Phones

As my current main phone was suffering from a dodgy power connection, it was time to check out a replacement.

While hardly operatic, Sony Ericsson chose the Kings Cross Scala as the venue for its latest product announcements.

A camera that surveys it’s surroundings if it detects movement a text message can be sent to your mobile phone. You can then view whatever movement the camera detected.

Instead of phoning for directions you could use your phone to display the directions via SatNav.

Heading towards Christmas Alcatel has launched a range of very reasonably priced Pay as You Go mobiles which look to be aimed at the mass market. Here I'm reviewing hte OT-C701 - a lovely looking mid-priced phone. And for good measure a few more of Alcatel's recent range are detailed below.

Not everybody wants or needs all the functionality and style of a high-priced mobile phone. The Sony Ericsson W200i model is aimed at such users.

A versatile home and small office telephone unit with up to 4 handsets and built in answerphone.

Although your mobile phone probably came with a headset, you may want to replace it with something better.

These days with phones being able to do almost everything it is nice to find a phone that is easy to use and setup it does also have extras like an FM radio but they do not intrude.

Joining the ever-growing family of Sony Ericsson mobile phones is the Z610i clamshell model.

This amplified corded telephone has been designed for ease of use by those with severe hearing impairments.

The Apple iPhone has it's official UK launch tomorrow by none other than Steve Jobs. Rather than review an iPhone though, we thought we'd take a look at the latest addition to the Nokia N series, the N76 - an attractive mid-range flip-open device with all the usual features. Available in a either black or red the phone has a good solid quality feel to it.

Even though your mobile phone can display the time, you might prefer using a wristwatch to provide this function – especially one that can communicate with your phone.

While its dimensions are not exactly size zero, its keyboard appears to have been designed for users who do qualify for this description

Phones, a baby monitor, wireless router, credit card, streaming movies, and a virtual environment all come together with this latest news report.

On a day without rain in London – there’s a rarity – I heard about technology that will vastly improve what you see on displays such as mobile phones and it will also give longer battery life.

I remember an extremely wet day last year, a very long walk from Clapham Junction to Battersea Bridge (faulty sat nav) and then a presentation offering almost everything that a mobile phone could possibly offer.

A Greek location was chosen for Sony Ericsson’s latest product announcement. However this was not the Mediterranean location but the Hellenic Centre situated in Central London.

Normally recycling goods just encourages a feel-good effect but there is a way it could increase your bank balance.

Recently I have been carrying a camera; PIM; MP3 player; data link to my home computer; television; and phone all within a single device that doesn’t cause a bulge in my pocket.

A phone looking like a small PDA including Internet connectivity and Blackberry push email, it also has another feature that can make texting a joy not a chore.

Fitting somewhere between a mobile phone and a landline, a new DECT phone is put to the test.

Another year brings another batch of mobile phones from that hot bed of design and technological development we know as Sony Ericsson.

Now I must admit that exercise is not one of my favourite subjects but I’m not averse to taking my mobile phone for a walk.

As a Nokia virgin, I put aside my regular mobile and made a date with a member of the Nokia family.

The advantage of Skype communication can be enhanced with the use of an appropriate product such as a cordless handset.

Portable devices have a habit of requiring a power top-up at inconvenient moments. Fortunate help is available.

Strange how a company such as T-Mobile can supply the excellent Nokia E61 well before Nokia can. Using it with T-Mobile’s Web ‘n’ Walk software using 3G says there was after all a point to all those expensive licences.

The latest LG phone has pretensions of being your personal DJ.

There are two versions of this phone the E50-1 with camera and the one I looked at the E50-2 without the camera.