Mobile phone round-ups

  • Best GPS-enabled mobile phones

    04 Nov 2009 3:32 PM

    While it could be argued they're not as robust as in-car sat-navs, these GPS-enabled mobile phones can help you find your bearings when you're on the move.

  • Hands-free heaven: Bluetooth headset round-up

    03 Nov 2009 11:41 AM

    Bluetooth headsets are the way to go for anyone spending a lot of time chatting on a mobile. We look at four top contenders.

  • iPhone GPS navigation apps

    27 Oct 2009 5:32 PM

    We rank the GPS navigation apps available for the iPhone from best to worst.

  • Best portable mobile phone speakers

    23 Oct 2009 2:40 PM

    People love sharing their music when they are out and about. We check out the best portable speakers to use with your music-playing mobile phone.

  • Best budget mobile phones

    22 Oct 2009 3:45 PM

    While sales for smartphones rise, there will still be an enduring market of people looking for simple phones that do the basics well.

  • Top 5 camera phones

    06 Oct 2009 2:16 PM

    These mobiles aren't just great phones, they are excellent cameras as well. And they're not your low-res cameras either, but multi-megapixel wonders.

  • Best touchscreen mobile phones

    01 Oct 2009 2:30 PM

    In the good old days we'd let our fingers do the walking when using the Yellow Pages. These days our fingers do a lot more with our mobile phones.

  • Top 5 phones for video

    21 Sep 2009 12:51 PM

    Making time to catch up with your favourite TV shows can be tough, but a video-capable mobile can help make better use of that long commute to the office and home.

  • Talk like a supermodel: Sexy fashion phones

    15 Sep 2009 4:36 PM

    Phones are more than just communication devices — they can echo your personal style.

  • Top 5 business smartphones

    07 Sep 2009 11:11 AM

    Want to work on the move but don't want to lug a laptop? You'll need a smartphone that lets you do email, open business documents and browse the web.

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