HP PDA

Creating A Software Library

2008-12-08T07:35:00.000-08:00

Every business uses computer software. But not every business realises the importance of having a user friendly software library for cataloging all their software.

While sharing software and using it on more than one computer is against the law, making a copy to keep in your software library in case it is ever needed is not only allowed, it is strongly advised.

In this sense a company’s software library is the computer equivalent of the box that says ‘break glass in emergency’; it grants you access to the vital software your company uses to run its day to day business. If anything goes wrong or the original software is corrupted in any way, you have the back up you need to get you out of trouble.

It’s obvious then that the library needs to be properly catalogued and kept fully up to date, to ensure that everything is where it should be in the event that it’s ever needed. Consider it as a fire extinguisher to help put out the flames caused by malfunctioning computer equipment. If you don’t know where that extinguisher is – or even worse, you haven’t got one at all – the flames could spread out and affect your whole business. Use the fire extinguisher however and everything is back to normal in no time.

The process of creating a software library can ironically be made much easier by purchasing software that is designed to make the task easy to perform and control. The companies that specialise in this kind of software also offer support services to help you get your own library up and running.

The most important aspect is to consider your needs and the best way of organising your own business software library. It needs to be easy to access and update, while remaining secure at all times.

For this reason it’s advisable to make sure that only a few key members of staff can access the software library. It’s not necessary for everyone to have access to it, and the more people are able to do so, the more likely it is that it will be compromised.

Once the library has been created it will be necessary to update it every time a new piece of software is integrated into the current computer system. Making a particular person responsible for seeing that this is done will ensure the integrity of the software library remains secure.

About The Author
Jane Smith shares practical business IT solutions for medium to large sized organisations. To activate your business with the power of IT, please visit http://www.bmc.com/en_HK/

Keep Your Music Ultra Portable With the Right iPod Shuffle Accessories

2008-12-08T07:30:00.000-08:00

What's the Point of Having a Tiny iPod Shuffle Then Tying It Down With a Big Speaker Docking System?

Apple's iPod shuffle, the most miniature version of the popular iPod available, is one of the most popular products for the portable music enthusiast. The earbud headphones that come with the iPod shuffle are good enough to make your on the go experience enjoyable, but there are many other iPod shuffle accessories which can further enhance your music listening experience.

Headphones and Speakers

Headphones are without a doubt one of the most popular iPod shuffle accessories. While the earbud headphones that come with it are good enough for many users, others prefer different headphones, either because they find the earbuds uncomfortable or because they want headphones that deliver crisper audio. Any headphones that use a 3.5mm stereo minijack will work with the iPod shuffle, from traditional over-the-ear headphones to simply different earbuds. After all, sometimes headphones break and you need replacements; fortunately there's no lack of selection, and decent-quality headphones can easily be found for under $10 a pair.

Speakers are another popular iPod shuffle accessory. Speaker technology has gotten to the point where crisp, power speakers come in small enough sizes that you won't feel silly hooking them up to the miniscule iPod shuffle. It is very important to remember that the iPod shuffle only has the minijack as an interface; this means that accessories like docking station speakers won't work with the iPod shuffle, because it lacks the standard iPod docking port. Only a speaker dock specifically designed to pass power through the minijack, like the shuffle's own included dock, will work with it.

Other iPod Shuffle Accessories

Also popular is the car charger. This iPod shuffle accessory plugs into your car's power adapter or cigarette lighter to deliver power to your shuffle to keep it charged while on the go. You can also find cables, connectors, or even FM transmitters that let you listen to your iPod shuffle over your car's stereo system, letting you listen to your music while you drive without worrying about the dangers of having your headphones on in the car.

An interesting accessory for anybody who spends a lot of their time on the go is the USB Travel Dock from Marware. This simple accessory is nothing more than a dock for the iPod shuffle connected directly to a USB connector, without the wire between the two that the standard dock comes with. While it may not sound like much, this iPod shuffle accessory will be appreciated by anybody who normally plugs their dock into their laptop and wants to have fewer cables around to get tangled up.

In the end, the use and perceived value that you get from your iPod shuffle is up to you. While the shuffle by itself is a great value, you can get much more out of it if you're willing to spend a little more on some iPod shuffle accessories. The great thing is that because the iPod shuffle only plays music, you don't have to worry about accessories that play video or scratch-resistant coverings for the video screen. In the end, every available iPod shuffle accessory has only one purpose: to help you listen to your music the way you want to.

About The Author
R James Cook is an iPod aficionado (some would say geek), and is especially enamored with the wild world of iPod accessories. He contributes regularly to the Bling iPod website at http://www.blingipod.com/. Visit www.BlingiPod.com for iPod accessory information, products, and reviews.

The Battle of the Browsers – The History and the Future of Internet Browsers

2008-12-08T07:27:00.000-08:00

With Internet Explorer 8 now available, can Microsoft hope to retain market dominance over fierce open source rivals such as Mozilla's Firefox or the feature packed Opera web browser. Can history give us a clue to what the future of web browsers/browsing might hold? How did Netscape Navigator go from having a dominant 89.36% market share of all web browsers in 1996 and yet only 3.76% by mid 1999?

Let us take a journey that will begin long before even the intellectual conception of Internet Explorer, that will glance at its long defeated rivals, examine the current browsers available and will end with a prediction of what the future of browsing will offer us – and which browser(s) will still be around to offer it.

People often think that Internet Explorer has been the dominant web browser since the golden age of the internet began. Well for a very long time now it has indeed been the most popular browser and at times been almost totally unrivalled. This was mainly a result of it being packaged free with Microsoft Windows, in what some would later call a brutal monopolisation attempt by Microsoft. The last few years however have heralded the arrival of new, possibly superior browsers. Mozilla's Firefox has been particularly successful at chipping away at Explorers market dominance. So where did it all begin, and why were Microsoft ever allowed to have a hundred percent market dominance?

Origins

The truth is they never did have total dominance, but at times they have come very close. Microsoft actually entered the Browser Battle quite late on. Infact a man named Neil Larson is credited to be one of the originators of internet browsers, when in 1977 he created a program – The TRS-80 - that allowed browsing between “sites” via hypertext jumps. This was a DOS program and the basis of much to come. Slowly other browsers powered by DOS and inspired by the TRS 80 were developed. Unfortunately they were often constricted by the limitations of the still fairly young internet itself.

In 1988, Peter Scott and Earle Fogel created a simple, fast browser called Hytelnet, which by 1990 offered users instant logon and access to the online catalogues of over five thousand libraries around the world – an exhilarating taste of what the internet, and web browsers, would soon be able to offer.

In 1989 the original World Wide Web was born. Using a NeXTcube computer, Tim Berners-Lee created a web browser that would change how people used the internet forever. He called his browser the WorldWideWeb(http://www., which is still likely to sound familiar to internet users today. It was a windowed browser capable of displaying simple style sheet, capable of editing sites and able to download and open any file type supported by the NeXTcube.

In 1993 the first popular graphical browser was released. Its name was Mosaic and it was created by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina. Mosaic could be run on both Unix, and very importantly, on the highly popular Microsoft Windows operating system (incidentally it could also be used on Amiga and Apple computers). It was the first browser on Windows that could display graphics/pictures on a page where there was also textual content. It is often cited as being responsible for triggering the internet boom due to it making the internet bearable for the masses. (It should be noted that the web browser Cello was the first browser to be used on Windows – but it was non graphical and made very little impact compared to Mosaic).

The Browser Wars - Netscape Navigator versus Internet Explorer

Mosaic's decline began almost as soon as Netscape Navigator was released (1994). Netscape Navigator was a browser created by Marc Andreessen, one of the men behind Mosaic and co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation. Netscape was unrivalled in terms of features and usability at the time. For example, one major change from previous browsers was that it allowed surfers to see parts of a website before the whole site was downloaded. This meant that people did not have to wait for minutes simply to see if the site they were loading was the actual one the were after, whilst also allowing them to read information on the site as the rest of it downloaded. By 1996 Netscape had almost 90% market dominance, as shown below.

Market Share Comparisons of Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer from 1996 to 1998

....................Netscape.......IE
October 1998..........64%.........32.2%
April 1998............70%.........22.7%
October 1997..........59.67%......15.13%
April 1997............81.13%......12.13%
October 1996..........80.45%......12.18%
April 1996............89.36%.......3.76%

In these two years Netscape clearly dominated the internet browser market, but a new browser named Internet Explorer was quickly gaining ground on it.

Microsoft released their own browser (ironically based on the earlier Mosaic browser which was created by one of the men now running Netscape), clearly worried about Netscape's dominance. It was not so much the worry that it would have a 100% market share of internet browsers on their Windows operating system, but more the worry that browsers would soon be capable of running all types programs on them. That would mean foregoing the need for an actual operating system, or at the most only a very basic one would be needed. This in turn would mean Netscape would soon be able to dictate terms to Microsoft, and Microsoft were not going to let that happen easily. Thus in August 1995, Internet Explorer was released.

By 1999 Internet explorer had captured an 89.03% market share, whilst Netscape was down to 10.47%. How could Internet Explorer make this much ground in just two years? Well this was down to two things really. The first, and by far the most important was that Microsoft bundled Internet Explorer in with every new copy of Windows, and as Windows was used by about 90% of the computer using population it clearly gave them a huge advantage. Internet Explorer had one other ace it held over Netscape – it was much better. Netscape Navigator was stagnant and had been for some time. The only new features it ever seemed to introduce were often perceived by the public as beneficial for Netscape's parent company rather than Netscape's user base. (i.e., features that would help it monopolise the market). Explorer, on the other hand, was given much attention by Microsoft. Regular updates and excellent usability plus a hundred million dollar investment would prove too much for Netscape Explorer.

2000 – 2005

These years were fairly quiet in the Battle of the Browsers. It seemed as if Internet Explorer had won the war and that nobody could even hope to compete with it. In 2002/2003 it had attained about 95% of the market share – about the time of IE 5/6. With over 1000 people working on it and millions of dollars being poured in, few people had the resources to compete. Then again, who wanted to compete? It was clearly a volatile market, and besides that everybody was content with Internet Explorer. Or were they? Some people saw faults with IE – security issues, incompatibility issues or simply bad programming. Not only that, it was being shoved down peoples throats. There was almost no competition to keep it in line or to turn to as an alternative. Something had to change. The only people with the ability and the power to compete with Microsoft took matters into their own hands.

Netscape was now supported by AOL. A few years prior, just after they had lost the Browser Wars to Microsoft, they had released the coding for Netscape into the public domain. This meant anybody could develop their own browser using the Netscape skeleton. And people did. Epiphany, Galeon and Camino, amongst others, were born out of Netscape's ashes. However the two most popular newcomers were called Mozilla and Firefox.

Mozilla was originally an open sourced project aimed to improve the Netscape browser. Eventually it was released as Netscape Navigator 7 and then 8. Later it was released as Mozilla 1.0.

Mozilla was almost an early version on another open source browser, Firefox. With it being an open source the public were able to contribute to it - adding in what features it needed, the programming it required and the support it deserved. The problems people saw in Internet Explorer were being fixed by members of the open sourced browser community via Firefox. For instance, the many security issues IE 6 had were almost entirely fixed in the very first release of Firefox. Microsoft had another fight on their hands.

2005 – Present

Firefox was the browser that grew and grew in these years. Every year capturing an even larger market share percentage than before. More user friendly than most of its rivals along with high security levels and arguably more intelligent programming helped its popularity. With such a large programming community behind it, updates have always been regular and add on programs/features are often released. It prides itself on being the peoples browser. It currently has a 28.38% market share.

