They’re offering the BlackBerry Curve 8520 for £113.95 when you load it with £10 of airtime- silly price. It’s on pay as you go on Orange or T-Mobile, but should work with an existing contract sim – just make sure you get the BlackBerry Service added to your account.

BlackBerry 8520 Curve

For more details head over to their site: BlackBerry 8520 Curve at Carphone Warehouse

While rugged handsets aren’t anything new, manufacturers all seem to be making more of an effort to produce something that is near indestructible. Since the JCB Toughphone was launched, Nokia, Samsung, Land Rover and Sonim have all released tough durable handsets, they all look different and the price of the handsets varies considerably.

Rugged Handsets from Nokia, Samsung & Sonim

Getting the right phone for your needs is vital – particularly if you need a phone that can take more abuse than normal. The last thing you’ll want to do is have to replace it a few months down the line because it wasn’t quite strong enough. Currently there are 6 rugged phones available, but what’s the difference between them, what are IP ratings and more importantly, which should you go for?

This guide should hopefully make deciding which one to go for a little bit easier.

Sonim
Sonim aren’t really that well known when it comes to mobile phones, but they’re the company behind the JCB Toughphone and the more recent Land Rover S1. Sonim handsets are more about function than looks or features, although the Land Rover S1 (or XP3.20 Quest) are the most advanced rugged phones available and the only ones to feature built in GPS.

JCB Toughphone (Sonim XP1)
The original Toughphone. While it may seem basic in some ways, the Toughphone is designed to be a work tool that works no matter where you are rather than being loaded with the latest features. The menu system on the phone is simple to use and has a calendar, voice recorder, stopwatch and timer. The phone also has an extra loud speaker, so if you are using the phone in a noisy environment, you shouldn’t have any problems in hearing the person on the other end of the phone.

It’s bright housing will withstand drops onto concrete from upto 1.6 metres and it’s been given an IP rating of IP54, which means that it’s protected against dust and low pressure jets of water with limited ingress. Limited ingress means that some dust or water could get into the phone, but shouldn’t interfere with using the ph0ne. See below for more information on IP Ratings. The Toughphone will suit people that work outside or in dusty environments that just want a simple phone for work. The JCB Toughphone comes with a no quibble 3 year warranty, so if anything does go wrong with it, just call JCB and they’ll repair/replace it.

Sonim XP3 Enduro
This is an upgraded version of the JCB Toughphone. The user interface hasn’t really changed, but the phone is much tougher. the XP3 Enduro has an IP Rating of IP57 which means that it is protected against dust (limited ingress) and long periods of being under water. It can withstand greater drops too – upto 2m onto concrete. Battery life is slightly better than that of the JCB Toughphone. For the difference in price compared to the JCB, the JCB Toughphone is a better buy unless you really need your phone to be completely waterproof. As with the JCB Toughphone, the XP3 Enduro comes with a 3yr no quibble warranty.

Sonim XP3 Enduro

Land Rover S1
The Land Rover S1 is very similar to the XP3, but with a few extra features. It has the highest possible IP Rating of IP67 – making it the toughest of all of the rugged handsets currently available. An IP67 rating means that it is totally protected against dust and long periods of being under water. It also packs in a 2 megapixel camera with flash, support for Micro SD memory cards, FM Radio & MP3 Player and can be synchronised with outlook on your PC to keep all your contacts and appointments up to date. The loudspeaker has been improved too, and can now go upto 105db. The Land Rover S1 is the only rugged handset to feature built in GPS and comes with turn by turn Sat Nav pre installed. The Land Rover S1 comes with the same 3 year ‘no quibble’ warranty as the rest of the Sonim range.

Land Rover S1

Solid Phones From Samsung
Not long after the launch of the JCB Toughphone, Samsung introduced the M110 Solid. In terms of features it was very similar to the JCB. The M110 had the same IP rating, but was slightly smaller and lighter, had a camera (with flash), FM radio and better battery life for less money. Needless to say it proved very popular, but has now been discontinued and replaced with two similar handsets. The Samsung B2100 Solid Extreme and the Samsung B2700.

