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ZTE Warp, a Gingerbread Smartphone

2012-01-25T17:10:00.000-08:00

Designed for Boost Mobile, here is the Android Gingerbread smartphone; ZTE Warp. It features 1 GHz processor, Android Gingerbread OS, 5 megapixels camera, Bluetooth, GPS system and many more. Given below is the review and detail specification of the Wrap by ZTE.

ZTE Warp

ZTE Warp appears in a large full touchscreen and candy bar design with curved edges. It feels quite large measuring 130 x 69 x 11 mm and weighing 140 grams. It is made out of black plastic material with pleasing rippled texture finished on the back side. The display on the front side features 4.3 inches capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixels resolutions. Above the screen, there are silver earpiece speaker and notification light while below the screen are four touch-sensitive keys for Home, Menu, Back and Search function. The right side is resided by microUSB port and camera shutter while the left side only features volume rocker. On the top side, there are power key and a 3.5 mm headset jack. The back side features 5 megapixels camera, LED flash, and speakerphone.

Under the hood, ZTE Warp is powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon processor with 512 GB of RAM. To be able to run all the application, Warp comes with Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread). The user interface uses Typical Android user interface that provides five different pages of Home screens that can be customized by adding or removing widgets or shortcuts. ZTE Warp runs on CDMA network and already supports 1xEV-DO Rev. A up to 3.1 Mbps data network. To surfing internet, there is pre-loaded web browser with WAP 2.0/xHTML and HTML webpage as well as flash support. In addition, there are Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, microUSB connection, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and EDR. Completing the connectivity feature, it also comes with GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

ZTE Warp is also equipped by 5 megapixels camera with autofocus and LED flash. It manages to capture images up to 2560 х 1920 pixels resolution. It can also be functioned to record video. For the storage, Warp provides 4 GB internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. Come to its multimedia features, ZTE Warp included media player for playing music and video. The music player can filter music according to Album, Artist, or Playlists. While playing music, the interface will show Album art cover and Background playback of.

Messaging features of ZTE Warp include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email and Instant Messaging. Some of Google pre-loaded applications include YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration, Google Search, Google Maps, and Gmail. If you are not satisfying enough with all pre-loaded applications, you can download other Android application via Android market. Other features of ZTE Warp are SNS integration, Voice memo, Organizer, Accelerometer, Java MIDP emulator, and Loudspeaker. Supporting all of its great features, ZTE Warp uses standard battery Li-Ion 1600 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 11 days of standby time or up to 5 hours of talk time.

Samsung T404G, a Basic Phone With Slide QWERTY Keyboard

2012-01-25T15:46:00.000-08:00

Keep footing its position in the entry level phone market, Samsung released its basic phone namely Samsung T404G. Although it comes as an entry level and basic phone, it is equipped with two keyboards to give full texting experience along with other great features. Closer look, here is the review and detail specification of the phone.

Samsung T404G

Samsung T404G comes with a side slider design measuring 114 x 51 x 15 mm and weighing 129 grams. It arrives with two keyboards (Alphanumerical keyboard and Full QWERTY keyboard) to give the best performance of texting. On the front side, there is 2.2 inches screen with 240 x 320 pixels resolution. Right above the screen are the navigation array and alphanumerical keyboard. The navigation array consists of two soft keys, a dedicated message key, a Clear key, a circle Send key, a circle End or Power key, and a circle directional pad with OK key in the middle of it. Slide the phone to the right to reveal full QWERTY keyboards that is arranged in four rows. Each key is arranged individually in rectangular shaped and well space distance. The letters printed in orange lettering and numbers in white. The back side is resided by 2 megapixels camera without flash.

Samsung T404G runs on dual band GSM network with EDGE data network support. It has web browser with WAP/xHTML supports to experience internet. Unfortunately, the browser hasn’t been supported by Flash so you can’t view YouTube videos or any Flash-based site directly. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth and microUSB connection. Being equipped with two keyboards, surely T404G is dedicated to give best performance in texting. Texting will be much easier and faster by using QWERTY keyboard. Messaging features of Samsung T404G are text messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), and email. Couples of Messaging shortcuts are also provided on the phone. Start composing message, you can press the Up key on the circular d-pad or press the dedicated message key that comes with an envelope icon. You may also re-assign the dedicated message key to open inbox instead of composing a message.

Come to camera, Samsung T404G is equipped by 2 megapixels camera with no flash. The camera can also be functioned as a camcorder but limited to 176 x 144 pixels QCIF resolution in MP4 format. Storing the data, Samsung T404G is supported by 40 MB internal memory and additional external memory via microSD up to 16 GB. For multimedia feature, T404G comes with media player for playing music and video. The media player interface is equipped with standard function and appearance.

Organizer feature of Samsung T404G includes Calendar, Notes, Alarm Clock, World Time, Calculator, Stop Watch, Converter, Tip Calculator and Timer. Other features are up to 1000 entries of Phonebook, Speakerphone, Video Recording, Games and Java supports. Lastly, Samsung T404G is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 1000 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 7 hours of talk time or up to 14.5 days of standby time.

Samsung Galaxy Prevail Review

2012-01-25T14:00:00.000-08:00

Strengthened its Galaxy’s line phone, Samsung comes with its entry level smartphone named Samsung Galaxy Prevail. It is supported by Android Froyo OS, 800 MHz processor, 2 megapixels camera and many more. In details, here is the review of Galaxy Prevail smartphone by Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy Prevail

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Samsung Galaxy Prevail appears in a full touchscreen design with black plastic materials, rounded edges and metal band around the side. It is very compact and light measuring 113 x 57 x 12 mm and weighing 108 grams. The front side is resided by 3.2 inches capacitive touchscreen with 256K colors supports. Below the screen are four touch-sensitive keys for Menu, Home, Back and Search function. On the right side, there is camera shutter button while on the left side features volume rocker and microSD card slot. The top side is resided by 3.5 mm headset jack and power button. MicroUSB charging port is located on the bottom side. The back side features 2 megapixels camera.

Samsung Galaxy Prevail works on Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) and 800 MHz Qualcomm processors. Unlike other Samsung smartphone that is using TouchWiz UI, Prevail comes with Android's original flavor user interface. Home screens consist of 5 different pages with customizable widgets and icons on each of them. Each pages also come with three static buttons on the bottom side that features dial pad, application tray and browser. Galaxy Prevails is a CDMA smartphone that is supported by EVDO Rev. 0 up to 2.4 Mbps data network. The web browser available already supports HTML web page to experience internet browsing like PC. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth, microUSB connection and GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

For the camera, Galaxy Prevail is equipped by 2 megapixels camera with no LED flash. It can capture images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels resolution in good images quality. It can also record video in QVGA resolution but may result in just average quality. For the storage, Prevail offers 117 MB internal memory and additional memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. For multimedia feature, there is a standard Android media player for playing music and video. The music player manages to play music of MP3/WAV/eAAC+ formats while the video player supports MP4/H.264/H.263 video formats.

Messaging features of Samsung Galaxy Prevail include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Instant Messaging, Email, and Push Email. Email feature is integrated with message inbox and supports multiple POP, IMAP, and Exchange accounts. Text input can only be done using virtual on screen keyboard; alphanumerical virtual keyboard in portrait view and full QWERTY keyboard on both portrait and landscape view. The virtual keyboard itself comes with Swype feature.

Pre-installed Google service applications include Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, Calendar and Picasa integration. Other features are Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo, Voice dial, Java MIDP emulator, Accelerometer, and Multitouch. To support all of its features, Samsung Galaxy Prevail uses standard battery Li-Ion 1500 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 6 hours 30 minutes of talk time or up to 9 days of standby time.

LG 800G, a Feature Phone with Touchscreen

2012-01-25T11:34:00.000-08:00

Designed as a feature phone, LG 800G is mainly targeting for those who want to experience touchscreen phone without being bothered by complicated features. It features resistive touchscreen, 2 megapixels camera, Bluetooth, Speakerphone and many more. To be detailed, here is the review of specification of the 800G by LG.

LG 800G

LG 800G comes in a full touchscreen and a candy bar design with rounded edges. It is very compact and light measuring 102.9 x 56.9 x 11.9 mm and weighing 86.5 grams. The front side is resided by 2.8 inches resistive touchscreen with 240 x 320 pixels resolution and 262k colors supports. Below the screen, there are three physical keys for Send, Back and End function. Exploring the phone’s side, there are a standard audio jack, a lock or power button, a volume rocker and a microUSB port. The back side is only resided by 2 megapixels camera.

LG 800G is a feature phone, not a smartphone as there is no OS inside the phone. Fortunately, the phone is most likely being capable of using Java application. LG 800G runs on GSM network and supports EDGE data network. For browsing internet, there is built-in web browser with WAP/xHTML supports. In addition, it also comes with pre-loaded Opera Mini 5 browser which gives faster performance than the built-in browser. Other connectivity available includes Bluetooth and microUSB connection.

LG 800G is also equipped by 2 megapixels camera with no flash that can capture images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels resolution. Some of camera features include shooting modes, scenes and adjustments. The camera can also record video but limited only on QCIF resolution at 15 fps. To store data, the phone provides 20 MB internal memory and additional external memory up to 4 GB via microSD card. In multimedia features, LG 800G comes with media player for playing music and video. The music player manages to sort album by playlists, artists, albums and even genres. Not to mention FM stereo radio with built-in antennas that allows you to listen to radio directly through speakerphone without using headset.

In messaging features, LG 800G supports text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging and email. Text input comes in two ways; portrait alphanumerical keypad and handwriting recognition. There is also a Java-based SNS application that allows you to keep in touch with your friends on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. LG 800G is also supported by Phonebook that can save up to 1000 entries; each may consist of multiple numbers, notes, picture ID, ring ID and other related information. Sound alerts and notification types of the phone are Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration mode, Flight mode, Silent mode, and Speakerphone. For the Organizer features, the phone is equipped by Calendar, World clock, Alarm clock, Stopwatch, Reminder, To-Do list, Unit Converter, and Calculator. Lastly, LG 800G is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 900 mAh that is rated up to 8 hours of talk time or 20.8 days of standby time.

Huawei M835, an Entry Level Smartphone

2012-01-25T10:29:00.000-08:00

Joining the competition in Android smartphone market, Huawei released its entry level smartphone with low budget namely Huawei M835. It is a small and simple smartphone with Android Froyo OS and 528 Mhz processor. It may not give you the best performance or features, but this smartphone can be an alternative smartphone in a least expensive price. In details, let’s have a look at the review and specification of the phone below.

Huawei M835 comes in a candy bar and a full touch screen design with glossy plastic black materials, rounded edges and soft-touch finished on the back side. It appears in a petite dimension measuring 104 x 55 x 13 mm and weighing 110 grams. Located on the front is 2.8 inches capacitive touch screen with 240 x 320 pixels resolution and 262.000 colors supports. Right below the screen, there are four typical Android touch-sensitive keys for Back, Menu, Home and Search function. Below that are two physical keys (Call and End Call keys) and a circular 4 ways directional pad with silver-colored band. Around the sides, there are power button, 3.5 mm headset jack, volume rocker and microUSB charging port. The back side is resided by 3.2 megapixels camera and speakerphone.

To be able to run all the application, Huawei M835 is powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS and 528 Mhz Qualcomm processor. Frankly speaking, the phone works very slow and unresponsive. Scrolling menu may sometimes be a frustrated thing because it would freeze for a moment halfway through. Huawei M835 runs on tri band CDMA network with EVDO data connectivity. Experiencing internet browsing, there is built-in web browser with HTML support. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth, WiFi, and micro USB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with free Google Maps Navigation that offers voice-enabled and turn by turn GPS directions.

Huawei M835

Huawei M835 is also equipped by 3.2 megapixels camera with no flash and no autofocus. Image quality is disappointing as images look terrible with lots of noise. Video recording also share the same disappointment. Video recorded at 352 x 288 pixels resolution comes out with a grainier side. To store data, Huawei M835 offers 256 MB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. For the multimedia feature, M835 comes with a standard media player for playing music and video. The music player may sometimes work slow but manages to show album art.

Meesaging features of Huawei M835 include text message (SMS), multimedia message (MMS), Instant Messaging and email. Like other Android phone, M835 also comes with pre-loaded Google service applications such as Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Search. You can also download other Android applications via Android market. Other features Huawei M835 are Unlimited Phonebook entries, Organizer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Speakerphone, and Voice recording. Last but not least, Huawei M835 is powered by standard battery Li-ion 1.200 mAh that is rated up to 4 hours of talk time or up to 8.8 days of standby time.

Different Materials for Your Cool iPhone Cases

2012-01-24T19:24:00.000-08:00

It cannot be denied that Apple iPhone has become one of the best selling smartphone around the world. Everyone seem want to have Apple iPhone smartphone due to its great features as well as its exquisite design. However, some of its users may feel that it is unattractive. Just because of their similar design for all types and their black and white color. In order to make it different, users begin to add accessories on iPhone such as cases. Cool iPhone cases will surely make you different than other users.

Aside from its function to make different look of your iPhone, cool iPhone cases also come as a protection from bumps, shocks, drops as well as scratches, dust, and smudges. Those kinds of protection will lessen the damage when your iPhone accidently drops and make your iPhone in good condition for a long period of time. Below are different types of case materials you can choose for your cool iPhone cases.

Cool iPhone Cases

Silicon cases - This kind of cases is made of flexible silicon that provides best protection against shocks, bumps and drops. Usually these cases come in a large variety of colors, creating cool iPhone cases. You can select any cases color depends on your mood and personality. It covers the back side and around the sides as well as the edges, but leaving the front side unprotected. Additionally, you will be offered a screen protector as you buy silicon cases.

Plastic cases - Quite similar to silicon case, but plastic cases offers cheaper price. It is made out of polycarbonate plastic with various colors. Gives best protection against drops, bumps and shocks as well as dust, smudges and scratches.

Leather cases - This kinds of cases comes in genuine leather case to give premium looks for your iPhone. Usually it comes in elegant and exquisite looks with different style and colors. The price might be more expensive than other case as it uses high quality genuine leather. But you may choose synthetic leather that looks very similar to genuine leather and give you cheaper price. It also gives protection against outside damages and will keep your iPhone in good condition for long period of time.

Aluminum cases - Usually this kind of cases come in strong and lightweights aluminum materials. Its aluminum case gives the futuristic and modern touch to your iPhone. Different style and designs as well as colors are available to create cool iPhone cases. There are some openings provides around the sides of the case to give direct access as well as openings on the back side for camera and flash. It also gives protection against damages from bumps or drops but not as much as silicon cases.

In the end, it is up to you to choose the best and cool iPhone cases because it surely depends on your preference and needs. The most important thing that you must consider in buying iPhone case is the level protection. Surely you want to protects your valuable iPhone and keep it in good condition for long period of time. After considering its level protection, then you can choose the style, designs or colors suit you best.

Five Real Carbon Fiber iPhone 4S Case

2012-01-24T16:41:00.000-08:00

Many iPhone 4’s cases are available on market nowadays with various designs and materials. One for sure, those cases offer protection as well. One that gives its best protection is carbon fiber iPhone 4S case. Along with its best protection, it also comes with an expensive price. That is why this kind of iPhone case typically appeals to a very niche market. For your references, here are five iPhone 4S cases with real carbon fiber.

Carbon Fiber iPhone 4S Case

Ion Stealth Ranger Case - For those who want to have carbon fiber case but only have limited budget, Ion Stealth Ranger Case is the best choice. It manages to keep the price low because it only uses carbon fiber material as an accent on the both sides. The rest of the case comes in polycarbonate plastic material with matte black finish exterior and a soft finished interior. It also comes with a screen protector to give protection against scratches or smudges.

Ion Predator Zero Case - Ion Predator Zero carbon fiber iPhone 4S case is made of plastic with a metallic frame side and real carbon fiber as an accent material on the entire back and sides. The metallic frame itself is available in 7 different colors; gold, gunmetal, silver, blue, pink, violet and copper. Implies for its name, the case is especially designed to provide zero signal interruption; keeping your signal stay strong. The sales package also includes cleaning cloth and anti-glare screen protector.

Ion Carbon Shield Case - Next is Ion Carbon Shield case that comes with a combination of black leather and real carbon fiber materials. It is not only protecting the back and the sides, but it is also protecting the front side of iPhone 4S by using a flip down panel. The flip can be snapped off when you want to use the phone. Moreover, its unique design offers not only a great protection but also functionality and good looks into one case.

Ion Carbon Fiber and Leather Shield Case - Ion Carbon Fiber and Leather Shield Case appears with a nice combination of real carbon fiber in a strip down pattern on the back and high quality black cowhide leather along with black stitching finished. To get protection from this case, you just slip your iPhone 4S into the top opening as it is designed in a pouch style. The case also comes with openings allowing direct access to all buttons, camera and other functions.

MonCarbone Hovercoat Case - The best option for carbon fiber iPhone 4S case, here is MonCarbone Hovercoat Case. It is entirely made of carbon fiber material with a black fiberglass material for the outer sides. It is very thin and lightweight measuring only 0.6 mm thickness and 8 grams weight. It comes in two different finished; Mystery with glossy carbon fiber finished and Midnight with matte carbon fiber finished. It gives protection to the back and around the sides but left the front side unprotected. You can add a screen protector to give full protection on your iPhone 4S.

Five Options of White iPhone 4 Case

2012-01-24T14:29:00.000-08:00

After waiting quite a while, finally iPhone 4 in white color is released. In closer inspection, there is a slightly different from the black one; it is 0.2 mm thicker than the black one. Although it is only a slight different, it is enough to give headache in choosing white iPhone 4 case. Some iPhone 4’s case available may not perfectly fit in the White iPhone 4, but other cases may just work well especially for rubber case. For your references in choosing the right cases, here are five options of cases for your White iPhone.

White iPhone 4 Case

iFrogz Orbit Burst Case - The first option of white iPhone 4 case is iFrogz Orbit Burst case. It is made of extra-thick silicone which gives full protection against bumps, shocks, and drops. It also protects White iPhone 4 against dust and scratch, thanks to its protective edges and anti-dust treatment. The iFrogs covers the back side and around the sides of iPhone 4 as well the edges, leaving the front side unprotected. Moreover, there are openings for all ports and buttons around the side as well camera and flash on the back side.

Monsta Case - If you are looking a cool and unique case for White iPhone 4, Monsta case is the best option. It comes with a cool Monsta look on the back side and elevated shaped dots to give an easy-to-hold grip. It is made of flexible silicone covering the back and the sides as well a little bit front side creating “lip”. This “lip” gives protection so that the front side won’t get touched directly to the flat surface.

Tech Candy Bordeaux Case Set - Tech Candy Bordeaux Case is giving you more than just one case as it comes with 3 cases set. These 3 cases set allow you to pair a Papaya or Platinum Inner Wrap with Bordeaux Outer Shell. Aside its exquisite look, it also gives full protection for your White iPhone 4.

Scosche Switchback G4 Case - Scosche Switchback G4 of white iPhone 4 case is made of Polycarbonate materials with interchangeable backs. The interchangeable back included are two smooth backs (Black Chrome & Blue Chrome) and a kickstand back (Gloss Back). The kickstand back helps you in FaceTime calling and landscape media viewing. It covers the back side and around the sides. To cover its front side, a screen protector is included to provide full protection against scratches. Around its sides, there are openings to give direct access to all ports and buttons as well as camera and flash on the back side.

Speck CandyShell Card Case - One of the nice looking white iPhone 4 case, here is Speck CandyShell Card Case. It comes with a combination of a hard shell and a soft center that protects the White iPhone 4 from bumps and shocks as well as scratched. On the back side, there is a place for saving your cards up to 3 cards. However, don’t keep your important cards in this case to avoid the possibility of any interference.

Best 5 Screen Protector for iPhone 4

2012-01-24T12:22:00.000-08:00

Owing iPhone 4, screen protectors become one of the most important iPhone 4’s accessories you must have. Screen protector for iPhone 4 is very important as it gives protection to the most vulnerable part of iPhone 4; the screen. Moreover, the beauty of iPhone 4 is mostly reflected by the beauty of its screen. You surely don’t want to have scratches or smudges on your iPhone 4’s screen. That is why you need screen protector on your iPhone 4. For your reference, here is the best iPhone 4 screen protector.

Screen Protector for iPhone 4

Splash Masque Screen Protector Film - Splash Masque Screen Protector is one of the best screen protector for iPhone 4 made of a high quality 3 layer PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) film. PET film itself is well known as the best materials for screen protector as it offers durability, reflectivity, and good transparency as well as chemical and dimensional stability. It also offers best protection against scratches and scrapes as well as dust, smudges and finger print marks. It is also very easy in applying or removing Splash Masque from iPhone 4 compare to other screen protectors. Moreover, it is reusable as you can remove the dirty screen protector, clean it carefully and then re-apply it again to iPhone 4. When re-apply the screen protector, make sure there is no bubbles appeared.

Zagg InvisibleShield Screen Protector - Zagg InvisibleShield offers full protection of your iPhone 4 as it is protecting the screen as well as the left, right and back side of iPhone 4. It is also equipped with lifetime warranty. Aside its strong points, Zagg screen protector also have weaknesses; you might have to deal with a little difficulty in applying it on iPhone 4. The screen protector itself may also slightly reduce the brightness of iPhone 4’s retina display.

Bodyguardz Screen Protector - Similar to Zagg screen protector, Bodyguardz also protects the full body of your iPhone 4. You may not need other hard cases to protect your iPhone 4. It gives its best protection against scratches, dust, smudges as well as finger print marks. Just like Zagg, it may also slightly reduce the retina display’s brightness.

Seidio Crystal Clear Screen Protector - The next screen protector is Seidio Crystal Clear that offers two packs of front and back screen protectors as well as a cleaning cloth and an application card. It gives its best protection against scratch, but you may have difficulty in wiping off stains on the screen protector. Fortunately, the screen protector won’t reduce the brightness of iPhone 4’s retina display.

Brando Screen Protector Ultra Clear - Brando Screen Protector for iPhone 4 might a little more expensive than other screen protectors but its best features surely equal with its price. It offers best protection of scratches, dust, smudges and finger prints. Moreover, it will not reduce the brightness of the screen. Its only drawback is left the chrome sides unprotected. In that case, you may have to add other case or bumper to get full protection for your iPhone 4.

5 Other Alternatives of iPhone 4 Bumper Case

2012-01-24T10:17:00.000-08:00

It is no secret that Apple iPhone 4 comes with antennas and reception problems. In order to solve those problems, Apple is giving away free iPhone 4 bumper case through iPhone Case Program. However, the iPhone 4’s original bumpers may not very attractive to some users. Many bumpers are available nowadays on market and you may get confused to choose the best alternatives bumper for your iPhone 4. Helping you, here is the 5 other alternatives of iPhone 4 bumper case for your reference.

iPhone 4 Bumper Case

i+Case Bumper - The first alternative of iPhone 4 bumper case is i+Case Bumper. It comes with minimalist and slim metal case that protects around the sides of iPhone 4. The bumper appears as a single block of metal case following the exact size of iPhone 4 in an aerodynamic style. It is well attached to your iPhone 4 as it is equipped by four stainless steel screws, screwdriver included. Its main features are giving best protection to your iPhone 4 as well as increases durability and overall resistance to corrosion. Like other Bumper case for iPhone 4, it also solves the antenna and reception problems of your iPhone 4.

Tiger Design Blade Aluminum Bumper - Blade bumper case comes with a CNC machined aluminum bumper case in a futuristic design. It gives best protection as well solving the antennas problems of your iPhone 4. In order to install Blade bumper, you may need extra works. First of all, you have to put foam pads around the insides of the bumper to avoid direct contact of your iPhone 4 with the aluminum construction of the bumper. Next, place the aluminum bumper and put all screws in its place. It is also equipped with a small multi-purpose screwdriver and three aluminum buttons.

Kinetic Aluminum Bumper Case - Kinetic Aluminum bumper case is made of aluminum or metal case with simple design. It consists of two L-shape metal pieces that are joined together with screws. Tighten the screws lightly with screwdriver but don’t get over-tighten or the case may break. Screwdriver is included in sales package as well as screen protector. It also comes with openings for all ports and buttons to give direct access. Although it comes with metal materials, the bumper will not affect the reception or signal. The bumper has internal rubber pads that prevent the iPhone 4’s antenna bands coming in contact with the metal case.

Draco IV Aluminum Bumper Case - The last alternative of iPhone 4 bumper case is Draco IV bumper case. It is made of aluminum materials adding 21.2 grams on your iPhone 4.The design is very attractive with swooping curves on both sides which aided in the grip of the phone. It comes in two aluminum pieces that is joined together with screws. Slide the two pieces of case over the edges of the case and then screws tightly in the hex screws. Moreover, it also comes with Power button units, Volume button units and Vibrate Switch buttons.

Hello Kitty iPhone 4 Case

2012-01-20T22:30:00.000-08:00

Another stylish case for iPhone 4, here is hello kitty iPhone 4 case. Hello kitty iPhone 4 case comes with a hard cell construction with hello kitty images on the back side. It protects the entire back side, edges and around the side of iPhone 4 but left the front side unprotected. The top and bottom side is mostly exposed to give direct access to ports as well as sleep/wake up buttons. While around the side, there are also openings for physical buttons. The back side also features opening for camera lens and LED flash. The case also comes in slim design as it only adds 0.25 inches thickness to your iPhone 4 as well as light weight measuring only 4 ounces.

Hello Kitty iPhone 4 Case

Like other iPhone 4 cases, it is also overcome problems with the external antennas. It give well protection the antennas so will not lose signal. While you are holding iPhone 4 with your hand without any case, your hand will block the antennas signal receptions due to direct contact between your hand and the external antennas. On the other hand, having this case on your iPhone 4 will help you overcome this problem. This case will give protection to the antennas, creating a barrier to avoid direct contact of your hand to the antennas. And, you needn’t to worry losing signal or reception.

In the level of protection, this case gives a good protection because of its hard cell materials. This case provides good protection against bumps, drops, and scratch. Unfortunately, it gives no protection on the screen as it is not covering the front side. The best way is to add screen protector. You will never know what will happen to your iPhone 4. While you are playing with your friends, you may accidently drop it from some height. If you are having hello kitty iPhone 4 case, your iPhone 4 will be protector – not perfectly save your iPhone 4 but at least it lessens the shock. In other situation, you may in a hurry and just slip your iPhone 4 in your bag along with other stuffs. Those other stuffs in your bag may scratch your iPhone 4. Having this case is really helpful as it provides you protection from those scratches and keeps your iPhone 4 in good conditions. This case is also useful for those who frequently holding and taking iPhone 4 on their hand. Your hand may not clean all the time; it may leave stains on your iPhone 4 especially if your iPhone 4 is on white design. By using this case, the stains or dirt from your hand will not spot on your iPhone 4. The case also gives protection from the sweat of your hand.