Apple computers have had their own browser since the mid 1990's – Safari - complete with its own problems, such as (until recently) the inability to run Java scripts. However most Apple users seemed happy with it and a version capable of running on Windows has been released. It has had no major competitor on Apple Macs, and as such has largely been out of the Browser Wars. It currently holds a 2.54% market share and is slowly increasing.

Internet Explorer's market share has dropped from over 90% to around 75%, and is falling. It will be interesting to see what Microsoft will attempt to regain such a high market share.

Opera currently holds 1.07%.

Mozilla itself only has a 0.6% market share these days.

The Future of Web Browsing

Web browsers come and go. It is the nature of technology (if such a term can be used), to supplant inferior software in very short periods of time. It is almost impossible for a single company to stay ahead of the competition for long. Microsoft have the advantage of being able to release IE with any Windows using PC. That covers over 90% of the market. They also have the advantage of unprecedented resources. They can compete how they wish for as long as they wish. So there is no counting IE out of the future of web browsing.

Safari is in a similar position, being easily the most popular Mac web browser. Its long term survival is dependant upon Apple and the sale of their computers.

These are the only two browsers that are almost guaranteed another five years of life, at least. Firefox may seem like another candidate, but the public is fickle, and one bad release, or if it seriously lags behind the new Internet Explorer 8 for long, could easily see its popularity quickly descend into virtual oblivion.

However, it seems likely community driven browsers, such as Mozilla and Firefox, will be the only types of browser capable of competing with the wealthy internet arm of Microsoft in the near future.

As for web browsing itself, will it change any time soon? Well it already has for some online communities. For example, if you want to buy clothes you could try entering an online 'world' creating an online virtual You to go from 'shop to shop' with, looking at products and trying/buying what you see. Some 'worlds' allow you to recreate yourself accurately including weight and height and then try on things apparel such as jeans to give you an idea of how you would look in that particular item.

Will 'worlds' like this destroy normal web browsers such as IE ? - It seems unlikely. Traditional web browsers provide such freedom and ease of access that it is hard to see any other alternative taking over. However they are part of the new, 'thinking out of the box' wave of alternatives that some people will find attractive, and really who knows what the future will bring.

About The Author
Nicholas C Smith is the project manager at Breakfrom Limited, who specialise in affordable ecommerce solutions and general web design knowledge and advice.

For more information and advice visit http://www.breakfrom.com

First Quality Glasses with Quality First Service

2008-11-19T15:38:00.000-08:00

Glasses do not function only as an aid to help our sight clear. They also function to protect our eyes from dust and other small particle. Above all, glasses function as an accessory to boost our appearance. And that's what most people use the glasses for.

Welcoming this holiday season, it is a good time that we grab new glasses for a new appearance. Zenni Optical is the best place to do so as there is a program of Holiday Glass Frames From Zenni Optical. This is a program in which Zenni Optical makes the best offer for all customers to get the best purchase. Another offer is the $ 8 Complete Rx Eyeglasses best deal.

All in all, only quality glasses stocked by Zenni Optical even though the price is the lowest of all. As the popular online eyeglasses shop, Zenni Optical values quality first for all its service.

Sex is a Great thing to Enjoy

2008-11-17T11:27:00.000-08:00

Take penis enlargement and experience the ultimate sexual contentment perfectly. Penis size is one of very important factors that helps you reach your perfect sexual life easily. Having ideal size of penis provides you not only with sexual contentment but also with self confidence.

It is just a common thing today that more and more men need to do male enhancement in order to get sexual satisfaction and to give fine orgasm as well for their female partner. They realize that size matters in reaching the orgasm. Especially for women with high libido and wide size of vagina. Size determines the quality of their sexual intercourse.

In fact, men can express their sex with sex toys. But the contentment is off course different. With female partner, sex is really a great thing to enjoy.

The Best Gadget Advisor

2008-10-08T13:23:00.000-07:00

If you have a difficult time in choosing the best gadgets you want, look at the site, www.gadgetadvisor.com consultants or the Best Gadget Advisor, the best for you. As a universal remote control and an extensive network media player. As is, please read on a Web site where you have a good decision in choosing the product. They are now available on the market! They will provide you with the best gadgets on the Internet. You can also see the best of online backup services is now available. Visit now and see a real high-tech equipment at www.gadgetadvisor.com!

Nokia N96 Review

2008-10-04T11:23:00.000-07:00

The name everywhere in the world for the production of mobile phones "Nokia" This is a successor to N95. This new Nokia N96. It belongs to the same category of "smart" phone company Nokia and marked by a series of N. smooth and shiny surfaces, the larger the screen, sliding loop, ultra-fast reactions, touchpad for navigation and created the booth to see the video clearly shows the new Nokia N96 override others, as well as their predecessors.

N96 is really smooth and strong N95. The update for Nokia N96 is packed with all the features you could ever imagine inside a mobile phone. So time to get deeper into the specs and specialties of this killer application called The Nokia N96.

N96 mobile phone is 4.05 inches by 2.16 inches 0.71 inches tall and weighs about 4.41 ounces. N96 is the main quadraband allowed (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) phone, as well as support for the new third generation (3G) bands. She Slim 2,8-inch screen with very good bitreytam to see video clips, movies and television programs. Nokia N96 is easy money to comply with any portable media player on the market today.

The new Nokia 96 has a 5-megapixel camera lens with Carl Zeiss, an outbreak and VGA camera, provides assistance in recording and playing clips at a speed of 30 frames per second. The camera comes with the latest geo-tagging features (GPS), which is activated automatically label the picture with their geographical coordinates. Nokia N96 can also capture of video in MPEG-4, and a second VGA camera, mainly to facilitate video calls.

What is storage, N96, you can take virtually all the media to go with monstrous 16 Gb flash memory and has a slot for expanding its capacity of 24 GB. N96 phone has a 950 mAh battery, the last 220 minutes, 220 hours in standby mode. N96 also has more than 5 hours of video performance, 14 hours non-stop music and about 4 hours of live television. In fact, you are never without battery with a Nokia N96.

To make life easier to connect to N96 comes with Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 G / B port, Bluetooth ver. 2.0. WLAN in N96 can be used for broadband wireless access on the move. So it is safe, stay connected every time you go if you are using the new Nokia N96 in your pocket. Some other interesting features of N96 includes a digital music player, FM radio, e-mail, 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, USB 2.0, an integrated navigation system, GPS, Bluetooth stereo and more.

On the high end, connecting in the Nokia N96 features may simply photos, videos, and all their media with other devices such as mobile phones , computers, etc. Thus, the new Nokia N96 is packed power available in smart phones and the list is definitely a more stringent competition for other phones in the same segment. If you want a new style of Gizmo, that statement, the Nokia N96 is a must have!

Samsung SCH-i830 Smartphone (Verizon Wireless)

2008-08-18T07:36:00.000-07:00

Product Details:

Amazon Sales Rank: #6968 in Cell Phone Accessories
Color: Black
Brand: Samsung
Model: i760
Released on: 2007-11-01

Features:

Smartphone designed for international business travelers with dual-band CDMA/GSM connectivity; fast EV-DO data connectivity
Powered by Windows Mobile 2003; slide-out full QWERTY keyboard; 2.8-inch touchscreen; expandable via SD memory cards
Bluetooth connectivity for communication headsets; personal and business email access
Up to 2.2 hours of talk time, up to 130 hours (5.4 days) of standby time; measures 4.49 x 2.28 x 0.97 inches (HxWxD)
Includes: rechargeable lithium-ion battery, travel charger, user guide, quick reference guide

The perfect telecommunications tool for global travelers, the Samsung SCH-i830 from Verizon features dual mode, CDMA/GSM functionality, allowing you to make calls as you wander the globe (where networks are supported). Designed for business professionals, it's powered by Windows Mobile 2003 and offers full QWERTY keyboard that slides out from the bottom and access to email and documents. It also features SD card memory expansion (including SDIO), Bluetooth connectivity for communication headsets, Windows Media Player software for playing music and video, and fast data connectivity via Verizon's EV-DO network.

Powered by Windows Mobile 2003, the SCH-i830 communicates on CDMA frequencies in the US and GSM elsewhere.

Verizon Service Options
With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to the Internet and Verizon's multimedia services (additional charges applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak rates up to 2 Mbps. (Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered.)

Getting on the Internet is easy using Verizon's Mobile Web 2.0 package, which allows you to read and send e-mails, exchange instant messages and view your favorite web content on your phone. Verizon's Get It Now wireless download service is also fully compatible with this phone. This pay-per-download service features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Get It Now service.

Phone Features
Designed for business travelers who want to stay productive while on the road, the SCH-i830 is powered by Windows Mobile 2003 (Pocket PC 2nd edition), which enables you to work on documents and spreadsheets with the Pocket versions of Word and Excel, access the Web with Internet Explorer, and send email via Outlook. It also includes the Picsel Browser application, enabling you to view PowerPoint slides as PDFs and images.

The SCH-i830 allows international travelers to keep one phone and one phone number almost anywhere they go via its dual mode, CDMA/GSM functionality (850/1900 MHz CDMA, 900/1800 MHz GSM). Because GSM networks in the United States operate on 850/1900 MHz frequencies, you'll only be able to access GSM networks when out of the country (such as in Europe and Asia).

The large 2.8-inch touchscreen offers a 240 x 320-pixel resolution with 65K colors, and it's supplemented by a five-way navigation toggle, send/end keys, and four customizable shortcut keys. The full QWERTY keyboard, revealed by sliding the phone's screen, makes developing and maintaining critical documents a breeze.

Enjoy handsfree communication via the speakerphone as well as Bluetooth connectivity for communication handsets and handsfree car kits. Additionally, the i830 features an SD I/O expansion slot for increasing the phone's memory, as well as stereo speakers for improved sound quality when viewing videos or listening to MP3 files via Windows Media Player (version 10, which provides access to PlaysForSure WMA-DRM music files purchased from online stores and subscription services)). Other features include:

Speaker-independent voice dialing
Infrared (IR) wireless connectivity can control home entertainment equipment
Email support: POP3, IMAP4, SMTP
2.5mm headset jack
128 MB ROM, 64 MB RAM
64-chord polyphonic and MP3 ringtones
USB 1.1 wired connectivity
Bluetooth profiles: HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), HID (support for mice or joysticks), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures)

Vital Statistics
The Samsung SCH-i830 weighs 6.4 ounces and measures 4.49 x 2.28 x 0.97 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 2.2 hours of talk time, and up to 130 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 MHz frequencies as well as Verizon's EV-DO data network in the United States; in foreign territories, it's compatible with 900/1800 MHz GSM networks.

LG Venus Pink Phone (Verizon Wireless)

2008-08-17T08:55:00.000-07:00

Product Details:

Amazon Sales Rank: #7241 in Cell Phone Accessories
Color: Black
Brand: LG
Model: LG-VX8800P
Released on: 2008-04-10

Features:

Unique slider phone with dual LCD screens, one featuring touchscreen controls with vibrating feedback
Access Verizon's V Cast Music and Video services via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions
2-megapixel camera with video capture; MicroSD expansion; Bluetooth connectivity with music streaming
Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 480 hours (20 days) of standby time
Includes: rechargeable lithium-ion battery, travel charger, USB cable, V CAST Music Manager CD, user guide, quick reference guide

Customer Reviews

bugs in pink venus
i've owned a pink venus for 4 months. the pink phone has 2 bugs that are really annoying. while the phone is set up to both ring and vibrate, it only will do one or the other. this is only a problem with the pink one - the black one works fine.

it also displays a distorted picture when you have photo ids attached to your contacts.

after many many calls & trips to verizon (at least 8) and calls (at least 10) to lg, i have gotten no satisfying response from either. every time i call, they (both) act as if i'm the only person that has ever experienced this & it must just be my phone. (even though i've replaced it)

if you must have a venus - make sure you can live with this problem.