Samsung B2100 Solid Extreme
This is the direct replacement for the M110, with just about everything on it getting an upgrade. The B2100 has a bigger, clearer screen and now uses the standard Samsung Menu system. The camera has been upgraded to 1.3 megapixels and now supports video recording. Bluetooth has also been improved with support for Stereo Bluetooth headsets. As well as packing in a memory card slot and a Stereo FM radio, the B2100 can now handle MP3 and video files, making it a true multimedia handset. Another significant improvement is to the microphone – the B2100 now has 2 microphones to help eliminate background noise. This works by one microphone picking up background noise and the other picking up your voice. A bit of clever software then removes the background noise from the audio that the person on the other end of the line hears. Battery life is up too with an extra hour of talktime and 600 hours standby. As with all Samsung phones it comes with a 2 year warranty, but this won’t cover the phone against broken screens or water damage so you’ll still need to be reasonably careful.

The B2100 has an IP 57 rating which which means that it is protected against dust (limited ingress) and long periods of being under water.

Samsung B2100 Solid Extreme

Samsung B2700
You’d think that with this phone having a higher number and a higher price tag that this would be an even tougher version of the B2100, but that’s not the case. Instead the B2700 does drop a couple of IP points and has a rating of IP54 rather than IP57. The B2700 is a 3G handset that’s got pretty much everything that the B2100 has, but with the addition of a slightly larger display and a 2 megapixel camera. The B2700 also has a digital compass and pedometer, making it a great choice for walkers, hikers and those that enjoy an active lifestyle. Battery life is quoted as up to 350 hours stand by and 5 hours talktime, but you can easily increase this by turning off 3G. Chances are you won’t get a signal and you won’t need the internet when you’re out hiking! The warranty is the same as the B2100, 2 years and it doesn’t cover broken screens or water damage.

Samsung B2700

Nokia 3720 Classic
Nokia have joined this party fashionably late as usual, and have decided on a more conventional look to their rugged handset. At first glance, the 3720 looks like most other Nokia handsets, it’s only when you look closer you’ll notice that it is in fact a more rugged handset. The handset uses the same menu system that’s found on pretty much all Nokia handsets, so if you’re already a Nokia user, you’ll find this the easiest handset to switch to. The Nokia 3720 Classic achieved an IP rating of IP54, the same as the JCB Toughphone and the Samsung B2700. It has the biggest screen (2.2 inches) of any of the rugged phones, which is unusual as the screen is normally the most fragile part of a phone, and the smaller it is, the less likely it is to break. The Nokia 3720 has a 2 megapixel camera with flash, MicroSD memory card slot, voice recorder, MP3 player and support for Stereo Bluetooth. The 3720 Classic has Nokia maps pre-installed so you can use it for Sat Nav, but you’ll need to buy a separate GPS receiver as it doesn’t have one built in. Battery life is good too with up to 7 hours talk time and 408 hours stand by. As with all Nokia phones it comes with a standard 2 year warranty which doesn’t cover broken screens or water damage so you’ll still need to be reasonably careful.

Nokia 3720 Classic

Decisions, Decisions…
Its clear from looking at the handsets that each phone has been designed with a particular type of user in mind. The Samsung B2700 is more of a social/sports phone, where as the ‘all singing, all dancing’ Land Rover S1 is more suited to those who work outdoors or in harsh conditions where a standard phone would only last a matter of weeks. It is the most expensive though, but with it’s 3 year, no quibble warranty it means that you’ll have a working one for at least three years. To help you compare all of the handsets mentioned here, I’ve put a table together that shows the main features of each phone.

