O2

O2 is a GSM 900 network and a trusted and reliable mobile phone service provider in the UK. Covering 99 per cent of the population in the UK with less than 1 per cent congestion, O2 ensures that its subscribers get uninterrupted connectivity with impressive call quality.

A multitude of options in pay monthly and pay as you go plans cater to varied user preferences and cost considerations. Pay monthly plans from O2 come with special offers for messaging aficionados and globe trotters. The pay as you go offers on O2 enable subscribers to connect cost-effectively with great value tariffs and inclusive calls and messages. Quick ways to top-up ensure that users are never in need for credit.

You can be assured of attractive deals and that too on the latest models by signing up with O2. Exciting offers on LG KG800 Chocolate, Motorola PEBL U6, Nokia 5300 XpressMusic and Nokia N93 among others are up for grabs at DirectPhoneShop.

LG Prada

The Prada phone is a stunning phone featuring a touchscreen display. It's Prada-branded and arguably the best looking phone currently available. It also features an array of gadgets including a camera, music player and a built-in FM radio. Unlike LG's other fashion phones (the LG Chocolate and the LG Shine), the Prada phone pulls it off - it looks cool and it's practical too!

Well, LG have been pushing fashion phones in a big way in the past year (especially the Chocolate and Shine phones), but now by teaming up with Prada, they have produced their most stylish phone yet. Wait, it's possibly the most stylish phone yet. It's so cool it's not even allowed to have the LG logo on it, but is Prada-branded. Yes, it's the LG Prada, or to give it its proper title, the PRADA phone by LG. The Prada phone is the embodiment of minimalist chic, with its gloss-black finish, slender size and um, hang on, no keypad! Yes, this is a touchscreen phone, with buttons displayed on the screen. These are not like the touch-sensitive buttons used in the LG Chocolate, but actually appear on the LCD screen and change according to the current menu function (see picture on right). There are two real buttons just below the screen for send and return, so you can at least switch the phone on and off without any trouble! There are also side buttons for controlling volume, the camera and music player. There's a choice of themes, but the default is black and white, which suits the look of the phone very well. When not in use, the screen virtually disappears from view, just like the Chocolate. The Prada has some specially designed ringtones too, which frankly we found irritating, especially the ones called "Noise" and "Man". You can listen to these on the PRADA phone website.

Now, let's talk about this touchscreen thing. In theory touchscreens are a great feature because 1) they're really cool, and 2) they eliminate the space taken up by a keypad so you can make a compact phone with a large screen. But in reality they suffer from certain disadvantages - mainly the fact that they can be difficult to use and can drive you nuts. Successful implementations include the Sony Ericsson W950i and Sony Ericsson P990i, which both have a stylus for using with the touchscreen. The LG Prada has no stylus, ('cos styluses aren't cool) so you have to use your fingers to press the buttons. The buttons are quite small, so you'll find it easier to use if you have small fingers. So, this phone may be better suited to ladies. However, if you have very long nails you may have some trouble. The menu system is actually very intuitive, and once you've got used to pressing the screen, you'll find it responsive and easy to use. Texting is done via the virtual numeric keypad, which supports T9 predictive text. This is probably the hardest thing to get used to. If you send a lot of texts, you should think really hard before choosing the Prada. On balance, the touchscreen interface is OK. Some may find it annoying; others not. In any case, sometimes you've got to suffer a little to look good! One other thing to point out is that the screen and black casing will get covered in fingerprints very quickly (unless you wear Prada gloves when handling the phone.) Prada have thoughtfully provided a branded LCD cleaner, so you can look elegant even whilst cleaning your phone. There's also an exclusive leather case, but why hide away something this pretty?

Normally when a phone looks this good, the other functions tend to let it down. But with the Prada, it doesn't just look nice, it does all the tech stuff too. Nice to know when you're spending £400 on a phone! We're going to rush this bit, because the tech stuff is probably not what most Prada users need to know. Here goes: 2 megapixel camera with flash - not the best ever, but good enough for snapping friends in restaurants (or wherever owners of Prada phones hang out); music player; FM radio; email with support for MS Office attachments; microSD memory card (expandable to 1 Gybte); Bluetooth & USB connectivity; EDGE data transfer. Nothing significant missing. Battery life is slightly less than average (probably due to powering the huge screen!)

In conclusion, the LG Prada fulfils its role as a high-fashion accessory for those with enough disposable income to distance themselves from the Chav crowd. It does everything you'd want (and more too), it is very gadgety but without being nerdy, and it probably won't annoy you too much with its touchscreen unless you're very impatient. In which case, you probably didn't read to the end of this review anyway.

The Prada phone isn't cheap, and probably won't fall in price substantially, but you can still find some great deals if you hunt around. Use our links at the top right hand side of this page, or check out this great deal from Dialaphone: a free Prada phone with half price line rental and a free memory card. Alternatively, the Carphone Warehouse have a free Prada phone with half price line rental for up to 10 months, with up to £100 cashback too. On Pay as you Go the Carphone Warehouse have just slashed the price of the Prada to £199.95 - a saving of £100 compared with the best price in May 2007

Sony Ericsson W950i

The flagship Walkman™ phone! The W950i is a Symbian 3G smartphone with an enormous touchscreen that supports handwriting recognition. It has a fabulous music player with 4 Gbytes of flash memory - that's enough for around 4,000 songs! There's also a built-in FM radio, plus support for office applications including email, attachment viewing, third party Symbian apps and full web browsing. The one thing missing is a camera. Also, be aware that like all smartphones, the user interface is sometimes slow and may occasionally freeze.

The W950i is Sony Ericsson's flagship Walkman™ phone, and is one of the most unusual phones to be released in 2006.This phone has been designed as a music player & business phone - an interesting concept - and the W950i meets the needs of its target market well. What the designers at Sony Ericsson have realised is that even the best camera phone on the market today

This phone has been designed as a music player & business phone - an interesting concept - and the W950i meets the needs of its target market well. What the designers at Sony Ericsson have realised is that even the best camera phone on the market today

Nokia E90 Communicator

Nokia brings the official specs on their S60-series E90 Communicator. Like we heard, it brings quad-band GSM, WiFi, and HSDPA radios along with a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash (and second up front for video calls). Better yet, it does indeed pack integrated GPS and Nokia Maps for all you corporate jet-setters. Expect the E90 to hit in Q2 (volume shipments in Q3) for an unsubsidized price of between "750-800" -- they don't say but we're thinking that's euros or about $1000 of the green stuff. Damn, best put this one on the corporate account where it belongs.

LG

LG Electronics pursues its 21st century vision of becoming a true global digital leader who can make its customers worldwide happy through its innovative digital products and services. LG Electronics set its mid- and long-term vision anew to rank among the top 3 electronics, information, and telecommunication firms in the world by 2010. As such, we embrace the philosophy of “Great Company, Great People,” whereby only great people can create a great company, and pursue two growth strategies involving “fast innovation” and “fast growth.” Likewise, we seek to secure three core capabilities: product leadership, market leadership, and people-centered leadership.

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson, a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, was established in October 2001. Our mission is to establish Sony Ericsson as the most attractive and innovative global brand in the mobile handset industry.
Sony Ericsson's press resources section contains recent press releases, the press release archive and the photo library with images of mobile phones and accessories.

Nokia

The first Nokia century began with Fredrik Idestam's paper mill on the banks of the Nokianvirta river. Between 1865 and 1967, the company would become a major industrial force; but it took a merger with a cable company and a rubber firm to set the new Nokia Corporation on the path to electronics...