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 iPhone 4S Siri vs Samsung Galaxy S2 Vlingo : The Assistant

By Rich Trenholm on 25 October 2011, 10:38am

                                                                     Samsung galaxy S2
iPhone 4s                                                                     
    
                                                     

Welcome to The Assistant. Lord Sugar may be seeking a new Apprentice, but we're searching for something much more important: a new phone. A phone that can become a true assistant by answering your questions and fulfilling your every need -- all at just the sound of your voice.
We're pitting Apple against Android in the battle of the voice command apps. Which will hear those devastating final words: "You're fired!"
The battle of the boardroom is on. Siri on the iPhone 4S goes head-to-head with the Android voice control app Vlingo Voice talk on the Samsung Galaxy S2. Which voice command phone will triumph?
Deciding between these two contenders won't be easy, but we've got just the man for the job: nobody knows voice commands -- by which we mean shouting -- better than CNET UK's own cockerney barrow boy-turned-techology supremo Lord Trenholm.
He's a straight talker who says what he means and means what he says, and he needs a phone that understands you and gives it to you straight. No excuses, no fancy patter -- just results.
The stakes are high as our two contestants arrive in London to face Lord Trenholm. They'll be put through their paces with a series of tough tasks to see which has the voice-control chops to take their place in your pocket.
We'll test the S2 and 4S to the limits of their abilities and beyond, so you witness which voice control technology is worth laying down your wonga for. Will Vlingo come up trumps? Can Siri overcome its lack of UK information? Does Apple trump Android? For the love of all that's financially sound and other information please see on our facebook page. Both moblie you can use very easily and you get perfect service and watch video.

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 Luke Westaway Reviewed Nokia Lumia 710

Date: 26 October 2011

First impressions of Nokia Lumia

The Nokia Lumia 710 is a Windows Phone that's designed to be affordable. The hardware on offer is reasonable, so we're crossing our fingers that this phone can bring the Windows Phone operating system to those who don't have the cash to splash on a really pricey smart phone.
This is a preview of the Nokia Lumia 710 that gives our first impressions based on the specification and/or limited hands-on experience. We'll update it to a full review with a CNET UK rating once our testing is complete.

good side:

• Should be more affordable than other smart phones
• Decent processor
• Changeable covers

Bad side:

• Not as classy as the Nokia Lumia 800
• Camera resolution only 5 megapixels

In this review of Nokia Lumia 710

1. Design
2. Processing power
3. Camera
4. Windows Phone
5. Nokia Drive and Nokia Music
6. Outlook

The Nokia Lumia 710 is one of the company's long-awaited Windows Phone mobiles. This phone is built to be relatively affordable -- we're expecting it to cost around £250 -- but having stubbornly snubbed Android, can plonking Microsoft's mobile operating system on a budget-friendly blower put Nokia back on top?
We've gone hands-on with the Nokia 710, and here we bring you our first impressions ahead of its launch early in 2012. Read on for a snootful of information.

Nokia Lumia Design

Unlike its big brother the Nokia Lumia 800, whose angular styling is identical to the doomed Nokia N9, the 710 has a rounded frame, surrounding a 3.7-inch display.

The front comes in black and white, the back is changeable for one of several snazzy colours. Hello Kitty backplate TBA.

It's available in black and white, and the back plate is removable, so further down the line you'll be able to buy new covers to personalise your phone -- something we miss from the good old days of mobiles.
There are physical buttons along the bottom of the phone rather than touch-sensitive ones, and we'd say that on the whole the 710 doesn't feel as classy as its big brother, the Lumia 800. It doesn't feel horrible, but it definitely feels cheaper, and the screen isn't as luxurious as the Lumia 800's.

Nokia Lumia Processing power

The 710 is packing a rather meaty 1.4GHz processor, although it's only single-core. That puts it roughly on par with other mid-range smart phones that are appearing right now, on paper at least, and it's good to see a fairly powerful chip in a phone that's designed to be cheaper.

The 710 has GPS so you can use Nokia's Maps app as a sat-nav.

Anecdotally it felt perfectly snappy. Indeed, we're yet to meet a Windows Phone that felt sluggish, so we expect the 710 will be fast enough to play high-res movies, fairly intensive games and open apps without delay.

Nokia Lumia Camera

Around the back of the 710 you'll find a 5-megapixel camera. That's not an especially high resolution for a modern smart phone -- the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Lumia 800 both sport 8-megapixel snappers, but we suspect the meagre megapixel count is a consequence of making the 710 cheaper to buy.
Last year's Nokia N8 proved our favourite Finns know how to put together a smart phone camera, so fingers crossed that the snapper on the 710 delivers on photo and video quality, despite the mediocre megapixel count.

Nokia Windows Phone

As we mentioned above, the Lumia 710 will be running on Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. So what does that get you, and is there any reason to prefer it over Android and Apple's iOS?

Here's Windows Phone's intuitive patchwork menu system, which, we think you'll agree, is quite attractive.

One of Windows Phone's greatest advantages is its interface. Elegant and intuitive, it's made up of colourful tiles, sewn together on your homescreen like a patchwork quilt made of apps. Those tiles are dynamic, so you can get updates or info like the weather popping up in each one.
Swiping through menus feels great, and while the swooping menu transitions might get on your nerves if you're in a tearing hurry, we can't deny this is an attractive operating system.
The latest version of Windows Phone -- called Mango -- brings multi-tasking so you can have lots of apps open at the same time. You can also gather your contacts into groups, and pin those groups to your phone's homescreen. That's handy when it comes to group messaging, or keeping tabs on what a close circle of buddies are up to.

