The Company’s First Android-Powered Mobile Phone
The Samsung I7500 offers users access to the full suite of Google services, including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Calendar™, and Google Talk™. The integrated GPS receiver enables the comprehensive use of Google Maps features, such as My Location, Google Latitude, Street View, local search and detailed route description. Hundreds of other applications are available in Android Market. For example, the application Wikitude, a mobile travel guide, allows consumers to access details of unknown sights via location-based Wikipedia articles.
Based on Samsung’s proven product leadership, Samsung I7500 comes with latest multimedia features. The large and vivid 3.2“AMOLED display ensures the brilliant representation of multimedia content and enjoyable full touch mobile experience. Along with supporting a 5-megapixel camera and various multimedia codec formats, the I7500 also provides a long enough battery life (1500mAh) and generous memory capacity up to 40GB (Internal memory: 8GB, External memory: Up to 32GB) to enjoy all the applications and multimedia content. The phone also boasts its slim and compact design with mere 11.9mm thickness.
The Samsung I7500 will be available in major European countries from June, 2009.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
SAMSUNG BLUE EARTH | SOLAR POWERED CELL PHONE
Samsung unveils their Blue Earth “eco” friendly cell phone. This cell phone is taking the “eco” friendly term to a whole new level. The phone casing is made from PCM, a type of plastic made form recycled water bottles. The phone has several eco modes for efficiently adjusting screen brightness, back light duration and Bluetooth usage. There is also an”eco walk” built-in pedometer application to tell you how much CO2 emission you’ve saved by walking,running or even cycling instead of driving. Last but not least, on the back of the cell phone is a solar panel that will allow you to make a call anytime the sun is out.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Samsung S7550 Blue Earth
“Samsung’s ‘The Blue Earth Dream’ demonstrates our small but meaningful commitments for the future and our environment,” said Mr. JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobile Communication Division of Samsung Electronics. “We are committed to achieving the highest eco-status with our customers and business partners by providing the best eco-products and promoting eco-activities.”
Get in touch with Samsung Mobile! Learn more about ‘The Blue Earth Dream’ and other eco-friendly initiatives at www.samsungmwc.com and visit us at Hall 8, Stand 8a139 at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona.
About The Blue Earth Dream
The Blue Earth Dream conveys hope and sets goals for sustainable growth and life. In increasing environmental awareness, Samsung is developing ways to reduce CO2 emissions and to save energy at every stage of the product life cycle, as an effective response to climate change. Milestones have been put in place to eliminate hazardous substances from handsets and packaging will be designed from recycled materials. Samsung will encourage its customers to recycle handsets at a growing number of special take-back points worldwide.
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Get in touch with Samsung Mobile! Learn more about ‘The Blue Earth Dream’ and other eco-friendly initiatives at www.samsungmwc.com and visit us at Hall 8, Stand 8a139 at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona.
About The Blue Earth Dream
The Blue Earth Dream conveys hope and sets goals for sustainable growth and life. In increasing environmental awareness, Samsung is developing ways to reduce CO2 emissions and to save energy at every stage of the product life cycle, as an effective response to climate change. Milestones have been put in place to eliminate hazardous substances from handsets and packaging will be designed from recycled materials. Samsung will encourage its customers to recycle handsets at a growing number of special take-back points worldwide.
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Samsung S7550 Blue Earth
The latest in a series of eco-friendly products, Blue Earth comes with a unique user interface which is designed to draw attention to preserving our fragile environment. Simple to set screen brightness, backlight duration and Bluetooth to an energy-efficient mode, this new user interface allows the user to be energy-efficient with just one click of ’Eco mode’. Through the ‘eco walk’ function the user can count their steps with an in-built pedometer, calculating how much CO2 emissions have been reduced by walking as opposed to motor transport. This unique function allows user to calculate the value of this footprint through the number of trees that have been saved.
The packaging for Blue Earth is designed to be both small and light, made from recycled paper, and comes with a 5 star energy efficient charger which uses standby power lower than 0.03W. As part of the Voluntary Agreement of European Commission IPP (Integrated Product Policy) pilot program, Samsung has agreed to start using rating on energy consumption on the no-load mode of the mobile device charger.
"We should be moving towards eco-friendly products."
The packaging for Blue Earth is designed to be both small and light, made from recycled paper, and comes with a 5 star energy efficient charger which uses standby power lower than 0.03W. As part of the Voluntary Agreement of European Commission IPP (Integrated Product Policy) pilot program, Samsung has agreed to start using rating on energy consumption on the no-load mode of the mobile device charger.
"We should be moving towards eco-friendly products."
Friday, October 2, 2009
Samsung S7550 Blue Earth
The First Solar Powered Full-Touch Phone
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today unveiled the innovative solar powered full-touch screen phone “Blue Earth” at Mobile World Congress 2009, alongside Samsung’s vision for environmental sustainability. Under the slogan: “The Blue Earth Dream: Eco-living with SAMSUNG mobile”, Samsung reinforced its commitment to protect the environment through the design of eco-friendly products and a programme of activities for its customers.
Designed to symbolize a flat and well rounded shiny pebble, Blue Earth is the first solar powered full-touch screen phone. By charging with the solar panel located on the back of the phone, users can generate enough electronic power to call anytime anywhere.
Blue Earth is made from recycled plastic called PCM, which is extracted from water bottles, helping to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the manufacturing process. The device, including charger, is free from harmful substances such as Brominated Flame Retardants, Beryllium and Phthalate.
"This is a breakthrough."
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today unveiled the innovative solar powered full-touch screen phone “Blue Earth” at Mobile World Congress 2009, alongside Samsung’s vision for environmental sustainability. Under the slogan: “The Blue Earth Dream: Eco-living with SAMSUNG mobile”, Samsung reinforced its commitment to protect the environment through the design of eco-friendly products and a programme of activities for its customers.
Designed to symbolize a flat and well rounded shiny pebble, Blue Earth is the first solar powered full-touch screen phone. By charging with the solar panel located on the back of the phone, users can generate enough electronic power to call anytime anywhere.
Blue Earth is made from recycled plastic called PCM, which is extracted from water bottles, helping to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the manufacturing process. The device, including charger, is free from harmful substances such as Brominated Flame Retardants, Beryllium and Phthalate.
"This is a breakthrough."
Thursday, October 1, 2009
First 4G Android-Based Smartphone May Arrive in 2010 From Sprint
Android is also an "open" operating system. That is, it treats all applications the same regardless of whether they were created by the company selling the phone or a completely independent third party developer. Talking to Clearwire and Sprint executives here, I heard the mantra of "open networks" and "open devices" many times. And Sprint executives like to point out how their "open" philosophy contrasts sharply with the philosophies of competing wireless carriers.
Sprint will host an open developer conference (featuring Android) in Silicon Valley in October.
Can you see the dots connecting here?
So why would Samsung make the first Android WiMax phone? Samsung has gained a lot of experience and momentum in 4G/WiMax in the last few years. The company already sells one of the best known WiMax devices on the market, the Samsung Mondi, which won an award for "best WiMax device" here last night.
Samsung has just completed its first Android phone, the Galaxy. And rumors have already been flying in wireless circles that Sprint has been testing a Samsung 4G smartphone. Requests for comment from Samsung on the subject were not returned.
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Sprint will host an open developer conference (featuring Android) in Silicon Valley in October.
Can you see the dots connecting here?
So why would Samsung make the first Android WiMax phone? Samsung has gained a lot of experience and momentum in 4G/WiMax in the last few years. The company already sells one of the best known WiMax devices on the market, the Samsung Mondi, which won an award for "best WiMax device" here last night.
Samsung has just completed its first Android phone, the Galaxy. And rumors have already been flying in wireless circles that Sprint has been testing a Samsung 4G smartphone. Requests for comment from Samsung on the subject were not returned.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
First 4G Android-Based Smartphone May Arrive in 2010 From Sprint
Dual-Band
Sprint executives told me today that the new smartphone will be dual-band--that is, it will contain both a 4G/WiMax radio and a 3G radio. The phone, I'm told, will first look for a 4G connection, then default to a slower 3G connection. So if you live in a WiMax city (there will be 80 by the end of 2010, Clearwire says), you will get 4G until you leave your coverage area, then you switch to 3G.
Todd Rowley, VP of Sprint's 4G business unit, told me Sprint is currently in talks with a handset maker for the phone, but couldn't reveal details. Rowley also says Sprint won't begin selling the 4G smartphone until the Clearwire WiMax network reaches around 100 million people in the U.S. That's likely to happen in late 2010; Clearwire is saying it'll reach 120 million people by the end of 2010.
Then there's the issue of the app development community. Sprint and Samsung are both members of the Open Handset Alliance, which promotes Google's Android mobile OS. Sprint's VP of device and technology development Mathew Oommen explained to me that the Android OS is an especially good platform on which developers can create just the kind of rich media applications that will show off the fat (wireless) broadband pipe offered by WiMax networks.
What's So Great About Android?
Compared to other mobile OSes, Android lets developers write apps that more fully exploit the capabilities of the smartphone--things like the accelerometer, the high resolution display and the camera.
Sprint executives told me today that the new smartphone will be dual-band--that is, it will contain both a 4G/WiMax radio and a 3G radio. The phone, I'm told, will first look for a 4G connection, then default to a slower 3G connection. So if you live in a WiMax city (there will be 80 by the end of 2010, Clearwire says), you will get 4G until you leave your coverage area, then you switch to 3G.
