Motorola, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, came up with the RAZR series a couple of years ago, naming it after the barber’s tool because of the phone’s flip-open clamshell style. Also, the RAZR style was so thin for a mobile phone, it’s said to be like the edge of a razor. The first model Motorola opened to the market was the RAZR V3 in 2005. PC World even ranked the RAZR V3 as 12th on the list of the 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years.

By 2006, other countries have made the RAZR V3 available to their residents. In Australia, the unit costs $200; In the United Kingdom for £70; and in Canada for $199.99. In the United States, Verizon and Cingular Wireless were one of the first to market the RAZR V3, while Sprint and Alltel soon followed. By mid-2006, Motorola proudly announced that they shipped their 50 millionth RAZR. The phone is said to be the most popular of its kind.

Soon after the RAZR V3, younger siblings were born, the RAZR V3c, V3i, and V3t. The latest addition to the family was the RAZR V3m, the multimedia phone of Motorola. The V3m is housed in an aluminum shell, making it lightweight and ultra thin. When flipped open, it shows an illuminated keypad made of nickel-plated copper alloy. Like the other RAZR V3’s, the V3m has two LCD screens, one on the outside and one on the inside of the cover. Both LCD screens have 16-bit color resolution.

For the media buff, the V3m has a 1.3 mega pixel digital camera with 4x zoom. Plus, the V3m is compatible for stereo headsets and built-in music player. It can support mp3 and WMA format files, which it can store in its 30MB internal memory. A memory card extension slot can be found beneath the battery, for those who want to increase the memory size to 1GB.

The RAZR V3m is Wireless Access Protocol (WAP 2.0) capable, which lets you browse the internet, download files, and watch real-time streaming videos at high speed. Also, in areas where GPS is supported, the V3m can serve as the navigator, giving out voice instructions to the driver with the speakerphone.

All this and more, the RAZR V3m is one of the newest bright ideas from the Motorola company. The RAZR’s never cease to amaze us with their hip new looks and smart functions. Wonder what they’ll think of next.

Introducing the Motorola RAZR V3m, it’s a new phone that combines a digital camera, mp3 player, AM/FM radio, and TV in one tiny device. How does it do that? Thanks to the think tank and wise men of Motorola, a V3m user can enjoy all the multimedia he wants, have the cellular phone he needs, without buying other electronics.

First, let’s talk about the display. Multimedia won’t be worth it if you don’t have a clear device to view it from. The RAZR V3m has two LCD screens, one on the outside, and another one when the cover is flipped open. The outside LCD has 96 x 80 pixels resolution, and the inner LCD has 176 x 220 pixels. Both screens can display over 65,000 colors, great for videos and TV shows. Next, the digital camera has 1.3 mega pixels and 4x zoom abilities. It can record up to 15 seconds of video, take pictures in night mode, and has a self-timer. With the LCD screen and camera combined, you can playback videos with the quality a professional does.

Since the RAZR V3m is WAP 2.0 compatible, and is also improved to access the internet faster, music and videos can be downloaded in a snap. Live radio and TV feeds can also be available depending on the service provider, so you can be up-to-date anytime and anywhere. The V3m comes with stereo headsets for your favorite tunes.

To keep at par with your busy schedule and multimedia demands, the V3m has a longer battery life compared to its RAZR cousins. The Lithium Ion battery can support talk time of about 200 minutes, and stand by for 13.5 days. This gives you more time both for making calls, and enjoying your multimedia.

The V3m is considered to be mid-priced. There’s no need to fear. Service providers offer the RAZR V3m at affordable prices, with their subscriptions. Also, service providers offer many features that work well with your V3m, such as live TV and online music stores. If you’re a multi-tasker, then so is the Motorola RAZR V3m, which makes it all the more right for you.

If you’re one who gets calls, messages, memos, and emails day in and day out, then the Upstage will work perfectly for you. The Upstage M620 is also a personal digital assistant (PDA) that can take notes, keep schedules, organize files and phonebook entries, and more. You can store 500 phone book entries, with up to five numbers per entry. Your callers can be identified with photo and ring tone ID, or can be called via voice dialing. The Upstage allows you to send SMS and MMS, with photos and up to 30 seconds of video attachments. You can sync the Upstage with your PC or laptop, as it is Bluetooth compatible with USB connectivity and SD card.

Love sharing photos and videos with family and friends? The Upstage M620 can help you out with its 1.3 mega pixel digital camera with 5x zoom. Photos come out with clear quality, and video can be of any length as long as memory is available. You can also edit your photos with color adjustment, brightness and contrast, white balance, and add decorative frames. The Upstage is also equipped with PictBridge, so you can send your photos to a printer directly, without using cables or SD cards. You can also transfer photos and videos on to your computer.