LG Voyager Black Phone (Verizon Wireless)

2008-08-16T10:31:00.000-07:00

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #1968 in Cell Phone Accessories
Color: Black
Brand: LG
Model: LG-VX10000
Released on: 2007-11-16

Features

External touchscreen navigation and input, opens to reveal full QWERTY keyboard and second screen
Access Verizon's V Cast Music and Video services via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions
2-megapixel camera with video capture; MicroSD expansion; Bluetooth connectivity with music streaming
Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 480 hours (20 days) of standby time
Includes: Standard Li-Ion Battery, AC Travel Charger, USB Cable and User's Guide

Editorial Reviews

Combining an interactive touchscreen for easy navigation and a full QWERTY keyboard for fast communication, the groundbreaking LG Voyager offers a powerful mobile communication and entertainment platform. It features dual screens, with the exterior touchscreen offering VibeTouch technology for tactile feedback and a touch protection feature that prevents unwanted key actions. The Voyager gives you access to V CAST Video--Verizon Wireless' multimedia service with news, sports and entertainment video clips, 3D games and more--as well as V CAST Music, which offers access to more than 2.4 million songs that can be purchased and downloaded over-the-air. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, MicroSD memory expansion, Bluetooth connectivity for headsets and stereo music streaming, multi-format digital music player, and optional GPS turn-by-turn navigation services. It operates on Verizon's 850/1900 CDMA frequencies, and offers fast connectivity through Verizon's EV-DO data network.

Featuring an interactive navigation touchscreen on the exterior, the LG Voyager opens to reveal a full QWERY keyboard.
Verizon Service
With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to the Internet and Verizon's multimedia services (additional charges applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak rates up to 2 Mbps. (Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered.) The V Cast Music service enables you to download songs instantly to your phone, or purchase music through your PC and transfer the files to your phone. If purchased from your phone, you'll receive two copies of the song: a Windows Media Audio Pro Plus format at 64Kbps stereo is sent to your phone, and a Windows Media Audio 9 format at 160Kbps stereo is sent to your account in the V CAST Music online store for downloading to your PC. V Cast Music offers nearly 2 million songs, with more being added all the time.

With the V Cast Video service, you can stream or download video clips to your phone from a variety of news, entertainment, sports, and weather channels, including CNN, ABC News, E!, CBS Sports, The Weather Channel, and VH1.

Nicely compact, the LG Voyager measures just 0.71 inches thin and weighs 4.69 ounces.

Verizon's Get It Now wireless download service is also fully compatible with this phone. This pay-per-download service features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Get It Now service.

With this GPS-enabled phone, you'll be able to access Verizon's VZ Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and detailed color maps. And Verizon's Chaperone service lets you easily locate your loved ones from your Verizon Wireless phone or PC in real time. After defining a zone, such as an area designating a school or summer camp, you'll be sent an alert via text message when the Chaperone handset enters or leaves the zone.

The interior of the Voyager also includes a second widescreen (non-touch) LCD.

Phone Features
The tall candybar-style LG Voyager flips open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, which also includes four-way navigation and send/end keys. It features dual 2.81-inch LCD screens, with both offering a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels and support for 262K colors. The external screen provides touch-sensitive controls--simply tap icons to access functions or move your finger across the screen to scroll through menus or around Web pages. It also includes an onscreen virtual QWERTY keyboard for entering URLS and other data into Web pages.

It's expandable via optional MicroSD memory cards with support for up to 8 GB of storage. The digital audio player is compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC/AAC+ music files, and the phone includes dual speakers for music playback. Songs are auto organized by artist, genre, and album, and the Voyager includes an airplane mode that turns off the cell phone's receiver for continued playback while on a flight.

This phone also provides Bluetooth version 1.2 wireless connectivity with the A2DP Bluetooth profile, which enables you to stream music to compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speakers. It also includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, dial-up networking, audio/video remote control, phone book access, serial port/object push for vCard, and basic imaging for sending/printing non-protected images to a compatible device.

The 2.0-megapixel camera can capture still images in four resolutions (1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240 pixels) and video in two settings (VGA 320 x 240 and QCIF 176 x 144). Other camera features include a 2.5x zoom, spot metering, white balance settings, a variety of color effects, night mode, self timer, and three shutter sounds (with silent option). Video recording is limited to either 30 seconds for sending via MMS or up to an hour for saving to memory card.

The Voyager provides storage for up to 1000 contact entries, with up to 5 numbers, two email addresses per entry, and Picture ID. Support is built in for text messaging and mobile IM. When used in combination with the phone's built-in still and video camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. The built-in Web browser supports full HTML access and provides touch control on the outer display. Other features include:

Tools: Calendar, notepad, calculator, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock, and EZ tip calculator
Speed Dial (95 entries + 4 pre-programmed for voicemail, #BAL, #MIN, #PMT)
USB connectivity to your PC for file transfer as well as charging; USB mass storage capability
One-touch speakerphone
Speaker-independent voice commands
21 included ringtones and compatibility with real-music ringtones
Voice recording up to 1 hour or 5 minutes during phone call
Video player compatible with WMV, MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
Hearing Aid Compatibility Rating: M3

Vital Statistics
The LG Voyager weighs 4.69 ounces and measures 4.64 x 2.12 x 0.71 inches. Its 950 mAh lithium-polymer battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 480 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies as well as Verizon's EV-DO data network.

Customer Reviews
I LOVE IT!
Yesterday I bought this phone. It was between the LG Dare and this one. The Dare was really hard to type on and you sometimes had to press hard. This one is very good sensitivity with the touch pad and the qwerty pad inside is easy and big. I had the U740 prior to this and the buttons were so small, it made everything hard. I'm so happy to have this now. The camera takes beautiful pictures, the internet is fast, it's all so fun!

Does anyone have lots of problems with the Voyager every month where they have to get a new Voyager every month
I loved this phone when I bought it then my antenna for the mobile TV was loose where I had to hold the antenna when I was watching mobile TV so the antenna wouldn't easily more then with my 2nd one a month later I was watching mobile TV and I fliped it close then it totally froze on me then with my 3rd one a month later it was running really slow and one of the games I download stopped working where I had to remove the battery from it then put the battery back a minute later to see if it would run faster and it didn't and I had to redownload the game that stopped working in order to play it again then with my 4th one a month later I had the same problems as I had with my 3rd one. The internet on this phone is like the internet on a smartphone. So I would recommend getting a smartphone because you wouldn't have hardly any problems with a Windows Mobile, Palm Treo or Centro or a Blackberry smartphone. Do not waste the money and buy the Voyager because your going to have new problems with it every month where you would have to go to Verizon to see whats wrong with your Voyager every month where you wished you had bought a smartphone instead so you wouldn't be wasting your time going to Verizon to see wants wrong with your Voyager every month.

Awesome Phone
This phone is pretty sweet. If you want a touchscreen phone look no further. It is not an iphone killer. They are two completely different phones they just have a touch screen in common. This phone's touchscreen has pressure sensitive sensors where the iphone has heat and pressure sensors. Yes - the touch screen does feel different. They both take time to get used to. This phone is cool because you can use the touch screen or keypad. The keypad layout is ideal. You don't even need to open your phone to reply via txt, im, etc. If you want a sleek looking, high tech phone... pick one up. You won't be disappointed.

Palm Treo 750 Smartphone (AT&T)

2008-08-13T22:06:00.000-07:00

The Palm Treo 750 boasts all the legendary features of the previous Treo smartphones, plus a whole lot more. Now with WCDMA 3G data capabilities, stereo Bluetooth, and an internal antenna, the 750 puts Palm once again on the cutting edge of smartphone technology. With features like the Windows Mobile 5 operating system, a QWERTY keyboard, a 1.3 megapixel camera, a miniSD memory card slot, and voice control, simply put, the 750 is the ultimate mobile office companion, and the perfect complement to Cingular Wireless service.

Product Details:

Color: Blue
Brand: palm
Model: 750
Released on: 2006-11-20

Design
Under the hood, the Treo 750 features the Windows Mobile 5 operating system and 60 MB of internal memory. The design retains the same popular form factor and QWERTY keyboard as other Treo phones, but with a few subtle, yet significant, changes. The external antenna has been tucked away, and the unit's camera has been dramatically upgraded to 1.3 megapixels. The 750 has been on a diet too--weighing in at only 5.40 ounces, the 750 is one of the lightest Treo phones ever released.

On top of the unit you'll find an expansion slot for SD and MMC-based memory cards, and there's also an infrared port here for line-of-sight data transfers, as well as a handy switch for turning off the phone's ringer. Below the amazingly clear 240 x 240 color touch screen, you'll find a five-way navigator that controls most of the phone's menus and operating system functions, while quick application buttons on either side of the navigator will get you to your favorite applications in a snap. The left side of the unit features a volume up/down toggle plus a handy user-customizable button that can be assigned to any phone or PDA function. The rear of the Treo 750 houses a loudspeaker, as well as the camera unit. A touch-screen stylus can be tucked away on the right side of the phone. Meanwhile, a combined charging, data, and accessory attachment port is housed on the bottom of the unit, as is a standard 2.5 mm stereo headset jack.

Calling and PDA Features
All of the Treo 750's phone and PDA functions are designed to provide an integrated, seamless experience. For instance, you can type in the name or initials of a contact on the keypad to dial them. Or, use the touch-screen and stylus to copy information from an email and quickly paste it into another email or text message. You can even use Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile, a feature that combines email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes into a single application.

Staying productive on the road is made possible by the Microsoft Office Mobile suite, which includes Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile. Meanwhile, the File Explorer application makes it easy to browse the files on your Treo 750.

All of the latest phone features folks expect are built-in, too, like a handsfree speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, a vibrate mode and picture caller ID. The 750 comes stock with unique ringtones built right into the unit, and more ringtones can be downloaded from Cingular Wireless' MEdia Net service. The capacity of the unit's address book is only limited by the amount of internal and expansion memory available. Use the Treo 750's Bluetooth capability to wirelessly sync your contacts with your PC. Headsets, car kits and other wireless peripherals can also be paired with the unit via Bluetooth.

The unit's memory expansion slot allows you to transfer music, photos, and video from your desktop. Or, use it to load additional games and applications.

Messaging, Internet, and Entertainment
The device fully supports MMS messaging for rapid exchange of pictures, text and video via Cingular's instant messaging system. The Treo 750's Web browser supports full-size web pages, and you can enter secure pages with 128-bit SSL encryption. POP3 email accounts provided by SBC, BellSouth, Yahoo, Earthlink, Comcast and AT&T Worldnet are all compatible with the 750's email client application. IMAP and Exchange-based email systems are also supported, and you can view photos, HTML, Word, Excel and PowerPoint attachments. With WCDMA/UMTS support built right into the phone, you'll be streaming and downloading at speeds so fast your head will spin.

The 750 also sports an airplane mode, which allows you to safely use the non-wireless functions of a phone (such as music, games or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight.