Todd Rowley, VP of Sprint's 4G business unit, told me Sprint is currently in talks with a handset maker for the phone, but couldn't reveal details. Rowley also says Sprint won't begin selling the 4G smartphone until the Clearwire WiMax network reaches around 100 million people in the U.S. That's likely to happen in late 2010; Clearwire is saying it'll reach 120 million people by the end of 2010.
Then there's the issue of the app development community. Sprint and Samsung are both members of the Open Handset Alliance, which promotes Google's Android mobile OS. Sprint's VP of device and technology development Mathew Oommen explained to me that the Android OS is an especially good platform on which developers can create just the kind of rich media applications that will show off the fat (wireless) broadband pipe offered by WiMax networks.
What's So Great About Android?
Compared to other mobile OSes, Android lets developers write apps that more fully exploit the capabilities of the smartphone--things like the accelerometer, the high resolution display and the camera.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
First 4G Android-Based Smartphone May Arrive in 2010 From Sprint
After talking to wireless carriers, handset makers and analysts here, I believe we'll be seeing an Android smartphone (possibly made by Samsung) and sold by Sprint next year. Sprint openly confirms plans to sell a 4G smartphone next year, but is quiet on the maker of the phone and the mobile OS.
This WiMax-connected device will run three or five times faster than the 3G-connected iPhone (on a good day), and will feature a bunch of apps that fully exploit that speed (imagine watching high-def, no-latency SlingBox video on your smartphone).
Sprint has bet big on WiMax (it owns 51 percent of WiMax carrier Clearwire) and very much needs a device (and some apps) that will show the dazzle of WiMax and 4G networks. An Android smartphone running on WiMax would be just the ticket.
WiMax service is available in only a few cities now, and it connects only to USB modems for laptops, and a couple of portable wireless router devices.
This WiMax-connected device will run three or five times faster than the 3G-connected iPhone (on a good day), and will feature a bunch of apps that fully exploit that speed (imagine watching high-def, no-latency SlingBox video on your smartphone).
Sprint has bet big on WiMax (it owns 51 percent of WiMax carrier Clearwire) and very much needs a device (and some apps) that will show the dazzle of WiMax and 4G networks. An Android smartphone running on WiMax would be just the ticket.
WiMax service is available in only a few cities now, and it connects only to USB modems for laptops, and a couple of portable wireless router devices.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Motorola CLIQ: best Android phone ever
..continuation...You now get three onscreen dialog bubbles (at least that's what they look like to me). "Messages" collects all your incoming one-to-one messages, "Happenings" collects all social networking feeds, and "Social Status" aggregates all your personal status messages. Tap on one dialog bubble and you can swipe through all categories of communications, regardless of source, and you can reply easily via any source. For instance, if you get an e-mail, you can respond via text simply by choosing this option from a list in the message window. If someone writes on your Facebook wall, you can reply via e-mail. You can broadcast a blast to all your peeps on multiple networks, or just one. You can update your status on all your social networks at one time.
You also can opt to display dialog bubbles for individual Yahoo Widget RSS feeds. If you don't like swiping through sequential dialog bubbles — and you will — you can simply view them listed in a more convenient swipe-scrollable list.
All of these dialog bubbles can really crowd the home screen panels on the 3.1-inch screen, so Motorola has expanded Android's three home panels to five. Even still, any shortcuts you've dragged from the app menu silo to the home screen are apt to get buried underneath the multiple dialog bubbles.
MOTOBLUR also replaces Android's photo gallery with a far superior swipeable gallery with cool 3D transitions, not only from photo-to-photo but even as the accelerometer turns a photo to fill the screen. And of course you can broadcast one or multiple photos to some or all of your social networks.
Since MOTOBLUR's reorganization of the CLIQ's non-verbal communications is so radically different, it took almost the full allotted hour to grok it. But once we did, it was clear its radical efficiencies render mere talking an annoying inconvenience..End.
You also can opt to display dialog bubbles for individual Yahoo Widget RSS feeds. If you don't like swiping through sequential dialog bubbles — and you will — you can simply view them listed in a more convenient swipe-scrollable list.
All of these dialog bubbles can really crowd the home screen panels on the 3.1-inch screen, so Motorola has expanded Android's three home panels to five. Even still, any shortcuts you've dragged from the app menu silo to the home screen are apt to get buried underneath the multiple dialog bubbles.
MOTOBLUR also replaces Android's photo gallery with a far superior swipeable gallery with cool 3D transitions, not only from photo-to-photo but even as the accelerometer turns a photo to fill the screen. And of course you can broadcast one or multiple photos to some or all of your social networks.
Since MOTOBLUR's reorganization of the CLIQ's non-verbal communications is so radically different, it took almost the full allotted hour to grok it. But once we did, it was clear its radical efficiencies render mere talking an annoying inconvenience..End.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Motorola CLIQ: best Android phone ever
Physically, at 5.7 ounces, the CLIQ is surprisingly heavy, but it was hard to figure out why. You get Android's pop-up touch QWERTY as well as a three-line slide-out QWERTY keypad, which is easier to handle with easier-to-read keys than the keyboard on the first-ever Android phone, the HTC-made G1, but tougher to type on. The keys are packed tight and require a solid press to register. Along with a 5MP camera, there's a headphone jack, annoyingly missing from both the G1 and the MyTouch 3G. The rear has a sure-grip texturized rubber surface.
To minimize the number of hard buttons on the front panel and thereby create more room for the touchscreen, Motorola has removed the physical Send and End keys and moved them to the touchscreen, along with a Contacts touch key. To make the screen more readable and to save power, the display has an ambient light sensor to automatically adjust brightness. The battery savings goes to talk time — CLIQ is rated to get an impressive 7.5 hours
Even if CLIQ's physical amenities were awful, its exploitation and expansion of Android alone make it the new Android standard, setting a new paradigm for organizing the ever-increasing number of a cellphone's non-verbal communications. The philosophy behind the CLIQ and Motorola's MOTOBLUR Android-plus interface is that there's no reason to keep track of multiple social networking, messaging and e-mail accounts. When you initially set-up the CLIQ, it prompts you for all your e-mail and social-network information. It aggregates all the data from all these sources — all contacts with phone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. (but maintains the original data within their individual applications) to create on big, super-meta file. For instance, you can choose one picture of yourself from all your accounts to be your caller ID photo to others...continued..
To minimize the number of hard buttons on the front panel and thereby create more room for the touchscreen, Motorola has removed the physical Send and End keys and moved them to the touchscreen, along with a Contacts touch key. To make the screen more readable and to save power, the display has an ambient light sensor to automatically adjust brightness. The battery savings goes to talk time — CLIQ is rated to get an impressive 7.5 hours
Even if CLIQ's physical amenities were awful, its exploitation and expansion of Android alone make it the new Android standard, setting a new paradigm for organizing the ever-increasing number of a cellphone's non-verbal communications. The philosophy behind the CLIQ and Motorola's MOTOBLUR Android-plus interface is that there's no reason to keep track of multiple social networking, messaging and e-mail accounts. When you initially set-up the CLIQ, it prompts you for all your e-mail and social-network information. It aggregates all the data from all these sources — all contacts with phone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. (but maintains the original data within their individual applications) to create on big, super-meta file. For instance, you can choose one picture of yourself from all your accounts to be your caller ID photo to others...continued..
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Samsung Electronics Gains Phone App Chip Share In 2Q
Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY) gained share in the market for standalone applications-processing semiconductors used in mobile phones thanks to Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone, according to research firm iSuppli Corp.
But Samsung remained the No. 2 player in that segment behind Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN).
Standalone applications processors tend to be used in higher-end models of smartphones and the like, which require greater computing power.
The South Korean company's market share rose 0.8 percentage point from the first quarter to 15.9%, putting it behind Texas Instruments's 24.4%. TI's first-quarter share was 27%.
"Since the introduction of the first model in January 2007, Samsung has occupied the key applications processor slot in Apple's iPhone line," iSuppli analyst Francis Sideco. "With the new 3G S model allowing the iPhone to gain share in the smart-phone market, Samsung also is claiming a larger portion of standalone applications processor shipments."
However, Samsung's position could come under pressure if Apple decided to move sourcing in-house to PA Semi, which it acquired last year.
Among other players, Renasas Technology was a strong third, rising 2.4 percentage point to 12% share. No. 4 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL) was the only top provider to see share fall, with a 0.3-point drop to 7.4%. STMicroelectronics NV's (STM) share rose to 6.6% from 5.7%.
All told, the top five providers hold two-thirds of the market.
But Samsung remained the No. 2 player in that segment behind Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN).
Standalone applications processors tend to be used in higher-end models of smartphones and the like, which require greater computing power.
The South Korean company's market share rose 0.8 percentage point from the first quarter to 15.9%, putting it behind Texas Instruments's 24.4%. TI's first-quarter share was 27%.
"Since the introduction of the first model in January 2007, Samsung has occupied the key applications processor slot in Apple's iPhone line," iSuppli analyst Francis Sideco. "With the new 3G S model allowing the iPhone to gain share in the smart-phone market, Samsung also is claiming a larger portion of standalone applications processor shipments."
However, Samsung's position could come under pressure if Apple decided to move sourcing in-house to PA Semi, which it acquired last year.
Among other players, Renasas Technology was a strong third, rising 2.4 percentage point to 12% share. No. 4 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL) was the only top provider to see share fall, with a 0.3-point drop to 7.4%. STMicroelectronics NV's (STM) share rose to 6.6% from 5.7%.
