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Showing posts with label mobiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mobiles. Show all posts

Friday, August 21, 2009

China Mobile to Develop Phone With HTC

China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier, will develop smartphones with Taiwan's HTC to compete with Apple Inc's iPhone, Taiwan media reported on Friday.
China Mobile will launch its Ophone running on the OMS (Open Mobile System) platform with HTC, the Economic Daily reported, citing China Mobile chairman Wang Jianzhou. China Mobile could also set up a procurement center to raise its purchases from Taiwan suppliers, the Commercial Times reported. The reports come a day after China Mobile posted its slowest interim profit growth since it listed in 1997 and said it expects average revenue per user to slide in the months to come. Wang will kick off a nine-day trip to Taiwan starting Friday, visiting the chairs of HTC and Mediatek, the island's top chip design house, it said. China Mobile said in April it was buying a 12 percent stake of Taiwan's Far EasTone for $592 million, in one of the biggest investments by a Chinese firm in Taiwan as ties warm between the former rivals

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Check out multimedia mobiles under Rs 4,000

We can’t expect everything form all the handset’s in this category of course. I, you were considering any from this list the short review will help you decide if it’s what you need. All the prices quoted are Market Operating Prices (MOP) and not the MRP which in some case will drastically vary.
Motorola's MOTOYUVA series has been a popular range of low end handsets for a long time now but a bit low key of late.
One of the better handsets in the series to offer a little more media capabilities than just an FM radio is the W230 candy bar handset.
The form factor is simplistic in styling with non-rubberized keys to make for easy typingThe lack of a hot swap slot for the memory card is a bit of problem but since it supports up to 2GB one card is all you'll ever need without having to remove it too often.
A 2.5mm earphone socket will also allow you to use a converter to a standard 3.5mm so you can use your own earphones.
The handset doesn't offer any extravagant features of course.
To begin with the FM radio offers really good reception in most areas and saving presets is as simple as holding down a key from the keypad to designate its position.
The MP3 player is strictly a no-frills job. It has a simple interface and the handset's nav-pad can be used as controls for the player.
The output is not too loud but the quality of sound provided via the bundled earphones is decent.
Motorola's CrystalTalk technology also makes calls a lot clearer than most other handsets in its class.
For – Comfortable and easy to use, good FM radio reception, MP3 player is not too bad.
Against – No currency converter, the FM auto-scan takes too long.
Verdict – It’s a simple entry-level handset that offers very basic multimedia functionality and offers it quite well.
Samsung Guru E1410 - MOP Rs 3,000
Samsung's all black Guru E1410 is quite the looker as far as basic candy bar handsets go.
It's simple, neat, light weight and comes with a set of stereo speakers at the rear that are comfortably loud. The design makes it convenient to hold and tote around without creating too much of a bulge in your tight jeans.
Just one minor drawback to the overall design schematic of the handset is the absence of a hot swap slot for the microSD card. 2GB is the highest it'll support which is more than adequate.
The music player was quite impressive for a budget handset.
The levels were well adjusted and sound quality was quite good. The bass line comes with a very resounding thump and the highs are well designed and not too sharp.
For audio adjustments there are plenty of EQ presets to choose from including Surround, Wide and Dynamic options that dramatically alter the audio.
Even the FM radio worked like a charm - clear reception in most places. This handset is pretty well equipped when it comes to connectivity from its default WAP browser and Opera Mini as well to its A2DP Bluetooth capabilities and USB 2.0. Samsung's Mobile Tracker is also available.
The E1410 also manages to provide a pretty decent battery life as well.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Nokia launches new touch-screen music phone


Top cellphone maker Nokia launched three new handsets on Monday, including a new touch-screen model.
Nokia said its 5530 Xpressmusic phone would start shipping in the third quarter and sell for 199 euros ($280) before subsidies and taxes.
Nokia's two other phones were its E72, an updated version of its top-selling E71 business phone, and the "3710 fold".
The E72 will will ship late in the third quarter for 350 euros before taxes and subsidies, while the 3710 will start selling in the fourth quarter for 140 euros

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Nokia N-97 will be available in India by June-end


