LG Optimus Black Deals

October 10th, 2011 | LG, Mobile Phone Reviews, Touchscreen

LG Optimus Black is one of the very slimmest smartphones on the market with a 4” widescreen and WVGA resolution.  This model is one of the most popular products around and may be purchased pay-as-you-go or via a contract deal.

Current Contract Offers

Based on 24-month contract and all payments are shown monthly.

T-Mobile       300-minutes and 300-texts                       £15.42
Orange         400 minutes and unlimited texts    £25.00
Orange        unlimited minutes and unlimited texts      £49.99
Orange         300-minutes and unlimited texts              £18.75 (£150.00 cashback)
T-Mobile       1,200-minutes 500 texts                          £22.34 (9-months free by redemption)
O2             300-minutes and unlimited texts              £18.42 (£182.00 cashback)

Current Pay-As-You-Go Offers

Orange     £89.90 (refurbished)
O2     £94.90 (refurbished)
O2    £129.99 (new)
T-Mobile     £119.00 (new, free delivery)

About LG Optimus Black

LG’s very latest smartphone is slender, lightweight and minimalistic but yet houses an impressive 4” IPS display with 480×800 resolution delivering 700 Nits of brilliances making the images clear, bright and sharp in all conditions, even direct sunlight.   The LG Optimus Black runs on a single core processor at 1GHz allowing web pages and emails to load and run smoothly. The LG Optimus is media friendly too with a 5 megapixel front facing camera.

Although the LG Optimus Black has all the accoutrements one would expect from any self-respecting Android today, the ingenious design makes buttons, when not in use, appear to vanish, or at least remain extremely unobtrusive until called into play.

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Fair Usage Across Mobile Phone Networks

October 1st, 2011 | Mobile Phone Reviews, Wireless Technology

Many mobile phone networks offer free internet access allowing the user to use email, internet and apps which require internet access, such as social networks and online gaming.  Whilst this appeals to many users, mobile phone networks put a level of fair usage in place, which varies between networks and their tariffs.

In order to keep within the tariff data limit, users should be aware of how much data they are likely to use on a daily basis.  The best option is to connect to an authorised Wi-Fi signal where possible, as this does not dip into the monthly allowance of data transfer. This is ideal when streaming video and music, and because Wi-Fi internet runs on faster speeds, there is likely to be less buffering. 

Sometimes users can overlook apps and services and what level of data transfer they use.  Apps such as Skype and other VoIP services use a high level of data when connecting to other users, resulting in gaps in communication.  Gaming apps may require internet access to connect to other gamers and post scores online; this may not be obvious to some users.  When out and about, users should connect to 3G.

There are many handsets, deals and reviews available online to find the best offers.  Some networks limit the data speed when a monthly allowance has been exceeded, whereas other networks allow full speed internet access to webpages and emails once the limit has been exceeded, but block streaming media.  HTC Desire S deals are available from major networks with Wi-Fi and 3G.

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Blackberry – a popular business phone!

September 27th, 2011 | Blackberry, Mobile Technology

Blackberry was originally known as Leapfrog, and this pioneer mobile phone company has been developing mobile phones since 1999.  Blackberry has been developing a superb range of mobile phones, and now smartphones, for over 12 years.  The Blackberry line currently occupies almost 15% of the market worldwide, making it one of the ‘big five’: Blackberry, Nokia, Samsung, Apple and LG.

Blackberry’s Unique Selling Point (USP) for its smartphones was always the efficiency of the email system, and now the Blackberry email service is available to non-Blackberry users.  Blackberry phone developers recognise the importance of mobile email and all current models contain the QWERTY or Suretype keyboard, which is the same as PC keyboard layout, for easier and faster emailing and instant messaging.  The trackball device makes for easier handling and navigating could not be simpler. Blackberry Messenger (BBM) allows super fast communication between Blackberry users. The shape and weight of the Blackberry appliance make it ideally portable.

In order to retain a unique niche in the marketplace, Blackberry has developed Social Feed which links to social networking sites such as Twitter, Squidoo, and Facebook, allowing the user to post to all or one network at a time.  With the new Blackberry it’s never been easier to download and organise music libraries, as Blackberry has improved the Wi-Fi media synch function. Blackberrys now also look the part with wide multi-touch screens and super fast apps, brilliant for users on the go.

Blackberry also has a respectable web browser speed, and with innovation happening quickly, Blackberry is sure to increase it’s hold on the worldwide marketplace.

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Nokia Mobile Phones are back on form!

September 25th, 2011 | Mobile Phone Reviews, Nokia

With over 15% of worldwide market share, Nokia is one of the big five smartphone companies on the planet.  With smartphones getting more refined, more efficient and more affordable across the board, Nokia has a wide range of smartphones on offer right now.  Nokia specialise in creating smartphones not only for the professional but for style, for fun, and anything else the user could need. 

