Cool applications for mobile phones

So what is the operating system (OS) of your cellphone? If you are using  Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia among others, chances are, Symbian is the OS of your phone. There are some smart phones with same brand that has a UIQ technology, these are phones usually with touch screen and PDA functionality.  The  fast growing Windows Mobile by Microsoft is now being used by Samsung’s high end smart phones. Then of course, there is the blackberry, iPhone and Palm OS.  Whatever OS your mobile phone is using, you can get or download application software for your phone from the Internet.

you may visit www.getjar.com for applications like Google Maps, mobile dictionary, McAfee anti virus and some cool stuffs like DivX, anti-theft alarm, some media players for audio and video files, enhancement for pictures and camera, painting and drawing applications, file managers, Wayfinders, Mini Opera for your wap browser and many more.  You can also download from a wide selection of themes and wallpapers, ringtones and java games.  Just check if its a free ware or demo or you have to purchase online.  You may also check www.mobile9.com for more free downloadable goodies.  Just click the download button and save it to your computer, then transfer it to your mobile phone via usb cable or  via bluetooth. 

 How easy is that. Go and enhance your phone. Make it more fun and rewarding.

The Newest iPhone 3GS

As the war of the smart phone rages on, Apple armed to the teeth, finally launches its newest baby… The iPhone 3GS, designed to crushed its competitors and total domination of the market share for mobiles and PDA.  This new iPhone is 2x faster than its predecessor.  You can now also shoot and creat videos with this model.  But the 3 mega pixel camera is way far behind to competitors like Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung which already using 8 mega pixel.  The voice control is not so new as older mobile phones do have such features. One exciting feature of the new model is the built in digital compass which is a great pair for the gps as it reorient the directions of the maps to where you are facing ang going.    The cut, copy and paste feature is also a not so new thing since my older sony ericsson  has that feature. Using the qwerty key board to write texts is easy by switching to  landscape mode. The other standard iPhone features still intact like bluetooth, wifi, proximity sensor, web browsing and internet surfing, multi touch screen, etc. Safari  is iPhone’s  fastest mobile web browser unlike no other. Its just like what  you see in your pc while browsing the internet, while most cellphones can only open up the mobile version of  any site. And you can get it at a remarkable speed too. Over all, the iPhone 3GS is a winner and a sure hit. But the 3G technolgy is also synonimous to among other thing, video calling. This 2nd generation iPhone still not equip with video camera on the front. Why is that?

The Smart Phone War

With the  release of the newest model of Palm called The Pre, expect the other super brands to come up with their own upgrades to maintain its dominance in the market. Palm is back with this new model boasting of a new operating system called palm webOS. If you are familiar with the older Palm treo, then you will know how user friendly the operating system of Palm. But the webOS is far better and smarter.  The new OS offers better search access to Google, Twitter, Wikipedia, Facebook and other Google powered search engine.  The Pre can open and maintain multiple applications unlike its competitors that tends to hang and auto restart.  The  Pre looks more like the iPhone 3G or the iPod touch video with its large touch screen display, but it goes further with its multitouch system’s ripple effect  like you have never ever seen before in any touch screen  phone.  It also has a  slide out qwerty keyboard for faster sms and data input. The built in accelerometer auto rotates the screen from portrait to landscape mode for better video viewing and internet surfing.  The 3 mp camera, just like the iPhone cannot make videos, but at least it is mms capable.  The internal memory of 8gb is nice, but without the external backup like a memory card can be a minus.  Over all, i can see the Palm Pre uses better operating system than the iPhone 3G.  Too bad it is only available with Sprint. But the smart phone war rages on as Apple launches its iPhone 3.0 application upgade for the iPhone 3G.  Lets see if Palm can reclaim its lost glory, being the mother of all smart phones and PDA of the world.

the G900

with a 5 megapixel auto focus camera, a 2.4 wide touch screen display with hand writing recognition, a gps navigation capability,  an awesome 2 gb expandable external and 160 mb internal memory capacity at your disposal, what else can go wrong.  i bought my sony ericsson g900  last year and yet i cant find a suitable replacement for an upgrade this year. with its slim elegant streamlined design, you cant possibly imagine how s.e. crammed all the features inside this phone. this 3g video call enable phone is also wifi capable thus saving me a lot of money for internet connection alone. just go to any free wifi hotspot and surf away. now i can even blog using this power house of a phone. plus all the standard of a great mobile experience, - bluetooth wireless technology, music player, video recorder and player, fm radio, gprs, mms and sms, calendar and alarm clock, games and other downloadable applications for symbian operating system.

Palm Treo Pro

Palm’s Treo Pro is a 3G phone Supporting Quad band GSM Connectivity which was Announced and released in August 2008 and
Weighing 133 g, like the other Treo’s its got a resistive touchscreen, 65K colors TFT technology displaying a resolution of 320 x 320 (Square Display)
Phone features a Full QWERTY keyboard, 5-way navigation button,
GPS for Navigation and a 3.5 mm audio jack.

Talking about its memory, its got a internal 100 MB ROM and a 128 MB RAM. and is expandable via a microSD (TransFlash) up to 8GB.
Connectivity options include GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and Cable connection via USB (micro)
For a Sad Feature its primary camera has a 2 MP CCD which is not up to the mark And runs Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition on a Qualcomm MSM 7201 400 MHz CPU.
Bundled with the phone is Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer).

Motorola MC55

Motorolla’s Quad band gsm phone was announced in March 2009 and is Expected to come in the 2Q of the Year Weighing a Bulk of 336 g
Its got a TFT resistive touchscreen, Showing only 65k colors
on a Resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, 3.5 inches Diagonally wide. Impression Sake motorolla gave it a Full QWERTY keyboard.

Well its got a 256 MB Internal storage and a 128 MB RAM, and just like the others, a microSD (TransFlash) card slot allowing expansion , up to 8GB.
With no 3G Its got GPRS, EDGE and Wifi topped up with Bluetooth and, a 1.1 USB Port which is Quite sad for a Phone from 2009
Its got a 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixel photo camera which is again poor comparing it to today’s standard.
OS implanted is Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition running on an Intel PXA270 520 MHz CPU. With GPS available i think this is a no getting lost phone. Phone’s got a
Drop-to-concrete resistance up to 1.2m, Operating temperature -10C to 50C, Snap-on magnetic stripe reader and a 1D and 2D barcode scanner, here is why u can see its bulk!!
It uses a Li-Ion 2400 mAh which means the phone is Power hungry and gives a Stand-by time 100 h and and a Talk time Up to 6 h

Overall Score 6/10
(Why do you need a Barcode reader ???)

HTC Dream

Recently, HTC announced its new phone with the name of HTC Dream. The phone is expected to be released soon. Today I am going to give you a preview of the phone.
HTC Dream is a touchscreen phone with a TFT touchscreen that can display 65k colors. The size of the screen is 3.2 inches with a resolution of 320×480 pixels. The phone also has a full QWERTY keyboard and a track ball for navigating through the phone. The phone also has a hadwriting recognition tool. I don’t know what is its use but, I think that it is used for typing emails and SMS.
The phone has got all the features that one can imagine in a phone. It has got 3G, WiFI, HSCSD, EDGE, Bluetooth. But, there is no infrared in the phone. However, this is not an issue since it is the age of Bluetooth and Bluetooth can transfer files at a faster speed.
The phone has got a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera. Though the phone has got very good features but, when I saw the specs of the phone, to my surprise there was no FM radio mentioned in the specs. This is the biggest letdown of the phone and lack of FM radio can be a bone of contention in its popularity.
The phone is expected to be released soon and only time will tell what it has got for us.

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