Well; I got a smartphone in the end (second hand Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro). I finally caved and bought one because I took up photography more seriously and wanted a decent digicam that was in my pocket and working all the time, but once I *had* a smartphone it became clear to me that having the Internet in my pocket was a really useful idea. It's invaluable for being able to Google phone numbers I need to know when, oh, the RAC strand me for hours and I need to ring my destination and let them know I'll be late, or I'm lost and forgot to write down the number of the place I'm meant to be arriving, or when I want to know more about a product I'm looking at in a box-shifter type shop where the assistants don't know shit.

I really like the Xperia Mini Pro because it's got a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard; the screen is irritatingly tiny for web browsing but usable if you really need it - which actually acts as a good discouragement from wasting the already parlous battery life on Facebook or gaming. I've also found there are exactly three apps I really like and use: a tarot one which is helping me learn about the cards by showing a daily card I can click on and get a description of its divinatory meaning, a shopping list app which I really thought would be a useless gimmick when I downloaded it and am now lost without, and an app that beeps and reminds me to take my various medications early enough in the day that I don't end up screwed by forgetting them.