In conclusion, hello kitty iPhone 4 case is a great case with good protection and stylish design. Its main feature is the stylish designs of Hello Kitty on the exterior. Surely, iPhone 4’s user who also hello kitty fans will love this case.

Enhance Course Materals With iTunes U

2012-01-20T22:24:00.000-08:00

Another product by Apple that recently announced after iBooks 2 and iBooks Author is iTunes U application. iTunes U is an application that allow teacher to manage the course material through iPad and distribute it to the students without attending class. The teacher upload materials, lessons, syllabi and even books from iBooks Author via iTunes U and the students can download it via iTunes U either.

iTunes U

Apple iTunes U offers integrated full course materials with interactive media. First time opening this application, you will be greeted by a typical mahogany bookshelf display similar to iBooks. The bookshelf consists of courses materials arranged in an individual book, much the same way in iBooks application. Simply touch the course materials you choose to see its contents. Once you open it, you will be greeted first by information page consists of course overview, course outline, instructor information, fundamental course and course credit info. Along the right side, there are tabs which provide access to posts, course notes and index of all course materials.

The main content of courses is provided in Posts section, just touch the Post tab on the right side to open it. Post section provides various course concepts and direct access to relevant textbooks or lecture materials. In addition, there are also list along with checkboxes that help the students manage their progress within the course materials. Course materials come with different media, not just a boring textbook. It can be video or audio lectures, interactive textbooks or external link to certain websites. To be able to access video or audio materials, you have to download it first and it will be stored in the media library. You can open it within the iTunes U applications or outside the applications. Some of additional features related to video materials include portrait view orientation as well as controls buttons.

Books including textbooks are downloaded into iBooks that display them similar to any other iBook or PDF files. While reading the textbook, you can directly take notes and highlight them. Note and highlight will automatically display under the Notes section for the course in iTunes U. You may also create free-form course notes and send them via email or print them directly within the application.

Come the material section, it consists of indexes of all course materials that are listed in the posts section as well as additional materials. Materials are arranged in type, for example videos, books, application, etc. There is also an Edit buttons to view or remove any course materials. On the top right corner, there is a setting button to enable or disable subscriptions as well as automatic download of course content.

One thing that should keep in mind, in order to fully experience those features of iTunes U application, the courses materials should also specifically designed supporting those features as well. Overall, it a great application to enhance the way students learn as well as bring ups interactive course materials. Along with iBooks 2 and iBooks Author, iTunes 2 can be considered as a major step in turning iPad and other Apple iOS devices into educational tools.

Creating Ebooks With iBooks Author

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Last Thursday (January 19th, 2012), Apple held Thursday’s education event at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum and unveil its new products focusing on education. Those products include iBooks Author, iBooks 2, and iTunes U applications for the iPhone and iPad. iBooks Author allows you to create books including textbooks through Mac, while iBooks 2 is an application to read those textbooks in iPad. Lastly, iTunes U helps the teachers manage class activities. Satisfying your curiosity, first of all here is a brief explanation of iBooks Author.

iBooks Author is an application for Mac that allows you to create an interactive multi-touch books with interactive contents for iPad. You can start creating books on iBooks Author by choosing one of the templates provided. Next, click and drag upon your own media such as images, videos, audios, texts, as well as 3D models and other interactive media to your book. Adding text is very easy as it supports Microsoft Word format. Drop the Word document onto the chapter and it will atomically create sections, headers and page layout. Furthermore, iBooks Author supports keynote presentations that can be embedded directly, allowing you to have sideshows within the book. Just drop the keynote presentation to your book and it will be automatically turned into an interactive widget. You may custom your own widget if you have knowledge on JavaScript and HTML. Using slideshows within the books is very helpful for teachers who want to have own courseware and customize content.

iBooks Author

Another feature of iBooks Author is easy glossary creation as well as making link to your own glossary definition terms. The glossary may include interactive media and even JavaScript and HTML5 code. When your book is completed, you can preview it directly to your iPad by connecting your iPad to Mac via WiFi network or USB cable. It is really helpful yet amazing to be able to get immediate feedback about whether the book turns out to the way you are expecting to or not.

When all is completed and you finished create the book then the next step is publish the book. You needn’t to worry as iBooks Author will help you submit the book to iBookstore – either for purchase or free download. One thing to be considered if you publish it to iBookstore is that all books including textbook is having a 2 GB file size limit. It means that you can only publish book with maximum 2 GB size in iBookstore. You may also publish it for free download to your own website or publisher’s website. Publishing your book outside iBookstore, you have to export it first and then convert them in PDF, text, or iBooks document formats. For all purchase books in iBookstore, as usual Apple will take 30 percent cut from the books price. Publishers are allowed to set their own prices, but textbooks prices have to be set under $14.99. Apple iBooks Author has already available to be downloaded for free via Mac App Store.

Reinventing Textbooks With iBooks 2

2012-01-20T12:04:00.000-08:00

Recently, Apple announced its new application for iPad that will provide amazing way to download and read books. The new application is called iBooks 2. In order to have iBooks 2 application, there are some requirements that have to fulfill. The iBooks 2 is available to be downloaded for free in iOS App Store. It comes with automatic bookmark synchronizing feature that requires an active Wi-Fi or cellular data connection and an Apple ID.

It can be said that iBooks 2 is reinventing textbook. Textbooks have become our learning tools however they are not the most ideal one. Textbooks cannot last forever as they get easily damaged from water, dust and time. Moreover, they are not interactive and not easily searchable for sure, making many people especially students, rarely open textbooks. Reading a thousand-pages textbooks may become a very boring activity as they only come with plain text. That’s why now people especially young generation and students seem to have lack interest in reading textbooks and lazily learning.

iBooks 2

On the other hand, iBooks 2 offer more attractive textbooks that will increase reading interest as well as learning process. They are not just bringing a fullscreen textbook with plain texts like original textbook. They do more than that by bring up textbooks with interactive animations, photos, videos and diagrams. In addition, the textbooks come with new features such as virtual study cards, interactive multiple choice questions for section and book quizzes, a revised index for easier search, page thumbnails and new portrait and landscape views. In landscape mode of iBooks 2, the textbooks appear with embedded interactive contents such as videos, charts, and 3d models. Rotate to portrait view, the content will split; the textbooks are isolated in a layout while the interactive contents are shifted to the left hand side. Tap and zoom are accessible to all contents.

Searching certain content from the textbook is very easy; you can browse thumbnails, swipe from page to page or use iBooks 2 search features – just type the terms, keywords or pages of the textbook. You can add notes and highlighting content of the textbooks. To highlight the content, just swipe to highlight, and tap to change the highlight color. Notes and highlights can be converted into new Study Card that helps you to learn. You can also use them as flash cards with glossary terms and brief definitions using a built-in shuffle mode.

Like the paper one, textbooks in iBooks 2 also come with typical end-of-book quizzes. The quizzes appear in multiple-choice questions with illustrated answers, and immediate feedback for the user. You can download other textbooks via iBookstore but currently they are only eight textbooks available. You may add textbooks outside the iBookstore but the textbooks should be DRM-free and synced using iTunes 9.2 or later. Not all of documents format are supported by iBooks 2 as it is only supports books made with iBooks Author, ePub books and PDF documents. The textbooks on iBooks 2 are currently only available on iPad.

10 Top iPhone 4S Cases

2012-01-20T10:54:00.000-08:00

Cases is very important accessories to your iPhone 4S as it provides protection as well as styles. Many options of cases are available to be chosen. But then, you may become confused to choose the perfect one. Shortening your options, here is the 10 top iPhone 4S cases for your reference.

10 Top iPhone 4S Cases

OttterBox Commuter Series case - The most popular and top selling iPhone 4S case, it is OttterBox Commuter Series case. It comes with two layers case and shock protection with plastic exterior. The sales package includes self-adhesive protection strip to protect the screen. The case provides a good protection from shocks, bumps and drops.

Amphibian Inno Pocket Waterproof case - For those who love adventure and outdoor activities, Amphibian Inno Pocket Waterproof is the right choice. Not only giving protection to shocks bump and drop, but it also gives protection to water. Thanks to its waterproof patented design with a silicone outer wrap and hard shell inner case. Along with this case, iPhone 4S can be used underwater (max.3 m depth) to take image, text and even browse internet without worrying of water damaged.

LifeProof case - LifeProof case comes in slim design, adding just 1.5 mm thickness of your iPhone 4. It is made of high quality material with Military specifications designs. In addition, it has IP-86 rating to protect against water and dust.

Cygnett Boston Pull Tab case - The Cygnett Boston Pull Tab case is made of genuine leather with pull tab case design. Not only give protection to your iPhone 4S, but also to your credit cards. On the back of the case, there is a velvet lined card slot to hold your driving license, credit cards etc.

Quadocta Carboneum case - Quadocta Carboneum case is made of high quality plastics with carbon fiber finished on the back. It gives standard protection from bumps, drops as well as shock.

Griffin Reveal case - Griffin Reveal case become one of the top iPhone 4S cases because it comes with rubberized bumper along its side and polycarbonate material on the back side. The back side available in two options; transparent or carbon-fiber effect.

Urbanista Las Vegas case - It is not only provide protection to your iPhone 4S but it also helping you charge your iPhone 4S everywhere. The case provides 100 percent recharger as it comes with standard battery Li-Po 1500 mAh. The case also provides opening to get clear acces to physical buttons around the side and all ports as well as speaker holes.

Incipio OffGrid case - Similar to Urbanista Las Vegas case, it can also recharge your iPhone 4S. It is powered by 1450 mAh battery with four blue LED lights at the bottom to let you know the battery life. It comes with black, pink, red, or white.

Incipio Triad Hard Shell case - Another product by Incipio that become the top iPhone 4S case, it is Incipio Triad Hard Shell case. Unlike Offgrip, Triad Hard Shell case provides extra protection as it is made of three chunks polycarbonate material that fit together to give protection. Available colors are black on black, black on red, pink and grey as well as white and grey.

Speck CandyShell case - The last case on the 10 top iPhone 4S cases is Speck CandyShell case. It is made of hard plastic materials with soft lining interior and glossy exterior as well as rubberized buttons.

How to Choose the Best iPhone 4 Case

2012-01-19T20:41:00.000-08:00

Accessories of iPhone 4 is increasing very rapidly, even more that the iPhone 4 selling. Various models are produces to satisfy iPhone 4’s user. One of the most important accessories for your iPhone 4 is case. Lots of cases options on market will surely five you such a confusion to choose best iPhone 4 case. Helping to with that consfusion, here are the things that you should consider in choosing the best iPhone 4 case.

Solving the Antenna Problems – It is not a secret that the main issues that weakened iPhone 4 is the antennas problems. Direct contact of your hand with the antenna will cause loosing signal and disturb reception. Having the best iPhone 4 case on your iPhone 4 will avoid that direct contact and solve the antennas problems. Make sure that the case gives protection to the antennas, avoiding direct contacts from your hands.

Level of Protection – Determine the level of protection for your iPhone 4 is very important indeed. If you are very fond of travelling or outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, etc, surely you need extra protection to save your iPhone 4 from shocks, bumps and drops. On the other hand, you don’t necessary have those extra protection if you just using it in casual and everyday activities. You should also consider whether you are clumsy enough to drop your iPhone 4 or careful enough to keep your iPhone 4.

Cases Material – Next, you should also consider the material uses on your iPhone case. For those who need extra protection from bums, shocks and drops, it is better to choose cases made of shock absorber materials such as rubber, silicone, etc. Others may have their hands easily sweaty while holding iPhone 4. In this case, it is best to choose a case made of leather material or rubberized material that gives firm grip all the time.

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How you carry your iPhone 4 – When you want to choose the best iPhone 4 case, one thing that you should not forget is how you carry your iPhone 4. For those who like to have their iPhone 4 in the pocket, slimmer case is better option. If you mostly carry iPhone 4 with your hand, surely you will choose case that gives firm grip as well as protection. Others, mostly men, can choose holster case with strong clips and flipside to have quick access to iPhone 4 without worrying being scratched. Those who like to throw iPhone 4 in bags or purses should choose cases that give screen protection as well.

Style and Design – Everyone has their own tastes and preferences that are different one another. It is all up to you in choosing the style and design of your iPhone 4 case that you like most. The style and design of your chosen case also can also represent your personality as well. They are many options of cases’ style and design you can choose; from the very simple one with a single color to the fashion case designed by professional artist. Apart from what you choose, make sure that you don’t forget the antennas problem and the level of protection you will get.

SGP iPhone 4 Leather Case - Vintage Edition Series

2012-01-19T20:00:00.000-08:00

Accessories market for iPhone 4 is increasing very fast with thousands of cases produce. Lot of options, you may confuse which one should I buy to protect my iPhone 4. The cases available on market come in various materials, designs and styles as well as colors. To narrow your options, there is one of the best iPhone 4 made of leather. Closer look, here is a short review of SGP iPhone 4 leather case.

SGP iPhone 4 Leather Case

SGP iPhone 4 leather case - Vintage edition series comes with a flip style case made of full grain leather. The leather quality is excellent and it is fully handmade leather - inside and outside. The outside is covered by smooth grain leather which is easily scratched and marked. This may sound like its weakness, but it is not. As the leather looks more worn out, it become more graceful. As for the inside, it is covered by a deep red microfiber with an imprinting antique looking symbols and text, adding a vintage look. As the inside is very smooth, you don’t have to worry having your iPhone 4’s screen or its body got scratches. SGP leather case offers all around protection to your iPhone 4. The middle side part is left exposed so you can operate iPhone through its screen. On the top and bottom side of the leather case, there is a “lip” that seems to bury the iPhone 4.

SGP Leather case for iPhone 4 is not covering the entire iPhone’s body, some opening is provided to get direct access. As the flap closed, it covers up the front side of your iPhone 4, as well as the dock connector above. Hence, the speakers are left exposed. Around its side, there are also openings for volume buttons and mute/vibrate toggle as well as sleep/power button and headphone jack on the top side. On the back side, there is also an opening for iPhone 4’s camera and flash. Around the camera and flash opening is a ring that works to reduce any flash glare. The leather case also manages to deal with light drops and bumps – it isn’t a great shock absorber.

One thing that you should remember is when you use iPhone 4 with the flap down, the screen and the entire front side will be exposed. First use, you may have difficulty handle it and it need practice to get used to. Once you manage to handle it, it won’t trouble you so much. You can have the flap open without bringing it back but it may a little bit trouble you. On the other side, playing music will bring you ease. You can start playing music and close the flap. In addition, you can still have direct access to volume controls and the headphone as they got the openings.

If you don’t feel bothered with its limited functionality and just admiring its gorgeous look, then SGP iPhone 4 leather case suits you well. This Vintage Edition Series of SGP surely will only attract limited audience. Those who using it, certainly people that are very impressed with its beauty design.

Reasons for Using iPhone 4 Skins

2012-01-19T19:14:00.000-08:00

Apple iPhone 4 is one of the best selling smartphone in the world. As it only comes with black and white colors, most of people may seem have the same iPhone 4. To make your iPhone 4 different with any other iPhone 4, surely you have to add something on it. Some may prefer attach it with cases or bumpers. Other way to make your iPhone 4 different is applying iPhone 4 Skins. Convincing you to apply iPhone 4 Skins to your iPhone, here are some reasons you may comsider.

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Creativity – It is the best way to show off your creativity as you can make your own design and style of your iPhone 4 skins. Everyone have their own creativity that differ them to another. Apply your creativity by design your own skins and wrap it on your iPhone 4. Next, see how people will amaze looking your unusual yet creative iPhone 4 skins.

Unique – It is true that you are different with other as each person has their uniqueness, even twin have different personalities. With your own uniqueness, sure enough that you don’t want to be ordinary and usual people, left unnoticed. It has been our basic instinct to act different in order to gain others attention. One of the ways to show you are different and unique is using skins on your iPhone 4. The skins also reflect your personality as well.

Daring – Using skins with unique design on your iPhone 4 is enough to show the world that you are daring to break the rules. Most iPhone 4’s users keep the original black or white chassis of iPhone 4 because they assumed that it is Apple’s best feature. Other may think that it is very boring and unattractive as well as unfit their personality. Applying unique iPhone 4 Skins means that you dare enough to break the original elegancy chassis assumption. Furthermore, you may make the chassis even better than its original black or white colors.

Personalize – It cannot be denied that many people are now having iPhone 4. As it original chassis only comes with black and white colors, many people may seem have the same iPhone 4. At the party, you may pick up your friend’s iPhone 4 just because two of you have the same white iPhone 4. At worst, your own iPhone 4 is taken accidently by someone you don’t know just because they are two identical iPhone 4 on the table. Avoiding those situations, you surely have to personalize your iPhone 4, make it noticeable to you, your friends and others. Using skins on your iPhone 4 may also help you tracking your iPhone 4 when it is stolen.

Protection – Using iPhone 4 Skins also provides protection to your iPhone 4. It protects the original chassis of your iPhone 4 from dust, stain, or any mark and keeps it clean. It is very important to maintain the original color of iPhone 4 chassis especially for the white models.

One of The Best iPad2 Covers; Smart Cover

2012-01-19T12:02:00.000-08:00

One of best iPad2 covers, Smart Cover comes in a rectangle shape measuring the exact size and shape of iPad2’s front side. Its exterior is made of either polyurethane or leather; you can choose one of those materials. The polyurethane materials is colored in gray, blue, green, orange, and pink while the leather materials come in grey, tan, brown, black, and red colors.

For its interior, Smart Cover for iPad2 covers is covered by soft microfiber material that can be used to clean mark or dust from the iPad2’s screen. Overall cover is divided into four parts, each can be folded back. On the left edge of the Smart Cover for iPad2 Covers, there are magnets that line up with the Smart Cover hinges, sticking perfectly on iPad2. These magnets allow the cover to fold back. The magnetic attachment is strong; you can even lift the iPad2 using Smart Cover. On the right side of Smart Cover for iPad2 covers, there is also a set of hidden magnets that works to lock the cover with iPad2 – keep it stay close. However, the placement is not always perfectly fit; it often latches onto the bezel rather than the side. Placing Smart Cover to your iPad2 is very easy as the magnets will ease you. On the other hand, removing Smart Cover from iPad2 may take a little bit of force. One point that needs to be considered is when it is folded back behind iPad2; it will cover the back camera. That will make you difficult to capture images.

iPad2 Covers

Unlike any other iPad2 covers, Smart Cover can do things that any other covers cannot do. Close Smart Cover and iPad2 will automatically goes to sleep along with a lock sound from the Sleep or Wake button. There is a sensor that will recognize the magnet; the sensor will produce the same Lock sound as the sensor fits perfectly to the magnet. Open up the cover, iPad will automatically wakes up and you don’t need to press any button or making unlock sliding gesture. You may disable this feature by changing the iPad2 cover setting. This feature is truly cool and smart as well as very efficient. Not only provides protection, Smart Cover for iPad2 covers keep your iPad2 ready to go whenever you are.

There is another feature that differentiates Smart Cover to other iPad2 covers. With its cover that is divided into four parts, Smart Cover can be folded in many styles. The cover can be folded along the quadrants to form a triangle as metal sections along the sides of each part attach magnetically to one another. The triangle folded cover gives you best angle for viewing videos or typing stand. The triangle folded cover also help iPad2 to stand up in portrait view. Aside folded it all to the back; you can also fold it in half and leave your screen half open.

Overall, Smart Cover iPad2 covers is a great cover that comes with different features as well as its basic features. No wonder that it deserve to be called one of the best iPad2 covers.

Top 7 Best iPhone 4 Cases

2012-01-19T10:45:00.000-08:00

Nowadays, many iPhone 4 cases are available on market, leaving you with confusion in choosing the best one. There are things that you consider first before decided to buy a case for your iPhone 4. Fisrt, it must provide enough protection to your iPhone 4 and second, it should also overcome the antennas problem of iPhone 4. The rest consideration is up to your needs and preferences. Helping you to choose the best iPhone 4 Cases, here is the top 7 best iPhone 4 Cases for your references.

Best iPhone 4 Cases

Apple Bumper - Apple Bumper is the only case available for iPhone 4 in Apple Store, yet the first iPhone case. It is made of plastic that band around the iPhone’s side, leaving the back and front side mostly unprotected. Bumper also comes with openings around its side for ports and physical buttons as well as two silver buttons covering Control volume buttons. It is also included in iPhone Case Program that overcome the antennas problem. It works as a barrier between your hand and the antennas as you holding it with your hand.

Groove Bamboo – One of the best iPhone 4 Cases is Groove Bamboo that is made of bamboo a slide off bottom for easy docking. It add only 0.7 inches of thickness to the iPhone 4 and with an extra charge you can customized the back side by putting an image from artists or from your own design. It comes with only two colors; amber or natural bamboo. You ordered the bezel in either black aluminum or stainless steel.

iFrogz Luxe Original – iFrogz Luxe Original case comes in two pieces case; upper side and bottom side. The bottom side is usually comes in black while the upper side comes in a single color. There is also two tone colors style that has a nice "fading" option, where one subtly colored piece blends fade into another. It is made of polycarbonate material that feels like soft rubber, covering the back side and around the side of iPhone 4’s sides.

Griffin's Reveal – Griffin’s Reveals is a hard case that comes with a clear polycarbonate material on the back, and a slim rubber bumper around its sides as well as a raised edge to protect the front screen. It comes in one design and minimalist style. It only adds 1.5 mm thickness to your iPhone 4 with either black or white color.

StealthArmor Case – Being one of the best iPhone 4 Cases as StealthArmor comes with one piece case made of plastic that cover the surface of your iPhone 4. It is comprised of strips on the edges and back of the phone. It is available in a transparent model as well as other finishes such as wood grain, carbon fiber and matte black.

Speck Fitted Case – Speck Fittet case is made of two-piece cases that snap together to provide protection. It is also one of the cases that are included in iPhone 4 Case Program to overcome the antennas problems when you are holding iPhone. Though, it is slightly difficult to remove it from your iPhone, it offers many things such as protection, easy access to all ports, solving antennas problems as well as giving additional fashion to your iPhone 4 thanks to its fabric finished on the back side.

Ballistic HC - For iPhone 4’s users who love travelling and outdoor activities, Ballistic HC is the best choices. It comes with an interchangeable gel-like outer cover, a front-facing inner holster and a built in screen protector. All of these combinations surely provide best protection from bump and drop. In addition, the connectors are covered by a seal that protect from dust, sand or snot. It is rather bulky for your iPhone 4, but with those protections offered, well, that is the charge you have to accept.

Best Selling Speck iPhone 4 Case; Speck Fitted Case

2012-01-18T21:43:00.000-08:00

Another cases included in iPhone 4 case Program are case products by Speck iPhone 4 case. Speck has been trusted by Apple to produce cases that will overcome antenna problems and giving protection to iPhone 4. One of its best selling cases for iPhone 4 case program is fitted case. It comes in a unique design that is different with other cases. Instead of being a single piece of case, fitted case comes with two pieces of case that join together to form a case. Fitted case covers a bit more of the front side than one-piece cases with rounded shape on both sides. Unluckily, this design makes fitted case more difficult to remove from iPhone 4.

Speck iPhone 4 Case

Fitted case of Speck iPhone 4 case is made of hard rubber material that still soft to touch. In addition, the back panel of the case is covered in fabric. Keeping your iPhone 4 in fashion, Apple offers a black-and-gray tartan design for free, but there are also seven other choices, as well.

It covers its back side, both right and left sides, four edges and a little bit area of the front side, but mostly leaving the screen unprotected. The part of Fitted case that covers around a bit area of front side often called a “lip”. It protects iPhone 4’s screen from directly touch the table or flat surfaces when you place the iPhone face-down. Its rubber material also gives protection from bump and shock as well as drop. As mention above, Fitted case of Speck iPhone 4 case consist of two pieces of cases. First piece is the majority of the case that covers the entire back and mostly part of both sides. Meanwhile, the second case comes as a mini bumper for the both sides as well as a “lip” on the front side. Just snap together these two pieces with your iPhone 4 in the middle.

Fitted case fit your iPhone 4 very well and only weighs 2 ounces. The case also provides openings that give direct access to physical buttons as well as ports. The back side also has openings for camera lens and LED flash. But those openings seem did not fit well to those ports. The opening for headphone jack on top of the phone is not large enough for some larger third-party headphone plug chasing. Same condition also happens to iPhone’s dock connector port that is not large enough to fit bulkier dock connector plugs. Hence, it does work with older Apple dock connector cables that have larger plugs than the cable of iPhone 4.

To be included in iPhone 4 case Program, Fitted case of Speck iPhone 4 case surely can overcome the antenna problems. Fitted case covers the spot in the lower-left corner of iPhone where the external antennas meet. Holding your iPhone 4 without Fitted case, you will have a reception problem as your hand cover up the antenna. Having the case on your iPhone 4 will prevent direct contact of your hand to the external antenna and you will have no problem with reception issues.

WhatsApp iPhone, Free Messaging Feature for iPhone

2012-01-18T19:15:00.000-08:00

Nowadays, people are likely to use messaging features in their iPhone rather than the call feature. Many messaging application offered to ease your messaging experienced. One of them is WhatsApp iPhone that allows you to get messaging features without paying for them. Basically, it replaces the conventional SMS messaging service that cost per message with messaging service via data connectivity.. This application is developed by a tech start-up company WhatsApp Inc.

To start using WhatsApp iPhone, you have to download it first on iTunes. During the set up process, WhatsApp will ask your phone number. It will also automatically add your contacts and show anyone already using the application. You can also delete the person from WhatsApp contact if you wish. Finish the set up process, and you are ready to use WhatsApp iPhone.

WhatsApp iPhone

WhatsApp iPhone comes with lots of features as well as its messaging feature. Once you run WhatsApp iPhone, there will be five menu tabs located at the bottom. The menu tabs consist of Favorites, Status, Contacts, Chats, and Settings. Favorites menu shows a quick list of the frequently persons you interact with. Tap on the Favorites menu, and you will see lists along with its contact names and current status. You can also add, edit or remove contacts from the list. Next is Status tab that is used to update your current status with several default status options. The Contacts tab consists of all your contacts including those who already use WhatsApp and those who hasn’t used WhatsApp but listed on your iPhone contacts. You may also invite your friends to use WhatsApp via SMS or email.

Chats tab on WhatsApp iPhone shows all your current messaging session. The entire message is sorted by name along with its first line of message as well as picture ID. To begin chat session or send message, just tap on the icon on the upper right. Select your recipient and then the keyboard will pop up for typing message. Along with the message, you may attach Photos, Video, Audio Notes, Contacts, and even Share your current Location. When you are in a chat session, your friends names will be displayed at the top. Green check marks will be shown on each message you send; one check means it was delivered and two check means it was read. While chatting, you may also view your friends’ contacts, call them as well as send message to multiple contacts.

