I have until recently counted myself as a pretty basic mobile phone user - I made phone calls and sent the occasional SMS, and that was it. I never felt the urge to send a multimedia message, and I didn't much feel the need for email or any other internet-enabled applications on my phone. After all, I spend much of the day in front of the computer and have all the connectivity I could wish for there, combined with a nice big screen. So for a long time my Nokia E51 fit the bill nicely: light, slim, long battery life and a great, if small, screen. My iPod Touch and aging but effective Sony Clie (Palm clone) did adequate duty as pocket internet device and personal organiser, respectively.

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