Nokia Drive and Nokia Music

Nokia has stuck some on its own Windows Phone apps on to the  710 (and 800), including Nokia Drive, a sat-nav app, and Nokia Music, which streams playlists to your phone. Impressively, you can download those playlists to the 710 for offline playback and there's no registration needed, but it doesn't look like you can search for individual tracks or artists.

The 710 comes preloaded with Nokia apps, including the new Nokia Music service.

The problem with Windows Phone is it's not particularly popular, which means developers are more likely to build apps and games for Android and iOS, where crowds of customers are desperate to part with their cash in exchange for a shiny new mobile game.
As such, right now Windows Phone feels a little bit empty. There are a few neat apps like Angry Birds rattling around, but if you're a prolific downloader, you might find yourself running out of apps to try.
If the Lumia 710 and its brother the Lumia 800 prove popular, that could in turn boost Windows Phone's fortunes, bringing more apps to the platform.

Nokia Lumia Outlook

Being cheaper, the 710 could bring the Windows Phone platform to a new group of customers who don't have several hundred pounds to splash on a mobile, but fancy owning a smart phone. The hardware is powerful, so we're excited to see what the 710 can do, though we suspect its success will depend on exactly how cheap it turns out to be. Stay tuned for the full review.

Motorola Razr mobile

Reviewed by Luke Westaway Date: 19 October 2011

Motorola Razr first impressions

The Motorola Razr is an Android phone that offers speed, an 8-megapixel camera, and as you'd expect from the name, a super-slim design. It looks like a capable bit of kit, but it's going to face fierce competition from the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, especially as it doesn't yet have that phone's Ice Cream Sandwich software.

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Good side

• 1.2GHz processor with 1GB of RAM
• 8-megapixel camera
• Very thin (obviously)

Bad side

• Isn't running new version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich
• Dock-based Webtop OS hasn't wowed us in the past

In this review of Motorola Razr

1. Design
2. Display
3. Camera
4. Processor
5. Webtop and dock
6. No Ice Cream Sandwich
7. Battery and Motocast
8. Outlook

Remember the first Motorola Razr? We do -- it was a gloriously slim mobile, and arguably the first truly fashionable phone. An iconic piece of tech, Motorola is hoping to channel that venerable blower's success with its new Razr.
It's a similarly slender gadget, but this time around it packs Google's Android OS, as well as an 8-megapixel camera and the ability to dock to your laptop.
The renovated Razr will be out in the UK from November. Early promises from online retailers peg it at £380 SIM-free, but the networks are yet to announce any deals. We've gone hands-on, so brace yourself for a flurry of first impressions.

Motorola Razr Design

Motorola should have called this phone Quasimoto, because the first thing you'll notice is the hunched back where the camera bulges out the top of an otherwise  exceptionally slim frame. Motorola says it's 7.1mm thick, but that wedge surrounding the camera makes it a little bulkier at its widest point.

Yep. It's pretty skinny.

This is indeed a very thin phone though, so it should satisfy if you like a mobile that doesn't disturb the line of your snugly tailored jacket. Despite looking frail, Motorola reckons it's as tough as old boots, with Kevlar fibre woven into it (we doubt it would stop a bullet sadly), Gorilla Glass on the front and splash protection too.
Weighing just 127g, the Razr feels very light indeed. We didn't go to town with the stress tests, but it didn't feel too flimsy despite its thin frame -- fingers crossed this phone's build quality stands up to the rigours of everyday life. We'd love to see a blower as tough as the Motorola Defy with real smart phone sensibilities, so we'll be testing the Razr's mettle when it comes to the full review.

Motorola Razr Display

A year ago we'd have called the Razr's display  massive, but its 4.3-inch size is quickly becoming the norm. This is the same size as the Samsung Galaxy S2, but bigger than the 3.5-inch iPhone 4S.

The Razr's 4.3-inch screen is bright and colourful.

Motorola says this 540x960-pixel screen is of the Super AMOLED Advanced variety. Those words and capital letters don't mean all that much in isolation, but we can tell you this screen looks very bright and colourful. We looked at some photos and video on the Razr, and its colours were vibrant. Its resolution doesn't quite match the iPhone 4S' 640x960 pixels, but it's pretty close.

Motorola Razr Camera

The Razr rocks an 8-megapixel camera,  strapped on to its back like some obscene rucksack. It's capable of shooting 1080p video, putting it on par with the iPhone 4S' and the Samsung Galaxy S2's snapper, at least in terms of resolution.

The Razr's 8-megapixel camera can shoot 1080p video, but does rather stick out.

We didn't get a chance to test the camera in our brief hands-on, but we're interested to see how it measures up against its rivals. We'll be looking for crisp, colourful photos, as well as camera software that's easy to use and a processor that can keep up with us shooting lots of hi-def video clips.

Motorola Razr Processor system

Speaking of which, the Razr has a 1.2GHz  dual-core processor, backed up by a hearty 1GB of RAM. We didn't get a chance to run our benchmark tests, but on paper at least that makes the Razr a very fast phone. The iPhone 4S has only just come out, and it's very fast indeed, so we're gagging to see whether Motorola can steal Apple's thunder so soon after the 4S comes out.
Anecdotally the Razr feels very slick indeed, and certainly a good deal smoother than most Android mobiles when it comes to swiping through menus and homescreens. We'll run benchmark tests in our full review, and what we want to see is apps opening very quickly with no lag, and zero stutter when we're playing high-resolution videos.

