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O2 Priority

2012-01-13T22:00:00.000-08:00

APP OF THE DAY: O2 Priority Moments analysis (iPhone and Android)

O2's booty on location-based deals accustomed today in the anatomy of Priority Moments, an app distinctively for O2 barter that grants them admission to some appealing dank offers.

Everything anatomy Yo Sushi! to Halfords has gotten complex in the deals setup, with cogent accumulation to be fabricated on things like aliment and shopping. The Odeon is alike alms bisected amount developed and jailbait tickets amid Sunday and Thursday.

O2 Priority Moments

FORMAT iOS and Android
PRICE Free
WHERE iTunes, Android Market
Fire the app up and you will be asked to admission your adaptable buzz number, abnormal after a argument will be beatific with a cipher that grants you admission to the service. Admission this and you are through the login process. From there on out it's a almost simple setup, borer "me" allows you to about-face your arcade preferences up and bottomward so you get notified of deals accordant to you.

There is a account of all the "moments" adjacent which gives you an overview of deals. Careful, things can get appealing tempting. Once you tap on one again you get accustomed a map with a added specific location, forth with exact capacity of the offer.

Deals are instantly redeemable and about all of the 30 ally O2 accept teamed up with accept article acceptable to offer. If you are disturbing to get your arch annular absolutely how the app works, hit info, central is a footfall by footfall adviser to application Priority Moments.

To be honest things are so aboveboard that we absolutely agnosticism you will struggle. Short of selecting a boutique and redeeming the offer, there is little abroad to anguish about.

One accessory atom is that it isn't searchable, things are aloof area based, so you can't use it to acquisition out if your favourite boutique has any accumulation to be made. The way deals are adored additionally varies, some are codes, others aloof tips on area money can be saved.

We absolutely like the abstraction of arrangement specific deals, abnormally accustomed that O2 is claiming a accessible £105 extenuative per month. Whilst we apprehend that alone applies to the better of spenders, the odd bargain cinema cruise or bisected amount spa analysis (if that's your thing), is absolutely account indulging in.

App Discovery Network

2012-01-13T21:49:00.000-08:00

OfferMobi Launches App Discovery Network

OfferMobi, a achievement business arrangement for adaptable ad campaigns, has launched its Beta App Discovery Network. The Beta is accessible for developers to annals today for 50 chargeless installs of their iPhone and iPad apps. OfferMobi is additionally abacus Android abutment after this quarter.

OfferMobi says its App Discovery Arrangement is aimed at allowance developers get absorption and aerial affection installs of their apps.

“On the heels of the success generated from our pay-per-performance archetypal over the accomplished 12 months, we are aflame to barrage the OfferMobi App Discovery Network, which is geared against accouterment app developers with a cost-effective belvedere for accomplishing new levels of aerial affection installs and chump conversions,

AT&T/Verizon iPhone App

2012-01-13T21:44:00.000-08:00

AT&T/Verizon iPhone App Incompatibility Rumor Started (And Burst)

Dozens or hundreds of developers may accept had moments of agitation backward bygone back a rumor began to advance that apps advised for AT&T’s iPhone ability not assignment on Verizon’s version. Fortunately, now that added bodies accept been able to anticipate the bearings over, that doesn’t arise to be the case.

James Kendrick claimed yesterday, “The Verizon iPhone appropriate modifications to the Telenav app to accomplish it assignment with the new accouterments in the handset. . . . This appropriate app change leads to the catechism if added apps that allocution anon to the accouterments may not assignment on both versions of the iPhone.”

The affair is, though, that the app change seems to chronicle added to announcement practices and an AT&T amalgamation than any accouterments differences. Indeed, users had to pay for the Telenav app through their AT&T accounts, so it shouldn’t appear as too abundant of a abruptness that the app had to be reworked for the Verizon iPhone.

All the added accepted GPS apps, meanwhile, are soldiering on “as is” for the time being.

So this doesn’t attending to be a boundless or alike alcove botheration of any sort. Developers can blow accessible that all the assignment they’ve done so far for the AT&T iPhone won’t go to decay back Verizon’s adaptation begins to sell.

Android Wireless Application Development

2012-01-13T21:38:00.000-08:00

While in Indigo Book Store the added day I took a airing through the Wireless Appliance Development for Dummies section. Surprisingly this is a growing area with abounding books on all of the altered programming languages available.

I saw books on Windows Mobile, iPhone, and alike basal Java. "Where is all of the Android Developer books?" I said to the Associate. He replies, "Umm, that's the Google one right?" "Umm, YES!" He asks me to ability to the aback of the shelf and see what's there. What do I cull out? "Android: Wireless Appliance Development" by Shane Conder and Lauren Darcey. I was affected with abatement that it exists, as I've apparent abounding Android books accessible online and was not abiding they had penetrated the retail food yet. I purchased it afterwards catechism and anticipation not alone will this be a abundant reference, but aback was the aftermost time Android Guys did a Book Review?

In the beginning...

Right on the avaunt-garde awning is the Abundant Wall of China forth with a description and abbreviate history of it on the central cover. Obviously the authors charge be cartoon some cessation about Android. We can brainstorm on this and never absolutely apperceive what they meant by this but my claimed assessment is that it is a allegory for Android. The Abundant Wall of China was a behemoth adventure congenital by not alone a few but by abounding branches of the Chinese Military. Android is the aforementioned in that it was created by not alone Google but by all entities aural the Open Handset Alliance and added still by the developers who actualize the applications that abutment the belvedere and acquiesce it to grow.

I was assured alike added about my $60 CAD acquirement due to a adherence to "Bit, Nibble, Stack, Queue, Heap, and Null" and references aural the Acknowledgments area to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, two of the best comedians of the decade. The book's admirers is three groups of people; Software Developers, Quality Assurance Personnel, and Activity Managers. Aback I said "In the beginning..." I was not badinage as the book starts off with the history of adaptable phones, putting us aback in time to the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. While this is humourous and a little boring, at the aforementioned time it inspires and assures the clairvoyant about the abeyant of the Android Platform.

Samples, Examples, and Pictures OH MY!

The book would bifold as a abundant children's book were it not due to the avant-garde conventions and concepts in the Java language. The book includes sample cipher in the book and additionally a CD that has a ton of examples from Networking to 3D Graphics. Quite Impressive. Pictures are included in some capacity to accord ambience to alpha developers or alike aloof to affect those bodies who are added advanced.

What's new in Android 1.5?

While this is still a accessible apparatus the book is out of date only5-6 months afterwards actuality published. What I am apropos to is advisory boxes included every already in a while in the book that outline changes from 1.1 to 1.5. I attempted to acquisition the publishing date but begin what appears to be an absurdity in the press date: August 2010. Sorry? I absolutely arrested the date on my calender to ensure I wasn't active in the past. Either the approaching of Android is that we will all be reverting aback to "cupcake" 1.5, or the authors are absolutely aflame for the approaching of Android.

Section VI: Deploying Your Android Appliance to the World

Chapter 6 is what every code-monkey needs because the business ancillary is absolutely the boxy part. Already you accept your activity it is time to appearance the world. In their easily is your respect, reputation, and self-respect. So this book is there to adviser in agreement of the development process, marketing, presentation, selling, and authoritative a bulletproof application. One of my favourite sections in this affiliate is the Best Practices area it has about affected accurately the Don'ts of Appliance Development on Android. This is a charge apprehend afore developing because "open platform" does not beggarly you can do whatever you like. With that said the book absolutely explores the included API's to their fullest admeasurement and shows you some absolutely air-conditioned possibilities.

Only the beginning...

After account this book you will be able-bodied on your way to Android Appliance development. Readers charge accumulate in apperception that this book is meant to be acclimated calm with the advertence affidavit provided by Google and any added sources accessible out there. I advance this book as a accessory footfall in the Android acquirements curve. The aboriginal footfall actuality acquirements the Java langauge, terminology, and conventions (I acclaim Java for Dummies, no joke). I accord the book a amateur thumbs up because it absolutely adds to the Android Development process. Account through some of Google's affidavit can prove to be difficult at times, this book clarifies and simplifies it for alike beginners.

Flip HD Camcorders

2012-01-13T21:31:00.000-08:00

Cisco Debuts All-New Flip HD Camcorders Video Lineup

Shoot-and allotment HD camcorders are actual accepted at this point in time, so it abundant account from the apple leaders in this market, Cisco, has formed out an all-new ancestors of affordable UltraHD as able-bodied as MinoHD camcorders. These new video HD camcorders affection Cast Video simplicity, added High analogue video quality, hardware-based angel stabilization, forth with continued articles personalization choices, and a lot added means to allotment video authoritative use of pre-loaded FlipShare software package.

Flip has not stop here, but forth with the new HD camcorder absolution , so cast has appear new advised for Flip, this new affairs alms fun accessories which accommodate advanced bend lenses and alien microphones to array chargers and a carriageable projector. Many at Cisco see this as the best band of Cast HD Video camcorders anytime created by the aggregation back authentic agenda appear the aboriginal accumulation of cast HD camcorders. The new band combines Cast simplicity, affordability and fun with absolutely advance video quality, angel stabilization, and absolute personalization options.

Building aloft the acclaimed Cast Video user acquaintance -- which makes it attainable and fun for anyone to abduction and allotment video -- Cast Video's new band has aloft the bar again, by carrying amazing video affection after compromising Flip's authentication artlessness .

By accumulation its innovative, angel stabilization technology with 720p resolution at 60 fps (fps), Cast additionally provides the chump stunningly bright and additionally abiding video that's both beeline advanced and affordable. The new Cast Video band is attainable civic alpha at aloof $149.99, accouterment a camcorder for every budget.

Only a called cast HD camcorder could be alone by the user, but not any added now with the new ambit the user can alone all the cast camcorder ancestors , at no added amount . This can alone be done at the cast online abundance area the consumers can accept from bags of designs from artists, celebrities, and iconic brands, or upload an angel to actualize their own one-of-a-kind Cast video camera.

All of the new cast hd camcorder appear with latest adaptation of FlipShare , which will assists barter calmly organize, adapt in accession to allotment their videos. FlipShare advancement currently includes absolute posts to cheep – abutting the acceptable direct-share options already admired by Facebook and additionally YouTube. Cast Video consumers can calculation on amazing video it doesn t amount how they accept to appearance or allotment it – on a computer, their HDTV or conceivably application the simple absolute uploads to amusing media sites.

New UltraHD Camcorder Family

The world's acknowledged shoot-and-share video ancestors – the Cast Video UltraHD – now offers two new models with alike added affidavit to own one For the aboriginal time, the UltraHD band offers personalization through the Cast Online Abundance with bags of designs for users to actualize a video camera showcasing their own claimed appearance .

Along with angel stabilization and anew added 720p/60 fps video quality, the new Cast Video UltraHD 2 hour additionally appearance a new slimmer architecture that fits calmly in a abridged or purse. The UltraHD 2 hour will apparently be the aboriginal Cast video camera to affection FlipPort – a proprietary Flip-designed adapter acceptable new accessories options as allotment of the anew appear Advised for Cast camcorder accent program.

The new Cast Video UltraHD 1 hour is the first-ever HD Cast Video camcorder priced at $129.99. An business top-seller and customer favourite, this Cast offers added for less: one hour of high-quality HD video; Cast simplicity, no-hassle congenital memory; and a alternative of magenta, blue, white or conceivably bags of characteristic designs

Camcorders

2012-01-13T21:28:00.000-08:00

Camcorders – Acute Sports Cameras

When you are affairs a camcorder there are abounding altered types to consider. One of those types is an acute sports camcorder. These camcorders are fabricated to be abiding and booty admirable video to abduction the fast clip of acute sports. Acute sports alter from biking, to skiing, and from scuba diving, to surfing, so the camera needs to be actual shock affidavit and baptize proof. If you charge an acute sports camera, you should accede the afterward options: the Go Pro Hero, the Action Cam, and the Mini Cam. Each of them accept pros and cons and can assignment able-bodied for a ample or baby budget.

Go Pro Hero is a top of the band acute sports camcorder. Accede top of the band in affection as able-bodied as in price, this camera costs £300 but there are additionally added genitalia like the underwater appearance finder that is all-important to set up the actual settings on the camera. This appearance finder costs £80 and is aloof addition amount to add to the budget, but the affection is absolutely account it. Perfect 1080p HD filming and additionally an advantage to booty apathetic motion video at 50 frames per second, this camcorder is one of the best and the top of the line.

Another camera that is advised an acute sports camera is the Action Cam. This camera is the cheapest of the three at £24.99. It can calmly be beggared to the arch or addition anatomy allotment to get the appropriate video angle and camera angles. This camera is advised shock affidavit and has a abundant aflame ablaze with a loud beeping babble so you will consistently apperceive that it is recording. The Action Cam camcorder is bargain because the affection is agnate to the price. Try out this camera afore you accomplish to a added big-ticket one, to see what the affection is absolutely like.

The final best is alleged the Mini Cam but is additionally accepted as a lipstick cam because it is baby and annular like a tube of lipstick. This camcorder is abundant for ascent on bikes and added accessories to get a absolutely aboveboard view. The Mini Cam is the aboriginal and the lightest of all the options. It has a simple two button interface that is so aboveboard and accessible to use. The lipstick camera is accessible for bodies that demand abundant 720p affection at a lower cost. The Mini Cam camcorder alone costs £125, but does appear with some alternative accessories that would amount added if you chose to get them.

Camcorder Accessories

2012-01-13T21:23:00.000-08:00

Camcorder Accessories – Getting the Best Out of Your Device

Many bodies chase up the acquirement of a new camcorder by acrimonious up a few camcorder accessories as well. Some accessories are alternative and may not do a lot to enhance the amusement of your new accent while others can advice you shoot bigger videos or ensure that your camera has a continued life. While best of these accessories are optional, there are a few that should be on your charge buy account if you demand to get the best out of your camera for years to come. The best important accent that any new camcorder buyer can buy is a aerial affection case.

Even a simple camcorder case can assure your accent back you are traveling or alike amid shots. The case will accumulate your camera chargeless of dust, debris, moisture, and all of the added ecology hazards that can abbreviate the lifespan of a camcorder or abort it altogether. Best of these cases affection a bit of cushioning as able-bodied in adjustment to abate the appulse on the accent if it is accidentally dropped. Additionally, cases usually affection a cardinal of pockets to abundance added batteries, straps, anamnesis cards, and any added baby pieces of accessories that you may need. That is not the end of the camcorder accessories to consider, however.

Regardless of what blazon of camera you own, there is no such affair as too abundant memory. Whether it is Blu-ray discs, DVDs, or anamnesis cards, not accepting abundant anamnesis can account you to absence out on capturing important moments. It is agnate to how individuals agitated added rolls of blur with them back activity on vacation with a 35mm camera. The two things that you never demand to run out of back application a camcorder are array ability and memory. There additionally camcorder accessories to advice you shoot the best able video possible.

Camera accessories like tripods are not aloof for able videographers. A tripod can advice you booty steady, alike video at antic events, abbey gatherings, or aloof with the family. We accept all apparent video attempt addition with an capricious duke and it is difficult to watch at best and may alike accomplish a actuality anxious at worst. A tripod can accord your accoutrements a much-needed breach and advice you almanac life's little moments after the alternation and alternation that so abounding added home videos ache from. As with a camcorder purchase, camcorder accessories are article that should be anticipation about afore actuality purchased in adjustment to anticipate you from crumbling money on article you will not use.

Archos Arnova 7-inch tablet

2011-08-04T04:40:00.000-07:00

Archos' 7-inch, Arnova

French manufacturer Archos unveiled a budget-friendly tablet computing option alongside its G9 series this week.

The Arnova 7 tablet features a 7-inch, 800 x 480 pixel resistive touchscreen, runs Android 2.2 (Froyo) and has AppsLib access instead of the Android Market, but its most distinctive feature is its very low price - it's set at just US$99.

The Arnova 7 was first announced with few details in May, but the tablet's spec pageis now live, revealing a budget device designed to allow users to surf the internet over Wi-Fi, read ebooks and watch videos.

The tablet supports HD video (720p) playback as well as a range of video compression standards including H.264, MPEG-4 and RealVideo (it also copes with .avi, .mp4, .mkv, .mov and .flv files and most popular music and graphic files are also supported). There's 4GB storage on board, expandable by a Micro SDHC card and connection to a computer is via its USB port, which also works in host mode for the connection of a USB drive, mouse or keyboard. The device measures 193.3 mm x 120 mm x 12.6 mm (7.6" x 4.7" x 0.5") and is quite lightweight at 340 g (12 oz).

As you might expect given the pricetag, the Arnova 7 has a few shortcomings. There's no front or rear camera, no GPS or optional 3G modem, no Android Market support and Android 2.2 (Froyo) isn't the latest and greatest in terms of Android versions and not tailored for tablets.

It appears that Archos will follow the increasingly common (and unfair) practice of giving products the same price tag across different currencies with the Arnova 7, resulting in it being a bit more expensive outside the U.S. Specifically, EUR99 (approx. US$140) in Europe and GBP99 (approx.

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ARCHOS 10.1 G9 Android Tablet

2011-08-04T03:23:00.000-07:00

ARCHOS 10.1 G9 Android Tablet

ARCHOS 10.1 G9 Android Tablet will debut with the ARCHOS 8.0 G9 Android Tablet in late September 2011. To date, this tablet is the fastest on paper with whopping 1.5 GHz dual-core OMAP 4 processor from Texas Instruments. It comes with 250 GB hard drive versus the standard 32 GB other tablets offer. Plus it is able to decode 1080p H264 High Profile videos versus the 720p H264 High Profile videos other tablets stumble on claims Archos. The tablet comes with an option to upgrade for $49 bucks with a 3G USB dongle that conveniently fits in the back of the tablet versus having to choose either Wi-Fi or 3G version at purchase. The sweetest part is that it is very competitively priced, starting at $349.

Besides the impressive specs, if you’re familiar with Archos tablets from the past, then you know they were limited to not being able to access the official Android Market for Android apps, this is no longer the case plus this will hopefully ship with Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) with Google’s blessing.

On paper this tablet is really impressive. We’ll get a first hands-on next week with pics & vids to let you know how it performs!

ARCHOS 10.1 G9 Android Tablet Pictures:

: ARCHOS 10.1 G9 Angle View

: ARCHOS 10.1 G9 with Kickstand

ARCHOS 10.1 G9 Android Tablet Specs:

Learn more about Archos G9 Android Tablets of Series.

