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LG Prada 3.0

The article will provide a user with information on LG Prada 3.0.

DESIGN

Let’s have a look at the design of LG Prada 3.0.  It is a high-end Android smartphone and the Prada 3.0 is one very Galaxy S II-esque phone in terms of design, being very slim and having a cheapo plastic casing. Prada 3.0 is going to sport a Saffiano leather material (that’s the characteristic leather texture used by Prada), but in reality, it’s just plastic with the said Saffiano pattern.

In terms of looks, the LG Prada 3.0 does qualify in the category of the better-looking Android handsets.  In terms of looks, the Prada 3.0 qualifies in the category of the better-looking Android handsets. It comes with a visually-pleasing perfectly rectangular shape. The rectangular shape creates the impression of a very large phone, but it’s actually possible to operate it with one hand only. Judging by its minimalist, predominantly black and white looks, the Prada 3.0 seems like a solid candidate to join the company’s product line for businesspersons.

The top side of the handset is where a user will find the 3.5mm jack, microUSB port, hidden under a very well-made sliding cover, as well as the power/lock key, which isn’t situated in a way that would make it comfortable to press when working with one hand only. There’s another button on the top, sitting right above the front facing cam. LG and Prada have decided to stick with touch-sensitive navigation keys below the screen.

DISPLAY

LG Prada 3.0 a very well-equipped phone. Prada 3.0 comes with a large 4.3″ screen TFT type.  The Prada 3.0 has got a WVGA (480×800) resolution.  Its pixel density of 217 ppi is still adequate though.  LG has used the so-called NOVA PLUS screen tech, delivering the impressive 830 nits of luminance. The handset’s display is very visible when looked under bright sunlight.

FEATURES

- TDMB TV tuner (Korean version only)

- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)

- SNS integration

- Google Search, Maps, Gmail

- YouTube, Google Talk

- DivX/MP4/H.264/H.263 player

- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player

- Document viewer

- Organizer

- Voice memo/dial/commands

- Predictive text input

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DROID RAZR MAXX

The article will provide a reader with information and features of the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX. Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX is coming on 26th January 2012.

Motorola will be launching the MAXX with a 3,300 mAh battery promising over 21+ hours of solid use. Enough for any hardcore power user, or a busy business-minded individual. The same 4.3? qHD display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and 8 MP camera will all be present. The original was just over 7mm thick and the new model will still be RAZR thin at just 8.9mm according to Moto. For a comparison that is about the same thickness as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

The new Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX will also come with 32GB of storage rather than 16GB.

Features:

Now, let’s have a quick look at the features of the phone:

2G Network

CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G Network

LTE 700

BODY Dimensions

130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm

Weight

145 g

DISPLAY Type

Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch

Yes

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

SOUND

Alert types

Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

MEMORY Card slot

microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included

Internal

16 GB storage, 1GB RAM

DATA GPRS

Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE

Class 12

Speed

Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR

USB

Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA

8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization

Video

Yes, 1080p@30fps

Secondary

Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES OS

Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)

Chipset

TI OMAP 4430

CPU

Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9

GPU

PowerVR SGX540

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Messaging

SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser

HTML, Adobe Flash

Radio

No

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS

Java

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Colours

Black

- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

- Splash resistant

- HDMI port

- SNS integration

- Google Search, Maps, Gmail

- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration

- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player

- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player

- Organizer

- Document viewer/editor

- Voice memo/dial/commands

- Predictive text input

BATTERY

Standard battery,

Li-Ion 3300 mAh

Stand-by

Up to 368 h

Talk time

Up to 21 h

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Emporia RL1

The article will educate a user about Emporia RL1. The Emporia RL1 has a big numeric keypad, a high contrast OLED display, a minimalistic user interface, an LED flashlight, and comes with a docking station out of the box.

Design:

The design is not best one as most of its front side is occupied by a huge, backlit numeric keypad, but good thing is that it is really convenient to operate by users of all ages. The 1.8 inch OLED display is very easily legible and it provides high contrast levels.  Most of the front side of the Emporia RL1 is occupied by a huge, backlit numeric keypad

On the phone’s sides a user can see a dedicated flashlight button, a power button, a keyboard lock key, and a 2-button volume rocker. The volume rocker is very well exposed while the power, lock, and flashlight keys are extruded, which prevents accidental presses. Charging port and 3.5mm jack (bottom) LED flashlight on top.

