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Strong business demand for iPhone

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:17:22 +0000

Business customers have been waiting for the iPhone to come to Vodafone before signing up for the popular Apple handset, according to the operator, which cited the phone’s ease of use combined with Vodafone’s technical support and 3G network reliability.

Vodafone made the iPhone available on its network on 14 January, joining Orange, Tesco Mobile and Apple’s original partner O2 in carrying the popular smartphone. The company claims to have sold over 100,000 of the handsets already.

However, Vodafone is making more of a push towards the business market than its rivals, despite many industry experts regarding the iPhone as strictly a consumer device.

“We have an opportunity to win customers who have been waiting for the iPhone to become available on a business-focused network,” Peter Kelly, enterprise director at Vodafone UK, told V3.co.uk.

“If you are going to deploy mission-critical apps to the field, you need to be sure of the network, and that you can get a connection,” he explained, touting Vodafone’s “deep and wide” 3G infrastructure.

Kelly suggested that the iPhone’s appeal to businesses is down to a touch-based user interface that makes it easy to use, plus the large number of applications available via the App Store.

“Customers are saying they can do new and different things with the iPhone. There are lots of other good devices for mobile email, but because of its user interface the iPhone is starting to bridge the gap between smartphones and netbooks. It’s not just for voice, text and email,” he said.

As an example, Salesforce.com has a mobile version of its customer relationship management application available via the App Store, and the quality of the iPhone’s display means that it can be used for Webex conferencing ses sions. More

Top 10 Mobile Phones of 2009

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:12:35 +0000

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As 2009 comes to a close, we thought it a good time to pore over some of the best mobile phones to be released over the past year.

From super-hot smartphones to fashionable feature handsets, join us as we select the few that stood head and shoulders above the rest!

1. HTC Hero

The strong design, slick social networking skills and beautiful implementation of the Android operating system with the ‘Sense’ UI has seen the HTC Hero snag an armful of ‘Best Phone’ awards this year, and rightly so.

Packing a 5-megapixel autofocus camera, 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen and GPS in a unique, angular form factor, the Hero is possibly the best phone to demonstrate what Google’s new operating system is really capable of.

Winning the hearts and minds of those not swayed by the iPhone, the Hero is easily the next best thing.

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2. HTC HD2

Representing Windows Mobile as the Hero has for Android, the ‘wow’ factor of the HTC HD2 is definitely marrying Microsoft’s mobile operating system to that mammoth 4.3-inch touchscreen display.

Bringing the smooth, refined Sense user interface as well as the first phone to offer multi-touch on Windows Mobile 6.5, the HTC HD2 is equally at home being a business device as it is a multimedia powerhouse.

With a 5-megapixel lens and dual-LED flash, GPS and support for apps thanks to Marketplace for Mobile, the HD2 is the perfect poster boy for the next generation of Windows phones.

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3. Apple iPhone 3GS

Getting the design so right first time has given Apple the ability to reiterate rather than revolutionise, and the iPhone 3GS is the second update to the groundbreaking formula.

Expanding on the iconic device with a 3 megapixel camera, video recording, voice

controls and up to 32GB of storage, the Apple iPhone 3GS is able to do it all, faster.

4. Samsung Genio Touch

The Samsung Genio Touch continues the popular range with a cheap and cheerful handset that brings touch screen joy without the price tag.

The 2.8-inch display offers the same TouchWiz user interface spotted on higher end devices, and with customizable covers as well as a 2 megapixel camera, the Genio Touch punches above its weight in terms of both looks and specs and has customers snapping it up in droves.

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5. Sony Ericsson Satio

A 12.1 megapixel wielding device that combines the strongest features of the Cybershot range, the Sony Ericsson Satio compliments them with the latest Walkman functionality, wrapping them together with a slick full touch Symbian powered user interface.

The 3.5″ display is clear, crisp and responsive to the touch, and the built-in 3G connectivity and GPS set it amongst the strongest smartphone contenders.

Strong advertising and an arresting form factor have seen the Satio fly off the shelves in the last few weeks, and showing little sign of slowing down.

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6. Palm Pre

Already a million-seller in the United States, the Palm Pre is a well-kitted device with a 3.1-inch touchscreen and 3.1 megapixel camera, a socially savvy handset that pulls contact information to be automatically from networking sites including Facebook.

The combination of cute pebble-shaped design, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and the debut of their smooth new ‘Web OS’ user interface has been snapped by many shoppers looking for a worthy alternative to Apple’s iPhone.

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7. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the epitome of cool by committee. With a plectrum for a stylus, endorsement from today’s fashionable young things and a full touch interface, the 5800 was bound to be a hit.

A music phone at heart, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic ticks all the specs boxes with 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi support, a 3.2 megapixel camera and a hefty 3.2-inch high resolution touch display.

Your music selection is handled by an 8GB memory card, and a 3.5mm audio jack means that your favourite headphones can be plugged in with little trouble.

8. Nokia N900

9. LG Chocolate BL40

10. Blackberry Curve 8520

via Top 10 Mobile Phones of 2009 – Omio Round-Up.

Mobile Phones Custom Made For You

admin — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:25:29 +0000

This is one made-to-order device that everyone will love to have: the cellphone. If you are a music lover, why not have a phone which can hold more songs rather than heavy graphics.

Alternatively, if you want a better camera on a handset, why settle for just a 2-megapixel one? Soon, you will be able to order a mobile phone built to your specifications, much like you can assemble a computer or order a custom-made one from Dell or any other PC vendor. More..

