Budget beauty or beast?

At a time when LG is churning out luxury handsets such as the Prada II and KC910 Renoir, it's a breath of fresh air to see a budget device from the Korean manufacturer. Budget does come at a cost though, and in the case of the LG KF300, this hits both the features and design.

Social butterfly or pariah?

The dust from the launch has settled, but can the INQ1, the budget smartphone, take on the might of the high-end offerings from Apple, HTC and BlackBerry. We go social to find out.

A good all rounder?

Packed to the rafters with everything you'd expect on a high-end device, the Nokia N79 is an impressive offering.

Music maestro or just another Walkman handset?

Another flagship contender to the Sony Ericsson Walkman helm, but can the latest high-end Walkman give you that Boogie Wonderland? We get listening to find out.

Cosmetic tweaking, or something more?

It is difficult to go anywhere without seeing a BlackBerry Curve, especially if you have the misfortune to commute to work everyday on public transport. The last generation, the 8300 series, was a venerable workhorse, simple in design and interface, but pretty reliable in delivering that connected experience that BlackBerry users crave. But does the 8900 series still deliver that BB fix, or has it shifted too much towards the consumer end?