The Nokia 5230 is the latest touchscreen phone to emerge from the labs of Nokia and clearly shows that Nokia wants to have a touchscreen phone to cater to every segment of the market. The unveiling of this phone comes hot on the heels of the release of the Nokia 5530, which is targeted more towards the mid – range segment of the market. The Nokia 5230 Reviews haven’t been too bad, so let’s have a look at this device.

The Nokia 5230’s looks and dimensions are nearly similar to that of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. However, as far as features are concerned, the Nokia 5230 doesn’t have Wi-Fi internet connectivity and has a mere 2 megapixel camera.

Similar to the Nokia 5800, the 5230 makes use of a 3.2 inch resistive touchscreen. The resolution of the screen is 640×260 pixels. A FM radio, a microSD memory card slot and a 3.5 mm headset jack are present in the phone. The camera, which is 2 megapixels, is capable of recording videos at a fairly high quality VGA @ 30 fps.

The 5230 makes use of the Symbian S60 5th edition OS, which has been designed exclusively for Nokia’s touchscreen phones. The battery present in the 5230 is the same as the one in the 5800 (1320 mAh) and is much better than the 1000 mAh battery which comes with the 5530. You can listen music on the 5230 for a straight 33 hours.

The Ovi Maps feature deserves a mention, as does the social network integration, which includes Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.

The phone hasn’t got a fixed release date but Nokia say it will be released during the 4th quarter of this year. The expected price is about 150 Euros (£140). If you want the Comes With Music service as well, you have to pay a totally of 256 Euros (£236). At that time there will be more information about Nokia 5230 contract deals.

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When initially looking at the LG GW550, you would be forgiven for thinking that it was a BlackBerry phone, such are the similarities in looks. This is contributed, in large, to the QWERTY keyboard, which has the same layout as that used in BlackBerry phones. However, looking at how successful BlackBerry phones have been in recent years among the business as well as youth segment of the market, it might be a step in the right direction to take a cue from what they do. LG GW550 Reviews seem to be mixed, so let’s see whether it performs according to expectations.

The phone doesn’t have any elegant looks as such. Actually, the phone is very unpretentious, more like the Nokia E71. Navigation controls can be found in between the screen and the keyboard. The screen is a TFT display which is 2.5 inches and can display 65,000 colours with a resolution of 320×240 pixels.

The OS which comes with the phone is the windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. The phone has support for IM and push-email. PDF and Office files can be viewed, but not modified. Media-player supports songs in AAC, MP3 and WMA formats and segregates them by artists, genre and album. MPEG4 and 3GP videos can be viewed on the phone. Memory of the phone can be expanded to a maximum of 8 GB via the microSD slot. Stereo Bluetooth is also supported.

Phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera. Internet connectivity options include HSUPA and HSDPA, enabling access to high speed internet. You can use the GPRS, HSCSD and EDGE connectivity options in areas where there is no 3G coverage.

Concluding this review, we get the feeling that this phone might be better suited for discreet businessmen who don’t want something flashy. No details have been released on pricing or release date, but we expect it to be released during the 3rd quarter of this year. Around that time you will be able to get some great LG GW550 deals so be sure to keep your eye out.

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Another day, another HTC phone. Though HTC has only entered the market a couple of years back, they have pulled no punches in competing with the likes of Nokia and Samsung for smartphone supremacy. Perhaps it helps that they focus only on mid-class to high – end phones. The HTC Touch 2 is the latest of these phones to come from their R&D labs and is set for a release in early October SIM – free for an expected price tag of 299 Pounds, according to a number of other HTC Touch 2 Reviews.

The HTC Touch 2 is the first phone from HTC to have Windows Mobile 6.5 and will also be enabled with the MyPhone online storage facility. To shed some more light on the MyPhone facility, it is an amazing brain – child of Microsoft which enables you to store all of your files and contacts on the internet. The best part of this is that, with the Touch2, you will be able to do all the storing online without having to go near the computer. You can also access the Microsoft Marketplace (similar to the Apple iTunes) where you can download a variety of apps for the Touch2.