Mobiles donse cause brain cancer

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:39:01 +0000

Mobile phone use does not raise the risk of brain tumours, a Japanese study suggests. The research is the first to look at the effects of hand set radiation levels on different parts of the brain.

Tokyo Women’s Medical University found no increased risk of the three main types of brain cancer among regular mobile phone users. More…

Mobile Phone Station in Mount Everest

admin — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:12:28 +0000

A Mount Everest mobile phone base has had a successful test run, meaning climbers will stay in range of calls and text messages on top of the world’s highest peak, Chinese media reported Wednesday.The station at 6,500 metres (21,450 feet) was also built to help communications for the bearers of the Olympic torch, which Beijing 2008 Games organisers plan to carry to Everest’s summit, the state-run China Daily said.

The station’s key equipment was immediately packed away after the test for the harsh Tibetan winter and will be reassembled in time for the torch visit expected in May next year, Xinhua news agency reported.

The station, run by China Mobile, the country’s largest mobile phone service provider, is the world’s highest cell phone base, the reports said. More…

Mobile Phones on Plane

admin — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:39:03 +0000

Ofcom the regulatory body of Telecommunication in UK will be considering allowing Mobile Telephone calls in British Planes.The move is being considered by telecoms and air safety agencies throughout the European Union after the Electronic Communications Committee, a European agency, recently gave the go-ahead in principle. Ofcom is the first telecom regulator to support the idea publicly, but Air France is already looking into fitting one of its latest Airbus aircraft with the system with OnAir, an offshoot of Airbus SAS.

While airlines have offered in-flight outbound telephone services through airline networks, the U.K. proposal will let passengers use their own handsets to make calls, Ofcom said in a statement. The service still requires approval by the Civil Aviation Authority, the U.K.’s air transportation regulator.

The base station technology under consideration is a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) 1800-MHz pico-cell system that prevents direct connection of the mobile terminals onboard with mobile networks on the ground. The main problem when using mobile phones on aircraft is not interference with the plane’s systems, but that it confuses mobile phone base stations on the ground below the plane. More..

Universal Flash Storage

admin — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:45:40 +0000

Industry-wide collaboration supports next-generation removable flash memory card and embedded memory solution at JEDEC
Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Sony Ericsson, Spansion Inc., STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments announced today that they support the creation of a far-ranging industry specification for removable memory cards and embedded memory solutions being standardized by the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association (JEDEC), a leading open-standards organization in the semiconductor industry. JEDEC is well known for its expertise in the standardization of component technologies and solutions.

The new specification, dubbed Universal Flash Storage (UFS), reflects the industry’s need for a universal memory solution that removes the need for adaptors to accommodate different removable memory card sizes.

Widespread demand for higher densities and higher performance, plus the surging popularity of multimedia content, is accelerating the need for advanced memory solutions as removable card or embedded formats. UFS will provide a revolutionary leap towards supporting very low access times required for memories, as well as enabling high-speed access to large multimedia files, while reducing power-consumption in consumer electronic (CE) devices. The target performance level is expected to be a significant advancement beyond that of the varied flash cards popular today. Today, users experience a three-minute access time for a 90-minute (4 Gigabyte) high-definition movie; with the new standard, this would be reduced to a few seconds.

Major applications such as mobile handsets, digital still cameras and other CE devices will benefit from the convenience of a universal open standard based specification that is intended to reduce the time-consuming process of enabling interoperability among the various types of removable and embedded memory solutions at the system level. UFS is planned to provide consumers in the future with the convenience of a unified removable memory card that can be shared among various mobile, portable and other CE devices without the need for any adaptors.

The UFS standard is expected to be finalized in 2009. More…

Microsoft Mulling a Zune Phone

admin — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:57:22 +0000

Rumor has it that Microsoft may soon start developing a device billed to be a potential Apple iPhone killer.

The software major has reportedly stated sans confirmation that a mobile phone based on it’s Zune digital media player ‘is not an unreasonable move’.

The phone will likely be called the ‘Zune Phone’ and will be a competitor to Apple’s iPhone. The iPhone is currently available only in the US exclusively from AT&T.

Talks about a Zune-based mobile phone from Microsoft are not entirely new. Ever since the launch of the Zune, there’s been a buzz doing the rounds of industry.

Even when the Zune was launched, it was talked about as a potential iPod killer, which really never happened. Going by reports, the Zune failed to gain the kind of popularity that the iPod enjoys. More…

MOBILE phone with a built-in credit card

admin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:47:35 +0000

A MOBILE phone with a built-in credit card will be tested in Melbourne next year in an Australian-first.

Telstra, NAB and Visa are developing the trial, which will let customers pay for goods and services with a wave of their mobile phone.

About 250 Telstra and NAB customers will be supplied with a mobile phone embedded with contactless near field communications (NFC) technology, with a Visa application loaded on to the SIM card.

They will be able to make a payment by simply waving their mobile over a merchant’s contactless reader. In the future, this technology could improve service times and lead to less queuing for customers. More…

Hearing Loss By use of Mobile Phones

admin — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:21:13 +0000

A study carried out by India’s Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has reported that people who use mobile phones in excess of half an hour per day are at higher risk of developing hearing loss, particularly at higher speech frequencies.

“This hearing loss was more in the dominant ear (ear of use). Presence of fullness in the ears, ear warmth, strange noises in the ear are warning signals which should not be ignored,” said Dr Naresh Panda, head of the department of Otolaryngology (ENT) at PGIMER, who conducted the 18-month long study. More…