This year has flown by and today we reach the grand age of 4, a big thank you to our community of users who continue to provide unique opinion with their handset reviews, our industry friends, Facebook fans and Twitter followers.

Look out for our special competitions during November, we are off to blow our candles out and eat cake!

A quick glance at the calendar today reveals we have reached the grand old age of 3, it only seems like yesterday we set out on our journey to provide an easier way for consumers to find a mobile phone deal and handset advice, 600,000 deals and 7000+ handset reviews later here we are. Its been a huge effort but very satisfying to see the platform develop and continuing to help thousands of visitors each day. A big thanks to all of our friends, partners, networks and followers for their continued support.

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One of the more interesting stories doing the rounds on the internet was the rumour of the Nokia 8800 Erdos, a luxuriously designed handset that actually has a decent spec list under the smart looking exterior. The casing of the handset is made from a single piece of bullet silver (although more likely to be a smart shiny metal than actual full on silver), and when the screen backlight goes off, the display has a mirrored style finish, offering an all over smooth silver look. And underneath, the 8800 Erdos packs a hefty punch, running on Symbian S60 Operating System, with WiFi included, as well as aGPS, and an expected internal memory of 8GB. The camera on the 8800 Erdos is suspected to conform to the usual Nokia smartphone standard, being a 5.0 Megapixel camera with autofocus, dual LED flash and Carl Zeiss optics. Erdos is the operational name for this new handset from Nokia, and the product may well launch with another model number. Once the full specification and further information have been confirmed by Nokia, we will offer a more in depth review of this phone.

The 8800 Erdos was not the only handset that popped up on the radar, as we also saw details of some new products from LG, including the LG BL20, another product of the LG Black Label range of handsets. The BL20 will be available in a range of colours, bringing more options to the teen/youth market, which is seen as an important market segment by manufacturers as they look to develop brand loyalty amongst younger users. It is expected that the BL20 devices will offer a non touch screen version of the impressive S-Class UI that LG have been pushing on recent handsets, and will include quality imaging specifications as well as a high quality media player and multiple data connections. We also saw details emerge of the LG GW300, a full QWERTY device, clearly designed to impact on the youth messaging market, an area where BlackBerry are growing in strength. As well as offering a full QWERTY, the LG GW300 also offers a 2.0 Megapixel camera, memory expansion via MicroSD memory cards and a built in 3.5mm audio port for music playback. There are no confirmed dates for market launch with these products, but we will update you when we have further news.

Another big launch was an update to one of our favourite software applications, Opera Mini. There are millions of loyal Opera Mini users around the world, who appreciate being able to surf the net in comfort without necessarily having to invest in a full blown smartphone. Opera Mini will function on most modern handsets that support java, and offers a superior web browsing experience. All data is transferred through Opera’s own servers, allowing them to strip out all the unnecessary HTML for web browsing on a small mobile phone, and then compress the remaining data, for quick delivery and page downloads. This makes Opera Mini an ideal choice for non 3G handsets or when you are trying to access the web in an area where your network has no 3G coverage. The new Opera mini comes with some impressive new features, including a tab browsing option allowing for quick switching between web pages, and an updated Speed Dial option, storing a small thumbnail of the stored pages instead of just listing them as previously done. The new Opera Mini is still in beta, so there may be a few bug issues to work through, but historically Opera have always been quick to iron out any issues. Optimised for both touchscreen devices and phones with keypad, Opera Mini 5 beta is sure to deliver an impressive web browsing experience. To try out the new application, point your phone’s regular browser to m.opera.com/next and follow the on screen instructions.

