There’s always been a clear division in Sony Ericsson’s phone crew: Cyber-shot blowers for the mobile photography buffs and Walkman handsets for audio adventurers. For the most part we’ve happily lived with this specialist code but now we want to enjoy the best of both worlds. Well, thanks to the latest Walkman blower, the W902, we can.

While not officially badged, the W902, is the first Walkman phone to share sharp shooting Cyber-shot genes. Its five-megapixel snapper has been transplanted from the brilliant C902 with nothing, except the sliding lens cover, touch-sensitive shortcuts and face detection, sacrificed.

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Sony Ericsson’s latest Walkman music slider, the W595, is earmarked as successor to the popular personal training W580i. Fitness fanatics will be pleased to hear its built pedometer remains but a serious feature upgrade and design facelift is where it’s at - dawdling EDGE downloads speeds have been swapped for turbo HSDPA while the two-megapixel camera is hiked to more snap happy 3.2-megapixels.

Compare vital stats and the compact W595 is identical to its younger Walkman bro but its front curved bonnet gives it a far funkier edge. Unfortunately, while its slider action is snappy enough, the phone feels overly plastic, especially the annoyingly spongy front controls. At least its aluminium trim offers some quality.

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Apple’s lovely iPods may be the best, most stunningly designed MP3 players around, but they’re not exactly the cheapest. Except, oh wait, they are. That’s thanks to The Link’s credit crunching, multiple mobile phone deals, meaning that there’s the right handset with the right free iPod for you, right here.
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Sony Ericsson’s Walkman handsets have always been the lead singers on the mobile music scene but recently its rep has come under threat from a crew of super group-sized rockers.

The likes of the Nokia N96, Apple iPhone 3G and Samsung i8510 with their 8GB and 16GB stadium-sized storage and skilled music player licks, has seen the Scandinavian Asia outfit retaliate with force with the 8GB fatted W980.

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The Christmas season may not quite be here yet, but times are tight, so what better way to see out the credit crunch than with some free gifts from The Link? Continue reading…

It all sounds a bit James Bond, but it’s true: Sony Ericsson’s new Xperia X1 smartphone will have the ability to take control of the next generation of cars from Swedish manufacturer Saab.

Well, to an extent, anyway - while you won’t be using the touchscreen mobile to drive your motor from afar, the X1 will let you lock the doors, adjust the seats, open the boot and control ambient lighting.

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Sony Ericsson has unveiled a new music service called PlayNow offering unlimited music downloads to make your mobile a treasure trove of tunes.

Millions of tracks have been promised from day one with users spoiled for choice by the array of artists sure to be on offer. You’ll even get to keep your music after your contract has expired.

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