Motorola have released a few details on the Motorola ROKR E2 mobile phone.  Having waited for the painful reviews to die down on the first very bad ROKR, Motorola's new iTunes-equipped phone will come in a Motorola PEBL sliding form factor.

 

Details are scarce, but the new ROKR E2 will apparently be 3G.  According to a Motorola report posted by AppleInsider, "Expect a phone with a 1 megapixel camera, a 3.5 millimeter earphone jack (same as the iPod uses), and enough storage capacity to hold 1,000 songs -- all capabilities Motorola has confirmed." Sounds like the phone the original ROKR really should have been (although only 1 megapixels is half the current average, a third of what we'll expect when the4 new ROKR E2 comes out, and a fifth that of Korean phones! Wake up, Motorola!)

 

[Source: AppleInsider]

 

Rumour has it that Virgin Mobile and NTL are in merger talks.  Virgin Mobile is  largely UK-based Virtual Mobile Network Operator that's recently been looking to expand abroad, and has recently been linked with buying the UK's Phones4U mobile phone retailer.  NTL, meanwhile, is a UK cable TV operator that recently bought its main rival, Telewest for $6 billion.

 

A merger between Virgin Mobile and NTL would create a communications company with fingers in many pies, but the synergy between the two may be problematic: Virgin traditionally trades on the strength of its brand and its customer service (which, I can confirm personally, is extremely good); NTL, meanwhile, is notorious in the UK for having truly apalling customer service.  Indeed, I recently switched to NTL's cable TV service, and was asked by the TV installation man "are you sure you want to do this?"! Time will tell what a Virgin/NTL company will be like. Let's just hope Virgin can teach NTL a thing or two.

LG have launched a rather sexy new mobile phone just in time for Christmas.  The LG S5200 is a new LG mobile phone that although isn't as feature-rich as some of its rivals, it's certainly more stylish than previous LG mobiles.  Indeed, judging by the pic LG chose to place on the screen of the S5200's photo, they know its sexy, and want you to know it, too! No doubt LG are after even more very satisfied customers. Not quite sure why they call it the 'Shark' though.

 

Read more details on the new LG S5200 mobile phone after the jump.

 

"What's the best mobile phone?" is a difficult question to answer, not least because different people have so many contrasting requirements.  But now, LG have helped answer this question in part by coming top in a customer satisfcation survey.

 

Run by Strategy Analytics, the survey asked 2,000 mobile phone users to gauge their satisfaction with their device in 19 different categories including stylish qualities, battery life and download experience. LG led the customer satisfaction index in the U.S. in 9 of 19 categories, leading to a stellar 80% rate of user satisfaction, and in 17 of 19 categories in Western Europe scoring an even more impressive 86% customer satisfaction rate.

"LG's performance in the Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Customer Satisfaction Index was impressive on both sides of the Atlantic," said Paul Brown, Wireless Analyst at Strategy Analytics.

This may not help you choose which mobile phone Santa should get you, but at least you know you'll be amongst many satisfied customers if you get an LG.

[Source: StrategyAnalytics]