All told, the top five providers hold two-thirds of the market.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Getting Lost With a Cellphone
..continuation...TomTom, which still receives 80 percent of its revenue from its portable navigation business but owns one of the two leading map providers, Tele Atlas, said the two-way communication aspect was why the company was looking beyond PNDs toward built-in car systems, wireless carriers and smartphones.
“We’re actually looking forward to the growth of navigation in other areas,” said Tom Murray, vice president for market development at TomTom. And he said he didn’t expect navigating cellphones to kill off PNDs. Some people will prefer using separate devices, just as many still own a digital camera even though most cellphones come with a camera built in.
On the other hand, the inferior directional skills of cellphones may not deter the majority of buyers. After all, iPods don’t sound as good as CDs, and cellphones still deliver rather bad call quality compared with land lines, but just about everyone has them..End.
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“We’re actually looking forward to the growth of navigation in other areas,” said Tom Murray, vice president for market development at TomTom. And he said he didn’t expect navigating cellphones to kill off PNDs. Some people will prefer using separate devices, just as many still own a digital camera even though most cellphones come with a camera built in.
On the other hand, the inferior directional skills of cellphones may not deter the majority of buyers. After all, iPods don’t sound as good as CDs, and cellphones still deliver rather bad call quality compared with land lines, but just about everyone has them..End.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Getting Lost With a Cellphone
...continuation...The ability to blithely make wrong turns without serious directional consequences is, of course, one of the hallmarks of PNDs — and a feature that allows me to ignore my wife’s beseechings and merrily proceed on my way without ever stopping to ask for directions. But when testing some cellphone navigation services, I’ve had to pull over and wait for the phone to download new instructions based on my new position (or worse, I’ve had to drive to an area where there’s cell coverage and then wait for instructions).
By comparison, a dedicated PND can reroute you in seconds without stopping — no cell signal required.
There are other disadvantages to using a cellphone as a digital road map. The speaker volume on most is inadequate to overcome road noise, and GPS tracking tends to drain the batteries of some phones. Moreover, GPS receivers in phones are often not as sensitive as those on dedicated navigation devices, so losing a positioning signal in, say, Manhattan, is not uncommon.
Phones also lack the gyroscopic sensors that many PNDs use to estimate a car’s position when a GPS signal fails, as in a tunnel. And there’s the screen issue: PNDs typically have 4-inch or larger screens; even the iPhone has only a 3.5-inch screen.
So for the moment, PNDs remain the most reliable means of directing you to your destination. But cellphones are catching up. Some, like the new Palm Pre, some BlackBerry models and phones based on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile or Google’s Android software, can multitask, allowing navigation to continue even while you’re chatting on the phone. Another approach is to store a complete set of digital maps on the phone so that when the cell signal disappears, your directions remain.
Garmin’s $99 Mobile XT software for smartphones comes on a tiny memory card that works on Windows Mobile phones, for example. Both Navigon and TomTom have adopted a similar full-download approach with their iPhone programs so that drivers don’t have to rely on a cellular network for route updates. To overcome some of the hardware shortcomings, TomTom will offer a car kit for the iPhone next month that includes a better GPS receiver and speaker built into a window mount.
Furthermore, as newer cellphones with more computing power are introduced, they won’t get lost in the hinterland as often. Phones also have a built-in feature most PNDs lack: two-way communication for updated listings, like service stations with cheaper gas and new restaurants, as well as concierge services like ordering tickets online...to be continued...
By comparison, a dedicated PND can reroute you in seconds without stopping — no cell signal required.
There are other disadvantages to using a cellphone as a digital road map. The speaker volume on most is inadequate to overcome road noise, and GPS tracking tends to drain the batteries of some phones. Moreover, GPS receivers in phones are often not as sensitive as those on dedicated navigation devices, so losing a positioning signal in, say, Manhattan, is not uncommon.
Phones also lack the gyroscopic sensors that many PNDs use to estimate a car’s position when a GPS signal fails, as in a tunnel. And there’s the screen issue: PNDs typically have 4-inch or larger screens; even the iPhone has only a 3.5-inch screen.
So for the moment, PNDs remain the most reliable means of directing you to your destination. But cellphones are catching up. Some, like the new Palm Pre, some BlackBerry models and phones based on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile or Google’s Android software, can multitask, allowing navigation to continue even while you’re chatting on the phone. Another approach is to store a complete set of digital maps on the phone so that when the cell signal disappears, your directions remain.
Garmin’s $99 Mobile XT software for smartphones comes on a tiny memory card that works on Windows Mobile phones, for example. Both Navigon and TomTom have adopted a similar full-download approach with their iPhone programs so that drivers don’t have to rely on a cellular network for route updates. To overcome some of the hardware shortcomings, TomTom will offer a car kit for the iPhone next month that includes a better GPS receiver and speaker built into a window mount.
Furthermore, as newer cellphones with more computing power are introduced, they won’t get lost in the hinterland as often. Phones also have a built-in feature most PNDs lack: two-way communication for updated listings, like service stations with cheaper gas and new restaurants, as well as concierge services like ordering tickets online...to be continued...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Getting Lost With a Cellphone
WHEN it comes to navigation, so-called smartphones aren’t really so smart. If you want to find your way to your friends’ mountaintop country estate or to a remote bed and breakfast for some leaf peeping, standalone portable navigation devices, or PNDs, still rule.
To be sure, prices of PNDs have dropped, and their makers have turned their attention to providing turn-by-turn software to cellphone carriers and handset makers. Navigon, which makes cutting-edge PNDs, quietly left the American hardware market in May, deciding to focus instead on handsets as well as software for in-car systems. It already has mobile deals with Samsung in Europe and T-Mobile in Germany, and recently introduced a version of its Navigon MobileNavigator software for $89.99 for the Apple iPhone.
After the PND leaders, Garmin and TomTom, reported double-digit drops in revenue earlier this year, market watchers suggested that smartphones with navigation software might kill off PNDs just as they decimated PDAs. And then TomTom decided that if you can’t beat them, join them, introducing a $100 software version of its navigation application for the iPhone.
But using a cellphone to get directions on a long trip can be about as reliable as using a divining rod to dig a well. Wrong turns, dropped signals and incoming calls confuse most cellphone-based navigation applications.
The Navigon and TomTom iPhone programs are a case in point. Unlike a desktop or laptop computer, the iPhone cannot fully multitask, which means that if you’re using it for turn-by-turn directions and you then answer a call, the navigation function will go on hiatus.
Even phones that can juggle different tasks simultaneously can lead you astray, depending on the network. For example, the R.I.M. BlackBerry Bold on AT&T’s 3G network will continue directions in the background while you chat, but the BlackBerry Storm on Verizon Wireless will not. A R.I.M. spokesman, Erik Van Drunen, said this was because of the network’s limitations, not the phone.
Nevertheless, even with multitasking handsets, in many cases when the cellphone signal stops — say, on a rural road — so do the directions. The reason: because of the limited on-board memory of most cellphones, they must be regularly updated with directions via the cellular network, particularly on long trips. So even though you may still receive a GPS signal on your phone indicating your position, the directions will stop without the accompanying cellular signal. Not only can this be disturbing on a rainy night when there’s no gas station in sight, it can also be annoying when you make the inevitable off-route excursion.
“In some cases, it will download the entire route to the destination,” countered Sal Dhanani, a co-founder of TeleNav, which makes the mapping software for AT&T and T-Mobile’s $9.99-a-month service . “Unless you make a turn that’s not on the route. Then, if there’s no connection, it will lose you.”
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To be sure, prices of PNDs have dropped, and their makers have turned their attention to providing turn-by-turn software to cellphone carriers and handset makers. Navigon, which makes cutting-edge PNDs, quietly left the American hardware market in May, deciding to focus instead on handsets as well as software for in-car systems. It already has mobile deals with Samsung in Europe and T-Mobile in Germany, and recently introduced a version of its Navigon MobileNavigator software for $89.99 for the Apple iPhone.
After the PND leaders, Garmin and TomTom, reported double-digit drops in revenue earlier this year, market watchers suggested that smartphones with navigation software might kill off PNDs just as they decimated PDAs. And then TomTom decided that if you can’t beat them, join them, introducing a $100 software version of its navigation application for the iPhone.
But using a cellphone to get directions on a long trip can be about as reliable as using a divining rod to dig a well. Wrong turns, dropped signals and incoming calls confuse most cellphone-based navigation applications.
The Navigon and TomTom iPhone programs are a case in point. Unlike a desktop or laptop computer, the iPhone cannot fully multitask, which means that if you’re using it for turn-by-turn directions and you then answer a call, the navigation function will go on hiatus.
Even phones that can juggle different tasks simultaneously can lead you astray, depending on the network. For example, the R.I.M. BlackBerry Bold on AT&T’s 3G network will continue directions in the background while you chat, but the BlackBerry Storm on Verizon Wireless will not. A R.I.M. spokesman, Erik Van Drunen, said this was because of the network’s limitations, not the phone.
Nevertheless, even with multitasking handsets, in many cases when the cellphone signal stops — say, on a rural road — so do the directions. The reason: because of the limited on-board memory of most cellphones, they must be regularly updated with directions via the cellular network, particularly on long trips. So even though you may still receive a GPS signal on your phone indicating your position, the directions will stop without the accompanying cellular signal. Not only can this be disturbing on a rainy night when there’s no gas station in sight, it can also be annoying when you make the inevitable off-route excursion.
