The new, stricter penalties for using a mobile phone whilst driving come into effect from today. The fixed penalty fine increases from £30 to £60, and 3 points will be added to the offenders license. If the case is taken to court, motorists run the risk of a fine of up to £1,000 and even [...]
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The slimmest 3GSM conference
February 16th, 2007 
blogstaff Slim is in. Content may be king, but slim is the buzz word from the 3GSM conference this year. We had Nokia with the N93i, a slimmer version of the poular N93: We had the slimmest NSeries phone to date, the N76: and the slim business phone, the Nokia E65: Sony Ericsson, not to miss [...]
The ultimate phone?
February 15th, 2007 blogstaff The Nokia N95 promises to be a top selling phone. We’ve known about the handset for a while now, and it is due for release in March. Already we’ve seen that T-Mobile intend to take have the handset in their range.So, does the N95 deserve the title, the ultimate phone? Well, according to it’s feature [...]
LG Shine Series – More to Come!
February 14th, 2007 Ben We’ve had the LG Shine series KV4200 slider for a while now, but on the LG stand there was also a candybar, a flip and a bluetooth headset. The candybar Shine handset was a little underwhelming (but felt very well constructed and solid), but we loved the flip (pictured) almost more than the slider. Details [...]
Nokia S60 Party
February 14th, 2007 Ben So here we are at the world’s biggest congress of wireless solutions providers, and do you think we can get a reliable internet connection? Nope. Busy networks and an apparent lack of usable WiFi means posting is not as heavy as we expected, but we’re here now! Last night we scored invites to the Nokia [...]
Nokia Get a Business Phone Right?
February 13th, 2007 Ben Just back from having a quick play with the new Nokia E65 – like the Nokia N80 this is a slider, but unlike the N80 it a) is slim and b) promises a good battery life. Features include the ubiquitous WiFi, 3G, and EDGE but even with the latest feature pack for S60 3rd Edition [...]
Viva La Barcelona!
February 13th, 2007 blogstaff Barcelona, Spain. 3GSM World Congress. Well, we made it. EasyJet and the Spanish transport system conspired to stop us, but we’re at the centre of the mobile world for the next few days. There’s the usual array of models, promo guys on Segways and multicoloured lanyards, not to mention one or two handsets we might [...]
Motorola announce the SLVR L9
February 12th, 2007 blogstaff A new handset from Motorola, the SLVR L9. The SLVR L9 keeps the familiar thin form factor of it’s predecessors, but loses the laser etched style keypad. Motorola are focussing on multimedia options in their new phones, and with this in mind the L9 has a built in MP3 player, FM radio with RDS support [...]
New Nokia handsets announced at 3GSM
February 12th, 2007 blogstaff First day of 3GSM today, and Nokia have announced some new handsets. From the webcast, below are some images. We see confirmation of the E Series handsets, E65, E61i and E90, N77 and the Nokia 6110 navigator. Full information on these handsets, capability and specification will be posted when available.
Nokia supply free downloadable maps
February 8th, 2007 blogstaff Nokia have announced that it is making the smart2go mapping and navigation platform available for free download. Nokia plans to start offering the smart2go application for free, on Saturday, February 10th, for selected Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices initially and has plans to roll out support for most of the major mobile OS [...]
