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Go Beyond 3G with the New Android Phone

August 26th, 2010 Admin No Comments »

Just got 3G? Well, we hate to break it to you, but you are definitely late. Way late. The new buzz is all about going 4G, and if you can go 4G with an Android phone, that’s even better. For those not in the loop, you might wonder why 4G is such a big deal — after all, isn’t it just the next generation of speed?

Yes, but it’s much more than that. The speeds can get pretty incredible, depending on the carrier you’re talking about. For example, Sprint’s 4G network runs on EV-DO, which naturally is CDMA/TDMA dependent. However, the latest version can reach speeds approaching 3.1 Mb/s. That’s not a slow data connection at all — videos get to your phone faster, web sites get to your phone faster, and transfers are pretty painless. Sprint has been rapidly expanding their 4G network, which means that as more phones that support the new generation become available, you’ll actually be able to take advantage of that speed.

When it comes to phones on the Android platform that support 4G at this time, your choices are a bit limited to start with. However, the Android trend has swelled in popularity to the point that it’s fast becoming the best selling smartphone around — giving BlackBerry and iPhone something to think about for sure!

As mentioned before, your choices are pretty much the Sprint EVO 4G and the Samsung Epic that has not yet been released. That won’t be released for another few weeks, but it’s part of the Samsung Galaxy S series. It’s called the Samsung Epic, and it will also be offered for Sprint networks.

Does that mean that T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T are staying out of the Android craze and the 4G frenzy? Definitely not, but it looks like they’re focusing more on spreading out their network before they jump forward with more phones. They could pick up the Epic for their network in a GSM version, if Samsung feels there’s enough demand for it.

Is it time for you to upgrade to 4G? Well, if you’re someone that really cares about speed, it’s definitely something to consider. Going 4G will make things a lot faster, but if you’re not due for a handset upgrade, you might want to think about whether or not you really have an extra hundred or two burning a hole in your pocket. If not, stick with 3G — 3G support is pretty strong now, so you shouldn’t have a problem.

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Android on the Samsung Galaxy Beam

May 11th, 2010 Admin No Comments »

As with its predecessors, the Samsung Galaxy Beam is also not all about looks. It definitely has the features to back it up. All the data connectivity options you need is on the device including 3G HSDPA and Wi-Fi. The multimedia features of the Galaxy Beam are also quite commendable – perhaps none more than its amazing 8-Megapixel camera. This camera definitely outclasses the iPhone’s 3-Megapixel snapper any day of the week. You can get hold of the new Beam by comparing phone deals from online retailers.

Aside from the usual features such as an LED flash, autofocus, and geo-tagging, it even packs in face, smile, and blink detection as well. You wouldn’t have to worry about storing your precious photos as this Smartphone holds an internal memory of 16GB which you can triple by using an external microSD memory card. There are lots of great Galaxy Beam contracts online and they are often much better than deals from your high street store.

The Galaxy Beam’s OS of choice is the Google Android mobile operating system (version 2.1 or Eclair). This OS has been deemed by many as the top performer in the industry today and we wouldn’t contest this claim. The Beam’s 720 MHz processor should be able to handle the hardware requirements of the famed OS.

The Samsung Galaxy Beam doesn’t come for cheap. You’ll have to cough up a considerable amount of money to get your hands on this bad boy but once you do, you’d realize in an instant that it was money well spent. All the amazing features of the Galaxy Beam will definitely make you feel that what you spent was all worth it.

If anything, you might even think it was a steal. The device possesses an excellent combination of style and substance which will undoubtedly satisfy any consumer’s Smartphone needs.

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Galaxy Spica I5700

March 18th, 2010 Admin No Comments »

Samsung has done a remake of one of their very popular smartphones, the Galaxy. This one is called the Galaxy Spica I5700. It offers some things its predecessor did not have. The details on the new Spica are here.

The “Galaxy Lite” as some call the Spica is a pint-sized unit. It is just 124 grams in weight. That is just 4.4 ounces if you are in the United States. It is 115 millimeters ( 4.5 inches ) tall. That is about average for today´s smartphones. It´s just over half an inch thick at 13.2 millimeters.

The screen takes up the major part of the front of the Samsung Spica. It is 3.2 inches in size when measured diagonally. It is the older TFT style, but is still bright. The resolution is rated at 320 by 480 pixels. It can do the now-familiar acrobats of changing the screen from a portrait to a landscape position just by turning the Spica on its side. This comes in handy with web pages and texting with the on-screen keyboard. The Samsung Spica does not have a manual keyboard.