“In some cases, it will download the entire route to the destination,” countered Sal Dhanani, a co-founder of TeleNav, which makes the mapping software for AT&T and T-Mobile’s $9.99-a-month service . “Unless you make a turn that’s not on the route. Then, if there’s no connection, it will lose you.”
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Is the Cliq Motorola's Ticket to Paradise?
Motorola has been both public and vocal about its intentions to sell handsets based on the Android software platform, backed by Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and a consortium of tech stars. But this is the first time we’ve seen honest-to-goodness hardware from Motorola.
The Motorola Cliq will be available from Deutsche Telekom's (NYSE: DT) T-Mobile later this year. It comes with both a touch-screen interface and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and looks rather clunky next to the svelte Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone or Research In Motion's (Nasdaq: RIMM) BlackBerry Storm.
But that's such a superficial way to look at it -- the Cliq is very pretty on the inside. It comes with generous support for social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace in addition to the usual bevy of Google services.
There's a five-megapixel camera and performance that makes early reviewers drool, and the Cliq could be the perfect sidekick for a hyper-connected youngster. "Your entire social life in a single stream!" the marketing materials claim. That's a somewhat sad assessment of my social life, but rings true to a lot of people nonetheless.
Motorola is hoping to replace an aging product line that hasn't been hot since the glory days of the RAZR. The Android is co-CEO Sanjay Jha's weapon of choice, and Motorola is clearly a more attractive brand to partner up with than HTC, which often lets T-Mobile and others slap their own brand names on HTC-made phones.
But in the grand scheme of things, from Google's point of view, this particular model is simply one more model in a flood of Android phones that should please every palate. We already have the somewhat clumsy but full-functioned T-Mobile G1 and the more iPhone-esque T-Mobile myTouch, with the literally slick HTC Hero coming soon to a Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) store near you and the complete package arriving in Samsung's upcoming Galaxy. Be still, my beating heart. And Google tells us to expect at least a dozen models to be announced in 2009, presumably ranging from relatively simple and affordable models to ever-more-elaborate smartphones.
Motorola takes a somewhat special place in that universe of Android phones -- it's the only American handset maker on Android's roster of alliance members, and the only proven consumer brand besides Samsung. The Cliq might not quite have the chops to turn Android into a real household name, but Motorola's upcoming slate just might. And that's all Motorola and Google really need. Call me when you see a sexy Motorola 'Droid.
Source
Motorola has been both public and vocal about its intentions to sell handsets based on the Android software platform, backed by Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and a consortium of tech stars. But this is the first time we’ve seen honest-to-goodness hardware from Motorola.
The Motorola Cliq will be available from Deutsche Telekom's (NYSE: DT) T-Mobile later this year. It comes with both a touch-screen interface and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and looks rather clunky next to the svelte Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone or Research In Motion's (Nasdaq: RIMM) BlackBerry Storm.
But that's such a superficial way to look at it -- the Cliq is very pretty on the inside. It comes with generous support for social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace in addition to the usual bevy of Google services.
There's a five-megapixel camera and performance that makes early reviewers drool, and the Cliq could be the perfect sidekick for a hyper-connected youngster. "Your entire social life in a single stream!" the marketing materials claim. That's a somewhat sad assessment of my social life, but rings true to a lot of people nonetheless.
Motorola is hoping to replace an aging product line that hasn't been hot since the glory days of the RAZR. The Android is co-CEO Sanjay Jha's weapon of choice, and Motorola is clearly a more attractive brand to partner up with than HTC, which often lets T-Mobile and others slap their own brand names on HTC-made phones.
But in the grand scheme of things, from Google's point of view, this particular model is simply one more model in a flood of Android phones that should please every palate. We already have the somewhat clumsy but full-functioned T-Mobile G1 and the more iPhone-esque T-Mobile myTouch, with the literally slick HTC Hero coming soon to a Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) store near you and the complete package arriving in Samsung's upcoming Galaxy. Be still, my beating heart. And Google tells us to expect at least a dozen models to be announced in 2009, presumably ranging from relatively simple and affordable models to ever-more-elaborate smartphones.
Motorola takes a somewhat special place in that universe of Android phones -- it's the only American handset maker on Android's roster of alliance members, and the only proven consumer brand besides Samsung. The Cliq might not quite have the chops to turn Android into a real household name, but Motorola's upcoming slate just might. And that's all Motorola and Google really need. Call me when you see a sexy Motorola 'Droid.
Source
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Study: Samsung Mobile Phones Emit Least Radiation
A new study from the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) has compiled a list of the 100 best and worst cell phone radiation levels after examining more than 1,000 mobile phones marketed in the United States.
"We would like to be able to say that cell phones are safe," EWG Senior Scientist and lead author of the study Dr. Olga Naidenko said. "But we can't. The most recent science, while not conclusive, raises serious issues about the cancer risk of cell phone use that must be addressed through further research."
Furthermore, "because cell phone technology has been around for just two decades, scientists do not yet fully understand long-term health risks from cell phone radiation," the EWG warns in its report.
According to the study, the top phones with the least levels of radiation emission include: Samsung Impression (AT&T); Motorola RAZR V8 (CellularONE); Samsung SGH-t229 (T-Mobile); Samsung Rugby (AT&T).
However, at the bottom of the pile, emitting the most radiation were; Motorola MOTO VU204 (Verizon Wireless); T-Mobile myTouch 3G (T-Mobile); Kyocera Jax S1300 (Virgin Mobile); Blackberry Curve 8330 (Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, MetroPCS).
If you want to read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016371086?Study:%20Samsung%20Mobile%20Phones%20Emit%20Least%20Radiation#ixzz0RWZY3VKv
"We would like to be able to say that cell phones are safe," EWG Senior Scientist and lead author of the study Dr. Olga Naidenko said. "But we can't. The most recent science, while not conclusive, raises serious issues about the cancer risk of cell phone use that must be addressed through further research."
Furthermore, "because cell phone technology has been around for just two decades, scientists do not yet fully understand long-term health risks from cell phone radiation," the EWG warns in its report.
According to the study, the top phones with the least levels of radiation emission include: Samsung Impression (AT&T); Motorola RAZR V8 (CellularONE); Samsung SGH-t229 (T-Mobile); Samsung Rugby (AT&T).
However, at the bottom of the pile, emitting the most radiation were; Motorola MOTO VU204 (Verizon Wireless); T-Mobile myTouch 3G (T-Mobile); Kyocera Jax S1300 (Virgin Mobile); Blackberry Curve 8330 (Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, MetroPCS).
If you want to read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016371086?Study:%20Samsung%20Mobile%20Phones%20Emit%20Least%20Radiation#ixzz0RWZY3VKv
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Global Cellphone Sales Forecast to Slip
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Markets in Eastern Europe were battered in the third quarter, though emerging markets in Africa continued to show healthy growth.
Finland-based Nokia Corp. kept its top spot, selling 118 million handsets to grab a global market share of 38.2%, but the mobile-phone giant felt the slowdown in replacement sales in mature markets and was also hit by weaker emerging-market sales.
South Korean handset maker Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its No. 2 spot, selling 52.9 million phones for a third-quarter market share of 17.1%.
[Poised for Slowdown chart]
Sony Ericsson, the joint venture between Japan's Sony Corp. and Sweden's Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson, sold 24.8 million phones for a market share of 8.1%. The company continued to suffer from the weakness in the high-end markets and the slowdown in Europe, while U.S.- based Motorola Inc. sold 24.6 million devices, estimated Gartner, causing its market share to drop sharply to 8% in the third quarter from 13% in the year-earlier period.
LG Electronics Inc. had a 7.8% market share in the quarter, strengthening its position fromup from 7% a year earlier. Ms. Milanesi said the company is in a good position for the fourth quarter as its prices are more suited to the economic climate.
Business is greatly affected by the present global economic recession.
P.S. Almost all countries are experiencing the downturn.
Markets in Eastern Europe were battered in the third quarter, though emerging markets in Africa continued to show healthy growth.
Finland-based Nokia Corp. kept its top spot, selling 118 million handsets to grab a global market share of 38.2%, but the mobile-phone giant felt the slowdown in replacement sales in mature markets and was also hit by weaker emerging-market sales.
South Korean handset maker Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its No. 2 spot, selling 52.9 million phones for a third-quarter market share of 17.1%.
[Poised for Slowdown chart]
Sony Ericsson, the joint venture between Japan's Sony Corp. and Sweden's Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson, sold 24.8 million phones for a market share of 8.1%. The company continued to suffer from the weakness in the high-end markets and the slowdown in Europe, while U.S.- based Motorola Inc. sold 24.6 million devices, estimated Gartner, causing its market share to drop sharply to 8% in the third quarter from 13% in the year-earlier period.
LG Electronics Inc. had a 7.8% market share in the quarter, strengthening its position fromup from 7% a year earlier. Ms. Milanesi said the company is in a good position for the fourth quarter as its prices are more suited to the economic climate.
Business is greatly affected by the present global economic recession.
P.S. Almost all countries are experiencing the downturn.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Global Cellphone Sales Forecast to Slip
Decline Expected in 2009 as Asian-Pacific Growth Stalls Amid Downturn
By ADAM EWING
Global mobile-phone sales are set to drop next year as the economic slowdown hits consumer demand world-wide, research firm Gartner Inc. said Tuesday.
