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After the invasion of N91, here comes the new phone from the famous N series of Nokia, the N71 phone. Nokia's website describes this phone as a device for instant entertainment gratification. This new phone model has a sleek fold design that holds an integrated music and video player, a 2-mega pixel camera, an improved Internet browser, a large 2.4” color display, 3G connection speeds and loads of other features. If you live an active and spontaneous life, then Nokia N71 fits your lifestyle.

What I like so much about N71 is that its integrated player lets me become a disc jockey by playing any digital music that I like anytime, whether from the likes of The Calling up to the highly phenomenal Black Eyed Peas. Today's hot-swap miniSD cards enable you to carry thousands of songs with you. You can listen to ripped CDs and manage it all on the go. You can just drag and drop the songs and transfers of your files from your compatible personal computer to your Nokia N71. Isn't it very simple? The N71 is made for music buffs like us who can't live without music.

You can also take advantage of its N71's other features. Its two mega pixel camera, digital zoom, and integrated flash allows you to capture your favorite moments in a photo or in a sharp digital video. After which you can enjoy watching these pictures and videos on its huge 2.4” high-quality display. Not only that, you can also edit them using its built-in editing software and share them with your friends through USB connectivity, Infrared, or Bluetooth technology. You can also go with online printing and storing services via fast 3G network. Its enhanced Internet browser and 3G speed allows you to easily check the latest news and happenings in the world in a flash. Suffice to say, N71 is power at hand.

Nokia has announced the latest edition to its Eseries line of business 'multimedia computers' today, which is the sleek yet powerful E50 smartphone. This quad band smartphone has a small and stylish design for those business people that do not want to lose the fun features of a handset just to get things like push email. And speaking of push email, the Nokia E50 supports a host of different solutions, including Blackberry Connect, Microsoft Activsync, and Nokia's own Intellisync Wireless Email. The Nokia E50 also includes the QuickOffice document-editing suit pre-installed for editing of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents on the road.

This smartphone is compatible with the Avaya one-X system, allowing the device to be integrated into a company's existing PBX telephone system and to use least-cost routing to decide whether to send calls through the PBX, rather than the traditional mobile network, to save businesses money on calls. Additionally, features like short-number usage, call forwarding, and voicemail work just like existing landline phones on the PBX. On the fun side, the new Nokia E50 includes an MP3 player, 1.3 megapixel resolution camera, and media functions with the Real player pre-installed. The device is also available sans camera, to protect all those trade secrets.

The Sony Ericsson K700i features a photo light for better brightness adjustment and picture resolution. It isn't just the built-in flash feature that is so innovative in this model. The phone also highly resembles the physical aspects of a digital camera with it's smooth ergonomic design.

Taking pictures with the Sony Ericsson K700i is a snap! It allows the user to zoom in 4x compared to other mobile phones. One can even use Adobe Photoshop ver. 2.0 in order to experiment and organize the images taken from the mobile phone. The software also allows the user to find the various images that he/she would like to edit.

This mobile phone is able to display 65,356 colors in its 176x220 pixel screen. There's one more good thing about this model. One can view his/her pictures from the television! There's no need to attach cables from the television to the phone. Sharing pictures may be done through Bluetooth technology.

New cell phone models keep on filling the market each time. This is what makes shopping exciting for cell phone consumers. Yet at the same time, the overwhelming variety of the good often makes the task of choosing difficult. of course, the simple key to that problem is simply knowing your needs and the scope of your budget. In case you are looking for top pick models, you may consider the following:

Motorolla A630 (T-Mobile). It features a stylish QWERTY keyboard and design which enable convenient calling, texting, or e-mailing.

Samsung p735 (T-Mobile). The phone boats of a megapixel camera, MP3 player, video recorder, and then a huge memory.

LG VX4600 (Verizon Wireless). The model is most appropriate for consumers who look for a blend of style, high performance and quality service.