Interface and functionality:

Now, let’s have a look at its interface and functionality.  The interface on the Emporia RL1 is as basic as it gets, and that is a great advantage considering the phone’s target audience. Making things even simpler are the help messages, which pop-up after a menu item is highlighted for several seconds.

A user can simply press the navigation key down and is then taken to the device’s phone book, which a user can search through by typing a contact’s name. The results are conveniently displayed in real time, and it doesn’t matter whether a user searches for a contact using their first or last name. Composing a text message is easy because of a big keypad and the interface’s large, legible font.

The rest of the phone’s already short list of features includes a basic calculator, an alarm clock with one possible entry, speed dial for up to 5 numbers and the ability to set up reminders.  A user can also make a list of shortcuts for frequently used functions, which is accessible straight from the home screen.

Performance:

The Emporia RL1 offers several sufficiently-loud polyphonic ringtones to choose from, yet the loudest one of them is set by default. Besides, the vibrating alert is easy to feel when the phone is in the pocket. When it comes to in-call audio quality, voices both in the earpiece and on the other side of the line sound loud and distinct, and the Handsfree mode is available for the times when needed.  The phone’s 800 mAh battery is rated for 3 hours of talk time or 200 hours in stand-by mode.  Let’s have a quick look at the Pros and Cons of Emporia RL1.

PROS

Huge numeric keypad

Large fonts

Built-in flashlight

Good in-call audio quality

CONS

Unappealing looks

Short battery life

Relatively expensive


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iPad 3

The article will provide a user with the latest news on n iPad3. Apple is planning to launch an upgraded version of iPad 2 in the March of 2012. Apple has planned to call this device a “real” iPad 3, but the name is not yet confirmed.

Features planned for the iPad3 are:

A6 Processor:

The current Apple Tablet is proved to be one of the powerful tablets because of its 900MHz Cortext-A9 processor. This has made Apple a strong competitor in the world of tablets. Now it is aiming to give a tougher competition by incorporating A6 Quad-core processor. This is much faster than the iPad 2.

iOS 5:

The iPad 3 is expected to come up with the latest iOS (Operating System), this will provide a multi-touch gesture technology to this iPad. There is also a rumour saying that Apple might also introduce OS X Lion for this tablet as it supports multitasking features.

Display:

Apple is striving hard to introduce Retina Display feature in iPad 3 with 9.7inch full touchscreen with the screen resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. It is also thought that the tablet will have a display with 3D view.

Camera:

The new tablet will have a 5 Megapixel camera with LED flash. It’s camera will have 1080 pixel or 720 pixel video recording quality of 60 frames per second.  Besides the technology made by OmniVision enables reducing the size by 20% so iPad 3 will be thinner and lighter

Battery:

iPad 3 will have a thinner and lighter battery but with a higher shelf life. These qualities will make the battery cost about 20-30% more than the current battery used in iPad 2. It is also expected to come with another special feature of wireless charging and also transferring data wirelessly.

Fingerprint proof - this is another patent that Apple is trying to do. Apple reports that the touch screen is coated with oleophobic materials. It is also to reduce the oil and fingerprints attached to the screen.

4G connection - This is reinforced by the existence of a document leaked AT&T who preach about the presence of the 4G LTE on the iPad 3.

iCloud - Technology that can access the songs on iTunes on other devices via wireless without having to store them in memory.

Projector - the built-in micro-projector will be present in these tablets. In addition the projector can also be associated with other Apple devices.

Wireless charging - 5 In addition to the iPhone that will use this technology, rumoured iPad 3 will also be able to transfer data wirelessly

Multitasking - Apple will display the multitasking features, such as notifications, task-finishing, app-switching, location and background sound.

Near Field Communication (NFC) - People with this technology will be able to pay bills by simply waving iPad 3 (virtual wallet).

Thunderbolt - dock for quickly transferring user documents, and integrated with the MacBooks, iMac and Mac mini.

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Blackberry Bold 9000

The article will provide a user with information and guidance on Blackberry Bold 9000.  Let’s have a look at the features and specification for the mobile phone.