Next tab on WhatsApp iPhone is Setting tab that allows you to customized your WhatsApp as well as manage your WhatsApp. Customize your WhatsApp, there are options to change chat wallpaper or message alert. You can also choose whether you want them off or on from the vibrate alert, new message notifications while the application is running, show text preview in push notification, message stamp, and automatically save incoming & outgoing media. In addition, it also comes with an option to block contact, and to clear chat history. Viewing the total number of messages sent and received as well as the amount of data used can be done through Usage under the Setting tab.

Using WhatsApp iPhone is very easy, fast and of course free. Receiving messages and uploading pictures to be sent seems to be quicker than the stock Message of iPhone. It also offers more functionality and efficiency as all of your messaging features are wrapped up in one application. Furthermore, WhatsApp iPhone can be used to exchange messages as well as chats with your friends that used other phone’s platform such as BlackBerry, Android, Symbian and Windows.

Snap Case of Incase iPhone 4

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Many cases for iPhone 4 are available now in store with various designs and colors. Among those cases are cases made by Incase iPhone 4. Incase have managed a great relationship with Apple and have been in the Apple store since the first iPhone released. Moreover, one of Incase product Snap Case is one of the options Apple provided in iPhone 4 Case Program to solve the antenna problem.

Snap Case of Incase iPhone 4 is made of transparent hard plastic that protects the iPhone 4’s corners, left and right sides as well back side. Its transparent plastic looks great, as it keeps the elegancy of iPhone 4. The Apple logo also remains visible with the black model iPhone. The top and bottom side are exposed allowing complete access to the Dock Connector, speaker and microphone at the bottom, and the 3.5 mm audio jack, ambient microphne and Hold button at the top side. Its left sides also come with some opening for the Ring or Silent switch and the iPhone's volume buttons. Camera and LED flash on the back side also get the openings. The front side is left unprotected so you have to add screen protector. The left and right sides of the case arise slightly from the front surface. When you set your iPhone face down on a desk or table, dust and dirt on that surface will not come in contact with the screen.

Incase iPhone 4

Like any other cases on iPhone 4 Case Program, Snap Case of Incase iPhone 4 covers the spot on the left side where the external antennas meet. While holding iPhone 4 on your hand, you may experience reception problems as your hand blocked the reception antennas. Having Snap Case will lessen the reception issues. Snap Case of Incase iPhone 4 is very thin and lightweight but it doesn’t provide enough protection in absorbing the shock or bump with other objects.

Closer look at Snap Case, there is additional protection on the openings in the back side. Incase added a glare reduction ring around the opening for camera lens and LED flash. Its addition is functioned to keep the case’s plastic affecting photos and videos taken. The ring keeps the LED flash from reflecting into camera lens. No further explanation about this “ring”, and seems that there is no major differences in photos or videos taken.

Placing Snap Case to your iPhone 4 is very easy, just directly placed your iPhone 4 to Snap Case. But removing Snap Case may need extra work as it snaps so tightly to the iPhone 4. Start removing the Snap case from the corner and work your way down while loosening along its one side. When you manage to free one side, the rest step of removing Snap Case is easy as you just take it out. In conclusion, Snap Case of Incase iPhone 4 is a beautiful, functional, well-designed case. Even those who are not fans of smartphone cases will praise this case.

Dagi Stylus for Your iPad

2012-01-18T16:56:00.000-08:00

One of the best stylus recommended for your Apple’s iPad, it is Dagi stylus. The Dagi Stylus Pen is designed specifically for capacitive screens found on modern touch screens devices including the iPad. You may don’t need a stylus as iPad touch screen is very responsive even with a slight touch of your finger. But, iPad is not merely a tablet that is used to browse internet or playing games. Further than that, it can be functioned for sketching, drawing diagrams as well as taking notes in Lectures and meetings. Using it with your finger only may cause come trouble as you miss the precision especially in drawing and sketching. Or maybe you have chubby fingers or long fingernails which make it difficult to use the iPad normally. Having Dagi stylus is surely helping you to work precisely especially in sketching, drawing as well as taking notes.

Dagi Stylus

Dagi stylus comes with a pen design made of aluminum materials. On the top, there are a plastic clip and a hole allowing you to attach it to a keychain or tie it to your iPad. The Dagi stylus tip appears as a small round transparent plastic with a tiny red dot in the middle of it. The red dot here shows the exact spot of contact between stylus and screen helping find the accuracy. You can see exactly what you are pressing so you can avoid opening the wrong application or typing the wrong key. The tip is made of plastic and glided smoothly on your iPad screen. The plastic tip also comes with flexibility so you can easily use it to move around the screen as well as take a fast note. Unfortunately, the tip comes with not so sturdy plastic and might break if you apply to much pressure while operating Dagi stylus. Its plastic tip may also cause scratch on your screen, so it’s better to apply a screen protector to your iPad’s screen once you decided to use stylus.

Dagi stylus is a much recommended stylus as it has some strong points compare to other stylus. It has a good sensitivity and low drag. This strong point is very helpful for sketching, drawing as well as writing. It provides accuracy for detail sketching and drawing as well as handwriting. Its strong point also comes to its great appearance as well as its light weighted.

Using Dagi stylus on your iPad may take sometimes to get used to. In order to get best performance you have to the stylus tip directly on the screen and hold it at a certain angle all the time. At first use, you may have difficulty measuring how light the tip presses the screen. Keep practicing it and you will soon get used to it. Once you done it well, you will be able to write an essay on your iPad as well as drawing images. Overall, Dagi stylus is a great stylus for your iPad as it is very responsive, precise, and great appearance.

Apple iPad 3 Will Probably Release on February 24

2012-01-18T15:36:00.000-08:00

Hundreds of rumors have been floating around about the released date of Apple iPad 3, the most anticipated device from Apple. There is not any official announcement yet from Apple about the released date while people start speculating toward it. A rumor said that iPad will be spotted at CES 2012, but then it turns up to be just a rumor. Other rumor said that it will be released on March, the same month of iPad 2’s released time. Adding the rumors, this time it is very specific, iPad 3 will probably release on February 24. The date aroused as it is Steve Jobs’ birthday. It will be great to released iPad 3 on his birthday as an ode to his brilliance. Will it comes to reality? Well, let’s just hope so. Meanwhile, let’s move on and speculate on its features.

Apple iPad 3

The display of Apple iPad 3 will probably feature QXGA quality display with 2048 by 1536 pixels resolution. The display is also expected to come with the new Retina Display technology that is claimed to be very clear and sharp as or retina. Maintaining its brightness level, iPad 3 will possibly add in two LED bars. To win the competition, Apple iPad 3 is expected to feature its new processor called A6 – it is still debate whether it will come with a quad-core chip or a souped-up dual-core offering. Quad core processors are processors that mostly support all new gadgets and computer in 2012, though, it might better not to expect too much from iPad 3. As for its OS, iPad 3 will run on iOS 5 just like recent iPhone 4S. But it rumors that Apple will introduce the new OS X Lion for its tablets.

Since the last Apple iPhone 4S features 8 megapixels camera, it is very logical to speculate that iPad 3 will also feature the same camera. There is also rumor said that it will only get 5 megapixels camera. Aside its features of video calling and capturing images, it is also expected to record HD video up to 1080p resolution. Supporting the speculated features above such as dual LED bars, camera, A6 processor, etc, iPad 3 also expected to carry powerful battery. It is possible powered by 14,000 mAh battery that delivers twice power of the current iPad. Other speculation is on design and dimension. Many people are expected that Apple iPad 3 will be thinner, lighter as well as more stylish and elegance than its predecessors. Rumors said that it will down 20 percent in size compare to iPad 2. Lighter enough than iPad 2 as it will use lighter battery. Another expectation is that iPad 3 will have a wireless charging technology, allowing you to charge the battery and transfer data wirelessly. In term of storage, Apple iPad 3 is speculated to have new iCloud service to store photos, applications, calendars and access songs on iTunes without storing them in the phone’s memory.

iPhone 4S Holster

2012-01-17T15:14:00.000-08:00

Lots of iPhone 4S accessories are available on market nowadays; the most popular one is cases. But within those accessories, there is one important accessory that may be forgotten; it is iPhone 4S Holster. Holster itself has been used for more than century. Back in the Wild West era, holster is already used to carry the most important items – weapon – close to their body. In the recent time, phone has taken the role as one of most important items and kept it close to the body. That is why Holster becomes important and valuable accessory. For those who worried about damaging iPhone 4S by dropping it, iPhone 4S Holster is the best choice. Some people may leave it due to its bulkiness and unattractive design. Fortunately, the Holster of recent time has turned up to be more sleek and stylish.

Most iPhone 4S Holster comes with clip that can be placed onto the belt. Once it set on your belt, just slip your iPhone 4S into it and you will be free worrying about drop the phone accidentally. Holster also keeps your iPhone 4S completely save. It is very risky placing iPhone 4S inside your bag along with other stuff. As you walking, sitting or running while carrying a bag, the stuff inside the bag may bump your iPhone constantly. The result is you will crack the screen or cause other unwanted damage. Keeping iPhone 4S separately with other stuff by placing it in the Holster is the best way to prevent those damages.

iPhone 4S Holster

Holster is mostly popular among men especially for businessmen or executives. Only some of women dare to wear it on their belt while others are afraid that it will not match with their outfit. It is very reasonable as most of Holster comes up with manly look and black leather materials. And men don't mind clipping a holster to their belt buckle. The good news is that recently Holster comes with various design and colors, making it more stylish and feminine. There is also holster that can be clipped onto a purse strap. Surely you have to be more careful as it will make your phone accessible. Women often drop the iPhone when they slip it in their purse. As the phone rings, women will feel rushed to answer and locate the phone. While locating the phone, it often slips out from the purse and the phone dropped.

The iPhone 4S Holster leaved the screen uncovered but that is not a big deal. Its interior is made of soft material that will not scratch the screen. But if that is not enough, a screen protector is surely needed to protect the screen. The protection from the holster plus screen protector, surely good enough to keep your iPhone in perfect condition.

The things that you should consider when buying the Holster is make sure that it is made of high quality material. Next thing that you have to consider will depend on your needs and preference.

Verizon iPhone 4 Cases

2012-01-17T12:52:00.000-08:00

There are many iPhone 4 cases available on market but most of those will not fit with Verizon iPhone 4. Minor changes had been made and it surely affects Verizon iPhone 4 cases as well. That is why you should be more detail and careful when buying the cases of Verizon iPhone 4.

At first glance, Verizon iPhone 4S looks identical to iPhone 4S sold by AT&T and 184 other iPhone’s carriers worldwide. Closer look, there are differences that appear as Apple had to change some parts around. It is apparently because its internal components had been changed to accommodate a cellular chip for Verizon's network. Verizon iPhone 4 comes with a different antenna location in order to make the handset work on Verizon’s CDMA network. As the antenna location changed, its volume buttons and mute switch had to be moved few millimeters farther from the edge on the side of the phone.

The differences might look small, but it affects its case design as well. The common cases that are made for the original iPhone 4 will not fit with Verizon iPhone 4. The switch opening will be in the wrong location, and the cases may block access to the switch. This change will also affect other accessory that cover the Verizon iPhone 4, such as battery packs, stands that band around the phone's edges, as well as iPhone 4 skins and protective film.

Verizon iPhone 4 Cases

Those small changes also affect the iPhone accessory vendor as they have to adjust the change and produce different accessories that work specially for Verizon iPhone 4. Fortunately, Verizon iPhone 4 cases is already available on Verizon website. The main function of the Verizon iPhone 4 case is to protect the iPhone 4 from damage. Things may not run well everyday and everything seem possibly happen to you iPhone. You may accidently drop your iPhone from some height or may bump it to other object. To prevent such situations, surely you have to get a case for your iPhone 4. The case will absorb the shock or bump as you accidentally drop the phone, saving your phone from damage. Fully protected as the cases come with wide selection of materials you can choose such as silicone, leather, carbon fiber, titanium or Neoprene. Aside its protection, Verizon iPhone 4 cases can also make your iPhone 4 more stylish and elegance. Various models and styles as well as colors are available as well for your references.

Before you decided to get a case for your Verizon iPhone 4, there is a thing that you have to consider most. First of all, you have to make sure that the case is compatible with Verizon iPhone 4. Next, it is up to you to choose any designs or styles as well as colors of the case, depend on your preferences and need. Those who might switch iPhone 4 to Verizon model will surely have to buy new case as their existing case is not compatible with Verizon model.

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, a 4G LTE Smartphone with Powerful Battery

2012-01-17T11:43:00.000-08:00

One of the best new phones exhibited at CES 2012, it is Motorola Droid Razr Maxx. Together with Verizon Wireless, Motorola exhibited its new phone that is surely equipped with massive features. It comes with 4G LTE support on Verizon network, 4.3 inches Super AMOLED display, 8 megapixels camera, 1.2 GHz processor, extremely powerful battery and many more. It is expected to be released on Q1, 2012. As it has not been released, first here is the detail specification of the phone.

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx comes with a sleek and exquisite full touch screen design. It is very thin and light measuring 130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm and weighing 145 grams. Above all, its body is covered by high quality materials made of Kevlar material on the back panel, diamond cut aluminum accents, and stainless steel core. The display is very clear and sharp as it features 4.3 inches Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touch screen with 540 x 960 pixels resolution and 16M colors support. Above the screen is a front facing camera while below is four touch sensitive buttons like any other Android phone.

Implies for its name, the superb feature of Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is its extremely powerful battery. It can be said very extreme as it is powered by enormously large standard battery Li-Ion 3300 mAh. It is rated up to 21 hours of talk time on single charged; delivers twice the battery life of other leading smartphones. It can be said that it is the longest battery life of any 4G smartphone.

Droid Razr Maxx is supported by Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) and Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 processor with TI OMAP 4430 chipset and 1GB RAM. Rather upsetting as it only comes with Gingerbread, but Motorola said that it will be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the second Quarter of 2012. Droid Razr Maxx runs on Verizon’s CDMA network and already supports Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Its high speed data connectivity is supported by EV-DO Rev. A up to 3.1 Mbps, and 4G LTE data network. Other connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, DLNA, HDMI, and microUSB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support and GLONASS.

Come to the camera, Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front facing camera and an 8 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash located on the back side. Some of camera features include Touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, and image stabilization. For video recording, it manages to record HD video of 1080p resolution at 30 fps. Storing the data, Droid Razr Maxx comes with 16 GB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. Multimedia feature also comes with its best performance in playing music and video. It support music of MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA formats and video of MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV formats.

Messaging features include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Instant messaging, Email, and Push Email. Other great features are pre-loaded Google service applications, Splash resistant, SNS integration, Organizer, Document viewer/editor, Voice memo/dial/commands, Accelerometer and Java MIDP emulator.

Different Styles of iPhone 4S Wallet

2012-01-17T09:37:00.000-08:00

One of the must-have accessories of Phone 4S is iPhone 4S Wallet. It is said a wallet as it appears like a wallet that keep your money. It is one of kind case that functions as a protection to iPhone 4S and allows you to keep money in it as well as do the work of a wallet too. It also allows you to carry your iPhone 4S along with other essential things such as money, and credit cards in a single wallet. It’s very efficient as you don’t have to bring lots of case or wallet. Above all, it can give you some kind of safe and peace feeling even in an emergency situation as you have your iPhone 4S and your money with you.

Some iPhone 4S Wallets also come with additional protection to your iPhone 4S. It can protect both your iPhone 4S and your money as it is water resistant wallet. Giving protection to your iPhone 4S may also increase the life of your iPhone. Aside it function to carry both iPhone 4S and money in a single wallet, it is also designed very well so you can still slip it on your pocket easily. And of course it is made of the best quality materials as it provides not only elegancy but also protection service.

iPhone 4S Wallet

Nowadays, iPhone 4S Wallet comes with various designs and materials. The first one is the Folio style wallet. The best Folio style wallet of iPhone 4S is made of genuine leather and has a felt interior with room for cards, driving licence and so on. It is bulkier than other wallet models but it offers superior protection as it fits a little loose for your iPhone 4.

Other style appears like an old leather book with genuine leather materials along with rooms for iPhone 4S and cards. The wallet is divided into two side; one side of the wallet is dedicated to the iPhone 4S while the other side is for the wallet purpose. It is a kind of wallet that needs extra work tough. It comes with no opening for camera lens and it feels a little awkward as you start to talk on your phone without remove it from the wallet.

There is also iPhone 4S Wallet that appears like a clamshell models. It allows you to comfortably talk on your phone without removing your iPhone from its wallet – with no feel of being weird or awkward. To use your phone, just flip open the wallet down and swing all around back. In addition, there is also a hole for charging point. Some of iPhone 4S Wallet is also equipped with strap to get the flexibility in operations of the wallet. Furthermore, there are lots of wallet with various styles, designs, textures, and colors available on the market.

So, which one is the best styles of iPhone 4S Wallet? Well, that’s entirely your decision to make. It still depends on your need and preference. You may just add an elegancy to your iPhone 4s by using a Black Leather Folio Style wallet. On the other hand, you may choose the one that gives more protection to your iPhone 4S.

iPhone 4S Bumper

2012-01-17T08:27:00.000-08:00

Another protection to your iPhone 4S, it is iPhone 4S Bumper case. Not only gives protection, it also solves the antenna problems of your iPhone 4S. It wraps around the edges of iPhone 4S and add a touch of color to monochrome iPhone 4S. It may not be the best protection for your iPhone 4S but still it is a necessary one for your phone.

The iPhone 4S Bumper comes in a glossy hard plastic material with a matte rubber on both front and back edges, bands around the stainless steel frame of iPhone 4S. All the opening is placed accurately, even for the tiny noise cancelling microphone. The opening parts include mute switch, dock connector, earphones and speakers. In addition, there are also metal covers along its side for the Sleep or Wake button and Volume controls. Surely it comes with a high quality material as it looks good and pleases in hand. It fits naturally with the iPhone 4S as if it is indivisible part of iPhone 4S. Attaching the Bumper is very easy, just slide the Bumper around iPhone 4S.

iPhone 4S Bumper

Unfortunately, with this kind of case, the front and back panel of iPhone 4S is left naked without protection. Surely, iPhone 4S Bumper may help lessen the possibility of damage as it slightly raises the iPhone off the surface of whatever it is sitting on and preventing the glass from touching the surface. But, the most vulnerable part of iPhone 4S is its display as it is mostly damaged by scratch. Apple should at least giving extra protection on the display by extending the Bumper with a kind of layer plastic on the display part.

Apple iPhone 4S Bumper comes with eye catching colors, making your iPhone 4S looks in color. The Bumper will certainly change the aesthetic look of the phone, especially with the white iPhone 4S. It comes in six colors; white, black, blue, green, orange, and pink.

Basically, the main function of iPhone 4S Bumper is to shield the external antenna from your hands. Holding the iPhone 4S with your left hand touching both the top and bottom antenna may cause the signal bars to disappear from the menu. In that way, you will lose the connectivity and wouldn’t be able to get signals as well. Once it fits on your iPhone 4S, you will no longer have to worry about having antenna problems. It gives a great appearance of your iPhone 4S as well as protection and functionality. You can carry it around without worried covering its antenna and causing connectivity problems.

If you are really an iPhone 4S owner, you should get this iPhone 4S Bumper. It solves the problems of reception, and offers protection for the exposed rear screen and metal antenna. It is also is a good case with a high quality materials but it lacks the display protection. But then, before you finally decided to buy, you might have to consider other cases as well. There are many cases available on market that provides more protection and functionality.

Types of iPhone 4S Cases

2012-01-16T20:29:00.000-08:00

Hundreds of iPhone 4S cases are now available on market with various designs, materials, textures, colors, etc. Some cases can be durable with shock-absorbing material or stylish with bright colors and unique designs. Other cases may functional as well as attractive. There is no “exact” case for an iPhone 4S as it depends on your preference and need. Helping you to choose the right case, here is the types of iPhone 4S cases available on market.

iPhone 4S Cases

Tough cases - Implies from its name, “tough” iPhone 4S cases are made of tough materials such as rubbers, silicones, or other shock-absorbing materials. It main function is to protect the delicate hardware of an iPhone 4S from dropping or crushing damage. These cases are mainly focused on its function. That is why these cases usually come with chunky shapes and thick coverings often evoke military hardware. Recently, some tough case manufacturers have already started to make their products more attractive with bright colors and sleeker lines.

Gel cases - The gel iPhone 4S cases are made out of polyurethane gel or silicone. Gel cases provide some protection from unexpected drops. Sometime, these gel cases are called bumper cases; like the bumper on a car. Many iPhone 4S users prefer gel cases rather than tough cases because they are more colorful. The translucent material of gel case can be infused with a wide variety of eye-catching colors.

Sport cases - Sport cases of iPhone 4S is usually used by those who like listening to mp3 music players through iPhone 4S during a workout. The sport iPhone 4S cases is equipped by Velcro or elastic straps that slip around the arm, keeping the phone protected during a run. These sport cases also provide some protection from the elements, but they do not have much additional padding to resist drops.

Leather cases - Leather cases is likely to be more popular for businessman or executives because of its elegance look. Surely a black leather case looks more professional than a brightly colored gel or hard plastic case. These cases give some protection from drops and bumps with a wide leather exterior and a padded interior. The form may come in a sleeve design as the phone slips into or a flip cover that pulls back to reveal the iPhone’s touch screen.

Hard plastic cases - Hard plastic of iPhone 4S cases offers bright colors and appealing designs. The case snaps around the metal exterior of an iPhone and brighten up the phone’s monochromatic design. The case can be used to differentiate two identical phones which is very ideal for families or group of friends owing the same types and colors of iPhone 4S. Its main function is to absorb shock but less than other cases. To maximize the protection, hard plastic case can be combined with a padded sleeve.

Which one is better? That depends on your preference and need as well. For sure, iPhone 4S case’s functions are protecting iPhone 4S from dropping or crushing damage. In addition, it also protects from collecting internal dust.

Top 5 New Phones at CES 2012

2012-01-16T16:08:00.000-08:00

Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in Las Vegas was over last Friday (January 13th, 2012) but its side-effects haven’t over yet. Its massive in show was deniable as more than 2,700 companies took part in CES 2012 and over 20,000 new products were exhibited. Among those new products exhibited came with their best performance and best features as well. Last year, CES was mostly about Android but this year, CES 2012 was shared with Microsoft Windows Phone mobile operating system. Still Google's Android mobile operating system successfully managed a strong showing at CES 2012. Nokia and HTC come up with the new Windows Phone mobile OS while Samsung, LG and Motorola are stick up with Android OS. To sum up, here are the top 5 new phones exhibited at CES 2012.

CES 2012

Nokia Lumia 900 - Nokia Lumia 900 is exhibited on CES 2012 with a sleek and curvy design as well as its refreshing blue sea color. It comes with Windows Phone mobile operating system and runs on 4G LTE network by AT&T. It is also features 4.3 inches AMOLED display, 8 megapixels camera with f2.2/28mm Carl Zeiss lens that can capture wide-angle shots and performs splendidly in low light environment.

HTC Titan II - It comes up on CES 2012 as the successor of HTC Titan that runs on Windows Phone mobile operating system. Two of its superb features are being the first Windows Phone handset to run on a 4G LTE network of AT&T in the US and the first to have 16 megapixels camera, the highest resolution ever seen on a handset released in the U.S. market. Other superb features include a large and beautiful 4.7 inches Super LCD display, 1.5 GHz Snapdragon processor, a front-facing camera, and 16 GB onboard storage.

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx - On CES 2012, Motorola seems to stick up with Android OS as its new handset runs on Android’s Gingerbread OS. But one of Motorola representative said that it will be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the second Quarter of 2012. The main feature of Droid Razr Maxx is its extreme battery life. The battery life is claimed to be the very powerful as it can last up to 21 hours of operation from a single charge, doubles from its original. Other great features include 8 megapixels camera that can record at 1080p high definition video, and a front-facing camera for video chat. The Droid Razr Maxx will be launching on January 26 for $299.99 on contract.

Samsung Galaxy Note - A hybrid of a tablet and a smartphone on CES 2012, it is Samsung Galaxy Note. It’s too big for a smartphone but likely to small for a tablet, that’s why it is called a hybrid of a tablet and a smartphone along with both of their features. It comes with 5.3 inches Super AMOLED display, AT&T's LTE network support, built-in stylus as well as other superb features.

LG Spectrum - The last one of the best 5 new phones at CES 2012 is LG Spectrum. It features 4G LTE network support, 4.5 inches HD display, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 16 GB storage, an 8 megapixels camera with LED flash, and Dolby Digital Plus support. The LG Spectrum is expected to be launched as a Verizon exclusive on January 19 for $199.99 with a 2 year contract.

The Best Ultrabook at CES 2012, Samsung Series 9

2012-01-16T14:29:00.000-08:00

Still from CES 2012 event that held at Los Angeles, here is the best ultrabook on the show; Samsung Series 9. Not only powered by its exquisite design as well as thin and light body, Series 9 also comes with great features. It will be released with a price of $ 1,499 along with 3 years of guarantee.

Samsung Series 9 is designed in a beautiful and exquisite body with curved edges around the back. It comes with its best look as it is covered by sleek brushed-black metal of duralium – a material used in aircraft construction. It also comes with its super slim and light body measuring only 16.3 mm at its thickest and weighing 1.31 kg. Inside, the coating is rather different with a combination of matte and glossy plastic trim coating around the display area and keyboard. The display features 13.1 inches display with maximum resolution of 1.366 x 768 pixels. Above the display is a 1.3 megapixel Webcam (at maximum resolution of 1.280 x 1.024 pixels).

Samsung Series 9

Come to its keyboard and touchpad, it is simple like other notebook. The keyboard is arranged in well spaced keys with a light sensor that automatically turns on the backlight when the light levels go down. The touchpad comes in a different style with no buttons. The whole pad is functioned as a one big button. Press with a single finger if you want a right click and press with two fingers to have a left click. It also responds to multi-touch gesture as you pinch to zoom or slide two fingers across it to move documents. Being slim, surely there is not much room for inputs but Samsung manages to mount some of input on the left and right edges. Those inputs around include two USB ports (one of which is USB 3.0), a mini-HDMI port, a microSD card reader, Ethernet port and a tiny AC adapter. Stereo speakers are hid behind tiny grilles at the front side edges.

Samsung Series 9 will be powered by the second generation of Intel Core i5 / i7 Processor with 8 GB of RAM and 128/256 GB of SSD. It is also equipped with Microsoft Windows 7 OS. It works great at single-task speed and perfectly fine for most standard uses. But when you use it for video streaming and games for quite a long time, it will ran a little warm. To enhance its performance, Series 9 comes with Intel Turbo Boost technology 2.0 that can automatically allocate the power to the most needed part. In that way, the performance will be faster and save the battery life. Samsung Series 9 also features Samsung Fast Start instant on that allows you to start experiencing the performance in just 12 second of start up.

