Samsung’s F480 Tocco still proving popular

November 25th, 2009 | Camera Phones, Mobile Phone Reviews, Samsung Mobile Phones, Touchscreen, iPhone

Following the introduction of the revolutionary iPhone, cellular phone companies began developing touch-screen phones with large displays and totally eliminating keypads on the handsets. Samsung joined the touch-screen revolution with the introduction of the Armani, the F490 Nerva and now the Tocco (F480).

Derived from the Italian word ‘tocco’, which literally means ‘touch’, this latest model picks up where its predecessors left off. Firstly, it is worth mentioning that the company decided to make its screen a little smaller, 2.8inches, compared with the 3.2inch on the Nerva. The good thing about this phone is that it brought all the features of Nerva to the next level, with the addition of an FM radio, faster 3G and more memory. It also has a special feature for identifying unknown music files, using Shazam, an application similar to Sony Ericsson’s TrackID™. The platform has a Google-friendly interface, which is competitive with its rivals in terms of mobile Internet access.

According to the mobile phone reviews, however, the Samsung Tocco seems to be everything, but a phone. It has several features, such as an MP3 player, camera and touch-screen display, but users agree that it has weak communication features. Some claim that the phone is prone to drop calling and that the volume is a little poor. In addition, texting or typing on LCD screens is generally a problem for touch-screen phone users. To compensate for this, the company has come up with an optional vibration feedback whenever the user touches a button, to let him or her know that the command has been recognised.

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Apple Mobile Phones

November 23rd, 2009 | Mobile Phone Reviews, Touchscreen, iPhone

Apple mobile phones currently on the market include the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPhone.

The Apple iPhone is an outstanding smartphone that has a widescreen iPod with touch screen controls and an Internet communications device. The key features of the iPhone include a 3.5inch multi-touch colour screen, OS X Based Operating System, expandable memory, up to 8-gigabyte, Safari HTML web browser with zoom, 2-megapixel digital camera with various settings and music player with touch screen search. This mobile phone supports EDGE and Wi-Fi technology.

The iPhone 3G, also known as the Apple iPhone 2, is the second iPhone to be introduced after the original Apple iPhone. Its main features include a 3.5inch multi-touch 16 million-colour screen, 2-megapixel digital camera, 8-gigabyte and 16-gigabyte Flash Memory and iPod music player. The iPhone 3G supports 3G HSDPA technology, Wi-Fi technology and A-GPS Navigation with Google Maps.

The iPhone 3G S is a stunning touch screen 3G smartphone and its key features include a 3.5inch multi-touch 16 million colour screen, full QWERTY keyboard, 16 gigabyte and 32-gigabyte Flash Memory, 3-megapixel camera with tap control, Focus Smile Shutter™ & red-eye reduction features and iPod Music Player. It supports Wi-Fi, 3G HSDPA and Bluetooth technologies.

The Apple iPhone 16GB is a touch screen phone with an internal memory of 16-gigabyte that supports Bluetooth and WLAN Wi-Fi technologies and has USB cabled connectivity. This handset is supplied with a built-in 2.0-megapixel camera and music and video players.

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Searching for Business Broadband Services

November 21st, 2009 | Broadband, Mobile Broadband, Wireless Technology

Now that you’ve decided your business would benefit from installing a broadband connection the time has come to begin the process of comparing services. However, before you begin contacting providers and comparing the services on offer, take the time to evaluate your needs and current situation. Here are some things to keep in mind.

Understanding how you will use the service on a day to day basis is crucial. For example, do you intend using broadband mainly for conducting research online and perhaps forwarding documents via email? Perhaps you plan on using it as a way of conducting web based meetings with potential clients, including sharing presentations in a formal web conference environment. By making a list of how you plan to use this business tool, you will have a better idea of what type of bandwidth and speed you will need in order to operate at maximum efficiency.

Also, take into account the cost of the service. The idea is to get what you need without putting undue stress on your operating budget. Look beyond the monthly charge for the service and consider any ancillary fees that may be incurred, such as an account set-up fee. Taking the time to do this will lower the initial cost of obtaining a broadband connection, as well as help you control the regular monthly charges.