"We expect sales in 2009 to show a low-single-digit growth contraction" from 2008 levels, said Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi. Market conditions are expected to remain challenging through at least the first half of next year, she said.
Growth in the Asian-Pacific region, which includes powerhouses China and India, is expected to grind to a halt in the fourth quarter of this year as the global economic decline hits consumer spending, the research firm said.
In the third quarter of 2008, about 309 million mobile phones were sold world-wide, Gartner said -- a 6% increase from a year earlier, but a sharp slowdown from the 16% year-to-year growth seen in the third quarter of 2007. Replacement sales were hit especially hard, while first-time users remained active, Gartner said.
Sales in Japan fell 28% to 9.4 million handsets as consumers showed little interest in upgrading their phones.
The North American market grew 4.5% from last year to 47 million handsets, with smart phones a key sales driver.
Western European sales slumped 7.8% to 43.5 million phones from the 47.2 million sold last year. A longer replacement cycle hurt the market and will continue to do so in the fourth quarter.continued...
By ADAM EWING
Global mobile-phone sales are set to drop next year as the economic slowdown hits consumer demand world-wide, research firm Gartner Inc. said Tuesday.
"We expect sales in 2009 to show a low-single-digit growth contraction" from 2008 levels, said Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi. Market conditions are expected to remain challenging through at least the first half of next year, she said.
Growth in the Asian-Pacific region, which includes powerhouses China and India, is expected to grind to a halt in the fourth quarter of this year as the global economic decline hits consumer spending, the research firm said.
In the third quarter of 2008, about 309 million mobile phones were sold world-wide, Gartner said -- a 6% increase from a year earlier, but a sharp slowdown from the 16% year-to-year growth seen in the third quarter of 2007. Replacement sales were hit especially hard, while first-time users remained active, Gartner said.
Sales in Japan fell 28% to 9.4 million handsets as consumers showed little interest in upgrading their phones.
The North American market grew 4.5% from last year to 47 million handsets, with smart phones a key sales driver.
Western European sales slumped 7.8% to 43.5 million phones from the 47.2 million sold last year. A longer replacement cycle hurt the market and will continue to do so in the fourth quarter.continued...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
LG offers cheap touch-screen phone
LG Electronics Philippines is jumping into the interactive screen-ready phone segment by launching what it believes is the cheapest touch-screen phone in the country, the LG KP500 Cookie.
The company is tapping the growing demand for touch-screen phones in the Philippines, especially after the launch of the Apple iPhone 3G, as well as competing products from brands like Sony Ericsson, Nokia, HTC and Samsung.
But instead of of going head-on with other brands, LG is aiming for the lower bracket segment of basic phone users who want to move from keypad typing to touch screen typing.
The LG KP500, which has its own web browser, does not have 3G capabilities. Instead, it can access the Internet through EDGE network, which offers speeds closer to third-generation networks.
Nevertheless, the KP500 costs only P11,900, or about half the price of most touch-screen handsets.
LG Electronics Philippines Senior Manager for Mobile Communications Jon Santico said the goal of LG is to cater to a segment of the market that wants touch sensitive phones, minus the bells and whistles found in most phones in the same category.
Price is also a factor as many consumers do not want to spend more on a device that will not be fully utilized.
"There is a market for cheap touch screen phones but not for 3G. However, we may introduce touch screen phones that have 3G capabilities soon," the executive added.
As its main feature, the touch-screen of the Cookie, which LG calls the Active Flash UI (user interface) uses the mobile phone version Adobe Flash Lite, a scaled-down application used in most Flash-based websites.
The phone is cheaper than any other touch screen phones.
P.S. KP500 costs only P11,900.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Mobile phones get down and dirty
continued...
Motorola MC75
RRP: $3228
While the two other handsets in this review have been designed for withstanding everyday conditions, the MC75 is ready to tackle the extremes.
Built from the ground up with harsh environments in mind, this high-end handset is capable of copping a serious beating and still managing to perform as a phone should.
Touted as an "enterprise digital assistant", the MC75 is a fully fledged smartphone in a rock-solid body.
It's aimed squarely at workers who spend their time on construction sites or other locations where personal comfort can be minimal.
Essentially a mobile phone and handheld computer combined, the MC75 can run standard office programs as well as others customised for particular company functions.
For example, a user could access a company database over a mobile network or run applications unique to their company.
The unit's inbuilt GPS capabilities can be used to add location data to any application, which can be of benefit when being used by mobile workforces needing to keep track of activities.
A range of wireless connections are available, including 3G mobile and Wi-Fi (802.11a, b and g), giving added flexibility. There's also a 2-megapixel camera.
The unit feels very solid to hold and, while industrial in design and unlikely to appeal to office workers, should be a welcome choice for those who spend time working in harsh conditions.
Motorola maintains the handset can cope with being dropped on to concrete and continue to work in both extreme heat and cold.
If you need a handheld computer that is also a phone and will be using it in some unpleasant places, the MC75 is the handset for you.End.
This phone is appropriate for those engaged in construction.
P.S. This is a must for engineers, architects and anybody involved in construction.
Motorola MC75
RRP: $3228
While the two other handsets in this review have been designed for withstanding everyday conditions, the MC75 is ready to tackle the extremes.
Built from the ground up with harsh environments in mind, this high-end handset is capable of copping a serious beating and still managing to perform as a phone should.
Touted as an "enterprise digital assistant", the MC75 is a fully fledged smartphone in a rock-solid body.
It's aimed squarely at workers who spend their time on construction sites or other locations where personal comfort can be minimal.
Essentially a mobile phone and handheld computer combined, the MC75 can run standard office programs as well as others customised for particular company functions.
For example, a user could access a company database over a mobile network or run applications unique to their company.
The unit's inbuilt GPS capabilities can be used to add location data to any application, which can be of benefit when being used by mobile workforces needing to keep track of activities.
A range of wireless connections are available, including 3G mobile and Wi-Fi (802.11a, b and g), giving added flexibility. There's also a 2-megapixel camera.
The unit feels very solid to hold and, while industrial in design and unlikely to appeal to office workers, should be a welcome choice for those who spend time working in harsh conditions.
Motorola maintains the handset can cope with being dropped on to concrete and continue to work in both extreme heat and cold.
If you need a handheld computer that is also a phone and will be using it in some unpleasant places, the MC75 is the handset for you.End.
This phone is appropriate for those engaged in construction.
P.S. This is a must for engineers, architects and anybody involved in construction.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Mobile phones get down and dirty
continued...
Sony Ericsson C702
RRP: $599
Like its Samsung rival, the C702 also sports a rubberised exterior that, as well as warding off unwanted splashes, also serves to make it easier to grip.
The keypad feels solid and long lasting under the touch. It does appear a little squashed in layout, but that is to accommodate the 2.4 inch colour screen that takes up much of the front of the handset.
According to Sony Ericsson, the C702 has been designed to cope with splashes of water and a good beating of dust. It may not survive a desert sandstorm but it should easily cope with a day at the beach or being used on dirty construction sites.
The handset incorporates a 3.2 megapixel camera hidden behind a solid sliding cover, as well as a dual flash. The camera produces impressive images and is aided by the addition ofauto focus and face recognition capabilities.
The C702 also has an in-built GPS receiver that keeps track of your position on the included maps. This feature also allows photos to be tagged with their location.
The phone's menu structure is similar to that of other models from the Sony Ericsson range, allowing quick access to all the included functions.
It can also be easily synchronised with a PC to update contact lists and other data.
Sony Ericsson is obviously aiming for a wide audience that wants a tough phone but is unwilling to give up the creature comforts. To this end, the C702 delivers. continued...
Sony Ericson is known to produce good photos.Is it true?
P.S. Somebody please enlighten me..thanks...
Sony Ericsson C702
RRP: $599
Like its Samsung rival, the C702 also sports a rubberised exterior that, as well as warding off unwanted splashes, also serves to make it easier to grip.
The keypad feels solid and long lasting under the touch. It does appear a little squashed in layout, but that is to accommodate the 2.4 inch colour screen that takes up much of the front of the handset.
According to Sony Ericsson, the C702 has been designed to cope with splashes of water and a good beating of dust. It may not survive a desert sandstorm but it should easily cope with a day at the beach or being used on dirty construction sites.
The handset incorporates a 3.2 megapixel camera hidden behind a solid sliding cover, as well as a dual flash. The camera produces impressive images and is aided by the addition ofauto focus and face recognition capabilities.
The C702 also has an in-built GPS receiver that keeps track of your position on the included maps. This feature also allows photos to be tagged with their location.
The phone's menu structure is similar to that of other models from the Sony Ericsson range, allowing quick access to all the included functions.
It can also be easily synchronised with a PC to update contact lists and other data.
Sony Ericsson is obviously aiming for a wide audience that wants a tough phone but is unwilling to give up the creature comforts. To this end, the C702 delivers. continued...
Sony Ericson is known to produce good photos.Is it true?
P.S. Somebody please enlighten me..thanks...
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Mobile phones get down and dirty
by Ian Grayson
MOBILE phones have become such a fundamental tool in daily life that it's virtually impossible to conduct business without them.
As well as voice communications, they're digital diaries, contact books, email readers, media players and even cameras.
But active workers don't always treat portable electronic devices well.
Bumps, drops and harsh environments mean they're often subjected to stresses and strains for which they weren't designed.
With this in mind, mobile phone manufacturers have focused on creating selected handsets that can withstand such things.
