LG Viewty GT is 3G-based and allows for easy access to almost all the social networking sites with its two customized homescreens. Hence, you will be able to click photos, crop them, resize them, add text and add colors to them and upload the perfect picture on your profile in Facebook, Flicker and MySpace. It is interesting to note that the screen displays almost 2,56,000 colors.

LG Viewty GT also features LG Muvee Studio that easily creates slideshows. The Muvee Studio feature helps in adding music to the photos. Thus, users can personalize the photos by adding music to them. Viewty GT also comes with a customizable 3-inch touchscreen display and widgets to enable quick and easy access to all kinds of attributes that are used frequently.

The latest handset is also ideal for the music lovers as it has an Mp3 player and FM radio. Viewty GT provides 3G talk-time up to 200 minutes. It also allows PC sync for Outlook. In addition, it has a stylus as well for carrying out functions in an easy manner.

Some of the embedded apps in LG Viewty GT are: Google maps, Google Search & Mail, Facebook, Twitter, etc. It has an in-built memory of 60MB that can be expanded to 8GB as well with the help of the slot for microSD card.

LG Viewty GT is available at quite affordable prices for which it has become a huge hit among one and all. Just pay £15 a month or £119 under the scheme of Pay-As-You-Go under the ‘3’ mobile network and you can get the stylish and affordable LG Viewty GT.

Besides, the ‘learn & fun’ handset is also loaded with test papers, vocabulary guides and GK. All these features help students brush up their knowledge while on the move. And if we talk about its entertainment features, the handset brags of expandable memory, 1.3mp camera, Bluetooth, MP3 and FM player, free boom speakers and other entertaining apps.

Besides, the edutainment phone also sports Spice Masterji pre-loaded application, which is of high use for the aspirants of AIEEE, CAT, GMAT and CBSE Board exams.

Apart from brushing up their Vocabulary and (GK), the edutainment phone also claims to offer other sections, like; fitness and health, Woman’s zone, job search, Inventions, Kids’ Zone et al.

The free Boom speaker of Spice M-6060 phone helps users refresh themselves with facet like FM and MP3 player along with crystal clear and powerful sound. The device features a 1.3 MP camera with flash, Stereo Bluetooth and expandable memory.

The Spice M-6060 edutainment phone is priced Rs. 4,399. All Work No Play makes Jack a Dull Boy

T-Mobile & Samsung

T-Mobile’s Behold II is built-in with a 3.2-inch Amoled screen that offers wider viewing angles and supreme crystal display. It is also integrated with a 5MP camera, which sports 5 shooting modes, autofocus, flash and video capabilities. It also offers visual voicemail, which helps users listen to voicemails as per their choice.

The superb phone also comes incorporated with an innovative TouchWiz user interface, which offers easy customization with widgets, placed in a slide-out tray on screen‘s left side. These widgets can also be used for one-touch access of the preferred features and apps. The Behold II also swanks 3 different homescreens, which helps easy dropping and dragging of widgets.

Through widgets shortcuts and application, users can manage their workspaces with ease. The phone is also integrated with top 6 features of multimedia, such as; photos, music, videos, Web, Amazon MP3 and YouTube, which can easily be accessed with the help of the cube menu display.

The Behold II also allows its users to access built-in services, like; Google Maps, Google Search, YouTube, Gmail and Google Talk. Many apps & games can be downloaded from the Android Market. And as to its connectivity attributes, the phone also supports WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth 2.1 along with corporate and personal emailing with Exchange Active Sync. The phone also flaunts MP3 player and supports 16GB external memory and video messaging, picture and instant text.

The Behold II will be shipped in the markets. And as to its pricing, there is no word from the company so far.

The Barrage can be submersed up to 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. Thus, it ensures to ease millions of users’ anguish. Built-of glass, mesh, rubber and chrome, the handsets can safeguard against hard-hitting conditions, like; humidity, blowing rain, solar radiation, low and high temperatures, salt fog, blowing dust, shock, altitude, vibration and transit drop.

Besides, the Barrage also boasts a standardized Push to Talk Technology, which helps offer quick and clear conversations alongside the latest Verizon Wiresless entertainment and multimedia services. The handset is also built-in with a 2.0 mp camera. It also boasts of a camcorder, which is integrated with dual speakers for the elimination of noise fracas and ultimate quality audio.

Besides, the device has a larger battery, with 1170 mAh for unlimited talk time. Further, the rough and tough Barrage boasts services from Verizon Wireless, such as; V CAST Music, VZ NavigatorSM with Rhapsody and V CAST Video.

The defensive Motorola Barrage can be availed online through Verizon’s business sales channels and website. It is price tagged $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a fresh 2-year user contract. The device will be introduced in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores from November 16.

This Royal Edition definitely captivates the users with its elegance and style and has been flawlessly designed and uncommonly crafted by Katherine Hughes of Republica Fashion. Silent about its functionalities so far, the transmogrified Blackberry smartphone is said to have inspired by the Everton Football Club and also comes with its logo.

The Blackberry is environed by VSI glistening diamonds and prettily and sophisticatedly engulfed in blue python skin. Pretty astoundingly, the bewitching skin is hand furnished by highly skilled and proficient Italian craftsmen.