The operating system on the Spica is running a nuclear-hot operating system; android. This is being installed on smartphones for nearly every manufacturer. It is open source and the people at google offer it for free to Samsung and other companies. The 2.1 version is now on the Spica. This offers the multitouch ability to pinch and zoom on the screen when using the web browser. The android platform can also track your contacts using GPS. You can track your finances, scan barcodes, download torrents and a host of other things. The ability to wipe your personal data is also included with android.

Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700

Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700

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HTC Desire Review

March 18th, 2010 Admin No Comments »

For those who just like to be the underdog, the good people at HTC have created a smartphone for you. The HTC “Desire” is the surprise for all those who were looking to get a “Google phone”. Take a quick look at the things the Desire, originally called the “Bravo”, can do right here in this short article.

The speed, the looks, the operating system and even the screen size is the same on the Desire as it is on the much-acclaimed Google phone. The Desire is “desirable” for one extra reason, the “Sense” user interface. The optical trackpad is also superior.

The screen on the HTC Desire is 3.7 inches when measured diagonally. That is 9.4 centimeters for the readers who are using the metric system. It has super high resolution at 480 by 800 megapixels. The screen is at the top of its class in color choices. It can show sixteen million different colors. The AMOLED construction is superior to the old LCD style and uses ten per cent less energy from the battery for longer spaces between charges. The screen acrobatics are all there with multitouch, accelerometer and a proximity sensor. You can pinch and zoom and turn the screen all you like and the Desire follows you.

The important news on the HTC Desire is the Sense user “experience”. This is a view of the more pleasing widget interface, rather than a basic Android interface. A few of the advantages of the Sense user interface is a widget displays your total agenda in one screen. The widget for the weather is displayed on your current position and is installed on the home screen. For your emails, you can view a list of all of the mail, instead of just one email at a time. This is similar to viewing SMS messages. In the WebKit browser some features are not readily apparent. Doing a long press on the screen over text will bring a selection bar into view. This will select the word you want to translate or to define and send it to google for crunching.

HTC Desire

HTC Desire

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Motorola Droid Review

March 16th, 2010 Admin No Comments »

Motorola has recreated themselves with the Motorola Droid. With the new life that this new smartphone has pumped into the company, you can expect more new things right around the corner. For now, take a look at the fact and features on this phone here.

The man who created smartphones, Martin Cooper, has the top knowledge on cell phones and he chooses to use a Motorola Droid. Is it just for marketing purposes ? The Droid has both a nice screen and a nice keyboard, backed up by lots of power and a great operating system. It is definitely the “cream of the crop” as far as smartphones go. Martin Cooper was probably dreaming of this twenty years ago.

The screen is luscious and bright. The resolution is way up there at 480 by 854 pixels. It is a very respectable 3.7 inches in size. It also has one of the highest number of colors you can get in a smartphone at 16.7 million colors. It performs all the “tricks” that a smartphone of this stature should be able to do. Multitouch allows you to pinch and zoom ( with android version 2.1 ), an accelerometer allows you to view the screen at vertical or horizontal angles and a proximity sensor shuts it down automatically when you are not using it. There are no negative surprises with the display.

Motorola Droid

Motorola Droid

The inside workings of the Motorola Droid are just as impressive. It has a 600 megahertz processor, 133 megabytes of internal storage and 256 megabytes of RAM. It connects to four different GSM bands and two on HSDPA for voice communication. For data communication there is everything you would need, except infrared, which people hardly use anyway. Wi-Fi is available in the “B” and “G” modes. Bluetooth connections have one protocol, the v2.1, with A2DP. The web browser connects to the web and give a good rendition of web pages. The browser is the WebKit model, which is a high quality browser with a good bit of speed.  (more…)

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Does the New Motorola Droid behave as nicely as it should?

January 28th, 2010 Admin No Comments »

The new Droid phone is definitely a step up for phones that utilize the Google Android system, and it is definitely a phone that has gotten everyone’s attention. But, does the phone really live up to the hype? Well, that is up to you to decide, but here are some quick thoughts on the phone after a general going over.

First of all, the shape and size of the phone are nice – especially considering the fact that the phone includes a full, real QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard is a bit awkward to use at first, but you quickly adapt to it with a bit of practice. The phone is nice to look at, but the real fun begins when you turn it on.

