Camera and Handphone Review

Nokia 888 - the mobile phone from the Future

2009-07-16T00:39:00.000+08:00

Ever wonder how does a handphone looks like in the future? What kind of functions will it provides? What will be the shape looks like? How can it be integrated to your life. Well, I doubt anyone got answer to those questions, but Nokia got a handset of the future for you, Nokia 888!

Do you like this mobile of the future? Any comments? Well, I like the slim design. However, is the designer a Chinese? If not, why name it 888, lucky number for the Chinese people.

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The New Nokia 6700 Classic

2009-06-16T00:32:00.000+08:00

Nokia 6700 is the lastest addition to the Nokia Classic Series. It is an enchacement to the Nokia 6300. Main addition is the improvement on camera (now 5MP with LED flash). To me, this series of phone is nice in terms of size, however, the weight is slight heavier for its size. Another attractive point for this phone is its full metal keymat and casing.

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Dimensions 109.8 x 45 x 11.2 mm, 46.5 cc
Weight 116 g
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
Internal 170 MB
Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Stereo FM radio with RDS
A-GPS
NO WLAN

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All lastest Nokia E-Series Phones

2009-06-11T17:05:00.000+08:00

Designed to mobilize the most-used business applications and processes, Nokia Eseries business devices offer advanced voice features with superior voice quality, business email with attachment handling, and manageability with business-class device security to the most demanding business users.

The Nokia Eseries consists of business-oriented smartphones, with emphasis on enhanced connectivity and support for corporate e-mail push services. All devices have advanced office features. Phones equipped with WLAN, AGPS, FM Radio, external MicroSD.

E51
Dimensions 114.8 x 46 x 12 mm, 61 cc
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.0 inches

Internal 130 MB storage, 96 MB RAM

Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, also comes with camera free.

E66
Dimensions 107.5 x 49.5 x 13.6 mm, 62.6 cc

Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches

Internal 110 MB storage, 128 MB RAM

Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash.

E75
Dimensions 111.8 x 50 x 14.4 mm, 69 cc

Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches

Full QWERTY keyboard

Internal 85 MB

Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

E63
Dimensions 113 x 59 x 13 mm, 87 cc

Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.36 inches

Full QWERTY keyboard

Internal 120 MB

Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, LED flash

E71
Dimensions 114 x 57 x 10 mm, 66 cc

Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.36 inches

Full QWERTY keyboard

Internal 110 MB storage, 128 MB RAM

Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

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Nokia XpressMusic - 5130 5320 5630

2009-06-05T17:43:00.002+08:00

Finally Nokia reliase that not everyone need a powerful and bulky phone like N-series, or a powerful, slim but expensive phone like E-series. Nokia come out with new XpressMusic that is slim in size again, they are 5130, 5320, and 5630. They have some common features:

# Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
# FM stereo radio with RDS support
# and of course they all are music player.

Nokia 5130
# Dimensions: 107.5 x 46.7 x 14.8 mm
# Weight: 88 g (with battery)
# 2.0" QVGA, 320 x 240 pixels, with up to 256k colours
# microSD memory card slot, hot swap, support up to 2 GB
# 2 megapixel camera

Nokia 5320
# Dimensions: 108 x 46 x 15 mm
# Weight: 90 g (with battery)
# 2.0” QVGA, 320 x 240 pixels, with up to 16 million colours
# MicroSD card slot supporting cards up to 8 GB
# 2 megapixel camera with integrated LED flash
# N-Gage games

Nokia 5630
# Dimensions: 112 x 46 x 12 mm
# Weight: 83 g
# 2.2"(QVGA, 320 x 240 pixels, with up to 16.7 million colours
# microSD memory card slot, hot swappable, 4 GB in-box, expandable to 16 GB
# 3.2 megapixel camera with Dual LED flash

Three series, three different price range, sure got one fit to your need. To me, I would like to have a camera series phone of this size, then that will be great!