Display characteristics

• 8”: 1024 x 768

• 10.1”: 1280 x 800
Application Framework	• Android
Processor	• ARM dual-core CORTEX A9 OMAP4 1.5 GHz

• 3D OpenGL (ES 2.0)
Capacity	• Flash Memory: 16 GB* + microSD Slot (SDHC compatible)

• HDD memory: 250 GB*
Video Playback¹	• MPEG-4 HD (up to 1080p)

• MPEG-4² (ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution)

• H.264 HD (HP@L3.1 up to 1080p)

• WMV9/VC1 (AP up to 1080p)

With optional plug-in:

• Cinema: MPEG2 (up to DVD resolution MP/D1)

With the above codecs, the device can play video files with the following extensions: AVI, MP4, MOV, 3GP, MPG, PS, TS, VOB, MKV, FLV, RM, RMVB, ASF, WMV
Audio Playback¹	• MP3

• WMA, WMA-Pro 5.1

• WAV (PCM/ADPCM)

• AAC³, AAC+ 5.13

• OGG Vorbis

• FLAC

With optional software plug-in:

• AC3 5.1
Photo viewer⁴	• JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
Subtitles	• .srt, .ssa, .smi, .sub formats supported
Webcam	• 720p front camera with 720p encoding
Interfaces	• USB slave: Mobile Transfer Protocol (MTP)

• USB host: Mass Storage Class (MSC) (Micro USB/USB Host cable sold separately)

• microSD (SDHC compatible)

• HDMI output⁶ (Mini HDMI / HDMI cable sold separately)
Communication protocols	• WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)

• Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR
Miscellaneous	• Built-in GPS

• Built-in speakers

• G-sensor

• Vibrator

• Compass

• Built-in kick stand

• Built-in Microphone
Power source	• Internal: Lithium Polymer battery

• External: Power adapter/charger
Dimensions & weight	• ARCHOS 80 G9 Flash series: 226 mm x 155.3 mm x 11.7 mm (8.90 x 6.11 x 0.46 inch) – 465g (17 oz)

• ARCHOS 80 G9 Hard Drive series: 226 mm x 155.3 mm x 14.7 mm (8.90 x 6.11 x 0.58 inch) – 599g (21.9 oz)

• ARCHOS 101 G9 Flash series: 276 mm x 167.3 mm x 12.6 mm (10.86 x 6.59 x 0.50 inch) – 649g (23.8 oz)

• ARCHOS 101 G9 Hard Drive series: 276 mm x 167.3 mm x 15.6 mm (10.86 x 6.59 x 0.61 inch) – 755g (27.7 oz)
Battery life	• Music playback time⁷: up to 36 hrs

• Video playback time⁷: up to 7 hrs

• Internet navigation time ⁷: up to 10 hrs
Scalability⁷	• Device automatically downloads latest firmware updates when the WiFi connection is activated

• Updates can also be downloaded at www.archos.com
Minimum system requirements	• Microsoft® Windows® 7, Vista, XP or higher

• Mac OS. X with Android Transfer Files application (not included)

• Linux with android MTP tool (not included)

• USB 2.0 interface

ARCHOS G9 Tablets

2011-08-04T03:18:00.000-07:00

ARCHOS announced two new Android tablets. They include two for factors; the 80 G9 (8″ 1024 by 768 display) and the 101 G9 (10.1″ 1280 by 800 display). They also ship with the fastest dual-core processor, a CORTEX A9 OMAP4 1.5 GHz. In addition to putting the quickest processor in, they add a couple more features to stand out from the crowd. A 250 GB Hard Drive option and a 3G option that can be added after you buy the tablet.

The 101 G9 is listed for $399.99 for the 16GB model, and $499.99 for the 250GB model. The 80 G9 lists for $329.99 for the 16GB model, and $399.99 for the 250GB model.

You can choose between a flash model, or one with a 250 GB hard Drive. The Hard Drive models are only 3mm thicker and about 4 ounces heavier. It looks like you can’t later decide to add a hard drive, since the physical dimensions are different. I know it is all about the flash memory anymore, but the attraction of size and cost for a hard drive is compelling.

There is no 3G model. They ship with Wi-Fi, but include the ability to add a 3G stick for access. It is standard looking 3G USB stick that you can also use with your Mac or Windows PC. What makes it really slick is that it is designed to slide right into a custom slot. When installed, you won’t even know it is there (except for the wireless access). The Gadgeteer in me wonders if you can attach other USB devices into that port.

No word yet on what cell providers will support it. I also wonder if they will produce a 4G version. Seems a shame to saddle this high-powered tablet with 3G spe

Acer ICONIA TAB A500

2011-08-04T02:54:00.000-07:00

Acer ICONIA TAB A500 is a 10.1-inch Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet with 4G LTE connectivity, making it ready for Verizon Wireless' network. Specs wise, it rocks dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 5-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front camera, HDMI port, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, tons of built-in storage which is expandable with microSD cards.

ACER ICONIA TAB A500 SPECIFICATIONS

DISPLAY

Screen size: 10.1 inch (101.60 mm)
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Type: LCD
Touch screen: Multi-touch (Capactive)

SIZE & WEIGHT

Height: 260.0 mm (4.84 inch)
Width: 177.0 mm (2.68 inch)
Depth: 13.3 mm (0.47 inch)
Weight: 730.0 g

CONNECTIVITY & WIRELESS

Wi-Fi: Yes (802.11b/g/n)
Wi-Fi Encryption: WEP, WPA, WPA2
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

HSP [headset]
HFP [hands-free]
A2DP [stereo audio]
AVRCP [media control]
GAP [generic access]
SPP [serial port]
SDAP [service discovery application]
HID [peripherals]
OPP / FTP [file transfer]
AVDTP [audio/video distribution transport]
AVCTP [audio/video control transport]
GAVDP [generic audio/video distribution]
PBAP [phone book access]

CAMERA

Resolution: 5.0 megapixels
Camera Features:
- Records video
- Auto focus
- Digital zoom
- Flash
- Contact pictures
- Geo-tagging (location)
Secondary Camera: Yes 2.0 megapixels

OTHER FEATURES

Flight Mode: Yes
TV-out: Yes

HARDWARE

CPU: 1000 MHz
RAM: 1024 MB
USB: 2.0
microUSB

BATTERY & POWER

Battery type: Li-ion
Capacity: 3260 mAh

Acer Iconia Tab A100 Tablet 7 inches

2011-08-04T02:50:00.000-07:00

Acer released the newest Acer tablet Honyecomb Iconia Tab A100 that rumors will go on sale in August with a more affordable price of $ 300. Acer Iconia Tab A100 uses Nvidia Tegra 2 processors in it plus 512MB RAM. Iconia A100 using a 7-inch screen with 1024×600 resolution. To take pictures you can use a 5-megapixel main camera and front camera resolution 2 megapixels.

At its release later Iconia A100 has been running the latest version of Android Honeycomb. The meanin Yet another Honeycomb tablet is rumored to be coming to the market in the next month. This one is a little bit different then all the rest though. Acer’s Iconia A100 is the first Honeycomb tablet to come in the 7-inch size. All other Honeycomb tablets have been of the 10-inch variety, so it will be nice to get something new in the mix. Another refreshing difference with this tablet is the price, which is set to be $300. This will be the cheapest Honeycomb tablet when it hits the market, which should be in August.

The A100 was originally rumored to be released in May, but was held up due to Honeycomb issues. Hopefully, the three-month break gave the A100 the rest it needed to come out of the gates running. If you are still waiting for just the right tablet, you have yet another one to research before making your decision. At least this tablet will stand out among the rest of the Honeycomb pack.

Acer Iconia Tab A500

2011-08-04T02:37:00.000-07:00

Last month, the Motorola Xoom was the only officially sanctioned Android 3.0 tablet available in the United States. Now there are four -- the T-Mobile G-Slate arrived last week, the Acer Iconia Tab A500this week, and the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer is on sale today, assuming you can find one. All have the same basic silicon inside, but oh-so-slightly different approaches to shape, such that price might honestly be the deciding factor these days. That's where we thought this WiFi-only Acer Iconia Tab had an edge, launching at $450, but now that ASUS has shaken the money tree with a $400 figure for the Eee Pad Transformer, we doubt other price tags will stick. It could be the tiniest of differentiators that shifts your opinion in favor of a particular slate. What's a prospective tablet buyer to do? Join us on a tour of the Acer Iconia Tab A500's particular perks and quibbles after the break, and we'll tell you.

Hardware

We first saw Acer's 10-inch Android tablet five months ago -- when it didn't have so much as a name -- but by golly, it doesn't look like the hardware has aged a single day. In some ways, that's a wonderful thing, as we're big fans of the stylish brushed aluminum case, which plays off of the iPad aesthetic without looking like a blatant clone. On the other hand, we were disappointed to find that a few of the iffy design decisions we noticed in earlier prototypes have carried over to the final frame -- that aluminum sandwich has very visible seams (one snagged an armhair) and the back sometimes creaks when squeezed. At 1.69 pounds and 13.3mm thick, the A500's most definitely portable, but still slightly heftier than the Xoom, and of course it feels positively portly beside an iPad 2. The rounded edges make single-handed reading possible, but the weight means you won't want to hold it over your bed. Enough of that for now, though -- let's describe what you're actually getting.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 unboxing and hands-on

Like most Android Honeycomb tablets, the Iconia Tab's front is all bezel and screen (and a tiny front-facing cam), intentionally designed without any buttons to let you hold and use the slate in any orientation. However, unlike most of its competitors the Iconia Tab has an orientation lock switch (on its "top" edge) to save you the trouble of digging through a software menu. There's also a volume rocker up top, which performs a neat orientation trick of its own -- it's contextual, meaning the switch changes volume up or down depending on how the tablet is held. Sadly, both of these buttons are made of cheap plastic, sunk into the aluminum frame, and rather difficult to press, which somewhat detracts from the generally classy feeling of the Iconia Tab. There's also a plastic flap right next to the buttons, where you can insert a microSD card (yes, they work out of the box) and a blank space where we expect the AT&T model (or perhaps, the Verizon LTE version that disappeared into the ether) would store its SIM slot.

Moving onto the left side, we have the translucent power button, which doubles as the charging light, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a mini-HDMI port. We're slightly miffed that Acer couldn't cram a full-size HDMI socket in the copious space here, or at least include a mini-HDMI cable in the box. Regardless, the video connection works fairly well, performing full, responsive display mirroring at 720p resolution, albeit suffering from a bit of overscan. (Acer says 1080p video-out will be supported in a Q2 update.) On the bottom, there's just a docking connector for the optional charging dock with infrared remote, and on the right side you'll find the dedicated power jack and a pair of USB slots: one micro-USB to transfer data to the tablet, and one full-size USB port which connects with both your storage drives and keyboards right out of the box. (Again, you'll need to wait for an Acer update to enable USB mouse support.) Last but not least, the back has the Iconia Tab's ho-hum five megapixel camera with a single LED flash in the upper-right-hand corner -- more on that in a bit -- and a pair of silvery stereo speakers along the bottom edge.

We'll be frank here -- Speakers have been an afterthought on most every tablet we've seen, and they usually range the gamut from "you'll want headphones" to "what are you doing to my ears?" That's not quite the case here. Acer's tiny speakers -- augmented by some Dolby Mobile wizardry -- sound good enough to share. They're still pretty tinny, mind you, and lack any meaningful amount of bass, but the sound field they produce was rich and full enough to accompany movies and games, and sounded good whether the tablet was held in our outstretched hands or lying flat against a hard surface.

Display

And thanks to the fairly stellar viewing angles of Acer's 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 TFT LCD display, sharing such multimedia might actually make sense. It's no IPS screen, to be sure, and we won't make any excuses for the incredible amount of glare and raw fingerprint grease attracted to its mirror-like finish, but for a plain-jane LCD panel, it's surprisingly good. Text is crisp, colors pop, whites get blindingly bright and blacks fairly dim, and those features only wash out marginally when viewed at oblique angles. Acer's capacitive digitizer is also blissfully responsive -- Honeycomb struggles to keep up -- and tracks ten full points of contact simultaneously (we checked) for whatever multi-finger gestures app developers might eventually roll out. Weaknesses include pixels visible with the naked eye and the near-uncertainty of being able to see anything on the screen outdoors, but we've seen plenty of sub-$1,000 laptops that wish they had the screen Acer brings to the table here.

Performance and battery life

We've said much about the potent performance of the dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 system-on-chip, and as much as we ragged on NVIDIA's seeming inability to deliver the processor last year, it's at the heart of some of our favorite devices today -- including the T-Mobile G2x and the Motorola Atrix, not to mention every Honeycomb slate. However, Acer oh-so-slightly bucks the trend here by providing the A500's Tegra 2 with 1GB of DDR3 RAM -- likely faster than the DDR2 chips used in its close competitors.

Sure enough, the slate seemed slightly speedier in our benchmark suite, as where the Xoom pulled down 1,801 in the general-purpose Quadrant test (and the T-Mobile G-Slate did 1,879) the Iconia Tab pulled ahead of the pack with a score of 2,228 and pushed 2,300 several times. The A500 also regularly delivered over 42 MFLOPS in Linpack -- recall that it took a overclocked 1.5GHz Xoom to blaze through 47 MFLOPS. The A500 even pulled slightly ahead in the SunSpider Javascript benchmark, completing a run in just 1,988ms, where the Xoom took 2,042ms. Still, those aren't terribly significant differences, and in real-world testing we didn't see a noticible impact -- in fact, if anything, the graphical performance had a couple niggles on our Acer review unit. The A500 plays 720p (H.264) video like a charm (though not 1080p) and does well in Android 3.0's handful of graphically intensive games, but on rare occasions we noticed some graphical corruption when playing certain videos in RockPlayer or scrolling Android menus, the likes of which never cropped up in our Xoom testing.

No, our only genuine disappointment with the Acer Iconia Tab A500 was its sustained battery life.

Battery Life


Acer Iconia Tab A500	6:55
Apple iPad 2	10:26
Apple iPad	9:33
Motorola Xoom	8:20
T-Mobile G-Slate	8:18
Archos 101	7:20
RIM BlackBerry PlayBook	7:01
Samsung Galaxy Tab	6:09
Dell Streak 7	3:26

Acer includes a pair of 3260mAh batteries under that shiny rear cover, and for the most part they worked just fine. The battery meter still read 80 percent after a day of idling, and had only dipped to 53 percent by the time we woke up the next morning -- with two push email accounts constantly running over WiFi the whole while. After charging up once again, and with moderate use of email, web, a smidgen of video and gaming, and plenty of music playback during a second day, we hit the pillow with 32 percent of battery life remaining. However, when it came time for our standard battery drain test (where we loop the same standard-definition video with the screen at roughly 65 percent brightness, and WiFi on) the A500's lithium-ion cells gave us only 6 hours and 55 minutes of playback, a good sight worse than any 10-inch Honeycomb tablet we've tested thus far. Mind you, that's still enough oomph to last you a transcontinental flight, but it's a little weak compared to the alternatives here, and that's surprising considering both the underlying silicon and batteries here are supposedly identical to the immediate Android competition.

Software

We're not sure what we can say about Honeycomb that you haven't heard before, but we'll try anyhow: Android 3.0 is a beautiful, functional operating system that lacks serious software support and has quite a few quirks to boot. Assuming enough of us buy Android tablets, the minds of developers around the globe are quite liable to change, but for now, you can expect a lovely browser, Gmail client, music player, calendar, photo browser, chat and maps application, along with whatever additional Android phone software you can get to properly run on the thing. Acer actually includes its own compliment of applications to get you started, but they hurt more than they help -- laughably, almost every one duplicates the functionality of an existing Honeycomb app, most of them perform worse, but Acer sticks them right under your nose anyhow by affixing them to a set of glorified app drawers.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 software

Here's the basic rundown:

LumiRead is a simple e-book reader that redirects you to the web browser to actually grab any books, an odd addition when Google's own Books is a tap away; SocialJogger is a Twitter and Facebook status update browser with oversized fonts and a painfully slow UI that could be replaced with the likes ofTweetDeck in an instant. There's also NemoPlayer, an ugly (but speedy) photo, video and music navigator that pales in comparison to Honeycomb's fast and stylish Gallery and Music apps; Clear.Fi,another multimedia browser that's slightly slower but prettier; and MusicA, a Shazam-alike that somehow had difficulty recognizing a number of pop hits. The two positive additions here are Acer'sMedia Server, which lets the A500 stream content to networked computers and DLNA-capable rigs, and Photo Browser 3D, which uses the tablet's inertial sensors to flip through graphically pleasing digital scrapbooks of your camera images.

Camera

It's just a shame Acer didn't put a little extra effort in to make the slate's cameras worthwhile. There are two photo-taking implements on the Iconia Tab A500 -- one 2 megapixel webcam up front, and a 5 megapixel imager in back -- and we're sorry to say that neither is really worth your effort. Color reproduction actually isn't half bad on the rear camera, and it can actually take fairly pretty macro shots in bright light, but we couldn't get the lens to focus on subjects further than a few feet away -- which resulted in loads of blurry images, needless to say. We're still not sold on the idea of taking photos using a ten-inch slab of glass, regardless, but we suppose augmented reality developers (and video chat engineers) with thank Acer for their inclusion.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 sample images

Speaking of video, we're sorry to say it's far worse than the stills.

As you can see in our sample video above, the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is technically capable of 720p recording, but we'd be hard-pressed to call it high-definition here -- only in a small window on a webpage and with the tablet held perfectly still does it even look even passable. Compression artifacting crops up when making any rapid motion, and the short focus rears its head again, blurring everything more than a few feet away from the slate's sensor. Audio is also problematic. Even the wind generated by simply walking outdoors muffled most everything else.

Wrap-up

All in all, the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is a solid piece of hardware, if you have to have an Android tablet right now, but we don't know if we could recommend it in good conscience over some of the competitors on offer. Honestly, we're still slightly iffy about Honeycomb itself, and the longevity of the Tegra 2 processor, given the lack of Android 3.0 apps and speed at which OEMs are adopting faster and more efficient silicon respectively. At present, ASUS' Eee Pad Transformer seems the obvious choice if you can't afford a G-Slate -- assuming prices stay the same -- but at the same time, we don't think you'll be wholly displeased with Acer's tablet if brushed aluminum's your thing. Just keep that AC adapter handy.

Acer Iconia Tab A100 and A101

2011-08-04T02:29:00.000-07:00

If you love the 10-inch Acer Iconia Tab A500, you may be interested to know that the 7-inch model of the tablet will be released soon in the UK. Known as the Acer Iconia Tab A100 – for the WiFi model – and A101 – for the 3G model – they are basically similar to their big brother in most things except for the screen estate.

order – with the WiFi model being priced at £299 and the other model at £399. Seems cheap? Wait till you convert them to US dollars, which put them at around $490 and $650. That doesn’t seem too bad actually.

Here’s what you’ll be getting for that much dough: a 7-inch capacitive screen with a 1024 x 600 resolution, NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-cortex A9 processor running at 1GHz, 512MB of RAM, 2-megapixels front camera, 5-megapixels rear camera with flash, 8GB internal storage, mini HDMI, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi b/g/n and Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

As for the launch date of the Acer Iconia Tab A100 and A101, Amazon UK said that they will ship it to your front door on May 14. At least that’s when the tablets are expected to launch. Not saying that Amazon is a liar, but the company has been wrong before in the past.