By choosing hardy components and designing cases that can cope with anything from water to sudden shocks, they've devised models that should be able to maintain reliable service when the going gets tough.
Samsung M110
RRP: $199
Anyone who has watched with horror as their mobile phone slips from their grasp into a puddle or sink full of water will understand the need for the M110.
With a body coated in rubber and heavy-duty plastic, this handset can cope with an occasional aquatic dunking and still function normally.
While you can't take it swimming, the M110 has been designed to withstand water, dust and some tough knocks.
Its case feels hardy to touch and the rubber coating means it's also less likely to fall out of your hand in the first place.
The phone's keyboard layout is uncluttered and easy to use, with the numeric keys slightly raised, making them easily pressed by even large fingers.
The M110 operates on both the GSM 900 and 1800 frequencies, which means solid coverage, but it doesn't offer the fast 3G speeds that have become common in newer handsets. At this point it's only available on the Vodafone network.
The phone sports a camera, albeit a low-resolution one, and a flash that can double as a torch when trying to find your car keys late at night.
Once you dig beyond its solid exterior, however, this handset doesn't have a whole lot else to offer when compared with some of the more sophisticated models on the market.
It lacks the audio and video playing abilities, though it does have an inbuilt FM radio. While its camera takes acceptable photos, they can't match those produced by alternatives that pack more megapixels.
Overall, if you're looking for a basic, solid phone that can stand the bumps and grinds of daily life and you can live without all the bells and whistles, the M110 is worth a closer inspection.
continued...
This is cool..
MOBILE phones have become such a fundamental tool in daily life that it's virtually impossible to conduct business without them.
As well as voice communications, they're digital diaries, contact books, email readers, media players and even cameras.
But active workers don't always treat portable electronic devices well.
Bumps, drops and harsh environments mean they're often subjected to stresses and strains for which they weren't designed.
With this in mind, mobile phone manufacturers have focused on creating selected handsets that can withstand such things.
By choosing hardy components and designing cases that can cope with anything from water to sudden shocks, they've devised models that should be able to maintain reliable service when the going gets tough.
Samsung M110
RRP: $199
Anyone who has watched with horror as their mobile phone slips from their grasp into a puddle or sink full of water will understand the need for the M110.
With a body coated in rubber and heavy-duty plastic, this handset can cope with an occasional aquatic dunking and still function normally.
While you can't take it swimming, the M110 has been designed to withstand water, dust and some tough knocks.
Its case feels hardy to touch and the rubber coating means it's also less likely to fall out of your hand in the first place.
The phone's keyboard layout is uncluttered and easy to use, with the numeric keys slightly raised, making them easily pressed by even large fingers.
The M110 operates on both the GSM 900 and 1800 frequencies, which means solid coverage, but it doesn't offer the fast 3G speeds that have become common in newer handsets. At this point it's only available on the Vodafone network.
The phone sports a camera, albeit a low-resolution one, and a flash that can double as a torch when trying to find your car keys late at night.
Once you dig beyond its solid exterior, however, this handset doesn't have a whole lot else to offer when compared with some of the more sophisticated models on the market.
It lacks the audio and video playing abilities, though it does have an inbuilt FM radio. While its camera takes acceptable photos, they can't match those produced by alternatives that pack more megapixels.
Overall, if you're looking for a basic, solid phone that can stand the bumps and grinds of daily life and you can live without all the bells and whistles, the M110 is worth a closer inspection.
continued...
This is cool..
Friday, January 16, 2009
Luxury Notes | Mobile couture
continued...
Like the old Samsung Armani phone, the new Night Effect has already set tech blogs ablaze—many have questioned the need for the huge Armani logo on the back. The candy bar-shaped phone features an eye-catching strip of light around its edge inspired by the neon lights of Tokyo. The handset comes preloaded with special Emporio Armani compositions and a fabric Armani package case. No price has been announced so far, but judging by the old model, you can expect it to touch €300 (around Rs19,000) and up.
As with previous versions, the Vertu Ferrari limited edition phones for 2009 will feature leather and stitching seen in the latest Ferrari cars, a titanium body and sapphire crystal screen. But for auto buffs, the highlight will be the tones based on recordings of the engines in the Ferrari F430 and 612 Scaglietti models. Phones start from €7,100 and are currently available at Vertu dealers across India.
Topping the list for the most outrageous design, however, is the My Dior phone from French design house Christian Dior. The super-thin “basic” version for $5,000 (around Rs2.5 lakh) has a hand-brushed stainless steel case, sapphire crystal and electro-luminiscent keypad. A deluxe version with added bling (approximately 640 Swarovski pieces) clocks in at $26,000.
It costs a lot.
P.S. If you have the money, accessorize!!!
Like the old Samsung Armani phone, the new Night Effect has already set tech blogs ablaze—many have questioned the need for the huge Armani logo on the back. The candy bar-shaped phone features an eye-catching strip of light around its edge inspired by the neon lights of Tokyo. The handset comes preloaded with special Emporio Armani compositions and a fabric Armani package case. No price has been announced so far, but judging by the old model, you can expect it to touch €300 (around Rs19,000) and up.
As with previous versions, the Vertu Ferrari limited edition phones for 2009 will feature leather and stitching seen in the latest Ferrari cars, a titanium body and sapphire crystal screen. But for auto buffs, the highlight will be the tones based on recordings of the engines in the Ferrari F430 and 612 Scaglietti models. Phones start from €7,100 and are currently available at Vertu dealers across India.
Topping the list for the most outrageous design, however, is the My Dior phone from French design house Christian Dior. The super-thin “basic” version for $5,000 (around Rs2.5 lakh) has a hand-brushed stainless steel case, sapphire crystal and electro-luminiscent keypad. A deluxe version with added bling (approximately 640 Swarovski pieces) clocks in at $26,000.
It costs a lot.
P.S. If you have the money, accessorize!!!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Luxury Notes | Mobile couture
The latest lot of designer cellphones are pretty, but not always practical
by Sidin Vadukut
Top fashion houses and design firms have been quick to spot the opportunity in the ubiquitous cellphone. With hot new handsets—read the iPhone and Google G1 Android phone—selling in their millions it is hardly surprising that designer labels have been eager to claim a slice of the billion-dollar pie.
Last Christmas saw high-profile names such as Armani, Prada, Anna Sui and Jasper Morrison wrapped around hardware by Nokia, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson. This year, big name designer mobile launches include the sequel to the smash hit LG Prada, the LG Prada II with a Qwerty keyboard, the Samsung Armani Night Effect, the latest Vertu Ferrari phone, and My Dior from Christian Dior.
The LG Prada II is probably the best mash-up of design and practicality. The original sold in the thousands and it excelled in both form and function. The Prada II doesn’t do anything drastically different except add a full Qwerty keyboard for those Twitter messages and email updates. The phone will retail for around Rs40,000. ..continued...
Phone accessories are everywhere.
P.S. It's nice to have different phone accessories everyday. : )
by Sidin Vadukut
Top fashion houses and design firms have been quick to spot the opportunity in the ubiquitous cellphone. With hot new handsets—read the iPhone and Google G1 Android phone—selling in their millions it is hardly surprising that designer labels have been eager to claim a slice of the billion-dollar pie.
Last Christmas saw high-profile names such as Armani, Prada, Anna Sui and Jasper Morrison wrapped around hardware by Nokia, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson. This year, big name designer mobile launches include the sequel to the smash hit LG Prada, the LG Prada II with a Qwerty keyboard, the Samsung Armani Night Effect, the latest Vertu Ferrari phone, and My Dior from Christian Dior.
The LG Prada II is probably the best mash-up of design and practicality. The original sold in the thousands and it excelled in both form and function. The Prada II doesn’t do anything drastically different except add a full Qwerty keyboard for those Twitter messages and email updates. The phone will retail for around Rs40,000. ..continued...
Phone accessories are everywhere.
P.S. It's nice to have different phone accessories everyday. : )
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
New BlackBerry Storm challenges the iPhone
Continued...The introduction of the touch-screen Storm, business-savvy Bold 9000 and consumer-geared Pearl Flip 8220 may not have come a moment too soon for RIM, which has dominated the market for high-end cell phones that double as e-mail devices. Apple reported selling 6.9 million iPhone 3Gs during its last quarter, while RIM sold 6.1 million BlackBerrys in roughly the same period.
But while RIM's latest offerings are packed with features like stereo Bluetooth, standard headphone jacks, video recording, multiple e-mail options, the multifront attack may not be enough to unseat the mighty iPhone.
One neat feature is the Storm's ability to take videos in two resolutions; the lower one is meant for sending clips in messages. You can also take still photos with the Storm's 3.2 megapixel camera. It also includes GPS. But its lack of Wi-Fi capabilities means you can't get online in the absence of Verizon's data network.
The BlackBerry Bold 9000, with its full QWERTY keyboard, crystal-clear 2.75-inch screen and bevy of wireless options, is well-suited for business and extracurricular pursuits. It's $300 after rebate, with a two-year contract.
The device runs on AT&T's 3G network and can use Wi-Fi, which made it easy to check e-mail and stream videos. Calls came in nice and clear, and the phone is rated for 4.5 hours of talking time.
Like the Storm, the Bold has GPS capabilities and can give driving directions.
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has a Razr-like design that looks somewhat quaint. The Flip ($150 after rebate, with a new two-year contract), available from T-Mobile, is easy to use and might appeal if you're making the switch from a traditional handset.