The battery of Samsung Series 9 also runs very well as it is equipped by PowerPlus technology. PowerPlus optimizes the battery charging so it can extend the battery life. Series 9 uses battery Li-Polymer that manages to serve up to 5 hours and 22 minutes of standby time.

Protect Your iPad 2 With iPad 2 Case

2012-01-16T12:14:00.000-08:00

Having a great brand new gadget like iPad 2 is surely an exciting experience. But things may not run well forever and something will probably damage your iPad such as being scratch or crack. Avoiding those possibilities, it definitely needs protection from iPad 2 case.

It cannot be denied that iPad 2 is an excellent gadget as there is currently no better tablet. Unfortunately, iPad 2 comes out unprotected as Apple doesn't bundle a case with it. You have to be very careful due its fragility and mobility as well as its unprotected body. Everything can possibly happen to your gadget and it is avoidable. You may drop it to the floor accidently from a height. Thing that possibly happen is your iPad 2 get a cracked or broken if you left it naked without case. On the other hand, those cracked or broken can reduced (not entirely avoidable) as you equips it with case. The case will reduce the bump and save your gadget. Other situation might happen as you rashly put your iPad 2 to your bag along with other things that might create scratch. Surely, those scratches will reduce the beauty of your iPad 2. Preventing those kinds of situation, you need to get case to protect it. Fortunately, it is available on market and there are thousands of options of case you can choose. From the one that offers basic protection up to high-level protection as well as fashionable look.

iPad 2 Case

Aside its protection function, iPad 2 case also adds some fashion in your gadget. The case typically made of plastic or rubber material and come with bright colors, textures and patterns – sometime it appears in a sweet looking or an elegance looking. It is up to you to choose those cases; whether it represents your personality or just a color you fond of. But still the first thing you must consider is its basic function as a protector for your iPad 2.

Furthermore, a good iPad 2 case should also provide things that can help you do more with your iPad 2 such as folio case. Folio case can be folded the right way and act as a stand, supporting you iPad 2 at various angles and poses for gaming, typing, video viewing or e-book reading. The case will fold back to cover the back panel when you are not using the stand. There is a bunch of folio cases in various materials and designs available on market.

As mention above, there are many options available for iPad 2 cases on market with various designs, colors and textures. What you should bear in mind is that cases designed for the first iPad generally won't fit on the iPad 2. The cases for iPad don’t have the cut-out for the rear camera. Make sure you buy the right version as some cases are available for both iPads. Last but not least, it is very important to consider first it functionality of iPad 2 case rather than its good-looking finished.

CES 2013; Its Google's Show

2012-01-16T10:02:00.000-08:00

Customer Electronics Shows (CES) 2012 has ended and now it is time for setting up the upcoming CES 2013. The recent CES 2012 was held successfully and even come with a record-breaking show. It became the largest event during its 44 year history, with more than 3,100 exhibitors showed on 1.861 million net square feet of exhibit space and more than 20,000 new products were launched. Moreover, it is drawing a record of more than 153,000 attendees, including more than 34,000 international attendees. After its record breaking in 2012, next year CES is surely expected to be more spectacular. Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) decided that CES 2013 will return to Las Vegas, US on January 8-11, 2013.

Aside its location change, there is also one thing that been considered on the next CES; who will deliver the CES keynote in CES 2013? Microsoft has announced that the company will not be hosting a booth on the next year CES which also means that it left the keynote alone. It is deniable that Microsoft itself is no longer the leader in consumer technology innovation. Not so many years ago, Microsoft may take its dominant role at mostly computing products on CES. But this year, the role was shared with Google’s Android. Microsoft Windows may still dominates the PC and laptop markets, but Android is everywhere; in tablets, in phones, and in TVs.

Google has transformed into the leading charge in consumer electronics and become the most influential platform company. Most of interesting new tablet products at CES this year ran Android and most of the smartphone manufacturers use Android as their only possible defense against the iPhone. Moreover, Google has become the most important vendor at CES 2012 and it's likely to be even more important to the CE industry next year. Those facts are making sense enough for Google to get the keynote spot at CES 2013.

CES 2013

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) itself has not gave official announcement about who will be invited to give the keynote at CES 2013. Soon after CES 2012 show closed, first of all they will decide the “thematic direction” for the CES 2013 show. Then they will extend invitations to keynote speakers of CES 2013.

Apple may not participate officially at CES this but in different perspective, it does participate for its own part. It sent hundreds of its employees to CES 2012; they often called as “spies” as they acted as quite deal-makers and observers. On the other hand, Google sent its Generals such as Eric Schmidt and Marissa Meyer on CNET live-streamed events. It is obvious that Google is already laying the base to dominate CES.

One for sure, the CES 2013 will belong to Google even if it doesn't get the keynote spot. Google has become the most influential company at CES 2012. Moreover, it is arguably the most important company for other CE vendors to work with, and it deserves the top billing at CES 2013.

Samsung Highnote M630, a Music Phone for Sprint

2012-01-16T03:09:00.000-08:00

Oriented in multimedia as its main feature, Samsung together with Sprint released its music phone namely Samsung Highnote M630. It comes with dual slide design, stereo speakerphone, music player, 2 megapixels camera and many more. In details, here is the review of the phone.

Samsung Highnote M630

Samsung Highnote M630 comes with dual slider design measuring 102 x 48 x 15 mm. The front side is resided by is a small earpiece, a small status LED light, a 2 inches (176x220 pixels resolution) display and a navigation array. The navigation array appears to be different with other phone. It is designed in circular ring that contain physical buttons in it and middle scroll wheel. Those physical buttons are two soft keys, a Send key, a Back key, an End key. On the left side of the phone, there are 3.5 mm headphone jack, volume rocker, Hold key and the microSD card slot. The right side is resided by microUSB charging or data port, dedicated Music key and Camera shutter. On the back is 2 megapixels camera.

As mention above, Highnote comes with dual slider; it can be slide up and down. Slide the phone up to reveal 12 keys layout contain 3 dedicated keys for Speakerphone, Text and Driving Mode as well as 9 keys resemble alphanumerical keys. Slide the phone down and you will find a stereo speakerphone. Sliding it down also activates multimedia menu that allows you to have quick access to music, TV and games.

The interface of Samsung Highnote M630 is Sprint’s new One Click UI. On the Home screen, you will be greeted by a string of icons arranged in a row at the bottom the display. You can add, remove or arranged the icons. It comes with eight stock icons and you can have up to fifteen icons in the row. Highnote also comes with Yahoo! and Google integration. Some of Google applications integrated in Highnote are Maps, Gmail, YouTube, News, Photos, Google SMS, and Calendar.

The main feature of Samsung Highnote M630 is multimedia features as there is quick access provided. As a Sprint’s phone, it comes with pre-loaded Sprint’s multimedia applications such as Sprint TV, Sprint Radio and the Sprint Music Store. Sprint Music Store is not only a storefront but also function as a music player. Giving its best multimedia experience, the music player is equipped by three options of 3D sound (Dynamic, Surround or Wide) and equalizer with Normal, Classic, Pop, Jazz and Rock options. In addition, the speakerphone is powered by the Bang and Olufsen amplifier. Enjoying music can be done using speakerphone or 3.5 mm headset jack as well as mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets. Another multimedia feature is 2 megapixels camera that can capture images pretty well.

Connectivity is pretty fast with the Sprint’s EV-DO Rev 0 network. To have internet browsing, there is Polaris website support WAP/xHTLML web pages. You may also use Opera Mini that seems far superior to Polaris. Messaging features include text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), IM and Email. There are three IM clients available (AIM, MSN, and Yahoo!). Email service is powered by Seven, that handles email from quite much any ISP (including Exchange Web Access). There is also Sprint Navigation with GPS navigation system. Last, Samsung Highnote M630 is powered by standard battery 960 mAh that is rated up to 5 hours of talk time.

Preliminary Specification of Samsung Exhilarate

2012-01-16T01:04:00.000-08:00

Strengthening its 4G LTE’s line, Samsung together with AT&T recently announced its new phone namely Samsung Exhilarate. It is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2012 in affordable price under $50 (likely to be $49.99) with a 2 year contract by AT&T. As the phone has not been released yet, the exact detail specification of the phone isn’t made official yet. In the meantime, here is the preliminary specification of the phone that is possible to be featured.

Samsung Exhilarate appears with a full touch screen design. Its chassis is constructed from 80 percent recycled post-consumer materials. The chassis itself get Platinum certification from UL Environment as it successfully meets a number of sustainability standard and eco-green concepts. The front side is resided by an earpiece, an indicator light, a front facing camera, a touch screen, and four touch-sensitive keys. The touch screen is possible to be 4 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 16M colors support. Four touch-sensitive keys below the screen appear like any other Android phone which is functioned as Menu, Home, Back and Search keys. The back side is resided by camera lens, LED flash and speakerphone. Exact information on around the phone’s side is still unknown yet.

Samsung Exhilarate

Samsung Exhilarate runs on AT&T’s GSM, HSDPA and LTE network. One of its main features is its high speed data connectivity that is supported by AT&T’s 4G LTE data network. The web browser for internet experience already supports HTML and Adobe Flash. Means that you will have an internet experience like in your PC and you will be able to watch video directly on YouTube website. Other connectivity provided includes WiFi, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth with A2DP, and micro USB v2.0 connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

Samsung Exhilarate will be powered by Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread). As for its processor, there is no exact information of how powerful it will be. The interface is likely to use the TouchWiz User Interface. Messaging feature of Samsung Exhilarate includes text messaging (SMS) in threaded view, multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging, Email, Push Mail, and RSS feeds.

Come to camera, Samsung Exhilarate is equipped by two cameras; a front facing camera and a main camera located on the back. The main camera also functions as a camcorder. To store data, there is internal memory available and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. Samsung Exhilarate will also provide multimedia features such as stock Android media player for playing music and video. It is support music in MP3/WAV/eAAC+ formats and video in MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 formats.

As an Android phone, Samsung Exhilarate will surely come with pre-loaded Google service application such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, and Picasa integration. You can still add another Android application by downloading them via Android Market. Other features that might provided are Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, SNS integration, Organizer, Image and video editor, Document viewer, Voice memo, Voice dial, Voice commands, Voice recording, Java MIDP emulator, Accelerometer sensor, Proximity sensor and Loudspeaker. Exact battery type and timing of Samsung Exhilarate is not known yet. Hopefully, it will come with powerful battery in order to bring up maximum performance.

Lenovo Yoga, a Hybrid of Ultra-thin Notebook And Tablet

2012-01-14T04:04:00.000-08:00

Recently at CES 2012, Lenovo introduces its brand new product concept namely Lenovo Yoga. It is an ultra thin notebook measuring only 17 mm thick and weighing 1.47 kg. Yoga also comes with sturdy hinges and leathery palm rest as well as rubbery coating for its durability. The hinges feature up to 360 degree that can create several useful poses and transform Yoga into a tablet. Transform into a tablet and into several poses aren’t a new idea, but Yoga is able to show it as an exciting experience.

First poses is likely to be notebook poses that is its origin design. Next, the keyboard can be folded all the way back until its located underside the display and transform Lenovo Yoga into a touch screen tablet. Don’t worry about hitting a key on the keyboard or the touchpad because once they pass 180 degree point, the keyboard and the touchpad will be automatically deactivated. In that way, you can use it on the go or place the keyboard and touchpad panel on a flat surface. The edge is also designed raised slightly to protect the keyboard if you place it on a flat surface.

Other way, the keyboard can be swung back half and serve as a base for the display as it stands on like a desktop. Yoga can also stands like a tent, with the display and the keyboard forming an inverted "V" on a tabletop. Following its poses, Lenovo Yoga will automatically rotate the display orientation without user intervention.

Lenovo Yoga

Lenovo Yoga will run on Windows 8 and Intel's next generation Core i3/i5 processors. Running on Windows 8, both as a notebook and a tablet will surely brings an excited experience. Yoga may appear different with other notebook since it is also functioned as a tablet. Windows 8 is likely to bring many tablet-like elements in its Home screen icons or tiles.

It will also hold 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of SSD storage. Come to its display, Lenovo Yoga features 13.1 inches touch screen with 1600 x 900 pixels resolution. The battery is claimed up to 8 hours of runtime. Buttons are placed around its side, so it is accessible in all orientations.

When Lenovo Yoga is functioned as a tablet, Windows 8 desktop will switch to the Metro User Interface. The display then function as a full touch screen and all the operation is handled by our finger touch. The touch screen itself support multi touch up to 10 fingers makes it ideal for playing a multi-player game or even run piano application.

It’s very surprising how Lenovo is working on better, more convenient ways of combining tablet and laptop functionality on Lenovo Yoga. Let’s hope that Lenovo will actually released its Lenovo Yoga product concept to the market soon so that we can experience its new technology. Lenovo Yoga is expected to release during the second half of 2012 with a starting price of $ 1.200, though there's no firm price announced yet.

iPhone 4S Screen Protector

2012-01-14T02:00:00.000-08:00

Apple iPhone 4S is surely an exquisite and elegant phone aside its excellent features. To keep its elegant, all you need is iPhone 4S Screen Protector. The phone’s screen is definitely one that should really be protected because it is highly sensitive and vulnerable surface. Moreover, the elegance of iPhone is determined by the delicacy and glistening of the phone’s screen. Having iPhone 4S Screen Protector will keep your phone’s screen protected from the external elements and from the constant daily wear and tear. Apple iPhone 4S Screen Protector itself appears in two kind of protector; a LCD screen protector and a Privacy screen protector.

iPhone 4S Screen Protector

The first iPhone 4S screen protector is LCD screen protector. LCD screen protector helps you protect the phone’s screen from scratch. You are not that perfect and very detail all the time when using iPhone. You may just forget put it into its pouch and barely slip in into your pocket or bag along with other things that can cause scratch. Having a screen protector leaves you in ease handling iPhone. Surely there might be a scratch but that scratch is in the screen protector, not in the iPhone’s screen. It is also protect the phone's screen from any fingerprint. LCD screen protector is not only protecting the screen from external damage but it also helps protecting your eyes. With its anti-glare features, the screen protector can minimize stress and strain on your eyes while looking on iPhone.

A great LCD screen protector comes with three main functions. First, it helps protect your eyes from glare as it features anti-glare. Second, it enhances screen’s protection from UV rays of the sun. And third, it can keep the original color of the phone’s screen. Means that you need not to be worried about having the brightness and color of your phone’s screen fades away because of excessive exposure to sunlight.

Second, we have Privacy screen protector that helps maintaining your privacy when using iPhone in public area. You surely don’t like others staring over to see what you are doing or what is on the screen of your phone. This case often happens when you are trying to watch some private video or image along with your friends or in public area. The most annoying case is when you are texting and others start staring over to find out what you are writing in. Having a screen protector on your iPhone will surely keep your privacy while watching videos, images or texting. The screen protector will give a clear view from the front but not from the side angle. As a user you will be given a clear view, but those who view the screen from a side angle will not be able to see anything.

Which one is better? LCD screen protector or Privacy screen protector? Those are difficult questions to answer as you have your own choices and preference. One for sure is that you get the best quality of iPhone 4S screen protector.

Casio G'zOne Ravine C751, a Durable Phone for Verizon Wireless

2012-01-14T01:38:00.000-08:00

Strengthening its G’zOne’s line, Casio released its durable phone namely Casio G'zOne Ravine C751 for Verizon Wireless. Ravine is powered by rugged Military certificated chassis, 3.2MP camera, music player, GPS, PTT support and many more. In details, let’s have a look at the review below.

Casio G'zOne Ravine C751

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Unlike its most predecessors, Casio G'zOne Ravine C751 appears with a clamshell design and rugged material chassis from hardened plastics and rubber. Its chassis also get Military certification for resistant to conditions of water, shock, dust, immersion, vibration, humidity, salt fog, solar radiation, altitude, and low and high temperatures. Located on the front (clamshell closed) is 1.35 inches external display showing date, time, signal strength, and battery life as well as notification of incoming calls or text messages. Exploring the phone’s side, there are volume rocker, voice command key, PTT key, 2.5 mm headset jack, and microUSB port. On the back side, there are 3.2 megapixels camera and LED flash. Flip open the clamshell to reveal the 2.2 inches TFT internal display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution and 65K colors support. Below the internal display are navigation array and alphanumerical keypad with white backlit.

Come to its interface, there is nothing special about it as it is arranged in typical Verizon’s phone. Main Menu is categorized in media center, contacts, messaging, recent calls, and settings & tools. The Phonebook can save up to 1000 entries; each may consist of a name, four phone numbers, two email addresses, an IM screen name, a street address, ringtone ID and picture caller ID. You may also assign each entry to caller groups or one of 999 speed-dial locations. There is also separate Push-to-Talk list that holds up to 500 entries.

Designed as a rugged and durable phone, Ravine is surely dedicated for those who like travelling or outdoor activities. For that reason, Ravine is equipped by G’zGear application located in the Tools menu. The application provides Earth Compass, World Nature, Walking Counter, Tides, Current View, Sunrise/Sunset time, Lunar Phase, Cosmic View, and Star Gazer sky map. All those program help you keep in track while doing outdoor activities.

Ravine is also equipped by 3.2 megapixels camera with LED flash. The camera can also record video but limited to 320 x 240 pixels resolution at 15 fps. For storage, Ravine provides 235 MB internal memory but only 197 MB is available to the user. There is also additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. For multimedia feature, there is media player for playing music and video.

Ravine is a CDMA phone and supported by EV-DO Rev.A data network. Internet browsing can be done using built-in web browser with HTML support. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth, microUSB connection and GPS navigation system with A-GPS support. Messaging features of Casio G'zOne Ravine C751 include text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging and Email (POP or IMAP accounts). There is also Verizon’s Social Beat application that provides access to your social media networking such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. Last, Casio G'zOne Ravine C751 is powered by standard battery Li-ion 1140 mAh that is rated up to 5 hours of talk time or up to 490 hours of standby time.

Detail Specifications of Sony Xperia S

2012-01-12T17:32:00.000-08:00

Dropping its Ericsson, Sony announced new smartphone under the name of Sony Xperia S. It is announced together with Sony Xperia Ion on CES (Consumer Electronic Show) 2012 and expected to release on Q1, 2012. Xperia S comes with exquisite design that brings up premium look as well as massive features. Closer look, here is the detail specification of the phone.

Sony Xperia S

Sony Xperia S comes with full touchscreen design measuring 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm and weighing 144 grams. The front side is resided by 4.3 inches capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors support and 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The screen is enhanced by Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine technology and protected by Scratch-resistant glass. Above the screen is a 1.3 front facing camera.

To be able to run all applications smoothly without lag, Xperia S is powered by Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) and Dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon processor with 1 GB RAM. Xperia S runs on GSM network and supports HSDPA up to 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA up to 5.8 Mbps data network. Unfortunately, it only supports microSIM card. Internet experience would be very fascinating as it is supported by HSDPA network as well as HTML5 and Adobe Flash. Other connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, DLNA, and USB On-the-go support. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support and GLONASS.

Come to camera, Sony Xperia S is equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front camera for video calls, self-portrait and even video recording at maximum 720p resolution, and a 12 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash on the back side of the phone. Main camera can capture images up to 4000x3000 pixels resolutions. Main camera’s features include Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, and image stabilization. It can also record HD video up to 1080p resolution at 30 fps with continuous autofocus, video light, and video stabilizer support. Unfortunately, there is no external memory available. To store data, there is only internal memory of 16 GB or 32 GB – depends on your choices of phone’s types. For multimedia features, Xperia S comes with media player for playing music and video. Music player features TrackID music recognition and supports music of MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV formats. Meanwhile, video player can play video of MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV formats. Enhancing its multimedia feature, there is HDMI and TV launcher features.

Messaging features includes SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email and IM. As an Android smartphone, Sony Xperia S also comes with pre-loaded Google service applications such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, and Google Talk. You may add some Android application by downloading them via Android Market. Other features include Document viewer, SNS integration, Voice memo/dial/commands, Accelerometer, Loudspeaker, Multitouch up to 10 fingers, and Java MIDP emulator. Last but not least, is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 1750 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 8 hours 30 minutes (3G) of talk time or up to 420 h (3G) of standby time.

Sony Xperia Ion, a 4G LTE Smartphone for AT&T

2012-01-12T15:20:00.000-08:00

Sony’s first smartphone without Ericsson, it is Sony Xperia Ion. It is also the first Sony’s smartphone running on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. Along with its 4G LTE support, the phone is also equipped with superb features. The phone has been announced recently and is expected to release on Quartal 2, 2012.

Sony Xperia Ion

Sony Xperia Ion comes with candybar and full touch screen design. It appears to be very slim and light measuring 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm and weighing 144 grams. Located on the front is 4.55 inches capacitive touch screen in 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The screen comes with 16M colors and ~323 ppi pixel density. Furthermore, it is powered by scratch-resistant glass protection and Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine as well Timescape UI for its interface.

To be able to run applications, Xperia Ion is supported by Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) and Dual-core 1.5 GHz processor with Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon chipset and 1 GB RAM. For connectivity, it runs on GSM network with AT&T’s 4G LTE support. It also provides high speed data connectivity via HSDPA up to 21.1 Mbps or HSUPA up to 5.8 Mbps, as well as 4G LTE Cat3, 50 data network. Along with its LTE supports, internet browsing will surely become a fascinating experience with HTML5 and Adobe Flash support. Other connectivity offered includes Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, DLNA, HDMI, NFC and microUSB connection. There is also a powerful GPS navigation system not only with A-GPS but also GLONASS supports.

Its superb features hasn’t stop yet as Sony Xperia Ion comes with superb multimedia feature as well. For camera, Xperia Ion is equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front camera and a 12 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash located on the back side. Both cameras can capture image as well as record video. Main camera is capable of capture images up to 4.000x3.000 pixels resolution. Some of main camera features include Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization and touch focus. Main camera also features continuous autofocus, video stabilizer and video light to record HD video in 1080p resolution. Front camera can also record video but limited on 720p resolution. For storage, the phone has 16 GB internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. Xperia Ion is also equipped with Stereo FM radio with RDS and media player for playing music and video. Music player comes with TrackID music recognition and supports music of MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV formats. Meanwhile, video player can play video of MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV formats.

Messaging features available in Sony Xperia Ion are SMS (threaded view), MMS, Instant Messaging, Email, and Push Email. Other features include pre-loaded Google service applications, SNS integration, ANT+ support, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial/commands, Java MIDP emulator, multitouch up to 4 fingers, and Accelerometer. To support all its superb features, Sony Xperia Ion uses standard battery Li-Ion 1900 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 4 hours (3G) of talk time or up to 350 hours (3G) of standby time.

LG Spectrum, a 4G LTE Smartphone

2012-01-12T14:10:00.000-08:00

Joining the tight competition of 4G LTE smartphone, LG announced its new phone namely LG Spectrum. It is expected to hit the market on January 19th, 2012. Aside its 4G LTE connectivity, it is also powered with massive features such as Android Gingerbread OS, 1.5 GHz processor, 8 megapixels camera, GPS, and many more. To get more information, here is the detail specification of Spectrum.

LG Spectrum

LG Spectrum comes with full touch screen design measuring 135.4 x 68.8 x 10.4 mm and weighing 141.5 grams. On the front side, there is 4.5 inches HD-IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution and 16M colors supports. The screen is powered by True HD Graphic Engine technology and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Above the screen is a front facing camera for video calls while below is chromed out Home screen keys. The back side is resided by main camera with LED flash and speakerphone.

LG Spectrum is a powerful smartphone running on Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) and powered by Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion processor with Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon chipset and 1 GB RAM. For the connectivity, LG Spectrum works on CDMA network and supports 4G LTE network. Data connectivity is powered by EV-DO Rev. A,up to 3.1 Mbps and 4G LTE data network. To experience high speed 4G LTE data network, there is built-in web browser available with WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, and Adobe Flash support. Spectrum is also equipped with other connectivity such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, DLNA, TV-out (via MHL A/V link), NFC and microUSB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

Come to camera, LG Spectrum is equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front facing camera and an 8 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash. Main camera is capable of capturing images up to 3264 x 2448 pixels resolution. Some of camera’s features include Geo-tagging, face detection, and image stabilization. Video recording using main camera is able to record video in HD 1080p resolution at 30 fps. For storage, Spectrum provides 4 GB internal memory. If that is not enough, there is an additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. Spectrum also comes with multimedia feature include media player for playing music and videos. Music player can handle music in MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/AC3/DTS formats. Meanwhile, video player is capable in playing MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV/DviX video formats. In addition, LG Spectrum is also equipped by Dolby mobile sound enhancement.

Messaging features of LG Spectrum include text messaging (SMS) in threaded view, multimedia messaging (MMS), Email, Push Mail, Instant Messaging, and RSS. To input text, Spectrum provides virtual on-screen keyboard that consists of virtual alphanumerical keyboard on portrait view and virtual QWERTY keyboard on both portrait and landscape view. Other features of LG Spectrum includes SNS integration, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, True HD movie editor, Document viewer and editor, Organizer, Voice memo, Voice dial, Voice commands, and Accelerometer. To support its performance, LG Spectrum uses standard battery Li-Ion 1830 mAh.

HTC Titan II, a Windows Mango Phone with 4G LTE Support

2012-01-12T12:59:00.000-08:00

The first HTC’s windows phone running on AT&T 4G LTE network, it is HTC Titan II. It has been announced recently and is expected to release on Q1, 2012. It comes with exquisite looks and superb features such as 4G LTE support, 16 megapixels camera, Windows Mango OS, 1.5 GHz processor, GPS, and many more. Closer inspection, let’s have a look at detail specification of the phone below.

HTC Titan II

HTC Titan II appears in candy bar and full touch screen design measuring 132 x 69 x 13 mm and weighing 147 grams. It looks compact and exquisite with metallic casing and soft touch coating. Located on the front is 4.7 inches S-LCD capacitive touch screen with 16M colors support and 480 x 800 pixels resolution. Below the screen are three touch-sensitive keys for Back, Home (in Windows logo) and Search function. A front facing camera is placed above the screen.

HTC Titan II is a windows phone running on Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS. To keep it works smoothly and responsive without lag, Titan II uses 1.5 GHz Scorpion Qualcomm S2 Snapdragon processor with 512 MB RAM. Come to data connectivity, Titan II runs on GSM network and AT&T’s LTE network. It is also powered by HSDPA, HSUPA and 4G LTE data network. For faster internet browsing, there is Internet Explorer 9 web browser with HTML5 and Adobe Flash support. Other connectivity provided includes WiFi, Bluetooth, DLNA, and microUSB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support and Bing Maps integration.