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Sony Vaio Netbook that can be held with one hand

2009-06-04T17:26:00.000+08:00

This netbook from Sony is just slightly bigger than your handphone, but it is fully functional notebook. It also comes with full connectivity, e.g. 2 USB ports, LAN port, and even monitor output. Simply slide the screen and you will see the keyboard.
Seems like the line between smart phone and netbook will getting blur soon. And maybe one day in near future I will be updating this blog with a device like this while I am on the road.

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New Sony device small enough to slide into your pocket

2009-05-27T16:34:00.000+08:00

With the growing computing power of the mobile handset, the difference between a handheld computer with a smart phone is getting blur. Eventually, we will see a small device, that can let you connect the internet, play multimedia files, play games, and document processing.

However, the main challenge is at the interface design, how you manage to have a screen big enough for the user to have a comfortable view of information and at the same time the device is small enough for easy portable. Well, with the more and more advanced technology, this problem will be solved one day. Lets see some products from Sony that is small enough to carry in your pocket.

If you don't agree that the above is small, lets see what happen if you do the same thing to your normal laptop:

Of course the last one, whole CPU is just for kidding.

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New Samsung Handsfree Set - whispering at your ear

2009-05-26T16:23:00.000+08:00

Handphone is no longer just a phone, maybe the term "mobile" is more appropriate. As it is now a device that provides entertainment and information wherever you go. With the growing popularity in mobile TV, or with the huge memory available, people already treat the mobile as a music or video player. In this case, the ear piece or the hand free set will be very important.

Look at these Samsung advertisement, looks like it is suggesting you that with Samsung technology, you can feel like someone is whispering in your ear.

In fact, I would suggest all the mobile phones use the standard connector, then we can easily get the best ear piece off the shelves and enjoy the music or vide.

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A closer look on iPhone user interface

2009-04-15T16:25:00.000+08:00

No doubt that iPhone is not a powerful, but it is a popular one and it is in the wish list of many. Why is that so? Compare its functions with many others handphone, like Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericson, it does not have the best camera, not even video recoding function, no wifi. So what is so special about it? Maybe these videos can give you some idea.

It is the user interface that give Apple iPhone a cutting edge over others. In fact, all the touch screen phone you see in the market now, they all more or less borrow some ideas from iPhone. Without iPhone, we all still touching the button rather than the screen.

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Dropped your Handphone or iPod in the water?

2009-04-09T16:39:00.003+08:00

This article from somewhere, give you a very good solution when your electronic devices like handphone, mobile, iPod, etc drop into water. You got to know, most of the time, warranty does not cover water damage, so what can you do?

To summary, here is the tips:
1) Remove the cover.
2) Take out the battery.
3) Put everything into a bowl of rice.

Rice can help to absorb the excess moisture. Let it dry for at least 24 hours. I would suggest you use the hair dryier to dry it further before you going to restart it. Do not try to charge the battery. No harm trying, since it is already a gone case.

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All Nokia Mobile from 1982 to 1996

2009-04-03T16:58:00.003+08:00

No doubt that, Nokia was and still remains the number 1 in mobile handset / handphone provider. Not sure if you still remember the 3210, the first one without an antenna visible. Since that model, Nokia secures its number 1 position. Of course, later on Nokia did try many things, like the N-gage, which I think quite a nice one, but unfortunately not that sucessful. The N-Series, too bulky and too expensive for me, but appears to be quite sucesseful. There are also the 8210 which is a small and slim one. Too many classical phone from Nokia actually.

No doubt, I am sure everyone own a Nokia before. Lets click and enlarge the figure above, and take a look how many Nokia handset you recognize and dream to own one before.

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Interesting fact of mobile usage for Asian

2009-03-17T16:09:00.003+08:00

According to a survey, Chinese is most likely to flirt with partner over SMS and most likely use their handset while they are in the washroom. And if you are having a Japanese wife, then she will very likely check your phone record than girls of other nationality. Surprisingly, 20% of Taiwainese will use handphone while having their extreme moment on bed. So lets see what are the statistic of the survey.