Vital Statistics
The Palm Treo 750 weighs 5.40 ounces and measures 4.37 x 2.28 x 0.87 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.5 hours of digital talk time, and up to 240 hours of digital standby time. It features UMTS with HSDPA capability and runs on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 850/1900/2100 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Worst Treo ever!
Don't buy this phone. It's a nightmare. I had the 650 then the 680 and now i have the 750

It's incredible how each one was worst than the other, but the 750 is so bad I don't get mad anymore I just laugh! It has the worst operating system (windows mobile) Palm was 1000% better. The battery is just plain stupid, I had to buy a 2400mAh just to get thru the day! If you install goodlink then your phone will run at half the speed! If you want to check your email you will have to press option plus send button! I mean, I'm driving and I need both hands to check my emails!????? Speed dial on the today screen will accidentally dial your contacts....all the time! If you want to dial a number, don't think of just dialing it! If you want to dial a number, don't think of just dialing it because that will get you nowhere, you first have press the send button, then move the cursor up until you reach the dial pad menu, then press enter and then you can dial the number, but you have to do it every time!!!!! Ahhhhhh! If you open the explorer to check out some stocks, be careful if the screen goes to stand by you will have to do the whole process again because the treo 750 will bring you back to the today screen every time your mobile phone powers down. I could go on and on and on but I really don't have time. If you want a good mobile phone get a blackberry or the iphone.

If you need a Treo get the 650! I almost forgot, all of the treo phones have very bad speaker volume, it is so low that you can buy a software that will let you pump up the volume for only $25.00 dls.

I am going to get an iphone and ship this one to a friend in Afghanistan

Do Not Buy This Phone!!!
I've owned a Palm 750 for less than two months and it's becoming one of my worst purchases I've made in years. I'm soft resetting the phone in excess of 10 times a day - and thats only so I can use the phone for basic in/outbound calls. Every other function (email, text, whatever) has basically become useless.

For some reason I cannot explain the phone is freezing up constantly. No, the problem is not with third party applications (I'm not running any) or with me having alot of large files stored on the phone (which is ALWAYS the answer that you will hear from tech support or with other defenders of the faith), the problem seems to be somewhere in the Palm software or the OS. The phone has just decided to start locking up constantly and from what I can see is there's absolutely no explanation for it. Even making phone calls can be difficult - especially inbound calls - because when you hit the 'answer' button the phone will lock up (yet, it will keep ringing, and ringing, and ringing... almost as if to taunt you that you're not worthy of answering the call).

At this point my phone has become a drag on my productivity and my business. I would rather be using my old motorola fliptop from 1988.

Do yourself a favor and dont buy this phone.

possibly the worst phone of the decade
I've had about 8 different Palm Treo phones running the Palm OS over the years, and finally I "upgraded" to the Treo 750 running Windows Mobile 6. I also use the Goodlink software on it for corporate email/calendar/contacts.

What a piece of junk this phone is. I hope it breaks soon so my company will give me something better.

Microsoft really blew it with WM6. They basically added nothing new in terms of features, and the performance is so lousy the machine is almost useless.

It crashes and hangs up all the time. This is even after a fresh hard reset.

It doesnt keep up with calling activity. When a call comes in, by the time it paints the screen with the caller info, the phone has been ringing 2 or 3 times. Then when you hit the answer button, the lag is so bad, you may not realize you are connected, since there is no visual cue to tell you the phone knows you pressed 'answer'. So if you press it again, the call goes to hold. Unbelievable.

When you call someone that is not in your contact list, the screen shows "Unknown Caller". Very stupid, since it's not a caller, it is someong I am calling. But it looks like someone is calling you since it says "Caller".

In emails, it can't keep up with my typing, and when it catches up, it drops random keystrokes so I have to back up and correct it.

The bluetooth barely works with Acura Handsfreelink in the car-- it starts working, but then if you get out of the car and walk away, the phone thinks it is still connected to the handsfree, so when calls come in, you miss them, and when you place calls, people can't hear you. You have to turn off Bluetooth and turn it back on.

Turning on/off bluetooth, which is a keystroke or two on most phones, takes several navigation steps to perform on this phone.

Unbelievably, Microsoft hasnt added any new games in several years of Windows Mobile development.

The product manager at Microsoft who is responsible for Windows Mobile should be replaced immediately.

I can't wait until I can get rid of this piece of junk.

If you want an ugly brick that can run some fairly mundane applications, and also perform as a lousy phone, then this is the device for you!

Your mileage may vary...

palm Treo 700wx Smartphone (Sprint)

2008-08-12T12:19:00.000-07:00

The Palm® Treo™ 700wx smartphone delivers everything you need without compromise. It combines a smarter phone with broadband-like speeds and rich-media capabilities, all in one—bringing Palm's world-class ease of use to the Windows Mobile® platform. Connect with people in multiple ways—by voice, email, SMS, or MMS. Your contacts are always reachable, from any application. Access email, the web, and corporate networks on one of the fastest networks available in the U.S. Or relax and play your favorite music and videos right on your device. With this easy-to-use productivity device in hand, you can stay connected on your terms.

Product Details:

Color: Blue
Brand: Palm
Model: 700wx

Features:

Easy-to-use, all-in-one smart device with email, organizer, and web browser
128MB memory, 60MB available to user
1.3megapixel camera to capture all those unexpected moments
Built in Bluetooth wireless technology
Windows Media Player 10 Mobile for music and video

Editorial Reviews

A lot of folks said it would never happen, but here it is: A Palm device running Windows Mobile software. This isn't just any device, either. It's the latest version of Palm's wildly popular Treo series of Smartphones. Everything that's great about the Treo hardware is here, plus all the power of Windows Mobile 5.0.

The Treo 700wx: An office in your pocket. See it in detail. You can also See it in 3D.
With the Treo 700wx, you can experience broadband-like download speeds using Sprint's EV-DO technology. Simply put, everything you need to do your work on the move, and at blazing speeds, has arrived.

Design
Under the hood, the Treo 700wx features 128MB of RAM (60MB available for end user storage) and an Intel XScale 312MHz processor. The design retains the same basic form factor as the Treo 650 with a few changes. Aesthetically, the new Treo has more angular lines and a more professional-looking gray color. At 6 ounces, it's also slightly lighter than its predecessor. The button layout above the full QWERTY keyboard has been changed to accommodate the Windows Mobile 5.0 interface, and the screen sports 240 x 240 resolution.

Like the Treo 650, the top of the 700wx features an expansion card slot for SD, SDIO, and MMC memory and expansion cards, and get this: Unlike the 650, the 700wx supports the Palm Wi-Fi card. Up top there's also an infrared port for line of sight data transfers, as well as a handy switch for turning off the phone's ringer. Below the screen, a five-way navigator controls most of the phone's menus and operating system functions. The left side of the unit features a volume up/down toggle plus a handy user-customizable button that can be assigned to any phone or PDA function. The rear of the unit houses a loudspeaker, as well as the 1.3 megapixel camera unit. A touchscreen stylus can be tucked away on the right side of the phone. Meanwhile, a combined charging, data, and accessory attachment port, called the Palm "multi-connector" is housed on the bottom of the unit, as is a standard 2.5 mm stereo headset jack.

[1] Search the Web from the Today Screen. [2] Check email on the go. [3] Make contact by email, text, or phone. [4] Shoot and share photos and video.[5] View PowerPoint Mobile presentations.

Calling and PDA Features
Like the Treo 650, the Treo 700wx's phone and PDA functions are designed to provide an integrated, seamless experience--only this time it's all handled by Windows Mobile software. The hallmark of the Windows Mobile experience is the "Today" screen that summarizes all the important information you need to make it through the day. Here you'll get message notification, upcoming appointments, dialing functions, and a Google Web searching all in one spot.

As a phone, the Treo 700wx features all the functionality folks expect from a handset, including a handsfree speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones (polyphonic MIDI, MP3, WAV and video ringtones are supported), a vibrate mode, and picture caller ID. Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile combines email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes into a single application that seamlessly integrates with the 700wx's phone functions. Meanwhile, headsets, car kits and other wireless peripherals can also be paired with the unit via Bluetooth (the Bluetooth 1.2 specification is supported).

Staying productive on the road is made possible by the Microsoft Office Mobile suite, which includes Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile. You also get Picsel PDF Viewer for viewing PDF document attachments, and the File Explorer application makes it easy to browse the files on your 700wx.

Messaging and Internet
The really big news about the 700wx is that it supports Sprint's EVDO mobile broadband service, allowing you to get DSL speeds wherever you have broadband data coverage. And what can you do with all that speed? Surf the Web faster than ever before using the bundled Internet Explorer application, or log into Pocket MSN and check your Hotmail, use MSN Messenger, or browse the MSN Mobile portal. Robust SMS and MMS functionality is built into the Windows Mobile interface, too.

One of the most important tools bundled with the 700wx is Microsoft ActiveSync, which allows you to quickly synchronize your device's tasks, calendars, email, and contacts with your desktop. You also get Exchange ActiveSync, an application that lets you synchronize data with an Exchange server. Syncing can be done via USB, or wirelessly via Bluetooth.

Imaging and Entertainment
Another great feature of the 700wx is that it supports Windows Media playback right out of the box. With Windows Media Player 10, Palm users can finally play streaming and downloaded video and audio content in a variety of formats, even purchased music from "Plays For Sure" supporting stores. You can also keep your tunes loaded on a memory card and listen to stereo sound wherever you roam (requires an optional stereo headset adapter).

The Treo 700wx's built-in camera sees a bump in performance with the ability to take 1.3 megapixel (1280 x 1024) stills. The camera also features a 2x digital zoom, a self portrait mirror, and automatic light balancing. While the camera is great for taking stills, it can also function as a camcorder, allowing you to capture MPEG4 video to the unit's memory. An integrated media application organizes your captured photos and videos.

And last, but certainly not least, the Treo 700wx keeps the fun going when you've got some downtime with great games. Bubble Breaker and Solitaire ship with the handset, but more Windows Mobile games are available.

Vital Statistics
The Palm Treo 700wx weighs 6.0 ounces and measures 4.40 x 2.30 x .90 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.5 hours of digital talk time, and up to 360 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 850/1900 frequencies, as well as the EV-DO and 1xRTT data frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

You better love texting, because reception sucks...
I rarely write reviews, but after having this piece of junk I thought I'd write one.

I'm on my second Palm Treo 700wx in less than a year. If it wasn't replaced under warranty I wouldn't still have this thing.

I don't load any software on to this thing because I know how finicky it is... Even with that I've had to do several data-clearing hard resets.

Amongst "features" this phone has:
1) Bluetooth works very poorly, if at all (very staticy compared to other phones)
2) Synch issues while hooked up to the computer, just won't connect (this was the source of one hard reset)
3) Unable to connect to internet, tries 5-6 times getting a "no modem at number" or something like that each time, another source of a hard reset.
4) Terrible reception, most of the time I get two bars, I might get 3 when I go outside, this is in Denver metro. I've reverted to texting people when a conversation is important, because I can't make out all of what they say. The phone's been replaced for this and has gotten *slightly* better.
5) Makes calls and changes settings even with keyguard enabled.
6) Synchs at all times of the day, whereever you are, regardless of your peak times settings or roaming schedule settings. This drains the battery FAST!
7) No option to set a reminder or flash a light for messages waiting. You get one alert when a new message or voicemail comes in, that's it, after that there is a small icon at the top of the screen that let's you know there is a message of some sort.