We mentioned last week about some new software updates that had been made available for current mobile phones, and this week it was the turn of HTC to release an update for the HTC Hero. The new update has been eagerly expected, and should deal with any screen lag issues users may have been experiencing. The overall speed of the device is improved, and the camera is now equipped with a touch-to-focus option, which overcomes the autofocus issues experienced previously when using just the roller ball for camera activity. The HTC Hero has been an immediate hit, selling in large numbers, and although generally well received the lag issues have been a bit of a problem, so this is a welcome software update. If you use a smartphone of any type, you are really losing out if you do not keep the firmware updated, and it can have a negative impact on your user experience. With many smartphones offering the option to update the firmware via your own home PC, it has never been easier to keep your phone up to date with the latest approved operating version. To update the Hero, just follow the links from the HTC website.

The last story that caught our attention was the release of a beta application from Nokia beta labs, which offers blind people the option of reading messages in Braille on their S60 touchscreen smartphones. There already exists an option for SMS to be read out with text to speech software, but there may be occasions when having a text read out loud is not convenient. With the Braille Reader from beta labs, letters are spelled out using the handsets vibrate option, using a mix of hard and soft vibrate to indicate each letter. This is an excellent use of a mobile phone application, and Nokia, together with Tampere University and the Finnish Federation for the Visually Impaired are to be applauded for such innovation. Video of the Braille Reader below courtesy of Nokia Beta Labs.

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www.rightmobilephone.co.uk, an independent and unbiased comparison platform for mobile phone consumers has handed their first ever consumer PR account to Gloucestershire-based consumer public relations agency 10 Yetis.

Launched in November 2007 to help consumers save time and money by providing a trusted comparison platform for customers to purchase from. The site has become the UK’s most comprehensive and user friendly mobile phone comparison engine, with over 350,000 + mobile phone offers combined with user friendly consumer reviews, ratings and video.

Users can review and compare over 800 handsets with images, specifications and video with unique users reviews, opinions and ratings provided by handset owners and compare over 2000 + pay as you go offers and tariffs from all major networks.

Now an emerging brand that has delivered rapid growth in the past year with offices in Reading and Newcastle, rightmobilephone.co.uk has taken on the services of Public Relations agency 10 Yetis to help this growth and to assist with the development of the site.

Neil McHugh MD of rightmobilephone.co.uk said of the partnership,

“We are delighted our growth has given us the opportunity to build and establish our brand, the appointment of 10 Yetis will enable us to do that. The price comparison model has been hugely successful in other sectors such as Travel and Insurance, considering the financial commitment of a mobile phone contract and the choice available our comparison platform provides consumers a valuable research tool saving both time and money.”

Andy Barr, Head Yeti at 10 Yetis said,

“Despite the economic climate being an obvious reason as to why rightmobilephone.co.uk should flourish from its already enviable user-base, it’s not the only reason. As an independent site, rightmobilephone.co.uk prides itself on giving consumers all the relevant information needed to ensure they get the right mobile phone for their needs and cut out any extra costs. Perfect for those being more cautious with their spending at present.

“As an agency, our quick growth, much like that of rightmobilephone.co.uk has been based on our personality and transparency, something that has carved us somewhat of a niche within digital and offline consumer PR. We are extremely excited about working with rightmobilephone.co.uk and look forward to getting stuck into the campaign!”

For further information please contact Fran Pearce franpearce@10yetis.co.uk

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More good news to announce, we have just dried the ink on a new partnership with Dial-a-Phone. Experts in the online space, having been formed in 1996 as a press advertiser they have established themselves as a high profile online retailer specialising in low cost mobile phone offers and great bundle deals that appeal to everyone.

Dial-a-Phone’s recent acquisition by the 4u Group has strengthened its place within the market and the focus has shifted primarily to its already strong online business.

Their most popular phones include the new Samsung Tocco and the very popular Nokia N95, we are delighted to add their product base to our mobile phone comparison platform which adds further value for our users, ensuring they have access to the very latest mobile phone deals.

Dial-a-Phone's Affiliate Marketing Manager Richard Buckton added; ‘Affiliate Marketing is a crucial part of a good online business. We are delighted to be working with a great name like rightmobilephone.co.uk, its great news for us, the industry in general and most importantly the consumer’.