Features	JCB	Sonim XP3	Land Rover S1
IP Rating	54	57	67
Size	114 x 50 x 22	119 x 56 x 25	119 x 56 x 25
Weight	130g	140g	170g
Memory Card			up to 2GB
Bluetooth
Radio
GPS
3G
MP3 Player
Torch
Compass
Talk Time (hrs)	5	5.5	11.5
Standby (hrs)	200	220	1000

Features	Samsung B2100	Samsung B2700	Nokia 3720
IP Rating	57	54	54
Size	113 x 49 x 17	115 x 52 x 18	115 x 47 x 15
Weight	103g	114g	94g
Memory Card	up to 2GB	up to 8GB	up to 8GB
Bluetooth
Radio
GPS
3G
MP3 Player
Torch
Compass
Talk Time (hrs)	9	5	7
Standby (hrs)	600	350	408

IP Ratings:
Until the JCB Tough Phone came along I’d never heard of IP Ratings, but to fully understand the differences between the phones, you need to have a bit of an understanding of what they are and how they’re made up.

An IP rating basically tells you how well a phone is protected against solid objects and how well it’s protected against liquids. Each phone is rated based on the degree of protection against dust and liquids, and that rating forms part of the IP number. For example, a score of IP54 means it scored a 5 for protection against solids and a 4 for protection against liquids. This table breaks down exactly what each score means:

Nokia have tried to keep it relatively simple over the years by dividing their handsets up in to ‘series’ or ranges. I’d say that the most well known range is the more recent N-Series, but every one of their handsets belong to a series of handsets whether it be 1000 series, 2000 series etc, where the series is determined by the first digit of the model number. Interestingly they’ve never done any phones starting with a 4 – anyone know why?

This short guide will show you a few quick and easy ways to work out which Nokia phone you have.

Check your phone

Nokia N96 Model number printed above screen

This might seem like a really obvious thing to suggest, but some Nokia handsets will have their model number printed on the housing somewhere. If you have bought your Nokia direct from your network, you may find that the model number has been replaced with the networks logo. If this is the case – try the next step:

Check the box

Find your Nokia model number on the Box

Again, it might seem obvious, but if you’ve got the box to hand, look for a sticker with a series of barcodes on it – your model number will be printed on here.

Check on the Phone

Type in *#0000# to see information on your phone

All Nokia phones have a shortcode that you can type in to bring up information on the phone. This is probably the quickest and easiest method of checking your model number. From the main menu key in *#0000#. This will then show you your model number, the version of software running on the phone and a few other bits of info that you don’t need to worry about. The model of the handset will either appear in full (like the N95 shown below) or with the letter N before the model number (as shown on the Nokia 1208 below). Each handset is configured slightly differently, so how it appears on your phone may be slightly different to how its shown here. To go back to the main screen from here, just press ‘end call’ button.

Last Resort

Find your Nokia model number on the IMEI label

If you can’t turn your phone on and you don’t have the box, there is one last way to find out the model number of your Nokia, and that is to remove the back cover and battery from your phone and look on the IMEI label. The IMEI label is normally a white sticker with a couple of barcodes on it. Your model number will be printed somewhere on this label.

To confuse things a little, BlackBerry have recently started to give their handsets nicknames such as BlackBerry Pearl, BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Storm & BlackBerry Bold. These names aren’t always the model number of your phone as there are currently 5 handsets that carry the name Pearl and 5 handsets that carry the name Curve. To get the right accessories for your BlackBerry you will also need to know the 4 digit model number that normally starts with an 8 or 9.

This short guide will show you a few quick and easy ways to work out which BlackBerry model you have.

Check your phone

BlackBerry 8300 Curve Rebadged by O2

This might seem like a really obvious thing to suggest, but most handsets will normally have their model number printed on the housing somewhere. If you have bought your BlackBerry direct from your network, you may find that the model number has been replaced with the networks logo. If this is the case – try the next step:

Check the box

Model Number Printed on BlackBerry Box

Again, it might seem obvious, but if you’ve got the box to hand, look for a sticker with a series of barcodes on it – your model number will be printed on here.