Features
• Camera (2.0 MP)
• Built-in GPS
• Media Player
• Video Recording
• BlackBerry® Maps
• Wireless Email
• Organiser
• Browser
• Phone
• Corporate Data Access
• SMS/MMS
• Wi-Fi support

Size and Weight
Height:
114mm (4.48 inches)
Width:
66mm (2.6 inches)
Depth:
15mm (0.59 inches)
Weight:
136 grams (4.8 ounces)

Display
• Half VGA resolution 480 x 320 pixel colour display
• Transmissive TFT LCD
• Font size (user selectable)
• Backlighting
• Light sensing screen
• Displays over 65,000 Colours

Data Input & Navigation
• Trackball
• QWERTY keyboard
• Keyboard backlighting
Voice Input & Output
• 3.5mm stereo headset capable
• Integrated earpiece/ microphone
• Built-in speakerphone
• Mono/stereo headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported (Bluetooth® technology)

Media Player
• Video format support: XviD partially supported, H.263, H.264, WMV3
• Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro/WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+

Ringtones & Notifications
• Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones
• 32 polyphonic ringtones – MIDI, SP-MDI, MP3, WAV
• Vibrate mode
• LED indicator

Bluetooth
• Bluetooth® v2.0; mono/stereo headset, handsfree and Serial Port Profile supported.
• Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP)

Device Security
• Password protection and Keyboard lock
• Support for AES or Triple DES encryption when integrated with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• FIPS 140-2 Compliant (FIPS Validation In Progress)
• Optional support for S/MIME

Wi-Fi
• 802.11 b/g
• 802.11 a (BlackBerry Bold 9000 only)
• WPA / WPA2 Personal and Enterprise
• Cisco CCX certified
• Wi-Fi® access to BlackBerry Enterprise Server
• Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry Internet Service
• Support for UMA (carrier-dependent)

Wireless Networks
• UMTS: 2100/1900/850 MHz
• GSM: 1900/1800/900/850/MHz
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• North America: 850 MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• North America: 1900MHz GSM®/GPRS networks
• EDGE networks
• HSDPA networks

Camera & Video Recording
• Camera: 2.0 MP camera (JPEG encoding) with flash, 3x digital zoom
• Video Camera: Depending on the amount of built-in memory available for use, a third-party microSD card may need to be properly inserted into the BlackBerry smartphone to enable the video recording feature

Battery & Battery Life
• Standby time: 9 days (216 hours)
• Talk time: 4.3 hours
• 1500 mAhr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery

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HTC Desire S Pastel Teal

The article will provide a reader with HTC Desire S Pastel Teal’s information including specification for the phone.

The HTC Desire S Pastel Teal has got a stunning design with power and speed. Inspired by HTC Legend’s aluminium design.  With Qualcomm’s new 1GHz 8255 Snapdragon processor, the HTC Desire S offers snappy performance and power while its dual front and back cameras deliver High Definition video.  The HTC Desire S is the successor to our multi-award winning HTC Desire. Sporting a second generation Snapdragon processor, a new unibody design, Android Gingerbread, aluminium case and a super bright LCD screen.

Super Fast Browsing
The 1 GHz processor means the HTC Desire S is super fast. All the music, apps, downloads, games and websites all come to a user at in the blink of an eye.

Customisable Home screen
With seven customisable home screens a user can have everything a user wants, exactly where a user wants it. Just scroll left and right to access the seven screens, group the applications, widgets and features to get to them quickly and easily.

Applications for everyone
Android Market now gives a user with an instant access to over 200,000 apps, with more being added every day. With over half of them free including games and news applicatons that a user will never get bored.

Features of the HTC Desire include:
• 5 megapixel camera with face detection, autofocus and flash
• Video recording
• Display: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with pinch-to-zoom capability, 480 X 800 pixels (3.7 inches) with auto-rotate
• GPS receiver with digital compass, Google Maps, HTC Footprints and geo-tagging
• Music player (aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma formats)
• FM radio
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
• Ringtones: MP3 ringtones
• Internet: GPRS, EDGE, HSPA (7.2 Mbps download, 2Mbps upload)
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate, mini-USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm audio jack
• Memory: 576 MB RAM plus microSD memory card (up to 32GB)
• Vibration alert
• Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) plus HSPA/WCDMA (900/2100 MHz)
• Size: 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
• Weight: 135g
• Talktime: 390 - 400 minutes
• Battery standby: 340 - 360 hours

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Motorola Atrix 2

The article will provide a user with information and guidance on Motorola Atrix 2.  The Motorola Atrix 2 is a 4G phone, and it is not an LTE phone on a second-generation network running at 10-12 Mbps.  It is running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the Motorola Atrix 2 benefits from a few minor improvements in the latest operating system, including the ability to easily select entire passages of an email without too much effort.  A user can select whether he/she wants to snap photos or shoot video with the VGA front-facing or rear 8MP camera and camcorder.