Motorola Razr Webtop and dock system

Like the Motorola Atrix, the Razr has a secondary operating  system lurking beneath the surface. Called Webtop, this OS kicks in when you plug the Razr into a supported laptop dock, the idea being that you can turn your phone into a netbook of sorts, with a proper keyboard for getting some actual work done.
Webtop was rather uninspiring on the Atrix -- the dock is expensive and all the extra OS really does is open Firefox for browsing. While you can move files around, on the Atrix we found that it really wasn't much cop as a laptop replacement.
It's possible that the extra processing grunt you get with the Razr could make Webtop more useful, so we'll keep an open mind. Unless the dock is really affordable though, we don't think many buyers will want to take a chance on this quirky interface.

No Ice Cream Sandwich of Motorola

 

When Google announced its intention to buy Motorola earlier  this year, we assumed we'd be seeing Motorola mobiles with the very latest version of Android fresh out the box. But the Razr comes running Android version 2.3.5, aka Gingerbread. Ice Cream Sandwich is designed to unify the smart phone and tablet versions of Android, and while Motorola has promised it will bring ICS to the Razr in 2012, Android addicts looking for the very latest version of Google's cracking OS will want to opt for a different phone. The recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy Nexus offers ICS thrills, so if you're desperate for a fresh version of Android, check that out.

Motorola Razr Battery and Motocast

Motorola has gone to town with the Razr's  interface, peppering it with its own apps. While we're very wary of manufacturers bloating the Android interface with unwanted baggage, some of the Razr's apps could come in handy.
An app called Smart Actions could help you squeeze some extra juice out of your phone's battery. It lets you set rules for your Razr's behaviour, using a rather nifty interface that involves big tiles representing triggers, and another set of tiles representing what response that action that trigger elicits, like a very basic form of programming.
You can program the Razr to open the music app, for example, when it detects you've plugged in some headphones, or program in some battery-saving options such as turning off Bluetooth and GPS when the phone isn't charging. It seems quite a flexible application, so there are bound to be more uses here you can think of.
Motorola reckons you can get up to 30 per cent extra battery using these tools -- we'll have a play around with Smart Actions and judge that for ourselves in the full review.
A tool called Motocast lets you get at files such as music or photos that are stored on your home PC, from your phone. To do this you'll have to install a bit of software on your home PC or Mac, and set up a folder your Razr can access. Then you can view and download your files from the Razr itself. We tried this out, and it seemed to work well.

Motorola Razr Outlook

In terms of the hardware lurking  inside, the Razr is quite similar to the brilliant Samsung Galaxy S2. It's coming out much later than Samsung's effort though, and will be competing with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which is running a more advanced version of Android than the Razr.
The Galaxy Nexus is also packing a bigger 4.65-inch screen with a 720p resolution. The Galaxy S2 is very slick, and HTC phones offer a great interface in the shape of the HTC Sense Android skin.
So while we like the slim design, big screen and speedy processor, the Razr will have to offer something over its competitors if it wants to succeed. That could be the extra apps Motorola has stuck on here, it could be better battery life, or it could be a lower price (UK retailed Clove thinks it'll retail for £380, which is in the same ballpark as most high-end Android phones). It's out in November, so we'll know soon enough -- stay tuned for the full review.

HTC Sensational  XL

Reviewed by Luke Westaway on 6 October 2011
HTC sensational XL is a awesome mobile. It is very fantastic and smart mobile. Anybody use this mobile then must be he is lot of beneficial by this service.

HTC First impressions

The HTC Sensation XL is -- as the name implies -- an absolutely massive mobile, sporting a 4.7-inch display. A 1.5GHz processor, 8-megapixel camera and a set of Beats headphones in the box make this one to keep an eye on.
                                                                      
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This is a preview of the HTC Sensation XL that gives our first impressions based on the specification and/or limited hands-on experience. We'll update it to a full review with a CNET UK rating once our testing is complete.
HTC sensational XL Description
When it comes to doing music justice, you're way ahead of the crowd with the HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio™ and its superb, in-box customized Beats headset. Now your audio experience sounds just like the artist intended. You'll also enjoy the large 4.7 inch screen and 9.9mm sleek premium design. And record amazing HD quality video to complement your audio experience with this incredible superphone. It's the BEST sound and sight you can get on any mobile device.

Instant capture camera
Remember that time you pressed the shutter button and had to wait while your camera phone finished taking the picture? With the instant capture camera, the moment you press the button is the same moment the photo is captured. Never let a great shot slip away.

Richer Internet experience
Surf the web in style with multi-window browsing, a quick lookup tool for jumping to Wikipedia or YouTube and the latest Flash support for smooth video playback

Active lockscreen
We've transformed the lockscreen into a window to the good stuff on your phone - you can check up on your portfolio, view your friend's status, and more.

Specially made headsets offer unparalleled audio experience
HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio™ delivers you a superior mobile and audio experience. The tailor-made headset is specially engineered to deliver extraordinary sound. Finally, hear what you've been missing.

Huge screen makes music videos an immersive experience
The 4.7 inch screen, coupled with SRS surround sound, gives you the ultimate multimedia experience. When you want to catch movies on the go, check out the latest and hottest films with HTC Watch.

Capture broad vistas with the wide angle lens
You know it takes a wide angle lens to capture beautiful city skylines and natural features. The BSI CMOS camera with F2.2, 28mm lens lets you take sharp, great looking wide angle shots.


