“New Sony Ericsson Xperia Play has tones of business utilities – you can check emails, open documents…” and also…

.. or you can just edit the spreadsheets…

We’re happy to welcome HTC Desire S – the successor to the Desire which was phone of the year in the UK in 2010.

The first thing to mention is a large 3.7 inch S-LCD capacitive touchscreen. Desire S is running on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), features more RAM (1.1GB) and a better processor. Desire was also given a stronger and slimmer unibody design.

Will the new version be a huge success as well?

Let us introduce three new Sony Ericsson Xperia family members.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

First of them – Xperia Play (R800) – combines a PlayStation-quality gaming experience with the Android (v2.3 Gingerbread) smartphone technology.

The phone is equipped with 5 MP camera, 4 inches capacitive multi-touch screen, stereo speakers, Wi-Fi, fast processor and graphics chip, but what makes it “PlayStation Phone”?

It’s the slide out game pad which reveals a digital D pad, two analogue touch pads, two shoulder buttons and the four PlayStation icons: circle, cross, square and triangle.

More details here.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

What makes Xperia Arc (LT15i) stand out is the crisp, clear and extra wide  4.2” Reality Display with Sony Mobile BRAVIA® Engine.

Also the stunning body design makes it worth a look. Xperia Arc is sleek, super slim (8.7 mm) and lightweight. As the premium materials were used the phone feels really nice in hand.

8.1 MP camera and Sony’s award-winning Exmor™ R for mobile image sensorlets you capture high-quality movies and stills even in low light .

Arc is runnig on the lates version of Android platform (v2.3 Gingerbread).

More info here.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo

The third new family member, expected to launch in April is Xperia Neo (MT15i) – a phone made with great multimedia experience in mind.

It features 3.7 inches Reality Display with Sony Mobile BRAVIA® Engine, which makes watching the pictures and videos a pleasure.

With 8.1 MP camera with Exmor™ R image sensor you can snap stunning photos and movies. And watch them on your HD TV via the built-in HDMI connector.

Xperia Neo is also running on the newest Android platform (v2.3 Gingerbread).

More info here.

All the media are buzzing about the all-singing-all-dancing new tablet devices. If you think “oh, it’s just another gadget” and wonder what is all that hype about – you’re not alone. But have a look on the list of only 5 things you can do with Samsung Galaxy Tab and you might change your mind…

1. Bring your office with you – if you say “my laptop can do the job” think mobility. Galaxy tab is slim, lightweight and at 7” it’s designed to fit in one hand. It’s always connected (through 3G or Wi-Fi) and the battery is large enough for 7 hours of movie viewing. And it doesn’t compromise on the usability – screen is bright and crisp, typing easy and quick, and Flash 10.1 support provides full web experience.
   We can also provide a hardened OtterBox case for tough environments.
2. Keep in touch – in every way, by using email, SMS, MMS, social networking sites, instant messaging or even by video chat or video conference call (thanks to secondary front facing camera).
3. Impress your customer with new product’s presentation (full of pictures and multimedia) instead of a boring printout. Prepare office documents – you can work on spreadsheets, Word documents, PDF files, and PowerPoint presentations in their original formats.
4. Find your way with build in GPS and Google Maps™ Navigation (Beta) and other navigation systems available through Google’s Android platform.
5. Relax – read a newspaper (or a book, or a magazine) – with 7’’ screen there will be no more struggling to read on the go – you can now really enjoy reading in the train… Unless you decide to watch a movie in HD and SoundAlive 3D audio…

The list could go on and on… Samsung Galaxy Tab it’s definitely not only a gadget, but a great business tool as well.

It’s available on O2 from €442.15  ex VAT.

Apple has announced the iPad 2. And the good news is we won’t have to wait too long for it – it’s expected to be launched in Ireland on March 25th.

It’s 33 per cent thinner and up to 15 per cent lighter.

And what are the new features?

• updated iOS
• faster performance (thanks to dual-core processor and graphic chip)
• two cameras (i.e. for video conferencing)
• same 10-hour battery life
• new colourful smartcovers

Check the Apple’s website for more details.

Got Samsung Galaxy S recently?

Lucky you – you can enjoy the multimedia on 4″ Hyper Definition Super AMOLED screen! But that’s not all – now you can get films & games package worth over 60€ for FREE!

Samsung is running this promotion for all customers who purchased Galaxy S in February and March - simply register your details, including your IMEI number (just type *#06# and it will show up on the screen), and follow the simple steps provided by email.