The Touch2 is a very good phone to use for browsing the internet, the big 2.8 inch TFT LCD touchscreen capable of displaying pages in a style similar to what you see in a computer. There is also a zoom in / zoom out feature at the bottom of the screen. The browser also supports flash, meaning that you will be able to use websites such as YouTube and a variety of other flash-based websites.

The other features present in the phone include the multimedia player, 3.2 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, 3.5 mm headset jack, Bluetooth, HSDPA internet connectivity, RAM of 256 MB and ROM of 512 MB, GPS, a microSD memory card slot and a Qualcomm 528 MHz processor. Make sure you check out the HTC Touch2 on contract when it becomes available.

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Touchscreens for the youth… whatever will they think of next.

Oh, wait, they have already thought of that. Hmm. Multiple times, you say? So many times you’re sick of hearing about how this phone or that phone are being targeted at ’style conscious youth markets’. Right. And you want to stab the next person who mentions anything to do with ’style’ or ’social networking’ or ‘being at the centre of a media revolution’ in the same sentence as ‘an affordable option.’ Okay then. Can we introduce you to the gloriously name JK Shin, Executive Vice President of something and Head of something else we really couldn’t give a flying **** about at Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Communications Division.

Yo Jay-Kay, wasssup ma ni**a, what you got for us today bruvva, what you wanna tell us about the Samsung Genio Touch?

“We see strong growth opportunities in this sector and will continue to pioneer new markets with innovative technology. The Genio is consistent with Samsung’s legacy of developing new products and technologies designed for specific audiences and bringing new devices quickly to market,”

Fo shizzle?

“Samsung’s target audiences are at the heart of its business strategy and the design and functionality of Samsung Genio Touch meets the needs of a highly digitally connected and style conscious youth audience – as does the affordable price point.”

Fo real, is that how – oh, ****, someone just stabbed him. Someone just stuck a fork like right in Jay-Kay’s eye. Damn, dog, that gotta hurt.

Etc and so on and so forth.

Anyway, hopefully that pantomime was illuminating enough for you to want to find out more about the Samsung Genio Touch. No? It wasn’t?

God damn philistines, that’s all you are. Go read this Samsung Genio Touch review instead. Or feast your stupid little eyes on the official press release instead. Imbeciles.

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Well… would you take a look at the video below.

You just know that Nokia have a lot of faith in the Nokia Booklet 3G when you do a little bit of thinking about how much that nifty 90 seconds might have cost to make. Brand new phone? Some intern in London with a DV cam. Rehash of an old Classic phone? A secretary in Finland with a Polaroid camera and some sticky back plastic is about par for the course.

But this thing…. lordy. And, in all seriousness, we think the Nokia 3G Booklet deserves every bit of currency being thrown at it because it is a little cracker of a netbook. Really, truly, honestly… we’re not about to build up then knock down your expectations with some cuttingly, perfectly timed cynicism, or make you cry a little bit with some acerbic punchline that’d make a boxer wince. Nope, not this time. The Nokia Booklet 3G is a damn good netbook. One of the best out there. Simple as that.

The fact that it’s Nokia’s first foray into the computing world will attract a lot of attention of course. But to us it just makes plain sense. Mobile technology experts in shock transition into, erm, a slightly different type of mobile technology. It’s not exactly trading horse grooming for rocket science, is it?

There’s plenty that isn’t astonishing about this thing – screen size, RAM, processor – but this all disappears from thought when you consider what IS astonishing. 12 hour battery life. Check. A-GPS + Ovi Maps. Check. WiFi + 3G. Check… How cool is that?! Especially the GPS bit…

So there we have it. We told you, didn’t we: not an ounce of cynicism; not a sniff of negativity. How the times they have a-changed.