I wanted to like this phone, I really did, but it's the source of a lot of aggravation for me..

Good smartphone
Purchased this 16 months ago and am happy with the purchase. It greatly improves my productivity at work and at home. I can sync my calendars and see my email with ease. I love having the internet on my phone so I can locate data from anywhere. Google maps is a great application - gives me maps and directions with little effort. Windows mobile 5.0 does lock-up occasionally but a quick reboot corrects the issue. Works great on the Sprint network - Sprint has a great price for unlimited internet ($15 for me in Northern California).

Biggest piec of junk I've ever owned. A Yugo is 5* compared.
I am now on my 4th 700wxphone and it is a huge piece of junk. Bluetooth does not work, phone locks up, screens just flash up and now it just makes calls randomly while in my pocket locked. I can't understand what there has not been a class action lawsuit and massive recall. Where are the lawyers when you need them. You sure won't call on your treo 700wx. Sprint fix is to do a hard boot or replace the phone that is equally as bad.

palm Treo 700w Smartphone (Verizon Wireless)

2008-08-11T15:22:00.000-07:00

The Palm® Treo 700w is the first Treo with the familiarity of Windows Mobile® and the speed of BroadbandAccess! It offers Wireless sync, built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and Windows Media® Player 10 for all your personal and professional needs.

Product Details

Color: Blue
Brand: palm
Model: LG-VX9800M

Features

Integrated thumbable QWERTY keyboard makes sending email3 and editing documents fast and familiar
Send and receive email from multiple corporate and personal email accounts, with built-in support for Microsoft® Outlook®, Hotmail, Yahoo!, AOL, and other POP3 and IMAP accounts
Uses EvDO network with average download speeds of 400-600 kbps
1.3 megapixel camera to shoots crisp, clear digital images
Play your favorite MP3 files and other PlaysForSure audio content using Windows Media Player Mobile

Editorial Reviews

To keep your smartphone's applications up to date, and to optimize the performance of your device, you may need to perform firmware and/or software updates just as you would on your PC. To learn more about updates for your device, please visit Palm's support site. Note that by clicking this link you will be leaving Amazon.com.

A lot of folks said it would never happen, but here it is: a Palm device running Windows Mobile software. This isn't just any device, either. It's the latest version of Palm's wildly popular Treo series of Smartphones. Everything that's great about the Treo hardware is here, plus all the power of Windows Mobile 5.0. And to top it off, the Treo 700w is fully compatible with Verizon wireless' EV-DO mobile broadband data service. Simply put, everything you need to do your work on the move, and at blazing speeds, has arrived.

Legendary Palm hardware meets Windows Mobile 5.0 software. View features.
Design
Under the hood, the Treo 700w features 128MB of RAM (60MB available for end user storage) and an Intel XScale 312MHz processor. The design retains the same basic form factor as the Treo 650 with a few changes. Aesthetically, the new Treo has more angular lines and a more professional-looking gray color. At 6 ounces, it's also slightly lighter than its predecessor. The button layout above the full QWERTY keyboard has been changed to accommodate the Windows Mobile 5.0 interface, and the screen sports 240 x 240 resolution.

Like the 650, the top of the 700w features an expansion card slot for SD, SDIO, and MMC memory and expansion cards, and get this: Unlike the 650, the 700w supports the Palm Wi-Fi card. Up top there's also an infrared port for line of sight data transfers, as well as a handy switch for turning off the phone's ringer. Below the screen, a five-way navigator controls most of the phone's menus and operating system functions. The left side of the unit features a volume up/down toggle plus a handy user-customizable button that can be assigned to any phone or PDA function. The rear of the unit houses a loudspeaker, as well as the 1.3 megapixel camera unit. A touchscreen stylus can be tucked away on the right side of the phone. Meanwhile, a combined charging, data, and accessory attachment port, called the Palm "multi-connector" is housed on the bottom of the unit, as is a standard 2.5 mm stereo headset jack.

The innovative Today screen keeps all your vital info in one place. View details.

An integrated application captures and organizes your photos and videos.

Calling and PDA Features
Like the Treo 650, the Treo 700w's phone and PDA functions are designed to provide an integrated, seamless experience -- only this time its all handled by Windows Mobile. The hallmark of the Windows Mobile experience is the "Today" screen that summarizes all the important information you need to make it through the day. Here you'll get message notification, upcoming appointments, dialing functions, and a Google Web searching all in one spot. As a phone, the Treo 700w features all the functionality folks expect from a cell phone, including a handsfree speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones (polyphonic MIDI, MP3, WAV and video ringtones are supported), a vibrate mode, and picture caller ID. Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile combines email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes into a single application that seamlessly integrates with the 700w's phone functions. Meanwhile, headsets, car kits and other wireless peripherals can also be paired with the unit via Bluetooth (the Bluetooth 1.2 specification is supported).

Staying productive on the road is made possible by the Microsoft Office Mobile suite, which includes Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile. You also get Picsel PDF Viewer for viewing PDF document attachments, and the File Explorer application makes it easy to browse the files on your 700w.

Messaging and Internet
The really big news about the 700w is that it supports Verizon's BroadbandAccess high speed wireless data service, allowing you to get DSL speeds wherever you have broadband data coverage. And what can you do with all that speed? Surf the Web faster than ever before using the bundled Internet Explorer application, or log into Pocket MSN and check your Hotmail, use MSN Messenger, or browse the MSN Mobile portal. Robust SMS and MMS functionality is built into the Windows Mobile interface, too.

One of the most important tools bundled with the 700w is Microsoft ActiveSync, which allows you to quickly synchronize your device's tasks, calendars, email, and contacts with your desktop. You also get Exchange ActiveSync, an application that lets you synchronize data with an Exchange server. Syncing can be done via USB, or wirelessly via Bluetooth.

Imaging and Entertainment
Another great feature of the 700w is that it supports Windows Media playback right out of the box. With Windows Media Player 10, Palm users can finally play streaming and downloaded video and audio content in a variety of formats, even purchased music from "Plays For Sure" supporting stores. You can also keep your tunes loaded on a memory card and listen to stereo sound wherever you roam (requires an optional stereo headset adapter).

The Treo 700w's built-in camera sees a bump in performance with the ability to take 1.3 megapixel (1280x1024) stills. The camera also features a 2x digital zoom, a self portrait mirror, and automatic light balancing. While the camera is great for taking stills, it can also function as a camcorder, allowing you to capture MPEG4 video to the unit's memory. An integrated media application organizes your captured photos and videos.

And last, but certainly not least, the Treo 700w keeps the fun going when you've got some downtime with great games. Bubble Breaker and Solitaire ship with the handset, but more Windows Mobile games are available.

Suggested Service Options
To get the most from the Treo 700w, you'll need to choose two additional service features on top of a voice plan. First, consider a Verizon BroadbandAccess plan, which also includes lower-speed data access in areas where broadband service is not available. If you are a frequent SMS or MMS messaging user, it's a good idea to get an Unlimited IN messaging plan to avoid pay-per-message charges. To learn more about phone options, consult our cell phone options guide.

EV-DO Wireless Broadband Coverage
Learn more about where BroadbandAccess (EV-DO) coverage is offered. View EV-DO demonstration.

Vital Statistics
The Palm Treo 700w weighs 6.0 ounces and measures 4.4 x 2.30 x .90 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.7 hours of digital talk time, and up to 15 days of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/CDMA 1900 frequencies, as well as the EV-DO and 1xRTT data frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Value
After reading several reviews on Amazon concerning the Palm Treo 700w, I felt a need to put positive light on this really useful device. I'm not a power user and only just recently upgraded from a normal cell phone to a smartphone, and before that, never owned even a PDA, I could never find a justifiable cause to have a PDA till my old LG began to give me trouble and a smartphone was recommended to me by friends and family. After browsing Verizon stores and not being able to find anything I really liked, I hopped online and stumbled across my Palm Treo 700w on eBay for about $100 used. Not bad and something within my tight budget. That little discovery has rocked my world in a very positive way.

For starters, I'm a student and small business owner, so, money is very tight when it comes to anything that's personal, but what was a deal maker for me was the phone having pocket versions of Excel and Word. These are great and for a student who does spend a lot of time on the fly, this is a great solution. It helps to not have to pull out my laptop to work on school or work related documents. Sure a thumb keyboard takes some adjusting to get used to, and it takes time to write out much, but Pocket Word is wonderful for notes and even just getting a start on the multiple essays I write for work. Notes are also a great function as well and I love it for having to jot down quick notes in a hurry and not have to dig in the monster of a backpack I have, for pen and paper.

I understand these functions are all on MS Mobile OS, however that was what set the deal for me, considering this allows me to use my laptop and phone in combination with one another. I'd considered Palm 700p, however it was the lack of the above listed functions that made me go for the 700w.

I admit I do not have much need for push email, although text messaging is a dream on the 700w, its nice to be able to use one hand and be in a familiar set up over trying to type with a numeric keypad. Before I didn't send text messages often do to difficulty with this, however, I've used messaging more now that this phone has come into my life which is alot of the time easier than calling every time I need to tell someone I'm going somewhere or coming home.

Calander and contacts are nice, I enjoy being able to set my photos to contacts on my list and calander I'm still getting used to, I'm still transitioning out of pen and paper.

Still, I have had no problems with having to do hard resets, I don't quite get where all of that's coming from, then again I power the phone down often out of necessity for classes and meetings and don't leave it running all the time so that could be my saving grace as well.

Phone quality is excellent, even considering this phone was a year old at the time of its purchase and seeing some use. I live in a mountanious region and often cell signals and strength are tricky business. I can't help but say I love being able to make a call from my kitchen table whereas before, I'd have to go to the porch at least to get any kind of signal. Sure its big and a bit bulky, but I have a wired in Planatronics headset I use anyways, so its size and bluetooth are irrelevant to me considering I find it safer to drive with a headset on anyway, for starters when people see the head piece and the wire, they do know you are on the phone, and second, you can focus on the road.

Only qualms I really have and they may be due to me buying it used off eBay could be with battery life, true I charge it on a nightly basis out of habit, so its not a major issue and not enough to make me mark it down for it, however after a day of heavy use (mostly calls) I do find myself with a low battery and a need to try and make it to the car or home charger asap.

But overall, I rate this phone for five stars for the convenience it provides, I love having Windows Mobile on it for the functions it brings with it, and overall reliability it offers. I've had no trouble out of this phone and I would not hesitate to recommend it to a friend. Sure its no iPhone, but hey, no complaints here, it simply works for what I need it to do. If you are out there for the latest gadget that does all and are willing to pay the price, then by all means go for it, however if you want older tried and true hardware, then give the Palm Treo a fair chance to work for you.

Bluetooth Sucks on all Treos!
I've had this thing for 2 years now, and a company full of coworkers that have them as well. Their experiences are similar to mine.

PROs:
--Love the form factor

--Keyboard immediately accesible, no folding/sliding parts to break.

CONs:
--They stunted this phone by putting very little memory in it. It will hang the phone if you try to use too many applications (like 2 or 3!)

--Its big, as a result I have a second personal phone that fits in my pocket when I'm not working. Expensive inconvenience.

--Worst of all, Bluetooth sucks big time. It disconnects for no reason, and often just before I'm about to make or take a call. Out of the blue I'll hear my headset go 'DOO doo' meaning the link went down. Trying to get it to link back up is a major chore, especially while driving.. Bluetooth headsets are supposed to make driving SAFER.. not here.