The phone is light, at 147g grams, and thin, at 10mm, but falters in this regard in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy S2. The S2 is much lighter, at 116g, and thinner, at 8.49mm. That makes the Motorola Atrix 2 require just a bit more heft when a user wants to grab it and make a call.  The Motorola Atrix 2 uses a fairly standard implementation of Android 2.3 with some minor enhancements. HTC does a better job at adding useful widgets on phones such as the Sensation XE.

Motorola places key icons on the home screens, including the calendar, text messaging, Android Market and camera applications.  There is a dedicated camera button on the wide of the phone that a user has to press for a moment to engage.

PROCESSOR
The phone has a 4G connectivity and the 1GHz dual core processor, with dual channel RAM and advanced 3D graphics acceleration provides up to 2x faster processing power than single-core smartphones.

CAMERA
Six pics in less than a second with multi-shot mode. Capture every detail of social life all in amazing high-resolution with ATRIX 2’s 8MP camera and 1080p HD video recorder. Front- and rear-facing cameras help tell the story, while 30 fps playback ensures a smooth delivery.

WEBTOP
A user can connect to an enabled accessory, then watch webtop instantly launch a full version Firefox browser on any full-size monitor or HD TV. Browse the web on a huge 60-inch screen, make a call, scan all folders or edit docs – all at the same time!

ENTERTAINMENT
It features an easy-to-use discovery dashboard, for instant access to all favourite artists, as well as personalized song and video recommendations, real-time music news and event information.

AUDIO
ATRIX 2 features advanced audio technology. There’s Smart Auto Bass, which optimizes bass in real time, and, when using headphones, virtual surround sound delivers mind-blowing 3D stereo sound quality. And with CrystalTalk Plus’ dual mic system, hear and be heard in even the noisiest environments. Now that’s smart

SECURITY
ATRIX 2 features business-ready security that would make any IT department proud. This is above and beyond most phones, with PIN lock and password protection; data encryption on both the device and SD card; and, the ability to wipe the phone remotely if it’s ever lost or stolen

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Backberry Porsche Design P’9981

The article will provide a user with information on the Blackberry Porsche Design P’9981 phone.  The phone is styled by Porsche Design, forged in stainless steel, finished in leather and powered by BlackBerry. The Porsche Design P9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry is engineered luxury at its finest.
Superior BlackBerry performance and elegant Porsche Design styling place the P9981 smartphone in a class of its own. An enhanced 1.2 GHz processor and 8 GB of onboard memory powers a responsive and nimble browsing experience, 720p HD video recording, dual band Wi-Fi, a built-in compass and access to a selection of exclusive apps.

The Wikitude World Browser app helps a user to find, identify, access, and forward relevant information instantly. A user will enjoy faster, smoother web navigation. The P9981 smartphone is equipped with a full touch screen, and a wide BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard for easier messaging and enhanced technology.  The phone has 2.8″ high resolution display touch screen and 1.2 GHz processor.  The phone has also got dual-band Wi-Fi and BlackBerry App World 3.0.

The phone has got new features and innovative applications like Wikitude create deeper, more dynamic ways to interact with the world. Near Field Communication1 (NFC) readiness ensures simple connection with other NFC-enabled devices and smart tags. BlackBerry Tag enables effortless tap to share exchanges of multimedia content and contact info between friends and BBM contacts.

Blackberry Porsche Design P’9981 Smartphone Specification
• HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 115 x 67 x 11.3 mm
• 155g
• 2.8″ TFT Touchscreen display
• 3.5mm audio socket
• Internal memory 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
• Upto 32Gb via microSD
• GPRS
• EDGE
• 3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
• microUSB
• Camera 5 MP, 2592…1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
• OS BlackBerry OS 7.0
• CPU 1.2 GHz processor, Qualcomm MSM8655 chipset
• A-GPS
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- NFC support
- MP3/eAAC+/Flac/WAV player
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input

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HTC Sensation XE

The HTC Sensation XE is a powerful phone with a powerful brand attached to it. However, for the most part it’s just like the original Sensation. It has a faster processor, but this isn’t hugely apparent in normal usage. Build quality is great, it’s fast and has a large, sharp screen, but the quality of the S-LCD panel isn’t great and the Beats red bits don’t mesh entirely well with the design. It’s certainly a decent phone that can more-than do justice to Android, but when the original Sensation is now available for about £100 less, a user can get better audio quality by spending the difference on a great pair of earphones, instead of the just-good Beats bundled pair here

The HTC Sensation XE is the first Beats-branded phone. In case a user has no interest in headphones and don’t watch TV - Beats is the Dr. Dre-endorsed range of audio products from Monster. Beats was once the preserve of headphone buyers, but has recently spread out, stamping its red logo onto some of HP’s laptops. And infecting our tellyboxes with its advertising.

