Samsung Pixon M8800 Review

October 5th, 2009 | Camera Phones, Mobile Phone Reviews, Samsung Mobile Phones, Touchscreen

The Samsung Pixon M8800 is one of the best-looking phones on the market. What really attracts the buyer is its wide screen, at 3.2inches with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. It offers easy touch displays to make watching videos, viewing photos and browsing the web a refreshing experience. However, this is just the beginning, there are more wonderful things to come.

The Samsung Pixon M8800 has an 8-megapixel camera with built-in flash, panoramic option, face detection, autofocus, image stabiliser and geo tag to help you remember exactly where your photos were taken.

The video is great and you can record at speeds of 30 frames per second for slow motion shots. The video player supports MPEG4, Xvid, WMV, DivX, H253 and H264. With a second camera, you can make video calls, which enable the person you are calling see you.

You are never too far away from anyone with the Samsung Pixon M8800, you can send a text message, multimedia message or send an e-mail to anyone in the world.

You will always be able to contact friends, family or business colleagues with this device, as you can connect using USB, Bluetooth, EDGE or GPRS. It is WAP 2 enabled, using HTML and XHTML. With an inbuilt memory of 200MB, you can upgrade it to as much as 8GB using a MicroSD Memory Card.

You are sure to enjoy listening to music with the phone’s Surround Sound System and equaliser, which drastically enhance the quality of audio reproduction.

Talk time is 3.5hours while standby time is around 290hours.

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What Can Cause a Slow Broadband Connection?

October 2nd, 2009 | Broadband

Many people assume that slow connections are due to a failure on the part of the broadband provider, but often there is nothing wrong with the service itself. Before assuming that the service provided is to blame, in some manner, take the time to check these possible causes for the problem.

First, the simple fact is that your computer may be slow. This might be due to a lack of available resources on your hard drive. Sometimes something as simple as running diagnostics on the system to clear out the history and do away with unnecessary files will make a significant difference in the ability of your computer to make the most of your connection. Adding more memory will also help.

You may be experiencing a phenomenon known as bad Internet weather. This is simply a situation in which the Internet itself is temporarily bogged down, perhaps due to a fibre cut or the failure of routers at major hubs around the system. Many of these instances are short-lived, but while they are taking place your connection will appear to be quite slow.

There is also a chance that your Ethernet card is not the best quality and in such cases you will not be able to take advantage of the full capability of the services offered by broadband providers. The effects of an inferior card vary, but are often manifested when you attempt to perform tasks that require more resources, such as downloading or uploading files.

The root of your slow broadband connection may be nothing more than a noisy line. Conducting a line quality test will help you discover if there is noise on the telephone line used to deliver your DSL broadband service. Your provider may offer this service for free to registered customers, by way of their main website. 

Identifying the root cause for slow connections is the first step to correcting the problem. Before contacting your provider, make sure that you check everything at your end that you possibly can. By telling your provider about everything you have already checked, you can speed up the investigation significantly and hopefully see your speed increase in a short period of time.

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Can I Get Broadband No Matter Where I Live?

September 30th, 2009 | Broadband, Mobile Broadband, Wireless Technology

Without a doubt, there are more broadband deals on the market today than ever before. However, there are still areas of the country that do not have access to the service. Here are the most common reasons for the absence of services in certain locations.

One of the main reasons for a lack of broadband service has to do with the proximity of the nearest exchange that has a broadband capability. The fact is that not all telephone exchanges or mobile towers are set up for broadband signalling. Until your local exchange is upgraded to allow broadband transmissions, your only option is likely to be dial-up services.

Another issue may be the type of wiring that is used in your area. While this is less of a problem than in times past, there are still some locations where the wiring is simply not capable of sustaining the data flow required to achieve and maintain broadband services. Once again, dial-up may be your only option. 

