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Sony Ericsson C510 Cyber-shot now in stock!


The C510 combines a candybar form factor with compact dimensions measuring in at just 12.5mm thick weighing just 92g. Don’t let the diminutive dimensions fool you though, the Sony Ericsson C510packs a punch.

As a member of the C-series, make no mistake, the C510 is first and foremost a camera phone. The C510 incorporates a 3.2 Megapixel camera capturing images at a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. Images are enhanced further thanks to on board extras such as Autofocus which eradicates blurriness in your photos and a powerful LED flash which illuminates your subjects in low light conditions. The C510 also marks the first appearance of face and smile detection in a Sony Ericsson phone. Face detection will detect faces in a shot and ensure they are in focus, whilst smile shot will capture an image automatically when your subject smiles. The camera features are rounded off by Geo-tagging which uses a network connection to tag a photo to the location that it was taken so you can show your friends where you got that Kodak moment.

Away from the camera features, the C510 is a strong performer in connectivity department thanks to HSDPA mobile broadband with an excellent web browser with full support for YouTube, plus Bluetooth v2.0 for quick and easy file sharing and connecting to other Bluetooth devices. Multimedia is handled with ease thanks to a built in MP3 player and video player, supporting a wealth of file formats and with added extras such as the Walkman favourite TrackID which lets you identify a song simply by recording a short sound clip. An FM radio and expandable memory round off the multimedia features to make for a great all rounder.

What do you want to know about the new HTC Touch Diamond2?


Successor to the hugely popular Touch Diamond, the Diamond2 is the next big release from HTC and has built up a massive following thanks to an impressive feature set and looks to kill. So ahead of the Touch Diamond2’s launch in April, we thought we would put the question to you, our loyal readers, and ask what do you want to know about the newHTC Touch Diamond2? What feature has got you hooked and wanting to find out more? What aspect has got you scratching your head in amazement? And so on…

Simply fill out the comments section below outlining what you want to know and we’ll be sure to cover it in detail when we review the phone next week.

HTC Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2


HTC recently unveiled two new flagship devices, which I now have the privilege to tell you about, the HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2. Integrating innovative simplicity with unique style and an intuitive interface, the devices balance function, form and cutting-edge technology to personalise the communication and mobile Internet experience.

“The HTC Touch Pro2 and HTC Touch Diamond2 introduce amobile communication experience that simplifies how we communicate with people in our lives whether through voice, text or email,” said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corp. “HTC is delivering the latest, cutting-edge sophistication in a broad portfolio of mobile phones that improve how people live, work and communicate.”

HTC’s Touch Diamond, and its QWERTY’d counterpart, the Touch Pro, have formally passed into their second generation, with bigger and more responsive touchscreens, higher (WVGA) resolution, better battery life, and deeper interface changes. These handsets have always represented something of a standard to which WinMo phones are measured, and the tastefully restyled new versions, boldly called the Diamond2 and Pro2, play on their predecessors’ strengths, whilst trying to cut out any of their weaknesses.

The HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2 utilise HTC’s latest TouchFLO 3D interface. TouchFLO 3D has been more deeply integrated into a customised version of Windows Mobile6.1 to deliver more consistency throughout Windows Mobile applications and menus. Focused on making navigation easier and more intuitive, TouchFLO 3D brings important information to the top-level user interface, including quick access to people, messaging, email, photos, music and weather. As part of this improved Windows Mobile integration the touch focus areas have been enlarged to be more finger-touch friendly.

Touch Diamond 2

The Touch Diamond2 is crafted to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand. It incorporates a larger 3.2 inch high resolution wide screen WVGA 480×800 display than the previous 2.8 inch 480×640 display of the original for a greater viewing area in a design just 13.7mm thick. The phone also includes a new touch sensitive zoom bar for even faster viewing of web pages, emails, text messages photos and documents plus a brand spanking new 5 megapixel auto focus camera.

The hugely praised TouchFlo 3D alternative interface now reaches a bit deeper into Windows Mobile 6.1, making a few more functions touch-friendly, but stopping short of a total overhaul. The most interesting new interface feature is the “Single Contact View”, which consolidates your complete history of communication (texts, calls, emails) for a given contact into a single screen. A SD card expansion slot replaces the old model’s fixed internal memory, which results in greater flexibility but regrettably shrinks the initial internal memory to a some what less impressive 512MB.