Chinese:

79% are most likely to flirt with their partners over SMS
67% is on their handset in the loo.
60% find it acceptable for a marriage proposal to be made over the phone.

India:

79% of Indians are busy with the gadgets at a wedding ceremony
69% of respondents think the cinema should not be off limits for phones
21% of them do so even in a place of worship.

Japanese:

71% married women check their spouse's phone's SMS/caller history.
70% rank price the most important overall factor.
67% said that they have taken calls when they were sleeping or trying to sleep.

Taiwan:

57% rate ease of use as the most important reason when buying.
20% of Taiwanese are most likely to use their mobile phones during "extremely intimate moments."

Australia:

60% driver will most like use a phone.

Asian:

80% chances are he or she will use a phone during the meal.
74% parents agree that children under the age of 12 should not be given a handset.
58% believe the use of mobile phones should be allowed during flights.

Conclusion: becareful when you are on the road at Australia, and never buy a second hand handset from Chinese!

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Samsung Pixon Mobile Phone is more camera than a camera - Your chance to win one now!

2009-03-05T16:33:00.000+08:00

The new Samsung Pixon is a phone. But it is more "camera" than a camera. Its photo and video taking capability is far exceed most digital cameras available in the market. So instead of saying it is a camera phone, should call it a phone camera! And now you got the chance to win it.

Take stunning 8 Megapixel photos with no fuss - Samsung Pixon's responsive interface and powerful zoom means your special moments are captured in pixel perfect detail.

ASR (Advanced Shake Reduction) eliminates ‘shaky hand syndrome’ when taking photos. Image stabilisation reduces and even removes blurry edges from moments captured on the move.

Face Detection pinpoints the faces in your picture for optimal portraits. Samsung Pixon puts advanced Samsung Face Recognition Photo technology in the palm of your hand and professionally focused pics at every touch.

Samsung Pixon’s intelligent ‘Smile Shot’ automatically detects when your friends and family are smiling to capture perfectly timed pictures everytime.

Geo-tagging provides latest mapping and information sharing tools at your fingertips. Whether you’re on the move or planning a journey, GPS allows you to track location and movement at every second. Combine this with Samsung Pixon’s advanced Geo tagging tools, and you have the information you need at every destination.

An advanced Full Touch Screen with responsive haptic feedback, creates graceful and speedy control of the Samsing Pixon's photo functionality and an interface that's quick and accurate when you need it most! It can even read your handwriting as you interact with the 240 x 400 pixels of bright TFT display in 256k colors.

High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) of 7.2 Mbps means the best of the web really is only a touch away. Samsung Pixon’s connectivity also includes USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0, and so sharing your professional quality pictures could not be easier.

The Samsung Pixon has a card slot that features MicroSD (TransFlash) up to 16MB and internal memory of 200MB. Add to that a phonebook storage of 2,000 contacts, and both video telephony and voice call recording.

30fps (frames per second) at a resolution of 720 x480 pixels creates high quality videos for you to share with friends. You can even capture fast action at 120 fps for QVGA video.

Samsung Pixon’s superior Div X player supports includes DivX, XviD, H.263, H.264, WMV and MP4. Enjoy high quality playback and the ability to create professional quality videos to enjoy on your TV at home!

The stunning photo quality of Samsung Pixon is matched by crystal clear SRS (Surround Sound System) Virtual 5.1CH playback. Other features include FM Radio (RDS), DNSe, Polyphonic ringtones and an MP3/eAAC+/WMA/AMR player.

Simply capture an unexpected moment with your webcam and submit to them. The best entry gets to win a spanking new pink Samsung Pixon. To learn more: http://www.capturetheunexpected.net/

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Get Your Contacts and Calendars Anytime, Anywhere with your Nokia Ovi

2009-01-08T16:28:00.000+08:00

Nokia starts a new online portal called Ovi. It serves as an online community and one-stop support services for your Nokia devices. Be it synchronize your contact, share photos / videos with your friends, download Map, game or music.