Nokia X7
This model has a 4” AMOLED touchscreen, free sat sav, email and social and created especially for video and HD gaming. 
Created for style and fun

Nokia E6
Full QWERTY keyboard, Microsoft Office editing capabilities, email and social, free sat nav.
Created for style and for professional use.

Nokia E7
4” AMOLED touchscreen, 8 mega pixel camera, HD video, QWERTY phone with slide keypad, QuickOffice app.  BA and BBC apps as standard.
Created for: professional/ style.

Nokia N8
12 mega pixel camera, HD vid, TV connectivity and web TV, sat nav.
Created for:  anything else the user can think of.

Nokia C6-01
8 mega pixel camera and HD vid, web TV, social updates direct and instant to your home screen.
Created for fun and style.

Nokia C7
3 ½ “ display, social updates direct to homes screen. 8 mega pixel camera and HD vid, free sat nav.
Created for professional use, style and fun.

Whatever smartphone you choose you will be fully supported by Nokia’s excellent online customer care team who specialise in ironing out any questions or problems you may have and also offer an excellent repair and recycling service.

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HTC Desire S Features and Specification

September 23rd, 2011 | Google Android, HTC, Mobile Phone Reviews, Touchscreen

When the HTC Desire was launched last year it was universally hailed as a success by critics and consumers alike.  One year on, the smartphone market has exploded, leaving the Desire looking rather outdated.  Cue the HTC Desire S.  On first appearances the HTC Desire S is not much different to its older brother; however, appearances can be deceiving.  Aesthetically the HTC Desire S is much improved in comparison to its predecessor, with HTC removing the unpleasant front buttons from the phone and replacing them with a sleek, stylish touchscreen system.

One reason the original Desire was lauded was its large 3.7-inch touchscreen and HTC has decided to retain the huge display for the Desire S.  Users can also take advantage of 3G video calling thanks to the front-facing camera.  With regards to the rear, the 5-megapixel camera now boasts 720p HD video recording and a power LED flash.

After delving into the processing capabilities of the phone, you can really begin to appreciate the HTC Desire S.  The phone comes equipped with 1.1GB of internal memory, 768MB of RAM and the option to increase the memory up to a massive 32GB with the insertion of a MicroSD™ card.  Furthermore, the Desire S uses the new Gingerbread 2.3 version of Android resulting in an easy-to-use interface.

While the HTC Desire S is not the world’s best smartphone, its affordability, style and compact size mean it still finds itself at the sharp end.

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Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones are gaining market share

September 19th, 2011 | Google Android, Sony Ericsson, Touchscreen

Sony Ericsson is currently the world’s fourth largest manufacture of mobile phones. The company is a joint venture between Sony and Ericsson, aiming to combine Ericsson’s experience in the mobile industry with Sony’s innovative technology. They have become well known for their Walkman phones, which emphasised their handsets ability to play music. Lately, they have started to produce some innovative smartphones into their range of Sony Ericcson mobile phones. 

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini is a tiny Android phone. It has a 3-inch screen that has a resolution of 320 by 480 pixels. The display is bright and sharp despite this fact. It has a 1GHz processor that makes browsing the internet quick and easy. It is just 88mm high and this compactness will appeal to many. 

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is a great smartphone packed full of features. It incorporates Sony’s Mobile Bravia technology to display crisp, colourful images. It is very thin and has a stylish curved back. The screen is very large at 4.2 inches, great for displaying HD video. The camera is one of the best around, with 8.1 megapixels, low-light sensitivity and an LED flash. 

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, also known as the PSP phone, is great for people who love games. Its defining characteristic is its slide out control pad for playing a range of PS1 game and Android games. This control pad is solidly built and responsive, ideal for playing all kinds of games. This phone means there is really is something for everyone in the range of Sony Ericssion mobile phones. 

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LG Optimus One Smartphone

September 14th, 2011 | Google Android, LG, Mobile Phone Reviews

The LG Optimus One was first introduced at the end of 2010, providing an affordable alternative to the higher end HTC Desire HD and Samsung Galaxy S.

Physically, the LG Optimus One is 113.5 mm long by 59mm wide by 13.3mm thick and weighs 129 grams. The screen is a 3.2inch 480 pixel capacitive touch screen, although it performs more like a resistive one. Physical buttons include the standard menu, home, back and search options, all located at the bottom of the screen.

Featuring Android 2.2, while the phone does not perform like a power house on higher end jobs, for everyday tasks it manages quite well. The UI is standard Android, although LG does add a bit of its own flair. Right out of the box you can access any of your Google accounts and synchronise with Facebook and Twitter.

