Archive for September, 2010

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 Blackberry Torch

The Torch is the newest addition to the Blackberry bunch, although it is also known as the Bold 9800. The Torch appears as though it’s going to be released around the beginning of October 2010. Thankfully at Mobile Phone Insurance Direct we already have a quote ready for those who want to buy Blackberry Torch insurance.

Luckily if you are a previous Blackberry user, the Torch will not be too far away from what you are used to, there is still the traditional QWERTY, which is nicely revealed by the sliding screen. The width of the keyboard is about the same as the Bold 9700. However, not only do you get the keyboard you also get a touch sensitive screen.

The Torch comes with a 5-megapixel camera along with a LED flash. There are various preset modes to hand when it comes to capturing an image, such as portrait or sport. There is also the video capture, although it is possibly not as high resolution as other Smartphones.

Also if you are a Blackberry user who is happy with the OS5 device, the home screen on the OS6 won’t easily offend you, as there are many similarities, but also there are differences you will instantly notice and you’ll be happy about. The Torch seems to be designed to help you move through the functions much quickly and easily. Another notable feature is the search function, which allows you to search the Torch for virtually any content on your phone, such as music, contacts and emails. If you are a social media junkie then the Blackberry Torch has a feature called Social Feeds and this combines all your feeds into one very useful place.

As for the battery life, the Torch does not disappoint when compared to other Smartphones and consumes mere morsels of energy as opposed to gargantuan bites depending on what application you are using.

The Blackberry Torch will be a welcome addition for those who enjoy the familiarity of the phone in addition to its Smartphone capabilities.

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Friday, September 17th, 2010 The Buzz on the Nokia N8

It won’t be long now before the Nokia N8 starts to hit the shops and mobile phone insurance companies will be buzzing with new clients. Nokia may not have been playing in the same league for a while when it comes to the iPhone, but with the announcement of the mobile phone back in June and the launch in Autumn, there are many excited Nokia fans waiting to get their hands on it.

What will set this mobile phone apart from others? For a start the 12 megapixel camera and the HD video recording is something of a desirable factor. Removing the need to have a separate camera for holiday snaps and filming, plus there are plenty of editing options to use. The N8 comes with a xenon flash and a basic LED light, but this function doesn’t help when shooting videos.

If you want colour, then Nokia has given you five to choose from, although it will depend on what your provider chooses to sell. But the five range’s of colour the N8 comes in is a nice selection with a choice of green, black, blue, silver and orange. The case is covered in anodised aluminium, giving a solid look and appearance, which was lost on the X6.

There is also no need to remove the battery, actually Nokia have sealed the case tightly, so inserting sims and SD cards is through the slick side doors. A very handy feature, as for those of us who are all fingers and thumbs, there was a few accidents with previous Nokias meeting the floor whilst exposed and the need for a mobile phone insurance claim to be made. But it does give a sense of faith that a battery pull won’t be needed as previously required when the freezing bugs showed up.

As for storage the N8 comes with 16GB of built in storage and it can also support a micro SD card upto 32GB, once again this is inserted into the side and removing the need to take the cover off, which would require a screwdriver, not to be recommended.

Eager anticipation awaits the arrival of the latest mobile phone from Nokia and the N8 looks to be the phone that will put it back in the top of the market place again.

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