 HTC sensational XL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

SIZE	Dimensions	132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
	Weight	162.5 g

DISPLAY	Type	S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 4.7 inches (~199 ppi pixel density)
		- HTC Sense UI 3.5 - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Multi-touch input method - Gyroscope sensor - Touch-sensitive controls

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
	Card slot	No

DATA	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	3G	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, 720p
	Secondary	Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
	CPU	1.5 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 chipset
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
		- Beats Audio - Beats headset - Digital compass - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Facebook and Twitter integration - Document viewer/editor - Adobe Flash support - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1600 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 11 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)

Nokia Asha 300  Mobile

Reviewed by Luke Westaway on 26 October 2011

     

Nokia Asha 300 First impressions

The Nokia Asha 300 is shaping up to be a solid bet if you want a simple, small and cheap phone. The 5-megapixel camera and fast processor are plus points, but a resistive touchscreen could make this mobile fiddly to use.

This is a preview of the Nokia Asha 300 that gives our first impressions based on the specification and/or limited hands-on experience. We'll update it to a full review with a CNET UK rating once our testing is complete.

Good side

• Fast processor
• 5-megapixel camera
• Small and light

Bad side

• Resistive touchscreen could prove fiddly
• Android is better for apps and games

In this review of Nokia Asha 300

1. Design
2. Display
3. Processor and software
4. Camera
5. Outlook

It might not be as exciting as Nokia's new high-end Windows Phone smart phones, but the Nokia Asha 300 is still worth talking about, because it's going to be really cheap. We suspect it will cost roughly £75, and we've heard that it's heading for the UK sometime early next year.

Nokia asha 300 Design

The Asha 300 doesn't offer a great deal in terms of looks. In fact it's a pretty basic blower -- there's a touchscreen sat above an alphanumeric keypad, and that's about it. The bottom of the phone is rounded, and it looks reasonably classy.
The keys themselves are pleasingly spaced out, so you shouldn't have too much trouble tapping out texts, and if you're used to typing on this kind of keyboard then you'll probably be rattling out messages really quickly in no time.
At 12.7mm thick, the Asha 300 isn't the slimmest phone we've ever encountered, but you'd hardly call it bulky -- this blower will slide into your jeans pocket or handbag with no complaint. It weighs a mere 85g too, so you'll hardly notice you're carrying it.
The Nokia website lists the Asha 300 as coming in red and grey versions, though the one we tested had a white back. We don't know which colour options will make it to the UK however.

Nokia Asha 300 Display

The 2.4-inch screen is large and clear, but we have one serious gripe -- this is a resistive touchscreen, not a capacitive one. Resistive touchscreens don't feel as slick as their capacitive brothers, and it means that navigating the Asha 300's interface will feel a lot less smooth than a touchscreen on a more luxurious smart phone.
That resistive screen will definitely count against this mobile, as these days you can get quite cheap phones with more respectable capacitive screens, such as the Orange Monte Carlo.

Nokia Asha 300 Processor and software

Something that's a little more up-to-date is a 1GHz processor, that should make this phone move like a fighter jet. We didn't get much chance during our brief hands-on to really test its speed capabilities, but hopefully it will make things like Web browsing or opening apps quite rapid.
It's worth noting though that the Asha 300 isn't really built for downloading stuff -- if you're after a phone to fill with apps and downloadable games, you'll be better off with a cheap Android mobile (again the Monte Carlo springs to mind) than with the Series 40 platform that's running on the Asha 300.
On the other hand, if you're already used to Nokia's Series 40 operating system, and the idea of getting to grips with a whole new load of software gives you a headache, then the Asha 300 becomes a more tempting offer.

Nokia Asha 300 Camera

A very pleasant surprise is a 5-megapixel camera residing around the back of the Asha 300. We'd be surprised if this snapper was able to grab prize-winning shots, but for simply snapping a few piccies when you're out with your friends, it should get the job done.
There's not a great deal of memory on board for storing photos once you've snapped them -- there's only 140MB of internal storage here. You can extend it up to 32GB using a microSD card, but annoyingly Nokia doesn't appear to be putting one in the box. That means a trip to Maplins, and a bit more cash if you want to put a decent amount of photos or music on this phone.
Angry Birds Lite comes pre-loaded on to the Asha 300 for a spot of gaming while you're on the bus. It's not the full version of the game, which is a shame, and as we mentioned above there's not a huge amount of potential for filling this phone with other games.

Nokia Asha 300 Outlook

The Nokia Asha 300 isn't revolutionary, but if you're in the market for a cheap, simple phone then it could be one to watch. The inclusion of a 5-megapixel camera is a definite plus, but the resistive touchscreen means it could prove fiddly to use. Stay tuned for the full review.

Nokia Asha 303 Mobile

Reviewed by Luke Westaway on 26 October 2011

Nokia Asha 303 First impressions

The Nokia Asha 303 might not look too exciting, but it's got a few treats in store, including a capacitive touchscreen and a 3.2-megapixel camera. It's up against cheap Android phones like the Orange Monte Carlo though, which are better for apps.

This is a preview of the Nokia Asha 303 that gives our first impressions based on the specification and/or limited hands-on experience. We'll update it to a full review with a CNET UK rating once our testing is complete.

Nokia asha 303 model design

 

Good side

• Capacitive touchscreen and Qwerty keypad
• Feels fast

Bad side

• Not the most attractive design we've ever seen
• Up against affordable Android phones

In this review of Nokia Asha 303

1. Design
2. Angry Birds
3. Camera
4. Outlook

Nokia might be showing off its high-end Windows Phone mobiles at last, but it hasn't forgotten about the budget blowers. The Nokia Asha 303 is a phone that looks basic, but has a few surprises in store. Better still, if and when it makes it to the UK (we've been told to expect it in the first few months of 2012), it should cost around £100.
We've gone hands-on with the Asha 303, so read on for our first impressions, and be sure to check out our hands-on photos and video in the little box to the top left of these words.

