Mobiles-Two Way Interaction

Fontself - add a personal touch to your blog

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:53:00 -0800

Fontself - add a personal touch to your blog: "Post original messages using creative fonts. You can also use them on your favorite blogging platform and social network. Enjoy!"

Sindy - the doll you love to dress!

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:06:00 -0800

Sindy - the doll you love to dress!

Nokia Morph Concept Phone

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:58:00 -0800

Future Phone Technology:Morph is a Nanotechnology concept for future phones which is, Stretchable, Flexible, Wearable having self cleaning surface, Transparent electronics.The morph concept was developed by Nokia Research Center (NRC) and the University of Cambridge (UK). The concept was launched and an exhibition was held based on the “Design and the Elastic Mind” .

Morph might be able to bring revolution in the field of mobile due to its great features:

1. Flexible and Stretchable:

Morph is a Nanotechnology concept which allows its components to be flexible, stretchable, transparent, and have a stronger structure.

The thin elastic structure is due to the Fibril protein which is woven into three dimensional meshes.

The principle of spider silk enables the material to bend in numerous shapes which makes the device wearable, so it can be worn on the wrist.

2. Self-Cleaning: Morph is a self cleaning, self preserving, self sustainable concept which makes it corrosion free and increases its life.It has super hydrophobic surface which makes it extremely dirt repellent.Once in your pocket it itself changes to “Scratch Proof” mode which makes it scratch proof.

Advanced Power Sources:The morph consists of Nanowire grass structure which allows it to use sunlight as an energy source, thus making it environmental friendly and easy to recharge.Also, due to its high charge density, it reduces the size of the battery.

3.Sensing the environment: Nokia morph has been equipped with Nano sensor technology which observes our local environment. It can detect specific chemical compounds in air and on food items, thus helps in improving our hygiene and health conditions.

Nokia N8-Nokia N8 What will you do with it ?

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:33:00 -0800

Shoot your master piece in HD

Film, edit and perfect your high-definition masterpieces, then share them with the world. Add music, images, text and transitions - all from the phone. With a large 12 MP sensor and Carl Zeiss optics you can capture great images. The Xenon flash allows you to take good pictures in low-light conditions as well.

Connect to your home theatre

The Nokia N8 features an HDMI connection so you can easily show off your images, videos and music on compatible televisions and projectors. All in stunning high-definition digital 720p resolution. It also features, premium-quality Dolby Digital Plus technology - compatible with home theatre systems - so movies will sound as good as they look.

Make it your own

Personalise your phone by adding your own widgets.

Not one but three live home screens – make one for work, use one for fun, and have one with your favourite picture as the wallpaper.

Swipe between the home screens with an easy gesture.

Download more widgets from Ovi Store.

National Geographic in your pocket Access your favourite TV channels like CNN and National Geographic .Visit Ovi Store to find even more Web TV channels.

Fifty hours of music playback You can browse smoothly through all your favourite albums and once again get thrilled by the album artwork.

Re-experience your record collection for over 50 hours straight.

Variety of color Nokia N8 has variety of color. All colors are looking good. :)

Using Mobile Techniques in Improving Information Awareness to Promote Learning Performance

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:46:00 -0700

http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/abs/proceedings/icalt/2003/1967/00/19670106abs.htm

Mobile techniques make information transform more efficiently. Many learning strategies will become more effectively under the supporting of significant and real time information. In this research, three kinds of information awareness mechanisms using mobile devices are proposed to assist students to promote learning performance of students. Mechanisms for improving learning status awareness, schedule awareness, and mentor awareness are developed to recommend students what should learn, what should do and who could be of help for a problem by transferring information through cell phone short message to students. Experiments have been performed and the results show that most students satisfy with system?s recommendation and these awareness mechanisms have positive affect to students.

Mobile Web Design: Tips & Techniques

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:43:00 -0700

http://www.cameronmoll.com/archives/000577.html

We’ve examined the mobile web landscape. We’ve covered four approaches to developing for it. Our discussion now shifts from that of concept to one of execution.

How do we designers and code slingers cope with the current state? What slings and what doesn’t? This article attempts to present technical advice on a superficial level. Some tips may surprise the reader; others may disappoint. But let’s be clear about one thing: We’re not aiming to publish a replete guide to advanced mobile development, but rather a starting point for mobile development — both practical and ambitious. Hence, a superficial treatment of the topic.