It's easy to stay in touch on Ovi. Keep your contacts and calendar up to date on your mobile, PC and Ovi.com. Invite your friends to share your photos, videos, files and more. Get to where you want with Nokia Maps, face a new challenge on the latest N-Gage game, or take a listen to the latest song on Nokia Music. At home, in the office, or on your mobile. No matter where you are, you can access your digital world on Ovi.
If you still don't understand, see what this person says about Ovi.....

I've got all the things I love in one place.
That's because I've got Ovi by Nokia.

What's Ovi?
Ovi helps me stay in control of my day-to-day life...

I can see what's going on in my world...
...and make sure my friends do too.

I love to discover new places...
... and I love it even more when I get there without getting lost....

I can share my favourite photos with my friends online...
...and discover brand new tracks in the Nokia Music Store.

And I can do it all straight from my mobile - it's so easy.

At N-Gage I can try and buy the latest mobile games...
And I can even get to my PC files when I'm on the move.

I can stay up to date, because I can sync my contacts and calendar with Ovi.com...
And I can relax, knowing they're backed up on Ovi.

Ovi. Open the door to your digital world.

Here to take a tour and sign up. Just like iPod, without the online service, iPod just a music player like the one from Creative.

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Panasonic FX520: let you do "auto-focused" manually

2008-12-30T15:58:00.000+08:00

No doubt that Panasonic is getting better and better in terms of Digital camera. They are using good lens, wide angles, and now, they are the first introduce some very exciting and yet useful feature. Look at this manual auto-focus function on FX520.

Panasonic introduce this manual "auto-focus" function. That means you touch the screen and tell the camera which object to be focused, and the camera and lock it down and focused even the object moves. Always when you use compact digital camera, do you have the experience that they are focusing on something that is not you want. Even though they got face detection, but doesn't mean that I will be taking human all the time. And I may have other objects to be focused rather than face. But now, you can focus to everywhere you like.

Other things I like about this camera are:
1) Large LCD screen, as large as the Canon SD870.
2) Manual function, you can adjsut the aperture, shuttle speed etc.
3) Very compact and small in size.

Some drawbacks:
1) Use joystick rather than button. Joystick get spoilted easily.
2) Some functions only available at touchscreen, some functions can be controlled by both touchscreen and the joystick.

Unknown:
1) Image quality.... not ure the "over processed" problem in earlier Panasonic cameras being solved in this series. Maybe someone can let me know.

Other than above, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500/520 is a 10.1 megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera features 5x Optical Zoom (35mm Equivalent: 25 - 125 mm) with image stabilization, Intelligent Auto Mode, ISO 100-1600, and a 3.0″ Intelligent LCD screen. The camera measures 94.9 x 57.1 x 22.9 mm (3.74 x 2.25 x 0.90 inch) and it weighs 155 g (0.3417 lb).

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Tips for video taking wiht your digital camera or video cams

2008-12-22T16:07:00.000+08:00

Do you have the experience that most of the videos taken cannot be shown to others? Either too shaky or too boring. And Christmas is coming soon, you would love to keep some of your good memory. Here got some useful tips for your video taking by using your digital camera or video cams.

Avoid excessive panning and zooming. To avoid getting your viewers "sea-sick," try to minimize the amount of panning and zooming. If you are using Canon, try to use Canon’s Smooth Zoom Control (fixed zoom speeds) can give your video a more professional look.

Keep it steady. To keep your video steady, turn on the camcorder’s image stabilization. Leaning up against a wall or tree will help provide support. For extended shooting, like a dance recital or a soccer game, use a tripod.

Light. When shooting indoors, the more light available, the better. Using your camcorder’s built-in video light, or even turning on some room lighting will help improve the quality of your video.