Aside from the hints of red, spread over the HTC Sensation XE’s body, the design of this Android Gingerbread phone is mostly identical to the original Sensation. The screen is 4.3in across, it has an 8-megapixel main camera and a fast dual-core processor. It has the same 11.3mm-thick aluminium unibody frame too, but this time it’s finished in brushed black to supply a moody look. The metal exoskeleton dominates the phone less than several of HTC’s top-end phones, including the Titan and Desire S. Most of the front is given over to the glass screen top layer, which is slightly curved at the edges, and on the back the metal strip cuts a modest diagonal path through the mostly soft-touch black plastic backplate. The three-part look of the back seems to suggest the bottom bit might pop off to reveal the microSD and SIM slot, but the whole of the back is one single slab.

It’s a blueprint those who are familiar with HTC’s phone line-up may have seen before, and it means that this phone doesn’t really have its own personality - beyond the flecks of red. The speaker grill of the earpiece, the touch sensitive nav buttons and the ring around the camera lens all bear the signature red of Beats. They look rather tacked-on because, well, they are.

This is essentially a Beats signature edition of the Sensation, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some worthwhile changes. Unlike the original model, the XE has a super-fast dual-core 1.5GHz processor and Beats audio processing inside. We’ll examine whether these make much difference later. Perhaps the most obvious addition to this model, though, is the pair of iBeats (rebranded as UrBeats, but not conspicuously so in the sample we received) headphones that come in the box.

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Nokia Lumia 800

The article will provie a user with information on Nokia Lumia 800.  Please note that Lumia is Latin for light. And it’s no exaggeration to say that this handsome handset heralds a sunny new dawn for Nokia. It really, really is that good.

This is a solidly made handset designed to withstand the rigours of mobile life. The screen is made from the popular Gorilla Glass and is scratch resistant. The polycarbonate unibody chassis is also solid and tough.  There is a rubbery finish to the chassis, which helps with grip. Nokia also provides a flexible rubbery slipover shell that can be used to further protect the chassis from scratches and bumps.
The chassis tapers slightly at its top and bottom edges, which is visually rather attractive. The Lumia 800 also feels more comfortable in the hand than its dimensions of 61.2mm wide by 116.5mm deep by 12.1mm thick might suggest.  The Lumia 800 is reminiscent of the Meego-based N9, and comes in the same three colours. 

There are three narrow silver buttons on the right edge for volume, power on/off and camera control. There’s no front-facing camera, but the back has an 8-megapixel camera with a dual LED flash.  The top edge has two covered connectors, and a user can’t open the right-hand one without first opening the one on the left.  The headset jack is on the top, at the far left. The left edge is clear, while the bottom edge has a speaker grille.

The screen measures 3.7in. across the diagonal and has a resolution of 480 by 800 pixels. The resolution is a standard Windows Phone.  The Lumia 800 has some high-end specifications. The processor is single core, but it’s a cutting-edge 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255. Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth (2.1+EDR), HSPA (14.4Mbps down, 5.76Mbps up) and GPS are all supported. It’s a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone.
There is 512MB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage and no microSD card slot for adding more, as Windows Phone does not support external storage. That means all external data has to reach the handset over the air or via a wired connection.

When Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) it claimed 500 software updates and changes. Notable enhancements include speech recognition for text creation and web searching, custom ringtones, contact groups, native Twitter and LinkedIn support, Local Scout (via Bing) for finding nearby venues, picture tagging and Office 365 support.  The Start Screen user interface is still based around ’tiles’ that sit in a vertically scrolling array.

The soft keyboard is responsive and surprisingly efficient to use, even in portrait mode.  The integration of Microsoft Office components.  OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint and Word, plus support for Office 365 and SharePoint  are all advantages for professional users.

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