Given methods #1 (do nothing) and #2 (raw HTML) from Part Two require little instruction, we’ll focus on the latter two methods:
Handheld stylesheets

Mobile-specific sites

Samsung Caliber released by MetroPCS

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:36:00 -0800

Tech enthusiasts may go ga-ga over this new chic Samsung phone

which is now available through MetroPCS. This new Samsung device entitled Caliber (SCH-r860) is equipped with superior attributes. The handset sports Samsung’s TouchWiz User Interface. The UI integrates exclusively-designed widgets that enable users to customize and personalize their
mobile phone

The talk time of the phone is capable of 4.5 hours and standby time is equal to 300 hours. The standard battery is equipped with 3.7 Volt Lithium Ion, 1080mAh. The price of Samsung Caliber (SCH-r860) is currently under wraps.

LG Launches Watch Phone in India

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:32:00 -0800

This stylish phone comes with scratch-proof tempered glass, 3G

If you are a watch freak and also happen to be a fan of ultra rare gadgets, this might just interest you. The LG GD910 watch phone looks like a normal watch - except for the fact that it can double up as your mobile phone when needed.

That's right. Tthe GD910 LG's latest watch phone has been launched in India. It is quite thin at just 13.9mm and packs in 3G and Video Calling capabilities as well. The phone is quite stylish and the front fascia is covered by scratch-proof tempered glass. It comes with a Bluetooth headset so you don't have to keep talking like David Hasselhoff talked to his super-car KITT in the "Knight Rider" series.

The LG watch phone can be all yours for Rs. 49,990 which makes it super expensive - even for an ultra sci-fi esque gadget like this.

Fly Launches Dual SIM Social Networking Handset

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:45:00 -0800

After the launch of the MC 160 and the E 106 back in 2009, Fly Mobiles has announced the launch of yet another full touch dual-SIM phone called the Linkz (E 145) in India -- complete with all-in-one messenger and social networking abilities. The entire social networking features fall under the Fly Buzz! application. This umbrella application holds under it numerous applications including Nimbuzz, the all-in-one messenger service; Snaptu, the all-in-one social networking application multitude of Java games and Opera Mini, the most popular mobile browser in the world.

The phone boasts of a WQVGA screen (262K colors and 240 x 400 pixels resolution), a 2 megapixel, an accelerometer for motion sensing games, video recording and a decently spec-ed. The presence of a 3.5 mm universal audio jack should keep music lovers happy. There's FM radio as well. The phone has a 1500-mAH battery that offers 200 hours of standby time and 6 hours and 30 minutes of talk time. On the connectivity front, there is Bluetooth with A2DP and support for USB via microUSB. It supports memory expansion with the capacity to take 8GB microSD cards.

The phone is priced at Rs. 5,509 and is now available across India.

Samsung Jet 2 mobiles at lower price with improved specification

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:40:00 -0800

Samsung India has launched Samsung Jet 2 mobiles with improved specification and lower price over Samsung Jet mobiles in India. The Samsung Jet 2 mobiles is available at a price of Rs. 19, 500 compared to Rs. 21, 400 price of Samsung Jet mobiles.

Also the Samsung Jet 2 handset has 8 mega pixel camera where as Jet mobile has only 5 mega pixel camera.

Samsung Jet 2 mobiles specifications are 3.1 inch fully touch screen, 800 Mhz application processor. For making social networking easy and faster, Samsung Jet 2 mobiles is powered with SNS widgets. The mobiles feature has Facebook, Orkut, Twitter etc. in its list for social networking. The new Jet 2 also has Google Push mail which was not there in previous handset.

Kindle reading using BlackBerry

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:35:00 -0800

Blackberry models Bold 9700, Tour 9630, Curve 8520 and 8900, Storm 9530 and 9550, latest launch Bold 9000 will have this new reading feature.
However, it has been launched for US customers only. Speculation is that it will be provided to customers in other countries also a little later.

Kindle has more than 410,000 titles in wired and wireless formats. BlackBerry users can now enjoy the reading experience on the go!

LG KF350 'Ice Cream' Phone Launched-Targeted at women

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:51:00 -0800

LG has announced the launch of its latest clamshell handset, the KF350 in India. Also known as the "Ice Cream" the KF350 is targeted at the fairer sex and has been launched on the eve of International Women's Day early next month.

The KF350 is a clamshell device with a 2.2-inch QVGA, TFT display capable of displaying 262K colors. It also comes with an external LED Matrix display that can display the time and other notifications. The outer shell also has an arrangement of LEDs that can display various lighting effects.

Other features include a 3-megapixel camera, QVGA video recording, FM Radio and a full-fledged music player. The KF350 comes with 25MB of internal memory that can be increased to 2GB using a microSD card. The phone comes with a WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML browser and offer decent connectivity options with Bluetooth and microUSB. EDGE over GPRS is also supported. The 800 mAH battery is capable of endowing the phone with a 5 hour talk time and a standby time of up to 350 hours.