Motorola now offers a convenient way of using cell phone enthusiasts' Motorola RAZR V3 phones by complementing this phone with the Motorola H3 Bluetooth Headset. This allows one to freely use the phone with its hands-free feature.

The style of the Motorola H3 Bluetooth Headset is designed systematically so tat one could use it on either ear. It doesn't really matter if you want to switch the headset's place for convenience. It is designed to cater to your every need with the improved quality of sound and the comfort it brings because of its hands-free feature.

The battery of this headset can manage 8 hours of talk-time or 150 hours of stand-by time before it goes out.

This headset offers a 30-meter range for any compatible phone that uses Bluetooth 1.2 or 1.1.

Koreans use more cell phones than any other people in the world, and with good reason: Koreans look cool talking on a handset. They even produce their own brands: Samsung and LG.

Koreans have a traditional culture, so it's anybody's guess why they'd chosen to industrialize after the Korean War. It's ironic that while a big fraction of their work force are making cellphones, cars, and even rockets capable of space travel, the rest of Korea is munching on poodle meat. Industrial progress, at least in Korean terms, does not signify cultural progress. Indeed, while they export tons of products into other countries, Koreans are notorious for practicing cultural purity. Ever dated a native Korean?

Soon the world will embrace another Korean product. Pantech Co. has announced the launching of its cell phone unit. There are already 29 models of the Pantech phone, which is equipped with a TV and a digital calorie counter.

The New PowerPod by Earhugger will definitely appeal to those with cell phones because with this device you won't have to worry about your cell phone's battery losing charge. The Power Pod is surely ideal for those who travel most of the time. He can charge his cell phone's battery in the car, in hotel room plugs, with a 9-Volt battery or through his computer USB port. This power pod by Earhugger has four different connectors depending on which one is most suitable to use.

Another great thing about the power pod is that it is compatible with most of the phone models of Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Kyocera and LG.

The PowerPod also comes with five adaptors and has a lifetime warranty that one should find useful.

More of a pocket-sized PC than a phone, the Siemens SX66 is a great tool for the executive on the go. It's all the office you'll ever need to manage your time while on the road.

Featuring a sliding full QWERTY keyboard, a 16-bit QVGA display, 128 mb of RAM and 64 mb of ROM, the Siemens SX66's specs read like a desktop PC's than a phone. But make no mistake, it's still classified as a PDA/Phone hybrid, and as such still features mobile phone standards such as Bluetooth, camera, speakerphone, infrared, voice note and text messaging capabilities. It also has Wi-Fi for all you connectivity freaks out there.

The Siemens SX66 has a lot going for it, and I for one definitely want one stuffed up my stocking this Christmas (hint, hint).

This folding phone is a relatively standard (for a colored camera phone) handset from Motorola, but for the non-techie phone user, it will do quite well. Stylish and sleek, the Motorola V265 is quite a handsome phone, and with its integrated VGA camera, 500 contact phone book and built-in speakerphone you'll never feel out of place with the "in" crowd.

Although lacking Bluetooth and infrared capability, the Motorola V265 does have text messaging, voice notes and a 128x128 color LCD screen. And, curiously, it does have one extra feature that might baffle the urban phone user: Analog roaming. In this day and age. Oh well.

Besides all these quibbles, the Motorola V265 is a good enough phone for the non-techie and stylish enough not to feel ot of place among today's more advanced, if less fashionable phones.

This lightweight, flip-top phone is an example of not going all the way to please the consumer, and so suffers the consequences of being a phone likely to be passed over for a better equipped phone. The Sanyo RL3700 has a 65k color screen, which seems wasted on this phone because it doesn't have a camera to take advantage of its display.

In its defense, the Sanyo RL3700 is a light phone so you can bring it on your cruise booked on Royal Caribbean cruises, but don't expect to store anything on it as it doesn't have Bluetooth or infrared in addition to not having a camera. The most you can store is a new phone number (up to 300) or three of your new friends you met on the trip.