Some broadband contracts require that your phone line be through a specific telephone service provider. For example, you may need to have a BT standard line that is billed directly through BT in order to establish service with a particular broadband provider. If this is the case, compare broadband providers in your area, as there is a chance that at least one will not have this requirement and you can then move on to comparing the different service plans offered by that company.

Don’t assume you can’t get broadband services just because they were not available in your area a few years ago. Something may have changed in the interim and you now have several options to choose from. If so, engage in a little broadband comparison and select the provider that will offer you the best service at the most reasonable price.

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Best Buys for Mobile Phones

September 29th, 2009 | HTC, LG, Mobile Phone Reviews, Nokia, Samsung Mobile Phones, Sony Ericsson, iPhone

If you are considering Samsung mobiles, the S8000 Jet, S5230 Tocco Lite, i900 Omnia, and Tocco Ultra S8300 are among the best buys, according to mobile phone reviews.

The Samsung S8000 Jet is a 3G touch-screen phone with a fascinating 3.1inch high-colour touch screen with a user-friendly TouchWiz interface. This handset has a built-in AGPS navigation feature and supports Wi-Fi® Bluetooth® technology.

The Samsung S5230 Tocco Lite is a handsome touch-screen phone with camera, FM radio & music player and supports Bluetooth® technology.

In the LG mobile family, the best deals include the GC900 Viewty Smart and Cookie KP500. The LG GC900 Viewty Smart has a 3inch touch-screen and supports 3G HSDPA, Wi-Fi™, GPS navigation and EDGE. The Cookie KP500 has a 3inch touch-screen, built-in camera, music player and FM radio.

Nokia’s best buys include the N97, 5800 XpressMusic and 6600 Slide. The N97 is a 3G smartphone that has a 3.5inch touch-screen, expandable memory, slide out QWERTY keyboard, 5-megapixel camera with dual LED flash and a built-in music player. This handset supports 3G HSDPA, GPS navigation, Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi technologies.

The Nokia 5800 Xpress Music is a 3G phone with 3.2inch high-colour touch-screen, expandable memory, 3.2-megapixel camera, and many music features, including a music player with album graphics display. It supports GPS navigation, Wi-Fi and 3G HSDPA technologies. The Nokia 6600 Slide supports many technologies, such as EDGE, 3G, Bluetooth® and USB cabled connectivity. Its features include a built-in 3.2-megapixel camera and an integrated music player.

In the Sony Ericsson range, the W995, C510 and C905 are among the company’s top products. The C905 is a 3G camera-phone that comes with a music player, expandable memory, and 8.1-megapixel Cybershot™ camera. The C510 Cyber-Shot™ camera-phone is a 3G HSDPA capable handset with many music and messaging features. The W995 is a slide Walkman® music phone with album art display, shake control music feature, FM radio with RDS and a TrackID™ music recognition feature. It also has a built-in 8.1-megapixel camera and supports 3G HSDPA, GPS navigation and Wi-Fi™ technologies.

The Apple iPhone 3G S is a 3G smartphone with a 3.5inch touch-screen, which supports Wi-Fi, 3G HSDPA, EDGE and Bluetooth® technologies. This handset has a built-in iPod music player, expandable memory and a QWERTY keyboard on its touch-screen.

HTC Hero is a 3G touch-screen phone that supports an Android® operating system, 3G, Wi-Fi ® and Bluetooth® technologies. It also features a 5-megapixel camera, video player and music player.

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Blackberry Bold 9000 Review

September 27th, 2009 | Blackberry, Mobile Technology

RIM’s BlackBerry Bold 9000 is touted as the successor to BlackBerry Curve and 8800 models. Major improvements include a more elegant design, HSDPA, HVGA screen and support for Microsoft Office files.

The company has been improving its designs over recent years and BlackBerry Bold 9000 is another innovation that has taken the look to a new level. With rounded corners and a leathery feel, BlackBerry Bold 9000 looks both professional and sexy.