The superb feature coming with HTC Titan II is a 16 megapixels camera with autofocus and dual LED flash that is placed on the back side. Its superb camera can capture images up to 4640 x 3480 pixels resolution. Enhancing its performance, the camera comes with a bunch of features include Geo-tagging, BSI sensor, face detection, image stabilization, digital zoom, panorama mode, ISO control, wide angle F2.6 lens, and backside illumination. The camera can also record video in HD 720p resolution at 30 fps. Aside its superb camera on the back side, there is also a 1.3 megapixels secondary camera for video calls and self-portrait located on the front above the screen. To store data, Titan II provides 16 GB internal memory. Unfortunately, there is no additional external memory available. For multimedia features, Titan II is equipped by Windows Media Player for playing music and video. The media player support music in MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ formats and video in MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 formats. There is also Stereo FM radio with RDS.

HTC Titan II is also equipped with messaging feature such as text messaging (SMS) in threaded view, multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging, and Email. Email service supports IMAP, POP3, SMTP, and Microsoft Exchange accounts. Other features include SNS integration, Organizer, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, Document viewer and editor, Voice memo, Voice dial, Voice commands and Accelerometer. Supporting its performance, Titan II comes with standard battery Li-Ion 1730 mAh.

How to Choose a Capacitive Stylus

2012-01-12T10:27:00.000-08:00

Capacitive stylus is a stylus that is especially design for capacitive touch screen devices to get more precisely touch. Basically we don’t need capacitive stylus in our basic operation of the phone as our capacitive devices are already responsive with our finger touch. But in advance, especially for those who enjoy using art applications, you may have considered getting a pen or stylus for sketching, drawing, and painting more precise and comfortable. Or maybe you just want to take notes and ideas, without having your finger stains your touch screen glass.

Here are the things that you should consider in choosing capacitive stylus:

Capacitive Stylus

Sensitivity – Usually we only need a slight touch of our finger when operating using our capacitive devices. Note that capacitive touch screen devices are only responding to object that contain electrical conductor such as our finger. We cannot use any object that made of electrically insulating material such as plastic, gloves, cloth, etc in our capacitive devices. We cannot use resistive stylus too. That’s why we need stylus that is specially design for capacitive touch screen devices. The stylus should also have sensitivity at least similar to our finger. As we only need a light touch using our finger, capacitive stylus should be as light as well in touching the screen. The lighter you touch the screen with capacitive stylus, the better.

Drag – Drag here is more related to the roughness of dragging movement. It is very important especially for art application in your capacitive touch screen devices. Check the tip material of the capacitive stylus as it will determine drag movement. It should be glided effortlessly across your touch screen devices. Less drag and movement is better.

Length – You may not pay attention on this matter, but actually it is important as well. Having stylus that is too long or too short will cause inconvenience in operating your touch screen devices. With a long stylus on small devices like iPhone, you definitely won’t get precisely touch. While having short stylus on larger devices like iPad, you will have your arm and hand together on the screen blocking most of the time. It is best for you to consider the stylus’s length that corresponds to the size of your capacitive touch screen devices to be able to see the entire screen.

Appearance – It cannot be denied that we always choose things based on its good looking appearance. Same things also work in choosing capacitive stylus. We already have an exquisite and premium capacitive touch screen devices and surely we also want its accessories match well. Being simple is best options. Choose one that is match well with your devices but keep is simpler.

Durability – Anything could happen to your capacitive stylus. You may drop it from some height or you just sitting on it that made your stylus broken or damaged. That is why durability is also important. Choose one that is made of best quality material with sturdy look.

Convenience – You won’t get best performance from the stylus if you uncomfortable with it. Make sure you try it first and fit it to your hand. Set your choice to the capacitive stylus that brings convenience in your hand as you will use it in a length of time.

T-Mobile G2, a Smartphone with Slide QWERTY Keyboard

2012-01-11T20:12:00.000-08:00

Following the success of T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile together with HTC comes back with its sequel under the name of T-Mobile G2. It comes with exquisite design but massive features. Closer look, here is the review of T-Mobile G2.

T-Mobile G2

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T-Mobile G2 also known as HTC Desire Z comes with full touch screen design plus a side slide QWERTY keyboard. The phone’s appearance is clean and exquisite with combination of brushed aluminum finish and silver colored soft touch covering. It measures 119.4 x 61 x 15.2 mm and weighs 184.3 grams. The front side is resided by 3.7 inches capacitive touch screen (480 x 800 pixels resolution) with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Below the screen are four touch capacitive keys for Home, Menu, Back, and Search function as well as a square shaped track-pad. The left side houses microUSB port and volume rocker while the right side resides camera shutter. On the top, there are 3.5 mm headphone jack, and Power key. Slide the smartphone to reveal full QWERTY keyboard arranged in 4 rows. The back side features 5 megapixels camera and LED flash.

T-Mobile G2 is powered by Android OS v2.2 (Froyo) and 800MHz Qualcomm MSM 7230 processor with 512 MB RAM. All applications run smooth and responsive in navigating around and launching applications. For the interface, there are 7 different pages of Home screen that can be customized with various widgets, icons, and shortcut. T-Mobile G2 runs on quad band GSM network and supports HSDPA up to 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA up to 2 Mbps. Experiencing its high speed internet connection can be done by using stock Android’s web browser with HTML and Adobe Flash support. Other connectivity includes WiFi, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth, and microUSB connection as well as GPS navigation system with A-GPS.

T-Mobile G2 is also equipped by 5 megapixels camera with autofocus and LED flash. The camera comes with simple layout and basic settings such as modifying focus, exposure, white balance, and zoom. As a camcorder, the camera can record videos in 720p resolution. Come to multimedia feature, there is a stock Android media player for playing music and videos. You may also download another media player application that suits you best via Android market. To store data, there are 4 GB internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB.

Messaging features of T-Mobile G2 include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, and Instant Messaging. Text input is done using virtual QWERTY on-screen keyboard or physical landscape QWERTY keyboard. Some of pre-loaded Google service applications are Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, and Picasa integration. You can also download more application via Android market. Other features available on T-Mobile G2 are Organizer, Voice memo, Java MIDP emulator and Accelerometer. To support its performance, uses standard battery Li-Ion 1300 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 6 hours 40 minutes (3G) of talk time or up to 430 hours (3G) of standby time.

Captivate Great Performance of Samsung Captivate Glide

2012-01-11T16:00:00.000-08:00

One of Samsung’s powerful Android smartphone, it is Samsung Captivate Glide. It boasts great performance as powered by Android Gingerbread OS, 1 GHz processor, Super AMOLED display, 8 megapixels camera, GPS and many more. In detail, let’s captivate its great performance on review below.

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Samsung Captivate Glide is designed as a side slider phone with full touch screen and a slide landscape QWERTY keyboard. It is made entirely of plastic with rounded edges and gray accent around its side. It is compact and light measuring 124 x 64 x 13 mm and weighing 147 grams. The front side is resided by 4 inches capacitive touch screen (480 x 800 pixels) with Super AMOLED technology. Above the screen, there is a front facing 1.3 megapixels camera and an earpiece. Right below the screen are four touch sensitive keys for Menu, Home, Back and Search function. Around the phone’s side, there are microphone, volume rocker, power button, 3.5 mm headset jack, and microUSB port. Slide phone to the right to reveal 4 rows QWERTY keyboard. Each key comes with square shape and light-blue accent color on the backlit. There are four additional physical keys on the QWERTY keyboard, two on each side. Home and Menu keys on the left side of the keyboard, while Back and Search keys on the right side of the keyboard. On the back side of the phone, there are 8 megapixels camera, LED flash and speakerphone.

Samsung Captivate Glide is a powerful smartphone running on Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) and Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 Nvidia Tegra 2 processor with 1 GB RAM. It may not the best thing, but it shows enough vigor and power to its overall operation. The phone runs on GSM network and supports HSDPA up to 21 Mbps and HSUPA up to 5.76 Mbps. Experiencing its fast data speed can be done using stock Android web browser with HTML and Adobe Flash support. There are also other connectivity such as WiFi, WiFi Hotspot, Bluetooth, DLNA, HDMI, NFC, and microUSB connection, not to mention its aGPS navigation system.

Captivate Glide is also equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front facing camera and an 8 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash. Some of main camera features are Geo-tagging, touch focus, and face & smile detection. The main camera can also be functioned as a camcorder for recording videos in 720p resolution at 30 fps. For storage, there is room up to 8 GB of internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. Media player come with stock Android media player for playing music and video. If the media player doesn’t suits enough, you may download other media player application via Android Market.

Messaging features of Samsung Captivate Glide include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, and IM. Email feature supports multiple email accounts shown either in separate or combined inboxes. Text input can be done using virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard on portrait mode or slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard on landscape mode.

Other features include pre-loaded Google service applications, SNS integration, Document viewer, Organizer, Image and video editor, Voice memo/dial/commands, and Java MIDP emulator. Last, Samsung Captivate Glide is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 1650 mAh that can last up to 8 hours of talk time or up to 396 hours of standby time.

Palm Centro, a Business Smartphone With QWERTY keyboard

2012-01-11T14:53:00.000-08:00

Competing in smartphone market, Palm strengthens its position with Palm Centro. It is a business smartphone with touch screen and QWERTY keyboard as well as massive features. How the phone performs, let’s have a look at review below.

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Coming with new and fresh look, Palm Centro takes candybar design that holds its touch screen and portrait QWERTY keyboard. It feels small in all dimensions but still perfectly match in your hand measuring 107.2 x 53.5 x 18.6 mm and weighing 124 grams. The front panel is resided by 2.25 inches resistive touchscreen in 320 x 320 pixels resolution, navigation array and full QWERTY keyboard. The navigation array comes with silver accent that differentiate it from the keyboard. It consists of Call key. Phone key, Home key, End Call or Power key, Message key, Calendar key and elliptical 5-way directional pad on the center. Below the navigation array is full QWERTY keyboard arranged in 4 rows. It feels small and cramped as most part of the front panel is taken by the screen. Around the side of the phone are volume rocker keys, customizable launch key, standard Palm charging or data port, infrared port, microSD card slot, and sliding switch vibration mode key. On the back side, there are speakerphone, 1.3 megapixel camera, self-portrait mirror, tucked stylus pen and external antenna.

Palm Centro is a smartphone running on Palm OS 5.4.9 and powering 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz processor. The interface appears in intuitive layout and runs smooth and stable. There is also customize options such as changing wallpaper or edit and create categories, as well as reassign application to any category. For messaging features, Palm Centro offers text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMs), Instant Messaging and Email. Text messaging comes with threaded view that allows text messages to become instant message conversations. As for Instant Messaging feature, you will be given direct access to AIM, Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. Email feature provides VersaMail email application that comes with Microsoft's Direct Push Technology and preloaded configuration settings of AOL, AIM, Hotmail, Yahoo! and Gmail; yet you may configure any POP or IMAP client as well.

Palm Centro runs on CDMA network and already support CDMA EV-DO data network. Internet browsing is handled by Blazer 4.5 with WAP 2.0 and HTML support. Other connectivity includes infrared port, Bluetooth, and USB connection. Palm Centro also comes with Palm Desktop application that handles PC synchronizing. It allows you to synchronize your contacts and calendar to your PC or Laptop via program itself or Outlook. It can also be used to install third party applications to the phone.

Come to multimedia feature, Palm Centro is equipped by 1.3 megapixels camera, Pocket Tunes deluxe music player and Pics & Videos application. The camera performs very well with bright and great color representation and sharp edges. The camera can also record video up to 352 x 288 pixels resolution with average quality. All video playback is handled by and Pics & Videos application. It is manage to play videos in full-screen mode and supports MPEG4 QVGA videos encoded with H.263. Meanwhile, audio playback is handled by Pocket Tunes deluxe application. It comes with full featured music player and can play in background. Furthermore, Centro comes with plentiful applications, and third party applications support. Last but not least,

is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 1150 mAh that is rated up to 4 hours of talk time or up to 300 hours of standby time.

Motorola Droid Pro, a Business Smartphone for Verizon Wireless

2012-01-11T12:46:00.000-08:00

Segmented on business smartphone market, Motorola Droid Pro comes with touch and text experience. It is powered by Android Froyo OS, 1 GHz processor, 5 megapixels camera, business features, security features and many more. In details, here is the review of Droid Pro.

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Motorola Droid Pro appears with candybar design and combination of touch screen and portrait QWERTY keyboard measuring 119 x 60 x 11.7 mm. It is manly made of black and silver plastic chassis that makes it considerably light weighing 134 grams. Located on the front is 3.1 inches capacitive touch screen in portrait orientation with 320 x 480 pixels resolution and 16M colors support. Below the screen are four touch-sensitive Android navigation keys for Menu, Home, Back and Search function. Those keys are still integrated with the screen and separated from the physical 4 rows QWERTY keyboard. Around the side of the phone, there are user-customizable shortcut key, Power key, 3.5 mm headset jack, volume rocker and microUSB charging port. The back side is resided by 5 megapixels camera with dual LED flash and speakerphone.

Motorola Droid Pro runs on Android OS v2.2 (Froyo) and powered by 1 GHz Cortex-A8 processor with 512 MB RAM and 2 GB ROM. Most part of this phone is stocked by Android with some improvement in business features and security feature. In business feature, there is a unified calendar that holds Exchange and Google calendar synchronizing and a full version of QuickOffice that allows you to view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. In security feature, Droid Pro is equipped by AuthenTec IPSec multi-headed VPN integration, complex password and remote device support as well as microSD card wipe capabilities.

Droid Pro is a world phone that supports both CDMA and GSM network. In US, Droid Pro can only work with Verizon CDMA network. Once you are abroad outside US, Droid Pro will run on global GSM network. CDMA network offers Verizon’s EVDO Rev. A data network while GSM network offers HSDPA and HSUPA data network. The stock Android web browser supports HTML and Adobe Flash that make web pages load pretty fast. Other connectivity includes WiFi. WiFi Hotspot, Bluetooth, DLNA, microUSB connection and GPS navigation system with VZ navigator and Google Map integration.

Droid Pro is also equipped by 5 megapixels camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. Image quality is rather disappointing as images look grainy with poor detail and oversaturated colors. Camera settings are also limited, only feature several scene and effect settings. The camera can also record video in DVD quality (720x480 pixels resolution) at 26-30 fps and share similar camera quality. To store data, there is 1.5 GB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card.

Come to multimedia feature, Droid Pro is supported by stock Android music player and video player. If it doesn’t suit you, you can download another media player application available at Android Market. The media player allows you to play music of MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ formats and videos of MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 formats. For messaging features, Motorola Droid Pro comes with unified inbox to hold SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, and Instant Messaging. There are also pre-loaded Google service applications, Organizer, Voice memo/dial, Java MIDP emulator and Accelerometer. Lastly, Motorola Droid Pro is powered by extended battery Li-Ion 1860 mAh that is rated up to 6.5 hours of talk time or up to 13 days of standby time.

HTC Status, a Facebook Phone

2012-01-11T10:18:00.000-08:00

Strengthened its position in smartphone market, HTC in collaboration with Facebook released its fresh new smartphone namely HTC Status. The main feature of the phone is a dedicated Facebook key for direct access in updating Facebook status. Aside from that, the phone is also powered by massive features. Here is the review of the phone to get deeper inspection.

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HTC Status comes with a candybar design with touch screen and QWERTY keyboard. It is very compact and slim measuring 114.4 x 64.6 x 10.7 mm and weighing 120 grams. Located on the front is 2.6 inches touch screen with 480 x 320 pixels resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Above the screen, there is indicator light and front camera while below the screen are four Android touch-sensitive keys (Home, Menu, Back and Search keys), a Call key, an End Call key and a full QWERTY keyboard. The QWERTY keyboard is arranged in 4 rows; each key is designed in large oval key and raised above the surface. At the bottom right is the dedicated Facebook key that will take you directly to update Facebook status. Around the phone side are volume rocker, Power or Screen Lock key and 3.5mm headset jack. The back side is resided by camera lens, LED flash and speakerphone.

HTC Status is powered by Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) and 800MHz Qualcomm processor with 512 MB RAM. For the interface, Status comes with HTC Sense 2.1 user interface. There are 7 different pages of Home screen that can be customized by adding widgets or shortcuts. You can also personalize the interface with 5 different scene modes and 2 desktop skins.

HTC Status runs on GSM network and already supports HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps data connectivity. For internet experience, there is built-in web browser with HTML support. Navigating around website feels little cramped due to the small display, but fortunately the image and text are still readable as you zoom out. Other connectivity includes WiFi, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth, and microUSB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support and Google Maps integration.

Come to camera, HTC Status is equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front camera and a 5 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash. The main camera is capable to capture image at maximum 2592 x 1944 pixels resolution with great quality. The camera can also record video up to 720 x 480 pixels resolution at 22 fps. HTC Status is also equipped by multimedia feature such as music player and video player. The music player manages to play music of MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA formats. Meanwhile, the video player supports MP4/H.264 video formats.

Messaging features of HTC Status include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Instant Messaging, Email, and Push Email. In addition, there is also chat application with Facebook integration. As an Android smartphone, surely Status comes with pre-loaded Google applications such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, and Picasa integration. You may also download other Android application via Android market. Other features come with HTC Status are SNS integration, Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo, Accelerometer and Java MIDP emulator. To support all its performance, HTC Status uses standard battery Li-Ion 1250 mAh that is rated up to 6 hours 30 minutes of talk time or up to 636 hours of standby time.

Samsung M360 Review and Detail Specification

2012-01-10T14:32:00.000-08:00

Over the past few years, Samsung plays mostly in smartphones market but actually it hasn’t ignored basic phone market at all. One of its basic phones released recently is Samsung M360. It is targeted for those who want a phone that “just a phone” with basic features as well. Closer look, here is the review and detail specification of the phone.

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Samsung M360 comes with simple clamshell design measuring 99 x 48 x 18 mm and weighing 102 grams. It is made entirely of plastic material with black soft-touch finished on the back and glossy royal blue and black on the front. When the clamshell closed, front side of the phone is resided by 0.92 inches external display with 65.000 colors support and 128 x 128 pixels resolution, and camera lens right above the display. The external display shows signal strength, battery life, date and time. On the right side, there are 3.5 mm headset jack, camera shutter and microUSB charging port. Meanwhile, the right side is resided only by volume rocker. Flip open the clamshell and there are 2.25 inches internal display supports 260.000 colors and 320 x 240 pixels resolution, as well as navigation array and alphanumerical keypad. The navigation array consists of two soft keys, a diamond toggle with middle OK key, a Call key, a Back key and an End Call or Power key.

Samsung M360 runs on dual band CDMA (850/1900 MHz) network with EV-DO Rev 0 data network. Browsing internet can be done using Access NetFront 3.5.1 browser supports WAP/xHTML. The web browser manages to load WAP web pages but hardly works with more complex web pages such as HTML web pages. Other connectivity available on Samsung M360 includes Bluetooth, microUSB connection and GPS navigation system.

Samsung M360 comes with minimum multimedia feature; it has no music player, no video player, and no camcorder. It is only equipped by 1.3 megapixels camera that can capture images in four resolutions and three quality settings. Other camera features are white-balance modes, brightness settings, color effects, shooting modes, self timer, 10 x zoom options, and shutter sounds. Unfortunately, the camera cannot record videos. For storage, Samsung M360 only provides 1.5 MB of free internal memory without memory card slot.

Samsung M360 provides phonebook that can save up to 600 entries; each may consist of six phone numbers, an email address, a street address, a birthday, a job title, a company, picture caller ID, ringtone ID and notes. You may also assign contacts to caller groups. Messaging features include text messaging (SMS) in threaded view and multimedia messaging (MMS). There are no email or IM clients but that is not a major loss as it is merely a basic phone. Notification alerts provided are Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration mode, Silent mode, and Speakerphone. Organizer feature comes with Samsung M360 include Calendar, Alarm, and Calculator. To support it features, Samsung M360 uses standard battery Li-ion 1000 mAh that is rated up to 6.2 hours of talk time or 254 hours of standby time.

Kyocera Duracore, a Durable Basic Phone

2012-01-10T14:25:00.000-08:00

Come with rugged design and certified by Military Standard, Kyocera Duracore is surely meant to be a durable phone. Along with its rugged design, it is also come with simple clamshell design and basic features as well. In details, let’s have a look at the review below.

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Kyocera Duracore appeared in clamshell and rugged design. It is covered mostly by black strategically ribbed and rubberized Dura-Grip material with a silver-colored plate covering speaker phone on the back and front side. It is also a durable phone that is certified by Military Standard 810G-grade for salt, fog, humidity, transport shock and thermal shock resistant. The phone’s dimension is quite bulky and heavy measuring 98.5 x 49.8 x 23.9 mm and weighing 126 grams. Located on the front is 1 inch monochrome external display with 96 x 64 pixels resolution. It shows signal strength, battery life, date, time, missed called and message notification. The right side of the phone is resided by 2.5 mm headset jack while the left side is volume rocker, PTT button and microUSB charging port. Up top (clamshell closed), there are buttons dedicated for speakerphone and calling list shortcut. Flip open Kyocera Duracore to reveal its 2.0 inches external display supports 256K colors and 240 x 320 pixels resolution along with navigation array and alphanumerical keypad right below the display. The navigation array consists of two soft keys, a Web key, a Speakerphone key, a Talk key, a Back key, an End or Power key and a silver circular toggle with middle OK key.

Kyocera Duracore runs on 2G CDMA 800/1900 Mhz and 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network. In addition, it is also supported by EV-DO Rev. A up to 3.1 Mbps data connectivity. Browsing internet can be done using built-in web browser supports WAP 2.0/xHTML. It is manages to handle WAP web pages but hardly in loading more complex web pages such as HTML web pages. Kyocera Duracore is also equipped by other connectivity such as Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and EDR as well as microUSB v2.0 connection. Furthermore, it has GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

Kyocera Duracore is not a smartphone but it is powered by Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP) with Qualcomm QSC6055 chipset to support its performance. Messaging features of Duracore include text messaging (SMS) in threaded view, multimedia messaging (MMS) and email. Email service allows you to access your email account through IMAP, POP3, SMTP accounts. Not to mention its Psuh-To-Talk feature that turning the phone to walkie-talkie handset.

As a basic phone and durable phone, Kyocera Duracore comes with minimum multimedia features. It is only equipped by music player and FM radio, with no camera, no camcorder and no video player. Notification alerts provided by Kyocera Duracore are Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration mode, Flight mode, Silent mode, and Speakerphone. It is also featured Organizer such as Calendar, Alarm, and Calculator. To support all its performance, Kyocera Duracore uses standard battery Li-Ion 1360 mAh that is rated up to 8.1 hours of talk time.

Review of AT&T Impulse 4G

2012-01-10T14:00:00.000-08:00

Strengthened its 4G’s line smartphone, AT&T together with Huawei released its midrange smartphone namely AT&T Impulse 4G. It comes with 4G network supports, Android Froyo OS, 800 MHz processor, 5MP camera and many more. For details, here is the review and specifications of the phone.

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AT&T Impulse 4G is a full touchscreen phone measuring 120 x 65 x 11.6 mm and weighing 130 grams. The phone’s exterior is furnished by plastic glass material on the front panel, rubberized soft touch material on the back panel and smoked silver accent band around the sides. Front panel is resided by 3.8 inches capacitive touchscreen support 16M colors along with four touch sensitive keys for Back, Menu, Home and Search functions below the screen and an earpiece above. Exploring around its side, there are 3.5 mm headset jack, Power button, volume control buttons, and microUSB port. On the back side, there are speakerphone, camera lens and LED flash.

Impulse 4G is powered by Android OS v2.2 (Froyo) with 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 processor with 512 MB RAM. The interface comes with five pages of Home screens that can be customized by adding widgets or shortcuts. Overall performance is decent, but sometime there are slightly lag occur.

AT&T Impulse 4G runs on AT&T 2G and 3G GSM network as well as AT&T's HSPA+ (4G) data network. In fact, it is really hard to hit actual 4G network; it usually sticks to HSDPA network. Internet experience can be done using built-in web browser supports HTML and Adobe Flash. Other connectivity includes WiFi, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth, microUSB connection and GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

AT&T Impulse 4G is also equipped by 5 megapixels camera with autofocus and LED flash. It can capture images up to 2592 х 1944 pixels resolution but in poor quality with muddy and grainy look. Video recording in 720p resolution at 30 fps shares poor camera quality as well. To store data, there is 890 MB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. Come to multimedia features, there are stock Android music player and video player. The music player comes with standard setting and manages to play music of MP3/WAV/eAAC+ formats. Meanwhile, the video player manages to play video of MP4/H.263/H.264 formats. When playing video, it often experiences lag. At worst, playing video of 720p resolution will freeze the application entirely, requiring a force-quit.

Messaging features include SMS (threaded view), MMS, IM, Email, and Push Mail. Text input can be done using virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard that work both on portrait and landscape view. Impulse 4G also come with pre-loaded AT&T applications such as AT&T Code Scanner, AT&T FamilyMap, AT&T Navigator, Documents to Go, Layar, myAT&T, and YPmobile along with pre-loaded Google service applications as well. There are also thousands more applications waited to be downloaded via Android market. Other features include SNS integration, Organizer, Photo viewer, Photo editor, Voice memo, Voice dial, Java MIDP emulator, and Accelerometer. Last but not least, AT&T Impulse 4G is powered by standard battery Li-ion 1500 mAh that is rated up to 8 hours 31 minutes of talk time.

Pantech Breakout, an Android Smartphone for Verizon Wireless

2012-01-10T13:26:00.000-08:00

After its first attempt releasing smartphone, Pantech did it once again by releasing its first CDMA Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless namely Pantech Breakout. It is powered by Verizon 4G LTE network, Android Gingerbread OS, 5MP camera, GPS and many more. In details, here is the review and specification of the phone.

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Pantech Breakout comes with full touchscreen design and black matte plastic all around. It is compact and slim measuring 127 x 64 x 12 mm and quite heavy weighing 138 grams. Located on the front is 4 inches capacitive touchscreen with 256K colors support and 480 x 800 pixels resolution. Above the screen is VGA front camera for video call while below the screen are four physical buttons for Menu, Home, Back, and Search function. Two buttons are made of black plastic and two other buttons (Home and Back buttons) on the middle join together in half-moon silver accent. The left side is resided by 3.5 mm headset jack, volume rocker and voice control shortcut button. Meanwhile, the right side is resided by microUSB charging port, power or screen lock button, and camera button. Main camera lens and speakerphone are located on the back.

Pantech Breakout is the first Pantech Android smartphone running on CDMA network via Verizon Wireless. In addition, its CDMA network already supports Verizon’s 4G LTE data network. For internet experience, you can use one of two pre-installed web browser; standard web browsing or SpeedTest.net web browser. Both work very well opening complex web pages as they are supported by HTML and Adobe Flash. Other connectivity available includes WiFi, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth, microUSB and DLNA connection. There is also GPS navigation system with with A-GPS support and VZ Navigator integration. To be able to running all application smoothly without lag, Pantech Breakout is supported by Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) and 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 512 MB RAM and 1 GB ROM.

