When it was first revealed to the world in September 2006 the Nokia N95 seemed destined to be one of the most powerful handsets around, so now that it’s been released and is widely available, we thought we’d see if it has lived up to the hype. Sporting a 5 megapixel ‘Carl Zeiss’-blessed digital camera, [...]
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New Nokia 5700 XpressMusic announced
March 29th, 2007 
blogstaff The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic is a 3G smartphone running on the S60 operating system. The Nokia 5700 features a twist design that switches easily between four operating modes: Phone, camera, music player and video calls. The 5700 can download and play music tracks from a variety of internet music stores. “The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic adds [...]
Real chocolate mobile phone battery!
March 28th, 2007 blogstaff First we had the LG Chocolate range of phones, which while a great phone wasn’t edible, but now scientists have gone further and are planning an actual chocolate mobile phone battery! Researchers at St. Louis University in Missouri are developing a new battery technology that will operate on virtually any sugar source, including chocolate although [...]
Sony Ericsson W580i announced
March 27th, 2007 blogstaff Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of yet another mobile phone to add to their Walkman range, the Sony Ericsson W580i. The W580i is a slim, slide format phone, with a 2.0 megapixel camera. The Sony Ericsson W580i is just 14mm thick, but includes a large QVGA TFT colour screen, supporting 262k colours, and includes [...]
Mobiles.co.uk wins Best Online Retailer 2007
March 23rd, 2007 blogstaff It’s official – Mobiles.co.uk is the best mobile phone online retailer in the UK! Last night at the prestigious 2007 Mobile News Awards, held at the London Hilton on Park Lane, Mobiles.co.uk scooped the best online retailer award ahead of network and major independent websites. This is the second year in a row that Mobiles.co.uk [...]
Nokia N95 now shipping
March 22nd, 2007 blogstaff It’s the most eagerly anticipated phone of the year. The Nokia N95 has captured the imagination with its promise of high-spec hi-tec in a normal sized phone. And the N95 really does have all bases covered. Start with a 5.0 megapixel camera, complete with auto focus and Carl Zeiss lens. Stereo speakers, support for Bluetooth [...]
GPS Navigation to help blind people
March 20th, 2007 blogstaff Every once in a while you’ll see a technical solution that is really useful and can bring real benefits to people. An Italian company is pioneering a GPS solution to help blind people find their way around. The Easy Walk service installs onto a Symbian mobile phone, uses text2speech software and connects to a GPS [...]
Life phone for the over 50′s
March 19th, 2007 blogstaff A new mobile phone has been announced at CeBit targeting the over 50′s. The Life phone offers a spacious keypad and large monochrome screen, and instead of the usual camera or music player, it offers a loud speaker tuned for those who are hard of hearing. The feature set covers just the basic communication needs [...]
Top Cop caught using a mobile phone while driving
March 16th, 2007 blogstaff Barely one week after the new legislation on using mobile phones whilst driving came into force, and a senior police officer has already been caught breaking the law. Chief Superintendent Kenny Scott, from Strathclyde police, was stopped by officers from his own force as he was driving down the M74. He will now have to [...]
European call charges capped
March 16th, 2007 blogstaff Telecoms ministers from the EU have agreed in principle that calls within the European Union should not cost more than 30p per minute back to your home country when roaming. In some cases this will lead to price cuts of up to 70% on current roaming charges. It is estimated that network operators currently receive [...]