Like other Pearl devices, the Flip's condensed QWERTY keyboard puts two letters on most keys -- a setup that makes it easier to slip the phone into your back pocket but can take some getting used to during messaging.
The Flip's 2.5-inch main screen is clear and bright. Its 1.75-inch outer screen can give you information like message previews. Given the main screen's small size, it may take you a little more time to navigate the Web, but it can be useful for looking up news and will let you stream video from some sites.
The Flip doesn't include GPS, but you can enter your location in the included BlackBerry Maps application to find nearby businesses or obtain driving directions.
Gaining smartphone share
RIM is expected to gain some footing in the smartphone market because it offers phones with touch screens, flip screens and keyboards that appeal to a wide range of consumers. A Forrester survey found that 18 percent of 12- to 18-year-olds who frequently used the Internet on their phones wanted a BlackBerry; only 15 percent said they wanted an iPhone.
Still, few smartphones please consumers and critics like the iPhone, which is praised for its speedy Web browser and user-friendly applications. RIM will have an especially tough time competing in the fourth quarter because Apple gets so much holiday foot traffic in its stores, said Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis with the NPD Group.
But analysts say that this quarter is only the beginning of the game between Apple, RIM and the other competitors.
"They're looking at each other's devices and trying to figure out how they can keep their edge, and also how they can copy what the other one does better," said Roger Entner, senior vice president, communications sector at Nielsen IAG.End.
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But while RIM's latest offerings are packed with features like stereo Bluetooth, standard headphone jacks, video recording, multiple e-mail options, the multifront attack may not be enough to unseat the mighty iPhone.
One neat feature is the Storm's ability to take videos in two resolutions; the lower one is meant for sending clips in messages. You can also take still photos with the Storm's 3.2 megapixel camera. It also includes GPS. But its lack of Wi-Fi capabilities means you can't get online in the absence of Verizon's data network.
The BlackBerry Bold 9000, with its full QWERTY keyboard, crystal-clear 2.75-inch screen and bevy of wireless options, is well-suited for business and extracurricular pursuits. It's $300 after rebate, with a two-year contract.
The device runs on AT&T's 3G network and can use Wi-Fi, which made it easy to check e-mail and stream videos. Calls came in nice and clear, and the phone is rated for 4.5 hours of talking time.
Like the Storm, the Bold has GPS capabilities and can give driving directions.
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has a Razr-like design that looks somewhat quaint. The Flip ($150 after rebate, with a new two-year contract), available from T-Mobile, is easy to use and might appeal if you're making the switch from a traditional handset.
Like other Pearl devices, the Flip's condensed QWERTY keyboard puts two letters on most keys -- a setup that makes it easier to slip the phone into your back pocket but can take some getting used to during messaging.
The Flip's 2.5-inch main screen is clear and bright. Its 1.75-inch outer screen can give you information like message previews. Given the main screen's small size, it may take you a little more time to navigate the Web, but it can be useful for looking up news and will let you stream video from some sites.
The Flip doesn't include GPS, but you can enter your location in the included BlackBerry Maps application to find nearby businesses or obtain driving directions.
Gaining smartphone share
RIM is expected to gain some footing in the smartphone market because it offers phones with touch screens, flip screens and keyboards that appeal to a wide range of consumers. A Forrester survey found that 18 percent of 12- to 18-year-olds who frequently used the Internet on their phones wanted a BlackBerry; only 15 percent said they wanted an iPhone.
Still, few smartphones please consumers and critics like the iPhone, which is praised for its speedy Web browser and user-friendly applications. RIM will have an especially tough time competing in the fourth quarter because Apple gets so much holiday foot traffic in its stores, said Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis with the NPD Group.
But analysts say that this quarter is only the beginning of the game between Apple, RIM and the other competitors.
"They're looking at each other's devices and trying to figure out how they can keep their edge, and also how they can copy what the other one does better," said Roger Entner, senior vice president, communications sector at Nielsen IAG.End.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
New BlackBerry Storm challenges the iPhone
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This is a nice touch
Its biggest innovation is a clever feature RIM hopes will give the Storm an advantage over the iPhone. When you strike a key or icon on the Storm's screen, you feel a physical sensation, as if you were pressing a real key or button. That's because you are pressing a real button. The entire glass display is one large button, mounted on a mechanical substructure that allows it to move upon pressure.
The idea behind this feature is to make typing on glass feel much more like typing on a real keyboard, and thus to make the virtual keyboard, and the touch interface, more acceptable to people used to physical keyboards and buttons. This push-down screen also replaces the side-mounted scroll wheel or track ball on other BlackBerrys for activating menu choices and icons.
For years, Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM has been the de facto provider of e-mail devices for corporations. But the company has its sights on the consumer market.
It launched its first mainstream TV advertising campaign this year and is partnering with Verizon to expand a marketing blitz that has touted the Storm on TV and in newspapers.
"It's only in the last year that they've made a real concerted effort to branch into consumers," said Barry Richards, a senior analyst at Paradigm Capital who owns shares in RIM.
RIM is trying to gain market share as tech-savvy consumers embrace smartphones, which account for 12.6 percent of U.S. handsets but 19 percent of recently acquired phones, according to Nielsen Mobile.
"The smartphone market has plenty of room to grow, and we are well-positioned to benefit from our continued focus on innovation, customer value and partnerships," said Mark Guibert, RIM's vice president of corporate marketing.
Like other handset makers, RIM faces competition from Apple's iPhone, whose sales have surprised analysts since its launch in June 2007. According to the NPD Group, the Apple gadget was the top-selling phone in the third quarter, followed by Motorola's Razr and the Blackberry Curve.
That's not good news for carriers such as Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel, which collectively lost 2 million subscribers in one quarter to AT&T, the exclusive provider of the iPhone, Paradigm's Richards said.
Carriers are especially interested in signing up smartphone customers because they need data plans, which are more lucrative for carriers, said Jim Ricotta, chief executive of Azuki Systems, a mobile media services company.
The Storm isn't the iPhone's first competitor. T-Mobile's G1, Samsung's Instinct and LG's Dare all have touch-screen capabilities.
But RIM said it goes a step further, with what it is calling the "world's first 'clickable' touch screen." And it captures video, which the iPhone doesn't. It does include one popular iPhone feature: an accelerometer, which means the screen shifts depending on which way you hold it.
The Storm is "not an iPhone killer, but it is intended as a retention tool to keep people that have a BlackBerry but might be eyeing the iPhone," said Charles Golvin, analyst at Forrester Research.Continued...
This is a nice touch
Its biggest innovation is a clever feature RIM hopes will give the Storm an advantage over the iPhone. When you strike a key or icon on the Storm's screen, you feel a physical sensation, as if you were pressing a real key or button. That's because you are pressing a real button. The entire glass display is one large button, mounted on a mechanical substructure that allows it to move upon pressure.
The idea behind this feature is to make typing on glass feel much more like typing on a real keyboard, and thus to make the virtual keyboard, and the touch interface, more acceptable to people used to physical keyboards and buttons. This push-down screen also replaces the side-mounted scroll wheel or track ball on other BlackBerrys for activating menu choices and icons.
For years, Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM has been the de facto provider of e-mail devices for corporations. But the company has its sights on the consumer market.
It launched its first mainstream TV advertising campaign this year and is partnering with Verizon to expand a marketing blitz that has touted the Storm on TV and in newspapers.
"It's only in the last year that they've made a real concerted effort to branch into consumers," said Barry Richards, a senior analyst at Paradigm Capital who owns shares in RIM.
RIM is trying to gain market share as tech-savvy consumers embrace smartphones, which account for 12.6 percent of U.S. handsets but 19 percent of recently acquired phones, according to Nielsen Mobile.
"The smartphone market has plenty of room to grow, and we are well-positioned to benefit from our continued focus on innovation, customer value and partnerships," said Mark Guibert, RIM's vice president of corporate marketing.
Like other handset makers, RIM faces competition from Apple's iPhone, whose sales have surprised analysts since its launch in June 2007. According to the NPD Group, the Apple gadget was the top-selling phone in the third quarter, followed by Motorola's Razr and the Blackberry Curve.
That's not good news for carriers such as Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel, which collectively lost 2 million subscribers in one quarter to AT&T, the exclusive provider of the iPhone, Paradigm's Richards said.
Carriers are especially interested in signing up smartphone customers because they need data plans, which are more lucrative for carriers, said Jim Ricotta, chief executive of Azuki Systems, a mobile media services company.
The Storm isn't the iPhone's first competitor. T-Mobile's G1, Samsung's Instinct and LG's Dare all have touch-screen capabilities.
But RIM said it goes a step further, with what it is calling the "world's first 'clickable' touch screen." And it captures video, which the iPhone doesn't. It does include one popular iPhone feature: an accelerometer, which means the screen shifts depending on which way you hold it.
The Storm is "not an iPhone killer, but it is intended as a retention tool to keep people that have a BlackBerry but might be eyeing the iPhone," said Charles Golvin, analyst at Forrester Research.Continued...
Monday, January 12, 2009
New BlackBerry Storm challenges the iPhone
The BlackBerry, a phone and e-mail device that just a few years ago could be found mostly clipped to the belts of high-powered professionals, isn't just for workaholics anymore.
To its fiercest devotees, one of the best things about the BlackBerry is its carefully designed physical keyboard, which the skilled addict can play like a violin. These folks scorn Apple's popular iPhone, whose keyboard is virtual and must be operated by tapping on the screen.