Come to camera, Pantech Breakout is equipped by two cameras; a VGA front camera and a 5 megapixels main camera with autofocus. The camera is easy to operate with some selection of settings such as white balance settings, color mode settings, image resolution settings and scene mode settings. Unfortunately, the image quality is rather disappointing; outside images look blurry and lack of color accuracy while inside images seem continue these traits and even grainier as light levels decrease. The camera can also record videos up to 720p resolution with similar quality as the camera. To store data, there is 390 MB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card.

Pantech Breakout also comes with multimedia features such as music player and video player. The music player feature is not standard Android one, but Pantech’s own music player. It can play music of MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ formats. Meanwhile, video player supports videos of MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 formats.

Messaging features of Pantech Breakout include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Instant Messaging and Email. Text input is done using virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard that works on both portrait and landscape view. Other features available on Pantech Breakout are SNS integration, Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo, and Java MIDP emulator. To support its performance, Pantech Breakout uses standard battery Li-Ion 1500 mAh that is rated up to 5 hours 47 minutes of talk time or up to 303 hours of standby time.

Experiencing 4G LTE AT&T Network With HTC Vivid

2012-01-10T11:09:00.000-08:00

Recently, competition in 4G LTE smartphone market seems to heat up. Don’t want to be left behind, HTC joins the competition by released its 4G LTE smartphone for AT&T under the name of HTC Vivid. Beside its 4G LTE network support, it also equipped with massive features. In details, let’s have a look at the review below.

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HTC Vivid is made entirely of glossy plastic exterior with rounded edges, beveled border that narrows towards the back and stainless steel finished on the back. It is quite a large phone but slim enough measuring 128.8 x 67.1 x 11.2 mm and quite heavy weighing 176.9 grams. It is a large phone since its features 4.5 inches S-LCD capacitive touchscreen with 540 x 960 pixels resolution. Above the screen are 1.3 megapixels front camera and indicator light while below are four touch-sensitive keys for Menu, Home, Back and search functions. Along the side of phone are microUSB port, 3.5 mm headset jack, power button, and volume rocker. The back side is resided by 8 megapixels camera with dual LED flash.

HTC Vivid runs on Android OS v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) with HTC Sense User Interface. All applications run smoothly and fast respond even in multitasking performance. Thanks to its 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 processor with 1GB of RAM. Another best feature of HTC Vivid is its capability to be a world phone. While you are in US, you can only run Vivid on AT&T CDMA network. Once you go abroad outside US, you can use HTC Vivid - almost all around the world, since it supports GSM network via GSM SIM card.

As mention above, HTC Vivid already supports 4G LTE data network via AT&T CDMA network. Supported by 4G LTE network and WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash support, surely will bring powerful browsing internet experience. Same thing will works to while you are using GSM network outside US since it is also supported by HSDPA and HSUPA data network. Other connectivity includes WiFi, WiFi hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth, microUSB connection as well as GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

HTC Vivid is also equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front camera and an 8 megapixels main camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The main camera can capture images up to 3264 x 2448 pixels resolution with good quality but not great. The camera can also record video up to 1080p resolution at 30 fps with video quality similar to camera. For storage, there is 16 GB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. Multimedia features of Vivid include music player and video player. Both come with standard interface and variety of equalizer settings.

Messaging features of HTC Vivid are SMS (threaded view), MMS, IM, Email, and Push Email. Other features include pre-loaded Google service applications, SNS integration, Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial/commands, Stereo FM radio with RDS, and Java MIDP emulator. Last but not least, HTC Vivid is powered by Standard battery Li-Ion 1620 mAh that can last up to 7 hours 40 minutes of talk time or up to 288 hours of standby time.

Samsung Gusto SCH-U360, a Basic Clamshell Phone for Verizon

2012-01-09T22:33:00.000-08:00

Designed for Verizon Wireless, Samsung released its entry level phone namely Samsung Gusto SCH-U360. As an entry level phone, Gusto comes with simple design and basic features as well. In details, here is the review and specifications of the phone.

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Samsung Gusto SCH-U360 is a clamshell phone made of matte and glossy plastics, with a fake metal texture on the front and on the back side. It is very compact and light measuring 101 x 47 x 14 mm and weighing 93 grams. On the front side (clamshell closed), there are 1.07 inches CSTN external display with 98 x 98 pixels resolution and 1.3 megapixels camera. The external display only shows signal strength, battery life, date and time. On the right side of the phone, there are 2.5 mm headset jack, dedicated key for camera and speakerphone, and microUSB port while on the left side sits volume rocker. The back side only features speakerphone. Flip open the clamshell to reveal 2 inches internal display with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. Below the internal display are navigation array and alphanumerical keypad. The navigation array consists of two soft keys, a square toggle pad with middle OK key, Call key, Clear key, and End Call or Power key.

The main menu of Samsung Gusto SCH-U360 is categories for media center, messaging, contacts, recent calls, and settings & tools. There are also options to customize the main menu such as changing theme (white, hexagon, or diagonal), main menu appearance (tab, list, or grid view), font size, clock format, and wallpaper.

Samsung Gusto runs on Verizon’s CDMA dual-band 1xRTT (850/1900 MHz) network. Gusto can also be used to access internet through Access NetFront 3.0 browser. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth, microUSB connection and GPS navigation system with VZ Navigator support.

Samsung Gusto SCH-U360 is also equipped with 0.3 megapixels camera – VGA resolution – that can capture images in three resolutions up to 640 x 480 pixels resolution. Some of camera settings include white-balance settings, quality settings, night mode, self timer, and shutter sounds. To store data, there is only 32 MB internal memory since the phone hasn’t featured memory card slot. Unfortunately, the phone has no music player and no video player.

The phonebook can save up to 1000 entries; each may consist of name, multiple numbers, email addresses, IM screen name, picture caller ID, ringtone ID, and street address. Messaging features of Gusto include text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging, and email. Email feature gives you access to AOL and AIM mail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Hotmail and other webmail accounts. Other features of Samsung Gusto include voice commands, calculator, calendar, alarm clock, stop watch, world clock, and a notepad. You can also download ringtones, games or application through the media center menu.

To support its performance, Samsung Gusto SCH-U360 uses standard battery Li-ion 1000 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 7 hours of talk time or up to 14 days of standby time.

Samsung Conquer 4G, an Affordable 4G Smartphone

2012-01-09T21:22:00.000-08:00

Together with Sprint, Samsung finally released its affordable smartphone with great features namely Samsung Conquer 4G. It comes not only for its affordable price under $100 on contract, but also great features such as 1 GHz processor, Android Gingerbread OS, 3.2 megapixels camera, GPS and many more. Closer look, here are the details and full specifications of the smartphone.

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Hitting the market on August 2011, Samsung Conquer 4G comes with a full touch screen design measuring 116 x 60 x 12 mm and weighing 116 grams. The phone is made of plastic material – partially by recycled bio plastics – with rounded edges, silver metal frame around the side and textured finished on back side. Located on the front is 3.5 inches touchscreen supports 256K colors and 320 x 480 pixels resolution. Above the display, there is 1.3 megapixels front camera while below the display are four physical buttons for Menu, Home, Back and Search function. The left side is resided by volume rocker and the right side is camera key. Speakerphone and main camera as well as LED flash is located on the back.

Samsung Conquer 4G is powered by Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) with 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM. All the applications run smoothly without lag even when you install and run a handful of applications. For the connectivity, Conquer 4G runs on CDMA network and already supports 3G data network over 1xEV-DO Rev. A up to 3.1 Mbps as well as 4G data network over Sprint’s WiMAX network. Experiencing faster internet browsing with 4G data network can be done using built-in web browser or Android web browser supports HTML web pages and Flash. Conquer 4G also comes with WiFi, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth, microUSB connection and GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

Come to the camera, Samsung Conquer 4G is equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front camera for video call and a 3.2 megapixels main camera with LED flash located on the back side. The main camera manages to capture pretty good images when the lighting is good. As in low-light conditions, the images quality decrease and details get lost. For video recording, it comes with good performance but may only record video at VGA resolution. For storage, the phone offers external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. Multimedia features available include Android Media player for playing music and video. Music player manages to play music of MP3, WAV, and eAAC+ formats. Meanwhile, video player supports XviD, H.264 and MPEG-4 video format.

For messaging features, there are SMS (threaded view), MMS, Instant Messaging, Email, and Push Email. Other features are Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo, Java MIDP emulator and Accelerometer. There is also pre-installed Google application such as YouTube, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, and Picasa integration. In addition, there are thousands more Android applications waiting to be downloaded via Android Market. Last but not least, Samsung Conquer 4G is powered by standard battery Li-ion 1500 mAh that can last up to 6 hours of talk time.

Pantech Jest 2, a World Messaging Phone

2012-01-09T20:14:00.000-08:00

Following the success of Pantech Jest last year, Pantech comes back with its successor; Pantech Jest 2. Still featuring the same design as its successor but gaining some improvement as well. How the phone performance is, let’s find out on the review and detail specifications of the phone below.

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Pantech Jest 2 comes with a sliding design and a portrait QWERTY keyboard measuring 94 x 66 x 15 mm and weighing 116 grams. The front side of the phone is resided by 2.4 inches TFT display with 320 x 240 pixels resolution and 256K colors support. Right below the screen is navigation array that consists of two soft keys, a circular toggle pad with middle OK key, a Call key, a speakerphone key, a Clear key, and End Call or Power key. Slide up the phone and there is full QWERTY keyboard arranged in 4 rows.

Pantech Jest 2 released as a world phone with both CDMA and GSM network support. The phone can only run on Verizon’s CDMA network in US but you may insert any GSM SIM card to get GSM network while you are abroad outside US. For data connectivity, Jest 2 already supports CDMA Rev. 0 up to 2.4 Mbps as well as HSDPA network outside US. Internet browsing can be done using built-in web browser with WAP 2.0/xHTML and HTML web pages support or you can use Opera Mini browser. Jest 2 also offers other connectivity such as Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB connection and GPS navigation system with VZ Navigator integration.

Pantech Jest 2 is also equipped by 2 megapixels camera with no autofocus or flash. It manages to capture images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels resolution with average quality. Some of camera features include white balance setting, mirror, effects, and self-timer. The camera can also record video. To store data, Jest 2 provides external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. Come to multimedia features, Jest 2 provides music player and video player. The music player comes with standard interface and V Cast Music with Rhapsody integration. Furthermore, it manages to play MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ music formats. Meanwhile, the video player supports video in MP4/H.263 formats.

Messaging features is surely one of its best features as it comes with QWERTY keyboard. They include text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging and Email. In addition, it also comes with pre-loaded Social Beat applications for staying in touch with your friends via Social Network anytime and everywhere. Sound alerts types include Vibration mode, Polyphonic ringtones (64), and MP3 ringtones. The phonebook can save up to 1000 entries; each may consist of multiple numbers, picture caller ID, ring ID and notes. There is also Organizer features including Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Tip calculator, and Notes. Other features available of Jest 2 are SNS integration, Games, Voice memo, Voice dial, Voice commands, and Loudspeaker.

To support its performance, Pantech Jest 2 uses standard battery Li-Ion 950 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 4 hours 54 minutes of talk time or up to 322 hours of standby time.

Pantech Crossover Review And Detail Specifications

2012-01-09T19:05:00.000-08:00

Pantech, greatly known for their line of feature phones finally released its first Android smartphone under the name of Pantech Crossover. Implies for its name, it comes as a "crossover" phone between feature phone and smart phone. In details, let’s have a look at the review below.

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Pantech Crossover comes with full touch screen design plus slide full QWERTY keyboard with angular cutout corners. It also appears in a sporty and rugged look although it doesn't meet any military specifications for durability. It is quite slim for a slider phone measuring 113 x 58 x 14 mm but a little heavy weighing 146 grams. The display features 3.1 inches HVGA capacitive touch screen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution. Below the display there are two touch sensitive keys for Back and Search function as well as two physical keys for Menu and Home function. Exploring around the side of Crossover, there are a Power or Screen Lock button, a 3.5 mm headset jack, a Function button, a volume rocker, a camera key and a microUSB port. The back side is resided by camera lens and speakerphone. Slide the Crossover to the right and there is full QWERTY keyboard arranged in 4 rows.

As a smartphone, Pantech Crossover is powered by Android 2.2 Froyo OS and 600 MHz processor with 512 MB RAM. The interface does not really resemble default Android interface. On the Home screen, there are four static icons arrange in single row on the bottom and have a slightly different design. To unlock the screen, you will be asked to “peel off” a sticker.

Pantech Crossover runs on GSM network and can hit HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps data network. Built-in web browser with WAP, xHTML and HTML support is available to surf internet. Other connectivity is WiFi, Bluetooth, and microUSB connection as well GPS navigation system.

Pantech Crossover is also equipped by 3 megapixels camera with autofocus that can capture images up to four different resolutions. The camera can also record video in 800 x 480 pixels resolution at 18 fps. To store data, Pantech Crossover provides external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. For multimedia features, it comes with music player and video player. The music player offers standard looking of interface displaying album cover, on-screen controls, and track information as a song is playing. The video player comes surprisingly as it manages to play a video encoded in MPEG-4 1280 x 720 pixels resolution.

Come with full QWERTY keyboard, surely Pantech Crossover offers great messaging experience. The messaging features available include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Instant Messaging and Email. Text Input can be done using not only physical QWERTY keyboard but also virtual on-screen keyboard.

Other features of Pantech Crossover are pre-installed Google applications, Organizer, unit converter, data manager, document viewer, speakerphone and accelerometer. Lastly, Pantech Crossover is powered by standard battery Li-ion 1.500 mAh. The battery is rated up to 5 hours of talk time or 15 days of standby time.

A Simple Midrange 3G Phone of AT&T F160

2012-01-09T18:29:00.000-08:00

Together with AT&T, Chinese phone manufacture ZTE released its midrange phone under the name of AT&T F160. It comes with simple design and offers 3G data network, 3MP camera, Bluetooth, speakerphone and many more. Closer look, full descriptions of the phone is available below.

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AT&T F160 appears as an old fashioned candybar phone measuring 116 x 49 x 11.1 mm and weighing 84 grams. It is made of black plastic material with rounded corners, thin strips of silver on the right and left side, and soft-touch rubberized plastic on the back side. The display takes dimension of 2.4 inches with 240 x 320 pixels QVGA resolution and 262.000 colors which make it looks bright and colorful. Below the display are navigation array and alphanumerical keypad. The navigation array consists of two soft keys, a square toggle with central OK key, a Call key, an End Call or Power Key, a Clear key and a shortcut key. Around the phone’s side, there are volume rocker, camera shutter, microUSB charging port, and 3.5 mm headset jack. Camera lens is located on the back side.

AT&T F160 runs on AT&T’s quad-band 2G GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) network and tri-band 3G HSDPA (850/1900/2100 MHz) network. Internet experience is handled through AT&T's Opera Mini 5 browser that is simple to use and fast enough for casual browsing internet. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth and microUSB connection as well as GPS navigation system available.

A bit disappointing features of AT&T F160 are camera feature and multimedia features. The camera comes with 3 megapixels with no autofocus or flash. The image quality is poor, blurry, and washes out even after increasing the brightness. Camera features include resolutions setting, quality grades, brightness and contrast settings, color effects and shutter sounds. The camera may also record videos in average quality with video setting similar to camera setting. Storing data, AT&T F160 provides 150 MB internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. Multimedia features of music player and video player come with standard interface. Sound quality of the music and video player is terrible with clanging sound, lacking hint of bass and slight hissing in the background.

Come to messaging features, AT&T F160 is equipped by text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging and email. Instant messaging clients available are AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger. Email features allow you to access your mobile email account of AOL, Gmail, or Hotmail. In addition, there is also pre-loaded AT&T Social Net application that offers Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace updates.

Phonebook of AT&T F160 has enough room for 500 contacts; each may consist of name, multiple phone numbers, multiple email addresses, and street address. You can also assign each contact with one of twelve pre-loaded ringtones or your own MP3 ringtones. Other standard features of AT&T F160 include alarm clock, calendar, calculator, currency converter, stopwatch, world clock, voice recorder, and Loudspeaker. For supporting its performance, AT&T F160 uses standard battery 900 mAh that is rated 3 hours of talk time or up to 8 days of standby time.

Go to Basic With AT&T Z331

2012-01-08T06:36:00.000-08:00

Specially designed for AT&T, one of the big phone manufactures ZTE released its basic phone under the name of AT&T Z331. It comes as an entry level phone with simple design and basic features. It is mainly targeted for those who prefer simplicity and basic performance of a phone. In details, let’s have a closer look of the review below.

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AT&T Z331 comes with a clamshell design and simplistic exterior. It feels compact and light measuring 98 x 52 x 17 mm and weighing 90 grams. On the front side (clamshell closed), there is 1.46 inches OLED external display with 128 x 128 pixels resolution. The external display shows signal strength, battery life, date, time as well as caller ID. Above the display, there is a 3 megapixels camera. Flip open the clamshell to reveal its 2.40 inches TFT internal display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution and 262.000 color supports. Below the internal display sits navigation array and alphanumerical keypad with white backlight. The navigation array consists of two soft keys, a rounded toggle key, a Call key, an End Call or Power key, a Menu key, a dedicated Speakerphone key and a Clear key.

AT&T Z331 runs on AT&T quad band GSM network and already supports HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbs data network. For internet experience, Z331 is supported by Opera Mini browser with as well as built-in NetFront web browser support WAP and xHTML web pages. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth v2.0 with EDR and microUSB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

AT&T Z331 is also equipped by 3 megapixels camera with 4x digital zoom. Unfortunately, it comes without autofocus or LED flash. The camera can also record video in 176 x 144 pixels resolution. For storage, AT&T Z331 provides 140 MB internal memory. If that is not enough, there is additional external memory up to 8 GB via microSD card. AT&T Z331 also have digital player but only limited in playing music in MP3, AMR, WAV, ACC, ACC+ formats. In addition, the multimedia feature also comes with FM radio supports.

Messaging features of AT&T Z331 include text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging and email. Instant messaging feature is supported by Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, and Windows Live Messenger. Email feature gives you direct access to email service providers such as Windows Live, AOL, Yahoo! Mail, or Gmail as well as to your own IMAP/POP3/SMTP accounts.

The phonebook available can save up to 500 entries; each may consist of multiple phone numbers, email, nickname, street address, and picture caller ID. Organizer features of AT&T Z331 include Calendar, Alarm, and Calculator. For notification alert, AT&T Z331 comes with vibration mode, silent mode, polyphonic ringtones, MP3 ringtones and speakerphone. The reception of the phone is good enough and speakerphone sounds clear and loud. Last but not least, AT&T Z331 is powered by standard battery 950 mAh. The battery is rated up to 3 hours of talk time or up to 200 hours of standby time.

Temple Run, a Survival Game for iPhone

2012-01-06T18:03:00.000-08:00

Temple Run is a survival or escape game for iPhone where you play an Indiana Jones-like character. The storyline is simple; you discovered a temple, stole a cursed golden boy and now you need to save your life from demon guardians by running through the temple and finding a way out. The character is always moving forward and running towards maze full of obstacles. An interesting feature of Temple Run is that it offers gives you a 3D perspective and uses a third person view.

For its control, Temple Run uses touch screen navigating. To change direction, you can swipe left or right on the screen. Swipe up to jump over obstacles or swipe down to slide under obstacles. You can also lean your phone back and forth to get down the lane and collect the plentiful coins that are littered around. Sometimes as game goes further, you need the combination of all of these moves to confront more challenge and obstacle as you never know what you're going to confront when you go around the next turn. Failing to quickly react to incoming obstacles, you will be knocked down and attacked by the demon guardians nearby.

Temple Run

At first Temple Run may seem complicated and difficult to play, but after just few minutes playing, you will soon feel ease and accustomed to it. Temple Run may also give you a constantly feel like you’re running from something, not just running for the sake of it - just a few great games can create such a feeling.

While you are running away in Temple Run, you definitely have to collect coins and unlock power-up. There are four power-up that you have to unlock. Each power-up will add more fun to the game while you are running through the temple. For example, unlock power-up allow you to buy things like a magnet that will suck in nearby coins or magically creates bridges over gaps. You can also buy value multiplier that gives you double and triple coin value the farther you run. Furthermore, the power-up can be upgraded to become stronger or more valuable. You can also purchase a resurrection item in Temple Run by double tapping on the screen. Resurrection item will save you from your next death.

Besides running and collecting coins in Temple Run, there is also constant pressure arose every time you made mistakes. Whenever you accidently stumble over a tree or root or make mistakes, monkey monsters and demon guardians nearby will appears to catch you.

In conclusion, with its 3D perspective, beautiful graphics, dynamic levels, unique controls, and power-up features, Temple Run is an excellent survival/escape game and an excellent time-waster.

Samsung Focus Flash, a Windows Mango Phone for AT&T

2012-01-06T16:51:00.000-08:00

Following the success of the best-selling Samsung Focus last year, Samsung together with AT&T comes back with its new Windows Phone namely Samsung Focus Flash. It can be the next best-selling phone since it is powered with massive features includes latest class of Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS, 1.4 GHz processor, 5 MP camera, Super AMOLED touch screen and many more. In details, let’s have a look at the review below.

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Samsung Focus Flash appears as a candy bar and full touchscreen phone with tapered back panel, black glossy plastic, squared-off edges, and a glass display. The phone is compact and lightweight measuring 116.1 x 58.7 x 11 mm and weighing 116.2 grams. Located on the front is 3.7 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels resolution). The display looks clear, sharp and bright with rich colors, and wide viewing angles. Below the display, there are three key; a physical Start button in the middle and two capacitive keys around it for Back and Search function. Above the display, there is a front facing camera. Around the phone side are a camera shutter that is also functioned to wake up the phone, Power button, Volume rocker, 3.5 mm headset jack, Microphone, Noise Cancellation Microphone, and microUSB port. On the back, there are 5 megapixels camera with LED flash and speakerphone.

Samsung Focus Flash is powered by Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS with Metro User Interface. Furthermore, it is also powered by a single-core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor with 512 MB RAM. Those features do a great job delivering a responsive and fast loading access without any lag even in multitasking performance.

Samsung Focus Flash runs on AT&T GSM network and already supports HSDPA up to 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA up to 5.76 Mbps data network. For internet experience, there is Internet Explorer with HTML support. The phone also has other connectivity such as aGPS, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, Wi-Fi, and microUSB connection.

Come to camera feature, Focus Flash is equipped by two cameras; a front facing VGA camera and a 5 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash. The photo result from the main camera is about average; quite good in sufficient outdoor lighting but fairly bad in weak indoor lighting. The main camera can also record video in 720p resolution at 30 fps. To store data, there is 8 GB internal memory available. No microSD slot available but don’t worry as Focus Flash provides 25 GB of free online file storage through SkyDrive.

For multimedia features, there are Stereo FM radio with RDS and Windows Media Player for playing music and video. The media player is also supported by Zune and Zune Pass integration and music-mixing DJ feature. Messaging features include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, Instant Messaging, and RSS. And, there are still lots more features including pre-loaded Windows Mobile application as well as its basic features.

Lastly, Samsung Focus Flash is supported by standard battery Li-Ion 1500 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 6 hours 30 minutes of talk time or up to 250 hours of standby time.

Pantech Link, a Messaging Phone With QWERTY Keyboard

2012-01-06T14:43:00.000-08:00

Joining the competition in messaging phone market, Pantech released its messaging phone with full QWERTY keyboard namely Pantech Link. It is powered by 1.3 megapixels camera, 3G data network, media player, GPS and many more. In details, let’s have a look at the review of Pantech Link below.

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Pantech Link comes with a candy bar design plus a portrait QWERTY keyboard. It is constructed out of black plastic with patterned rubberized back cover. It is also very slim and lightweight measuring 115.2 x 60.9 x 9.9 mm and weighing 91 grams. On the front side, there is 2.4 inches QVGA LCD display with 262k colors support. Right below the display, there are navigation array keypad and full QWERT keyboard. Navigation array keypad consists of two soft keys, a speakerphone key, a Clear key, a round toggle, a Call key and an End Call or Power key. The left side of the phone sits the microSD slot and volume rocker while on the right side is charging port and camera shutter. On the back side, there are 1.3 megapixels camera with self-portrait mirror and speakerphone. Removing the back cover gives you access to the battery and SIM card slot.

Pantech Link runs on GSM network and already supports HSDPA data network. For internet experience, there are two web browser available; Opera Mini as the default and the Media Net browser. It is preferably to use Opera Mini browser as it provides fast page loads and automatic text fitting to adjusts the width of the display. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth, microUSB connection as well as GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

Pantech Link is also equipped by 1.3 megapixels camera that can capture image in four resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 pixels resolution. Camera features include three quality setting, white balance, color effects, a self timer, and shutter sounds. The camera can also record video in maximum resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. For data storage, it is supported by internal memory and also additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card.

For multimedia feature, Pantech Link has built-in media player for playing music and video. The media player comes with basic setting as well as interface showing common items such as the album cover, artist, song, and some on-screen functions. The music player supports music in MP3/WAV/AAC formats while the video player supports MP4/H.263 video.

Messaging features of Pantech Link include text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging and Email. The email feature gives you access to email providers such as Yahoo!, AOL, and Windows Live as well as your own POP or IMAP accounts.

Notification alerts include Vibration mode, Polyphonic (64) ringtones, and MP3 ringtones. Other features of Pantech Link are Organizer, Voice Memo, Games, and Java support. Supporting all of its features, Pantech Link uses Standard battery, Li-Ion 930 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 3 hours of talk time or up to 250 hours of standby time.

Pantech Link II Review

2012-01-06T12:37:00.000-08:00

After its first attempt releasing Pantech Link, Pantech comes back with its sequel, Pantech Link II. Released with improvement in all field, the phone brings a better experience than its predecessor. In details, let’s take a look at review and specification of the phone below.

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Basically, Pantech Link II looks similar to its predecessor Pantech Link; a candy bar design with portrait QWERTY keyboard. It measures 114 x 61 x 10 mm and weighs 94 grams. The display features 2.4 inches TFT display with 320 x 240 pixels resolution and 256K colors support. Although the display is not the best one, images look clear and bright for such a basic phone. Below the display, there are navigation array and 4 rows of QWERTY keyboard. The navigation array consists of two soft buttons, a speakerphone button, a back button, a call button, an end call or power button, and a square toggle with middle OK button – Pantech Link has a rounded toggle. Volume rocker is placed on the right side while a microUSB or charger port and a camera shutter are on the left side. The back side features camera lens and speakerphone.