Anyway I've tried numerous headsets; Plantronics 510, Plantronics 665, Moto HS-something, and a generic, they all stink to various degrees with this Treo. The 510 is the most dependable (works 60% of the time and has good call quality). The 665 stays connected more frequently, but this high-end headset sounds like crap on the Treo. The Moto HS-something was pretty bad connectivity-wise, and the generic headset didn't like the phone either.

ALL of these headsets STAY CONNECTED when used with my personal phone, a Motorola SLVR 7. The sound quality ranges from acceptable to excellent for all my headsets on the other phone.. they only suck when used with the TREO. So both connectivity and sound quality can suffer with the Treo.

Note: Once I discovered an online community of fellow Treo-Bluetooth sufferers, I searched endlessly for hacks or updates to this problem. when Palm released an update last year that was supposed to help BT it made only the tiniest improvement. I still hate BT on this thing.

I'm upset with Palm for not fixing this problem on such an expensive phone.. rather ALL of their phones, as all Palm models reportedly have this problem.

That aside, it does work with my corporate email and I can actually make telephone calls with it, which is why I've managed to keep this thing for 2 years. I'm glad the 2 yr contract is over so I can replace it..

Palm 700w worst phone ever
I think you would be better off with the 700p this phone is terrible.

The only feature I have found to work it the sych to outlook.

Other than that not much.

Look for another phone.

HTC Mogul PPC-6800 Smartphone (Sprint)

2008-08-01T23:58:00.000-07:00

A phone you can dance to; the Samsung UpStage™ is so unique, you have to see it (and hear it) to believe it. On one side, it's a slim, stylish Samsung phone with Stereo Bluetooth® Wireless Technology and a 1.3 megapixel camera. On the other side, it's a slim, stylish Samsung music player with touch-sensitive media controls and a stereo speaker. Either way, it's a phone you'll flip over.

Product Details

Color: Black
Brand: Samsung
Model: M620
Released on: 2007-04-09

Features

Windows Mobile 6 smartphone with sliding QWERTY keyboard for easy input
Access Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity and connect to open Wi-Fi networks (802.11b/g)
2.8-inch color TFT reorients itself automatically depending on how you hold the phone
Bluetooth connectivity for both communication headsets and music headphones; MicroSD expansion and USB connectivity
Includes: Li-Ion Battery, AC Travel Charger and Leather Holster

Product Description
Leave the laptop behind and stay connected and productive wherever you roam with the HTC Mogul PPC-6800 Smartphone, the newest Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition device from Sprint. The successor to the popular Sprint PPC-6700, the HTC Mogul has a surprise waiting up its sleeve: just slide the top of the phone sideways to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. And the new Windows Mobile 6 operating system enables you to view and edit Word and Excel documents as well as provides instant message capabilities via Windows Live Messenger. (See more details about Windows Mobile 6 below.) The included Outlook Mobile software offers up-to-date e-mail, calendar and contact information.

The HTC Mogul slides open sideways to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, and the screen reorients itself depending on how you hold the phone..
It operates on Sprint's North American CDMA voice network, as well as on Sprint's Mobile Broadband Network (EV-DO), which enables you to quickly access audio, video and data applications as well as connect directly to your office's network. (This phone will also be the first handset from Sprint that will support EV-DO Rev. A data speeds via a free software upgrade that will be made available at a later date.) Other features include built-in Wi-Fi capability, Bluetooth connectivity (for headsets and stereo headphones), 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, and MicroSD memory card expansion.

Sprint Service
Supporting the EV-DO high-speed data standard, the HTC Mogul is fully compatible with Sprint's Power Vision service. With Power Vision, you can download and stream high-quality video, straight onto your phone. Enjoy full-color video clips or live TV of the latest news, sports, and entertainment from brands you know, like CNN, Fox, The Weather Channel, NFL Mobile, and more. Power Vision also serves as a portal for enhanced games. Where coverage is available, EV-DO connectivity provides average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps, with peak rates up to 2 Mbps. Sprint Power Vision also enables faster Web browsing and Internet email access. At launch, the Mogul supports EV-DO Rev. 0 data speeds on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, and it will be able to take advantage of increased data speeds when Sprint provides support for EV-DO Rev. A technology on the device via a free software upgrade.

Sprint's music service is another EV-DO-powered service that makes the M510 all the more desirable. With the Sprint Music Store, your phone is a music player, letting you buy, download, and then jam out wherever you are with new songs or old favorites. Offering a growing selection of more than 1.6 million songs, the store provides you two copies of each song--one for the phone and another for the PC, as well as the ability to burn songs to a CD using Windows Media Player. Save your songs to a memory card with a capacity that's right for you. You can even pause to take a call without missing a beat.Surprisingly svelte and easily pocketable, the HTC Mogul weighs under 6 ounces and measures just 0.73 inches thin.
Features
The sliding keyboard provides a familiar interface and allows for quick and efficient input of information, and the slide-to-hide form factor eliminates bulkiness for a sleek and stylish design. It measures just 0.73 inches thin and weighs a svelte 5.8 ounces. The 2.8-inch color touchscreen transreflective TFT screen automatically orients itself depending on how you hold the phone (i.e., from portrait to landscape and back again). It displays 65,000 colors and has a 320 x 240-pixel resolution.

In addition to supporting EV-DO wireless broadband networking, the Mogul also features Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), which enables you to use open wireless networks at airports and coffee shops. This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server--using Sprint's Mobile Broadband Network. And when connected to a Bluetooth headset, caller information for incoming calls will be spoken through the Bluetooth device. Decide to answer the call without ever looking at your phone.

The 2-megapixel autofocus camera (with up to 8x digital zoom) on the back of the Mogul captures images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels (good enough for prints up to 8 x 10 inches). You can make such camera adjustments as white balance and exposure metering, choose from resolution modes (such as sports for fast-moving action) as well as use of the integrated flash, and set a self-timer of either 2 or 10 seconds. Additionally, the Wing can capture video with or without audio (in MPEG-4, 3GPP2, or H.263 format, the latter being best for sending via MMS). You can also play back audio and video files downloaded from the Internet or sent to you via email using the integrated Windows Media Player.

Other features include:

Included memory: 256 MB ROM (163 MB user accessible); 64 MB RAM (49 MB user accessible)
Instantly send and receive SMS Text Messages across the room or across the country.
Updated ActiveSync technology (version 4.0) offers one of the best PC to mobile device sync experiences, making it easier to configure with faster data transfer and sync accuracy.
Includes an on-device link to the Sprint PCS Software Store provided by Handango, where you can find, download and buy software, games, ringtones, graphics and other Windows Mobile Pocket PC applications simply and securely.
Hands-free operation of your phone is made easy with the built-in speakerphone, allowing you to take a conference call virtually anywhere
Stereo Headset jack for handsfree operation and music enjoyment.

Vital Statistics
The HTC Mogul weighs 5.8 ounces and measures 4.33 x 2.32 x 0.73 inches. Its 1500 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.1 hours of talk time. It runs on the CDMA 850/1900 frequencies, as well as the EV-DO data network. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6

Windows Mobile 6 adds power to your mobile office with up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars. Edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on your phone, just as you would on your desktop/laptop PC.

Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 updates the Windows Mobile 5 platform with a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file.

With Windows Mobile 6, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC's Microsoft Office suite. You'll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting--without affecting tables, images or text--as well as view PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
With Excel Mobile, youÕre not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.

All Windows Mobile 6 powered devices include Direct Push Technology for up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars, tasks and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server. It also offers a set of important device security and management features that include the capability to remotely wipe all data from a device should it be lost or stolen, helping ensure that confidential information remains that way.

Customer Reviews
tries to do too much and succeeds at frustrating you...
I bought this 6 months ago, and initially I was aware of certain complaints that it was quirky and would freeze on occasion. The attraction of all of the capability it offered, the ability to take quality photos, to stream the net, GPS functionality, google maps, read pdf files, work on microsoft word documents, the keyboard and the touchscreen pushed me to it.

Those features are neat when they work, I thought I would be on the net more than I was, considering that the majority of the net offers flash content which the mogul doesnt support means a slow and dumbed down experience, you will eventually find that all you really use it for is to send and receive email. The quirkiness is beyond frustrating, its not just a few moments that you have to wait, its the fact that you have to manually pull the stylus out and close out applications that are opened.

And thats just the beginning. At one point with it I was so upset I had to violently lash out and physically strike a notepad I had laying around repeatedly when i mistakingly left a box checked while "synching" my contacts from another email acount with the phone and inadvertently erased all of my phone numbers. There was no warning for that, no way to know that was the consequence, and Im not the only one that this has happened to.

Another moment I wanted to hit something was when for some stupid reason i was unable to stream satellite radio through the internet feature as I usually was able to. After HOURS and Im talking HOURS of research on the net I found that the culprit was a microsoft word document that had been created, and for no other reason than that.

The phone will freeze up on you at least twice a day, no big deal right? It takes 5 minutes to boot up! WTF? Youre out of touch with the world because you have a phone that tries too hard to be a laptop. I have wasted so much time with this, and I have been so frustrated with it. I have come to within a threads distance from throwing this phone at a wall as hard as I can. If you value your happiness, do not allow yourself to be frustrated with this device, it needs to return to the drawing boards and the kinks need to be ironed out big time.

I have reached my limit with it. Having turned off my data plan with sprint because I cant justify the $35. extra a month for the ability to check my email on the go, I dont use any of the features, I dont like having to pull the stylus out to tap the touchscreens numbers as though I were a surgeon at an operating table. Dial a number in the car? Dont even try it!

So today, the end of my relationship with this device, I tried to make a word document, and then upload it onto my pc. I initially tried to locate the file through the tethered connection, activesynch, nothing. So I pulled out the storge card, and put that in a card reader. Found what appeared to be a file but all that will display in Word on the pc is something in klingon. I am prompted to choose a script, I have a microsoft script for every language to choose from, after trying vietnamese and a few others I realize that an hour has passed!

Between pulling the data card out of the phone and plugging and unplugging the usb cable and everything else my heartrate picked up, i actually had to stop and rationally count to ten taking deep breaths after a bit of this. I really, really just wanted to hit this phone at this point. I have decided to sell it on ebay, pray that youre one those that is in the market for a PDA phone that happens to read this before perusing ebay for one.

I should do the right thing and walk to the end of the earth and throw this piece of crap back to the gods like the protagonist from "the gods must be crazy" felt he had to do with the coke bottle.

Everyone gets this phone and owns it for a few weeks or a month and is initially impressed with it, ask the owners that have had it for more than a few months, they will tell you, it is unreliable, quirky, and the features become a novelty, in the end all you want to do is make phone calls with it, and to do that youre required to have both of your hands free to extract the stylus from the phone, and then carefully press the teeny weeny numbers on the screen, then return the stylus. And its weight and heft become apparent at this point, I am getting rid of this phone and getting a flip open phone that I can just flip open with my thumb and with one hand dial numbers and return the phone to my pocket where it will fit comfortably when Im done. And the battery on said phone will last longer than 8 hours, and the phone wont freeze.

Total piece of crap, take heed.

//UPDATE// 30 July 2008

So I had just written this review, and today I was in the middle of composing a lengthy text message when the phone received a text message. That was enough to freeze it, and force me to pull out the stylus and do a soft reset and lose the message I was working on. The phone booted back up and I went back to sending the text message having to start all over again. Then on its own, while I was in the middle of the text message a display appeared stating that I the phone was trying to synch with the pc and it wasnt even connected! I tried to stop whatever it was doing but it wouldnt respond, so again I had to do a soft reset, this time it was taking quite some time to boot back up, the HTC logo appeared and then below it said "radio intereference" or something. Again I had to do a soft reset, the HTC "smart mobility" logo would appear but then nothing. Again soft reset, nothing. Remove batter, ok logo back on then nothing. Plug phone into power, red light. Not good.