If you expect your business to grow, it wouldn’t hurt to make sure you sign up with a provider who will allow you to upgrade your service without incurring any additional fees, such as new set-up charges. Today, many providers offer this amenity as a matter of course, but don’t take it for granted, ask before you sign anything.

Making sure you know what you need and how much you can afford will make it much easier to quickly weed out providers and plans that do not fit your business model. You will then be left with more time to thoroughly compare the broadband packages that are within your budget and find the solution that best suits your specific requirements.

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Sony Ericsson W705 Review

November 16th, 2009 | Mobile Phone Reviews, Sony Ericsson

Most mobile phone reviews had nothing but positive things to say about this phone, at least in the early days, until the truth about it was finally unveiled.

The Sony Ericsson W705 seemed to be the embodiment of the best Walkman phone and a whole lot more. Like the W595, it has the very clever “shake control”, which changes track whenever you shake it to the left or the right. It is also stylish, in the sense that it comes with a slide design and a metallic casing, the type of phone commonly called “executive class” and yes, it has a very “executive” feel, thanks to its Wi-Fi capability. Now, your Walkman phone is also your ideal mobile access to the Internet.

Apart from being a Walkman phone, the Sony Ericsson W705 is 3G capable and has a long talk time, of over 10hours. Again, as your reliable mobile Internet access, it also features NetFront™ web browser, which is quite good for streaming over YouTube.

However, most mobile reviews say that despite all its undoubted features, this phone has some downsides.

Realistically, you can never tell when and where accidents will happen and quite frankly, the Sony Ericsson W705 seems to be unreliable, according to mobile phone reviews. Critics say it is so fragile that even a drop from a height equivalent to a normal dining table would cause the phone to break. If it does not break, expect that it will have glitches, like drop calling, sudden power off and other unacceptable technical bugs.

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LG Cookie Pink Overview

November 13th, 2009 | LG, Mobile Phone Reviews, Touchscreen

The LG KP500 Cookie, which is a touch-screen phone, appeals to anyone who is on a tight budget, without compromising the functionality and appearance of the product. With is price slashed down to a more affordable rate than many similar products, users will be sure to enjoy the 3inch TFT 262k colour touch-screen.

What makes the Cookie even more exciting is its new colour scheme, which is pink. The LG Cookie Pink is very stylish and perfect for chic and fashionable women.

The phone is compact, weighing just 89grams and its large screen, which measures 3inches across, makes it very user-friendly as a touch-screen. It has multimedia functions, a media player that supports popular formats and a built-in FM radio.

The LG Cookie has a virtual QWERTY keyboard that can be slid into view when you turn the phone to landscape. While a really fun feature of the phone is that you can use it Wii-style, shaking and flipping it while playing games. There is also a handwriting recognition device.

The phone has a 3.2-megapixel camera, which does not have an autofocus, but does have video-recording capability. The phone’s memory is limited to only 48MB, but for added storage, you can install a MicroSD memory card and expand it to a maximum of 8GB. Connectivity is by way of USB and Bluetooth, while its talk time is around 3.5hours.

The main disappointment with this phone is that it is not Wi-Fi enabled, despite its big screen. Also, there have been reviews noting that some users have experienced software glitches. Overall, however, with the other features mentioned and the affordability of this stylish phone, the market has, once again, been taken by storm.

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Nokia N97 Specification

November 11th, 2009 | Camera Phones, Mobile Phone Reviews, Nokia, Touchscreen

The Nokia N97 is a very popular phone, which comes with fully packed features nobody can afford to miss. You could even say that it is closer to being a computer than a cell phone, because it has a convenient QWERTY keyboard, that slides out from the left hand side, allowing for the use of a widescreen and just like a real PC, it comes with a user-friendly touch-screen with an amazing 16 million colours on a thin film transistor (TFT) display.

The N97 has a Symbian Operating System, which means that it is fast and reliable, but what are the other features that you will find attractive and interesting?