With a 320×480 pixel resolution, the Blackberry Bold 9000 takes a big leap ahead of Curve. Images display sharply on this screen, especially streaming videos. The 9000 is also wider than competing brands, but thinner. Wider dimensions mean a larger screen and keyboard, allowing you to type more easily and comfortably. There is a narrow gap separating the keys from each other, which prevents you from accidentally clicking two keys at a time. However, just like its predecessors, the Blackberry Bold 9000 does not have a dedicated key for common punctuation marks like periods, commas and question marks.

This is the first RIM brand to support HSDPA. This is good news for AT&T subscribers, but Verizon and Sprint BlackBerry phones work just as fast in terms of Internet speed.

The Bold 9000 runs a push-email programme and supports Microsoft Office applications through DataViz Documents to Go. The suite opens MS files and even edits them, though it does not support all document formats recognised by MS Word.

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Nokia N79 Features

September 25th, 2009 | Camera Phones, Mobile Phone Reviews, Nokia

If you are a very colourful person, this is the latest cell phone for you, the Nokia N79. You have a choice of two colours for the casing and as you switch the back cover, the display theme changes.

More practically, the Nokia N79 is designed to suit the owner for business or personal use. Having trouble reading that worksheet? Just hold the phone sideways and it displays on widescreen for you.

You will find this feature very convenient and useful when you are watching video or taking a look at the pictures you have taken with the 5-megapixel camera, which features a Carl Zeiss lens with 20x digital zoom. It also comes with autofocus for sharp pictures and flash for that extra vivid colour when taking shots at night or on cloudy days.

You can record videos, using a range of formats, such as MPEG4, 3GP, H263 and H264. Whether on the go or just sitting and relaxing, you don’t have to worry about blurred videos. This camera is equipped with video stabiliser and has settings for white balance and colour tone.

You will never feel lost with the Nokia N79′s connectivity features. You have SMS text messaging, e-mail capability, including attaching your pictures and files, 3G HSDPA, Bluetooth and WLAN Wi-Fi with UPnP support. Naturally, you need to organise your day and your address book contains names and images. You also have the ability to handle up to six conference calls.

Whatever you plan to use your phone for, you won’t feel rushed; as you can expect to have up to 5.5hours talk time and 406 hours standby time.

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Why You Should use Broadband Rather than Dialup

September 24th, 2009 | Broadband, Mobile Technology

For casual Internet users, the need to let go of the trusty dial-up connection may not seem apparent; after all, it has served them well for many years. Still, there are some compelling reasons to compare broadband with dial-up; in fact you will probably find that the change will greatly improve your whole Internet experience.

One of the most immediate benefits of upgrading to broadband is the fact that you can perform all your online tasks much faster. Email downloads quicker and pages appear faster. While you may have grown used to the slower speed of your dial-up connection, there is a good chance that once you see how quickly you can move with broadband, you’ll never want to go back.

You may also be surprised at the cost of broadband in comparison to the dial-up service. While broadband providers once offered plans that were obviously much more expensive than typical dial-up charges, that is no longer the case. Today, there are several broadband contracts that actually cost less than the price you will have been paying for dialup as recently as seven years ago. Even the less expensive and somewhat slower broadband offerings are at least ten times faster than dial-up and are likely to cost little to nothing more.

Along with the monthly charge, it is also important to remember that broadband is an “always-on” service. This means you do not have to establish a new connection each time you sit down at your computer and you do not have to log off to save money, which is the case with dialup.

There are other benefits associated with broadband, such as the ability to use one line for your broadband connection and your home phone. You can also enjoy a connection speed that allows you to view movies and television shows online with ease and the ability to send and receive large data files in seconds rather than minutes or hours. Even if you love your old dial-up plan, take the time to compare it with broadband. There is a good chance you will quickly see the wisdom of switching.

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Samsung i8910 HD – Feature packed!

September 22nd, 2009 | Camera Phones, Mobile Phone Reviews, Samsung Mobile Phones, Touchscreen

The Samsung i8910 HD is touted as the “world’s first high definition video recording on mobile.”