No words yet on the release date of the Iconia Tab A100 in the US, but the Iconia Tab A500 has been available to purchase in Best Buy since last month.

Toughbook CF-31

2011-07-02T03:49:00.000-07:00

Panasonic Toughbook CF-31
Panasonic's Toughbook range is built to survive in the harshest climates, making it perfect for more adventurous users. The Toughbook CF-31 is the latest entry and an extremely well-built laptop, well suited to travel. With an Ingress Protection rating of 65, this machine can withstand a jet of water from any direction and is impervious to dust infiltration. It's been tested to military-grade standards and can withstand a drop of up to 180cm, thanks to the rugged magnesium alloy casing and flexible internal parts.

The chassis is incredibly bulky and weighs 3.8kg, but it's undeniably solid and features a built-in handle for transport. The battery life of 563 minutes is truly remarkable for an Intel Core i5-powered machine and means you get a full day of use even if you're miles from a plug socket.

Comfortable keyboard
Despite the boxy build, we had no problems with the firm and tapered keyboard. Some of the keys are squashed due to the restricted size, but the wide palmrests make typing comfortable.

Unfortunately, the touchpad is tiny and non-responsive and infuriated us in seconds, so we quickly resorted to the touchscreen controls instead. The square 13.1-inch screen is one of the brightest displays we've seen, with an effective anti-reflective finish. You can prod the solid surface with your finger or the included stylus to move the cursor, which is preferable to using the touchpad, despite Windows 7's fiddly menus.

The solid hinges mean the screen doesn't shake when jabbed, although it picks up fingerprints and smudges a little easily and you have to push hard to get a response.
Performance is strong, thanks to the Intel Core i5 520M processor, and you can comfortably multi-task with various applications open.

The integrated Intel GMA HD graphics are more limiting, but there's enough power to enjoy your media and even indulge in some light photo editing.

Although our test model didn't come with an optical drive, there's a slot for adding a DVD drive if desired. There's a large number of ports, including VGA and HDMI connections for attaching external monitors, 4 USB ports for connecting peripherals, and even an aerial socket.

802.11n Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet provide speedy networking and Bluetooth is also on board for sharing files with compatible devices.

Although the Toughbook CF-31 is bulky and heavy, it's an indispensable companion for anyone who regularly visits inhospitable climates. And despite some usability issues, they don't detract too much from the resistive build, bright screen and excellent features.

Panasonic's Toughbook

2011-07-02T03:46:00.000-07:00

Panasonic's Toughbook 19 / 30 get even tougher, better

Make no mistake, Panasonic's Toughbook 19 ($3,749) and Toughbook 30 ($3,649) have been around for quite some time. Some would attribute their longevity to their burly nature, but we know the truth -- Panny just keeps upgrading 'em without changing the model name. Bantering aside, these two are receiving yet another round of refreshes that incorporate 1,000 nit LCDs with circular polarization technology and anti-glare / anti-reflective screen treatments to enhance screen viewability. Additionally, they each tout "improved security and remote management," Intel's Centrino 2 with vPro, expanded memory capabilities, 40 percent longer battery lives, larger capacity hard drives and optional SSDs. Our favorite new feature? "Concealed mode," which enables users to "easily turn all device lights off (screen and LEDs) using just a function (Fn) key. Check the full rundown of specs and new inclusions after the break.

Panasonic Upgrades Its Rugged Toughbook(R) 19 and 30 Mobile Laptops Delivering Improved Performance and Viewability in All Environments

Battery Life Also Improved -- Now Offering Up to 10 Hours of In-Field Use

SECAUCUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 27, 2009--

Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, manufacturer of durable, reliable Panasonic Toughbook(R) mobile computers, today introduced upgrades to its Panasonic Toughbook 30 clamshell rugged laptop and its Toughbook 19 rugged convertible tablet computer. Both Toughbook notebooks incorporate 1,000 nit LCDs, circular polarization technology and anti-glare (AG) plus anti-reflective (AR) screen treatments to enhance screen viewability, further improving in-field usability for mobile workers. Additional upgrades to the Toughbook 30 and Toughbook 19 include improved security and remote management thanks to Intel(R) Centrino(R) 2 with vPro(TM) technology, expanded memory capabilities, 40% longer battery lives, larger capacity hard drives, and optional SSDs.

Working outdoors in the bright daylight or in a vehicle with sunlight streaming through the windows is a fact of life for field workers, military personnel and first responders. Having a computer screen that is bright and crisp enough to be easily viewed, while not depleting essential battery power is crucial for a mobile workforce. The updated Toughbook 30 and Toughbook 19 offer improved full sunlight-viewability by incorporating circular polarization and other technologies, including 9 to 1,000 nit LCD brightness as well as AG and AR screen treatments. Not only has screen viewability been improved, but Panasonic's engineers have also enhanced the battery life of both devices, now delivering up to ten hours of field-usability on a full charge with the standard battery.

"For many of our users, the ability to work effectively in all conditions, from pitch darkness to direct sunlight, is critical," said Kyp Walls, director of product management, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company. "Panasonic has always created rugged mobile devices that offer exceptional viewability in all environments. The more useable our Toughbook notebooks are, the more productive our customers can be. The Toughbook 30 and Toughbook 19 are great examples of the exceptional engineering found in all Toughbook mobile computers. This level of engineering has made the Toughbook brand so popular with users in mission-critical environments."

Panasonic has achieved engineering milestones with the extraordinarily bright screens it has developed for its rugged notebook computers. Toughbook 30 and 19 notebooks have LCD brightness measuring at 1,000 nits -- a milestone first achieved on the Toughbook 30 in 2007. Both devices also offer exceptional low nit ratings -- critical for operation in low light environments where less illumination improves user safety. A nit is a measurement of light in candelas per square meter, essentially how much light is coming from the display.

New Toughbook 30 and 19 mobile computers also include a "concealed mode" which allows users to easily turn all device lights off -- screen and LEDs -- using a function (Fn) key, without having to power down the machine. The feature allows users to customize which attributes get turned off when the Fn key is pressed including screen, LEDs, backlit keyboards, volume, and wireless radios (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth(R), and mobile broadband). Furthermore, users can select if they wish the screen to be turned off, or just set to the minimum brightness level. The "concealed mode" feature is ideal for military and law enforcement applications and for jurisdictions requiring vehicle-mounted PCs to have their screens turned off while the vehicle is in operation.

Every Toughbook(R) notebook uses some form of AG screen treatment because, even inside, fluorescent lights may impair screen readability. Rugged units -- like the Toughbook 30 and 19 -- designed for use in vehicles or outdoors, incorporate more advanced AR screen treatments. All Toughbook notebooks also include individual control options for a wide range of screen brightness so users can make appropriate adjustments, depending on the ambient light in their work environment.

Rugged Engineering

These Mil-Spec-certified notebooks incorporate the rugged features--such as magnesium alloy cases, sealed keyboards and ports, hard drive heaters flexible internal connectors and shock-mounting--that combine to deliver the highest levels of reliability in the industry. Besides improved screen viewability, both the Toughbook 19 convertible tablet and the Toughbook 30 notebook include Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/draft-n, Bluetooth(R), as well as capabilities for Gobi(TM) global mobile internet (WWAN), backlit keyboards, GPS and many other options.

Panasonic Factory and Independent Quality Testing

Rugged Panasonic Toughbook notebooks are tested using the MIL-STD-810F methodology for a range of extreme conditions including drops (36", unit and hard drive), shocks, vibration, humidity, altitude, water-, rain- and dust-resistance, temperature extremes and thermal shock. Each of the eleven Mil-Spec tests conducted on the Toughbook 30 and 19 are validated by independent lab testing. In addition, rugged Panasonic Toughbook notebook screens, cases, ports, and keyboards are IP54-rated for particulates and water. The products have also achieved UL1604 Class 1 / Div. 2 certification for use in hazardous environments.

At Panasonic's own computer factory, in addition to Mil-Spec tests, Toughbook(R) notebook hinges endure 50,000 cycles and keyboards are subjected to 25 million keystrokes. Panasonic's commitment to quality--at both the component and finished goods level--results in a total of more than 500 checks and tests before, during and after production, on every unit built.

Panasonic Financing Options

Panasonic recently introduced flexible financing options to enable customers to purchase and implement the reliable mobile technology they need to drive long-term value for their organizations. Financing choices include fair market value leases, deferral programs, lease back financing and step payments. The new finance options are being made available as part of the company's longstanding relationship with Panasonic Finance Solutions, provided by CoActiv Partners. More information on the full range of financial solutions offered by Panasonic can be found at: http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/proserv-mobile-computer-fina cing.asp.

Superior Warranty, Support and Professional Services

Every Panasonic Toughbook(R) mobile PC is sold with a standard three-year limited warranty (expandable to five years) and access to 24/7/365 U.S.-based phone support for the entire life of the unit. Panasonic boasts an average call center hold time of less than 75 seconds. In addition, in the unlikely event of a hardware-related failure, Panasonic covers the cost of overnight shipping to and from its national service center, where the average turnaround time for repairs is less than two and a half days. Panasonic also offers a full range of professional pre- and post-deployment services, including on-site support.

Pricing and Availability

The Toughbook 30 is available at an estimated street price starting at $3,649. The Toughbook 19 is available at an estimated street price starting at $3,749. These and other Toughbook notebooks are available exclusively through authorized Panasonic Toughbook resellers nationwide. Please visit www.panasonic.com/toughbook for more information.

Panasonic Toughbook 30 Clamshell Laptop: Select Features and Specifications*

-- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo SL9300 1.6GHz

-- Intel(R) Centrino(R) 2 with vPro(TM) technology

-- 6MB L2 Cache

-- 1066 MHz FSB

-- 2-4GB DDR2 RAM (667 MHz)

-- Intel(R) GS45 (GMA 4500MHD) video adapter

-- 13.3" display

-- Circular polarization, anti-glare and anti-reflective screen
treatments

-- 9 to 1000 nit LCD brightness (touchscreen model)

-- Concealed Mode

-- Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100

-- 802.11 a/b/g/draft-n

-- Optional Gobi 3G Global Mobile Internet (HSPA, EV-DO Rev. A)

-- 160GB SATA (shock-mounted & quick-release) hard drive

-- Optional 32GB SSD

-- Up to 10 hour battery life (14 hours including optional 2nd battery)

For additional Toughbook 30 product specifications, go to: http://www.panasonic.com//toughbook/30

Panasonic Toughbook 19 Convertible Tablet PC: Select Features and Specifications*

-- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo SU9300 1.2GHz

-- Intel(R) Centrino(R) 2 with vPro(TM) technology

-- 3MB L2 Cache

-- 800 MHz FSB

-- 2-4GB DDR2 RAM (667 MHz)

-- 10.4" LED backlit display

-- Circular polarization

-- 4 to 1000 nit LCD brightness

-- Concealed Mode

-- Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100

-- 802.11 a/b/g/draft-n

-- Optional Gobi 3G Global Mobile Internet (HSPA, EV-DO Rev. A)

-- 160GB SATA (shock-mounted & quick-release) hard drive

-- Optional 32GB SSD

-- Touchscreen display or optional dual touch display (Digitizer +
Touchscreen)

-- Up to 10 hour battery life

For additional Toughbook 19 product specifications, go to: http://www.panasonic.com//toughbook/19

*All specifications listed represent improvements over past models.

For more information about Panasonic Toughbook(R) mobile computing solutions, please visit www.panasonic.com/toughbook.

Iphone 4G

2011-07-02T03:20:00.000-07:00

Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone 4 today, which he claims offers over 100 new features, though he would focus on only a handful for the keynote. The iPhone 4 looks like the iPhone prototype obtained under questionable circumstances by Gizmodo: stainless steel casing, all-glass front, and a design Jobs describes as the thinnest smartphone on the planet: almost 25 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS.. Unlike previous iPhones, the iPhone 4 will have volume controls on the side of the phone along with an accessible microSIM tray. The iPhone 4 features a front-facing camera, and the back sports a microphone, 30pin connector for docking, and a speaker, while the top sports a second microphone for noise cancellation, sleep/wake button, and a headset input.

Jobs went on to highlight the bands around the side of the iPhone 4 that caused much speculation in the wake of the leaked prototypes. Jobs identified them as part of the phone’s antenna system, saying the stainless steel band is also a primarily structural element of the device. The antenna supports all the iPhone 4’s wireless capability, from 3G to Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to GPS along with cellular communications.

iPhone 4: Retina Display

The iPhone 4 will also sport what Jobs described as a “retina display” with four times the pixel density of a typical LCD display at a whopping 326 pixels per inch—by far denser than anything else in the consumer electronics market. The result is a 3.5-inch display with a native resolution of 960 by 640 pixels that is actually a higher resolution than the typical human eye is capable of perceiving, when held at a distance of just 10 to 12 inches. Jobs claims the iPhone 4’s display winds up looking like a high quality printed book (albeit that emits light!) rather than a blocky pixellated grid. The iPhone OS automatically handles rendering text and controls at the higher resolution for the iPhone 4, so developers don’t need to do anything to update their applications to look good on the new display…but, of course, if developers want to add higher-resolution graphics to their apps, they will look stunning on the iPhone 4.

iPhone 4: A4 Chip and Gyroscope

The iPhone 4 will also feature an Apple-designed A4 CPU, following along the lines of the processor powering the iPad. Jobs said the A4 processor improved power management, so the iPhone 4 will manage 40 percent more talk time on 3G networks (up to 7 hours), or up to 6 hours of 3G Web browsing or 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing. The device can also play up to 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music, and should have an standby time of up to 300 hours. The iPhone 4 will also pack up to 32 GB of onboard flash storage, and will offer quad-band HSDPA/HSUPA for mobile broadband speeds up to 7.2Mbps downstream, 4.8Mbps upstream…assuming carrier networks support that technology. The iPhone 4 will also support 802.11n Wi-Fi, assisted GPS, Bluetooth, and packs and accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor, and an ambient light sensor,. The iPhone 4 also sports a gyroscope, which enables six-axis motion sensing…just like a game controller, and iPhone OS 4 will offer developer APIs to leverage the gyroscope: Jobs envisions the gyroscope enabling whole new types of mobile gaming.

iPhone 4: Camera & iMovie

The iPhone 4 will feature a 5 megapixel camera with a backside-illuminated sensor, which Jobs says increases the amount of light captured by the sensor, resulting in better photographs, particularly in low-light situations. The camera will also record HD video at 720p resolution and 30 frames per second, and the LED flash can be used to light video as well. Like the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 will feature in-phone video editing and enable users to share video the the Internet (think Facebook and YouTube). However, Apple is pushing the video editing envelope with a new iMovie application for iPhone, that enables users to assemble and trim clips and record directly into an iMovie timeline. Users can also add camera photos to their movies (complete with the pan-and-scan Ken Burns effect), and iMovie for iPhone will enable users to add titles and transitions to their videos. The iPhone 4 camera embeds geolocation information in video; iMovie for iPhone can optional display display that information. Users can also add music as a soundtrack to their video, and select from a number of pre-generated themes. iMovie for iPhone will be available as a separate purchase from the App Store for $4.99.

iPhone 4: Bing

Among new features in iOS 4 will be an option to use Microsoft’s Bing as a default search engine; Google will still be the iPhone’s default search, but Yahoo and Bing-powered searches will be available as options. Note that Bing will be taking over the back end for Yahoo’s search services later this year.

iBooks for iPhone

Apple also announced a version of iBooks will be available for iPhone, with feature parity to the iPad edition (complete with previously-announced PDF and annotations support). The applications will be able to synchronize across devices, so users will be able to start reading an iBook on an iPad, then pick up at the same spot on the iPhone. Users will be able to download purchased books to all their supported devices at no extra charge.

No Longer iPhone OS 4: iOS 4

Since it won’t do to have an iPad running something called “iPhone OS,” Apple has decided to rename its mobile device operating system to simply “iOS 4,” encompassing all its mobile devices: the iPhone, the iPad, and the iPod touch. iOS 4 will have the features Apple outlined back in April, including a form of multitasking support (so applications like Pandora can stream music in the background while an iPhone user, say, surfs the Web in Safari), a unified Mail inbox that supports multiple services, home screen folders, a Game Center, and improved support for Microsoft Exchange and enterprise users. However, developers will probably be more intrigued by a boatload of new APIs and significantly deepened features. Developers at WWDC will be able to set hands on a release candidate today.

iAds

Jobs also took a moment to highlight Apple’s new in-application advertising platform iAds: according to Jobs, Apple is developing iAds as a revenue channel for developers so they can earn money from applications in ways other than direct sales to users. As outlined last April, Apple is aiming for high amounts of interactivity and engagement with iAds, building on HTML5 technologies rather than the still-industry-standard Adobe Flash. Apple will host all the advertising and handle ad sales, so all applications developers have to do is specify where in the applications the ads should be placed, then collect 60 percent of the revenue from placements in their applications. Apple has only been selling iAds for about two months—they should go live Jule 1—and so far has many major brands on board, including Disney (Jobs is Disney’s biggest single shareholder, remember), Target, Best Buy, Geico, DirecTV, and other major brands. Unlike traditional banner ads that eject users from applications out into Web browsers, iAds run without exiting a user’s application, providing an interactive experience without causing people to leave apps, or lose work or messages: the goal is an engaging experience that users know is “safe” regardless of the app they’re using.

Video Calling

Of course, that front-facing camera in the iPhone 4 exists for one and only one purpose: video calls. Jobs demonstrated what Apple is dubbing FaceTime video calling with the iPhone 4. The feature will initially be Wi-Fi only and operate iPhone 4 devices—no word in whether FaceTime will support, say, desktops or notebooks equipped with cameras. Users will be able to switch to the rear-mounted 5 megapixel camera on the iPhone 4 to let callers see what they’re seeing, or stick with the front-facing camera for face-to-face chat. Jobs says Apple plans to work with mobile operators to make FaceTime available over 3G data services. Apple says it plans to ship millions of FaceTime-capable devices this year—and if current iPhone sales are any indicator, they’re right—so iPhone 4 users will have plenty of people to talk to. (How far off is an app called FaceTime Roulette?)

Apple says the technology behind FaceTime will be come an industry standard, and will be supported by other devices and services.

iPhone 3GS

2011-07-02T03:08:00.000-07:00

Apple to Cut iPhone 3GS Price to Free With Next Update?

With talk of Apple seeking to release a cheaper iPhone being revived in recent days, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky now weighs in to report that he believes that Apple will be keeping the iPhone 3GS around even after the next iPhone hardware update, offering the device for free with a two-year contract and at $399 for unsubsidized purchases. Apple currently sells an 8 GB iPhone 3GS for $49 on a two-year contract and $449 unsubsidized.

