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Nokia 3250 mobile phone review
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Twist and shout with Nokia’s rotating music mobile
29 June 2006 11:36 GMT
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Music mobiles will apparently soon kill off every MP3 player except the iPod. I can certainly see how that would be the case – you obviously love gadgets reading this site, but given the choice wouldn’t you rather just take one item down the pub with...
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Blackberry 7130g smartphone review
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The Blackberry goes on a diet, but does that mean it's lost it power?
22 June 2006 0:26 GMT
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Beloved by celebs and stressed business types, the latest BlackBerry device is a slimed-down affair for the common man (or woman).
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Nokia 6280 mobile phone review
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Nokia’s newest 3G handset is big on features, but is it enough to sway the masses?
4 May 2006 12:18 GMT
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Nokia is rapidly getting to grips with this 3G malarkey, and this handset is possibly its best third-generation handset yet. The 6280 is a Series 40 mobile, and features an updated version of the popular operating system. It’s also a little bit on the...
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Sony Ericsson Walkman W810i mobile phone review
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Sony Ericsson's core music mobile promises lots, and unlike an Embrace album, it delivers
20 April 2006 0:30 GMT
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Sony Ericsson's core music mobile promises lots, and unlike an Embrace album, it delivers.
The range of Walkman mobiles now stretches further than our incredulity over the fact that Coldplay are a successful recording act. And slap bang... -
Nokia 6103 mobile phone review
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The Nokia 6103 has everything but is it any the worse for its simplicity?
13 April 2006 0:53 GMT
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The Nokia 6103 is that rarest of beasts, a drop-dead simple mobile phone.
In this fast-moving world of smartphones, music phones, GPS phones, camera phones and GPSmusiccamerasmartphones it's unusual to find a plain old-fashioned phone phone.... -
Samsung SGH-Z320i 3G i-mode mobile phone review
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Samsung launches its first device to offer both 3G and iMode connectivity
30 March 2006 10:46 GMT
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Chelsea seem hell bent on alienating the entire world, but new sponsor Samsung Mobile has gone for a far more inclusive approach with the first 3G and iMode combination handset.
From a very young age I was always told that putting all your... -
BlackBerry 8700g review
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It's safe to go back into the woods and pick up a BlackBerry and thanks to this latest incarnation that's very good news indeed
16 March 2006 11:08 GMT
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For a while there it looked as though push email would be shoved off the mobile map. But now Research in Motion (RIM) the company behind the Blackberry has reached a $612.5 million settlement with software company NTP it looks as though the millions of...
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Motorola SLVR L6 review
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Motorola proves that it's better at grouping than Phil "The Power" Taylor, with the latest addition to its ever growing family of slimline phones.
9 March 2006 0:28 GMT
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Motorola proves that it’s better at grouping than Phil "The Power" Taylor, with the latest addition to its ever growing family of slimline phones.
The L6 is the slimmest handset available on the market right now, and unless you want a phone... -
Sony Ericsson K800 mobile phone - FIRST LOOK review
FIRST LOOK Pocket-lint gets a first-hand look at the new K800 handset from Sony Ericsson 8 March 2006 10:19 GMT TweetFollowing on the success of Sony Ericsson’s Walkman music mobiles comes another assault into Sony’s brand vault - the Cyber-shot camera phone.
This shows incredibly good thinking on the company’s behalf, for while the Cyber-shot brand doesn’t... -
Siemens SL75 mobile phone review
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Benq-Siemens return to the former highlight of its range the delectably delicious egg-shaped SL55 for its spanky new SL75
23 February 2006 12:35 GMT
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After struggling with a gaggle of Paul McCartney references we’ve plumped with the never ageing-one’s Back To The Egg. That’s exactly what the revamped Siemens/Benq brand has done, returning to the former highlight of its range the delectably delicious...
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Motorola RAZR V3i mobile phone review
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A manufacturer with the most popular mobile on the market has just one problem when it comes to launching the next version - getting it right. But has Motorola done that with the V3i?
16 February 2006 0:06 GMT
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A manufacturer with the most popular mobile on the market has a problem when it comes to updating that phone: just how do you improve on a product without ruining it? Motorola has obviously decided the way forward is to leave well alone, only pausing...
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Orange SPV C600 mobile phone review
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Hands up if you bought the SPV C550? If so, you have our sympathy, seriously. But can the C600 do any better?
9 February 2006 0:05 GMT
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Hands up if you bought the SPV C550? If so, you have our sympathy, seriously. That mobile promised so much and delivered … well … a couple of extra buttons so you could access the MP3 player, more sluggish response times than the C500 and … well, that...
APP OF THE DAY: The Weather Channel review (iPhone / iPod touch) Tonight for the first time, just about half-past ten...
Mazda CX5 2.2 TDI AWD A very zoomy SUV
WIN: Tickets to Ibiza Rocks to see Maverick Sabre and Labrinth live Epic prize courtesy of Sony
Apple testing 3.95-inch iPhone 5, with 16:9 display 1136 x 640 resolution revolution
Pentax K-30: 16-megapixel weather-proofed mid-level DSLR 81 seals makes this one tough cam
APP OF THE DAY: WhatsApp review (Android) Instant message, cross platform
3G FaceTime coming in iOS 6? Warning in 5.1.1 seems to point that way
Skyfall trailer hits YouTube: Bond 23 could be best one yet (video) New 007 flick for UK in October
Panasonic H-HS12035 Lumix G X lens announced, hints at weather-proofed GH3 Premium MFT lens
Panasonic Lumix GF5 Micro Four Thirds' mighty mini
What is So.cl? Should you be signing up?
Running blind: How Simon Wheatcroft uses his iPhone to see Runkeeper and more let this man run solo
WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Your iPlayer TV, your way
Bungie Destiny contract reveals Xbox 720 will arrive in 2013 - E3 announcement? Commissioned for Xbox 360 and "next Xbox"
British Gas turns Team GB swimming stars into superheroes Aquanauts assemble
Olympus OM-D E-M5 review
The compact system camera to beat all others?
Nokia Lumia 900 review
Is big beautiful?
HTC One V review
V for victory?
Huawei Ascend G300 review
Big bang for your hundred quid
FIFA 12: UEFA Euro 2012 review
Lacks polish, if not the Polish
Asus Transformer Pad TF300T review
Transforms your money in to a great tablet
BlackBerry Mini Keyboard for PlayBook review
Will this make working on the go easier?
Fujifilm X-Pro1 review
Like a Leica
Nikon Coolpix P510 review
Does the P510 zoom beyond expectations?
Volkswagen Beetle Design 1.2TSi DSG review
The bug is back. Again.
The Walking Dead: The Game review
Fleshed out zombie bonanza
HP Envy 14 Spectre review
The Ultrabook that isn't an Ultrabook
Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR review
Can Fujifilm’s latest put the ‘super’ in superzoom?
Nikon Coolpix S6300 review
Point, shoot and scoot