Thursday, September 13, 2007
Expert Review of the New Helio
The latest cell phone from Samsung is the Helio Fin. Not only is this the smallest and lightest Helio phone, its also the thinnest flip phone. New on the Fin is Garmin's mobile GPS application, which gives voiced turn-by-turn directions to specified addresses, or to search for POI such as restaurants, bars, ATMs, and gas stations. The GPS service on the Fin costs $3 per day, at the moment there are no monthly plans available.
On the Fin's Web browser you can zoom pages and images on the fly, while there is a mini-map that shows you your position relative to the rest of the page. Web pages are rendered to the phone with the help of Google optimization. The Helio Fin has a built-in 3.0 megapixel camera, which produces impressively sharp snapshots for a cell phone. Other worth mentioning features on the Fin are voice calling, three-way calling and a loud speakerphone.
Pros:
• Faster surfing with the speedy 3G network
• Impressive GPS Application from Garmin
• Shoot Pictures and Videos and instantly upload to YouTube and Flickr
• Watch movies provided by Helio Video Feeds
• Supports 3D gaming
• Receive customize RSS feeds from your favorite websites
• Ready to use Google Map service for mobiles
• Send images and videos to friends
Cons:
• Lacks a QWERTY keypad
Special Features:
Great Helio Services including GPS
3.0 Megapixel Camera
Ultimate Inbox
HTML Browser
RSS Feeds
Speedy 3G Network
Weighs 3.4 ounces
2.25 inch display and flat keypad
Supports stereo Bluetooth headsets
Supports Micro SD memory
Supports Audio format AAC and MP3
Supports Video format H.264 and MPEG-4
Summary:
The Helio Fin with its impressive services, built-in features, affordable cost and its thin design has great value for money. The camera is very easy to use and the fact that the pictures and video upload almost immediately is a huge plus point. The phone is very user friendly, and anyone from an amateur to an expert can handle it with ease. The thin Fin is definitely in.
On the Fin's Web browser you can zoom pages and images on the fly, while there is a mini-map that shows you your position relative to the rest of the page. Web pages are rendered to the phone with the help of Google optimization. The Helio Fin has a built-in 3.0 megapixel camera, which produces impressively sharp snapshots for a cell phone. Other worth mentioning features on the Fin are voice calling, three-way calling and a loud speakerphone.
Pros:
• Faster surfing with the speedy 3G network
• Impressive GPS Application from Garmin
• Shoot Pictures and Videos and instantly upload to YouTube and Flickr
• Watch movies provided by Helio Video Feeds
• Supports 3D gaming
• Receive customize RSS feeds from your favorite websites
• Ready to use Google Map service for mobiles
• Send images and videos to friends
Cons:
• Lacks a QWERTY keypad
Special Features:
Great Helio Services including GPS
3.0 Megapixel Camera
Ultimate Inbox
HTML Browser
RSS Feeds
Speedy 3G Network
Weighs 3.4 ounces
2.25 inch display and flat keypad
Supports stereo Bluetooth headsets
Supports Micro SD memory
Supports Audio format AAC and MP3
Supports Video format H.264 and MPEG-4
Summary:
The Helio Fin with its impressive services, built-in features, affordable cost and its thin design has great value for money. The camera is very easy to use and the fact that the pictures and video upload almost immediately is a huge plus point. The phone is very user friendly, and anyone from an amateur to an expert can handle it with ease. The thin Fin is definitely in.
Labels: Cell Phones
Monday, September 10, 2007
Expert Review of the New Apple iPhone
The iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows you to make a call by simply tapping a name or number in your address book, a favorites list, or a call log. It also automatically synchronizes all your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet service. The iPhone with a sleek interface, top quality music and video features, and a modern design touch is truly the next generation mobile phone. The touch screen is easier to use and the multimedia performs well. Its Safari browser provides a superb Web surfing experience, and it offers easy-to-use applications. But a host of missing features, dependency on a sluggish EDGE network, and variable call quality makes one feel that it is a phone after all.
Positives:
Built with world-class engineering design, the iPhone is truly the next-generation smart phone with all of its advanced features. The features include high-quality audio and video playback competent with an iPod, splendid performance of the speakerphone and Bluetooth features integrated in this handset. Built-in features to suit web and photo browsing, with superior e-mail client and facility to view Word, PDF and Excel files. The iPhone also has a surprisingly strong performance for web and video browsing when switched to the Wi-Fi network.