Nokia Asha 303 Design

We'd be lying if we said we were blown away by the Asha 303's style. It looks like the Qwerty keyboard that sits beneath the screen is meant to slide out, but in fact it's fixed in place. On the back there's an area with a brushed-metal effect, and the top and bottom of this phone feature gentle curves.
The Asha 303 feels light -- it only weighs 99g, so it's no hassle to lug this phone around with you. It's not massively slim, measuring 13.9mm thick, but we reckon it's easily thin enough to squeeze into your pockets.
We didn't get very much time to test the full Qwerty keyboard lurking underneath the screen, but we did note that there's no gap between each individual key, so that might lead to the occasional slip up when you're typing quickly. On the other hand, we're pleased to see that the space bar is really big -- nothing grinds our gears like a fiddly little space key.
There's a touchscreen on board that measures 2.6 inches on the diagonal. Happily it's of the capacitive variety rather than the less classy resistive type, so very light touches will trigger on-screen actions.
The Asha 303 is coming in black and grey versions, though we don't know which will make it to the UK.

Nokia Asha 303 Angry Birds

The Asha 303 comes pre-loaded with Angry Birds Lite, a smaller version of Rovio's hugely popular bird-flinging mobile game. It's a bit disappointing that you don't get the full game, but on the plus side, in our brief hands-on time we were impressed with how smoothly the game itself ran.
That's on account of the 1GHz processor that's powering the Asha 303. That's a potent chip, and while this phone isn't really built for downloading intensive games or watching movies, it does mean that navigating around menus and inputting text should be snappy.

Nokia Asha 303 Camera

Speaking of snappy, there's a 3.2-megapixel camera around the back of the Asha 303. That's not a particularly high resolution, especially when compared with lofty mobiles such as the iPhone 4S or Samsung Galaxy S2 with their 8-megapixel cameras. Still, it will probably serve for snapping basic photos while you're out with your mates.
Internal storage is rather low at just 100MB, but you can beef it up using a microSD card. Up to 32GB is supported, and a 2GB card comes in the box.
The Asha 303 is running on Nokia's Series 40 platform. It's reasonably easy to navigate, and if you've used a Series 40 phone before, this will feel familiar.
The downside however is that this platform isn't really built for downloading apps. So if you're looking for a phone that you can use to play loads of games and download a tonne of apps, you'd be better of looking at a cheap Android phone like the rather nifty Orange Monte Carlo.

Nokia Asha 303 Outlook

The Asha 303 looks like a solid basic mobile. Nothing about it particularly impressed us, though for what's bound to be a low price tag, it's good to see a capacitive touchscreen. We'll be testing out how easy it is to rattle out messages on that Qwerty keyboard when it comes time for the full review.
In the meantime, point your peepers at the Orange Monte Carlo, another cheap phone that's good if you fancy dipping your toe into the Android waters.

Shop Savvy invite PayPal Mobile product leading for move into NFC payments and promotions

 By Christopher Brown | nfcworld.com | March 14th, 2011

The mobile barcode-based shopping service has hired PayPal Mobile's former product lead to spearhead the introduction of an NFC-enabled mobile wallet that will let users store bank and credit cards as well as coupons, gift cards, instant rebates, loyalty cards and cash-back rewards on their mobile phones.

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SHOPSAVVY: The shopping service, which has more than 10 million users, is to introduce an NFC-enabled mobile wallet

The former product lead for PayPal Mobile has joined smartphone shopping developer ShopSavvy to lead its introduction of near field communication applications.
Matthew Weathers, who becomes vice president of product at ShopSavvy, was part of the founding team for PayPal Mobile. He led the mobile product team for four years and helped to develop the product suite for three business lines: P2P payments, eBay mobile checkout, and mobile merchant services.
ShopSavvy is one of the most widely embraced shopping apps for Android, the iPhone, Nokia and Windows smartphones and has more than ten million active users.
In January the company introduced QuickPay on both the iPhone and Android platforms. The feature, similar in functionality to Amazon's 1-Click ordering, enables consumers to very easily buy an item on the phone and have it shipped home. QuickPay 1.0 uses PayPal but the company plans to unveil QuickPay 2.0 in the near future, which will support credit cards and become a wallet to enable point-of-sale purchases via NFC.
"QuickPay will allow ShopSavvy users to use the app as an integrated wallet, making purchases from both local and online retailers without needing cash or a credit card in hand," Weathers says.
"I am excited about the opportunity to develop this element of ShopSavvy as we work to extend our lead as the number one app for shoppers."
QuickPay 1.0 allows consumers to scan a product barcode and have information about that product sent directly to them. Participating retailers will automatically display a QuickPay button that users can click to access PayPal and complete the purchase.
But QuickPay 2.0 takes the process a step further, turning smartphones into fully featured mobile wallets. ShopSavvy consumers will be able to store credit cards and bank accounts and save money by also storing coupons, gift cards, instant rebates, loyalty cards, and cash back rewards in their QuickPay wallet.
The news comes after it emerged last month that ShopSavvy had teamed up with discount deals website Groupon. Offers will be delivered via ShopSavvy's Deals tab, a Twitter-like stream of offers, promotions and coupons.
Alexander Muse, co-founder of ShopSavvy, said: "ShopSavvy plans to enhance Groupon's value for our users by sending them only the deals we know they will be interested in, based on their shopping history, location and preferences."