As its entry-level iPhone strategy, Apple is expected to cut iPhone 3GS to $0 (on contract, $399 unsubsidized) in conjunction with iPhone 5 launch (we continue to expect it in September). This approach is intended to target mid-market smartphone buyers and counter Android's mid-market expansion. We expect iPhone 5 to launch at $199/$299 ($599/$699 unsubsidized), and Apple to drop iPhone 4 pricing to $99 ($499 unsubsidized).

The claimed $399 price point for the unsubsidized iPhone 3GS is a bit higher than other reports have been hinting at, with the analyst report from earlier this week suggesting that Apple would try to come in at $349 for its cheaper iPhone.

Earlier reports had claimed that Apple was working on a smaller iPhone form factor that could allow the company to offer the device for as little as $200 unsubsidized. But while some rumblings of a new, smaller iPhone option for this year continue to float around, Abramsky believes that the "baby iPhone" will not be released until 2012, in part to fully take advantage of iCloud leverage that may not be possible as the service debuts.

LG GT505

2011-07-02T03:05:00.000-07:00

LG GT505 is a perfect candy bar mobile phone that comes with excellent features like five mega pixel camera with auto focus and geo tagging facilities, an expandable memory that can be expanded up to massive 16 GB, downloadable ring tones (both polyphonic and MP3) along with composer, speaker phone, internet, etc. The phone is a complete device that will attract the mobile hopping generation tremendously. The design of the phone is elegant and at the same time the functionalities are convenient too. We will discuss about the features of LG GT505 in more details in this review. Let’s begin with the look and the appearance of the phone. The LG GT505 was released along side the LG GW520.

LG GT505 Review – The Look

LG GT505 looks extremely stylish, sophisticated and elegant. The screen of the phone is very large and thus it is very easy to navigate and use the menus according to the requirements of the user. Due to the large size of the phone, accessibility becomes easy and the applications also open very fast. Now, let’s check out the design of LG GT505. The body of the phone is smooth black. However, black is the color of casing only but most of the portion of the device is covered by its large touch screen LCD.

LG GT505 – The Keys

This is a touch screen device and hence all the menus and keys are placed on the screen itself. However there are call keys for making the call and disconnecting the call on left and right bottom of the phone respectively. In the middle, there is a key for capturing images. The touch screen LCD of LG GT505 is three inches in size and offers a clear display that is clear and viewable with no trouble. This gives the user great liberty to modify the frontal look of the phone. He can put the contact list and get easy access whenever he needs to make call or he can give the entertainment aspect more importance and feature the music menu and image and video galleries on top of the screen.

LG GT505 Review – Camera

LG GT505 features an immaculate camera. The five mega pixel camera of the device can capture images with 2592 x 1944 pixels. Also, the features like auto focus and LED Flash makes sure that images can be taken at any sort of light conditions but the quality and the clarity of the image will be magnificent. Positioning of the camera is also done excellently in the phone, which makes the user to click photographs very conveniently and instantly. Do you think that this is it with the camera feature of LG GT505? No, it is not over yet. LG GT505 brings on a GPS navigation system that allows the user to take pleasure in the feature of geo tagging where the phone stores the location where the photo has been automatically taken. This feature provides the user with a chance to remember those special moments not just by the picture but also by the location where the picture are taken. Now, there is another camera on LG GT505, the video call camera. Enjoy the experience of 3G video calling where you can view the face of the person you are calling, if the device used at the other end also supports video call feature.

LG GT505 – Media player

You can easily record video files by using the camera of LG GT505. Put the camera into the video mode and take the video shots with immaculate ease. The video player of the pone can play the video files in various formats. Not just the recorded video, the user can also download new videos or exchange videos from other devices though data transfers.

Music is the most effective form of entertainment and no mobile phone is complete without the music features. Having a quality music player within the mobile phone is very effective as the user is required to carry a mobile phone as well as a music player like iPods separately. LG GT505 gives out an opportunity to the user to load his/her favorite tracks and arrange the play list in a systematic manner. Then the user can easily play the music file by sorting out according to the album, artist or genre, etc. LG GT505 music player supports MP3 and other popular varieties of music files.

LG GT505 – Applications

LG GT505 incorporates phone book where the name and numbers of the contacts are saved. Phone book can be placed in the main menu of display for easy accessibility. You can also save images against the contacts so that whenever you make or receive call to/from that particular contact, the image will be displayed. As LG GT505 is a touch screen device, managing contacts via phonebook is very simple.

LG GT505 is a high speed connectivity device. The web browser of the phone is supportive to both HTML and XHTML and the 3G HSDPA technology uses them to provide flawless internet experience. Even you can enjoy wireless internet connectivity in LG GT505 as it features the technology of WLAN Wife®. Accessing the social networking websites like MySpace and Facebook is seamlessly with this phone. LG GT505 works with GSM tri band network that covers GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900 along with HSDPA 2100 network for smooth 3G network coverage.

LG GT505 – Data Transfer Features

LG GT505 is enabled with EDGE and GPRS technology that makes sure that the user gets high speed data transfer facility. The phone also comes with USB cable for transferring data after connecting the phone with other devices via USB cable. Infrared is not available in the device but Bluetooth® is definitely there. LG GT505 uses Bluetooth® v2.0 with A2DP.

LG GT505 – Summary

This 5 mega pixel candy bar is definitely a high profile phone, if we go by the features it possesses. Apart from features, it is also important to check out the steadiness of the phone. The battery of LG GT505 is a Standard battery, Li-Ion but the talk time and the stand by time of the battery is yet known. LG GT505 is expected to arrive soon and then more details on the specifications and reviews will be out for making better judgment.

LG GD510 Pop

2011-07-02T03:00:00.000-07:00

Are you waiting for a simple touch screen mobile phone that is high on features and designed in a compact manner? Your wait seems to be over finally as the global giant of consumer electronics LG, has introduced LG GD510 Pop in the mobile phone market. LG is boasting on the success of the LG KP500 Cookie and that is the reason that probably has inspired the manufacturer to bring Pop in the market. The manufacturer claims that Pop is most compact touch screen handset that has the capability to change the perspective of all the touch screen lovers.

LG GD510 Pop - Trusted brand adds up to the advantage

The manufacturer is one of the most trusted names in the field of electronics and mobile phone gadgets. The Korean company is famous for churning out excellent devices along with most innovative technologies. That is the reason why the mobile phone enthusiasts all across the globe keep an eye on the latest offerings from the house of LG Electronics. Hence, when the manufacturer announced GD510 Pop, the touch screen handset lovers waited with bated breadth to know about its specifications. What makes GD510 Pop more special is the fact that it is a touch screen device from the house of LG. The manufacturer brought the first complete touch screen mobile phone in January 2007 and the name of the phone is PRADA. The device was superbly successful, so was the other touch screen handsets. The specialty of LG is that they manufacture successful touch screen handsets in the market by keeping in mind the diverse requirements of the consumers. When LG Cookie was launched, it became instantly successful and sold seven million and above units all around the world till date. This phone is targeted at those consumers that wanted to enter into the world of touch screen phones and thus the price of the phone is very affordable. With GD510 Pop, LG is aiming at those consumers that want fully compact touch screen handsets and it seems that the company has yet another winner in its hand.

LG GD510 Pop – result of consumers’ preference

The major benefit of using LG GD510 Pop is that the mobile phone is developed according to the demand of the consumers. LG conducted a detailed research on the enthusiasts of the touch screen handsets and the majority of the consumers favoured for fully compact touch screen phone, but with easy affordability. That is the reason why, LG did not put any unnecessary feature in the handset, which could have resulted in the increased price. The end result is that LG GD510 Pop is an easy to use mobile phone and provides all the functionalities of a full touch screen device. The users no longer want the complexity of the high end feature-rich devices; rather they prefer a simple and user friendly device, minus the burden of high cost. The USP of LG GD510 Pop is that includes all such key features that makes it a complete touch screen phone, without the features that are hardly used by the regular users.

LG GD510 Pop Review - Comparison with the other leading LG touch screen devices

LG always focuses on bringing on something that gives the consumers with good value of money. They always maintain right balance between the compactness and the simplicity factor. LG GD510 Pop also follows the same path, but in a different way. LG has other popular touch screen handsets such as the Black Label Series mobile phones like the LG BL40 Chocolate Black Label. These mobile phones are also very popular and they are grabbed well by the targeted consumers. But, these touch screen phones are expensive and hence there is a gap in the market, which requires affordable touch screen handset. LG GD510 Pop is here to fill up that gap and hence it is gaining popularity. The device is definitely affordable, but it didn’t compromise on the essential features. Thus, the users can find all the necessary features such as multimedia, communication and entertainment in LG GD510 Pop.

LG GD510 Pop – High on multimedia features

Multimedia features are the most important aspects of the mobile phones these days. The majority of consumers of the mobile phone market are occupied by the young generation and this section of the consumers dotes on entertainment and multimedia features. Keeping that aspect in mind, LG GD510 Pop brings on excellent multimedia facilities and the hence the device can effortlessly play numerous popular formats of movies and music files. The device is equipped with a video player that can play diverse video files such as MP4, H.263 and H.264. On the other hand, the music player is capable of playing MP3, WAV and eAAC+. Stereo FM radio with RDS is also featured in LG Pop. Apart from music and videos, the camera is another highlight of Pop’s multimedia features. The handset is loaded with 3.15 mega pixel camera that can take snaps at the resolution of 2048x1536 pixels. The clicked images and video shots can be transferred wirelessly or shared online.

LG GD510 Pop – The Display highlights

The display screen appears as a perfect glass sheet with thin 4.8 mm bezel and 3 inches wide WQVGA touch screen. The design of the phone is superbly sleek and attractive. There is only one key at the bottom right corner of the handset and this key serves multiple purpose such as making calls, receiving calls, opening menu, etc. The function of the key is indicated by a little bit of red or green light around the button. The look and the feel of the mobile phone are solid and attractive.
LG GD510 Pop – Memory

Good memory is essential to support various functionalities of the mobile phones, especially for storing the multimedia files. These files take good amount space of the available memory and hence proper storage capacity is essential. To support the multimedia features like music, videos and image files, LG GD510 Pop comes with internal memory of 8 gigabytes.

LG E900 Optimus 7

2011-07-02T02:56:00.000-07:00

LG announced the arrival of its latest handset in the Optimus Series, which will run on the new operating system, Windows Phone 7. The announcement was made on the same day when Microsoft launched its big event by announcing the latest mobile phone operating system. The name of this mobile phone is LG E900 Optimus 7 and it will carry forward the legacy of Optimus tablets and smart phones that are running on Andriod and Windows 7. The market was expecting this announcement from the Korean company as LG is among the launch partners for Windows Phone. Other prominent Windows 7 mobile phones that can become LG’s competition are HTC HD7 and Samsung Omnia 7.

Let’s take a brief outlook on the important features and specifications of this new LG E900 handset. The device is definitely not going to be heavy as its dimensions include 125 x 59.8 x 11.5mm. It comes loaded with a 1GHz processor, a 3.8-inch WVGA display, 16GB internal storage, accelerometer, WiFi, Bluetooth® 2.1, light and proximity sensors, GPS with digital compass, 5 mp camera with the 720P recorder- support panorama photo of 360-degree view, and a lot more. We will discuss more on these specifications in the following sections of the review.

LG Optimus 7 E900 – Network and Connectivity

For any phone to succeed in the market, good support of network and connectivity options are a must. It is absolutely impossible to imagine a mobile phone that has weak network connectivity, and still it is popular. The basic purpose of a mobile phone is to establish effective communication and a weak network support cannot achieve that. LG Optimus 7 seems to have decent network connectivity as it comes with the quad band GSM support of 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900, and 3G network support of HSDPA 900/ 1900/ 2100.

The presence of Class 10 GPRS and EDGE assures decent data transfer as the speed is 21 – 48 kbps (GPRS) and 236.8 kbps (EDGE). This much speed is definitely not enough to support the fast data transmission rate of a smart phone. Therefore, LG E900 includes Wi-Fi® 802.11 and HSDPA that assures high speed browsing and Internet usage. Moreover, you can transfer files and applications to/from other compatible handsets by using wireless data transfer of Bluetooth® v2.1 and with-wire transfer of microUSB v2.0. Overall, the network and connectivity features of the mobile phone seem quite decent.

LG E900 Optimus 7 – the Look

Optimus 7 by LG is drop-dead gorgeous. The irresistible looks combined with good display features make it one of the most highly anticipated phones in the recent times. Almost the entire frontal portion of the device is covered by the high-end touch screen display. Just at the bottom of the display, you will find the touch sensitive keys with Windows icon in the centre, back arrow on the left and search icon on the right. The logo of LG is placed at the top of the display and at the back of the phone. You will also find the camera lens at the back.

The display features are definitely impressive. The major highlight is the display screen, which is a TFT capacitive touch screen of 3.8 inches. The display boasts 16 million colours and its resolution is 480 x 800 pixels. Some of the major highlights of the display include accelerometer sensor for UI auto rotate, multi touch input method, and proximity sensor for auto turn off. Watching videos or playing games on this display screen seems to be a delightful experience.

LG E900 Optimus 7 Review – the Memory

Good memory capacity is the backbone for any smart phone. These high-end phones come with varied features and applications and hence a good storage capacity is required. If the memory capacity falters, then the features and applications will be of no use and hence the leading manufacturers keep the memory capacity of the handsets rich with decent storage. LG E900 Optimus 7 also offers considerably good memory support. The device is loaded with a 16 GB internal storage capacity along with 512 MB ROM and 512 MB RAM. However, the storage capacity might be enough for many users, but many people might argue that it is a rigid one as the device does not support any feature to expand the memory further. There is no microSD™ card slot, which is a slight disadvantage.

LG Optimus 7 Review – the Camera

When you plan to buy a mobile phone, there are certain vital aspects that you consider first. One such essential feature that most of the mobile phone buyers tend to judge before buying is the camera option. Camera is one of the most-used multimedia features of the mobile phones as the users find it a good handy to click images, whenever they want while they are on the move. Those who are making plans to buy Optimus 7 by LG, they will definitely love the fact that the handset is coming with a decent camera feature, which is a 5 mega pixel camera with LED flash and auto focus. The resolution of the snapper is 2592x 1944 pixels and it includes Geo-tagging as well. You can also record high quality videos with the camera, which allows video recording at 720p. However, there is no secondary camera for video calling.

LG E900 Optimus 7 – Other Multimedia

Apart from the camera, the other prominent multimedia features of any mobile phone are the music and video player. LG E900 includes a good media player that can play diverse music files such as MP3/ WAV/ WMA/ eAAC+, and a video playback that can stream MP4/ H.264/ H.263/ WMV files. The music lovers can further access to the Stereo FM radio for more choices of music.

Overall, LG E900 Optimus 7 looks like a promising mobile phone. We have to wait and watch how it is accepted by the buyers who are waiting for the Windows 7 devices.

Eee Pad Transformer

2011-05-14T00:53:00.000-07:00

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is what we've been cat-and-mouse for - a book that can absolutely alter a netbook or ultra-portable laptop. With the keyboard disengaged, it's a slim, adequately ablaze book with a abundant awning and touchscreen. With the berth in-tow, it's a accounting demon whose array will outlive about any laptop you can find.

Pros:

High-quality IPS display
Excellent keyboard integration
Great architecture and value

Cons:

Honeycomb-optimised apps are sparse
Android 3.0 is a tad buggy
No accepted USB aperture on tablet
Our abounding analysis of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer

Tablet Architecture and Specs

Android tablets accept appropriately far generally abounding us with a appropriate array of dread. They've tended to accomplish a batting boilerplate able-bodied beneath what Apple's iPad alternation has mustered, and an honest advertisement of their assorted failures has occasionally led to claims of fanboy-ism, money hats and the sipping of busy affair served about Steve Jobs's Cupertino hot tub. None of which are accidentally true, sadly. Thankfully, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is actuality to apple-pie the slate.

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is an Android book that employs Asus's netbook expertise, including a keyboard berth that not alone makes accounting easier - it aswell doubles the array activity and boosts connectivity. The amalgamation amount is £429, while a keyboard-less copy is aswell accessible for £379, undercutting the iPad 2 by a air-conditioned twenty quid. Perhaps added importantly, it's decidedly cheaper than the Android-powered Motorola Xoom, HTC Flyer and LG Optimus Pad.

Removed from the keyboard dock, the book bears a face agnate to abounding of the top new-wave Android Honeycomb tablets. It's glossy, atramentous and rather iPad-like. Surrounding the atramentous bezel is a band of blooming metal, lending the Eee Pad Transformer an absorbing faculty of superior that we absent in the all-plastic Samsung Galaxy Tab - endure year's top Android tablet. The aback continues the bronze-brown colour theme, but is fabricated from arresting artificial rather than metal. This texturing improves anchor hugely, but avalanche some way abaft the feel of the iPad 2's anodised aluminium aback in the superior stakes.

It's a chic artefact though, added so than we initially accepted from Asus afterwards encountering Motorola's and Samsung's battling tablets at January 2011's CES conference. Build superior is great, and the abandon of its physique are alluringly minimal, in adverse to the rather burdened (but feature-packed) swiss army knife-style Archos 101. On the appropriate bend are the 3.5mm headphone jack, miniHDMI slot, microSD aperture and a actual easygoing apostle grille. The big abruptness about this book is that there's no accepted USB on the book itself. Instead there's a proprietary adapter that doubles as both ability point and USB connector. This sits on the basal bend of the tablet. Some will abhorrence the amalgamation of ability and abstracts alteration duties into a individual proprietary adapter (indeed we err appear this ourselves), but it does accord the Eee Pad Transformer a adumbration of that Apple flavour - that aftertaste of simplicity.

Other appearance cover Wi-Fi, GPS and bifold cameras, it's just 3G that's missing in this aboriginal edition.

At 13mm thick, the Eee Pad Transformer is abbreviate but not aggressively so. A above access to dieting is apparent in its arced back. This slight aback appendage makes the book added adequate to hold, but doesn't leave it agitation in either administration if laid on a collapsed surface, clashing the aboriginal iPad.

At 680g, it's a little too abundant to authority one-handed for cogent periods. But of advance that's what the keyboard's partly actuality for - to antidote the charge to consistently accumulate your easily on the book to get it in an optimum position.