Check on the Phone

Your model number can be seen on the 'About' Screen

All BlackBerry phones have an option in the settings menu to show you information on your phone. This is probably the quickest and easiest method of checking your model number. From the main menu choose; OPTIONS -> ABOUT. This will then show you your model number on the top line and information on the software running on your BlackBerry will be shown underneath. To go back to the main screen from here, just press the back arrow 3 or 4 times.

Last Resort

Model number is printed on the IMEI label

If you can’t turn your phone on and you don’t have the box, there is one last way to find out the model number of your BlackBerry, and that is to remove the back cover and battery from your phone and look on the IMEI label. The IMEI label is normally a white sticker with a couple of barcodes on it. Your model number will be printed somewhere on this label.

iPhone 3G S

The new iPhone is really a refresh of the current one, rather than something completely new. Rumours of an iPhone Mini and iPhone Pro have been around for months, but as with most Apple rumours, they were just that. The name of the new phone is unusual too, with the ‘S’ referring to Speed – the iPhone 3G S is noticeably faster than its predecessor.

The iPhone 3G S is the same shape & style as the current iPhone 3G, but with a number of changes internally – the main changes are with the Camera, Processor, Storage and Battery, and a couple of new software features not available to the iPhone 3G. The iPhone 3G S will be available on O2 and is due for release in the UK on the 19th of June

iPhone 3G S Features:

• 3.2 MP Camera with Touch Focus
• Video Recording and Editing
• Digital Compass for improved mapping
• Voice Control for calls and iPod
• 16GB & 32 GB Models
• iPhone OS 3.0

iPhone 3G S - No Cosmetic Changes

For a more detailed walk through on the new iPhone 3G S head over to the Stuff.tv website where they give it a full run through.

iPhone OS 3.0

Previously announced back in March, iPhone OS 3.0 hasn’t really changed much from the version that we reviewed recently. A few additional features have been added to the line up, including the option to download Movies, TV Shows and audio books direct to your phone over a 3G network. Internet tethering has been confirmed for the UK too – this is where you can connect your iPhone to your PC using Bluetooth or USB and use it as a modem to connect to the internet (in the same way as a mobile broadband dongle). iPhone tethering rates on O2 are 14.68 per month for 3GB of data, and 29.36 for 10GB of data. More information on iPhone tethering.iPhone OS 3.0 will be released on the 17th of June and will be a free upgrade to iPhone users and there will be a small charge (amount not confirmed) for iPod Touch users.

Landscape Typing in iPhone OS 3.0

iPhone OS 3.0 Features

• Cut, Copy & Paste
• MMS
• Search
• Movies, TV and Books in iTunes store
• Internet Tethering
• Shake to Shuffle Music
• Stereo Bluetooth
• Find my iPhone and Remote Wipe (MobileMe users only)
• YouTube log in
• Support for Turn By Turn Sat Nav (TomTom for iPhone coming soon)

If you want more information on iPhone OS 3.0 there’s a video review from Darryl Mitchel on his YouTube Channel.

A full range of iPhone 3G S accessories are available now on the Mobile Fun site and the phone is available to order now from mobiles.co.uk

DLNA Certified Logo

DLNA is all about the Digital Home and getting the devices you use everyday to work together. Chances are you’ve got a digital camera, but are restricted to watching your photos back on the screen of your PC, or you’ve got video footage on your camcorder that you have to stop and burn to disc, and then hope it will play on your DVD player. You’ve got a big screen TV in the lounge, but can only use it for TV and DVD’s. Getting them all to work now normally involves lots of cables, lots of patience and a fair bit of time too, but DLNA is hoping to change all that.

DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance, and is basically a set of rules that electronics companies are all following in order for devices to talk to each other. I struggled to get to grips with it to start with, but if you look less at what it is and look more at what it does, you’ll soon see how its going to change how we use our devices.

What is DLNA?
The first thing to remember is DLNA is not a product itself (you can’t buy DLNA adapters for existing devices) the support for DLNA needs to be built into the software of the device you’re using, so for most of us its not gong to be something we can all use straight away – but the next time you buy a digital device its worth looking for one with DLNA support built in, just look out for the DLNA logo (shown above).