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Vodacom Tanzania creat a Plug- and-Play device

Pubslished by: Akin Naphtal  on  2011-10-28 01:56:07

Vodacom Tanzania the leading mobile telecommunication operator in the country in terms of market share has launched the Vodafone Webbox which brings affordable internet access to customer’s television set by plugging in a keyboard. The launch of the webbox a simple plug-and-play experience of connecting a keyboard to a television is an expression of the Vodacom brand promise of empowering and changing lives of people in the country through mobile telecommunication technology. “This initiative from Vodacom is hugely widening opportunities for people to be connected,” said Nector Foya Head of Corporate Affairs Vodacom Tanzania. The Webbox is a sleek, unique key board that comes with a SIM card and an inbuilt modem which provides a simple user interface enabling users to navigate easily between the services which include internet browsing, SMS, and email messaging. Other services include FM radio and an online photo album as well as games and videos and music players. She said the webbox provides internet access to a wide spectrum of consumers allowing them to play music, watch movies, listen to the radio, play games, access a library, social networks such as facebook and twitter, emails and send sms. The webbox innovation developed specifically for customers in emerging markets where technology and cost barriers exclude many from enjoying affordable and easy internet access. The significant value that this product will add to schools, homes and small business is potentially drastic. The wealth of knowledge that is available on the internet can now easily be accessed by millions of Tanzanians which will add greater value to their activities and the country’s economy as well.  “This is yet another first from Vodacom in the mobile telecommunication market and Vodacom will not only continue to provide the best services that carter people needs but also offer real value in products and services and to live up to the company’s promises of being a partner in the country’s development” said Nector The webbox are available at all Vodacom shops and Vodacom agents country wide and thus Vodacom is very optimistic that it will help people especially those with limited budget to own a computer and being connected with internet conveniently using the existing television set at their homes and business places without needing an additional computer accessory. Airtel  Mobile internet browsing experience & multi-media messaging services in Africa Pubslished by: Akin Naphtal  on  2011-10-27 00:10:36     |    Customers of Bharti Airtel in Africa will soon enjoy seamless internet connectivity and simpler, more intuitive mobile data services. The operator has selected Nokia Siemens Networks’ Serve atOnce Device Management (SADM)* software to be implemented across affiliates in 16 African countries. In addition, Nokia Siemens Networks will consolidate the operator’s existing MMSC platforms into one centrally managed virtual platform. “Nokia Siemens Networks’ robust mobile device management solution will allow our customers in Africa to enjoy the latest services by enabling seamless internet connectivity and excellent customer care support, while Airtel will benefit from reduced operational costs when introducing new devices or services,” said Manoj Kohli, CEO (International) and Joint Managing Director, Bharti Airtel. Rajeev Suri, chief executive officer of Nokia Siemens Networks, said: “The shift towards smart networks that understand user preferences and enable delivery of customized services is helping operators such as Bharti Airtel deliver a superior Mobile Broadband experience. Nokia Siemens Networks supports this transition by helping operators to manage user experience better and deliver improved services seamlessly.” Nokia Siemens Networks’ SADM will enable Bharti Airtel to remotely and automatically manage and configure user devices for new data services. The software will also enable the operator to gain valuable insights on device capabilities to make right business decisions when introducing new services. Under a three-year contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide its mobile internet browsing solution (MIBS) and multimedia messaging solution (MMSC), hosted on a virtualized and centrally managed VaaS platform. This will allow Bharti Airtel to provide these services faster and cost efficiently to all its customers across all affiliates in Africa.

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Author: Jeff Hasen

Hands down, the most anticipated presentation for all of us in the mobile and Internet space comes from Mary Meeker, a former analyst at Morgan Stanley and now a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in Silicon Valley.
Over the years, Meeker has been quoted in a variety of sites and publications worldwide. And her most repeated forecast — the prediction that more people will access the Internet on a mobile device than on a personal computer by 2015 — is a key data point that continues to get play in industry presentations, conferences and research around the globe.
Meeker’s annual analysis of the trends and stats that matter most is eagerly awaited — and this year was no exception. Her latest research was unveiled this week at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco,  where she provided an inside look at the latest in mobile trends globally, including mobile penetration, mobile usage and mobile advertising spend (still out of sync with actual mobile use, by the way).
Among the highlights:

• Smartphones surpassed feature phone shipments in Western Europe in the second quarter of 2010 and in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2011. Meeker says “the rest of the world will follow.”

• The number of global mobile 3G subscribers has grown 35 percent year over year to total 936 million, or 17 percent of all mobile subscribers.

• There are approximately 835 million smartphone users worldwide, compared with a whopping 5.6 billion mobile users in total (this includes people with feature phones or low-end devices)

• Android phone adoption has ramped up faster than iPhone

• 85 percent of the world’s population is covered by commercial wireless signals, providing greater reach than the electrical grid (which covers 80 percent of the population)

Meeker pointed out that these developments bode well for the tech industry. As she put it: “Wow! Unprecedented times! If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…”
What about the global economy? Meeker said economic woes worldwide are formidable, but not insurmountable. “(It’s) Often darkest before dawn,” she told the summit audience. “At least we know what the problems are. Now we need the resolve to fix them. Across-the-board sacrifice [is] needed.”
How I See It: Many people make bold predictions when it comes to mobile. Some of them are on the mark, and others miss it. Take the recent claim (via this interview in AdWeek) that the advertising spend on mobile will exceed that of television. The statement received headlines, but was promptly dismissed by many in the industry (including myself) as pure exaggeration. However, Meeker and her annual forecast have the credibility and track record to guide us. I encourage every marketer to listen up and put her on the “can’t miss” list.