A few things that might give you a better opinion on this phone are text messaging, speakerphone and voice note capability. I know it's not much, but that's what it's got to recommend it.

While not a phone, AT&T's Ogo is just too cool to not receive a mention here. It's a messaging device, pure and simple, with text, e-mail and IM being its main means of communication.

Just open it up, and a large screen and a full QWERTY keyboard are at your finger- or thumb tips. Acting more like a messaging device than anything else, the Ogo is a nice gadget for the tech freak, but with many other devices, like mobile phones, featuring this capability, the Ogo might just be a tad too late in the running. This is a shame, because I like the Ogo's looks, being unlike many other devices out there.

Perhaps the best market for the Ogo would be for people who don't like to talk much, and prefer to let their fingers do the talking.

This compact, clamshell PDA phone is as stylish and sassy as they come. Although a bit heavier than most cell phones (I like them heavy, anyway. It makes them feel more solid), the Motorola a840 is head and shoulders above others in its class.

With plenty of fun features like a megapixel camera, an MP3 playback feature and games, the Motorola a840 doesn't leave you in the dust when stacked up against other phones. Albeit lacking Bluetooth, this phone is able to store a large number of contacts (500) and the battery life is longer than most.

The Motorola a840 is a phone that strikes a precarious balance between a looks-only phone and a features-only phone. You won't be disappointed with this one.

Some people just can't be satisfied. Not only do they want a phone, but they want one that can send text messages. Not yet satisfied, they went with color LCD's, then cameras, then ring tones. You'd think that for a phone, that would be enough. But this still wasn't good enough for some people.

Take Samsung, for example. Not content with having some of the best phones around, they went and made the a950. Not only does this phone have a clamshell design, speakerphone capability, text messaging, 1.7 mega pixel camera and color LCD, those guys at Samsung then added a new feature: An MP3 player! Now you can rock and talk, all in one gadget. What will they think of next?

This fashionable flip-top phone comes equipped with a camera, 65k color LCD, voice notes, Bluetooth and text messaging. Definitely one for the fashion conscious, the Motorola v555 is a lightweight phone, and looks good enough to be considered a fashion accessory!

With its long-lived battery and massive phone book (holding up to 1000 contacts) the Motorola v555 isn't just for show. Users can choose from a library of 32 ringtones and melodies, or, if they're in a creative mood, compose one themselves.

But that's not all. It even has voice dialling for up to 20 numbers, a real handy feature in a busy world. The Motorola v555 proves that beauty and function can reach a compromise in mobile phones.

The Panasonic GU87 is a phone that isn't lacking in many features. It has the now-standard text and infrared capabilities, but unfortunately no Bluetooth. It does have voice notes and a speakerphone, and its phone book can store some 200 contacts.

Also sporting a camera and a 65k color screen, the Panasonic GU87 is of the flip-top design, making it a compact, light device. The only complaints, aside from a lack of connectivity (due to not having Bluetooth) is that the battery isn't all that long lived.

But aside from that, the Panasonic GU87 is a sleek, sexy phone that can hang with the rest of them.

This mobile phone curiously lacks certain features that would have made it a better phone. The Sanyo VI-2300 is a clamshell-design phone that features an external display and a crisp opening action.

But that's where it ends. It has no Bluetooth, no infrared, or even a camera to take advantage of the 65k screen that comes with this baby. It does have text messaging, voice notes and a speakerphone, and the new push-to-talk feature, which essentially turns your phone into a walkie-talkie.

The Sanyo VI-2300 is a phone with a lot of potential, but doesn't quite live up to it.

In today's fast-paced, high-tech world, it is not unusual to find people carrying a ton of gadgets with them, and chief among them a mobile computer or laptop, and a cellular phone.

And, also due to the faster pace of the world today, recharging these two accessories can be forgotten, leaving their users with chunks of plastic and silicon good for nothing more than paperweights.