Android 2.1 Tablet

2011-05-14T00:43:00.000-07:00

Android 2.1 Tablet is More Attractive Than Ipad

I love Apple iPad for its beautiful design and many applications on it. But the high price is a factor I need to consider. Android is another tablet acceptable substitute in place of Apple iPad. After a day searching for e-shop where I would like the product I: Android 2.1 Tablet PC. 7-inch touch screen, WiFi access, Google Android Market, Google Android 2.1 operating system, 3D graphics acceleration / gravity sensor GAME, high-performance ARM 11 processors are all my reasons for choosing this device. The high light of this Android tablet 1080P Full HD video playback, while Apple iPad can not do. OK are you might say, the Apple iPad is one of the best tablets. Sorry, I do not think because of price and performance match. So I will not buy, but the Android Apple iPad tablet.Android 2.1

OS is another important reason why I choose this device. Countless free apps on Google Android Market and you will find that once you own it, you will love it. The update speed of Android OS is faster than Apple’s and more functional improvement will be added. The Android 2.1 Tablet: ’tis really a story of you gets what you pay for. Obviously, those things would jack up the price, and though the tablet does some things decently, like play onboard videos and display e-books, for so low we still wish it did more for the price, or was even cheaper.

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Motorola Charm Review

2011-05-14T00:34:00.000-07:00

Today, we are going to introduce a QWERTY mobile phone from Motorola. Although QWERTY phones are not new now, I choose to introduce this phone because I like this phone and want to share it with you.

Motorola Charm was released Last August by T-Mobile. The release time had been put off because of a battery problem. It is a mid-size cell phone. It is a smartphone which runs Android 2.1 OS and it was equipped with Motorola MOTOBIUR user interface. It has a 2.8 inch TFT touch screen, and weighs 3.88 ounces.

AS for the QWERTY keyboard, this phone may not leave me deep impression because the Nokia E71 and BlackBerry already have many QWERTY models. But, as a bar phone, I think the design of Motorola Charm makes me feel comfort. Although the Charm is made of plastics exterior, the familiar soft touch material coated on its surface complements the handset with silver colored bezel outlining. In some extent, the Charm looks like a small box and you can clutch it easily in your hand. Because of its capacitive technology which should be responsive to the touch, sometimes the text looks fuzzy and when you are under bright sunlight, you may meet some viewing angle problem. But I don’t think it is a big problem because you won’t play your mobile phone under the bright sun often, will you? On the left side, there is a typical microUSB port and a volume control button. This smartphone has a 3-megapixel camera.

The QWERTY keyboard for Charm looks the same as E71, but it has its own features. Despite there is no spacing between the keyboards, the raised and curved design provides a good distinction between your thumbs. Besides, you can use it as a touch screen phone, and it seems that you can’t do that with Nokia E71.

If you are interested in Motorola Charm, more specifications are presented on Motorola CHARM Profile.

This smartphone may cost you less and it is affordable.

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Nokia C7 – Symbian^3 Smartphone with 3.5-inch AMOLED Touch Screen

Friday, January 28th, 2011

The Nokia C7 is also called Nokia C7-00. It is a Symbian^3 phone with 3.5 inch AMOLED screen. You might have heard the Nokia N8 and really want to hold one, but N8 has premium price tag and you doubting whether should buy a smartphone like that? Actually, N8’s 12-megatixel camera tells us that it aims at multimedia friends and shutterbugs. After all, not everyone is interested its photographing functions and can afford the high price smartphone.

Here our Nokia C7 comes. It has more curved profile than N8. Frankly speaking, N8 looks like a digital camera and Nokia C7 looks more like a phone. Its call and hang up buttons are underneath the screen. It is designed small and exquisite and thin, it has chrome edges and super glossy fascia, and you may think it is designed for female market. Its AMOLED screen is really shiny and when the phone is locked, the screen can be a clear mirror, but when you press the unlock button, it turns to bright and pretty display. To save more battery power and protect our sights, we hope there will be a quick button that can control the brightness. The fronted screen is made of capacitive glass and when your fingers or thumb slips through the screen, you’ll feel comfortable.

From the appearance, we see that the back of Nokia C7 made of a combination of plastic and metal. Even without the N8’s anodized chassis, you’ll feel durable and practical. This is a slim and attractive phone. It is so slippy that you would hold it tight incase of falling down.

comparison between Nokia C7, Nokia N8, HTC Desire, Apple iPhone4

Nokia C7 is a combination of internet, multi-media and maps with the Symbian^3 operating system. Its 8-megapixel camera is enough clear for phone users and it has dual LED flash and 720p HD video. If you don’t want to miss a high price-performance ratio smartphone, C7 can be your choice!

Apple iPod

2011-05-14T00:31:00.000-07:00

Apple iPod Recovery

Apple iPod files apology software is able to balance individual bit of abstracts from all blazon of aloof or besmirched iPod accessories including iPod Classic, iPod Touch, iPod Mini, iPod Shuffle and iPod U2. iPod files advancement apparatus calmly restores asleep advice with all book formats including mpeg, mpg, mp3, mp4, jpeg, bmp, gif and mov. Apple iPod abstracts achieve account is fast and reliable abstracts accretion band-aid which helps users to accomplishment all affectionate of deleted abstracts even if absurdity bulletin like “Drive Not Detected” is displayed on computer screen.

iPod abstracts accretion account calmly restores damaged or aloof images, activated pictures, photos album, movies, audio, video clips absent due to any acumen such as adventitious deletion, virus infection, animal error, abnormal drive abatement and software corruption. Files undelete appliance is accordant with all acclaimed iPod architect brands including Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, SanDisk, KingMax and Apple. Apple iPod abstracts retrieval account provides an alternate and calmly barefaced graphical user interface which makes this software user friendly. iPod files advancement affairs facilitates users to install and uninstall this software as per their need.

Apple iPod abstracts apology apparatus supports all above versions of Windows operating arrangement such as Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP and Windows Vista.Read-only Apple iPod accretion programiPod abstracts accomplishment apparatus finer examines besmirched iPod accessory and save recovered advice in their aboriginal architecture as user specific location.

Acer Android Tablet

2011-05-14T00:27:00.000-07:00

Acer on Tuesday, apparent two Android book accessories which will go on sales from 2011. No official names of the tablets accept been accustomed yet. The tablets apparent are altered in size. The beyond book has a 10.1″ multi-touch affectation forth with a dual-core 1GHz processor, an HDMI achievement with awning resolution of 1280×800 pixels. The book has congenital in Gyroscope for bold lovers and the book comes with foreground and rear face cameras forth with Flash support.

The book aswell comes with a multi-touch awning able of 10 credibility of contact.On the added hand, the abate book will accept 7″ awning powered by a bifold amount 1.2GHz Qualcomm CPU with account resolution barometer 1280×800 pixels. The book supports Adobe Flash and will appear with bifold cameras and HDMI output. The book will aswell abutment Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. It is accepted that the tablets will be accessible sometimes in April 2011. Acer banned to animadversion on the amount of the tablets. The accessories are accepted to attempt with Apple’s iphone and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

HTC 4G Android

2011-03-17T00:07:00.000-07:00

Verizon HTC 4G Android Thunderbolt Smartphone

At the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Verizon Wireless and HTC today unveiled its newest 4G smartphone, the HTC ThunderBolt, one of the world’s first 4G LTE Android smartphones, coming soon exclusively to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network. Taking advantage of Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network and the intuitiveness of the HTC Sense user experience, HTC ThunderBolt is one of the first smartphones to integrate Skype mobile™ with video calling.

Rather than relying on a standalone application, a Skype mobile with video call can be made as easily as a standard voice call – with features like presence icons that indicate the availability status of friends built into the standard contacts list. A front-facing camera enables simple video calling, and the 4.3-inch display brings friends and family into clear focus.

HTC ThunderBolt features exceptional speed and power with the newest generation of the blazing-fast 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Verizon Wireless customers will also enjoy the premium HTC Sense user experience, running on the Android 2.2 platform. Creating and consuming mobile multimedia content is made possible with a stunning 4.3-inch WVGA display, Dolby surround sound, 8-megapixel camera and HD video recording. With wireless DLNA capability, the HTC ThunderBolt can easily stream and share content directly with compatible home theater components, including HDTVs and stereo receivers that feature built-in DLNA support.

“We are proud to not only be bringing one of the first 4G LTE Android smartphones to the Verizon Wireless network, but to offer people the unprecedented speed and ease of use that the HTC ThunderBolt provides to them,” said Jason Mackenzie, president of HTC Americas. “What makes 4G so compelling is not just technology, but what the technology allows people to do. With HTC ThunderBolt and the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network, 4G is brought to life as people stay connected with friends, family and content faster than ever before possible.”

“Our 4G LTE network and the HTC Sense user experience combine to enable our customers to connect with friends, family and information on a whole new level,” said Marni Walden, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. “Customers will see the difference of 4G speeds when accessing content via the Web, Android applications or other Verizon Wireless applications.” The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network, launched in December 2010, is the fastest, most advanced 4G network in the United States, providing speeds up to 10 times faster than Verizon Wireless’ 3G network. Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network currently reaches one-third of all Americans, with plans to expand the network to the company’s entire 3G coverage area over the next three years.

The HTC ThunderBolt will be on display at CES in Verizon Wireless’ booth (#35216 in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center). For more information about Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network, visit www.verizonwireless.com/lte and for more information about Verizon Wireless at CES, please visit www.verizonwireless.com/ces or follow the company on Twitter at http://twitter.com/verizonwireless. For more information about the HTC ThunderBolt, please visit www.verizonwireless.com/thunderbolt.

Key Features:

* 4G LTE – customers can expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage areas

* 4.3-inch WVGA display

* Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G connection with up to 8 Wi-Fi devices

* Android 2.2 platform

* 32GB microSD card included

* HTC Sense 2.0 with new features, including Fast Boot

* Built-in kickstand for easy media viewing

* Dolby and SRS surround sound

* Fully integrated Skype mobile experience

* 720p HD video recording

* DLNA streaming multimedia support

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

2011-03-16T23:53:00.000-07:00

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Android 2.1 Roll-out has begun

If you own a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, you’re probably wondering when your version of Android will be pulled into modern times. While it’s not all the way there yet, Android 2.1 has marinated long enough and is finally ready for the X8. The 2.1 – or Eclair – update has begun rolling out to Xperia X8 handsets, but there is no telling exactly when you’ll be getting yours. If you’re an antsy Android owner like I had been, you’d probably find yourself manually checking for updates every five minutes.

While the roll-outs have begun, and no time frame has been set for when everyone will finally be on board, it looks like it could take a while for some users. According to the Sony Ericsson product blog: This is not because I keep things a secret or don’t want to tell you – it’s just that the final timing of when each kit comes is depending on different local and global approvals and therefore we don’t really have a detailed plan per kit but rather release them as soon as all needed approvals are in.

As if you haven’t waited long enough for the update to become available, you’ll now have to wait until it’s approved for your handset on your carrier. AT&T users may be last on the list, sadly. With Android 2.1, you can expect features like 720p recording – which really should be a standard on all smartphones these days – and you’ll also have five home screens now which should give you plenty of room for your apps and widgets vloerisolatie.

To see if your Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is due for the Android 2.1 update sooner than later, hit the link below and check your SI number on the back of your phone to see if it falls within the group of handsets eligible for the update. Not long ago the Android 2.1 roll out began for X10 Mini and mini pro users. Let us know how the process went if your handset was updated!

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Android Smartphone

2011-03-16T23:43:00.000-07:00

Google Wants You To Root Your Android Smartphone

Google has just posted an article on their Android Developers Blog, called ‘It’s not rooting, its openness, the article was posted by Nick Kralevich who is an engineer with the Android security team. The article was posted in response to an article published by Engadget, about the Nexus S being rooted, and according to Google they have no problem with the device being rooted, and actually encourage it.

The Nexus S, like the Nexus One before it, is designed to allow enthusiasts to install custom operating systems. Allowing your own boot image on a pure Nexus S is as simple as running fastboot oem unlock. It should be no surprise that modifying the operating system can give you root access to your phone. Google then goes on to talk about smartphone manufacturers, and they hope that manufacturers and carriers will change their current stance on unlocking Android smartphones.

Unfortunately, until carriers and manufacturers provide an easy method to legitimately unlock devices, there will be a natural tension between the rooting and security communities. We can only hope that carriers and manufacturers will recognize this, and not force users to choose between device openness and security. It’s possible to design unlocking techniques that protect the integrity of the mobile network, the rights of content providers, and the rights of application developers, while at the same time giving users choice. Users should demand no less.

Android 2.1 For Xperia X8

2011-03-16T23:31:00.000-07:00

The Android 2.1 Update Roll Out Started For Xperia X8

Update Roll-Out Started Also for Xperia X8: Now the roll-out of the updated software has started also for the Xperia X8. The Xperia X8 follows pretty much in line with the mini products when it comes what to expect from the updated software. The things added besides the obvious step-up to Android 2.1 are the same as for the already started roll-out for Xperia X10 mini and mini pro. Also for the Xperia X8 the roll-out is of a gradual nature and I will unfortunately not know the exact time plan for specific kits beforehand.

This is not because I keep things a secret or don’t want to tell you – it’s just that the final timing of when each kit comes is depending on different local and global approvals and therefore we don’t really have a detailed plan per kit but rather release them as soon as all needed approvals are in. I have added the updated x8 kits that I have been confirmed are out so far and will keep you updated as new kits are released.

Also for any newcomers – the list below is a list of “SI-numbers” – that number can be found on the label of the back of your phone. So check what SI-number your phone has and then search this page to see if it’s out yet. So here’s the list. Starting with the new X8 kits and then continue with a few added kits on the X10 products as well.

*UPDATE 2010-11-29* A few more kits added on the three Xperia X10 products, nothing new on the X8 just yet. Also just to let you know, I’m on vacation on (currently very rainy and stormy) Tenerife this week so I will not be as active in the comments section and will perhaps not be able to do daily updates of the list. I will try hard to keep you updated at least every second day!

Unlocking Android

2011-03-16T23:19:00.000-07:00

Unlocking Android was put out by Manning Publications on 28 May 2009, under the ISBN 978-1933988672. It was authored by W. Frank Ableson, Charlie Collins, and Robi Sen — all of whom have extensive experience in developing mobile software applications. The publisher's Web page makes available author biographies, descriptions of the book, all its ancillary parts (the foreword, preface, acknowledgments, table of contents, and index), a white paper on Android (oddly termed a "green paper"), and two sample chapters ("Targeting Android" and "Intents and services").

There is a link to download the source code from the Google Code site, organized by chapter. The Manning site also hosts a forum, where readers and the authors can discuss the book. As of this writing, there are 42 threads, comprising 120 messages. Lastly, the site has links to order both the print and electronic versions of the book. Note that purchasing the former automatically entitles one to a copy of the latter. Manning appears to be pioneering this approach to making e-books more readily available to customers, since every print copy now contains an insert with a list of codes that can be used to download a PDF copy of the book.

The book is ostensibly intended for Android beginners, even though it does contain enough detailed information to serve as a partial reference for more experienced developers. It is organized in a logical fashion, in three parts, starting with an overview of Android itself, both the technology and the organization behind it. Then the reader is introduced to the Android programming environment, along with its many components and capabilities. The book concludes with tutorial chapters that step the reader through creating a sample Android application and more.

The material covers Android SDK 1.x. Since Android programs are written in Java, any reader fluent in that language will have a much easier time absorbing the ideas. However, the authors state that even non-Java programmers should be able to follow the examples, as long as they have knowledge of similar languages, such as C, C++, or C#. However, even a cursory glance at the code, by such a reader, would prove that Java knowledge is essential.

The first chapter — oddly named "Targeting Android" — introduces the platform, the organizations behind it, the mobile market as a whole, Android's features, how it differs from featured phones and smartphones, its open-source licenses, platform components, libraries, service managers, programming environment, and virtual terminal. Be warned that Figure 1.1 could be confusing to some readers, because it shows the layers of technology that compose the Android platform, but pictures them on the front of a mobile phone, showing a keypad, which makes the layers appear to be part of the actual user interface; the phone should be removed from the illustration, in a future edition. The chapter goes on to discuss booting and activating Android, as well as how to map applications to processes. Some readers anxious to get to the technical nitty-gritty, may become impatient when reading the first portion of this chapter, because it largely consists of introductory material.

Yet this context can be helpful and interesting to people unfamiliar with the mobile phone market. (Articles and tutorials aimed at new mobile application developers, oftentimes assume that said developers are already extremely familiar with the rapidly changing mobile market.) In the later portion of the chapter, readers are shown a handful of code snippets, with some explanation as to what they are doing and how. In reading this material, the reader could be easily overwhelmed with all of the new terminology. One can only hope that the authors were not thinking that the typical reader would understand all of what is discussed, or be able to do anything with it. A canonical "Hello, world" program or something similar — with an explanation as to how to execute it — would have been a far more gentle introduction. By the way, the first few code snippets are poorly indented, and some of the method names are italicized, while others are not — with no mention as to what this might signify, either in the chapter or in the earlier "Code Conventions" section.

In Chapter 2, the reader is introduced to the key tools for basic Android development, including the SDK, Eclipse, and the Android Emulator. An example application — a tip calculator — is developed, step by step, to illustrate those tools. Clearly, this tutorial information should have been presented before the second section of the previous chapter. It nonetheless serves as a valuable introduction to programming Android. Incidentally, Figure 2.1 labels the development environment as being located on a laptop, incorrectly suggesting that desktop computers are not equally usable platforms.

Later, when the authors suggest that readers add the Android SDK tools directory to their system search path, they specify only the release-independent directory (containing adb, for instance), and not the release-specific paths (containing aapt, which is the first tool discussed); readers presumably should add both. Also, the authors should specify which release to use, 1.1 or 1.5. The reader eventually is told how to run a sample application — and not a moment too soon, because at that point the reader is already 15 percent of the way into the book. To reach that point, she must wade through more introductory material than was needed, in addition to discussions of network speed and latency, command line tools, DDMS, Java packages, and other information. All of this could and should be covered later, when it would be much more meaningful, and the reader would have greater motivation to learn it, having seen an Android application running (if only in the emulator).

Part 2 forms the bulk of the book, consisting of nine chapters devoted to the essential aspects of Android application development: user interfaces, including the Activity class, views, resource types, and manifest files; Intent classes, broadcast receivers, task services, and inter-process communications; data storage and retrieval, including user preferences, files stored on the local system and on SD cards, databases, and the ContentProvider class; networking, including client/server interaction, HTTP, and Web services such as SOAP; telephony, including how to receive and initiate calls and SMS messages; notifications and alarms; generating graphics and animation; multimedia, including audio and video, utilizing the OpenCORE technology; location-based applications, using a variety of tools, including Google Earth's KML. All of these chapters make use of example applications, with annotated source code and screenshots of the applications running in the Android emulator.

The third and final part of the book comprises two chapters, each of which extends the core concepts of Android development. Chapter 12 steps the reader through the creation of a substantial application, named "Field Service Application," designed for mobile technicians who provide support services for customers of contracted clients. The application is designed to be used by both the technician and his home office to assign and manage job orders, capture customer signatures of completed jobs, order replacement parts, and receive navigation assistance. The final chapter, "Hacking Android," explores Android's utilization of Linux, the C programming language, and the SQLite database — as well as how the Android developer can access these capabilities under the hood.