How low can you go? To capture better video of children and pets, sit on the floor so you are down at their level. Shooting at a low-angle will give your video an interesting perspective.

Don’t shoot video... tell a story. Watching video is great when it tells a story. Before you begin shooting have a story in mind -- a beginning, a middle and an end. It will make getting shots more efficient and fun!

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Tips for photo taking with automatic digital cameras

2008-12-19T16:02:00.000+08:00

To make picture taking even easier for those holiday memories, digital cameras, such as the Canon PowerShot or Ixus series, come equipped with Special Scene Modes, manual settings and accessories for any situation. And of course, a few photo taking tips always help.

Snowy Situations: If you’ll be outside making Frosty the Snowman in the snow, try using the Snow Scene mode to shoot clear and bright snow scenes without darkening the subject or leaving an unnatural bluish tint. This will automatically adjust the white balance and compensate for the bright environment.

Indoor Moments: While you’re inside capturing the family opening their gifts or gathering around the dinner table, try the Indoor scene mode. Since lighting may be limited indoors, this scene mode will help reduce blur and improve color accuracy when shooting.

Capturing the Activity: The family’s over to celebrate the holidays and it’s a little hectic with the children running around, but don’t worry. Remember to select the Kids & Pets scene mode to freeze fast-moving subjects to capture those special shots, such as your nephew trying to run away from Grandma under the mistletoe.

Bundle up for Winter: If you’ll be outdoors in the unpredictable winter weather, consider using a Waterproof/All Weather Casing for your digital camera. This is especially helpful in protecting your camera from the elements if you’re skiing or snowboarding on the slopes this season. Most digital cameras have a special housing that allows you to operate all buttons and protect your camera.

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Tips for Canon EOS (SLR) Photography

2008-12-17T15:33:00.000+08:00

Digital SLRs like the EOS Rebel XSi, the EOS 50D, and the EOS 5D Mark II are ideal for all kinds of photography. Canon EOS Digital SLRs have the features and performance to perfectly capture the spirit of the season. Want to freeze the action of a snowboarder speeding downhill? Hoping to photograph a cozy family portrait in front of a roaring fire? Looking forward to taking pictures of twinkling holiday lights? Here are a few tips that will help you make the most of your subject, and your camera:

Take advantage of your camera’s continuous shooting capabilities. All EOS Digital SLRs are equipped with built-in motor drives and AI Servo autofocus to track moving subjects for sharp photos. Chances are good that you’ll never need to shoot that many photos in a row, but the internal memory that makes this feature possible also keeps the camera ready to shoot shorter bursts virtually all the time.

To capture the best image, use an appropriate lens. The standard zoom lens that may have come with your digital SLR is a good all-around performer for basic snapshots, but for action photos you’ll be better off with a telephoto lens so you can zoom in for a close-up. For a group photo, choose a wide angle lens to get everyone in your shot.

If you are sitting by the fireplace, you can increase your ISO setting to capture the ambient light. It is not necessary to use the flash because you want to capture natural light. Try using a tripod to steady the camera, and set the ISO to a higher setting than normal, like 800, 1600 or even 3200. This will help to create a more natural balance of exposure between your subject and the background.

Even though flash can ruin the natural lighting of an indoor scene, it’s equally true that creative use of flash illumination can enhance almost any indoor photo. You can get more natural looking indoor flash photos by using the Slow-Sync setting on the camera’s mode dial. This may require a slow shutter speed, so be sure to keep both the camera and the subject steady until the exposure has been completed. For even more creative effects, consider using the camera’s flash exposure compensation setting to cut back on flash illumination in order to make the lighting look more natural.

Take your home movies to a whole new level with Full HD Video Capture! The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is the world's first digital SLR capable of shooting full HD video (1080p) at 30 fps in LiveView mode. Part of the camera's Live View Mode, this new feature offers limitless options for shooting broadcast-quality family videos. You can use any Canon EF lens, and view the clips straight from the camera on either standard or high definition televisions. The video footage is easily edited with most common nonlinear programs such as iMovie.

