5, and Blazer 4.5, the Palm treo 755p’s own browser software. However, none of these softwares are present in their latest versions. Hopefully, the company will look into this matter seriously for software updates are crucial for effective/efficient functioning.

The application performance is reliable and fast, with the exception of few glitches here and there such as the slowing down when exiting the Blazer to the main application screen. But, overall it is snappy and shows quick response to application activation.

The display screen – which is 1.74″ x 1.74″ inch wide – has a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels and supports 65,000 colors. The keypad pattern is similar again to 680/750, but for is domed design. But, the new design seemed to have made any impact in the ease of use; it is quite easy to use/type as was the case with its predecessor models. In terms of connectivity, the 755p uses Bluetooth 1.2 version that supports the following profiles – headset, Hands-Free, OBEX File Transfer, and Dial Up Networking. It is faster than 650, but comparable with 680. Contrary to expectation, however, A2DP is absent.

The camera is 1.3 mega pixels. The picture quality is ok, if not great.

If there is an aspect that is quite an improvement from its sister models, it is the larger size of 755p’s battery (1600mAh). The company claims that it gives about 4.2 hours talk time. But, it would be realistic to assume that the battery life, at the end of the day, will depend on the usage pattern, and in normal cases, it is unlikely that the battery may have enough power in it for a third day, assuming average use of calls, internet, and email.

The Palm treo 755p is priced at $579 ballpark without any service plan.

Looking at the Nokia 7900 Prism you could be forgiven for thinking that it is indeed a fashionable phone given that it has a design that is unusually angular and that it also has triangular patterns as well across its body that you will surely find quite attractive though not everyone may be of the same opinion. The design of the Nokia 7900 Prism includes 240×230 pixel display set in sixteen million colors and the two mega pixel camera that also has a flash is quite handy, while you could also use its microSD memory expansion to get as much as two gigabytes.

The Nokia 7900 Prism also comes with Bluetooth, and there is also headphones that are stereo wired as well as accent colors that can be changed with the help of some plastic inserts. One should also not forget that this unit also comes with multimedia player and a web browser as well as email and much other software that is bundled with the unit.

The Nokia 7900 Prism is certainly light in weight and its total weight is no more than eighty-three grams. The talk time that you get is estimated at a bit less than 2.8 hours and it also has ten days of standby time. Other features include tri-band GSM and there is GPRS as well as EDGE data as well, and its measurements are no more than 109×44x14 millimeters.

You can buy the Nokia 7900 Prism for approximately four hundred Euros and it is quite an attractive handset that is well worth a look at. It is a unit that has close relation to the Nokia 7500 and this 3G fashionable phone has a radically different design that most people would like and with a good deal of metal you will like its looks as well.

With the Nokia 7900 Prism, you get dual-band UMTS/quad-band GSM which makes it very useful for worldwide use, especially when you want to communicate without wired connections. At the rear, you will find the two mega pixel camera along with flash and it also has an internal capacity of one gigabytes of memory, which however cannot be expanded. The screen is quite unique as it is not the more conventional TFT LCD but instead is OLED that is useful as it does not consume much power though a criticism of such a display is its less than long lasting life, and in the case of blue colors you can only expect to get around two hundred days when using it continuously.

However, the Nokia 7900 Prism can change colors on display that suits different times of the day and which is also dependent on remaining battery power as well as strength of signal. In addition, the keypad is illuminated and which functions in coordination with the display. So, if you are looking for cutting edge as far as its colors are concerned and you want the best in graphics, then you should seriously consider the Nokia 7900 Prism that with designs in the form of diamond cuts and certain geometric patterns is quite an eye catching mobile phone well worth a second look.

The Motorola KRZR K1 is aimed at the user that wants mid range mobile phones and as you look at it you can’t help but notice how narrow it is and it is also quite tall as well and weighs just one hundred and two grams. Its outside is made from tough glass compound which makes it appear very elegant and other than its looks and feel the Motorola KRZR K1 has a number of features including the two mega pixel camera, a Bluetooth that has stereo and the display has 176×220 pixels plus there is also a microSD expandable memory.

The Motorola KRZR K1 also comes with EDGE fast data as well and there are also the usual features that you would expect from Motorola mobile phones including MP3 player and email client and also web browser. And, what stand out about the Motorola KRZR K1 are the fantastic talktime as well as its compactness in design. There is also the frame that is sturdy and features such as quadband, chic looks and mini-USB port as well as expandable memory add to its attractiveness.

Though the Motorola KRZR K1 has two mega pixel camera sensor there isn’t a photolight and nor is there any autofocus which can result in blurred images especially when light conditions are low. Nevertheless, there is simplicity in camera interfaces and you can see how many photos are remaining, and you can adjust the resolution of pictures and also compress them. Also, there is also self-timer and good amount of storage via a phone or even memory card. This unit also makes use of microSD format which allows for expanded storage and it comes with 128 MB card. In addition, the microSD flash memory card is also beginning to come down in price. You can get two GB card for as little as one hundred twenty-six dollars.

There is also MP3 with AAC as well as AAC+ files and you can shuffle as well as repeat and the sound is quite loud though not in stereo. Nevertheless, there is multimedia A2DP profile which allows you to stream the music on phone without wires to a Bluetooth headset that supports stereo.