Appendix A explains how to install the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE), the Android software development kit (SDK), and the ADT plug-in for Eclipse. Readers who do not already have those components installed on their computers, may want to first read the appendix and follow the procedures. Note, however, that the procedures given in section A.4, for installing the ADT plug-in, are already out of date — namely, for Eclipse version 3.3. In addition, the URL given by the authors ("https://dl-sll.google.com/android/eclipse") is invalid, because it is missing the trailing directory slash, which is necessary for it to work within Eclipse. (This points up the importance of including root directories in URLs, despite their common absence, because even though Web browsers will automatically correct this upon receiving an error message from the server, Eclipse evidently does not.) The online Android installation instructions are much more useful, because they also include the latest version of Eclipse, 3.4.

As is to be expected with the first edition of any detailed computer programming book, this one contains some errata — for instance, in the first portion of the book alone: "Android[']s" (page xxii, twice), "Webkit" (page 7, in the caption), "SQLite[,] an" (page 11), and "byte code[s]" (page 13). Also, terms such as "Internet" and "Web" are in all-lowercase, throughout the book, even though they are proper names. (In our world of instant messaging and Twitter, grammatical degeneration continues apace.) For any reader who wishes to follow along and implement the sample projects, possibly the most disappointing decision by the authors was that of offering the sample code not as a single archive file, or even individual archive files for each of the 13 chapters. Instead, the reader must tediously click through multiple layers of directories, just to get the code displayed in a browser, one file at a time. Readers are advised to employee a Web copying utility, which, given a starting URL, will try to download all of the linked pages, recursively, and store those Web pages and other Web elements on their own computer (even localizing links, to retain working navigation in the saved pages).

Yet by far the biggest problem with this book, is that while it claims to be an introductory text, suitable for someone completely unfamiliar with Android, it does not bring the newcomer up to speed at a reasonable pace for learning. Instead, it presents a large number of code snippets and tools to the reader, without adequate explanation for the beginner to truly understand what is happening. This pattern begins even in the first chapter, which is sorely lacking a tutorial on how to execute the sample code — to better understand it and perhaps modify it (a practice that most programmers find quite valuable for assimilating a new technology). On page 23 is a frustratingly brief sidebar on testing the receipt of an SMS message, that is far from adequate for the reader anxious to begin testing out this new material.

The second chapter continues this unfortunate tendency of describing tools prior to giving the reader enough information to run those tools themselves in the same manner, and see the same results. For instance, on page 41, the authors show how to use the adb tool to connect to a running emulator session, but at that point the reader has no such sessions running. (Sometimes the authors of programming books understand the material quite well, but neglect to view it from the perspective of someone who does not yet have that understanding.)

While more appropriate for intermediate Android developers than claimed, Unlocking Android contains a wealth of information to help Java programmers begin developing mobile applications for Google's new platform, with numerous code snippets and screenshots.

Nokia C5-03

2011-02-11T22:20:00.000-08:00

Nokia today launches the latest C5 device, an inexpensive touchscreen smartphone with a couple of neat features that may well pique your interest if you want a new device that’s simple to use but covers all of the essentials for modern-day phones. What’s new with the C5-03? Find out more and feast your eyes on the pictures after the break.

The device has a 3.2-inch touch display and now features Wi-Fi, for fast internet access without the need or expense of a data plan. It also features a compass and assisted GPS for use with the latest version of the free Ovi Maps hands-free navigation service, now featuring public transport support and location sharing through social networks. Like many recent Nokias, you can put your most important contacts directly onto the homescreen so you can call, message or chat them up in just two taps. The C5 has a 5-megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom, but no flash.

It measures 105.8 mm x 51.0 mm x 13.8 mm (L x W x H) and weighs 93g – that makes it a similar size to the (imminently) forthcoming C6-01, and quite a bit smaller than the Nokia N8 or C7. It comes with up to 40MB of user memory and support for MicroSD cards up to 16GB. The talktime is quoted at 11.5 hours for GSM use and 4.5 hours using 3G. Standby time is estimated at 24-25 days. The operating system is Symbian^1 (aka. S60 5th edition touch-edition).

The Nokia C5-03 allows for easy email set-up – either an existing webmail or POP3 provider through Nokia messaging. For business users, there’s also the option of Mail for Exchange. If that isn’t enough, you’ll also find a quick setup wizard for Ovi Mail for users either new to email or who want a different account for their mobile messaging. As you’d expect, there’s also access to Ovi Music and the Ovi Store so you can fill your device with fresh content on a daily basis.

Nokia C6-01

2011-02-11T22:05:00.000-08:00

Nokia C6-01 review

We review the C6-01 from Nokia, a Symbian^3 handset that is not to be confused with the inferior slider keyboard-wielding C6. Looking to capitalise on the mid-range market, the Symbian^3-powered Nokia C6-01 offers a 3.2-inch capacitive touch screen experience without the slider keyboard of the C6. Whilst both phones have very similar names for reasons unbeknown to us, the handset on review is leagues apart in terms of functionality. Whilst it lacks physical QWERTY keys which may be off putting, the C6-01 maintains Wi-Fi connectivity for all your internet needs, as well as HSDPA for faster downloads of media content like music and video. There is also a powerful 8-megapixel camera with a flash for your photography needs and the usual Nokia Ovi store support for apps and games.

Underneath the metal casing is a ARM 11 680MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator. In the numbers game it is not the fastest, especially compared with the 1GHz CPU found on the N8, but we found only the most intensive games and websites caused noticeable slowdown.

There is no use in having media if it can’t be stored, so the included 2GB microSD card is a welcome, albeit measly, addition. And on top of that is an even stingier 340MB of internal memory. Thank God, then, for the microSD slot, which allows you to bulk up the C6-01's storage to a much more impressive 32GB. The 3.2-inch, 640x360 pixel, screen is made up of 16 million colours, and thanks to capacitive technology, button presses register nicely, and the display is suitably crisp, vivid and detailed.

Even with the capacitive touch screen, presses do not always register, though, and this is made worse by the need for double taps. Often, we would try to bring up the options and it would take a few attempts. With that said, scrolling between screens may not prove as responsive as that of a more expensive smartphone, but it is still easily adequate, and a double click does have the advantage of minimising accidental presses of the wrong app or whatever.

In terms of the Internet, the browser coupled with the landscape mode ensures browsing the web is enjoyable. The display is clear, and websites are reasonably punchy to load. You can pinch to zoom, too, which is another feather in its cap.

However, certain websites we tested stopped the browser dead for over a second or two, as if it had crashed (it hadn’t). It wasn’t that much of a pain, though. Once fully loaded, scrolling down is just a bit jumpy, not completely unusable and as slow as you might think, and a small price for a significantly cheaper handset. To improve your personal use, holding down on the screen lets you add custom widgets. They can be anything from messages, mail or the calendar to specific websites, apps and games. The simplicity of simply holding down then clicking ‘Done’ when a selection is made is both simple and intuitive, and a highlight of the OS. Six entries can be added on each of the three pages, making a respectable 18 possible. Unless you really intend on book marking literally everything you use, the number should be more than sufficient.

For typing messages, the virtual keys are responsive, and large buttons make pressing them easy in portrait mode - a recognisable number / letter layout is presented. In landscape, the virtual QWERTY pops up, which is sensibly laid out but a tad annoying to use if you have large fingers. Slight tactile feedback and practice lessens the issue, but we would still prefer plastic or metal keys to virtual ones, any day of the week.

One thing we do really like is the copy and paste function found when using the browser where you simply drag your finger over the text you wish to copy. For us, this more computer-like system is very welcome. In fact, the whole OS is rather well thought out, as adding attachments to messages is just as intuitive. You can’t really get simpler than pressing a paper clip and then selecting the type of file you wish to include and this logical system presents itself throughout the latest version of the Symbian OS.

MoGo Talk XD2

2011-02-11T21:57:00.000-08:00

MoGo Talk XD2 pre-orders open for the iPhone 4

ID8-Mobile is a name that most of you would be familiar with when it comes to accessories for mobile connected devices, and the company has started to open up pre-orders for its MoGo Talk XD2 for the iPhone 4. Of course, anyone with an iPhone 4 who wants to go the hands-free route when driving (it is going to be more cost effective than paying for a ticket many times over, trust us) will definitely want to check out the clean design and high performance that comes with the new XD2.

Touted to be the world’s first “never lost” Bluetooth headset, the MoGo Talk XD2 is currently the thinnest and only high-performance Bluetooth headset with a protective case system which will stores and charge on your iPhone. After all, with it picking up the 2011 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award recently in the wireless handsets and accessories category, you surely can’t argue with such pedigree, can you?

The MoGo Talk XD2 for iPhone 4 will come in a new, sleek industrial design with a carbon black headset and case. It will play nice with both the recently released Verizon CDMA iPhone 4 as well as AT&T’s old rocker iPhone 4, which should be pleasant news for new Verizon iPhone 4 owners who have an accessory to play with so soon after they get their hands on their new handset.

The MoGo Talk XD2 case is said to deliver superior iPhone 4 protection and a place to store and charge the Bluetooth headset whenever it isn’t seeing any action. Offering crystal clear conversations, superior comfort and fit and a folding boom, you can be sure that the headset will be able to fold flat to a 5mm low profile for storage purposes.

Each purchase of the MoGo Talk XD2 comprises of the MoGo Talk headset, the MoGo Easy-Grip Case, six different ear buds, a MicroUSB charging cable and the MoGo Talk XD Quick Start Guide. Do you think $99.99 for this is well worth what you get out of the box?

Nokia N8

2011-01-30T21:52:00.000-08:00

Hands-on Nokia N8 review – the world’s best camera phone

The Nokia N8 is Nokia’s first Symbian^3 smartphone and represents Nokia’s fightback against Apple and Android. What you want to know, though, is if it’s worth buying or not. Have Nokia made a smartphone that can compete with the best? Is it a worthy succesor to Nokia’s previous flagship smartphones such as the N95? And what features does this glorious looking chunk of shininess hold for the mobile phone fan?

Read on for our complete hands-on Nokia N8 review.

Nokia N8 overview

The Nokia N8 is Nokia’s flagship smartphone for 2010, and comes crammed with so many superb hardware features, it’s difficult to know where to start! If you were a fan of the feature-phone craze a few short years ago, when the mobile manufacturers competed to squeeze as many features into their phones as they possibly could, then you’re going to love the N8! Not only does it come with every feature you can think of, each is pretty much best in class.

Take it camera, for example. It’s not just a camera on a phone, it’s the best camera there’s ever been on a phone – and that’s no exaggeration! Video, too, is handled with ease, and with an HDMI output and Dolby 5.1 surround sound, the N8 is genuinely a multimedia computer.

So from the outset, the N8 looks extremeley promising. Let’s take a closer look at its features.

What you’ll love about the Nokia N8

For camera and video enthusiasts, as well as Nokia fanboys, the Nokia N8 is an outstanding piece of kit. The following is just a small list of what you can expect to find on Nokia’s latest and greatest:

Take professional quality photos with the best camera of any phone – ever!

12 megapixel camera, xenon flash, auto-focus, Carl Zeiss optics, mechanical shutter, and an unrivalled amount of settings let you take photos that are better than your average digital camera.

Shoot HD videos through the same 12 megapixel camera

Imagine capturing video of your kid’s first school play, or just a night on the town, in glorious widescreen 720p HD that looks flawless on your HDTV – just by pointing your N8 at the scene and pressing record.

Your videos are also recorded with superb sound quality thanks to the N8′s ability to tune out wind noise and control recording levels in harsh audio environments

And don’t worry about capturing your mates’ shenanigans in a dark club – the N8 has settings for low light, white balance an dcolour tone, ensuring you capture the best video wherever you are

Secondary front-facing camera lets you make video calls

Playback true HD-quality films on an HDTV at 720p resolution, thanks to the N8′s huge memory (16GB internal + up to 32GB from a MicroSD card) and its HDMI output

Listen to your movies in superb Dolby 5.1 surround sound

Watch WebTV or YouTube videos on the N8′s stunning 3.5″ touchscreen, which, with its 16 million colours and use of Nokia’s brand new Clear Black Display technology, shows deeper blacks and greater contrast than any other phone on the market

Listen to your tunes in style with the Ovi Music player, Ovi Music Unlimited service, and excellent quality sound

Superb gaming phone thanks to its built-in graphics processor.

Phew! And that’s not even mentioning the usual plethora you get with smartphones, including WiFi, 10Mbps HSDPA, new Web browser, accelerometer, GPS, compass, FM radio, YouTube, Bluetooth 3, and anything else you care to mention!

The Nokia N8′s features in more detail

Some of the N8′s features are simply unique, and so deserve a bit more attention paying to them, so I’ll cover those here.

The N8′s camera

Of course, the most obvious feature is the camera. It is, simply, superb. The specs alone don’t do it justice.

Firstly, its 12 megapixels ensure your pics are still nice and sharp when they’re blown up to a decent size. The Carl Zeiss optics add to the clarity of the pictures you take, while the Xenon flash ensures great quality pics even in low light.

But great pictures aren’t all about megapixels. The N8 has a larger optical format image sensor than most camera phones (1/1.83″), which allows it effectively to see more light. The Xenon flash has an automatic red-eye removal, while the face detection software automatically keeps the focus on any face in the picture.

If you prefer to tweak your camera’s settings, you’ll be pleased to know that with the N8, all the following features are fully adjustable:

white balance
exposure compensation
colour tone
sharpness
contrast
flash control
ISO sensitivity

All of this means you can take great quality pictures wherever you happen to be. Check out the gallery below for superb examples (and they look even better on the N8′s display, as its screen’s contrast and super-black feature makes the colours really stand out).

When photos are taken, they’re automatically geotagged thanks to the N8′s built-in GPS receiver, and the onboard image gallery will let you zoom in and out of your picks using the sam pinch-zoom feature found on the Apple iPhone.

Video

Video on the N8 is the best in class. Sure, other phones can record video at 720p, but not all of them can play it back complete with 5.1 Dolby surround sound over an HDMI cable. The N8 can.

At the Nokia World 2010 event, Nokia showed an N8 playing Angels and Demons on a 50″ plasma TV, with the video and music pumped through the N8′s HDMI port to a home theatre box, and the results were superb. True 720p picture and surround sound from a phone. Incredible.

Better still, you can record your own videos with the same quality in glorious 16:9 widescreen format. You can even edit them on the phone, as the N8 comes with built-in video-editing software.

Games

The N8 has a built-in graphics processor, which, combined with its accelerometer, means that 3D games don’t just look good, even when shown on a large HDTV, they’re extremely intuitive to play as well. Nokia showed off Angry Birds at Nokia World 2010, the popular puzzle game that’s set the mobile gaming world on fire. On the N8, with its superb screen and fast graphics processor, Angry Birds, plays superbly.

Web browsing and Email

Nokia were one of the first companies to use the WebKit browser (the browser that Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome are both based on), and this continues to be the case with the N8. The browser is extremely rich, and although it doesn’t support Adobe’s Flash, it does at least support Flash Lite.

The browser isn’t quite as good as the browsers found on the iPhone and Android phones, it has to be said, simply because moving the page with your finger around isn’t quite as fluid as its competitors. It seems Nokia still hasnt quite got its head around the competition!

However, as you can see from the screenshots below, the colours are truly superb, and the overall browsing experience is extremely good.

As far as email is concerned, the N8 excels, supporting just about every email application and protocol that exists. including:

Yahoo! Mail
Gmail
Windows Live
Hotmail
POP/IMAP services
Mail for Exchange (i.e. Outlook)
IBM Lotus traveler

All of these email protocols are supported and can be accessed from the one unified email client.

Navigation

Finally, the N8′s maps are also pretty good. Nokia pioneered the use of GPS in phones, and after buying Navteq, one of the world’s largest mapping companies, a few years ago, its Ovi Maps app is now right at the head of the curve. Better still, with Ovi Maps, all of the maps that you need can be stored on the N8 itself, so you don’t need to worry about losing your mobile connection, or getting stung for a horrendous amount of money if you use maps when on holiday abroad.

Ovi Maps also provides free car and pedestrian navigation, giving you turn-by-turn directins to your destination.

What you won’t like about the N8

The N8 has come out in a giant wave of hype, and it is an extremely impressive device. It does, however, come with a big drawback. Its hardware is superb, in places leaps ahead of its rivals, and the camera is genuinely better than any other mobile phone’s before it. Its software, and in particular its user interface, though, really lets it down.

The N8 is the first phone to use Symbian^3, Nokia’s latest redesign of its venerable Symbian mobile OS. Unfortunately, despite Nokia’s claims about how much better the new Symbian is, and the fact that it can multi-task 25 apps simultaneously (just try that on an iPhone!), it still looks old, dated and clunky.

If you remember how Windows Mobile 6.5 felt, you’ll know what I mean. Symbian^3 is good when looked at alone, but compared with the competition, it’s staid, with little or no nice touches that we expect from smartphones these days. For example, the new Windows Phone 7 mobile OS is beautifully responsive, with lovely animated transitions when you move from screen to screen, and a neat kinetic scroll feature that causes lists to bounce slightly when you reach their end.

The N8 has none of that. Lists simply scroll down. No fuss, no drama. Just scroll. Likewise, screens swipe from one to the next. No animation. No transition. Just slide. Perhaps it’s the Finnish way?!

The result is a phone that’s perfectly good when looked at on its own, and certainly worthy of a flagship phone. But one that, ultimately, is still not as good as the competition, at least in terms of its user interface. And for Nokia, that’s disappointing.

Videos of the Nokia N8 in action

Here are some videos I took of the Nokia N8 in action at Nokia World 2010.

Conclusion – should you buy the Nokia N8?

In conclusion, the Nokia N8 is not the phone it should have been. Nokia should have released a phone that wasn’t just better than its competitors in terms of hardware, its user interface should have been better as well. Much better.

The fact that it’s not means I won’t be buying one.

But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. If you want the best camera phone on the market bar none, then you have no choice. You have to buy the Nokia N8, as it’s camera is leagues ahead of every other phone, without question.

Equally, its video recording features are suiperb, as are all the other features I’ve mentioned here. It is, perhaps, the best feature phone ever developed.

Unfortunately, the world has moved away from feature phones, and true smartphones need great apps, a beautiful and intuitive user interface, and seamless integration with social media and Web apps. It’s this aspect that the Nokia N8 falls short on.

If you want the world’s best feature phone, buy the Nokia N8. If you’re a Nokia fanboy and you want the best phone that Nokia have ever produced, then buy the Nokia N8.

But if you want your smartphone to be, well, smart, and connected with the mobile Web and your social media apps, then you’d be better off with a top-end Android phone, such as the new HTC Desire HD or the Samsung Galaxy S, or even the iPhone.