In order to use DLNA features there are a few things you’ll need:

• A home network (wired or wireless)
  Most of us by now already have networks in place at home for accessing the internet, so you should easily be able to expand your network to incorporate more devices with minimal hassle. Some devices will only be able to connect wirelessly, and others will need to connect to your network using a cable.
• Home media server software
  It sounds scary, but its not. There are several different media servers available, but these are becoming a standard part of PC operating systems, and most new PC’s should have one built in.
• DLNA Certified products
  Certified products include mobile phones, PC’s, TV’s, Network Storage Devices, Digital Video Recorders, Audio Systems, Printers, Games Consoles & Digital Media Players. You’ll need more than one obviously in order to really do anything, but no doubt over time most devices in your house will support DLNA.

What does DLNA do?
In a nutshell, DLNA allows digital devices to talk to each other over a wired or wireless network. It lets you access content from your PC on your TV, play music from your phone through your Hi-Fi, all with out having to plug anything in!

Example of a connected home using DLNA

What does it allow me do?

There are loads of different ways that DLNA devices can help make your life a little bit easier, here’s a couple of examples.

You’ve been on a day out, you get home and want to look back at the photos on your phone. With DLNA devices, you can play your photo slideshow back on your widescreen TV, and when you’re finished you can send all your photos to your network storage device for safe keeping. Without DLNA, you’d have been restriced to watching them back on your phone screen or messing around with cables to transfer them to your PC to watch on your computer screen.

You’ve filmed your recent holiday and downloaded it to your PC, and you sent it to your networked storage device for safe keeping. When the family come round, you can all sit and watch it together, watching it back on your TV using just your TV remote to play it back – its that simple. Without DLNA, you’d have been restriced to watching them back on your computer screen, burning the film to DVD or messing around with cables to connect the camcorder to your TV.

For more possibilities have a look at the DLNA website.

In reality:

I’m sure you’re probably thinking this all sounds good, but does it really work? Honestly, Yes. To give you a better idea of what a simple DLNA network set-up would be, this is my current set up at home:

• Windows PC running Home Media Server, connected to Wi-Fi network,
• Sony Bravia TV connected to my wireless router using an ethernet cable,
• Nokia N97 connected to Wi-Fi network.

With this set up I can view photos from my phone and PC on the TV using my TV remote. I can play music from my phone through my PC or TV, and can control the music playback from my phone or my TV remote. My Dad has a DLNA enabled laptop, and when he visits, he simply logs onto my wireless network and he is able to show pictures and music on my TV straight away with out having to set anything up.

The Playstation 3 is DLNA enabled and is more and more people have one, people are starting to use DLNA without even realising. The PS3 allows to you stream music, photos and video from any pc in your home to your TV – as long as you’re running media software (see below).
Current DLNA certified Mobile Phones:

Currently there aren’t many handsets in the UK that are DLNA Certified, I’ve listed some of the more recent of these are listed here:

Nokia N79

Nokia N82

Nokia N95

Nokia N95 8GB

Nokia N96

Sony Ericsson W705

Sony Ericsson C905

Samsung Omnia

To see what other devices are available have a look at the DLNA certified Product Range.

If you don’t have a Media Server installed on your PC, take a look at these solutions.

• Twonky
• Home Media Server (included free with Nokia NSeries)
• Orb

These aren’t the only options out there, but the one’s I’ve found easiest to use, although Orb is slightly different in as much as it allows you to stream your content over the internet to any device. Twonky and Home Media Server are simpler to set up and use.

If you have any questions or comments, or need anything clarifying – leave your comments below!