So after all of this, this phone finally kicked the bucket when it tried to compose and receive a text message. What a joke. 6 months, thats a short lifespan. Miraculously, a customer service rep was nice enough to agree to send me a free phone of my choosing, the only model I could think of with a qwerty keyboard and one that didnt try to reinvent the wheel was the lg rumor. So thats coming and this piece of junk is going back to sprint so the mad scientists can figure out what all the fuss is.

Do your homework, do some research, google keywords such as "battery life", red light battery dead, freezing, problems, etc. Not a good phone, dont do it.

It's junk!
My boss gave me this thing to do my job, and I absolutely HATE IT!
This PDA is SO BAD. No headphone port. What jackass makes a POCKET PC that's capable of playing MP3 and intenret radio with no HEADPHONE PORT!?!

HTC Mogul/PPC-6800
I have had my mogul for about a week now, and I like it for the most part.
as usual, i'll start with the bad things.

CONS:
1. my biggest complaint, and this is probably b/c i'm just switching from Nextel is that the speaker volume sucks.
2. Too many stinking blinking lights on the darn thing. Green, orange?? Blue??!! why do they have to blink?? it reminds me of those blinking coupon generators at the grocery store, trying to grab your attention..that, or an airplane. It'd be better just to have a green for full charge, yellow for medium and red for time to charge up.
3. short battery life. I am used to leaving my phone on overnight (i work midnight to eight) in the car, but i have to turn it off now. i've learned some tricks like making sure the accept beams is turned off, and that there are no programs running, and the wifi switch is turned off.
4. Another bad thing about the phone is that sometimes, you don't know, but it's calling someone. One night, I called in to work. Next thing i know, i look at my call history, and i called work three more times. OOps. Also, and i'm glad that there is text to voice text messaging for landlines; however, i saw that my text message that I sent to a certain phone number had been sent (twice, so two different messages). I looked up the phone number, and I apparently had text messaged the local chilis restaurant. I have them as a contact as I like ordering the curbside pickup, but it did weird me out to know that I was inadvertently texting them. I guess it dials while the phone is in my pocket, and I accidentally hit some keys or something.

Good things:
1. this is my first smart device since i made the mistake and bought the i930. it totally blows that out of the water, and you can download things to the phone, and it's upgradeable as well.
2. my phone came with the newest upgrade, so i didn't have to upgrade yet. the guy that says he needed a bluetooth gps adapter is wrong. i know that sprint navigation/telenav states that the phone does, but that must have been before the software update. it will pinpoint exactly where i am, along with displaying a map, and even saying the street names.
3. i love being able to use my own mp3 files as ringtones. too bad the speaker sucks.

all in all, i like the phone very much. I especially like the sprint navigation as I can find phone number a lot quicker than even using the internet. Like i said, i've had this phone a week, and it still does things that i haven't figured out yet. i recommend that anyone who buys this phone buy and download the photo contacts pro. it offers you so much more flexibility with the phone than the software that comes with the phone.

25 May 2008: One other thing that I would like to add, and this is for Johnny Law too. I went to Orlando, and I tried to use the resorts wifi access for my laptop, but the signal was way too weak. So, I called Sprint, asked them to change my data package to the phone as a modem to try my luck that way. I was scared b/c I had never used my phone as a modem, and I figured that it'd be extremely difficult. If you are using Vista, you just plug the phone in using the active sync usb cable that is provided with the phone, and on the phone, go to start/program/internet sharing/use usb, and at the bottom, hit connect. the laptop finished everything by adding a driver, and it connected flawlessly. My friend that I'm on vacation with, doesn't have any sprint software on her laptop, but it was just plug it in, and internet share on the phone, and she was on the internet too. I just thought that was pretty cool. I'm not trying to incite anything, and i'm not a microsoft/sprint fanboy either.

*********23 July 08...Be advised that there is a new rom update for the mogul which changes it to windows mobile professional 6.1 and also adds Sprint TV. you can find this information at the HTC mogul update homepage.

BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Smartphone White

2008-07-30T13:33:00.000-07:00

You'll be amazed at the small, sleek form factor of the BlackBerry Pearl. It's like no other BlackBerry. But it's more than just a new look. This BlackBerry delivers everything its predecessors delivered and a whole lot more. The BlackBerry Pearl offers new features never before seen in a BlackBerry like, a 1.3 mega pixel camera, voice recognition, and an MP3 player to name a few. Try it for a few hours and you are hooked!

Product Details:

Color: White
Brand: BlackBerry
Model: 8100
Released on: 2007-01-21

Features:

1.3 mega pixel camera to capture those special moments
MP3 player lets you listen to your favorite music on the go
Menu and escape keys on the front of the device for easier access
Bluetooth technology lets you experience hands free and wire free features
Includes: Battery, AC Adapter, USB Cable, Stereo Hands-free Headset and BlackBerry Desktop Software

Editorial Reviews

This major update to the popular 7105t brings the BlackBerry experience to a whole new level. The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is not only thinner and lighter, it also sports a memory card slot, a music player, and voice dialing. Other features, such as Bluetooth 2.0, EDGE high-speed data, and the popular SureType keypad make this a complete mobile office solution. And of course, legendary BlackBerry push email as well as the fabulous T-Mobile myFaves calling program are fully supported on the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl.

The SureType keypad makes the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl's diminutive size possible.

Learn more about the handheld. You can also see it in 3D.

Design
Like the BlackBerry 7105t, the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is a departure from the form factor of previous BlackBerry devices. This BlackBerry handset is far more phone-like, and RIM's engineers have managed to fit a QWERTY keyboard onto the handset's slim frame. Each button on the keyboard shares two letters and the unit automatically determines which letter is the intended one based on what it predicts you are trying to spell. This unique predictive text technology, known as SureType, makes the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl's handset's diminutive size possible. SureType also learns the words you use most often, further enhancing your typing speed.

The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl sports a large 240 x 260 screen that supports over 65,000 colors--plenty of real estate to view your emails, Web browser content, messaging sessions, and attachments. The venerable BlackBerry trackwheel has been replaced on this model with an innovative four-way trackball placed below the screen. On the rear of the handheld, you'll find a 1.3-megapixel camera lens, while the handheld's microSD memory card slot is located inside the device, behind the battery. There's also a standard 2.5mm headset jack that can be used with the included headset, as well as a mini-USB port for data connectivity.

Calling Features
All the calling capabilities folks have come to expect in a wireless phone are present in the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. The handset's speakerphone makes it easy to use the device hands-free, or if you prefer, you can use a wireless headset via the phone's built-in Bluetooth capability. A vibrating alert, speed dial, and a contacts list/address book (limited only by the unit's 64 MB of internal memory) are also included. Any of the phone's 32 included polyphonic ringtones can be used to create caller-specific ringers, so you can know who's calling without having to look at the handset. More ringtones are available from T-Mobile's t-zones mobile Web service. A new feature, speaker independent voice dialing, allows you to call contacts with the sound of your voice. No prior voice training is required; you can just say a contact's name to call them.

This phone is fully compatible with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network--without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves.

Available only from T-Mobile, the myFaves experience emphasizes people first rather than technology. This unlimited calling feature enables people to concentrate on their conversations, thereby eliminating concerns over which network their friends or family use. myFaves empowers users to have five photos or icons on their myFaves-enabled device's home screen that illustrate the five people who they call the most. Then, with a simple click, the user has unlimited nationwide calling to that designated person--to any number in the U.S., even landlines. The myFaves phone interface also enables the user to access a straightforward communications menu in just one click for effortless text and multimedia messaging (additional messaging charges apply).

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
While the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is a different kind of BlackBerry device, it still delivers the legendary BlackBerry email experience. With BlackBerry service plans from T-Mobile, you can receive emails instantaneously from up to 10 email accounts (personal and enterprise). And with BlackBerry push technology, you don't need to retrieve your email. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, allowing you to be discreetly notified as new email arrives. Support is also built-in for viewing email attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, and PDF formats).

If your company has a BlackBerry Enterprise Server installed, you can take advantage of the power of wireless calendar synchronization. Your calendar events are exchanged wirelessly and automatically so that your desktop calendar and BlackBerry handheld calendar are synchronized. All your Outlook meeting requests, changes, and updates are instantaneously synchronized with your desktop. Make meeting requests, invite new attendees, and more, all on your BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. Users without BlackBerry Enterprise Server support can manually sync with their desktop calendars and contacts via Bluetooth or USB using the included BlackBerry Desktop Software.

Use the BlackBerry 8100 handset's Web browser to access the Internet from the palm of your hand. Browse Web sites, get up-to-date stock quotes, read the latest news, check weather reports, and more--all at fast speeds, thanks to support for T-Mobile's EDGE high speed data network. Instant messaging and wireless messaging are also built into the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. The handheld supports AOL, Yahoo, and ICQ instant messaging, as well as SMS text messaging. MMS messages can be received and forwarded.

The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl ships with a number of tools, including a calculator, a calendar, an alarm, and a to-do list.

Imaging and Entertainment
The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl really kicks the fun up a notch with the inclusion of a 1.3-megapixel camera that features an LED flash and white balance controls. How about some music? The handheld's music player supports playback of your tunes in MP3, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ formats. The handheld is also compatible with Java application and game downloads (available via the t-zones service).

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl weighs 3.16 ounces and measures 4.2 x 2.00 x 0.57 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of digital talk time and up to 360 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews
The best little phone I've ever owned!
The Blackberry Pearl 8100 is the best cell phone I have had the pleasure of owning. It's so tiny, yet packed with so many features. With BlackBerry service, you get PUSH email and wireless access to the web. It's so great to be able to wirelessly get your email just a couple of seconds after the message is sent! Certainly my next phone will be a BlackBerry!

Made by Qualcomm???
I purchased my first blackberry this year. I heard all about what a great gadget it is so I purchased a blackberry Pearl along with the Blackberry data plan. Well, to my surprise, the device isn't even manufactured by blackberry or Research in Motion, it's a Qualcomm phone! A cheaply made Qualcomm phone.

The back of the device is constantly falling off and the mobile browser that comes included with the device is horrible. There is no touch screen, the keys are too small, and the intelligent typing feature is a drag when you need to enter an email address. For example, it doesn't recognize "com", it pretty much forces you to enter "vom"..

Next time I will get an Apple IPhone. The blackberry doesn't come even close to the Iphone in features and quality and the pearl is just $100-150 cheaper. What I don't think people realize is the blackberry pushes your email to your phone while most of the smart phones out there allow you to choose to have your email pushed to your phone or you can pull it yourself.

I should have gotten one forever ago
I absolutely love this thing. Granted I've never had a Blackberry before... but this thing is awesome! It's cute, fits well in my purse or pocket, it's light and its so easy to type on it with the word recognition software.
I have it set up to get my Gmail and my Yahoo! mail, which is awesome because now I am always aware of when people are at their computers responding to my emails. The camera has a flash which is super cool, but just to give you an idea of how user-friendly it is, it's got a mirror next to the flash so that you can take photos of yourself or with someone else and know exactly what's in the picture.
I have the pink silicon sleeve on mine which makes it that much sexier. I keep my grocery list on it and I also use it to look up recipes when I am in the grocery store... tell me that's not the most convenient thing ever!