Nokia N97

2010-10-22T04:07:00.000-07:00

Touch Screen Wonder From Nokia

Nokia N97 is one of the best smartphones in the market and is widely known as Nokia’s best fully featured and most powerful phone. Several magazines and newspapers covered a story on Nokia N97 review mentioning that the large touch-display of this phone has refused Nokia fans to switch over to the iPhone. Why not? That is the main USP of this phone.

Well, this article is not based on others review, but we have actually used N97 Nokia for few weeks. We have continuously browsed web, read news, checked several sites and also accessed Facebook application. Below are the details about what we found in it.

Nokia N97 Features & Specifications

Nokia N97 features at a glance

3.5″ Touch Display

32GB internal storage + 16GB optional storage vis flash card

5 Megapixel Carl Zeiss Lens

GPS

WIFI, Bluetooth

3.5G

FM Radio

Nokia N97 Full Phone Specs

Nokia N97 Phone Basics

The sound quality is awesome with powerful sound quality and the dialing of numbers is easy, but dialing a contact is little complex. To browse the contact list there are facilities of either scroll and click or type a name and then click.

The virtual numeric pad (keyboard) easily replaces the physical one in all the applications except in typing a name for dialing. The phone asks, each time while dialing, whether you want to place a video call. There is no point asking every time because it is hardly seen people using video calls. I did not find the option to skip this question.

Well, answering any call, placing on hold or hang up is easy.

Nokia N97 Touch Phone Aspect

Nokia N97 is purely used as a touch phone. Good job by Nokia. The interface is highly user-friendly.

To avoid accidental clicks vs. drag interpretations Nokia has used a double-tap system. This means the first tap is for selecting and the second one is for launching the application.

Few features such as the “Unlock” or “Menu” are only accessible by its hardware buttons and not through the touch display. So, we can say that it is not completely intuitive.

Nokia N97 Responsiveness

If more applications are opened at the same time then the phone becomes slow. There is no “close all apps” icon on homepage. So, one has to close all the apps one by one.

Nokia N97 Homepage Widget

Nokia N97 has one of the best homepage widgets implementation among all other smartphones. In this the widgets are not messy as we found in OMNIA. The screen space is maximum in it. The default homepage has Facebook included. We noticed that sometimes the phone lacked to provide real-time content. Moreover, the widgets cannot be interacted directly from the homepage.

Nokia N97 Text/Email, Mapping and Web Browsing

Nokia N97 has too many email options. Email arrives instantly in it but the phone does not use the cache feature. So, it spends time doing a “sync” from scratch. GMail in it had all the mail server settings.

The default navigation app is the best. The Nokia maps are cache on the device and hence it does not download each time. So, one can pre-load the entire city or country while traveling. This will cut down the roaming charges.

Well, the map is fast with smooth scroll and zoom in/out features. It can send .Imx files that contains geo-position.

The phone is a good browser. Almost every sites were well browsed. Yahoo Finance and Google Docs were equally good on it. Google Sheets had a problem in both the mode, write and also read-only. Adobe Flash Lite was well supported. YouTube was also perfect as a computer.

Customising Nokia N97

Like any other high end Nokia phones, the N97 can be customised with themes and softwares. To download Nokia N97 themes and Nokia N97 softwares visit the links.

Conclusion

For the fans of Nokia this is the best smartphone even though there are few shortcomings. Those are forgivable by them. For those who are not in love with the brand Nokia may try some other smartphones.

Well, put down your comments whether you support this view or not. May be, also some more information about the phone for other readers to know it better.

LG KE500 SHINE

2010-06-26T03:19:00.000-07:00

LG KE500 SHINE

LG newest member of the “Shine” series is the KE500 model, an elegant and compact slider. If design is the interest point and functionality comes second, you could consider this Shine that comes at half-price.

Launched in Q3 2007 by the Coreen manufacturer, LG KE500 has a pleasant design that will appeal to the masses, a typical slide from LG with Shine collection elements, where simplicity and ergonomics are the keywords.

Tech-talks

Unfortunately, positioning the phone in a lower market segment brings a bundle of compromises: plastic elements, although the screen diagonal measures 2 Inches the resolution is rather small (176Ã—220 pixels), the flash is almost useless, low battery autonomy, EDGE connectivity but no email client.

If the below list has not distracted you, for a mobile phone in the $150 price range, before taxes and subsidies, KE500 benefits of a nice design and also of a long list of features (2 megapixels camera, bluetooth, microSD card, mp3/mp4 player, Java support, radio FM, 3.5mm headset adapter in the box).

Specification

Network	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Generals	97 x 47 x 14.9 mm ; Weight: 90 g
Display	TFT, 256k colors; Size: 176 x 220 pixels, 2 inches
Memory	60 MB shared memory, microSD card slot
Data	- GPRS, EDG - stereo Bluetooth v 2.0; USB v2.0
Messaging	SMS, MMS
Camera	2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video(QCIF), flash
Features	- Java MIDP 2.0 Built-in handsfree FM radio - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/MPEG4 player
Battery	- Standard battery: Li-Ion 800mAh - Stand-by: Up to 200 h - Talk time: Up to 3

LG KF510

2010-06-26T03:05:00.000-07:00

The LG KF510 Touch Slider is a stunner, back it comes to the connectivity section. It has got the WAP 2.0/xHTML browser that helps the user to cream his favourite websites sitting at one abode only. There is additionally avant-garde Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP that helps the users to alteration any affectionate of abstracts after any hassles. There is additionally GPRS and EDGE at the account of the users.

Memory :

LG has consistently been accepted for their accomplishment performance-oriented adaptable phones and they accept succeeded this time too. With 16 mega bytes of user memory, a user hardly feels the charge for activity for the anamnesis expansion. However, if they want, they can, acknowledgment to the aperture accustomed for the anamnesis expansion. With this abounding abundant memory, the users can abundance absolute acquaintance numbers, music files, video files and alike photos.

Send colourful letters to your admired ones :

Feel chargeless to use the account of Enhanced messaging, argument messaging and alike account messaging. So for users who acquisition it adamantine to accurate their animosity for others, can booty the avenue of these different messaging features. The users can alike accelerate their presentation to any allotment of the apple to his corresponding audience by E-mails.

Click after blink:

The 3.2 megapixels high-end camera leaves annihilation for users to do any affair appropriate as forth with it this absurd camera, additionally has the avant-garde appearance of autofocus, beam and best of all angel stabiliser which imparts the images aerial chic accurateness and clarity. So from now on, for users authoritative a photo-trail of the best admired moments of activity is not at all a boxy job.

Get thoroughly entertained at any time of the day

If as a -to-be user, you are attractive for a adaptable accessory that may accumulation you with every affection of ball again LG KF510 Touch Slider is aloof what will fulfil your every expectation. The Java MIDP 2.0 adaptation will acquiesce the users to comedy Java based amateur at any time of the day. It can alike run alfresco applications and can alike advice the users to download Java based Wallpapers and screensavers. Users can alike comedy their favourite music and videos by the congenital media player, that has the adeptness to bear power-packed achievement at any time of the day. There is additionally FM radio, for all those who demand to accept to their favourite music side-by-side with the their Radio Jockey's comments.

Unparalleled looks

LG KF510 Touch Slider is one adaptable buzz that is an alarming admixture of chic and style. Its attendance helps the users to advertise an unmatchable appearance statement. Alike the basic stats of 104.5 x 49.5 x 10.9 mm, imparts this adaptable admiration pocket-friendly outlook. As far as the weight is concerned, the users never feel abounding while accustomed this absurd adaptable gem by the name of LG KF510 Touch Slider, which weighs alone 91 grams. Alike the high allocation of the adaptable handset from LG is a arranged with Touch acute keypad, that allows users to admission functions after giving any ache to the fingertips. Additionally with Touch Slider form, application this buzz gives the users a feel acceptable activity about it.

Display awning

The 2.2-inch TFT affectation awning is one affection of this adaptable starlet that captures a users attention, aboriginal of all. Its gigantic admeasurement and action acquiesce the users to go through an out of apple acquaintance while operating it. The big admeasurement of the affectation awning additionally allows the users to appearance the affairs absolutely acutely which is the arch acumen why users adopt it over added adaptable phones. The affectation awning provides the accomplished imaging solutions to the users at a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels.

LG KF510 Touch Slider features:

Vital stats - 104.5 x 49.5 x 10.9 mm
Weight - 91 grams
Enabled with high-end Bluetooth v2.0 With A2DP
Touch-sensitive navigation panel with haptics
EDGE
GPRS
2.2-inch TFT display screen
16 mega bytes of On-board memory
Option of memory expansion
3.2 built-in camera with autofocus
Java MIDP 2.0 version
FM radio
MP3/MPEG-4 player
WAP 2.0/xHTML Internet browser
Standby time of battery - 400 hours approximately
Talk time of 4 hours approximately
USB port v2.0

LG KE970 Shine

2010-06-26T02:47:00.000-07:00

LG’s new Tri-band slider buzz is alleged the Shine KE970, but I’m activity to alarm it the Shine from actuality on in. The aboriginal affair I acclaimed about the Shine was that it was able-bodied named. Its brushed stainless animate case is actual eye-catching. The capital awning on the advanced of the handset at aboriginal glance looks like a mirror, which is absolutely a little disconcerting. Back the phone’s awning isn’t alive and you authority the handset up you can see yourself clearly.

I acquisition that bland cogitating abstracts aren’t the best abstraction for handsets as they tend to accumulate grease from fingertips and ears. The Shine is no barring and I begin myself consistently aggravating to accumulate it clean. There’s no backbone to grab authority of back sliding the Shine accessible and closed, so I was larboard with putting my deride on the mirrored advanced – abrogation anointed prints behind. I’m additionally not assertive that the awning breadth will abide blemish fee.

The 2.3in affectation provides 240 x 320 pixels of examination breadth with 262,000 colours. It looks abundant indoors, but is absolutely difficult to see in ablaze sunshine. The Shine is ample for a slider, barometer 99.8mm alpine and 50mm wide. It is attenuate admitting at 13.7mm and ablaze at 119g. Back you extend it to abounding acme it grows to 135mm absolute a collapsed cardinal pad.

The ancillary buttons are all on the appropriate bend and comprise aggregate controls and shortcuts to the congenital music amateur and camera as able-bodied as a covered adapter for headphones, PC articulation cable and power. There is a microSD agenda aperture on the larboard bend and you charge to abolish the array awning to get to it. Anamnesis is aloof for 300 SMSs, 1,000 contacts, 100 agenda entries and 100 memos. 45MB of added anamnesis can be abounding as you wish.

I commonly don’t affliction for collapsed keys, but in this case I begin that they were accessible to use due to actuality ample and visually able-bodied separated. What I begin best difficult to get on with was the aeronautics key arrangement on the advanced of the casing. There are bristles controls in all, in a coffer below the screen. The two bendable keys are accomplished to use, while the two alien buttons are press-only. The average one includes a vertical scrolling function. Pressing one of the three takes you to Contacts, the accessory card and a account of nine favourites. The alien buttons baby for accumbent scrolling, while the axial section’s action changes depending on the appliance you are in. It shoots images or changes aggregate back music is playing, for example.

LG KF600

2010-06-26T02:36:00.000-07:00

Copy your commodity beauteous LG KF600 is a appearance acquainted adaptable buzz which comes with two screens, one of which is a blow acute aeronautics screen. The LG KF600 is additionally accepted as the LG Venus or the LG KF600 Venus. This adult handset is a accelerate aperture adaptable buzz which comes with a accelerate out keypad. The amazing two awning architecture is absolutely different & provides the user with an accessible ascribe adjustment on the lower blow screen. The capital affectation awning is a colourful TFT awning which is 2 Inches in admeasurement & comes with a 240 pixel by 320 pixel awning resolution for a bright examination experience.

The user can appearance aerial colour activating wallpapers on this ample & colourful screen. The buzz comes with eight themed displays which accommodate artwork by Keith Haring. The lower awning which is 1.5 Inch in admeasurement & displays up to 262k colours on a awful adapted blow screen. The lower awning is an InteractPad™ awning which comes with capricious interfaces to clothing the affection actuality acclimated which allows the user to ascendancy their appearance application the beautifully advised blow awning with InteractPad™ controls. The case is bunched & the handset has a solid feel to it which weighs 107 grams in total. Its all-embracing ambit are 14.1mm abysmal by 50.7mm advanced by 101.2mm alpine which feels acceptable to authority & accomplish in a distinct hand.

The buzz comes with 40 megabytes of congenital in user anamnesis additional the user can aggrandize the anamnesis adequacy added by abacus a MicroSD™ blazon anamnesis agenda as the LG KF600 Venus can abutment up to 2 gigabytes back abacus a anamnesis card. The user can affix to accordant accessories application a Bluetooth wireless affiliation amid the two accessories which allows the user to alteration files amid accessories wirelessly.

A USB affiliation can be acclimated amid accordant USB accessories & the KF600 Venus comes with EDGE technology which allows the user to have a good timefast abstracts alteration rates. A rechargeable array back absolutely answerable can accommodate up to 2.5 hours of allocution time or up to 200 hours of standby time. The LG KF600 Venus is a tri bandage technology handset which allows the user to roam throughout Europe & the majority of the US but the advantage is absolutely abased on the arrangement provider. The user can admission the World Advanced Web application the congenital in Internet browser which allows the user to admission Internet account sites & advice back the user is on the move.

A congenital in camera affection allows the user to abduction still & affective footage in either vertical or accumbent mode. The camera is a 3 megapixel camera which comes with complete with InteractPad™ camera controls which accomplish this affection fun & acutely accessible to use. The user can use the 4 x agenda zoom to zoom in & out of their target. The auto focus affection ensures a bright attempt is captured anniversary time the abduction key is pressed. The 3 megapixel camera comes with a congenital in beam which allows the user to abduction pictures in darker surroundings. The user can abundance their pictures in the phones anthology or allotment them with others application the messaging services. The LG KF600 comes with video recording capabilities which acquiesce the user to recording affective footage for a livelier experience.

The user can have a good timesound as able-bodied as imaging appearance on their new KF600 Venus as the congenital in music amateur allows the user to have a good timeall their favourite advance complete with accessible to use music controls. The user can ascendancy their music application the lower awning with the InteractPad™ music controls & appearance their music complete with anthology art affectation on the capital screen. The LG KF600 Venus has anticipation of aggregate & will accumulate its user entertained for hours. A congenital in FM radio allows the user to tune into their adopted radio base & have a good timehearing the latest news, acclimate & music.

The buzz comes with a alternative of messaging casework which allows the user to acquaint with others after authoritative a call. The user can create, send, receive, advanced & annul messaging on their phone. The KF600 Venus supports a adaptable email service, multimedia account messaging & a argument bulletin account complete with a predictive argument ascribe option. The user will be afraid at the outstanding looks & account of the beauteous LG KF600 Venus which has been advised to be admired & enjoyed. ere.

LG-KF600 Specifications & Features ::.
Mobile Phones Pakistan: LG KF600 - Changing navigation keypad as you need it..Smartly Intelligent LG KF600 has a unique interactive touch-based virtual navigation keypad that interacts with upper display and with the users. A stylish and excellent mobile, The LG KF600's highly sophisticated design will keep your attention as others lean in to take notice. The Interact Pad will create a whole new experience in your mobile life ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ one of comfort and convenience.
	Dimension	101.2 x 50.7 x 14.1 mm - Colors: Pastel Pink, Shiny Pink, Wine Red, Titan
	Connectivity	Bluetooth v2.0, USB, GPRS Class 10 (48 kbps), EDGE Class 10 (236.8 kbps)
	Weight	107 g
	Battery	Talk time Up to 4 h, Stand-by Up to 480 h
	Memory	5 MB internal memory + Memory
	Display Size	240 x 320 pixels, 2 inches + Touch-sensitive lower display (176 x 240 pixels, 1.49 inches)
	Display Colour	TFT, 256K colors + Touch-sensitive lower display (also TFT, 256K colors)
	Band	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
	Entertainment	Interactive Pad, Dynamic themes, FM radio, MP3/WMA/AAC/AAC+ player, Games - WAP 2.0/xHTML - Scroll & Sweeping control, Document reader, Built-in handsfree
	Camera	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash
	Tones	Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email

Watch FIFA World Cup 2010 on your mobile phones

2010-06-18T22:50:00.000-07:00

So what in the event you cannot be in front of your tv set to watch the FIFA 2010 World Cup. You can still watch the hihglights of the best goals, get latest footy game updates and even play soccer games on your mobile rings. There's various cell phone softwares and specialised applications that would get your the Footy World Cup 2010 right in to your palms. The makers of Blackberry smartphones, Research in Motion have come out with an application called "South Africa on Blackberry' on its application store by which through the push know-how one can get actual time updates about footy matches and scores. It is even integrated with social messaging sites like twitter and facebook.

Nokia has its application store, Ovi Store with all footy content and even has application applications which allows people to download free audio and video content on great goals scored by great players, all latest news, games and social networking.

A study by Nielsen revealed that 34% of soccer fans in India will follow the FIFA World Cup 2010 on mobiles, much on a higher side than the global estimate of 21%. Also 47% of people surveyed in India said that they are soccer fans after Brazil, Portugal, Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, France, Venezuela, Vietnam and France.

Gambling developers like jumpgames, India games and games2win have developed various games for the World Cup. India Games have even tied up with electronic cards, a company which owns the exclusive rights for the FIFA 2010 cup.

JumpGames, has come out with 2 soccer games which will be compatible across phone platforms like Symbian and Google's Android.

Contest2win is also planning to launch a role playing soccer game with the Mahabharat theme and has tied up with a leading telecom operator to come out with the game 2 couple of weeks after the World Cup 2010 is in full swing.

The Best Phones To Use Abroad

2010-05-20T23:13:00.000-07:00

This is one of the hottest phones currently on the market and its popularity has led to shortages in stock levels. If you are planning to pick up a Desire with the intention of taking it abroad, then its roaming abilities should not disappoint. The Desire is compatible with the majority of international networking standards and its quad band compatibility means that it will operate well in both Europe and the USA. Selecting a network by hand or allowing the Desire to choose an appropriate foreign provider is open to preference and its simple, intuitive menu system with touch sensitive interactions should further simplify things.

The Samsung Tocco Lite is a popular entry-level smartphone that lacks the high end hardware of its more expensive peers, but still has the necessary software and connectivity tools to make it well equipped for use overseas. You will not have to alter any of its core settings for use when roaming, because by default it is set to seek out an appropriate foreign carrier when it is taken overseas. However, you can use its touch screen interface to make your own manual selection of a network, which may be useful if you know that your domestic provider has a roaming deal with a specific partner in your destination.