With the Upstage M620, you can download songs and files at high speed, anytime and anywhere. Enabled with EVDO technology, videos, songs, live TV feeds, are within your reach, and you can play them right on the Upstage. The phone comes with stereo headsets, and music playback has excellent quality.

These are only a few of the perks you get when you upgrade yourself to the Samsung Upstage M620. Now, you won’t have to worry about your phone dying out on you and letting you down. This one has got all you need, plus some bonuses for fun and entertainment. Isn’t it about time you got an Upstage?

Samsung has advertised the Upstage M620 as their “Jekyll and Hyde” phone. According to Beyonce’s TV commercial, it’s all talk on one side, and all music on the other. The phone’s finish is in matte black and chrome, which is smartly attractive. The Upstage’s vital stats are 103 x 44 x 9 mm, with an impressive weight of 73 grams. Since the phone is already slim, the battery is an integral part of the Upstage, and can’t be taken out. To extend the battery life, a battery wallet is included upon purchase, in which the Upstage easily clips on to.

Talking about display, the Upstage can’t live up to its name if it doesn’t have two LCD screens. On the phone side, the LCD screen has 175 x 65 pixel resolution, and can display 65,000 colors. When dialing numbers, each digit appears in a different color, a unique feature for the Upstage. The music player side needs a larger LCD screen to display album covers, play music videos and TV clips, and browse through the internet. It’s 176 x 220 pixels and displays 262,000 colors.

Since the Upstage is Bluetooth capable, stereo headsets and hands-free sets can easily be used. Some critics like the Bluetooth caller ID that the Upstage does. When using a Bluetooth headset and listening to music, and a call comes in, the Upstage will pause the song and announce the name of the caller. Many users praise the excellent audio quality of the Upstage, which is good for its musical reputation.

One needs not to worry about running out of disk space for photos, files, and songs. The Upstage has an internal memory of 53MB, and the package comes with a removable 64MB SD card. For those users who download a lot more songs, the Upstage’s SD card can be replaced with a 2GB card.

So if you want to be hip, you can get ahead of the game with the Upstage. This new phone has made things a lot more convenient, and who knows? Things can only get better. And as Samsung would say, it’s not that hard to imagine.

The Helio Ocean is the only phone model by far that can slide vertically and horizontally, a form factor termed as a dual-slider. This phone measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.8 inches, with a mass of 5.6 ounces. The thickness of the phone is attributed to its three-tiered design. The first tier contains the 2.4 inch QVGA screen with 262,000 color display, the second with the silver numeric keypad, and the third with the stylish QWERTY keyboard with bubble keys. Sliding the phone either way gives the user access to one of the two input modes at a time. The Ocean has a Lithium Ion battery than has a talk time of 5.1 hours, or continuous music playback time of 15 hours.

Another thing that makes the Ocean so popular is its multimedia capability. The large LCD screen is perfect for internet surfing, watching video clips, movie previews, and live TV broadcasts. Images come out smooth with very minimal buffering encountered. Music in mp3, WMA, and AAC formats can be played with great quality using stereo headsets, Bluetooth headsets, or the speakers.

The Helio Ocean can perform these multimedia functions thanks to Evolution Data Optimized (EVDO) support, which enables high speed downloading and web surfing at any time and place. With EVDO, the Ocean is also perfect for Instant Messaging (IM). Helio already included icons that sign in their subscribers to Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Live Messenger, and AOL AIM. With the “Presence Detection” feature of the Ocean, once you sync up your phonebook with the IM clients, your Ocean will let you know if any of your friends are online. Plus, their full contact details like phone number, email address, street address, and homepage URL will pop up as the phone alerts you.

With EVDO support, the Helio Ocean also allows you to download and play Java games, enjoy 3D and online multiplayer games, and other fun applications. The Ocean also works wonders with its Global Positioning System (GPS) capability. GPS programs like Garmin Mobile Maps or Google Maps can be accessed on the Ocean. Driving directions and finding the nearest places to go has been more convenient thanks to Helio’s Ocean.

Now you’ve read about the marvels that the Helio Ocean has to offer. Do take note, these are just appetizers. There’s more in store when you’re brave enough to venture into a Helio Ocean. There’s even more for you to see, hear, and feel when you get yourself this cool phone that’s already making waves everywhere. Trust me, it will be worth every penny.