Nokia have recently launched Cseries and is constantly adding new models to the range. The series (designed with cost in mind) use a 1-9 numbering system with 1 being the cheaper less featured phones and 9 representing the higher-end devices.

Nokia C1-01

This phone is friendly on your pocket – in both aspects – size and the price.

Weight: 78.8 g

Screen: 1.8”

Talk Time: up to 10.6

Standby Time: up to 21 days

Nokia C1-02

One of the very few models recently with NO camera.

Weight: 77.5 g

Screen: 1.8”

Talk Time: up to 10.6h

Standby Time: up to 21 days

Nokia C3-00

Full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi and social networking integration seem to be the key features here…

Weight: 114 g

Screen: 2.4”

Talk Time: up to 7h  and  Standby Time: up to 33 days!

Nokia C3-01 Touch & Type

Perfect choice for those used to traditional keypad who wants to get a touchscreen as well.

Weight: 100 g

Screen: 2.4” resistive touchscreen

Wi-Fi, 3G, 5MP camera

Talk Time: up to 5h 40min and Standby Time: up to 16 days

Nokia C5-03

Powered by Symbian OS is simple to use but covers all of the essentials for modern-day phones.

Weight: 93 g

Screen: 3.2” resistive touchscreen

Wi-Fi, 3G, 5MP camera

Talk Time: up to 4.5h

Standby Time: up to 24.5 days

New strategic partners: Nokia and Microsoft

The aim: to create market-leading mobile products and services

Partnership details:

• Windows Phone will become Nokia’s primary smartphone platform
• Bing and adCenter will provide search and add services on Nokia’s line of devices and services
• Nokia Maps will become a core part of Microsoft’s mapping services
• Nokia’s content store will be integrated into Microsoft’s Marketplace
• Nokia expects to sell approximately 150 million more Symbian devices in the years to come
• MeeGo becomes an open-source, mobile operating system project
• Nokia will divide it’s business to: Smart Devices and Mobile Phones units

Nokia expects 2011 and 2012 to be transition years, as the company invests to build the planned winning ecosystem with Microsoft.

We hope they won’t keep us waiting too long for new devices…

Ever heard of Data Privacy Day (28 Jan)?

Even if you didn’t you must have asked yourself a question: ‘How can I protect my information from being misused?’

Having a smartphone in your pocket makes life so much easier, but using it (not to mention loosing) may cause serious trouble. Can you imagine the risk of allowing unauthorised person to access your corporate network?

Let’s start with few obvious security tips:

1. Enable password protection – and use strong password (1234 is just not good enough)
2. Be careful when downloading the apps – just like you do on your PC. Always check what sort of private data the application can access – it could be your location, your personal information or text messages.
3. Turn off Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS when not specifically in use (this will also improve your battery life). Remember when using an unsecured Wi-Fi network, you become vulnerable to attack, so limit email, social networking or online shopping.
4. Don’t click on links in text messages from unknown numbers – SMS – just like the emails – can be used to steal or “phish” your personal information
5. Make sure to wipe your phone out before selling, recycling or donating it to charity

But what if that’s not good enough to protect your smartphone (and company confidential information)?

We suggest you consider using MobileIron’s Virtual Smartphone Platform, which will allow you to:

• Securely configure password, security, connectivity, and application settings
• Have separate IT policies for employee-owned and company-owned devices
• Have a full visibility through main console of what apps users have downloaded and will deny access to email for users who have become non-compliant through downloading non company support applications
• Detect Jailbreak or “compromised” devices
• Encrypt the device and SD cards fully on devices that support on device encryption and SD encryption like Windows 6.5 and iOS4
• Access phone remotely  on supported devices to diagnose and repair problems in the field
• Locate and lock phone via on-line map – Remote wipe and remote selected wipe
• Back up what data was on a lost phone to gauge compliance and security exposure and to help in redeployment

Ever wanted to use your new, fancy, all-singing-all-dancing personal smartphone to access your work email and other applications? And discovered you’re not allowed to do so (quoting your IT:) “for security purposes”? Good news for all carrying around business AND personal mobile phones.

“Mobile Virtualization Platform” (MVP) designed by VMware seems to be solution of the problem. Especially now, when LG joined the project and will implement this technology into some of its new smartphones this year.

So what is MVP all about?

MVP is an application allowing to have two separate profiles – personal and corporate – on one device. The corporate data is securely isolated from the personal profile. Your IT department can control the corporate profile and have no access to your personal one (with i.e. email, pictures, music, Facebook profile etc.).

Check VMware site about the platform or read the press release if you want to find out more.