Smartphones that are hacked could be used to spy on you

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:37:00 -0800

As smartphones become more powerful, they become susceptible to even more sophisticated attacks from hackers. Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey recently used a special kind of malicious software, or ‘malware,’ called a rootkit to demonstrate just how vulnerable smartphones are.

Rootkits are not a new phenomenon. They have been used for two decades to infiltrate various kinds of computers. “The point of this work is not to demonstrate a new kind of rootkit but to show the greater damage they can cause on smart phones,” study team member Liviu Iftode, professor of computer science at Rutgers, told ‘TechNewsDaily’ .

The Rutgers team plans to use their results to inspire developers to create new ways to detect attacks on smartphones . “It turns out that solutions that can be used to detect rootkits on a computer environment require modifications to make them applicable to smart phones,” said Vinod Ganapathy, assistant professor at Rutgers.

Cell radiations to be displayed on phones

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:22:00 -0800

Following its pro-environment image San Francisco is planning to make it a law for retailers to display cell radiation information with the price tag on phones. It will be the first U.S. city to do this.

Mayor Gavin Newsom would call an ordinance in January for which the radiation levels wherever the phones are sold will be needed.

Following San Francisco’s footsteps a state legislator in Maine pioneered a bill according to which phones would be labeled.

The moves came in the backdrop of a study that awaits results of an international study of cell phone radiation and brain tumors.

There has been no proof of cell radiation causing serious harm to user health. The move has attracted criticism as many feel that it is unnecessary for the government to interfere in such matters.

Earlier also San Francisco's has been active in environment oriented issues. This was the first city that enforced a ban on plastic bags and it also forbids phthalates, a chemical, from being used in children's products.

New iPhone shopping 'app' launches in Vancouver

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:19:00 -0800

A new application -- or app -- for iPhone and iPod Touch users, developed in Vancouver, might be able to help.

Called "Chic Walks," the five-dollar, GPS-enabled app provides an interactive shopping tour guide of Vancouver -- complete with directions and maps.

Small boutique owners, such as Neda Pessione, are giving the app favourable reviews.

"I can see it is very simple, very straight forward. It's not confusing for people," Pessione said.

The app is set to launch in other cities, including Paris, San Francisco, New York and London.
Vancouver is the first city to get the app, which also provides details of the types of items that can be found in a store, right down to the brands or designers.

HTC develops own Widgets for its Eris/Hero smartphones

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:47:00 -0800

Handset maker HTC has released four Widgets it has developed in-house for the Android operating system. The apps are only compatible with HTC's own Hero and Eris smartphone twins, however. The four low-key apps include a tip calculator, a dice throwing app, a today-in-history app and a battery utility.
The latter two are the only apps that need any form of explanation, with the former giving users facts about milestones that happened in years past on the current date, while the battery app gives users detailed information on their battery charge level, type and even temperature.

It is expected that HTC will release more of its own apps soon, but whether they will be compatible with Android phones from other manufacturers is unknown at this point. [via AndroidCentral]

HTC Launches Unlocked Tatto Mobile Phone

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:29:00 -0800

HTC Corporation today announced the launch of Unlocked HTC Tattoo which can be used with any GSM network in India, However earlier it was launched with Vodafone Essar. HTC Tatto an Android-based phone that brings broad personalization to the masses. HTC Tattoo is the first phone that can be customized inside and out. With its distinct design and ability to personalize all aspects of the phone, from its hardware to its applications and content, users will be able to express themselves and create their own individual mobile experience.

With its 2.8-inch QVGA display, the HTC Tattoo is optimized for Web, multimedia and other content while maintaining a small size and weight that fits comfortably in your hand. The HTCTattoo integrates Google’s innovative mobile services like Google Search, Google Mail, and Android Market where users can download many of popular applications and games. It also boasts of a broad variety of hardware features including a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm stereo headset jack and expandable microSD memory.

The HTC Tattoo will be available at price point of Rs.18,400 in Mumbai, (Maharashtra) and Madhya Pradesh and Rs.16,990 in the Rest of India at all leading authorized HTC resellers across the country.

Asus skype Video Phone

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:45:00 -0800

Asus is going to release its Videophone Touch AiGuru SV1T, as a way to make free audio and video calls over Skype. There won't be any PC required.

New York Times reports that the Asus videophone has a 7-inch touch screen with a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels. It has quite good voice at the speaker phone.

Though, the video is not isn't crystal clear, but it's roughly the same quality as from my MacBook Pro.

But the thing is, may be you need not to have a pc but a broadband Internet connection and preferably a wireless network is required for that.