This is not only an excellent smartphone powered by the Android platform, but it is also a suitably versatile travelling companion thanks to its quad band network connectivity and its ability to download at high speeds via HSDPA and 3G networks. The Xperia X10 has received critical appreciation for its roaming capabilities and you can set the phone to automatically choose a suitable alternative to your standard network provider if service is unavailable or you are out of the country with your phone. Alternatively you can use the wireless controls menu to manually select from a list of available providers.

The BlackBerry 8520 Curve is a smartphone specifically designed for the business user with fairly serious messaging requirements. Its full QWERTY keypad simplifies typing longer messages and it is optimised for email. Because the target audience will be expected to travel to different regions, the 8520 is a quad band compatible handset, which means that most international destinations will offer networks to which it can connect. The 8520 also boasts integrated wireless connectivity, which uses the universal Wi-Fi b and g standards, so internet connectivity for messaging, web browsing and email access is also possible no matter where you go.

The Nokia X6 is one of the Finnish manufacturer's flagship smartphones and its generous 16GB of on-board memory means that it is a traveller's dream. You can fill it with hours of music and video, allowing it to act as a multimedia hub for your time away. The X6's touch screen display and intuitive menu system are coupled with the powerful Symbian operating system. As with all good smartphones, it is compatible with multiple network types, including 3G. It should be easy to automatically search for a partner network associated with your provider and to access most of the services that you can enjoy whilst at home.

Blackberry Storm2 9550

2010-05-20T00:30:00.000-07:00

When the original RIM BlackBerry Storm 9530 hit the market, it was a game changer for BlackBerry fans. It was the first touchscreen equipped BlackBerry, and it promised to deliver all of the finger-friendly usefulness that other platforms were offering. The problem was that its touch experience was too different, and the software that was loaded on the phone was horribly unstable. Sure, it got better through a few (too few?) updates, but it was still a polarizing device. Now we have the Storm2 9550. It is 95% the same hardware as the original, but that 5% of difference, tied with the new BlackBerry OS 5.0 that is both stable and useful, gives the Storm2 a big edge over its elder sibling.

Physical Aspects

For those familiar with the original BlackBerry Storm 9530 for Verizon, the new Storm2 9550 might not look all that new. The Storm2's 112.5mm x 62mm x 14mm (4.4in x 2.4in x .6in) dimensions are almost exactly the same as the originals, though the Storm2 has gained a few grams of mass, coming in at 161.6g (5.7oz).

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There are some real physical differences, though. The most obvious of which is that the 4 hardware keys that sit below the display on the Storm are now part of the new 3.2-inch, 360 x 480 pixel touchscreen found on the Storm2. The Storm2's screen has warmer colors than the original, and they are more lifelike as a result. Like the SurePress system on the Storm, the Storm2's display requires pressure to activate certain functions, like typing, even though the display itself is a capacitive touchscreen(INFO) like that on the iPhone or most Android smartphones.

On the original Storm, the pressure activated a real button that produced a click, and the display moved visibly. On the new device, the display may flex a little, but it doesn't actually move up and down, and the click is entirely simulated. It's quite a good simulation, too, and the result is a tighter seal around the display than was found on the Storm. Additionally, the click only occurs when the phone allows it, so it won't click when the Storm2 is locked, for example.

While the bulk of the changes in hardware have to do with the touchscreen, there are some other real changes that are also an improvement on the old design. The volume control, shutter button, and voice dial button that are located on the edges of the phone are now black in color and blend in more cleanly with the rest of the design. The chrome frame of the phone has also been darkened, which gives the Storm2 a more cohesive looking appearance that is quite attractive to the eyes. The rear panel of the phone, which remains metal in the Storm2, has been given a simpler and improved fastening mechanism that further streamlines the design. Unfortunately, the 3.5mm headphone jack still is located on the side of the phone, rather than on the top or bottom, and the microSD memory card slot is underneath the rear cover.

The top of the device is where the traditional BlackBerry controls for screen lock and mute are located, just as they were on the original. Though they may appear to be touch sensitive, they are actually hardware keys that produce a real click when pressed. The speakerphone grille on the phone has been moved from the back to the bottom edge of the phone, which means it works better when the phone faces up or sits on a desk.

Overall the build quality of the BlackBerry Storm2 9550 seems very, very solid. Better than the original Storm, thanks to the new display. But as to whether or not people will prefer the old hardware controls on the front of the phone over the new integrated controls remains to be seen. For my part, I'm quite fond of the new touchscreen based buttons.

Specifications for the Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm2 9550
Operating System	BlackBerry OS 5.0
Band	CDMA 800/1900MHz, GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 2100MHz
Data	1xRTT/EV-DO Rev. A/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA/WiFi
Size	112mm x 64mm x 15mm (4.4in x 2.5in x 0.6in)
Weight	162g (5.7oz)
Battery	1400 mAh
Battery Life	5.5 hours estimated talk time
Battery Life	11.2 days estimated standby time
Main Display	3.25-inch 480 x 360 pixel capacitive touchscreen
Camera	3.2 megapixel autofocus camera
Video	Record/Playback
Messaging	SMS/MMS/IM
Email	IMAP/POP/Exchange
Bluetooth	Yes, stereo support
Memory	256MB application memory, 2GB onboard storage, microSD card slot
Other	SurePress capacitive touchscreen, full-HTML browser, VZ Navigator, V CAST Music with Rhapsody, mobile banking, Visual Voice Mail, 3.5mm audio jack
Availability	October 28, 2009

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Black Berry Storm2 9520

2010-05-13T21:15:00.000-07:00

The original Storm was BlackBerry’s first attempt at a touchscreen phone and while it wasn’t a complete disaster it didn’t quite conjure up a whirlwind of adulation either. We’ve known several Storm owners and none of them were overly complimentary about the handset’s long term performance. The main issues were down to the build quality (the side-mounted plastic buttons falling off), the bizarre decision by BlackBerry to not equip the handset with Wi-Fi and the lack of responsiveness from the SurePress screen.

The first of those two issues seem to be solved on the Storm2, but while the new SurePress screen used on this model has been greatly improved, we’re not sure it’s going to prove any more popular than the previous version.

Looks-wise the Storm2 is almost identical to the original, but there are some subtle differences here and there. For example, while the four buttons for answer, menu, back and end are still mounted on the front of the phone, they’re now integrated into the clickable part of the SurePress screen, rather than being separate to it. Also the chrome band that used to run around the outer edge of the phone has now being given a much darker finish so it blends in nicely with the glossy plastic finish that covers much of the rest of the handset (although thankfully the battery cover is still made of metal). Similarly BlackBerry has dumped the plasticky, side-mounted buttons and instead replaced them with rubberised ones that are better anchored into the chassis, which should make them much more durable in the long run.

Nevertheless, some niggles with the design remain. Despite having a 3.5mm headphone jack, we don’t like the way the jack is mounted on the side of the handset as it tends to snag when you’re taking the phone in and out of a pocket. Also, the phone feels quite thick and heavy, certainly much more so than the iPhone or Hero.

The handset runs the new BlackBerry OS v5.0, which includes a number of useful additions. One of the best of these is the updated cut and paste functionality. If you want to cut text, say from an email, and paste it into the web browser you now just have to call up the BlackBerry menu and choose Select. This places two selection tabs that you can position to mark the areas of text you want to cut. Although the system is similar to that used on the iPhone the selection tabs are much larger and more finger-friendly so they’re a good deal easier to position. There’s also updated Maps software and you can now access the clock and connections menu directly from the home screen.

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700

2010-05-13T21:03:00.000-07:00

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)

It's been about a year since the original RIM BlackBerry Bold made its debut, and while it remains a very solid device, it's about time that a flashier, faster model took over the reigns. And that device would be the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700. Not only is it T-Mobile's first 3G BlackBerry, but its sleeker design and performance enhancements make it a valuable addition to the carrier's lineup. The Bold also offers UMA support for Wi-Fi calls, a faster processor, and an updated OS. The only major downside of the smartphone, and one that plagues all BlackBerry devices, unfortunately, is the Web browser. It simply doesn't stand up to the competition in terms of ease of use or functionality. That said, if you're after a powerful messaging smartphone, the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 certainly has our vote of confidence. It offers more speed and features than T-Mobile's other BlackBerry offerings and gets the upper hand on the T-Mobile Dash 3G with its UMA support. As of press time, T-Mobile did not reveal a specific release date but said the Bold 9700 would be available in time for the holidays for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

Design
The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 looks nothing like its predecessor. Gone is the wide, masculine body, and in its place is a more svelte, compact smartphone that should fulfill RIM's hope of attracting both men and women, and consumers and professionals. At 4.29 inches tall by 2.36 inches wide by 0.56 inch thick and 4.3 ounces, the Bold 9700 is certainly more pocketable and is even smaller and lighter than the BlackBerry Tour. It feels solid in the hand and features a similar leatherette backing as the original Bold to give it a classy touch. In addition, the chrome edges and lines between the keyboard rows add to the handset's appeal.

Given the smaller size, you do lose a little bit in screen real estate. The Bold 9700 has a 2.44-inch display (compared with 2.75 inches) but its 480x360-pixel resolution at 245 pixels per inch certainly keeps things clear and sharp. It's the same as the Tour's, and while we did miss having the larger screen when viewing Web pages and videos, overall we had no complaints. Text was easy to read, and images looked crisp with vibrant colors.

The user interface is largely unchanged, though BlackBerry OS 5.0 brings some slight refinements. For example, the calendar has an easier to use system for creating new appointments with drop-down lists, and you can set your alarm clock using a spinning wheel. The home screen and main menu will be familiar to previous owners, though; you can customize the home screen with different themes and background images as well as six different shortcuts.

Below the display, you get the standard BlackBerry controls: Talk and End keys, a menu shortcut, and a back button. However, like the BlackBerry Curve 8520, the Bold 9700 replaces the traditional trackball navigator with an optical trackpad. The move from trackball to trackpad is surprisingly easy, and we were impressed by its responsiveness (you can also adjust its sensitivity to your liking through the Options menu). Scrolling through lists and navigating menus feels smoother using the trackpad and you can select an item simply by pressing down. RIM plans to use the trackpad in all its future devices, and that's fine by us. Like we mentioned earlier, the transition from one to the other felt easy and natural; plus, perhaps this will eliminate the issue that some users have had where the trackball stops working for whatever reason and needs to be replaced.

Like the Curve 8520, the Bold now features an optical trackpad instead of a trackball navigator.
Just below is the Bold 9700's 35-key full QWERTY keyboard. Though not as spacious as the original Bold's, the large and comfortable buttons are ideal for typing both short text messages and longer e-mails. The individual keys have raised ridges so they're easier to use compared to completely flat buttons, and they provide a nice springy feedback. If anything, they were just a touch stiff to press, but overall, we're very happy with the keyboard.

On the left spine, there's a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microUSB port/power connector, and a customizable shortcut key. You get a second convenience key on the right side, which is designated to the camera by default, and a volume rocker. The top holds a mute and lock buttons, and the camera and flash are located on back.

Our review unit from RIM included an AC adapter, a USB cable, a 2GB microSD card, a wired stereo headset, and a belt holster in the box. However, T-Mobile's final sales package may vary. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.

Features
The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 marks the first 3G (UMTS/HSDPA 900/1700/2100) BlackBerry for T-Mobile. The carrier's been on a tear lately to launch its 3G network in new markets, which now reaches 170 million people in more than 235 cities nationwide. It still trails behind the other major service providers in terms of coverage, but it's certainly good to see T-Mobile ramping up its efforts and bringing more 3G handsets to the lineup, particularly full-featured ones like the Bold 9700.

Like the RIM BlackBerry Storm 2, the Bold 9700 is shipping with BlackBerry OS 5.0 (version 5.0.0.330 to be exact), which brings some enhancements to the messaging and calendar capabilities as well as to the BlackBerry browser.

Blackberry Bold 9650

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These days blackberry bold is in boom. That is, the Blackberry Bold 9650. This is said to be the next edition of the Blackberry Tour, and its name should be Tour2. But the execs think that the name Bold suits it better. This is the newest handset in the line of Blackberry and from RIM. The Bold 9650 is the latest addition to Blackberry’s long line of smartphones. It is the ultimate smartphone for those CDMA clients that want to stay productive but entertained at the same time. There are pictures, articles and specifications that have been leaked on the web about the latest smartphone from Blackberry. The Bold 9650 has a 2.44inch display with a resolution of 480 x 360 at 245 ppi which can display pictures and videos with such clarity and detail. The device’s vital statistics are 4.4″ x 2.4″ x .56″ and 4.8 oz in weight. With a glossy black finish with chrome details, the phone’s appearance looks elegant and classic that’s perfect for those business-minded customers who want to mix business with pleasure.

The phone has a 3.2megapixel camera with flash, variable zoom, image stabilization and autofocus. There are those that are camera-persons, those that usually check on how much the megapixel is before deciding if it’s worth to be bought. Yet features like these will help you capture those moments in your life that are worth to be remembered. In addition to this, it also has the BlackBerry® Media Sync for easy syncing of the pictures taken; it has iTunes and a Windows Media Player. What more can you ask for?

The device includes a QWERTY keyboard, an optical trackpad, and a built-in 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi which enables you to receive calls while browsing the net or while sending e-mails. It contains a 512MB flash memory and an expandable memory slot of until 32GB microSDHC cards and a 2GB memory card included, Bluetooth connection and a built-in GPS for geotagging.

This amazingly smart and extravagant phone from Blackberry is thought to be released on the month of May after the 2010 Wireless Enterprise Symposium hosted by RIM. Although the price of this phone is not yet known, it shouldn’t dampen your spirits in accessing the Blackberry Bold 9650.

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300

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Oh, we'd hate to be a RIM BlackBerry 8800 owner right now. Just months after the 8800's release, Research in Motion has released a sleeker and sexier model that'll make you wish that you had waited a while longer--the world of technology can be so cruel. The RIM BlackBerry Curve (aka BlackBerry 8300) is the smallest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry to date, and we're absolutely stoked on the design. It feels more like a cell phone with the compact dimensions, yet you still get the advantage of a full keyboard for easy messaging. We want to be clear that the BlackBerry 8300 is more about the revamped design, rather than new features. The device does offer a few improvements, such as a spell-checker for e-mail and an upgraded 2-megapixel camera, but it still lacks the big items on a our wish list, namely Wi-Fi and 3G support. And to be fair, the BlackBerry 8800 may still be a better fit for power business users with its GPS functionality and lack of a camera (an increasing security concern at workplaces). That said, for consumers and mobile professionals, the BlackBerry Curve is a beautifully designed and well-rounded device that delivers great e-mail functionality, a little multimedia fun, and solid performance.

The RIM BlackBerry Curve is available now through Cingular/AT&T for $199.99 with a two-year contract and after mail-in rebates. The carrier said it plans to launch the BlackBerry 8300 later this spring, and we will, of course, keep you updated as get more information. Hopefully you won't have to wait too long.

Design

Simply put, it was love at first sight. Though we don't fully understand the name--it's no curvier than the BlackBerry Pearl or any of the other latest BlackBerrys--the RIM BlackBerry Curve offers a best-of-breed design that beautifully combines a full QWERTY keyboard into a sleek and compact form factor. The silver-and-black color scheme is standard but attractive nonetheless. We'll admit there's a slight resemblance to the Palm Treo 680 from the front, but it's much thinner and more manageable in terms of size. In fact, it's the smallest and lightest full QWERTY BlackBerry to date at just 4.2x2.4x0.6 inches and 3.9 ounces. By comparison, the BlackBerry 8800 measures 4.4x2.6x0.5 inches and 4.7 ounces, while the Treo 680 measures 4.4x2.3x0.8 inches and 5.5 ounces.

Hey, slim! The sleek RIM BlackBerry Curve (middle) compared to the BlackBerry 8700c (left) and T-Mobile Dash (right).

With such a slim profile and small weight, the Curve is comfortable to hold and use as a phone, even though it has a wider body than regular cell phones. The outer edges also have a soft-touch finish to give it a rubbery texture, thus making it easier to grip. In general, the device has a solid construction, but we did notice the slightest separation between the front faceplate and the phone's body on the left side. However, we're not concerned that this is something that will cause the phone to break.

On front of the device, there's a 2.5-inch diagonal, 65,000-color screen with a 320x240 pixel resolution. The display features a light-sensing technology that automatically adjusts the backlighting of the screen as well as the keyboard, based on your environment (indoors, outdoors, a dark room, and so forth). In addition, you can customize the screen with various themes and wallpaper, as well as adjust the font size, family, and style. We didn't have any problems reading the contents of the screen under various lighting conditions, and both text and images were sharp and vibrant.

As with all BlackBerry models, the Curve does not have a touch screen, but we still found the device easy to use and navigate with the provided controls. You'll find these controls beneath the screen; they include the Talk and End/power buttons, a Menu shortcut, an Escape key, and the trackball navigator. You can adjust the sensitivity of the latter under the Settings > Screen/Keyboard menu. Along the right side, there is a volume rocker and a user-defined launch button that's set to activate the camera by default. The left side holds a mini-USB port as well as another programmable convenience key, and--good news--the BlackBerry 8300 is equipped with a 3.5mm headset jack, so you can plug in Walkman-style headphones.

Fortunately, the Curve's QWERTY keyboard is much improved over that of the BlackBerry 8800. It reverts back to the styling of past models, with more spacing between the keys for easy typing.

One of the biggest complaints about the BlackBerry 8800 was its keyboard. RIM switched up the layout and feel of the keyboard on the 8800, and many users found the buttons to be slippery and cramped. Happily, the BlackBerry Curve's full QWERTY keyboard offers a better typing experience, as it reverts back to the styling of the keys found on the BlackBerry 8700g and 8700c. This means you get more spacing between the buttons, and they're tactile and less slick.

The BlackBerry 8300 ships with a number of accessories, including a belt holster and wired earbuds.

Finally, the camera lens, flash, and self-portrait mirror are on the back of the device, and a mute button is located on top. The 8300 is equipped with a microSD slot, but it's inconveniently located behind the battery. The RIM BlackBerry Curve ships with a travel charger, a USB cable, a wired stereo headset, a belt holster, and reference material. For more BlackBerry add-ons and downloads, check out our

Features

The RIM BlackBerry Curve doesn't offer anything revolutionary in the features department (read: no Wi-Fi or 3G support), but as mentioned previously, there are some slight enhancements. First, the Curve adds a new spell-check functionality for e-mails. As you would expect, the feature will look for any spelling errors in your messages before they're sent and offer alternatives to misspelled words. Spell-check is also available for memos, but not for text messages. You can turn this feature on under the Options > Spell Check menu, where you can also find settings to ignore acronyms, words with numbers, add words to a custom dictionary, and more. During our review period, the feature worked great, and it definitely comes in handy--especially if you're sending messages to clients, your boss, and other professionals.