The resolution on the phone is brilliant – needless to say, this one is a looker! You will see on this phone a screen that is definitely above any of it’s Android predecessors and one that definitely competes with others on the market. As far as performance goes, the Droid can seem a bit stuttery at times – though this is easily made up for by the speed and quickness with which other functions are performed. Also, the camera takes decent stills, but what is really amazing about the Droid is the video that it can take! You will be amazed at the high quality of the video that you can capture on this phone! Another great feature on this phone is the audio. Built in, on board audio, from conference calls to music, is very good! It is undistorted, clear, and very pleasant to the ears. Some of this is certainly due to Verizon’s network, but Motorola must have put some serious effort into it as well!

All in all, this phone is a keeper! Two thumbs up for a winner from Motorola!

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BioWallet Android Apps – The phones of the future

December 15th, 2009 Admin No Comments »

As we move into the future of mobile communication, one thing is for certain – technology is definitely catching up with us! And when  you start to see kids with retinal scanners on their mobile phones, you know that we have surged through the present and are now flying wildly into the future. What kind of future is that? Well, what it seems like right now is a world of jumbles, with the technologically impaired stumbling along, clashing with the tech-savvy, who are bent on a total worldwide “rewire” that will finally connect everyone, and everything, on a perfect, instant network.

Basically, we all want the same thing – mobile phones that are more like computers, offices, communication devices, social networking tools – and even our link to the rest of the world. As the world grows more dependent on mobile phones, the more they continue to evolve.  You read as the subject of this article about a program called Biowallet. What is that app? Well, it is simply a retinal scanner for mobile phones. You can use it to set a password on your phone so secure that only YOU can unlock it – by scanning your eye retina! Is this really so surprising? Not really – after all, people in countries like Korea have been using this type of security in their day-to-day lives for years now. But in the United States, most homes still don’t have alarm systems! A simple dead bolt suffices for many people, which shows that cell phones are perhaps evolving more than we are!

There is no doubt that mobile phones are getting  more sophisticated – but will their boundaries know any limits? Probably not, but we will see.

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Review: Android Smart Phone

November 2nd, 2009 Admin No Comments »

It’s been some time since T-Mobile’s G1, which utilizes Google’s ground-breaking Android Operating System, was made available for purchase.  Finally, the concept has began to expand, especially now that there are many Android and smart phones on the market.  Here is a review of every Android phone, past and present.

T-Mobile G1

T-Mobile G1 is the dynamic, first “Google Phone” that was made public in October ’08, which was said to be iPhone’s biggest competitor.  Some users thought that the G1 produced by HTC, Taiwanese mobile experts, did not live up to the hype.  The phone was just too bulky, and its sliding keyboard was too cumbersome?couldn’t be used with only one hand.

But, to the G1′s credit, there were many outstanding technological innovations, especially the smooth integration of many Google apps: maps, street view, and search.  And, the G1 users were pleased with the internet connection’s speed and reliability, which means that T-Mobile accomplished their goal of actually making the internet mobile. (more…)

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Looking for Cheap Mobile Phones?

October 22nd, 2009 Admin No Comments »

The mobile phone industry is one of the largest today, with the growing affordability and functionality that mobile phones and contracts provide, virtually everyone has access to their personal mobile. However with the recession there has been growing concern over financial well being with most of use looking to cut costs and thus finding a cheap mobile phones or plan could be one of the ways to cut costs.

Your cost may vary depending on your needs however it is possible to get a phone of reasonable quality with an array of features for an affordable price. It is important to identify what you are looking for and what purpose you maybe using it for. If you are looking for basic functionality with just text and calls it is possible to find a mobile phone at rock bottom rates however if you are looking for features such as internet connectivity, viewing media and camera facilities then you might be looking for something a tad more expensive. Of course purchasing a mobile via a time bound contract can cut costs dramatically.

The mobile phone industry also has a thriving second hand market as well where you can find plenty of cheap mobile phones in brand new condition, once you have found your phone the next step would be to find a cost-efficient mobile plan. Make sure you pick a reliable network provider and also look for seasonal discounts and other special offers to make sure you get the most economical plan.

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Android Power Shakes up Smartphone Universe

June 27th, 2009 Admin No Comments »

In 2007, the mobile phone market underwent a revolution of sorts when Apple released the iPhone. It was an internet device, an iPod, and a phone all in one package, and it had a large touch screen display.  Nobody has been able to match it yet. The popularity of the Apple iPhone has caused many “traditional” cell phone users to become more interested in these new “smartphones” with touch screens.

Pretty much every major mobile phone maker has since 2007 added touch screen handsets to their offerings, but none have been able to match the impact of the iPhone. Now that mobile phones are seen as essentials for pretty much everyone, will smartphones like the iPhone evolve in the same way? (more…)

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