Now Verizon Wireless and Research in Motion, BlackBerry's maker, have done the unthinkable: On Nov. 21, they introduced a BlackBerry model without a physical keyboard, one where typing and navigating require tapping on glass, just as on the iPhone. This new model is the Storm, which sells for $250 with a two-year contract, though a $50 mail-in rebate can bring the price close to the $199 that Apple charges for the base iPhone.
Despite having a keyboard, the Storm is a real BlackBerry, with push e-mail, corporate features and the familiar menus. In many respects, it is a touch-based, large-screen version of the recently released BlackBerry Bold, which is the most polished version of a traditional BlackBerry. It is also the latest member of the new class of hand-held computers, the super-smartphone category kicked off by the iPhone last year and joined by the Google G1 earlier this year.
The Storm sports a large, high-resolution touch screen that fills most of its surface and automatically switches from portrait to landscape mode when the phone is turned. There's also a forthcoming souped-up download store for third-party software, meant to be similar to the ones on the iPhone and the Google phone. The Storm can even be used in European and other countries where most Verizon phones don't work. Continued...
To its fiercest devotees, one of the best things about the BlackBerry is its carefully designed physical keyboard, which the skilled addict can play like a violin. These folks scorn Apple's popular iPhone, whose keyboard is virtual and must be operated by tapping on the screen.
Now Verizon Wireless and Research in Motion, BlackBerry's maker, have done the unthinkable: On Nov. 21, they introduced a BlackBerry model without a physical keyboard, one where typing and navigating require tapping on glass, just as on the iPhone. This new model is the Storm, which sells for $250 with a two-year contract, though a $50 mail-in rebate can bring the price close to the $199 that Apple charges for the base iPhone.
Despite having a keyboard, the Storm is a real BlackBerry, with push e-mail, corporate features and the familiar menus. In many respects, it is a touch-based, large-screen version of the recently released BlackBerry Bold, which is the most polished version of a traditional BlackBerry. It is also the latest member of the new class of hand-held computers, the super-smartphone category kicked off by the iPhone last year and joined by the Google G1 earlier this year.
The Storm sports a large, high-resolution touch screen that fills most of its surface and automatically switches from portrait to landscape mode when the phone is turned. There's also a forthcoming souped-up download store for third-party software, meant to be similar to the ones on the iPhone and the Google phone. The Storm can even be used in European and other countries where most Verizon phones don't work. Continued...
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Comparison Between Samsung i8510 and Samsung Omnia
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Built-in media Players
You can use the Samsung i8510 INNOV8 phone as your perfect entertainment console. With its preloaded audio player, you will be able to play all your favourite tracks of MP3, eAAC+, WMA, AMR and RealAudio formats with ease. You will definitely be thrilled, while listening to the sound quality, as the audio player provides you a crystal-clear sound output. The phone also enables you to enjoy all your favourite video clips with ultimate pleasure by providing a high-quality video player that supports DivX, H.263, H.264, WMV and MP4 video formats.
Like INNOV8, the Samsung Omnia also offers you multiple formats supported audio and video players, which will enhance your enthusiasm of enjoying music while on your move by delivering out-of-the-box quality sound output.
So, from the above comparison between Samsung i8510 and Samsung Omnia, it is now quite clear that both the models are literally elegant in-terms of quality, functionality and looks. If you possess the desire to own such a latest high-tech mobile handset that will make you class apart then nothing but any of these should be your perfect choice. Buy Sasung Omnia and Samsung i8510 phone at best phone deals. End.
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Built-in media Players
You can use the Samsung i8510 INNOV8 phone as your perfect entertainment console. With its preloaded audio player, you will be able to play all your favourite tracks of MP3, eAAC+, WMA, AMR and RealAudio formats with ease. You will definitely be thrilled, while listening to the sound quality, as the audio player provides you a crystal-clear sound output. The phone also enables you to enjoy all your favourite video clips with ultimate pleasure by providing a high-quality video player that supports DivX, H.263, H.264, WMV and MP4 video formats.
Like INNOV8, the Samsung Omnia also offers you multiple formats supported audio and video players, which will enhance your enthusiasm of enjoying music while on your move by delivering out-of-the-box quality sound output.
So, from the above comparison between Samsung i8510 and Samsung Omnia, it is now quite clear that both the models are literally elegant in-terms of quality, functionality and looks. If you possess the desire to own such a latest high-tech mobile handset that will make you class apart then nothing but any of these should be your perfect choice. Buy Sasung Omnia and Samsung i8510 phone at best phone deals. End.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Comparison Between Samsung i8510 and Samsung Omnia
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Camera Functionality
The Samsung i8510 handset offers you a 8 mega pixels camera, which is absolutely a genuine piece of mobile camera and an extraordinary addition in the extensive series of Samsung mobile phones. it possesses full potentiality to replace a high-end compact digital camera. The camera functionality of the handset is enhanced with autofocus, image stabiliser and built-in flash features, which help you to capture truly exceptional quality photos and videos. With the help of the camera you can capture still images at a resolution of 3264x2448 pixels and it allows you to record video at VGA format at 30 frames per second. You will definitely appreciate the additional advanced features and functionalities the camera is possessing, including Camera geo-tagging, auto-panorama shot and face, smile and blink detection. There is also a secondary videocall camera that helps you to make hassles-free video
calling.
The Samsung Omnia handset provides you a 5 mega pixels camera which, like the i8510 model, comes with autofocus, image stabiliser, video and flash features that also help you to capture supreme quality photos and videos. You will also get a secondary videocall camera in the model which will be highly beneficial for making videocalling with ease. Continued...
If you are particular with pictures, you might have a biased to Samsung i8510.
P.S. Samsung i8510 comes with an 8 mega pixels camera.
Camera Functionality
The Samsung i8510 handset offers you a 8 mega pixels camera, which is absolutely a genuine piece of mobile camera and an extraordinary addition in the extensive series of Samsung mobile phones. it possesses full potentiality to replace a high-end compact digital camera. The camera functionality of the handset is enhanced with autofocus, image stabiliser and built-in flash features, which help you to capture truly exceptional quality photos and videos. With the help of the camera you can capture still images at a resolution of 3264x2448 pixels and it allows you to record video at VGA format at 30 frames per second. You will definitely appreciate the additional advanced features and functionalities the camera is possessing, including Camera geo-tagging, auto-panorama shot and face, smile and blink detection. There is also a secondary videocall camera that helps you to make hassles-free video
calling.
The Samsung Omnia handset provides you a 5 mega pixels camera which, like the i8510 model, comes with autofocus, image stabiliser, video and flash features that also help you to capture supreme quality photos and videos. You will also get a secondary videocall camera in the model which will be highly beneficial for making videocalling with ease. Continued...
If you are particular with pictures, you might have a biased to Samsung i8510.
P.S. Samsung i8510 comes with an 8 mega pixels camera.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Comparison Between Samsung i8510 and Samsung Omnia
by Andrew Mathew
In this current age mobile phones are not just treated as gadgets of wireless communication. With the advancement of technological development, the mobile phone manufacturers are coming with innovative designed, elegant looking, technologically advanced and plethora of world-class features oriented mobile handsets. When it comes to contemporary mobile phone models that perfectly march with these criteria then of course the names of Samsung i8510 and Samsung Omnia come on the paradigm position. Samsung has added a unique statement of style and advanced functionalities into both these models. Let's make an acute comparison between Samsung i8510 and Samsung Omnia to make a clear idea of which one is better than the other.
Looks and Appearance
The Samsung i8510 is a solid mobile handset that will rock in your hand. With a smart look and high portability this elegant handset comes with a 2.8-inch high-resolution and colours oriented TFT display. The Accelerometer sensor of the display unit makes auto-rotation when you rotate the display. Accessing all its user-friendly features through the sophisticate keypad would be an amazing experience for you.
On the other hand, the Samsung Omnia model is as handsome as the i8510. The widget possess a ultra-bright 3.2-inch TFT touchscreen display, which is also equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate. The additional feature the display unit has the handwriting recognition feature which would be highly beneficial for you in this advanced age.
Continued...
P.S.The comparison might help those who are planning to buy a new mobile phone.
In this current age mobile phones are not just treated as gadgets of wireless communication. With the advancement of technological development, the mobile phone manufacturers are coming with innovative designed, elegant looking, technologically advanced and plethora of world-class features oriented mobile handsets. When it comes to contemporary mobile phone models that perfectly march with these criteria then of course the names of Samsung i8510 and Samsung Omnia come on the paradigm position. Samsung has added a unique statement of style and advanced functionalities into both these models. Let's make an acute comparison between Samsung i8510 and Samsung Omnia to make a clear idea of which one is better than the other.
Looks and Appearance
The Samsung i8510 is a solid mobile handset that will rock in your hand. With a smart look and high portability this elegant handset comes with a 2.8-inch high-resolution and colours oriented TFT display. The Accelerometer sensor of the display unit makes auto-rotation when you rotate the display. Accessing all its user-friendly features through the sophisticate keypad would be an amazing experience for you.
On the other hand, the Samsung Omnia model is as handsome as the i8510. The widget possess a ultra-bright 3.2-inch TFT touchscreen display, which is also equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate. The additional feature the display unit has the handwriting recognition feature which would be highly beneficial for you in this advanced age.
Continued...
P.S.The comparison might help those who are planning to buy a new mobile phone.
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