Sony Ericsson to Offer Unlimited Music Downloads
Sony Ericsson are competing with the Nokia Comes With Music range with the launch of their PlayNow Plus contract.
PlayNow Plus will allow users to discover, download, play and recommend music direct from their mobile phone.
The tracks will be easily transferable between your PC and mobile. When the contract expires all tracks can be saved on and compatible MP3 player.
A brief outline of the contract structures is as follows:
6 month contract – users can keep their most used 100 tracks
12 month contract – users can keep their most used 200 tracks
18 month contract – users can keep their most used 300 tracks.
Remember - Nokia Comes With Music customers keep all their tracks!
PlayNow Plus is initially available on the Sony Ericsson W902 phone, which was launched in October.
BlackBerry Storm at Vodafone
Fans of BlackBerry smartphones should head to Vodafone where the superb Storm is now available.
This is RIM’s first attempt at a touch screen and the results are impressive, especially as it boasts to be the UK’s first clickable touch screen. The screen actually depresses slightly when pressed and releases again with a single click.
Other features include a 3.2MP camera with auto focus and flash, 1GB of built in memory, 3G connectivity, built in GPS for sat nav and geo-tagging photos and a 3.5mm headset jack.
Business mobile phone users will be please to see that the phone comes with DataViz Documents to Go software, so MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents can be edited.
The handset also features an accelerometer, which means the screen view can switch between landscape and portrait as the handset is rotated.
The SureType keyboard is available in portrait mode and a full QWERTY keyboard is available in landscape.
Head to Vodafone for more details.
Why should I Buy an apple iPhone 3G?
Pros: Faster data speeds and A-GPS add to an already superb user experience
Cons: Price still high, 2MP camera
Nearest Rival: The Samsung Tocco is the nearest rival to the iPhone 3G and is a worthy touch screen challenger to apple’s throne!
Best Application: Connectivity. The original iPhone could rely on Wi-Fi and EDGE data speeds. The iPhone 3G now boasts HDSPA for ultra fast downloads and web browsing.
Verdict: The best touch screen phone on the market.
Available Networks: O2
Motorola Collaborates with Kodak to create the Moto ZN5.
Motorola has hardly been quick to bring camera phones to the market. Whilst other manufacturers proudly present their 8MP camera phones to the market Motorola are releasing what is their first 5MP camera phone in the ZN5.
So how does the ZN5 rate?
Well, on first glance it looks rather chunky. When you take it in hand and feel the keypad you soon realise that, despite its width, the keys are placed very close together and it is easy to press the wrong key.
Motorola have tried to impress with the powerful camera in this phone, and have gone to great lengths by teaming up with photography giant Kodak. This certainly seems to have benefited the camera function. The screen when in focus is clear, sharp and vibrant. There are 3 handy shortcut keys which are active when taking and having just taken a shot, allowing you to store, discard of share the photo, either by MMS, email, Bluetooth or by submitting it to the Kodak Gallery.
Kodak Gallery is a well-established web site where you can safely store and share photos and order prints and other printed materials. When you view photos taken with the ZN5 on the Kodak Gallery you are sure to be impressed, and the initial quality seems excellent.
The camera phone is lacking some basics, such as shooting in black and white. However, some useful functions are available such as a bright Xenon flash, which enables good quality night time shots.
Strangely Motorola seem to have neglected the quality of video on this handset. The ZN5 does not perform as well as the Moto Z10, so it looks like one step forward, two steps back….
Overall, even though Motorola have collaborated with Kodak this mobile seems rather disappointing. There are many other alternatives on the market offering a more comprehensive, powerful photo and video experience.
The verdict? Could do better….