But now, thanks to the N-Charge Power System, your laptop and cell phone can now add up to 10 additional hours of use for those times when you really need it. The N-Charge Power System can provide portable power good for up to 600 charge/discharge cycles, with a charge time of 2-4 hours. Equipped with Saphion lithium-ion technology, it's environmentally friendly as well.

This Flip-top phone from Sanyo boasts a camera, hi-resolution display (65k colors) and a phone book that can store up to 300 contacts. But the Sanyo PM-8200 isn't one you'd get for the connectivity features, as it doesn't have Bluetooth or an infrared port to speak of, but it does have push-to-talk, a speakerphone and voice notes for those who would rather use their phone as a phone than as a mobile multimedia device.

It is a light device, weighing in at 3.64 oz. and an impressive battery life at 288 hours and a 210 minute talk time. The Sanyo PM-8200 won't win any fans with the mobile connectivity crowd, but for those who want a phone with a little extra, this one's for them.

This sliding phone from Kyocera isn't all that hot, as it can't back up its good looks with some good features. From the outside, you would think a phone that looks this good should have features to match. Unfortunately, the Kyocera SE47 only has its good looks going for it. It doesn't have Bluetooth or infrared, and its battery life is quite suspect. No cameras to speak of here, although it does have an excellent color display.

But enough of the frills. How does it measure up as a mobile communications device? Quite admirably. It features a 200 contact phone book, with text messaging, and has a speakerphone, voice notes and is light enough to carry comfortably. As a trendy phone, the Kyocera SE47 isn't so good a choice, but as a mobile communication device, it works quite well. Nice try, Kyocera.

The Nokia 6670 is another high-end phone from Nokia, one of many they have released this year. Its PDA phone, which means that it should be stocked full of features, and the Nokia 6670 doesn't disappoint.

As a PDA phone, it comes with a camera, high-resolution screen, internet capability and Bluetooth. In fact, the only thing this phone hasn't is a wireless infrared port, but in this age of wi-fi and Bluetooth, who uses infrared, anyway? With this phone's better than average battery life, light weight (for a PDA phone) and distinctive styling, those looking for a stylish and functional PDA phone can't go wrong with the Nokia 6670.

PDA phones are supposed to be the latest, greatest and most sophisticated phones a particular company should produce. They should have all the current technology and even a few that aren't out yet, to distinguish it from the rest.

This is why the Sony Ericsson J200i strikes me as being so odd. It isn't as up to speed as a PDA phone should be. It's got a camera, high resolution graphics, and internet capability, but surprisingly for a Sony Ericsson phone, a PDA phone at that, it doesn't have Bluetooth, voice notes or a speakerphone.

Which leaves you with quite a strange PDA phone, one that unfortunately will be left in the dust buy other, more featured, more efficient PDA phones. Better luck next time, Sony Ericsson!

This very light, very small phone is a winner! With the name Motorola behind it, you just know it's going to be a good, if not excellent phone. I, personally, haven't met a Motorola phone I didn't like.

This 65k screen, vga camera beauty is a wonder to look at. Its screen is big and clear, and the camera, although no megapixel monster, gets the job done. It is Bluetooth and text-capable, but no infrared capability. But with Bluetooth, do you really need infrared?

Its battery time may be a bit short, and there is no voice note capability, but there is a speakerphone capability for those times when both your hands are full.

The Motorola v330 is a phone loaded with features for the mobile set.

This is one cellular phone that looks like a candidate for the cover of a teen magazine. From its shape to its catchy color, the Nokia 3220 just screams "teenager accessory." It has a fairly sizable memory (500 entries) and a VGA camera, which may be a selling point for the younger set. Although it has no infrared or Bluetooth, its text messaging, speaker phone and speaker notes make it adequate for today's teen needs.

Lighter than most cellular phones, the Nokia 3220 also has an above-average battery life and an excellent 65k display screen. Although it looks like a very disposable phone, the Nokia 3220 is a keeper for sure.