Negatives:
The Apple iPhone is available with a 2-year AT&T contract and is not compatible with any other wireless carrier options. This device lacks an instant messaging support and has high-priced SMS features. The dimensions, current price, storage limitation and inability of user-replaceable battery limits the market slot. Usage of iPod accessories, not so satisfactory docking with computer and ambiguity over long-term stability and warranty replacement queries dampen the spirits among majority of buyers. Another feature which is absent is a FM radio.
Specifications:
• Display: 3.5 inch Touchscreen
• Capacity: 8 GB Flash drive
• Operating System: OS X
• Network Support: GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz
• Data Transmission: Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0
• Camera : 2.0 Megapixels
• Audio Formats: AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
• Video Formats: H 264, .M4V, MP4, .MOV, MPEG-4
• Headphones: Stereo headphones with in-built microphone
• System Requirements:
1. MAC : USB 2.0 port, MAC OS X 10.4.10 or higher, iTunes 7.3 or higher
2. Windows: USB 2.0 port, Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP2, iTunes 7.3 or higher
• Maximum Operating Altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
• Power and battery: Built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery
Summary:
The Apple iPhone has a striking high-resolution display with a silky design and moden easy-to-use multi-touch user interface. It provides a wonderful experience of Web Surfing through its Safari browser. Even though it lacks some important utilities with a slow data network and inconsistent call quality, it sets a standard for an integrated cell phone and MP3 player.
Positives:
Built with world-class engineering design, the iPhone is truly the next-generation smart phone with all of its advanced features. The features include high-quality audio and video playback competent with an iPod, splendid performance of the speakerphone and Bluetooth features integrated in this handset. Built-in features to suit web and photo browsing, with superior e-mail client and facility to view Word, PDF and Excel files. The iPhone also has a surprisingly strong performance for web and video browsing when switched to the Wi-Fi network.
Negatives:
The Apple iPhone is available with a 2-year AT&T contract and is not compatible with any other wireless carrier options. This device lacks an instant messaging support and has high-priced SMS features. The dimensions, current price, storage limitation and inability of user-replaceable battery limits the market slot. Usage of iPod accessories, not so satisfactory docking with computer and ambiguity over long-term stability and warranty replacement queries dampen the spirits among majority of buyers. Another feature which is absent is a FM radio.
Specifications:
• Display: 3.5 inch Touchscreen
• Capacity: 8 GB Flash drive
• Operating System: OS X
• Network Support: GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz
• Data Transmission: Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0
• Camera : 2.0 Megapixels
• Audio Formats: AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
• Video Formats: H 264, .M4V, MP4, .MOV, MPEG-4
• Headphones: Stereo headphones with in-built microphone
• System Requirements:
1. MAC : USB 2.0 port, MAC OS X 10.4.10 or higher, iTunes 7.3 or higher
2. Windows: USB 2.0 port, Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP2, iTunes 7.3 or higher
• Maximum Operating Altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
• Power and battery: Built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery
Summary:
The Apple iPhone has a striking high-resolution display with a silky design and moden easy-to-use multi-touch user interface. It provides a wonderful experience of Web Surfing through its Safari browser. Even though it lacks some important utilities with a slow data network and inconsistent call quality, it sets a standard for an integrated cell phone and MP3 player.
Labels: Cell Phones
10 Latest Cell Phone / Smart Phone Technology Advances
Cell phones are growing exceptionally fast both in number and type, and it has become tough to maintain with the technological advances of the cell phone industry. Although we cannot draw a strong line of difference between a cell phone and a smart phone but a smart phone is considered as a next-generation multifunctional cell phone which provides various features like voice communication, text-messaging, data-processing and superior wireless connectivity. New phones with advanced accessories are coming up in the market everyday. Smart Phones can be considered as a combination of a powerful cell phone and a wireless-enabled PDA.
The advanced features transform a simple cell phone into a Smart Phone. Here are a list of the advanced features which come coupled with the cell phones.
Cell Phone Digital Camera
All the modern cell phones comprise of the built-in Camera feature. This enables the users to take clear digital pictures with their handsets, which can viewed, can be sent to family and friends, downloaded to PCs. Currently the standard resolution is 1.3 mega pixel but phones with high resolution built in camera are also found. Some Camera phones are also provided with built-in flash and ability to take self-portraits. Many camera cell phones also allow to capture videos; store, play and send the video clips.
Cell Phone as Music Player
Advanced Cell Phone models allow downloading and playing MP3 music. Different Cell phone models provide different MP3 facilities and even some models only support MP3 ringtones but not MP3 music. iTunes is one of the most admired media player launched by Apple. Nowadays music crazy users can go for Cell Phones with iTunes Player which allows them to download, manage and play digital audio files through their handsets.