Pantech Link II runs on GSM network and already supports HSDPA data network. Similar to its predecessor, Link II also have two web browser with WAP 2.0/xHTML, and HTML support; Opera Mini as default browser and built-in web browser. Still it is better for you to use Opera Mini Web browser in surfing internet. Other connectivity includes aGPS navigation system, Bluetooth and microUSB connection.

Pantech Link II is also equipped with better camera than its predecessor. The camera comes in 2 megapixels and can capture up to four resolutions. Camera features include white balance settings, color effects, a self-timer, 2x digital zoom and an adjustable brightness meter. The camera can also record video in two resolutions (320 x 240 pixels and 176 x 144 pixels). For the storage, Link II gets improvement with 200 MB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card.

For multimedia features, there are built-in music player and video player. The music player supports music in MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA formats and comes with easy navigation. Meanwhile, the video player can play video in MP4/H.263/WMV formats.

As a messaging phone, Link II gives its best messaging experience through its QWERTY keyboard as well its messaging features support text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging and Email. the phonebook can save up to 1000 entries, each may consist of multiple phone numbers, a company name and title, a nickname, an email, a mailing address, a birthday, a photo caller ID and notes. You can also assign each entry with one of eight polyphonic ringtones or eight alert tones. Other features include Organizer, Voice Memo, speakerphone, Games, and Java support. Last but not least, Pantech Link II is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 1000 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 3 hours of talk time or up to 250 hours of standby time.

Discovering the Basic Features of Samsung SGH-T259

2012-01-05T22:29:00.000-08:00

Developing its entry level phone’s line, Samsung launched its basic clamshell phone namely Samsung SGH-T259. The phone appears in a simple design and basic features, aiming for those who don’t want to be bothered by the complexity of today’s modern smartphones. In details, here is the review of the phone.

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It comes with a clamshell design with glossy midnight blue plastic surfaces. It measures 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches and weighing 3.3 ounces. On the front side (clamshell closed), there is a 1.3 inches CSTN external display with 128 x 48 pixels resolution. By default, it shows an analog clock. If you change it to digital clock, you will also be able to see signal strength, battery life, date, time, and caller ID as well as calling and messaging notification. Right above the external display is 2 megapixels camera. On the left side of Samsung SGH-T259, there is microSD card slot and volume rocker. On the right side is housed by camera shutter, microUSB port function as charging port and headphone jack. On the back side, there are Samsung logo and speakerphone.

Flip open the phone and there are 2.2 inches TFT internal display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution, navigation array and alphanumerical keypad. The navigation array and keypad comes with rubbery texture finished and white backlight.

Come to its interfaces, Samsung SGH-T259 offers a simple and plain interface. The only thing that you can do to personalize the interface is changing the wallpaper background. The main menu comes with a plain white and black interface along with animated icons in a grid-like view. Samsung SGH-T259 runs on GSM network and only supports GPRS data network. For internet experience, there is built-in basic WAP browser. Other connectivity available is Bluetooth.

Messaging features of Samsung SGH-T259 include text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), and email. The email is integrated in the messaging feature and supports AOL, Gmail, Windows Live Mail, and Yahoo. It also comes with a Social Buzz applications that keep you to stay connect to your Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter accounts.

For multimedia features, Samsung SGH-T259 is equipped by 2 megapixels camera, music player, and video player. The camera can capture images in four resolutions with average quality. Some of camera features are five shooting modes, four image resolutions, five color effects, five white balance settings, night mode, a self-timer and many more. For video recording, the camera can record video in 320 x 240 pixels resolution. For storage, it comes with 80 MB internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card. The music player supports MP3, AAC and WMA music files, while the video player supports 3GP and MPEG4 video files.

Other basic features of Samsung SGH-T259 are a calendar, an alarm clock, notes, a calculator, a tip calculator, a world clock, a timer, a unit converter, a stopwatch, an RSS reader, and voice commands. The battery life of Samsung SGH-T259 is rated up to 4.5 hours talk time or up to 12.5 days standby time.

Samsung Haven U320, a Basic Phone for Senior Citizen

2012-01-05T20:03:00.000-08:00

Targeting senior citizen, Samsung together with Verizon wireless released Samsung Haven U320. The phone comes in a simple clamshell design with a large buttons, a large screen, and large fonts. The phone is also features basic functions. In details, here is the review and specification of the phone.

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Samsung Haven U320 is designed in a basic clamshell with high-impact textured plastic material and a striped finish on the front and back side. The phone feels comfortable in the hand and light measuring 100 x 51 x 18 mm and weighing 99 grams. Located on the front is 1 inch external display showing time, signal strength, and battery life. MicroUSB charging port is located on the right side while 2.5 mm headset jack and volume rocker is on the left side. Flip open the clamshell, there is 2.2 inches (176 x 220 pixels resolution) TFT internal display. Right below the internal display is three physical buttons serve as quick-launch for accessing voice commands, pictures, and voicemail. On the other side of the flip below the display, there are navigation array and alphanumerical keypad. The navigation array consists of four-way toggle pad with central OK key, two soft keys, 911 key, In Case of Emergency (ICE) key, and speakerphone key as well as Call key, Clear key and End Call key. Unfortunately, the phone is not equipped with camera.

Come to the phone’s interface, the menu is categorized in contacts, recent calls, messaging, pictures & sounds, tools, settings, phone info, wellbeing & health, and My Verizon. Wellbeing & health menu is a new feature of the phone consists of 5 different reminders, 15 exercises from an on-screen fitness trainer, four different ‘healing music’ sounds (sky, leaf, cloth, and rain), and medial info. You may also personalize the interface but only limited in changing of the ringtones, font size, wallpapers, and themes (golden blue or simple blue).

Samsung Haven U320 runs on Verizon CDMA 800/1900 MHz network. There is no web browser, and the only connectivity available is microUSB connection. All of Samsung Haven U320 features are designed in simple way and large as well as easier to use since the phone is especially targeting older consumer or senior citizen. Truly in a simple way and very basic as the phone comes with no IM, e-mail, Web browser, music or video player, no card slot, no GPS, and even no camera.

The phonebook can save up to 500 entries; each may consist of multiple phone numbers, ringtone ID, and photo caller ID. For messaging features, Haven is not only supported by text messaging (SMS) but also multimedia messaging (MMS). The multimedia messaging (MMS) is still limited as it only can receive images – note that the phone has no camera feature. The attached image of the multimedia messaging can be used as wallpaper. Although the phone doesn't have a camera and can’t download applications, the device is still equipped by 25 MB internal memory. No external memory available as it doesn’t have microSD memory card slot.

Other basic features of Haven include a calendar, an alarm clock, a world clock, a calculator, a tip calculator, a stopwatch, and voice commands. To support its performance, Samsung Haven U320 uses standard battery Li-Ion 1000 mAh. It is rated up to 5 hours of talk time or 14 days of standby time.

Samsung DoubleTime, a Froyo Smartphone with Dual Display

2012-01-05T18:48:00.000-08:00

As one of the big phone manufacture, Samsung continuously develop and create unique phone that different than other. One of those phones is Samsung DoubleTime as it comes with micro-laptop feel and dual touchscreen display as well as attractive exterior. In details, let’s have a look at the review below.

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At first sight, Samsung DoubleTime appears to be a full touchscreen phone. Closer look, there is a hidden secret inside as you open the clamshell to the right; an internal display with full QWERTY keyboard, turning the phone into a micro-laptop feel. The phone comes with the dimension of 4.5 x 2.5 x 0.6 inches and weighing 5.2 ounces. As implies in its name, DoubleTime features two identical touchscreen displays measuring 3.2 inches with 320 x 480 pixels resolution. The external display is located on the front side along with four physical buttons for Menu, Home, Back and Search function right below it.

Flip open the phone to the right and you will see the full QWERTY keyboard and the second display or internal display - works only on landscape view. The flip locks into position at a 135 degree angle giving you a micro-laptop feel and can go further to a full 180 degree. The QWERTY keyboard is arranged in 4 rows with square buttons. Exploring around the phone side, there are microUSB port, microphone, 3.5 mm headset jack, power button, and volume control buttons. On the back side, there are camera lens and speakerphone.

Samsung DoubleTime is supported by Android OS v2.2 (Froyo) with TouchWiz User Interface. A little disappointment as DoubleTime only runs on single-core 600 MHz Qualcomm processor with 260 MB of RAM. Running applications are always accompanied by slowdown, lag, and delay, makes you upset the most and wonder how this could all happen.

DoubleTime runs on GSM network and already support HSDPA and HSUPA data network. Internet experience can be done by using built-in web browser with HTML and Adobe Flash support. Other connectivity includes WiFi, Bluetooth, microUSB connection and aGPS with Google Maps integration.

DoubleTime is also equipped by 3.2 megapixels camera with autofocus. The image quality is still average, sometimes looks poor with washed out colors and lack of detail. The camera can also record video but limited only on QVGA video. Storing data, there is 91 MB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. Multimedia features include music player and video player with standard interface and equalizer.

Messaging features of Samsung DoubleTime includes SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, and Instant Messaging. For the text input, it is recommended that you stick to the physical QWERTY keyboard. Although the external display is equipped with virtual on-screen keyboard, it is rather delayed at times you type in fast speed.

Other features available are SNS integration, Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo, Java MIDP emulator, and Accelerometer. DoubleTime also comes with pre-loaded Google service applications such as Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, and Picasa integration. Thousands more applications are also available to be downloaded via Android Market. Lastly, Samsung DoubleTime is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 1.200 mAh. The battery can last up to 6 hours of talk time or up to 10 days of standby time.

Pantech Laser, a Slim Phone with Great Features

2012-01-05T18:39:00.000-08:00

Over the past few years, Pantech is continuously designed sharp-looking and solid phone. One of those phones is Pantech Laser with an impressively slim design. The features offered are also attractive such as a full QWERTY keyboard, a 3 MP camera, 3G, GPS and many more. In details, let’s have a look at the review below.

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Pantech Laser appears in a very slim design for such a touch screen with slide-out full QWERTY keyboard measuring 113.8 x 57.9 mm and only 10 mm thick. The phone is also not heavy at all weighing 115 grams. Located on the front is 3.1 inches AMOLED resistive touch screen with 480 x 800 pixels resolution. The AMOLED technology made the display look vibrant, colorful, and sharp. Right below the display are three physical buttons for Call, Back and End Call function. Going to left side of the phone, there is a Screen Lock button and to the right side is volume rocker. MicroUSB port is located on the top side of the phone. The back side features 3 megapixels camera and speakerphone. There is no headset jack available on the phone. Slide the phone to the right and there is a full QWERTY keyboard arranged in 4 rows. In addition, the display will automatically change to landscape view when you slide it open.

Come to its interface, Pantech Laser offers three different Home screens; the main welcome screen, a screen for favorite application, and another screen for favorite contacts. On the bottom row of each home screen are shortcuts for accessing phone dialer, contacts list, messaging, and main menu. Text input is done using physical QWERTY keyboard and virtual keyboard on the touch screen. Unfortunately, the virtual on-screen keyboard only comes with alphanumerical keypad with handwriting recognition.

Pantech Laser is also equipped by 3 megapixels camera without autofocus or flash. The camera can capture image in five resolutions with maximum 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution. The camera can also record video up to 640 x 480 pixels resolution 15 frames per second. To store data, Pantech Laser has 112 MB of internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB.

Multimedia features of Pantech Laser include music player, video player, and games. The music player comes with standard interface that showing the artist, track title, on-screen controls, and an animated rotating CD while playing music. For the video player, the interface comes quite similar with the music player but only limited in playing video of MP4/H.263 formats.

Pantech Laser runs on a quad-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA network as well as HSDPA 3.6 Mbps and HSUPA data network. Internet experience is supported by pre-installed Opera Mini web browser with WAP 2.0/xHTML and HTML support. Other connectivity includes WiFi, Bluetooth and microUSB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

Messaging features of Pantech Laser are SMS, MMS, Email, and Instant Messaging. Other features include SNS integration, Organizer, Voice memo/dial, and Java MIDP 2.0. Last but not least, Pantech Laser is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 1000 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 5 hours of talk time and 14 days of standby time.

LG Cosmos 2, a Compact Messaging Phone

2012-01-05T17:32:00.000-08:00

Strengthening its featured phone's line, LG released its new messaging phone named LG Cosmos 2. The phone comes with dual keyboard, 1.3 megapixels camera, Bluetooth and many more. Closer look, here is the review of the Cosmos 2.

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LG Cosmos 2 is an upgrade version of its predecessor, LG Cosmos. The phone appears in classic candy bar design with dual keyboard; a classic alphanumerical keyboard and a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. The phone’s body is covered by a solid-feeling matte plastic with rounded corners and textured finished on the back. It also appears about the same size measuring 112 x 52 x 16 mm and weighing 130 grams. On the front side, there is 2 inches TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution and 256K colors support. Below the display are navigation array and alphanumerical keyboard. The navigation array consist of two soft keys, a four-way toggle with a middle OK key, a speakerphone key, a Clear or Voice Command key, a Call key and End Call or Power key. Exploring around the side of the phone, there are volume rocker and Micro-USB port on the left side and a camera shutter on the right side. On the top side is 3.5mm headset jack and on the back side is camera lens. Slide the phone to the right to reveal 4 rows of full QWERTY keyboard.

LG Cosmos 2 runs on CDMA 800/1900 MHz and CDMA2000 1x network. For internet experience, there is built-in web browser. The web browser can handle standard mobile web pages but hardly manage to open more complex HTML web pages. Other connectivity provided is Bluetooth and microUSB connection.

Powered by dual keyboard, surely Cosmos 2 is aiming as a messaging phone. Messaging features available are SMS, MMS, email and Instant Messaging. Email feature allows you to send and receive email through your standard POP or IMAP accounts. And, Instant Messaging feature keeps you stay connected to your AIM, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo! buddy lists. Text input can be done by using alphanumerical keypad with T9 predictive word entry on the front side or by using the slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

LG Cosmos 2 is also equipped by 1.3 megapixels camera without autofocus or flash. Some of camera features are brightness, self-timer, white balance presets, night mode, color effects, noise reduction and shutter sounds. The camera can also record video. For the storage, there is total 90 MB internal memory but 48 MB are used of out the box, leaving only 19 MB. No need to worry as it also comes with additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. For multimedia feature, Cosmos 2 is equipped by media player for playing music and video. The media player comes with a basic interfaces as well as setting and cannot run in the background.

One new feature of Cosmos 2 is Document Viewer that allows you to open MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF files. Supporting its features, LG Cosmos 2 uses standard battery Li-Ion 900 mAh that is rated up to 6 hours of talk time or 34 days of standby time.

Pantech Hotshot, a Basic Phone with Touchscreen

2012-01-04T19:48:00.000-08:00

Designed for Verizon wireless, Pantech released its touch screen phone namely Pantech Hotshot. Pointing at its name, Hotshot is expected to have a great feature. But the phone appears to be a basic phone with standard features. Closer look, let’s have a look at the review of Pantech Hotshot below.

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Pantech Hotshot comes with a full touch screen and candy bar design. The phone is very slim and light measuring 119 x 60 x 9 mm and weighing 91 grams. The front side is housed by 3.2 inches capacitive touch screen with 256K colors support and 240 x 400 pixels resolution. The back side features 3.15 megapixels camera with no flash. Comes on the interface, Hotshot has three Home screens that can be customized. You can also add pet contacts, pictures and shortcuts to those Home screens.

Hotshot is not a smartphone, so there is no Android, Windows Phone or any other contemporary platform you might think of. It is just a basic phone with a slim design and touch screen.

Pantech Hotshot runs on Verizon CDMA 800/1900 MHz and CDMA2000 1x network. For data connectivity, Hotshot already supports Rev. 0 up to 153.2 Kbps data network. For internet experience, there is a built-in web browser with WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, and Adobe Flash Lite support. If the browser seems not powerful enough, there is an Opera Mobile Browser available. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, and microUSB connection. The phone is also supported by GPS navigation system with with A-GPS support, and VZ Navigator. The GPS navigation system also supports Points of interest (POI), and Turn-by-turn navigation.

Pantech Hotshot is also equipped by 3.15 megapixels camera without autofocus or flash. The camera can capture images up to 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution. The image quality is still average. The camera can also be functioned to record video.

When comes to multimedia features, Pantech Hotshot offers a built-in media player for playing music and video. The music player can play music in MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ formats. Meanwhile, the video player supports MP4/H.264/H.263 video formats. You can enjoy the multimedia through Loudspeaker or 3.5 mm headset jack. For storage, Hotshot comes with 2 GB memory in a pre-installed microSD card, extendable up to 32GB via a microSD.

For messaging features, Pantech Hotshot provides text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Email, and Instant Messaging. Text input is done by virtual keyboard. Sound alert types include Vibration mode, Silent mode, Polyphonic ringtones (64) and MP3 ringtones. Other features of Pantech Hotshot are Organizer, Voice Memo, Games and Proximity Sensor. The organizer features include Calendar, Alarm, World clock, Stopwatch, Calculator, Unit converter and Notepad. The phonebook can save up to 1000 entries; each may consist of multiple numbers, Picture ID, Ringtone ID and notes as well as assign caller groups.

To support all the features, Pantech Hotshot uses standard battery Li-Ion 1000 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 5 hours of talk time or up to 342 hours of standby time.

Pantech Breeze III, an Entry Level Phone

2012-01-04T18:36:00.000-08:00

Following the success of Breeze’s line, Pantech comes back with improvement in its new basic phone, Pantech Breeze III. Breeze III is an entry level phone targeted for senior citizens, kids, and cell phone novices. In details, here is the review of the phone.

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Pantech Breeze III comes with a slim and stylish clamshell design measuring 99 x 51 x 19 mm and weighing 102 grams. The phone is covered by smooth matte material on the front and a textured finished on the back with curved edges. On the front side, there is 1.38 inches external display with 65.000 colors support. Right below the display are three LED indicators showing notification of incoming messages, calls and battery life.

Open the clamshell and you will find 2.2 inches internal display supports 260.000 colors and 240 x 320 pixels resolution – quite a stunning display for such an entry level phone. Right below the display, there are three physical buttons numbered with 1, 2 and 3. These buttons serve as a "Quick Call" speed dial to contact in your phone book. The navigation array in Breeze III consist of two soft keys, a square toggle with a middle Select key, a voice command key, and a camera key as well as Call, Back, and End Call or Power key. Below is the alphanumerical keypad that is arranged in spacious and large buttons. On the left side of the phone, there is volume rocker while on the right side is microUSB charging port. The camera lens is placed on the back side.

For the phone book, Breeze III can save up to 1.000 entries; each may consists of six numbers, three email addresses, five IM account, a Web address, a street address, a birthday, a company name, caller ID and more. You can also organize the contact to caller groups and assign each of them with one of seven ringtones or eight alert tones.

Pantech Breeze III runs on a quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and dual-band HSDPA 3.6 (850/1900 MHz) network. You can experience browsing internet with HSDPA data network support. Other connectivity available is Bluetooth and microUSB connection. The phone is also supported by GPS navigation system that provides turn-by-turn directions.

For camera, Breeze III is only equipped by 1.3 megapixels camera with average image quality. The camera can also record video but the quality is quite bad with noises and blurry images. To store data, the phone provides 80 MB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card.

Although it is a basic phone, the multimedia feature is not left behind. It comes with a standard media player for playing music and video. The interface is standard one; it can organize songs into albums, artists, and genres as well as organizing playlist. To get more powerful audio output, there are also preset equalizer settings available. Furthermore, Pantech Breeze III is supports multitasking, allowing you to keep the music player going while you are running other application at the same time.

Messaging features of Pantech Breeze III include SMS, MMS, IM (AIM, Yahoo, Windows Live Messenger) and email. Organizer features include Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Tip calculator, and Stopwatch. The battery life of the phone is rated up to 3 hours of talk time or up to 10 days of standby time.

Motorola W755, a Clamshell Mid-Range Phone

2012-01-04T17:28:00.000-08:00

Developing its mid-range phone, Motorola comes with Motorola W755. The phone is targeted to those who are looking for an easy to use phone with some added features and style, without having a high-end phone. How great the phone performs? Let’s have a look at review and detail specification of the phone below.

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Motorola W755 comes with a standard clamshell design with soft-touch paint and silver trim finished body. The phone dimension measuring 99 x 48 x 17 mm and weighing 102 grams. On the front side, there is 1 inch CSTN external display (96 x 80 pixels) and 1.3 megapixels camera as well as Motorola logo below the external display. Surrounding the display and Motorola logo, there are five touch sensitive keys for music player control, changing between vibrate and audible ringtone, and for turning Bluetooth power on and off. Speakerphone button and 2.5 mm headset jack is located on the right side while on the left side is volume rocker, smart button, and miniUSB port. Flip open the clamshell and there is 1.9 inches internal display with 176 x 220 pixels resolution and only supports up to 65K colors. On the bottom flip is the white backlit keypad. The backlit will change colors to blue when going into an application (such as the camera or music player).

Motorola W755 is also equipped by 1.3 megapixels camera. The camera can capture image in three different resolution; 1280x1024 pixels, 640x480 pixels, and 320x240 pixels resolution. Some of camera features are self-timer, brightness, white balance, color effects, fun frames and shutter sounds. The camera can also record video in 176 x 144 pixels resolution. For the storage, there is 83 MB of internal memory, but 17 MB is used out of the box, leaving only 66 MB available to the consumer. If that is not enough, there is an external memory up to 4 GB via microSD card.

Come to multimedia, Motorola W755 is powered by built-in media player for playing music and video. The audio quality is pretty good and is really loud. The music will remain playing when you flip closed the phone. You can also control your music player through the front music control icons, illuminated blue – only stay illuminated for 7 seconds and then turn off.

Browsing internet on Motorola W755 can be done using Mobile Web 2.0 web browser support WAP 2.0. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth and miniUSB connection.

Motorola W755 can save up to 1.000 entries of phonebook; each may consist of five phone numbers, two e-mail addresses and notes. You can also arrange them into caller groups and assign them with photo caller ID or ringtones. Messaging features of Motorola W755 are text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging and email.

Other features of Motorola W755 include vibrate mode, call recoding, calculator, alarm clock, world clock, calendar, notepad, voice recorder and speakerphone. Motorola W755 comes with a battery life of 3.67 hours talk time or 16.25 days standby time.

LG Enlighten Review and Detail Specification

2012-01-04T15:20:00.000-08:00

LG Enlighten is a great beginner smart phone with touch and type experience. Enlighten comes with great features as well includes Android Gingerbread, 3G with CDMA EVDO network, 3.15 MP camera, Wi-Fi, full QWERTY keyboard and many more. Closer look, let’s see the review and detail specification below.

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LG Enlighten comes with a full touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The phone’s body is covered by black color with smoke-gray chrome border around the edge of the display, and soft-touch matte finished on the back. The phone dimension measures 114 x 58 x 15 mm and weighing 157 grams. On the front, there is 3.2 inches capacitive touch screen supports 256K colors. The display comes with multitouch feature and proximity sensor that can turn the display off when it is next to your face during a phone call. Slide the phone to the right to reveal 4 rows QWERTY keyboard with dedicated number keys on the top row. The keys are arranged individually with plenty of spacing in between each key to make it easier when typing.

LG Enlighten is supported by Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) and 800 MHz Qualcomm processor. For the interface, Enlighten is using LG’s custom user interface. On the interface, you will see seven pages of Home screen with four colorful icons on the bottom for accessing the phone, contacts, messaging and applications. It also come with widgets, some of them are calendar, clock, Google search, messaging, music, new & weather, pictures, power control, and traffic widgets.

LG Enlighten runs on CDMA network and already supports EVDO Rev. A up to 3.1 Mbps data network. Internet surfing is experienced by using standard WebKit web browser that do good job in loading and rendering web pages even the complex one. LG Enlighten also comes with other connectivity such as Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v3.0, and microUSB connection as well as GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

LG Enlighten is also equipped by 3.15 megapixels camera with autofocus. The camera interface comes in a very simple interface and some camera setting such as scene modes, resolutions, ISO, white balance, and color effects. The camera can also record video limited to VGA 640 x 480 pixels resolution at 20 fps, which results in average detail and rough motion. For storage, there is 150 MB internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. The multimedia feature of LG Enlighten is also pretty basic, but does a great job as well. It can play music and video as well.

LG Enlighten messaging features include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, and Instant Messaging. Other features includes SNS integration, Document viewer, Image viewer/editor, Organizer, Voice memo/dial/commands, Java MIDP emulator, and Accelerometer. As an Android smart phone, Enlighten comes with pre-loaded Google service application such as Gmail, Google Search with voice, Maps, Google Talk, Latitude, Places, and YouTube. If those applications did not satisfy you enough, there are still thousand more applications waiting to be downloaded via Android Market.

Last but not least, LG Enlighten is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 1540 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 6 hours of talk time or up to 810 hours of standby time.

HTC Rhyme, a Delicate Gingerbread Smartphone

2012-01-04T15:16:00.000-08:00

Comes with a nice and delicate design, HTC Rhyme is released to bring out not only great features but also great look and design. Does its performance equal with its feature? Let’s find out at review below.

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HTC Rhyme is a beautiful smartphone, covered by aluminum unibody design and soft-touch finished with rounded edges measuring 119 x 60.8 x 10.9 mm and weighing 130 grams. On the front side, there is 3.7 inches S-LCD capacitive touchscreen supports 16M colors. Above the screen, there is a VGA front camera and below is four capacitive buttons for Home, Menu, Back and Search function. There is barely any physical buttons appears around the phone’s side except for the Power button at the top and the volume control on the right side of the phone. On the back side, there is 5 megapixels camera along with LED flash and speakerphone. At the bottom corner, there is to insert the SIM card and the microSD card.

HTC Rhyme runs on Android OS v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) with HTC Sense UI 3.5 interface. There are four icons appear on the lock-screen for easy access to the phone, mail, camera, and messages. There are also 6 lock-screen styles that you can choose from Current, Photo album, Friend Stream, Weather, Stocks, and Clock. Some new features in the interface are Endomondo, Quick Launch (showing on the main home screen for displaying the current time, weather, and icons for the mail, messages, calendar, and camera gallery), and Watch. There is also Friend Stream application and its accompanying desktop widget, which aggregate content from Facebook and Twitter accounts. All application can load fast without lag. Thanks to its 1 GHz Scorpion processor with Qualcomm MSM8255 chipset and 768 MB RAM.

Come to connectivity, HTC Rhyme is powered by GSM and HSDPA network. Furthermore, it already supports HSDPA up to 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA up to 5.76 Mbps data network. Internet experience is done using WebKit browser with HTML and Adobe Flash support. Other connectivity features are Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth and microUSB connection. HTC Rhyme is also powered by GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

HTC Rhyme is also equipped by 5 megapixels camera with autofocus and LED flash. The camera also comes with some features such as such as visual effects, face detection, manual image adjustments, and scene modes. Images quality is great, sharp and natural, not over-saturated. The camera can also record video in 720p resolution at 15 fps. To store data, there is 4 GB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. For multimedia, there is media player for playing music and video.