 Mobile device by the numbers of Africa

Sadly it wasn’t news to me when Nielsen reported that more people in Africa have access to a mobile device than they do to clean drinking water.
However, the other data points Nielsen published in this recent post summarizing the current state of mobile in South Africa were entirely new, shedding light on an abundance of opportunities for marketers everywhere.
Among the highlights:

• South Africa ranks fifth in the world for mobile data usage, ahead of the U.S., which ranks seventh.
• Facebook is the most popular social media platform, used by 85 percent of mobile subscribers. Half of all users of Facebook in South Africa access the site via mobile.
• Text messaging is used by almost 4.2 times more people than e-mail. More than two-thirds (69 percent) of consumers prefer sending texts to making voice calls, largely because it is less expensive to text than call. Additionally, 10 percent of respondents believe texting is a faster way of communicating.
• The majority (60 percent) of South African mobile users said they are aware of mobile banking services offered by banks, but only 21 percent say they use such services. A much larger number of those aware of the services said they would never use them, suggesting banks might need to invest in communicating the benefits and security of mobile banking.

How I See It: Mobile is global — and we should make it our business to keep abreast of usage and attitudes around the world. The last months have shown that many countries outside the U.S. are leading in areas of mobile, delivering us exciting case studies and key learnings. Informa reports that Nigeria leads in mobile banking; Hong Kong has the most mobile shoppers (with 35 percent using their mobile to research products and purchases); and we all know that Japan was the pioneer in barcodes and NFC. Granted, it’s difficult to draw parallels between mobile interests and activity from one continent to another. But what is useful and essential in my view is the periodic monitoring of mobile around the world to help us anticipate change – and capitalize on it.
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Canon new model camera Canon PowerShot SX40 HS The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS superzoom may look a great deal like its SX30 IS predecessor, but the innards of this 35x optical zoom bridge camera have been stripped out and reworked. The SX40 features a new 12.1MP back-lit CMOS sensor paired with the latest model. Please choose for your sale. RIM literally give  Play Book tablets Get one free offer goes live Rim Literally play book mobile 28 October 2011 14:55 GMT / By Paul Lamkin Back in September it was revealed that RIM was struggling with sales of its PlayBook tablet, with just 200,000 shipped to shops in the previous quarter, and now the Canadian phone giant has taken action - by offering free PlayBooks in the US and Canada. The buy two get one free deal has gone live over on the North American BlackBerry websites and will, of course, be aimed at businesses rather than people looking to build room made out of PlayBooks. Over here in Blighty, there's no sign of the BTGOF deal yet - but you can nab a free PlayBook through the Carphone Warehouse. If you sign up for a £30 a month deal for a Blackberry Curve 8520 you'll get a free 16GB RIM Playbook, worth £239, along with 100 minutes, 1000 texts and 1GB of data for your new smartphone. Not exactly desperate measures but when you consider the PlayBook was touted as an iPad killer, not exactly the kind of form that its makers would have hoped for. Earlier this month Alec Saunders, VP of developer relations and ecosystem development at Research In Motion, told Pocket-lint: "The number one reason the PlayBook hasn't sold as well as we expected is the lack of a native email client, the number two reason is there aren't enough apps." RIM promised to put the latter issue right with the Android player in PlayBook OS 2.0 which was due to launch in 2011. However, earlier this week the company stated that PlayBook customers waiting for its 2.0 OS update will have to wait a little longer, as it will now launch in February 2012. Not only that but the much sought-after BBM service for the PlayBook tablet has now been deferred, "to a subsequent BlackBerry PlayBook OS release recently. Detailed and explained of Nokia music: Music to your ears? 28 October 2011 14:28 GMT / By Stuart Miles One of the key new apps for the Nokia Lumia 800 is Nokia Music, a twist of Microsoft’s Music hub and Zune offering. But what is it all about? Nokia music will be a free app installed as standard on the Nokia Lumia 800 and only be available to Nokia users. The app consists of a number of features and is, in reality, the rebirth of the company’s failed Comes With Music offering of yesteryear. The key selling point however is a feature called MixRadio, a free, global, mobile music-streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of locally-relevant music to be streamed or saved for offline listening. Offline listening is restricted, but not overly so. Users will be able to download up to 4 stations and up to 14.5 hours of music at any one time (that’s around 200 tracks in total). Music is downloaded in AAC+. There will be 100 channels according to genre and each one of them contains 50 songs which are refreshed once a week.                                                                    If you just want to listen to new releases, there’s a channel for that. At launch Nokia will curate that service, and the company has already said that it will be looking to key music influencers and artists to create lists. Expect everyone from the UK Top 40 to Lady Gaga to want to get involved. Nokia has also said that it plans to offer users the chance to create personalized channels from a global catalogue of millions of tracks in an update scheduled for a later date in a similar vein to how Spotify works. (Spotify you had better get your skates on for that WP7 launch you promised in 2010). To help it create those personalised tracks the app will also, via a website on your PC, scan your music collection and tell you what kind of music you have – be in rock, pop, jazz, etc – and then suggest further music you should listen to based on your profile. According to the lead exec on the Nokia Music app, Mark Wheatley, it takes minutes to scan your tracks: “It took just three minutes to scan my 95,000 track collection,” he told the Windows Phone blog from Microsoft when describing the new feature. But it’s not just MixRadio that music fans should look forward to. Also integrated in Nokia Music is Gigfinder, providing the ability to search for live local music for a that is on nearby and then buy tickets from your phone there and then. Those are the more exciting features of the new app, however the Nokia Music Windows Phone 7 app also lets you buy music from Nokia’s 