GPS Service Support
GPS stands for Global Positioning System and it is a satellite-based technology which allows determining the user’s location. Advanced cell phones are GPS-enabled and this feature allows the user to receive directions through a map generated on the user’s screen and to locate their loved ones (if they have GPS-enabled devices).
Internet in your pocket
Internet has already come onto the Cell phones. Some advanced cell phones provide full HTML browsers. The entire top Search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN are now accessible at all the advanced internet-enabled Cell Phones to the users.
Attachment Viewing and E-Mail
Modern Cell phones are provided with the capability to open and view e-mail attachments in Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats. Advanced Cell phones provide the facility to open attachments in Microsoft Office applications
Bluetooth Wireless Technology
Bluetooth is one of the most accepted short-range wireless technologies which allow connecting and transmitting data between devices like cell phones, headsets, laptops, printers etc. Bluetooth-enabled cell phones are provided with different capabilities ranging from simple transmission of signal to a wireless headset, to sending out wireless signals to other Bluetooth-enabled devices and send data.
Cell Phone FM Radio
Cell Phones are equipped with FM-radio capability which allows the Users to set FM radio stations and listen to the radio stations through their headsets. Some phones have the in-built FM-radio facility but some use the headset cord as the antenna to pick radio signals.
Voice-driven menus
A voice-driven control on a Cell phone allows the User to choose the menu by commanding through speech rather than entering the menus through the keypad. This facility acts as a gift for physically-challenged persons and also allows people to keeps their hands free for other activities like driving, typing, etc.
Phone as a Modem
Some advanced Cell phone models are used as modem to connect Computers to the Web. Web-enabled Cell phones which allow digital data transmission can be used to connect the computer to the internet.
PC Synchronization
This feature allows the Users to connect the Cell phone to a PC and synchronize information such as calendar, to-do lists, phonebook entries, messages, files and folders.
The advanced features transform a simple cell phone into a Smart Phone. Here are a list of the advanced features which come coupled with the cell phones.
Cell Phone Digital Camera
All the modern cell phones comprise of the built-in Camera feature. This enables the users to take clear digital pictures with their handsets, which can viewed, can be sent to family and friends, downloaded to PCs. Currently the standard resolution is 1.3 mega pixel but phones with high resolution built in camera are also found. Some Camera phones are also provided with built-in flash and ability to take self-portraits. Many camera cell phones also allow to capture videos; store, play and send the video clips.
Cell Phone as Music Player
Advanced Cell Phone models allow downloading and playing MP3 music. Different Cell phone models provide different MP3 facilities and even some models only support MP3 ringtones but not MP3 music. iTunes is one of the most admired media player launched by Apple. Nowadays music crazy users can go for Cell Phones with iTunes Player which allows them to download, manage and play digital audio files through their handsets.
GPS Service Support
GPS stands for Global Positioning System and it is a satellite-based technology which allows determining the user’s location. Advanced cell phones are GPS-enabled and this feature allows the user to receive directions through a map generated on the user’s screen and to locate their loved ones (if they have GPS-enabled devices).
Internet in your pocket
Internet has already come onto the Cell phones. Some advanced cell phones provide full HTML browsers. The entire top Search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN are now accessible at all the advanced internet-enabled Cell Phones to the users.
Attachment Viewing and E-Mail
Modern Cell phones are provided with the capability to open and view e-mail attachments in Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats. Advanced Cell phones provide the facility to open attachments in Microsoft Office applications
Bluetooth Wireless Technology
Bluetooth is one of the most accepted short-range wireless technologies which allow connecting and transmitting data between devices like cell phones, headsets, laptops, printers etc. Bluetooth-enabled cell phones are provided with different capabilities ranging from simple transmission of signal to a wireless headset, to sending out wireless signals to other Bluetooth-enabled devices and send data.
Cell Phone FM Radio
Cell Phones are equipped with FM-radio capability which allows the Users to set FM radio stations and listen to the radio stations through their headsets. Some phones have the in-built FM-radio facility but some use the headset cord as the antenna to pick radio signals.
Voice-driven menus
A voice-driven control on a Cell phone allows the User to choose the menu by commanding through speech rather than entering the menus through the keypad. This facility acts as a gift for physically-challenged persons and also allows people to keeps their hands free for other activities like driving, typing, etc.
Phone as a Modem
Some advanced Cell phone models are used as modem to connect Computers to the Web. Web-enabled Cell phones which allow digital data transmission can be used to connect the computer to the internet.
PC Synchronization
This feature allows the Users to connect the Cell phone to a PC and synchronize information such as calendar, to-do lists, phonebook entries, messages, files and folders.
Labels: Cell Phones
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