Check out this Nokia Booklet 3G review, or have a look at the official page for even more cynicism-free ramblings.

Now, we’re off to neck a load of rum and start ranting in the pub to relieve this sarcasm-blockage that’s making us choke…

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Stereotypes can be a terrible, terrible thing. Wars are started, friends fall out, communities are torn apart…

However, stereotypes can also be incredibly useful in helping us navigate the daily world and, used in the right way, can help us overcome certain problems.

The video below, for example, is an intriguing example of how, using one particular batch stereotypes, we can overcome another group of stereotypes, and so reach a better and more fulfilling place.

Stereotypes group 1 – Middle-aged men with funny hair that looks like it’s made of plastic and Stussy t-shirts that are too tight and make their beer bellies stick out should not be trusted in any way, shape, or form. And, in fact, the police should be informed of said man’s whereabouts, just, you know, in case.

However, before you turn off said video in agreement with all of the above, consider that name, and that funny accent a little harder. Then you’ll realise, golly gosh: he’s not a dangerous weirdo, he’s simply Finnish. Finnish! A man of Finland. Land of, erm, reindeer?

But also, land of Nokia. And that’s where stereotypes group 2 comes into play, because, thanks to Nokia, we all know that all of the Finnish people have very tiny fingers and are taught to solder from the age of four and so therefore make the very best mobile phones the world has ever seen. And to think, we though this gentleman kidnapped children for a living! How rash we were.

All that being in place, you can now carry on watching the video and come to realise, as well you should, that the N900 that they’re yapping on about with their funny Finnish mouths is in fact one of the best phones released for a very long time. That the Nokia N900 is, in fact, a work of genius.

Still can’t get over that slight mistrust of the video-Finns? Then read this Nokia N900 review, or have a look at the official stats this-a-way instead.

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Oh, how times change, dear reader, how times change.

It wasn’t long ago that all 149 Euros before subsidies got you was a can, a string and an instruction manual informing you to shout very loudly into your new talky-can device. Then it was even less time ago that 149 Euros before subsidies would just about get you a mobile phone communication device that could – hold your breaths now – send these things called SMS messages, or “text” messages as the crazy kids of the day called them.

Now? Now look, now would you look at what you can get for 149 Euros before locally applicable surcharges and taxes: the Nokia 5230 no less! Why, the future is, at least briefly, very much here, dear reader. Rejoice and hold hands.

3.2” inch resistive touchscreen? Ovi Maps working with on-board GPS? Music playing for up to 33 hours? Facebooking? Emailing? Loud music on the bus playing? Bright shiny eye hurting cover swapping? Yes, yes, yes and yes again, all on the Nokia 5230.

Have a look at this Nokia 5230 review, or venture towards the official page if you don’t believe us.

And just imagine, just imagine what the future holds for us if this trend continues. Why, in 2011, we can’t but think we’ll all be travelling through time and exploring the deep, cold canyons of the moon thanks to the new teleportational features of whatever-random-4-digit-coded Nokia gets released that year, all for, well, about 149 of your Euros, before, that is, any of those locally applicable taxes and regional surcharges.

What exciting times these are indeed. My goodness.

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The Sony Ericsson Aino is one of the new phones to hit the market sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. Designed from the outset to be around multimedia, this device can easily connect to your computer of even to your PS3 without any problem. You should be able to stream content from wherever you want to.

The Sony Ericsson Aino feature a slider form factor with a touch screen on the front face. This large 3 inch display is top class as it allows you to view all your media with high detail. The body of the phone is made from this white casing which looks really good. The black line at the top of the phone is in a glossy black material which extends to the headphones as well.

Any internet connection will do for you if you want to stream music or videos. You can even watch live TV on the Sony Ericsson Aino ! The Remote Play feature on a PSP has been replicated on this phone making it seem a direct competitor to the PSP! The user interface of this device is really good contributing to an excellent overall user experience almost as good as using the iPhone.