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Nokia Tutorial: teach you how to use your handpone step by step in flash

2008-12-03T20:30:00.001+08:00

They should have started this long ago. Use the flash to show some movie how to use a phone step by step. This can serves as an educational material for a user master the phone function in a very short time. Most importantly, I can have a "try" on the phone before I buy it. And Nokia is working on this direction now.

Look at this example, Nokia tells you that you can make or answer a call while listening to the radio on your Nokia 6220 Classic phone. The radio is muted when there is an active call.

You can see the full demo at: Nokia Tutorial

So next time make sure you read the tutorial before buy a phone.

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Keep your Nokia handphone most update - reduce the restarting of your phone

2008-12-02T18:07:00.005+08:00

Handphone nowsaday is just like a computer, they are running on some operating system, all the programs (even sending sms) is like an application in your Windows. Softwares always have bug, so do operating system. Whenever some bugs are solved, a new software version will out. So it is always important to keep the software in your mobile up to date.

It helps your mobile react faster, less hang, and greatly reduce the need of restarting your handphone that could due to memory leak.

For Nokia users in Singapore, you can update your software here: http://www.nokia.com.sg/softwareupdate

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Touch phone war: iPhone, HTC, Samung, LG, BlackBerry, and Nokia

2008-10-31T13:29:00.000+08:00

This is a story of iPhone vs HTC Touch HD vs Samsung Omnia vs LG KE850 vs BlackBerry Storm vs Nokia 5800. With the starting of iPhone, touch phone is getting popular. All you need is to touch, flip, or drag. Soon after iPhone, HTC comes out with a very similar products as well, HTC Touch. Apparently both are head on head fight, and HTC are targeting non Apple user.

Being getting popular, other phones makers are following, Samsung with Omnia and LG with KE850, BlackBerry with Strom, even Nokia with 5800. I am sure SonyEricsson will be soon coming out one touch phone. Motorola? Maybe will be a little bit slow....

Well, what is the draw back of touch phone, to me, there are two major issues:
1) Too sensitive, hard to control, you flip a little, but it moves a big step.
2) Hard to compose SMS, imagine you are going to type a 160 words sms, do you know how difficult it is if you are going to touch the screen. It is also tiring even you have a pen.

If anyone can think of a better way to type sms in touch phone, I am sure it will grealy benefit many.

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The powerful Samsung i8510

2008-10-09T13:11:00.000+08:00

The Samsung i8510 is a slide phone with a staggering 8.0 Megapixel camera with auto focus, flash, face detection, blink detection and it can also record video. The features for the i8510 don't stop there; HSDPA and Wi-Fi for fast web browsing, Bluetooth v2.0, built in GPS for SatNav software, 8GB internal memory and an MP3 player are all included.

This powerful device includes:
- An 8MP camera - a first for the mobile market, and a first on Symbian OS.
- Demand paging - an OS component which enables shorter start-up times for applications.
- Advanced memory management which results in more responsive applications and phone
features.
- The "cinema in your pocket" experience through access to a rich suite of applications from the S60 applications library.
- HSDPA connectivity at 7.2Mbps and seamless connection through Wi-Fi. An optical mouse and easy navigation enable quick internet browsing, alongside GPS and geo-tagging.

Touch-sensitive navigation pad is fiddly to use at times; lack of xenon flash on the camera; screen could be sharper. Samsung has taken us by surprise by creating an excellent handset that feels like it could have been made by Nokia. If you're looking for a high-end handset with almost every feature currently available -- and then some -- the i8510 is the phone for you.

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First touch screen phone from Nokia - Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

2008-10-08T13:04:00.000+08:00

Nokia officially joins the likes of Apple, Samsung, HTC and LG in the touchscreen mobile phone biz when they finally unveiled the much-talked-about Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone. The phone features a 3.2" (360 x 640) touch screen, WLAN and 3G connectivity, a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, integrated A-GPS, accelerometer, proximity sensor, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack.

