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Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone
Smartphone watchers can’t fail to have noticed the announcement Nokia made in February that it was going to start offering Windows Phone 7 based smartphones. Well, the first model has arrived, hoping to tip Apple’s new iPhone 4S off its perch. So what has Nokia made of Microsoft’s Smartphone OS? Pulling all the stops outThe…
ViewSonic V350 smartphone
ViewSonic’s V350 is a dual-SIM smartphone, designed to end the need to have separate phones for separate lives. If you’re one of those poor chumps who, when the phone rings, needs to check both pockets – one for your personal phone, one for your ‘work’ phone – this could be the handset for you. The…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S smartphone
Sony Ericsson is resurrecting itself from a period in the doldrums with some rather nice handsets, and the Xperia Arc S is a case in point. It’s a really good-looking phone with a large screen and plenty of power. And, as high end handsets go, its price is attractive too. Core specFrom the very start,…
Sony Ericsson Mix Walkman smartphone
The Sony Ericsson Walkman has its work cut out. With Android smartphones coming with music playback features built in, and plenty of additional audio apps available from the Android Market, you have to wonder what it can do that’s so special. Small, neat, customisableWell, music capability aside this is a small, neat handset that’s suitable…
Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R201
Mobile broadband dongles are great, but what if you’re out and about and you need to connect more than one device to the internet? Then you need a so-called ‘Mi-fi’ device – a mobile broadband dongle with Wi-Fi, such as the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R201. Five in oneThe Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R201 supports mobile broadband…
LG Optimus 3D
It started in cinemas, but now 3D is everywhere.TV, gaming, handheld consoles – it was the big selling point of the Nintendo 3DS – but now LG reckons that glasses-free 3D might be the thing to help it fend off the threat of a forthcoming Apple iPhone 5. But does it actually work on a…
LG Ego
The LG Ego is a low-cost touchscreen handset that looks like it might be running Android. In fact, it isn’t running that OS – and in many ways it harks back to an earlier, pre-Android time. Widgets – but not as we know themLG has ensured that the Ego offers some stuff that might appeal…
HTC Salsa
The Salsa is one of a duo of Android handsets from HTC to feature a dedicated Facebook button. With plenty of Facebook apps on offer, we wonder if you need a special button too. But HTC clearly thinks it gives this mid-range smartphone an edge. Neat and tidy – almostPhysically, the HTC Salsa is not…
Samsung – Monte Slide (E2550)
The Monte Slide from Samsung is a mobile phone aimed at those who want a cost-efficient, functional handset and don’t need all the smartphone data and media-rich features that seem to abound these days. Hidden numberpadThe Monte Slide is a relatively small-format handset with a slider design that keeps the number pad hidden away till…