We are pleased to announce Beepy.co.uk have followed a number of mobile phone online retailers by partnering with us, adding further value to our mobile phone comparison engine and to our users with over 30,000 more mobile phone deals, tariffs and offers to compare.

Beepy.co.uk have a fantastic dedication to customer service and a well-designed web site that is both friendly and easy to use. Beepy Mobile commented "we are very pleased to be partners of Rightmobilephone.co.uk allowing us to showcase our products on the comparison platform and look forward to adding value by working with them closely"

Rightmobilephone.co.uk have a user friendly and comprehensive comparison engine and we look forward to a long and rewarding relationship offering consumers the best mobile phone deals available.

Beepy Mobile offer highly competitive deals with great gifts, line rental redemption and simple upfront cash back. Unlike any other website you are able to have any gift combination. Just choose the handset and tariff you want and when you get to the checkout, just swap the proposed gift for the one you prefer. You just pay the difference, which means every customer can have the gift of their choice with any mobile phone deal.

The company was founded in 2000 with the primary operational role to source and supply 2500 product lines including contract and pay as you go mobile phones to an ever growing base of dealers. Over the course of the next few years, we evolved and opened a chain of 50 retail phone stores.

Technology has always been at the centre of our ethos and we developed a retail software platform called Sellfone 3g, which gives Shebang's 400 + business partners a suite of retailing tools including auto replenishment and stock control. These tools have driven the mobile phone market and are regarded as market leading. We have our own accessory brand called Nexxus and sold in excess of 3,000,000 mobile phone related accessories in 2007. The Nexxus brand can be found in many high street stores and we also have a landline telecommunication service for the business and consumer markets.

We are delighted to announce e2save.com as a new partner, users can now search and compare mobile phones deals from this established and popular internet retailer, look out for the e2save logo when you have made your search.

Here is a little background to the Carphone Warehouse owned internet retailer, e2save launched in 1999 as a web based mobile phone store. It wasn’t long before they had made a name for themselves for offering some of the best value mobile deals around. In January 2004 Carphone Warehouse acquired e2save allowing the company to offer even better value for their customers. Customers could now get a market leading mobile phone deal with great customer service and aftersales care.

For the last 4 years e2save have been offering some of the best value deals around on all the major UK networks including O2 and Orange on all the top selling mobile handsets such as Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.  E2save can offer you free handsets and free line rental (by redemption).

Users can also access the latest gadgets free with their mobile deals such as a free Sony PS3 or free Nintendo Wii to name a couple. As well as pay monthly contracts you will also find great value Pay As You Go and Mobile Broadband deals, some of which even come with a free Laptop.

E2save’s Affiliate Manager Greg Atkinson said “We’re really excited to be affiliated with www.rightmobilephone.co.uk , they are committed to finding the right mobile deal for the consumer with the best deal available, this is something which we pride ourselves on. For all your mobile needs this platform is the place to come and hopefully it will be e2save who fulfils these needs”

Affordable Mobiles have now been integrated into our comparison engine offering you even more choice than before when comparing mobile phone deals. Affordable Mobiles is part of Shebang Distribution Ltd and are one of the largest independent connectors of mobile phones in the UK.

The company was founded in 2000, its primary operational role was to source and supply over 2500 product lines including contract and payg mobile phones to a growing customer base, since then Shebang has evolved and developed a retail platform called Sellfone 3g which enables their 400 plus partners to auto-replenish and virtually order stock from its warehouse.

In 2007 Shebang and Affordable Mobiles despatched 250,000 mobile phones and 3 million mobile phone accessories, so customers can rest assured they are dealing with a strong and competitive company.

Affordable Mobiles commented, we are relishing the opportunity to work with rightmobilephone.co.uk, their mobile comparison platform looks very clean and user friendly, we look forward to displaying our products and establishing a long term partnership.