There is much better interface with a new ‘cancel’ key and iTap that is a lot more intuitive in which when you press a key you get a possible word predicted which can save you the bother of typing in the entire word. And, you can also save your message as a draft while exiting. Other great features include voice recorder that you will like its clarity of voice, alarm clock, currency calculator, calendar, USB connectivity, speakerphone and email as well as PC synchronizing, Google, wallpapers and voice commands and dialing.

You will be sure to appreciate its battery life and you get six hours of talktime as well as three hundred hours on standby. Also, the Motorola KRZR K1 can be powered to take in four or five days of calls, games, text messages as well as Bluetooth connectivity. So, if you are looking for a well designed mobile phone, then the Motorola KRZR K1 is just right for you.

Nokia today unveiled the Prism collection, its latest range of mobile phones aimed at style-conscious consumers. The Prism collection consists of the Nokia 7900 Prism and the Nokia 7500 Prism, handsets which combine individual style and state-of-the-art technology. The two mobile models will be available in the third quarter of 2007 with an estimated retail price of EUR 400 for the Nokia 7900 Prism and EUR 210 for the Nokia 7500 Prism, before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia Prism collection is highlighted by cutting-edge colors, materials and graphics. Its signature diamond-cut design, featuring sharp angled lines, geometric patterns and graphic light-refracting colors, ensure these models stand out in the mobile phone market.

Nokia 7900 Prism
Opposite its sleek, liquorice-black front, the Nokia 7900 Prism comes with an anodized aluminium backcover, which is coin-stamped and laser-etched in Nokia Prism’s signature diamond-cut design. Its design is amongst the first to feature an Organic LED main display that supports up to 16 million colors and displays light-focused screensaver graphics. In addition, the Nokia 7900 Prism features a “living wallpaper”, which subtly changes throughout the day according to time as well as battery and signal strength, so that each screen is unique.

For greater personalization, the Nokia 7900 Prism offers a gallery choice of 49 illumination colors. Once selected, this color radiates from under the graphic key-mat as well as from the LED display. Lights are also emitted from the top of the phone to signal missed calls and messages.

The Nokia 7900 Prism features dual band 3G technology for fast and easy downloads and browsing, and quad band GSM capability for worldwide connectivity. In addition to a 2 Mpx camera, the Nokia 7900 Prism comes with 1GB of internal memory for lots of pictures, video, contacts and more.

Nokia 7500 Prism
The Nokia 7500 Prism is the Nokia 7900 Prism’s quirky sibling. The Nokia 7500 Prism’s slick black exterior is spliced with bright, interchangeable color accents. The Nokia 7500 Prism has a 2 Mpx camera and it can record high quality movies. The Nokia 7500 Prism can play music for nine hours and hold up to 1500 songs on an optional 2 GB microSD card.

The Nokia 6110 Navigator, launched in South Africa earlier this week, has proven its capabilities in one of the toughest environments possible — with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they took the ‘Long Way Down’ from Scotland to the southern most tip of Africa on motorcycle. The journey lasted three months and saw the pair ride 24 000km and cross two continents. With the Nokia 6110 Navigator routing the path, best friends Ewan and Charley defied the elements atop customized BMW motorcycles, crossing the finishing line today in Cape Town.

Since those first miles in May 2007 in John O’Groats, Scotland, they have ridden through twenty countries, including Libya, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Rwanda. They have encountered and negotiated blinding sandstorms, searing temperatures, challenging border crossings and extreme riding conditions.

In the struggle to keep on schedule, staying on course and staying in touch has been essential and Nokia has played a pivotal role providing the Nokia 6110 for GPS navigation, map checking, web searches, documenting video, and those all important calls back home.

“The Long Way Down has been an amazing journey and it has been a real privilege to be able to experience these diverse and beautiful places. We’ve had the opportunity to see such different ways of life to ours and have travelled to remote places very few people have access to. The sense of freedom and exploration has been incredible,” says McGregor.

“We were both up for an adventure and Africa has certainly given us that,” says Charley. “There have been times when it has been unbelievably hard going but that has been countered by amazing riding and extraordinary people. Africa is a continent full of undiscovered wonder and we both feel incredibly lucky we’ve been able to experience this together and to have survived with some brilliant stories to tell.”

The Nokia 6110 Navigator brings together GPS (Global Positioning System) and AGPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) with always-on mobile connectivity in a feature-rich, compact device. The phone features video calling and sharing functionality, a 2 megapixel camera and a large and bright 2,2″ QVGA screen, offering up to 16 million colors. The phone has a talk-time of up to 3,5 hours and a standby time of 11 days.

The Nokia 6110 Navigator offers instant and easy-to-use maps, routing and voice guided navigation available with the click of the phone’s one-touch Navigator key. Consumers can quickly and easily view their current location on the map, search for destinations, find specific routes, or locate services such as restaurants, hotels or shops that are nearby. Featuring full turn-by-turn 3D navigation, the Nokia 6110 Navigator suggests the best route to follow to reach a location by car or on foot. The Nokia 6110 Navigator also features AGPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) to ensure greater performance and faster positioning.

The Nokia 6110 Navigator comes with a local map pre-installed on the memory card ready for immediate navigation. Additional maps and content - such as traffic information, weather services and travel guides - can be purchased online and transferred to the phone. The maps also show thousands of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, shops or other services nearby the location.