H2O Audio Capture case

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:43:00 -0800

Love going snorkeling or diving? Taking casual underwater photos and videos now need not be an expensive affair if you're armed with an iPod nano 5G - all you need is H2O Audio's $79.99 Capture case that allowsyou to shoot photos with the rest of the fishes while enjoying your favorite musical tunes thanks to its waterproof headphone jack. Apart from that, you still wield full control over the iPod even when encased, allowing your iPod nano to function equally well be it on land or in the sea. Just don't go down too deep though, as the integrated polycarbonate lens won't survive beyond 12 feet of water.

Good days back for Indian mobile brands

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:40:00 -0800

The ban on illegal Chinese handsets has given a good opportunity to the local players like Airfone, Karbonn, Fly and Lava in the market.

“The Chinese handsets accounted for as much as 20-30% of the Indian sales last year and we are hoping to attract that market to our brand,” said Mr Vishal Chitkara, Director of Airfone.

Indian brands are able to offer similar features and at the same price points as the Chinese ones making them a perfect substitute for the banned handsets.

Nokia launches 3G Nokia 5235 handset

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:56:00 -0800

Adding one more product under the Xpress Music category, Nokia has launched the 3G Nokia 5235 touch screen mobile phone in the market which would be available by the first half quarter of 2010.

Major features of Nokia 5235,.
the S60 5th edition Symbian OS version 9.4 includes
the 3.2” touch screen display with 16 million colors
1320 Li-Ion battery with talk time of 420 min and a 3.5 mm audio connector
Built-in Integrated GPS and A-GPS receivers
2 mega pixel camera
FM radio
Access to Nokia Maps.

Nokia 5730 XpressMusic

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:23:00 -0800

The Nokia 5730 is one of the first feature phones available with QWERTY.
Design and Looks
The styling of the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is very similar to the 5630; with the distinctive red or blue frame around the front and the dot-matrix font alphanumeric keypad below the display, but slide out the QWERTY and you are presented with a wholly new phone.
The 5730’s on board applications include Ovi Contacts which is a Google Gtalk compatible Instant Messaging (IM) client.

So, there you have it, the Nokia 5730, a QWERTY music player with smartphone capabilities, a tough competitor at an equally competitive price.

Features
2.4” 16M color QVGA resolution TFT LCD display
Full QWERTY sliding keypad
Dedicated music keys and camera shutter button
N-Gage gaming keys
3.2MP camera with auto focus and LED flash
GPS enabled
Standard 3.5mm audio jack
369MHz CPU with 128MB RAM
Symbian S60
XpressMusic Player with Say and Play voice control support
Smart dialing
Easy access to contacts through Contacts Bar on home screen

Accessories
Nokia Stereo Headset WH-205 (available with phone)
Nokia Stereo Headset WH-500
Nokia Mini Speakers MD-8
Nokia Blue tooth Stereo Headset BH-504

Nokia's Latest Premium Phone

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:48:00 -0800

Think of the familiar shape of the 6700 Classic add a dash of bling to it and you'd be somewhere close to the Gold Edition.
Unfortunately, apart from the abundance of the yellow metal, there is nothing much that differentiates this premium phone from it's "poor", normal version.
The same features: -
2.2 inch QVGA display with 16 million colors
HSDPA connectivity
GPS
Nokia Maps and a 5MP autofocus camera with flash(find their way in on the Gold Edition)

The Nokia 6700 classic Gold Edition will be available in select markets by the first quarter of 2010 and should be priced at around $546 (Rs. 25,000 approx.)

Palm Pixi

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:40:00 -0800

This app is already accessible for the Palm Pre handset operating on Palm webOS. The Palm Beta App Catalog is used for downloading this application on the Palm Pixi mobile phone.
One can use this app to look for other singles in their area by means of the location-based facilities of Palm Pixi. Users can seek out and interact with several Match.com members via e-mails and winks. Profiles and headline text could also be edited with this application.

Users in the United States and Canada will receive this new Match.com application.

Two New Samsung Corby Variants in India

noreply@blogger.com (Kruthika) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:33:00 -0800

Samsung has announced the launch of two new "Corby" branded devices in India. The phones in question are the Corby Plus B3410 and Corby Pro B5310.
The Corby Plus is known simply as the Corby B3410 in other markets. In India, Samsung seems to have decided on the "Corby" brand name for the phone, thanks to its popularity.
The Corby Plus and the Corby Pro,Features
boast of slide-out QWERTY keypads
targeted at the young audience
Facebook, Twitter and MySpace widgets in the TouchWiz sidebar.
Corby Pro boasts of GPS, Wi-Fi
3.2 megapixel camera
double the amount of memory-100MB
A 3.5 mm jack
The Corby Pro is priced at Rs. 13,900.

As for the Corby Plus, it's slightly down the price ladder and comes sans GPS and Wi-Fi. The camera too has been scaled down to 'just' a 2 megapixel unit. The 3.5mm jack, however, still remains. The Corby plus will set you back by Rs. 10,500.