The phone boasts an 8-megapixel camera and a generous 3.7inch active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) screen, which makes use of organic compounds consuming less power. It is lighter in weight than traditional liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and produces higher contrast ratios for brighter and clearer pictures. The Samsung i8910 HD has a 640 x 360 display capable of a realistic 16million colours.

The camera has many functions previously not available in top of the line smartphones. It has a 4x zoom, smart face and smile and blink detection features, so that once-in-a-lifetime picture will be safely captured forever.

Even better though is the chance for you to record your videos in High Definition using Power LED.

If you need to access the Internet, you are assured of fast connectivity at broadband speeds using HSDPA, which supports an amazing 7.2mbps download speed. You can make two way video calls and the phone is 3G enabled for connectivity or Wi-Fi or HSUPA for video sharing.

Media player functions include wide codec support, so you can watch your favourite videos, regardless of their format. Formats supported include 4, RV, H263, H264 and Xvid.

The Samsung i8910 HD should not be confused with the Omnia smartphone line, because the i8910 uses the Symbian S60 operating system.

This is one smartphone that really lives up to its name, by being loaded with intelligent features.

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HTC Hero – the latest Android Smartphone

September 18th, 2009 | Google Android, HTC, Mobile Phone Reviews

The Android based, HTC Hero phone is closely integrated with Google and social networking sites such as Flick and Facebook and is widely available in T-Mobile subscriptions. In the USA, it is sold in unlocked GSM platform with a higher price tag, since there is no carrier subsidy.

The HTC Hero has a 3.2inch HVGA screen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. Display is bright and clear when viewed inside and is quite good in sunlit areas. Photos and streaming images are also good, especially in full-screen mode. You can modify resolution, brightness, colours, saturation and other standard image settings. Pictures can be cropped and renamed directly on the phone, without the need for a computer.

The HTC Hero operates solely on touch-screen and lacks a physical QWERTY keyboard. Buttons are reasonable large, with the number and punctuation keys located at the bottom of the touch-screen. However, the space bar needs a bit of tweaking, as it is the hardest virtual key to tap.

The interface is stylish and easy to navigate. With a 528-MHz processor, applications are launched in no time and tasks run smoothly. There is no problem with background noise and the overall call quality is good on the 3G network.

Both Microsoft Exchange and Pop/IMAP e-mails work with HTC Hero. However, the use of subfolders is limited, making it difficult to label and categorise mail. Overall, e-mail experience with HTC Hero is fine, attachments open quickly and the built-in QuickOffice allows you to view PDF and MS Word attachments.

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Broadband Review – Madasafish

September 16th, 2009 | Broadband, Wireless Technology

In 2007, UK telecom giant BT acquired Madasafish. Consequently, today, Madasafish is the sister company of Waitrose Internet and PlusNet. Despite its acquisition by BT, Madasafish operates as an independent and separate company. What distinguishes it from BT is its customer service and support, which are praised by reviewers and users alike. Indeed, its technical support team is trained extensively on the system and can offer specialist support to users of both Macintosh computers and/or personal computers. Madasafish has received several ISP broadband awards for its outstanding service.

Madasafish is praised for its transparent pricing, as well as its excellent customer service. It does not offer unlimited broadband. Rather, its strength lies in its easy-to-understand offers and levels of broadband download. Indeed, customers can simply choose between the 50GB, 20GB or 5GB monthly download options. Aside from the difference in download options, its services are exactly the same across the rest of the ADSL options.

Additionally, customers of Madasafish can access their accounts from anywhere and at any time, to review how much of their downloads are still available. Madasafish broadband packages are suitable for almost all users. Families and individuals will find what they are looking for in Madasafish broadband. The package comes with a free wireless kit, speeds of up to 8Mbps, some webspace and a domain name. In addition, you will find the process of signing up for Madasafish simple and quick. Its website is straightforward and easy to use, and you can easily access the standard features offered by Madasafish broadband.

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