Messaging features of HTC Rhyme include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, and Instant Messaging. Other features include Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial, Light-up Charm Indicator accessory, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, SNS integration, Java MIDP emulator and Accelerometer.

HTC Rhyme also comes with pre-loaded Google service applications such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, and Picasa integration. As well as thousands of Android application that can be downloaded via Android Market. Lastly, HTC Rhyme is supported by standard battery Li-Ion 1600 mAh. The battery is rated up to to 8 hours (3G) of talk time or up to 340 hours (3G) of standby time.

Apple iPhone 4/4S Dock

2012-01-04T02:50:00.000-08:00

Since it first released together with iPhone back in 2007, iPhone dock is obviously a noteworthy accessory. Since Apple iPhone 4/4S is already released, so does the iPhone 4/4S dock. The dock becomes noticeable when you want to use your iPhone with computer or stereos and be satisfied with a clean design and easy mounting.

At first, iPhone dock is bundled with iPhone package sell. Then, it is pulled off from the package sell of the next iPhone generation. It is done to give a less expensive package sell. The dock of iPhone 3 and 3G are released in small size, very much different from its predecessors. Now, there is iPhone 4/4S dock which has remarkably dropped even further in size but still preserves the same functionality and pricing as its predecessors. Being smaller from its predecessor is not a shocking event as Apple is very fond of making its devices as small as possible. Together with the iPhone 4/4S itself, the dock is claimed to be the tiniest iPhone dock to date.

The dock comes with a footprint of 2.38 x 1.68 inches, small enough as a dock. Only a few inches can be seen off to the sides and front of the iPhone 4, with around 1.2 inches of plastic at the back to support the device as it rests. On the back side, there are two ports; a Dock connector cable port and a 3.5 mm audio cable port. The bottom side is decorated with a soft rubber pad to keep it from slipping on flat surface. The dock’s sales package ships without other items, means that you have to supply the synchronizing, charging, audio, or video accessories you want to use with it by yourself.

iPhone 4/4S Dock

For time being, there is no significant problems appeared as iPhone 4/4S dock works well on the most commonly attached electronic accessories – charging, synchronizing, video and audio cables. In other hand, Apple is also persistent in using its own cables to connect to computer and AV system which work without complaint. But then, everything is still on the user preferences. The users tend to use the Dock to be attached to home stereo system due to its high quality output. It provides a better sounding and more stable mounting solution than using audio cable to the iPhone 4/4S headphone port.

There are also some important differences between iPhone 4/4S dock and Universal Docks. The port-out line become fixed rather variable as seen in Universal dock. There is also no IR sensor included, sometimes enabling remote control to change volume levels. The iPhone 4/4S dock is also designed with a bottom mounted speakerphone; small grid inside the dock that match the iPhone’s mesh panels of microphone and speaker. There is also a wave finished on the dock’s bottom that lets audio flow out and in without distortion.

Overall, the iPhone 4/4S Dock is a noteworthy accessory for your iPhone 4/4S. It is electronically as solid as its predecessors, and its small design makes it even easier to locate on a desk, nightstand, or next to a stereo system.

Samsung Stratosphere, a 4G LTE Smartphone With QWERTY Keyboard

2012-01-03T16:20:00.000-08:00

Joining the competition of 4G LTE smartphone, Samsung released its smartphone named Samsung Stratosphere. The smartphone is also released aiming to fill the gap of the missing physical QWERTY keyboard on the 4G LTE smartphone available in market. In details, here is a review of the smartphone.

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Samsung Stratosphere design features a full touch screen with a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard measuring 126 x 65 x 14 mm and weighing 164 grams. The display comes with 4.0 inches capacitive touch screen with Super AMOLED technology to produce bright and fascinating images. Above the display is a 1.3 megapixels front camera, and at the bottom are the four touch-sensitive buttons for Menu, Home, Back and Search function. Slide the phone to the right and there is a full QWERTY keyboard arranged in a nice 5 rows layout with dedicated number keys at the top row.

Samsung Stratosphere comes running on Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) with Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. There are five different pages of Home screen that can be personalized by adding widgets or shortcuts as well as changing the wallpaper. Four colorful icons for accessing the Phone, Contacts, Messaging and Applications are placed on the bottom of the Home screen. Although the phone only comes with 1 GHz processor and 512 MB RAM, accessing and running applications seems to be smooth without any significant lag.

Samsung Stratosphere also comes with all messaging features you wanted to have including SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, and RSS. The instant messaging features allow you to connect to your AIM, Windows Live, and Yahoo! buddy lists. For the email services there are Gmail services, POP3, IMAP, Yahoo! Mail, AOL, and Windows Live. Furthermore, there is a great application namely Quick Office allowing you to open or create Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint files, and also open Adobe PDF files with it. For the text input, Samsung Stratosphere offers the slide-out physical full QWERTY keyboard to type out long message and the on-screen virtual keyboard if you just need to type in short and quick.

Other main features of the Samsung Stratosphere is that it already supports 4G LTE data network with Rev. A up to 3.1 Mbps. Internet browsing can be done by built-in web browser supports HTML and Adobe Flash web pages. You may also connect to internet via WiFi hotspot as well. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth, DLNA, and microUSB connection. The phone also features GPS Navigation System with A-GPS support and Google Maps integration.

Samsung Stratosphere is equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front camera and 5 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash located on the back side of the phone. The camera features provide numerous settings and adjustments, such as the shooting modes, image resolution, effects, scene modes, ISO, and Geo-tagging. For video recording, the camera can only record up to 720 x 480 pixels resolution. To store data, the phone provides 4 GB internal memory and up to 32 GB external memory via microSD card. Samsung Stratosphere is also equipped by media player for playing music and video.

To support its great features, Samsung Stratosphere uses standard battery Li-Ion 1800 mAh. The battery life can last up to 8 hours of talk time or up to 212 hours of standby time.

Discovering the Features of Pantech Pursuit II

2012-01-03T14:12:00.000-08:00

Following the success of Pursuit, Pantech comes back with its sequel, Pantech Pursuit II. It brings out touch and type experience along with great features such as a roomy slide-out QWERTY keyboard, GPS, 3G data network, HTML web browser, Bluetooth, and 2 megapixels camera. Closer look, here is the review of full details and specification of the phone.

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Pantech Pursuit II comes with a touch screen and a slider design with full QWERTY keyboard bringing touch and type experience together. The phone’s body is covered up entirely by shiny, hard plastic material with a wavy back and rounded edges. Adding visual interest, there is a lime green accent band around the phone’s side.

The phone dimension measuring 101 x 61 x 15 mm and weighing 127 grams. On the front, there is 2.8 inches capacitive touch screen with 240 x 320 pixels resolution. Right below the screen, there are three physical round buttons for Call, Back, and End Call or Power functions. Volume rocker key is placed on the left side while on the right side are Screen Lock key and camera shutter. Slide phone up and there is 4 rows QWERTY keyboard matte plastic keys. In a portrait slide design, obviously the QWERTY keyboard becomes smaller but the keys remain large enough to type.

Pantech Pursuit II runs on GSM network and already supports HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps data network. The web browser available supports WAP 2.0/xHTML and HTML web pages. The web browser loads mobile sites quite fast, but for a complex web page (HTML) needs a much longer time. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth and microUSB connection as well as GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

Pursuit II is also equipped by 2 megapixels camera that can capture images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels resolutions with an average quality. Some camera features are self-timer, color effects, brightness, and white balance as well as shutter sounds. The video camera comes with same setting for recording in maximum 320 x 240 pixels resolution. For storage, it has 217 MB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card.

Comes to multimedia features, Pursuit II has a media player for playing music and video. The media player can organize songs by artists, albums and genre as well as Music ID recognition. The music player supports music in MP3/WAV/WMA format. And, the video player can play video in MP4/H.263 format.

Equipped by QWERTY keyboard, Pursuit II is likely to be a messaging phone. The messaging features of Pantech Pursuit II are SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, and Instant Messaging. Text input can only be done using the QWERTY keyboard as there is no on-screen virtual keyboard. Other features of Pursuit II are vibrating mode, speakerphone, calendar, alarm clock, world clock, calculator, unit converter, stopwatch, timer, notepad, sketchpad, and voice memo recorder. The battery life of Pantech Pursuit II is rated up to 3 hours of talk time or up to 250 hours of standby time.

Motorola Droid Bionic, The Best 4G Smartphone Yet

2012-01-03T13:59:00.000-08:00

Aiming to improve its 4G line up, Motorola released its smartphone namely Motorola Droid Bionic. Claimed to be the best 4G smartphone yet, Droid Bionoic is not only powered by 4G network, but also equipped by massive feature and excellent performance. How great the phone’s performance is, let’s have a look at the review below.

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Motorola Droid Bionic comes with a candybar and full touchscreen with plastic material exterior, beveled curves, rubberized battery cover, and metallic looking paint finished. Droid Bionic is the thinnest 4G LTE handset in its lineup measuring 127.5 x 66.9 x 11 mm with a reasonable weight. For the display, Droid Bionic uses 4.3 inches capacitive touchscreen support 16M colors. Right beneath the display, there are four capacitive touch buttons for Menu, Home, Back and Search function while a front VGA camera, an earpiece and a LED notification light sit directly above the display. The right side of the phone features volume rocker and microUSB port while the left side is microHDMI port. Screen Lock or Power Key is located at the top side of the phone. On the back side, there is an 8 megapixels camera and dual LED flash.

Droid Bionic is powered by Android OS v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) with the latest customized MotoBlur UI for Android. The user interface comes with MotoBlur’s custom-built widgets, including the social networking widget that can be personalized as well as resized. Navigating across its homescreen to running application takes a minimum effort with no slight lag. Thanks to its speedy Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor and Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H chipset, as well as 1 GB RAM and 2 GB ROM support.

For capturing image, Droid Bionic is equipped by 8 megapixels camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash. Some of the camera’s features include Geo-tagging, face detection, and image stabilization. The camera can also record video in HD 1080p resolution with clear audio recording. To store data, Droid Bionic comes with 16 GB internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. The phone also features media player for playing music and video. The media player is equipped by a variety of equalizer settings to choose from for both the internal speaker and 3.5 mm headset jack to give a great audio output.

One of the most impressive features of Motorola Droid Bionic is the phone’s capability to runs on speedy 4G LTE 700 network that support Rev. A up to 3.1 Mbps data connectivity. The web browser that already supports HTML and Adobe Flash is able to quickly load complex web pages. Other connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, DLNA, HDMI, and microUSB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support and Google Maps integration.

For messaging features, Motorola Droid Bionic is powered by SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, and Push Email. The Bionic also comes with pre-loaded Google services such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Google Talk. Other features include SNS integration, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, Document viewer, Organizer, Voice memo/dial/commands, Java MIDP emulator, and Accelerometer. If the pre-loaded application is not enough, there are thousand more Android applications downloadable via Android Market.

Lastly, Motorola Droid Bionic is supported by standard battery Li-Ion 1735 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 10 hours 40 minutes of talk time or up to 195 hours of standby time.

HTC EVO Design 4G, an Exquisite Smartphone to Sprint

2012-01-03T10:50:00.000-08:00

The 5th member of EVO’s line, here is HTC EVO Design 4G. Come with an exquisite design, 4G WiMAX data network and 1.2 GHz processor, EVO Design 4G surely brings excellent performance. In details, let’s have a look at review and specification of the phone below.

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Earning its name, HTC EVO Design 4G features an exquisite design with high-quality aluminum material and boxy edges as well as perfect balance of weight and size measuring 121.9 x 61 x 11.9 mm and weighing 147 grams. For the display, EVO Design 4G features 4.0 inches HD capacitive touch screen. Around the side of the phone, there are volume rocker and microUSB port on the left side while the left side is left naked. Power button and 3.5 mm headset jack is on the top side. The back is housed by 5 megapixels camera and LED flash along with soft-touch material cover and a metal band across.

EVO Design 4G comes with Android OS v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) and HTC’s Sense 3.0 user interface. Sense UI is very smart and stunning, delivering easy access to all phone’s features. Applications run smooth and fast without any sluggishness even when playing games. Thanks to its powerful 1.2 GHz processor with Qualcomm MSM8655 chipset and 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM.

EVO Design 4G runs on Sprint’s CDMA 800/1900 MHz (2G) or CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (3G) and already supports Sprint’s 4G WiMAX data network. For an excellent internet experience, there is HTC’s browser – claimed to be one of the best mobile web browser. HTML web pages load fast and there is no problems with text rendering. Other connectivity includes WiFi, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth, and microUSB connection. It also has GPS navigation system with A-GPS support and Google Maps integration.

Similar to Motorola Photon 4G, the EVO Design 4G is also a world phone with GSM support. When you are in US, you can only run EVO Design in Sprint CDMA network. Once you travel abroad outside the US, you may use any GSM SIM card to access GSM network.

Come to the camera, EVO Design 4G is equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front camera and a 5 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash. The camera features support wide-angle viewing mode (16:9), face detection, geo-tagging and standard camera settings. Video recording at 720p is pretty good with loud audio pickup. For storage, the phone also provides external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. In multimedia feature, EVO Design 4G comes with HTC’s music and video players. If you want different options, there are other multimedia players available to be downloaded in Android Market. In addition, the phone is also equipped by Stereo FM radio with RDS.

Messaging features of HTC EVO Design 4G are SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, and IM. Other features include Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial/commands, SNS integration, Java MIDP emulator, and Accelerometer. Not to mention pre-loaded Google service applications such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, Picasa integration, and YouTube. There are also thousand Android applications waiting to be downloaded via Android Market.

Powering its great features, HTC EVO Design 4G uses standard battery Li-Ion 1520 mAh. The battery can last up to 6 hours of talk time.

iPhone 4S Car Charger, a Must-have Accessory

2012-01-03T00:55:00.000-08:00

One of the must-have accessories when you are using Apple iPhone 4S is iPhone 4S car charger. This accessory allows you to supply power to your iPhone battery in car and keep your iPhone alive. Having iPhone 4S with lot of great features and applications, it appears to be a never-ending show. You may possibly not use the phone just to talk to your family, friends or acquaintances but also for a wide range of applications. And, applications tend to consume more power of the battery. Charging the phone until full power at home should be sufficient enough to carry out the phone’s performance.

Sometime, the situation appears to be different, not as simple as that. You may don’t have enough time to charge your phone at home or you may just completely forget to charge your phone at home. At this situation, iPhone 4S car charger shows its importance and save your iPhone.

iPhone 4S Car Charger

With all important data saved on your iPhone, surely your iPhone need to be standby all the time especially for a businessman. You also don’t want to lose your client or business opportunity just because your phone is out of battery and made you out of reach. Even when you are travelling, you still have to connect to your friends or family. That is why having iPhone 4S car charger in your car is a must, ensuring you to keep on reach and stay connected.

You don’t have to worry about your iPhone’s battery life as long as you have the car charger on your car. Whether you spend lots of time talking on the iPhone or run applications, you can relax about the battery life as you can charge the phone in a car. Furthermore, this car charger is proved to be must-have accessory for those who love music and travel as well. You may not be able to enjoy music along your journey if you don’t have this car charger in your car.

For you who are planning to go on vacation with your family, car charger is really needed. Family vacation is best when you spend it on a day outside. Lots of family moments will appears and surely you have to capture or record them with your iPhone. That is consuming lots of battery life for sure. Just when your iPhone is about to out of power, you come to realize that there is no charging point outside. Fortunately, you still have a savior for your iPhone since there is a car charger in your car.

Under normal situation you may not give much attention to this accessory and say that this accessory is not important. But when the situation such as mention above occur, you will never know when it is going to happened, you will realize the value of your small investment in getting one.

Last but not least, it is up to you whether you want to get an expensive iPhone 4S car charger or a cheap one. The most important things is make sure that you get the original one and compatible for your iPhone 4S.

Moving Files to an iPhone Using an iPhone USB Cable

2012-01-03T00:46:00.000-08:00

Apple iPhone is a smartphone developed by Apple to cover up all your communication, multimedia as well as your mobile activity. It is also claimed to be one of the best smartphone as it provides great features and great performance. You can do a lot of things with iPhone as all have been provided. But the circumstances may not be same all the time. Sometimes you have files on your computer that you would like to use on your iPhone. It means that you must move it from your computer to your iPhone. The simplest way of moving files to an iPhone is using a universal serial bus (USB) cable compatible for iPhone. How to move files using iPhone USB cable will be explained below.

How to Move Files Using an iPhone USB Cable

Before moving the files, there are items that should be used; iPhone, Computer/Laptop/Netbook, and iPhone USB cable. After all is complete, here is the step by step moving files to an iPhone.

Step 1
Run iTunes application on your computer. When you are using iPhone, iTunes is a must-have application as it is used to activate your iPhone and manage your iPhone.

Step 2
Connect iPhone to the computer using iPhone USB cable. Plug one end of the USB cable into the iPhone and plug the other end into a USB port on your computer. Once it connected, iPhone’s icon will appear in the left side of the iTunes window.

Step 3
Click the iPhone icon and find the “Summary” tab in the iTunes window and click it. To prevent iTunes from automatically synchronize your computer content to the iPhone, click “Manually Manage Music and Videos” option and choose “Apply”. Setting iTunes to manually manage your files allows you to select what you want to move to the iPhone using iPhone USB cable.

Step 4
To move files that are downloaded from iTunes, just go to the iTunes library. Find your files from one of the categories; “Movies," "TV Shows" "Podcasts," "Books" or "Apps". Once you find your desired files, drag the files you downloaded from the iTunes store into the iPhone’s icon to copy them over the iPhone USB cable.

Step 5
Moving PDF files hold a different way. Click on "Books" below "Devices" tab in the left panel. Next, you need to locate the PDF file you want to copy on your computer. Once you find the file, drag the file to the iTunes window and it will be automatically copied to your iPhone.

Step 6
To move photos, you have to go to "Photos" tab in the iTunes window and then click Click on the checkbox next to "Sync Photos". After that, locate the folder consist of your desired photos on your computer from the pull-down menu. The pull-down menu can also be used to locate photos from Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 or later on a PC and from iPhoto or Aperture on a Mac. Next, click "All Folders" or "Selected Folders," and then click "Sync" to move photos from your computer to the iPhone via iPhone USB cable.

Review of Motorola Droid 3 for Verizon Wireless

2012-01-02T23:58:00.000-08:00

A year after the successful Droid 2 released, Motorola comes back with its new Droid’s line namely Motorola Droid 3. Supported by Verizon Wireless and improvement than its predecessor, Droid 3 brings out the best of smartphone features. In details, let’s have a look at review of the smartphone below.

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At first sight, Motorola Droid 3 appearance is quite similar to its predecessor, Motorola Droid 2; full touch screen design with slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. Closer look, Droid 3 resembles to be larger and thicker measuring 124 x 64 x 13 mm and a little bit heavier weighing 167 grams. Its larger dimension due to 4 inches qHD (960 x 540 pixels resolution) capacitive touch screen featured on the front side. The screen is very bright, clear and sharp as it is employed incredible pixel density. Below the screen, there are four touch-sensitive keys for Menu, Home, Back and Search function. Above the screen, there are a LED notification light, a front camera and an earpiece. Slide it out and there is a full QWERTY keyboard that is arranged in 5 rows PC-like keyboard with a dedicated row for numbers. Continuing explore the phone’s body, the right side features volume rocker while the left side sits MicroUSB port and an HDMI port. On the top side, there are a Power or Screen Lock button and a 3.5 mm headset jack. The back side is decorated by 8 megapixels camera and LED flash.

Moto Droid 3 is powered by Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) and Dual-core 1GHz OMAP4 processor and 512MB of RAM. Motorola claimed that the DROID 3 runs at an incredible rate with most operations 27 percent faster multi-tasking performance over its predecessor DROID 2 and 30 percent faster graphics chip as well. The phone also carries out a stable and responsive performance.

Motorola Droid 3 runs on CDMA Verizon network and already supports CDMA2000 1xEV-DO with Rev.A up to 3.1 Mbps data connectivity. The browser available for surfing internet supports HTML and Adobe Flash. Other connectivity includes WiFi, WiFi hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth and microUSB connection as well as HDMI port. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

For the camera, Droid 3 is equipped by 2 cameras; a VGA front camera and an 8 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash on the back side. Camera features include touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, scene modes, brightness settings, and numerous settings as well as editing options. The camera can also record videos of 1080p resolution at 30 fps. For the storage, there is 16 GB internal memory and additional external memory via microSD card up to 32 GB. Entertaining its user, Droid 3 is also equipped with media player for playing music and videos. Mainly due to its faster dual-core processor, videos are played very well and smoothly even with high-definition 1920 x 1080 resolution videos.

Messaging features of Motorola Droid 3 include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email and IM. Other basic features include Quickoffice document editor, Organizer, Voice memo/dial, Java MIDP emulator and Accelerometer. And as an Android smartphone, Droid 3 also comes with pre-loaded Google services such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Google Talk. Not to mention thousands of Android application that can be downloaded via Android market.

Last but not least, Motorola Droid 3 is powered by standard battery Li-Ion 1540 mAh that is rated up to 9 hours 16 minutes of talk time or up to 300 hours of standby time.

LG Octane, a Messaging Phone with Dual Keypad

2012-01-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

Competing in a midrange phone market, LG released its phone named LG Octane. Featured as a messaging phone, Octane is powered by EVDO network support, a 3.2 megapixels camera, GPS, dual displays and dual keyboard. How the performance is, let’s have a look at full details and specifications below.

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LG Octane comes with a clamshell design with two displays and two keypads measuring 107 x 55 x 16 mm and weighing 128 grams. On the front side, there is the first display, 1.76 inches TFT external display. The external displays can show the phone’s standard functions, such as dial a number, messaging, viewing or adding a contact, accessing music, and looking at saved pictures as well as a self-portrait viewfinder. Below the external display, there is the first keypad arranged in alphanumerical mode. Flip open the clamshell, and there is the second display, 2.6 inches internal display. Two stereo speakers are located on either side of the internal display. Right above the internal display is the second keypad consists of 4 rows of full QWERTY keyboard and a navigation array on the right side of the QWERTY keyboard. Exploring along the side of the phone, there are the volume control buttons, camera shutter, 2.5mm headset jack, microUSB port, and microSDHC memory card slot. And, a camera lens and a LED flash on the back side of the phone.

LG Octane runs on CDMA 800/1900 MHz and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network. For data connectivity, Octane already supports Rev. 0 up to 153.2 Kbps. The web browser for surfing internet available in the phone support HTML web pages. The web pages load pretty fast and keep their original layout, but graphically intensive web pages may not be completely loaded as it is not support Flash. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth and microUSB connection as well as GPS navigation system.

LG Octane is also equipped by 3.15 megapixels camera with autofocus and LED flash. The camera can capture image up to 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution with average quality. For recording video, the camera can record video limited to 320 x 240 pixels resolution at 15 fps.

For multimedia features, LG Octane provides built-in LG media player for playing music and video. The music player come with nice interface that can show music by artists, album, genre, and playlist view as well as the album cover art. You can also listen to your music while performing other tasks on the phone, such as sending a message. The video player comes with a similar interface and supports video in MP4/H.263/WMV formats.

Messaging features available on LG Octane includes text messaging (SMS) in threaded view, multimedia messaging (MMS), IM and email. The Instant Messaging feature supports AIM, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo!. The email features allows you to send and receive email through email services from Yahoo, Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, AOL Mail or standard POP/IMAP accounts. There is also Skype Mobile for messaging to your Skype friends (Skype-to-Skype calls are supported). In addition, LG Octane provides Social Beat application to stay connected with Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Google Talk, and GMail as well as RSS. Other features of LG Octane include Document viewer, Organizer, Voice memo, and Games.

Last, LG Octane is powered by standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAH. The battery life is rated up to 6 hours 30 minutes of talk time or up to 340 hours of standby time.

Motorola Photon, a Beastly Smartphone for Sprint

2012-01-02T05:28:00.000-08:00

Designed for Sprint, Motorola released one of its excellent smartphone namely Motorola Photon. Comes with the combination of Android Gingerbread, 1 GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor and 1 GB RAM as well as massive features, Photon surely become a beastly smartphone. In details, here is a review of the Photon smartphone.

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Motorola Photon resembles a full touch screen design with cut-off corners for a more masculine look and a soft-touch finished at the back side. The most attractive portion of the phone is 4.3 inches qHD capacitive touch screen with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Above the screen, there are an earpiece, a front camera and a LED notification light, not to mention four touch-sensitive keys right below the screen. Exploring around the smartphone’s body, there are a silver volume rocker and a camera button on the right side while the left side sits microUSB port and microHDMI port. A Power or Screen Lock button and a 3.5 mm headphone jack are located on the top side. On the back side, there is 8 megapixels camera and dual LED flash.

Motorola Photon is powered by Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread with MotoBlur UI’s customized version to Android. The interface is not quite MotoBlur UI, but the widgets and icons are similar to MotoBlur UI. Accessing application is very fast with no lag even in multitasking performance. Thanks to its Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor and Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H as well as 1 GB RAM and 2 GB ROM support.

One of the interesting features of Motorola Photon is its ability to support two networks; CDMA or GSM network. While you’re in US, Photon runs only on Sprint CDMA network. Once you're traveling abroad outside US, you can change to GSM network using local GSM SIM card in the rest of the world. Sprint CDMA network for Photon already supports CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev.A up to 3.1 Mbps for data connectivity while the GSM network supports HSDPA and HSUPA data connectivity. The web browser available is extremely quick rendering web pages as it already support HTML web pages and Adobe Flash. Other connectivity includes WiFi, DLNA, HDMI connection, and microUSB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support.

Motorola Photon is also equipped by 8 megapixels camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The camera performs very well with great details and sharpness especially in strong light. The smartphone can also records HD video 720p resolution at smooth 30 fps. For the storage, Motorola Photon has 16 GB internal memory and also additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. For the multimedia, Photon is powered by custom Motorola’s media players for Android.

Messaging features of Motorola Photon are SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, and IM. Photon also comes with pre-loaded application such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, and many more. Other features include SNS integration, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, Quickoffice document viewer, Organizer, Built-in kickstand, Voice memo/dial/commands, Java MIDP emulator, Stereo FM radio with RDS and Accelerometer. To support all of its excellent features, Motorola Photon 4G uses standard battery Li-Ion 1700 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 10 hours of talk time or up to 200 hours standby time.

When it comes to overall performance, Motorola Photon is a beast; fast load, massive features, stunning display, and impressive battery life. No wonder that it become one of the best smartphone.