Christmas this year was kind of tarnished by the fact that I worked most of the Christmas period including the actual day, on the plus side Christmas came early with a renewal of my contract with the 3 mobile phone network, which of course means a brand spanking new phone. After a nasty experience with a Nokia phone two years ago, I was reluctant to return to the brand feeling more encouraged to stick with my Sony Ericsson phone which for a year had been 100% reliable and faithful (with the odd silly glitch) the trouble being in the year since I got my last phone Sony Ericsson a company that in recent years have been at the forefront of mobile technology have not moved on, while bizarrely the rest of the networks have. Nokia offered a phone that had all the things I needed plus more, that phone was the Nokia N95 8GB version in black (black is the new silver you know?)

I was fully aware of all the funky things that the N95 8GB provided, and as possible as it is to get aroused by a mobile phone believe me I was there. I'm a bit of a gadget boy; actually sadly I'm a gadget man now having passed the middle stages of my 30's. As a result this vice requires that I have all the funky gadgets I can, having raised all my kids I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford all these little vices, but nothing comes sweeter than the vice that includes something for nothing, the N95 8GB on contract comes absolutely free, on Pay As You Go or "Sim Free" it would cost over 300. I contacted 3 and arranged my upgrade and the following day it arrived. Sadly in between ordering and the arrival of my phone a couple of reviews on techno geek boy or girl websites started to ring alarm bells. I should add that the alarm bells a month on are not something that is ringing, and seems to be a compatibility with the phone and two large mobile provider s O2 and Vodafone to be specific, the fact that one should not be operating with the phone (obviously purchased sim free) and some subsequent knowledge makes me realise why, quite simply the phone is designed with the 3 network in mind as a result some of the facilities don't work on other networks. I am happy to report that on 3 I am having great fun with the phone; it's also currently the only network offering the phone for free.

Ok so forget my wobble let's get on with the phone review:
The Nokia N95 is a bit larger than the average phone on the market marginally shorter in height than a can of fizzy drink, and slightly narrower (and

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