Samsung have the edge here, they were first to release an 8MP camera phone, the INNOV8 i8510. The i8510 is full of features and comes with either 8GB or 16GB of internal memory. In terms of the phones design, its not really anything we’ve not seen before. It looks like a more stylish version of the Nokia N95, and runs the same operating system. I’m not going to focus too much on the spec, I’m more interested in the camera, so for detailed information on what all of these phones can do, head over to the comparison page. The i8510 has some cool camera features such as geotagging, automatic panorama shooting, face detection, smile detection, and blink detection. Face detection means that the camera will keep the faces in focus, while smile and blink detection will only take the photo once everyone is smiling and their eyes are open. Clever stuff.

The Samsung i8510 is available now in both 8GB and 16GB versions and is priced from around 500.

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to see 3 more 8MP cameraphones make their appearance – The Sony Ericsson C905, LG Renoir and the Samsung Pixon.

The LG Renoir is a touchscreen device that builds on the style and popularity of the LG Viewty. As with all of the phones mentioned here, the spec is pretty impressive with high speed internet and a flashy touch based interface. The camera is good, but feature-wise, hasn’t got as much on it as some of its competitors. The interface is the same as was on the LG Viewty, but with the addition of a few new features and a Xenon Flash. One of its best features is the touchscreen focus. This allows you to focus on any object in your image, simply by touching the screen of the phone. The LG Renoir has smile and face detection, but unlike the i8510, its single face only, so group shots are a no go. It also features Blink Detection, but again, not in the same way as the others, rather than not allowing you to take a photo if the eyes are closed, the Renoir will warn you after you’ve taken the photo that someone blinked. I can’t really see the point of this though.

See the LG Renoir full specification.

The LG Renoir is expected to be released towards the end of October for around 360.

The Samsung Pixon is closer in specification to the Renoir than it is the i8510. From the back it looks more like a camera than a phone, but to be honest, although the camera is great, it’s not an all singing all dancing phone like you might expect. The user interface is the “le croix” menu system that is found on the Samsung Tocco and F490, so its pretty simple to use. Its not a high spec phone like the i8510, so if like me you’re a gadget lover who wants your phone to do everything, then this may not be the phone for you. The camera works really well. It has a similar focus system to the Renoir, where you just touch the screen to focus on the object you’re taking the photo of, and like the i8510 has face detection, smile detection, and blink detection. In addition, the Pixon also has a nifty little feature that most facebook users will be familiar with – the ability to tag people in the photos! By tagging the people in your photos to the names in your address book, you can text or call them while looking through your photos. Its different, and probably of limited appeal, but is an extra camera feature over its competitors.

See the Samsung Pixon full specification.

The Samsung Pixon is expected to be released towards the beginning of November for around 370.

The Sony Ericsson C905 for me is the best of the bunch. The joint venture between Sony and Ericsson is really starting to bring some major advantages to the Sony Ericsson Cyber-Shot range. The imaging censor in the C905 is the same as the one used in a Sony Digital SLR Camera, and you really can tell. The images are clearer and sharper than the other 8MP handsets, and some of the camera features can’t be beaten. For night time shots, the C905 excels as it is one of the few cameraphones on the market that features a Xenon Flash, this gives much better lighting at night, more accurate colours and allows photo’s to be taken at a greater distance than an LED flash. All cybershot phones feature Bestpic, where a series of 7 images are taken in quick succession, allowing you to save the best. The C905 now lets you use the flash when taking photo’s using BestPic. A new feature for the C905 is Smart Contrast, without getting too technical, this is where the camera will take an image, and combine with an under exposed and over exposed version of the same image to create the best possible photo. Another cool feature that the C905 has is support for DLNA which in simple terms allows you to playback your photos over a wireless network to any other DLNA enabled device such as TV’s or Laptops. The C905 has Face Detection, geo-tagging and supports panoramic photos.

See the Sony Ericsson C905 full specification.

The Sony Ericsson C905 is expected to be released towards the end of October for around 400.