For starters, it has a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual LED flash for use night or day. You can store all your photos on its 32GB memory, so you will never have to delete a picture to make room for more.

You can download, upload and stream videos you have taken in order to save or share them with your friends and with the N97’s second camera, you can make video calls while on the move.

You can watch Internet videos, using WLAN and HSDPA connections and of course, Bluetooth and EDGE technology are also included for other kinds of connectivity.

When you are going away from home, you can load your favourite music to bring along with you or even download music tracks from your PC.

With the Nokia N97, you will never be more than a touch away from your friends.

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Samsung G600 Slider Phone

November 8th, 2009 | Camera Phones, Mobile Phone Reviews, Samsung Mobile Phones

If you are interested in buying a slider design that’s tried and tested, you should think about the Samsung G600.

This phone has a sleek and trendy design, which will not go out of style. It has 55MB of built-in memory, which can be expanded by using a Micro SD card.

The G600 has a 5-megapixel camera with 240 x 320 pixels and 16 million colours, to produce true-to-life pictures and images. Although the phone is recognised for its slim design at only 14.9mm, the lens and flash are well protected behind the slide. It has different camera modes; panorama or macro, for close up photos and you can use the images you produce for wallpapers, screensavers and even photo caller id.

As if that were not enough, there are also Java embedded games or you can download others to suit your tastes.

This lightweight phone, weighing in at only 105grams with battery; can play and record video and has stereophonic FM radio. Being really user friendly, there is predictive text to save you time and increase accuracy while composing that important business e-mail or when writing quick messages to your loved ones.

If you are looking for even more, you can use the multimedia messaging system to share photos and videos with accompanying sound. For more connectivity, you can use Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE and USB and the phone is WAP 2.0 capable.

The Samsung G600 has talk time of 3.5hours and standby time of 300hours.

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Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-Shot Review

November 5th, 2009 | Camera Phones, Mobile Phone Reviews, Sony Ericsson

We all know that Sony Ericsson cameraphones started with the “K” series. Now, this has been replaced by the “C” series and the C902 is the standard bearer.

Mobile phone reviews say that this Sony Ericsson’s flagship phone, but that was before the C905 came onto the scene. The c902 comes with a very stylish design, only 11 mm thick and available in black and red, plus the very savvy 5-megapixel camera. The best thing about this phone is its touch-sensitive keys, located next to the screen, which enables the user to quickly take shots or activate other multimedia capabilities, such as listening to the FM radio or playing media files.

Now, let’s focus on its imaging capabilities. Again, as the flagship phone for the C-series, it should have autofocus, flash, face detection application, digital zoom, now up to 16x and SmileShutter™. To these, Sony Ericsson have added red eye reduction, video and image stabiliser and photo-fix applications.

As mentioned previously, this is also a media phone, complete with NetFront™ web browser, FM radio, Bluetooth®, USB connectivity, media player and so on. It also has an internal memory of 256MB, plus support through Memory Stick Micro™ expandable up to 8GB. The battery is quite impressive for a high-end phone and is capable of giving up to 9hours of talk time or 400hours of standby.

Of course, the Sony Ericsson C902 is quite pricey, since it is a high-end phone. Nevertheless, it is represents quite good value for money, considering all the features it offers.

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Samsung S8300 Tocco Ultra Review

November 4th, 2009 | Camera Phones, Mobile Phone Reviews, Samsung Mobile Phones, Touchscreen

The nice people from Samsung never stop in pursuing perfection in phone technology and their newest offering, the Tocco Ultra proves the point.

The Samsung Tocco Ultra can best be described as the combination of the Soul and the Tocco, but with great improvements. As a result, the Samsung Tocco Ultra combines slide design with a full touch-screen driven user interface. It has a 2.8inch LCD screen, with 16 million colours, thanks to the new Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode technology. It also has a resolution of 400 x 280 pixels, which is quite good for phones. Even more amazing is its 8-megapixel camera, something that is only present in smartphones and dedicated for picture-capture phones, like the Sony Ericsson K series. It also plays a variety of audio and movie formats, MP3, WMA, DivX and XviD. There is little doubt that this is one of the best multimedia phones around.