When it comes to music phones, people all over the world want a device that is a great music experience - with more memory, loud and powerful speakers, easy synchronization - and must still work well as a mobile phone with direct access to important contacts and content. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers on all counts and allows consumers to access and share content.

The handset features a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens. With a single touch, images or videos can be shared via websites such as Flickr or Facebook. The layout of icons and access to the main functions works well and Nokia is very keen on its innovative “Media Bar” - a drop-down menu that provides direct access to the phone’s myriad music and entertainment features.

One of the biggest features is Nokia’s ground-breaking Comes With Music feature, which enables people to buy a Nokia device with a year of unlimited access to tracks from the Nokia Music Store. Once the year is complete, customers can keep all their music.

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First Google Android phone to cost USD 199

2008-09-18T12:38:00.000+08:00

The Google-powered cell phone is coming soon, and it will retail for $199, according to the Wall Street Journal. The price of the new Google smart phone would put the device head-to-head with Apple’s $199 iPhone (AAPL). The Google phone, which features a touchscreen and is made by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC, faces some stiff competition. The iPhone 3G has generated significant interest among consumers for redefining touch-screen technology, popularizing mobile applications and for significantly improving Web navigation on cell phones.

T-Mobile, the first carrier that will run Google’s Android mobile software, will show off the new phone to analysts and reporters on Tuesday in Manhattan. It is expected to hit stores later this fall.

Representatives from Google, HTC and T-Mobile would not comment on the Journal’s report. Google unveiled features of the Android operating system on an unidentified black HTC handset at a developers conference in London on Wednesday.

The HTC phone is just the first of many Google-powered phones, according to the search giant. For Google to reach its ultimate goal - driving mobile Internet use and, in turn, ads - it will need to get multiple devices in the hands of mainstream consumers. The price will also need to be right, given that companies like Palm and Samsung already offer entry-level smartphones for $100.

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Sony Ericsson T700 ! Ultra Slim

2008-08-09T21:34:00.001+08:00

The first information that Sony Ericsson is going to let out a remake of the is no time successful T610, has appeared in the beginning of July. And here all rumors and guesses were materialized in the form of new Sony Ericsson T700 3.2 mega pixels with stereo columns and the 2-inch TFT-display. Phone is intended for work in networks GSM/GPRS/EDGE and 2100 Mbps UMTS/HSDPA 3G, its thin metal the body has only 10 mm in thickness, onboard there are 512 Mb of memory. To get T700 it will be possible in silvery, black-silvery and black-red colors of a body. The output of phone is planned for 4-th quarter of this year.

Sony has announced the new slim phone, the Sony Ericsson T700. At a thickness of 10mm, the phone falls into the sleek and slim category, which includes Motorola L6 and L7 as well as Nokia 6300 and 5310 Xpress Music.

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Nokia vs Samsung - Handphone camera comparisons

2008-08-06T21:47:00.000+08:00

Here, we are comparing the cameras of two handphones, namely Nokia 5220 Classic vs Samsung Z370 (Ultra Edition 8.4). Nokia 5220 Classic equips 5 Mega pixels camera, while Samsung Z370 is a 2 Mega pixels camera phone.

Function wise, Nokia 5220 Classic comes with powerful xeon flash, while Samsung Z370 (Ultra 8.4) has no flash. Nokia 5220 Classic can also auto-focus. Unfortunately, the shutter sound of Nokia 5220 Classic cannot be turned off, while Samsung Z370 can take the shutter without giving out any sound.

Let us take a look at the photo quality in a bright sunny outdoor environment. The first larger image is by Nokia 5220 Classic. The image is slight larger than the one with Samsung Z370 (below), as it is a 5 mega pixels. You can also see that the white balance is better in Nokia in this case.

The details of the textile can also be seen clearly in the above photo.

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