All of these handsets seriously raise the bar when it comes to camera phones and all of them could easily replace your existing digital camera. If I had to choose just one of these handsets, then without doubt it would be the Sony Ericsson C905. The i8510 is an excellent phone, but if you don’t need all the bells and whistles and the extra functionality on it then the C905 will suit you perfectly. As anyone here will tell you, I’m an Apple fan, and rave constantly about my iPhone, but as much as I love it, the C905 is the one handset that would tempt me away from it – and not just for the camera. Its well built, the software on the phone works well and is the tried and tested Sony Ericsson menu system with a few extras. I’d miss the touch screen, but not for long as the ability to take excellent photo’s will easily compensate.

Sample photo’s will hopefully be available here soon – no promises!

Nokia E75
Nokia’s new E75 features a unique slide out QWERTY keyboard, I say unique, but this style of keyboard has been around for many years on HTC devices and is about to make its debut with Sony Ericsson on the Xperia X1.

Nokia E72
This appears to be an upgrade to the recently announced and extremely popular Nokia E71. The only differences we can see so far are slight cosmetic changes to the keyboard with the introduction of a couple of extra keys and a possibly a higher megapixel camera.

Can Nokia beat its rivals? With the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 due in a matter of weeks, and the HTC Touch Pro already doing well, it will be interesting to see if Nokia can attract any more users. The E-Series platform works well, runs smoothly and is already proving to be a successful platform for business users.

Here’s the leaked footage! Let us know what you think.

Sony Ericsson have today confirmed that their next flagship handset, the Xperia X1 will be released on the 30th September.

The Xperia X1 is the first Windows Mobile device from Sony Ericsson, and features a 3.2 MP Camera, GPS, HSDPA and WiFi for high speed internet. The X1 also has a full Qwerty keyboard and widescreen display.

Visit the Mobile Fun website for more information on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1.

Sounds Familiar!
The name maybe often confused for a BlueBerry, but BlackBerry is one of the most recognised names in the business world.

Why is it popular in the Business World then?
BlackBerry by converging technology now supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing and other wireless information services. This means its ideal for people who need all their office facilities on the move.

It does Email?
Arguably the push email system it provides is what makes BlackBerry famous! Push Email means instant email. As soon as an email is received by the server, the email is pushed to your BlackBerry device within seconds. Standard email servers usually work by connecting to the server every so often and downloading a batch of emails at a time, so its not instantaneous.

Just for Business users then?
Id honestly say no, with all the features packed into this device it is suitable for anyone looking for a good phone with top end features. It maybe seen as a business handset, but if you need HSDPA (fast internet access), GPS or even Wi-Fi, then this phone will do the job.

Any other ways to communicate?
Well, its not just a phone and email device but there is also there BlackBerry Messenger, its a free service similar to MSN that allows you to instantly chat with other BlackBerry users. Oh dont worry if you have MSN or Yahoo messenger – that will work too but you may have to pay extra for it to your network.

What is the latest BlackBerry out?
The BlackBerry Bold is coming out this month!

Whats so special about it?
Well it has the normal features of previous BlackBerry devices, but it will be the first BlackBerry with HSDPA which means fast internet connection. It also has all the features you would expect for a new top range phone including inbuilt GPS and Wi-Fi, a 2 Megapixel camera, expandable memory, Media Player and support for Word, Excel and PDF files.

Do I really need one?
If youre an email junky, a techie or just someone who likes to stay up to date – then yes. If youve never had email on your mobile before, I cant explain how useful it is, and its not just perfect for business users, I use it to keep up to date with my Facebook notifications.

Summary
Heres a quick list on why you should buy it:

• Push email.
• HSDPA for fast internet connection.
• In-built GPS so you never get lost again.
• Wi-Fi.
• QWERTY keyboard for easy emailing and messaging.
• Half-VGA (480×320 pixel resolution) and a 65,000-color display for nice clear viewing.

View more information on the BlackBerry Bold on the Mobile Fun Website

If you already have your BlackBerry Bold don’t miss our BlackBerry Bold Accessories range.

Are you waiting for the BlackBerry Bold? Do you think that it will be an "iPhone Killer"? Let us know your thoughts below.