15m track collection, as well as stream Internet radio and listen to your own music. The Nokia Music app will be integrated into the Zune experience. Users will be able to use the Zune controls on the phone to control the music they listen to in Nokia Music and see the tracks they’ve been listening to in the Zune app as well. Nokia Music will be available on the Nokia Lumia 800 when it launches on 16 November 2011, and the Nokia Lumia 710 when it launches early 2012. Some nokia music mobile model picture below                       May sell Pc division hp to end mobile products by Jordan Robertson AP Technology Writer | AP - Thursday, August 18, 2011  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a dramatic reshuffling, Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday that it will discontinue its tablet computer and smartphone products and may sell or spin off its PC division, bowing out of the consumer businesses. It's one of the most extreme makeovers in the company's 72-year history and signals new CEO Leo Apotheker's most transparent move to date to make HP look more like longtime rival IBM Corp., which now makes most of its money from software and services. The most apparent result for consumers will be the end of HP's TouchPad tablet, a sales dud, and HP-branded smartphones, also-rans in a booming market crowded with the iPhone and devices based on Google's Android system. By the end of next year, HP computers could be sold under another company's name. HP will continue to sell servers and other equipment to business customers, just as IBM now does.         Ap Mobile model image It was not immediately known whether any jobs will be cut. HP employs more than 300,000 worldwide. A decade ago, HP emerged from a bitter fight to spend more than $24 billion on Compaq Computer, setting the stage for HP to become the world's No. 1 maker of personal computers. Now, three CEOs later, HP is changing course — hard. The PC division is HP's biggest revenue generator but least profitable division. The move has long been rumored, but just six months ago HP dismissed reports of the possibility as "irresponsible reporting" and that PCs are "core to HP's strategy for the connected world." The PC industry is under pressure from hot-selling smartphones and tablet computers, which have contributed to already weak consumer demand for PCs in the U.S. and Europe. More striking is that HP plans to shutter its fledgling smartphone and tablet business just two years after spending $1.8 billion on smartphone maker Palm, which gave HP the webOS software that has been praised by critics but largely been ignored by the marketplace. It is here that HP was the victim of the Apple and Google juggernauts, as iPads and iPhones and smartphones running Google's Android software have been hot sellers, while HP devices have languished. HP also announced it is buying Autonomy Corp., a business software maker, for about $10 billion, ranking the deal among HP's biggest. The decision to buy Autonomy also marks a change of course for HP, one that makes HP's trajectory look remarkably similar to rival IBM's nearly a decade ago. IBM, a key player in building the PC market in the 1980s, sold its PC business in 2004 to focus on software and services, which aren't as labor- or component-intensive as building computer hardware. HP, which is based in Palo Alto, Calif., also announced its latest quarterly results an hour earlier than planned. HP's net income increased in the fiscal third quarter, which ended July 31, but its lower-than-expected outlook for the current period weighed on the stock. The company earned 93 cents per share in the latest quarter. That's up from 75 cents per share a year earlier. Its adjusted earnings were $1.10 per share, a penny above analyst expectations. Revenue climbed less than 2 percent to $31.2 billion, matching analysts' average expectations, according to FactSet. For the current quarter, HP forecast adjusted earnings of $1.12 to $1.16 per share, below analysts' expectation of $1.32 per share. Revenue should be $32.1 billion to $32.5 billion, short of analysts' estimate of $34 billion.                                                                           Ap mobile model image                                                                                                                             FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2010 file photo, the Palm Pre Plus, left, and the Palm Pixi   The company plans to record a one-time charge of $1 billion in the fourth quarter related to the webOS business shutdown and other restructuring costs. It said may also book a charge related to the value of the webOS business but did not say how much that would be. HP also lowered its full-year revenue outlook. It now expects revenue of $127.2 billion to $127.6 billion, down from its previous estimate of $129 billion to $130 billion. Analysts were predicting $129.1 billion in revenue. HP's stock fell $1.88, or 6 percent, to close Thursday at $29.51. The stock fell further in extended trading to $28.79, a drop of 72 cents, or 2.4 percent. The announcement came about an hour before the close of market.   The world’s largest mobile shear for debut April 03, 2005       Share mobile image Genesis Attachments’ latest addition to its XP Series of mobile shears is laying claim to the title of the world’s largest mobile shear.Currently employed in a US East Coast shipbreaking operation, the GXP 2500R provides more than 3000 short tons of cutting force at 5000 psi. It is designed to fit excavators in the 200 000 lb-plus range, or 240 000 lb-plus for the rotating model. Weighing in at 53 000 lb or 45 000 lb for non-rotating models, the GXP 2500R features a 48-inch jaw depth and a jaw opening of 46 inches. The design is intended to increase productivity while reduing maintenance demands, according to the manufacturer.  All Genesis XP Series shears feature a longer cylinder stroke and lever arm which provides a 10% boost in power at the throat and piercing tip, as well as a 20% increase in shear force at the location of the new offset apex where the majority of cutting actually occurs. Central to the XP’s success is its patented bolt-on piercing tip which dramatically reduces costly build-up and welding-related downtime. The XP shear’s full piercing tip assembly is designed and manufactured from proprietary steel that has been field-proven to last two to four times longer than traditional piercing tips. Since the full tip assembly can be replaced with eight bolts, XP shear users can be back at work in as little as 30 minutes, argues Genesis.  The company has already accepted four orders for the GXP 2500R, including one for the US East Coast and one for export. For more information Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing, Inc, Superior, Wisconsin, USA, Phone: +1 715 395-5252, E-mail: info@genesisequip.com, www.genesisequip.com