Nokia's flagship touch-screen handset N-97 will be launched nationwide within two weeks at a likely price of around Rs 35,000, the company announced on Thursday. “Designed for the needs of Internet savvy consumers, the Nokia N97 will transform the way people connect to the Internet and to each other. Expected to begin shipping in India at the end of June 2009,” said the company in a release. Vineet Taneja, Director-Marketing, Nokia India added, “Fuelled by a multitude of media and applications through the Ovi Store, the Nokia N97 transforms the Internet into an experience that’s completely tailored to the tastes and interests of its user”. The device has multitude of technology - including multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds - for people to share their ‘social location. With integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile computer intuitively understands where it is. The home screen of Nokia N97 can be customized to feature people, content and media that matter the most. Friends, social networks and news are available by simply touching the home screen. The unique tilting, large touch 3.5”, 16:9 widescreen display, which comes with a fill QWERTY keyboard, can be fully personalized with a range of widgets. The Nokia N97 is also suited for browsing the web, streaming Flash videos or playing games. The Nokia N97 is the first device to ship with Ovi Store. In India, the Ovi Store on the N97 will offer a choice of 50 free to download items developed specifically for Indian consumers, by Indian developers. In addition, users will also have access to global items, a mix of paid and free to download content. The Nokia N97 supports upto 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and more. It has a Megapixel camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Mobile Systems MSDict Oxford Multilanguage Pack Professional 4.10.S60 SymbianOS


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Thursday, May 21, 2009

World’s first battery that charges on air

The world’s first battery fuelled by air, which could provide up to 10 times the energy storage of designs currently available and could power electric cars, mobile phones and laptops, has been unveiled. Scientists say the revolutionary ‘STAIR’ (St Andrews Air) battery is charged in a traditional way but as power is used or ‘discharged’, an open mesh section of the battery draws in oxygen from the surrounding air. This oxygen reacts with a porous carbon component inside the battery, which creates more energy and helps to continually ‘charge’ the cell as it is being discharged, the Daily Telegraph reported. By replacing the traditional chemical constituent, lithium cobalt oxide, with porous carbon and oxygen drawn from the air, the cell is much lighter than current batteries. And as the cycle of air helps re-charge the battery as it is used, it has a greater storage capacity than other similar-sized cells and can emit power up to 10 times longer. “The key is to use oxygen in the air as a reagent, rather than carry the necessary chemicals around inside the battery,” Peter Bruce of the University of St Andrews, who’s part of the research team, said. According to Bruce, the battery is much smaller and lighter so better for transporting small applications. The size is also crucial for anyone trying to develop electric cars as they want to keep weight down as much as possible, he said. Bruce reckoned his kit, in addition to being light, could be cheap, as the porous carbon matrix which holds the Li2O2 ought to be economical. “Our target is to get a five to ten fold increase in storage capacity, which is beyond the horizon of current lithium batteries,” he said. “The key is to use oxygen in the air as a re-agent, rather than carry the necessary chemicals around inside the battery.”

Apple warns of electrical shocks from iPod, iPhone

Technology giant Apple has warned of possible small and quick electrical shocks from the headphones while using iPods and iPhones. According to the company, people could experience the electrical shock when they are using headphones to listen to these devices in areas where the air is very dry. "It's possible to receive a small and quick electrical (static) shock from your ear buds while listening to iPod or iPhone," Apple said in a statement posted on its website. The possible static shock could be experienced in iPod, iPhone and their accessories. "When using headphones in areas where the air is very dry, it is easy to build up static electricity and possible for your ear to receive a small electrostatic discharge from the headphones. "Receiving a static shock from a pair of ear buds does not necessarily indicate an issue with the iPod, iPhone, or ear buds," the statement noted. iPod is a high-end music player while iPhone is a touch screen phone with advanced features. Apple pointed out that this condition is not limited to Apple hardware and static can potentially build up on almost any hardware and could be discharged using any brand of ear buds. Apple said that the condition is similar to dragging one's feet across a carpet and receiving a static shock by touching a door knob. Instead of the static charge building up on one's body, the charge accumulates on the devices that the ear buds are connected to. Likewise, the firm pointed out that instead of the static build up discharging through your finger when you touch a door knob, it discharges through the ear buds. The technology major has also suggested ways to minimise the risks of static discharge such as avoiding the use of headphones in "extremely dry environments or touch a grounded unpainted metal objects before inserting the headphones".