On top of all these features, the Tocco Ultra has a 72-megabyte memory and a MicroSD memory card slot that stores up to 16GB. In terms of size, it is a little thinner, at about 12.7mm, than the Samsung Soul. The best part of it is that it gives the user total freedom of choice between the three interfaces, a full touch-screen driven user interface, keypad driven interface and lastly, the combination of both. Mobile phone reviews often comment on the difficulty of typing when using touch-screen phones. However, this is never a problem with the Samsung Tocco Ultra, since it allows the user to switch to the keypad for easier typing.

The only downside of this product is the omission of Wi-Fi technology. Nevertheless, Internet browsing is possible through WAP.

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HTC Mobile Phones – Features and Models

October 30th, 2009 | Google Android, HTC, Mobile Technology, Windows Mobile

HTC Mobile phones include the Hero, Magic, Snap, Tattoo, Touch 2, Touch Diamond 2, Touch HD, Touch Pro 2 and Touch Viva. Here is a quick overiew of them for you to compare:

The Hero is a stylish 3G touch-screen phone featuring an HTC Sense™ User Interface; 5-megapixel camera, featuring an auto focus function, 3.2inch 65k colour TFT LCD touch-screen, Android® operating system and music player. It supports Wi-Fi® and 3G HSDPA technologies.

The HTC Magic is a 3G touch-screen phone, which features a 3.2inch 65k colour HVGA TFT LCD touch-screen, 3.2-megapixel camera with auto focus, GPS Navigation and Google™ Maps, Wi-Fi® Technology, Qualcomm® MSM processor and Android operating system and 3G HSDPA technology. It is also fully compatible with both Google™ Search and YouTube™.

The key features of the HTC Snap, a classic looking 3G smartphone, include 2.4-inch 65k colour TFT LCD screen that has LED back light, QWERTY keyboard, GPS Navigation with Google Maps™, Wi-Fi® technology, 2-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, HTML browser and music player.

Key features of the HTC Tattoo, which is a 3G smartphone, include stylish curved body, 2.8inch 65k colour TFT LCD touch-screen, Qualcomm® Processor with Android® OS, Wi-Fi® Technology, 3.2-megapixel camera with Auto Focus, 3G HSDPA Technology, HTML Browser and GPS Navigation, Music Player and FM Radio RDS.

The HTC Touch 2 is a stylish and compact 3G smartphone, featuring a 2.8inch 65k colour TFT LCD touch-screen, swipe & tap touch input, Qualcomm® Processor with Windows Mobile® 6.5 operating system, GPS Navigation, 3G HSDPA technology, 3.2-megapixel camera with fixed focus, HTML browser, Wi-Fi® technology, Instant Messenger, expandable memory, music player and e-mail.

The sophisticated HTC Touch Diamond 2 is a 3G smartphone that features a 3.2inch LCD touch-screen, 5-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, Wi-Fi® technology, Qualcomm® Processor with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional® OS, FM radio, music player and e-mail with attachments. In addition, this mobile phone also provides its users with 2.5hours of video calling time

The Touch HD is a 3G smartphone with Qualcomm® MSM Processor, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional® OS, 3G HSDPA technology, 5-megapixel camera, GPS & AGPS navigation technology and Wi-Fi®.

The Touch Pro 2 is another touch-screen 3G smartphone designed by HTC for phone users who are always on the move. The key features of this handset include 3.6inch touch-screen with tilt, slide out QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi® & GPS Navigation technology, 3G HSDPA, music player, 3.2-megapixel camera with auto focus and Qualcomm® Processor with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional® OS.

A smartphone that features a user-friendly touch screen, the Touch Viva’s key features include Wi-Fi® technology, 2.8inch 65k colour TFT LCD touch-screen, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional® OS, e-mail and 2-megapixel camera with auto focus.

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