This diamond studded Blackberry smartphone is surely going to leave the luxury lunatics squashed, and let them fix their eyes for long hours. Coming with a hefty price tag of up to £5,995, it is now easy to be ordered from the Republica Fashion website.

Reportedly, the phone will be built by the UK based INQ. As a result of the joint venture, the handset is expected to be rolled out in different markets through other carriers. INQ is well-known for the development of affordable phones, which come integrated with social networking services like; Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Gmail, Facebook and twitter.

Spotify is well-known for the offering of a downloadable music player, which helps users  make access to streaming songs from independent and major labels. The music streaming application supplier is also known for services on the iPhone, Android & Symbian S60 platforms. At present, the INQ handset is undergoing the designing stage. We doubt how Spotify music application will be incorporated into the INQ handset and what is going to be the USP of the device.

So far, no word from the company as to the pricing and launch date of the handset. But, it is reported to be made available in Sweden.

HTC Tilt 2

After months-long waiting, AT&T & HTC have launched the HTC Pure & the HTC Tilt 2 smartphones, which runs Microsoft’s latest Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. The Tilt 2, which has specifically been crafted for the business customers, is featured with a hi-def 3.6-inch widescreen WVGA display that users can tilt to divulge a large QWERTY keyboard.

In addition, the new device also comes featured with an incorporated 3.2 mp camera, dual microphones with noise cancellation, dual speakers. It boasts Straight Talk feature, which enables simplified conference calling. The great feature also helps activate speakerphone by just turning over the device.

Next to talk of is the latest and greatest HTC Pure, which comes built-in with TouchFLO 3D. This is an all touchscreen smartphone, which is optimized for one-hand use. As to its features, it claims to incorporate a 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen, 5mp camera along with video recording and autofocus, ambient light sensor, gravity sensor and memory, which can be expanded.

The HTC Pure, at present, can be availed at AT&T retail stores countrywide and online at $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. The HTC Tilt 2 is slated to be shipped in the coming weeks with the price tag of $299.99 after the same rebate. Both phones offer a 2-ye

The Samsung Freeform has a larger 2.2 inch QCIF color display to give fully satisfying performance. The sleek bar phone is colored in two colors, such as; Teal and Red wine. It also claims to enhance viewing experience of photographs.

The Samsung Freeform has four-row QWERTY keyboard and a mixture of messaging alternatives, which ensure threaded text entry and fast send messages. The Freeform also allows users to access their most-loved apps with only a single click on customizable navigation keys.

Besides, the Samsung Freeform also helps users play personal music files or make full play-lists, invoking a distinctive MP3 player experience. Its Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology lets the users go wireless. It also boasts of up to 16GB expandable memory.

The Freeform also allows users to access and use many ringtones and wallpaper, which can be availed from Alltel Shop. Besides, the users can also access ringtones, games and wallpapers through downloadable content.

The Freeform also features voice recognition and speakerphone that can provide hands-free and convenient communication.

The Freeform is available at Alltel retail stores, but so far, there is no word as to its price from the company.

According to the grapevine, the SonyEricsson Xperia X3 was previously called the first Android-based mobile phone of the company.

On the feature front, the Xperia X3 would be built-in with a 4-inch touchscreen with 800 x 400 pixels resolution. The phone is also rumored to come included with 8.0mp camera, besides providing support for 3G data.

The handset is also rumored to come built-in with GPS and WiFi. The Xperia X2 is also likely to be shipped in the Q4 of this year with the estimated price tag of up to $875 that comes about Rs. 42,073, according to Indian currency.

Undoubtedly, the touch screen mobile phone is relatively new. It has come to take over the mainstream after the launch of Apple’s high profile touch-screen iPhone. Others followed the suit.

Presently, both the devices (keypad and touch screen) catch the attention of the users with their own features and specifications.  So, which is the best? Here goes the analysis. It is said that the touch screen obsession is recent phenomenon.

However, in the short span, the touch screen mobile gadgets have attracted a good number of customers. Now, the question arises, will the touch screen mobile phones overtake keypads? Let’s have a look at the keypad mobile phones.

The keypad mobile phones are the oldest form of mobile devices. Initially they had their launch in 1960s.  After that, typewriter inspired QWERTY keyboards took the place of keypads. The design was inspired by the computer keyboards.

Plus points of the Keypad phones are their user-friendliness as the users just have to press the button. But, they are inclined to damage due to liquid spills. The QWERTY keypads are featured with small and tiniest keys, which make it too hard for customers to reach a particular key without touching the neighboring keys.

Coming to the touch screens, they were firstly launched in the market in the 90s. Palm’s stylus-based PDA is a watershed in making touchscreen devices popular. After that came the Psion’s EPOC-powered palmtops.

For all practical reasons, Apple iPhone is the most popular. The superb  feature of iPhone is the large and high-def display. The touch screen devices come with their own problem.

For example, the touchscreen is the slow reply of the resistive touchscreen. Sometimes, the icons refute reacting to the finger taps.

There are other such plus points and minus points in both the devices, but still both types of devices have made niche in the market during their period.