Anyone who has used the LG Viewty will know it’s one of the most-loved 5-Megapixel camera phones on the market. However, in recent times it has been superseded by the LG Viewty Smart. So what to do with a once loved brand? How about trim down its features and re-launch it for the entry-level market. Enter the LG Viewty Lite – find out how we got on with it in our LG Viewty Lite review…

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The LG Viewty Smart GC900 is almost as much camera as it is smartphone. It didn’t get its name by accident. Boasting an eight-megapixel sensor that’s enough to put some dedicated cameras to shame, the Viewty Smart is one flash mobile. That’s not to say that it can’t be confusing. With more modes than a French fashion magazine, it’s hard to know which to use. Allow us to provide you with a quick run-down of the top eight functions on the Viewty Smart…

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LG has announced that the LG Viewty Smart GC900, the phone expected to be called the Viewty II, is now set to ship. The  LG Viewty Smart GC900 is the eagerly awaiting successor to the LG Viewty and is expected to launch across a number of operators in the coming weeks.

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The LG Viewty II has now be confirmed as shipping in June. Along with the official confirmation comes the news that the LG Viewty II will become the LG Viewty Smart. What’s more, official images of the device have also been released. We’ve full details on how the LG Viewty II became the LG Viewty Smart after the jump…

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Pecking out messages on a mobile isn’t easy, unless the mobile in question is a made-to-order email machine.

There were several devices that took email and tipped it on its head during 2008, but which were the best?

Our run-down of the best portable mailing machines is below. There’s something for everyone, from fashionable phones that hide their emailing mastery to full-blown business phones that wear their white collar credentials with pride.

Read on to see portable messaging done properly.

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Shutterbugs have been spoilt for choice over the last year, with ever-increasing megapixel counts coupled with fancy new software features to turn mobile phones into fully-capable camera replacements.

There really has been something for everyone, from ultra-simple point-and-shoot replacements to phones with advanced photographic skills and even in-camera editing. But which super-snapping mobiles stood out from the crowd?

Read on for our definitive run-down of the finest imaging phones of 2008.

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Mobile historians will remember 2008 as the year the smartphone achieved mass acceptance.

Of course, there’s no such thing as a mobile historian yet, but when there is they’ll look back at these five smartphones as being instrumental in bringing mobile apps, web browsing and next-gen technologies to the masses.

Want to see if your favourite handset made the cut? Read on, and see which models helped shape mobile history as we know it.

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