LG has tinkered with the menu organisation, allowing you to create categories and break out activities into sub menus. LG also offers an “app advisor” which suggests Android applications.

Although the screen is capacitive, response is not as smooth as it should be and because of the screen size and resolution, there is quite of bit of dragging and zooming needed to get around. Also lacking is official Adobe Flash support; the unit does not meet the specs for it.

Other features of the LG Optimus one include Google Maps, GPS, motion and proximity sensors, HSDPA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi/hotspot capability, microSD slot, MP3 player and FM radio. The camera is 3.0 megapixels, providing adequate, if not exceptional, results.

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What are the features of the Palm Pre 2?

September 10th, 2011 | Mobile Phone Reviews, Mobile Technology, Palm, Touchscreen

The Palm Pre 2 is a 3G smartphone that follows on from the original Palm Pre smartphone. Fabulous software and wireless charging are some of the excellent features the Palm Pre 2 has to offer. This slide opening model has a QWERTY keyboard alongside a well-designed touch screen interface and sits in a neat, curved case, which fits nicely into the hand of the user. Offering built in Mp3 and digital camera and video recorder, the Palm Pre 2 comes complete with a 3.1-inch capacitive touch screen, which is capable of displaying up to 16 million colours.

The Palm Pre 2 is notable because of its curved casing, which makes it fabulous to hold. Wireless charging technology – no need to plug the handset in, simply place the Palm Pre 2 on top of the Touchstone wireless charger – is a superb bonus. The Palm Pre 2 also boasts high screen resolution of 320 by 480 pixels, delivering a sharp quality display to the screen. 

Communication is simple with the Palm Pre 2, which enables users to share and communicate via a variety of popular email accounts from Gmail to Yahoo and AOL to Hotmail, and touch activated calls are simple and easy to make. It also benefits from 16GB of internal memory and battery time of up to 350 hours (standby time). The Palm Pre 2 is a good basic handset with plenty of the many useful integral features, such as GPS, that you would expect from a decent smartphone.

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Features of the HTC Incredible S

September 8th, 2011 | HTC, Mobile Phone Reviews, Touchscreen

The HTC Incredible S is one of the new generation of Android powered smartphones and also benefits from the HTC Sense interface. What is HTC Sense exactly? It is a customised experience unique to HTC Android phones, with an exciting pinch to zoom touch screen and is packed with other features. It provides a fabulous internet browsing capacity and Google-powered search engine, as well as Google Maps and merged email accounts.

Encased within a stylish black cover, the HTC Incredible S also boasts a decent sized screen and two cameras, including a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera, and high quality virtual surround sound. Highly rated and generally a good quality smartphone, this rivals the iPhone in many ways. The HTC Incredible S comes complete with an inbuilt library of books for your perusal, and the capacity to download plenty more at your leisure. There are no data roaming fees to pay, nor is there waiting time when accessing maps. The HTC Incredible S has a highly efficient internal processor, which means you can be online in literally seconds. 

A superior and sophisticated model, the HTC Incredible S is extremely lightweight, weighing in at a mere 135.5 grams, and measures only slightly more than the original HTC Desire handset.  Subtle tweaks and improvements mean that the HTC Incredible S benefits from a longer lasting battery and increased memory capacity. A highly recommended Android smartphone, the HTC Incredible S is extremely good-looking and compares favourably with rival handsets in its price bracket.

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A look at the Motorola Atrix

September 4th, 2011 | Google Android, Mobile Phone Reviews, Motorola, Touchscreen

The most advanced smartphone ever to be offered by Motorola, the Motorola Atrix comes with a massive range of integrated features and high specifications. The Motorola Atrix rivals other high-end smartphones on the market and bills itself as the ‘world’s most powerful smartphone’. Run on Android 2.2, this is an impressive model that provides a solid user-friendly experience. It also offers an amazing USP in its unique fingerprint unlocking feature, which has the capacity to swipe your own fingerprint for personal security.

The Motorola Atrix has a highly responsive touch screen and four-inch display capacity, and is fantastically easy to use for typing and texting. There is an inbuilt magnifying glass tool, which is a bonus for correcting typos. The Motorola Atrix also offers extremely high connectivity and has a large memory capacity of 16Gb onboard, plus the facility to upload 32GB of microSD cards, making it an attractive choice.

Sophisticated to look at, the Motorola Atrix comes with high quality media features, such as video playback and integrated MP3 player. It offers a variety of connectivity and messaging options. Simple call features and a user-friendly address book are good qualities, and the 5-megapixel camera has the ability to take brilliant photographs, enhanced by LED flash.

In summary, the Motorola Atrix offers sharp quality and an excellent range of features and apps, solid Wi-fi connectivity and good browsing ability. Extra functions come with its HD multimedia docks and lapdock facilities.

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