The technology of the Sony Ericsson is targeted towards providing a decent user interface. On the downside, appearance, the user interface is really not revolutionary as it is not that much different from recent phones. Even worse is that you can only use the touch screen in media mode, and the keypad for most of the other functions.

The camera is really good as it has an 8 MP resolution. This, along with the fact that you can focus on an object by just touching it on the screen, and that you can interact with the screen by gesturing, makes the phone simply fantastic!

There are many Sony Ericsson Aino deals to be had but with so many to choose from it can be hard finding the right deal for your personal needs. Thats why websites such as Moby1 are so good as they can compare the many offers in an instant saving you a lot of leg-work.

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With the launch of a number of good 3G phones, Samsung has been under a lot of pressure to top this. They have finally managed to do so with the Samsung Omnia Lite B7300. This phone will feature at the mid to high end of the price spectrum is likely to hit the market later this year.

The media features in this phone are top class. Even though the Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 features only a 3.15 MP camera, this camera is still quite useful to capture a few shots here and there. Though it cannot replace your standalone camera, even dim light shots do turn out to be quite clear. The camera also comes with the geotagging feature that allows you to tag a captured image with geographical coordinates which is just fun to do! The secondary camera on the front face of the phone can be used for video calling. The Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system is both intuitive and easy to get used to. Many new mid range phones feature the same operating system, so if you owned a similar phone before, you won’t have any trouble getting used to it. The stereo FM capability allows you to tune into your favorite radio stations and listen to music and news when you want to. To top this off, the Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 also comes with a build in GPS receiver with A-GPS software, allowing you to use the phone as a navigation tool as well! This only adds to the already excellent utility of the phone. The built in media player can support a range of media formats from MP3 and AAC to even EWMA. You can even view full length documents on the Document viewer software that the phone comes with. All of these features are packed into a 12.9 mm thickness which is really quite remarkable!

Mobile Deals Compared is a good place to look when searching for Samsung Omnia Lite deals as they compare a large number of contracts to help you make a saving.

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Ah, the age old debate… well, the years’ old debate: who to believe: the person who’s made something and is trying to sell it, or the person who has nothing invested in either its success or failure.

Rather a one-sided debate, we’ll agree, but one that’s certainly always amusing to watch from the sidelines. Step forward the contenders on either side of the fight ring that has been erected around the Sony Ericsson Jalou. In the red corner (booo, goes the crowd, boooo) we have the suitably named villain Charles Hunt, head designer on the Sony Ericsson Jalou over at Sony Ericsson. Let’s call him C, for short. Mr C Hunt. Then in the blue corner (wooooo, woooooo!) we have a selection of slightly overweight, scruffy but intelligible online bloggers and Sony Ericsson Jalou reviewers. Oh, and it’s C Hunt coming in with the first punch:

“Structured forms, intricate corners, hidden depths and jewel accents are set to be some of the hottest fashion trends in 2010. You can also expect to see deep and natural jewel colours on the runway next year.”

The bloggers corners ducks and the wild, almost surreal attempt at a punch goes miles wide. Good lord, look at this, C Hunt coming straight back for another effort:

“Packed with unique features and encased in a beautiful facet-cut jewel form, it is a stylish addition to any handbag….”

Wild, crazy almost, and ducked again. Again!:

“Sony Ericsson’s latest style statement is only 73mm long – shorter than your favourite lipstick…”

The crowd booing ferociously as C Hunt starts to sweat and slaver, foam oozing from his fat lips as he becomesa frustrated at the complete lack of effectiveness of what he thought would be the Jalou’s killer blows.

Then, what’s this, the bloggers have discussed something, argued a bit, and are now shoving forward one of their ranks to do something. He’s opening his mouth, wait for it…

“I believe this might be the worst thing I’ve ever seen today. And this is coming from a man who this morning watched two turtles having sex.”

BOOM! There is is! C Hunt is flawed! The crowd goes wild. Truth wins out! World Order is retained… phew.

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