Leveraging HTC’s TouchFLO 3D experience combined with a people-centric communication approach and HTC’s new Push Internet technology (basically your favourite webpage’s pre-loaded for one touch access), the Touch Diamond2 offers an advanced touch experience that is optimised for one-handed use. With “fifty-percent better battery life”, gravity sensor and an ambient light sensor, the Touch Diamond2 brings the most sophisticated capabilities to a broad consumer audience looking for the professional benefits of a smartphone without sacrificing size, looks or functionality.

The Touch Pro 2

The Pro2 is treated to most of the same upgrades. Its features a high resolution 3.6 inch widescreen VGA display, which is just .2 inches smaller than the monstrous TouchHD. This allows for a greater viewing area which is obviously a main focus as this handset lives to email. It also gets a louder speakerphone system and less-pixely camera than the Diamond2, but retains the larger battery and slide-out QWERTY keyboard that originally distinguished its dad from the Diamond.

The new HTC Touch Pro2 also uses voice in a new way to create one of the most sophisticated communication experiences found on a mobile phone. HTC’s new Straight Talk technology delivers an integrated email, voice and speakerphone experience. Users can transition seamlessly from email to single or multi-party conference calls and turn any location into a conference room. Straight Talk also includes an innovative mechanical and acoustic design that features a sophisticated speakerphone experience similar to those found in corporate boardrooms.

There is no doubt that it is designed for business professionals, and is created with distinct style and strength while delivering maybe the most powerful productivity experience available on a mobile phone. As with the Diamond it boasts HTC’s TouchFLO 3D operating system with all the trimmings, people-centric communication and push internet technology etc, making the Pro2 some what of a masterpiece.

The release date of these amazing handsets are still yet to be confirmed however if you would like to be kept informed on any new information concerning your desired phone then simple follow one of the links below.

Nokia 6720 Classic unveiled


February has been the month of the classic as far as Nokia are concerned. Earlier in the month Nokia were proudly showing off a trio of new Classic (which basically refers to the candy bar form factor) mobile phones in the shape of the 2700, 6303 and 6700 Classic. Now, the trio has become a quartet with the announcement of the Nokia 6720 Classic. The successor to 6220 Classic, the 6720 has a spec list that would be more at home on an Nseries mobile phone.

The 6720 Classic features a 5.0 Megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, usually reserved for Nseries phones, with Autofocus, a powerful flash, digital zoom and video capture at 15 frames per second. Despite the impressive camera credentials the 6720 classic still sports pocket friendly dimensions measuring in at just 110 x 45mm, 14mm thick and just 110 g in weight. With theses miniature measurements, you’d be forgiven for thinking the 6720 Classic might be a slouch in other departments. Not a chance though, the 6720 Classic is much more than just a camera phone.HSDPA connectivity gives you high speed web browsing and downloads, the built in GPS receiver features support for Assisted GPS which uses a network connection to get a satellite lock even quicker, Nokia Maps 3.0 offers an excellent SatNav experience and all run incredibly smoothly on the Symbian operating system.

Don’t worry though, the 6720 isn’t all work and no play; an MP3 player with support for a wealth of video and audio formats, 3.5 mm audio output jack, FM radio, Bluetooth v2.0 and TV output are all included to help make the 6720 Classic a capable multimedia phone.

Nokia 6720 Classic unveiled


February has been the month of the classic as far as Nokia are concerned. Earlier in the month Nokia were proudly showing off a trio of new Classic (which basically refers to the candy bar form factor) mobile phones in the shape of the 2700, 6303 and 6700 Classic. Now, the trio has become a quartet with the announcement of the Nokia 6720 Classic. The successor to 6220 Classic, the 6720 has a spec list that would be more at home on an Nseries mobile phone.

The 6720 Classic features a 5.0 Megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, usually reserved for Nseries phones, with Autofocus, a powerful flash, digital zoom and video capture at 15 frames per second. Despite the impressive camera credentials the 6720 classic still sports pocket friendly dimensions measuring in at just 110 x 45mm, 14mm thick and just 110 g in weight. With theses miniature measurements, you’d be forgiven for thinking the 6720 Classic might be a slouch in other departments. Not a chance though, the 6720 Classic is much more than just a camera phone.HSDPA connectivity gives you high speed web browsing and downloads, the built in GPS receiver features support for Assisted GPS which uses a network connection to get a satellite lock even quicker, Nokia Maps 3.0 offers an excellent SatNav experience and all run incredibly smoothly on the Symbian operating system.

Don’t worry though, the 6720 isn’t all work and no play; an MP3 player with support for a wealth of video and audio formats, 3.5 mm audio output jack, FM radio, Bluetooth v2.0 and TV output are all included to help make the 6720 Classic a capable multimedia phone.