Best thing of all: I am able to log into my online classes and read the lectures. Love it love it love it!!!!!

Motorola Q Global Smartphone (AT&T)

2008-07-27T20:55:00.000-07:00

Motorola introduces its newest QWERTY, the MOTO Q™ 9h Windows Mobile® 6 Standard. This sleek and robust device is packed with power, functionality and offers a cool design that satisfies the appetite of gadget lovers, business professionals and even fashion conscious consumers. The MOTO Q™ 9h is more than just a device — it’s a statement of power and personality. Its precise and compelling form factor highlights the devices’ visual appeal and feel. Within its lean form lies High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology for lightening fast speed and immediate downloading capabilities. The MOTO Q™ 9h offers a host of features such as access to corporate and personal.¹ Personal and Corporate Microsoft Exchange instant messaging are also viewable from the home screen.¹ With advanced imaging, music functionality, integrated stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology² and ample memory, the MOTO Q™ 9h is a mobile revolution at your fingertips!

Product Details:

Color: Black
Brand: Motorola
Model: Q9
Released on: 2007-11-01

Features:

Quad-band/3G smartphone with Windows Mobile 6 for MS Office document editing and easy Outlook email and contacts
Internal GPS receiver with support for TeleNav software; music and video downloads and streams via AT&T Mobile Music and Cellular Video
Full QWERTY keyboard; Bluetooth stereo music streaming; 2.0 megapixel camera; MicroSD expansion
Includes two batteries (one standard, one extended) for up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 30 days of standby time
Includes: Standard Battery 1170 mAh, Extended Capacity Battery, Battery Door and Extended Battery Door, Rapid Travel Charger, Micro to 3.5 Adapter, Micro to EMU Adapter, Data Cable, Getting Started Disc and Quick Start Guide

Editorial Reviews

Motorola's QWERTY keyboard equipped Q Global smartphone for AT&T adds the power of the Windows Mobile 6 operating system, which provides push email for immediate send and receive on Corporate Microsoft Exchange servers as well as editing of Microsoft Office documents. In addition to its quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, it also runs on AT&T's 3G HSDPA/UMTS network for fast Internet browsing, high-speed music downloads, video streaming/casting. And you'll be able to get to where you're going fast with the integrated GPS receiver and support for TeleNav GPS Navigator software. The Q Global also features a large 2.4-inch LCD, 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity with music streaming, 256 MB of in-phone memory, MicroSD memory card expansion, digital audio player, and dual stereo speakers.

Enjoy high-speed 3G communications, productivity, and multimedia services with the Q Global.
AT&T Service
The AT&T Tilt can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the UMTS 850/1900/2100 network (also known as WCDMA), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. You'll also enjoy 3G broadband speed connectivity across the globe with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA capabilities, which allows the Tilt to operate in Japan and Korea, in addition to the more than 135 countries in which AT&T offers international data roaming.

In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service and the Internet while on the go. Cellular Video features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster subscription music service, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.)

The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.

You can also take advantage of the TeleNav GPS Navigator software, the full-featured premium navigation application that includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps. It comes as a 30-day trial version, and it can be downloaded via the TeleNav web site or via virtual pre-load icon (VPL) after activation.

Phone Features
Featuring an iconic form factor, the svelte and sleek design of the Motorola Q Global measures just 0.46 inches thin, and it's complemented by with high-end finishes and soft touch materials. A bright 2.4-inch display (320 x 240 pixels, 65K colors) with smooth lighting transitions thanks to its adaptive display technology enables you to enjoy reading in environments where lighting is poor. The optimized QWERTY keyboard makes quick work of typing emails, SMS messages, notes, presentations and more.

It features a full HTML browser that takes advantage of high-speed wireless data connections for faster, bigger and richer web surfing experience. It offers built-in e-mail functionality for corporate Microsoft Exchange accounts as well as standard POP3/IMAP4 accounts (including GMail and Yahoo!). The included Outlook Mobile software offers up-to-date e-mail, calendar and contact information. And the new Windows Mobile 6 operating system enables you to view and edit Word and Excel documents as well as provides instant message capabilities via Windows Live Messenger. (See more details about Windows Mobile 6 below.)

Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone with dual stereo speakers--perfect for conference calling from the office or home. This phone provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

The 2-megapixel camera includes an 8x digital zoom and LED flash, with resolution options ranging from 320 x 240 to 1600 x 1200 pixels. It can capture video clips as long as your memory holds out. This phone is also compatible with streaming video playback (RTSP, HTTP protocols) as well as WMV, MPEG4, Real video, and H263/H264 video files. The digital audio player is compatible with MP3, AAC, WMA, and Real audio file formats. Quickly drag, drop and sync music from more than 200 online music stores using the ease and simplicity of Windows Media Player.

In addition to the included Windows Mobile 6 software, you can also download My Q Pak software bundles exclusively available from AT&T and Motorola (good for 1 year of usage). The My Q Paks are available in three flavors, based on how you'll use the Q Global the most. The Road Warrior Pak includes WorldMate for travel management and Zagat restaurant reviews. The CEO of Household Pak includes Better Homes recipes and SplashID secure password manager. And the Fun Seeker Pak includes Bejeweled and MyStrands social music networking software.

Other features include:

256 MB of on-board memory (128 MB of RAM), expandable via MicroSD memory cards
Use on-board tools to customize ringtones, my home-screen and my wallpaper
Compatible with instant messaging clients (Yahoo!, ICQ, AIM), MMS and SMS
Flight mode allows you to safely use the non-wireless functions of this phone (such as music, games, or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight
Polyphonic (64-chord) and MP3 ringtones
VPN capability and anti-virus protection

Vital Statistics
The Motorola Q Global weighs 4.73 ounces and measures 4.65 x 2.64 x 0.46 inches. It comes with two batteries--an 1170 mAh standard battery and a 1600 mAh extended battery--which provides up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 30 hours of standby time when used in tandem. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 850/1900 WCDMA (3G) frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6

Windows Mobile 6 adds power to your mobile office with up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars.
Edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on your phone, just as you would on your desktop/laptop PC.
Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 updates the Windows Mobile 5 platform with a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file.

With Windows Mobile 6, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC's Microsoft Office suite. You'll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting--without affecting tables, images or text--as well as view PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
With Excel Mobile, youÕre not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.

Customer Reviews
Not all its cracked up to be
After a few months of having this phone, I am sad to say i will send it to its grave. Its heart was in the right place, but it grow up to be a Edward Scissor hands. It takes 4 clicks just to get to the text message screen visiable. then try to navigate between folders, and open new messages. It just takes far to many clicks to navigate any menu. Since the phone has a wide body, I often have to uses two hands to avoid juggling it in one hand to click all the buttons i need too. the software installed is almost useless, you have to pay for additional programs to make the phone easy to use.

I do admit I have a special place in my heart for Sony Ericsson phones. I have tried other companies phone and none have the picture quality, the inherently friendly and simple useful application, great user interface, and beauty.

Fun and easy to use
This is my first "smart phone", and I was pleased at how easy it was to navigate and use functions. Phone os seems stable,and adding music and photos very easy as well. Call quality is excellent, and the speaker phone is great. Phones links up with all blue tooth devices easily, and works well.
Battery life is ok, will last all day with blue tooth on and using data and playing music regularly through the day on the small batter, still haven't used the extended battery, probably will last even longer.
Can't compare to other devices, but I am please with the overall operation of this phone, and would recommend to others.

Great Phone!!! 5
I love this phone! It has been great since the day I got it. I would recommend it to anyone. It has a few small annoyances, but every device does. It does most things it sets out to do very well.

Palm Centro Black Smartphone

2008-07-23T14:08:00.000-07:00

Life starts after five o'clock. Not coincidentally, that's also when the Palm Centro smartphone comes alive. Not only does the Palm Centro handle all your favorite voice functions, but it also offers text, IM, e-mail, and web access, all in a body that's a lot smaller than you'd think. Add in such features as a 1.3-megapixel camera, 64 MB of internal memory, Bluetooth 1.2 support, a microSD expansion slot, and a full QWERTY keyboard and you have a terrific smartphone for all your messaging and personal needs. In short, there's no better way to stay in touch.

Product Details:

Color: Red
Brand: Palm
Model: Centro
Released on: 2007-10-14

Features:

Onyx black smartphone with 320 x 320 color touchscreen and 1.3-megapixel camera
Full QWERTY keyboard for messaging; offers text, e-mail, instant messaging, and web access
Comprehensive organizer functions, including contacts, to-do lists, calendar, and more
Expandable microSD slot (up to 4 GB)
Includes: Battery, AC Charger, USB Sync Cable, Palm Software Installation CD and User Documentation

The Palm Centro's full QWERTY keyboard makes it easy to type text messages, IMs, and e-mails (the red version is pictured).
Design
The Palm Centro boasts a sleek black housing that measures a mere 2.11 by 4.22 by 0.73 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 4.2 ounces. It's notably smaller than many competing smartphones, yet doesn't sacrifice functionality at any point along the way. Users will also love the 320 x 320 touchscreen (up to 65,000 colors), which offers a crisp resolution for photos and videos. And thanks to the full QWERTY keyboard, you can say L8R to those tricky keys on your old cell phone.

Phone and Messaging Functions
The Palm Centro smartphones offers a ton of ways to stay in touch with friends, whether you're calling Brian, firing off a quick text to Jen, instant messaging Chris, or shooting an e-mail to Kat. From a phone perspective, the Palm Centro lets you dial people right from your address book, set up three-way calls from the touch of a button, or use the speakerphone to talk hands-free. The keyboard, meanwhile, makes it a breeze to type complete messages whether you're sending text, pictures, or even audio or video clips. Plus, the Centro keeps all your messages in a chat-style view, so it's easy to keep track of the conversation.

The 320 x 320 color touchscreen is crisp and vivid, making it ideal for viewing photos or watching videos.
Want to keep up with all the latest gossip when you're away from the computer? Turn to the Centro's instant messaging functions, which support all your buddy lists on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and others. Similarly, the Centro lets you access your personal e-mail accounts, such as Gmail, AOL, and Yahoo. As a result, you can reply to invites and answer e-mails when you're out and about.

Web Functions
Whether you're keeping up with friends on MySpace or looking up directions to the new bistro across town, the Centro's touchscreen and keyboard make it fun to navigate around the web. The Centro includes a fast built-in web browser that lets you check out photos on Flickr or watch videos on YouTube, with broadband-like speeds on the EV-DO network that are guaranteed to impress. No more waiting around for your favorite sites to load. The Centro is also compatible with Google Maps, making it simple to get directions or see which freeways are clear and which ones are parking lots. Google Maps shows you red, yellow, or green traffic routes in real time.

Organizer Functions
The Palm Centro includes a complete organizer for keeping track of all your daily, weekly, and monthly responsibilities. The contacts list gathers all your friends' phone numbers, addresses, and more, while the calendar keeps you from missing upcoming meetings, events, and parties. You can even enter a friend's birthday in the contacts list and will automatically show up in your calendar. As with the best organizers, the Centro also offers a to-do list that lets you check off items when they're complete. As a result, it's easy to keep track of what you did and still need to do. And should you come across a tidbit that doesn't have a logical home, simply turn to the memo function, which lets you store random information such as hot spots in Vegas or the names of movies you'd like to rent. Say goodbye to carrying around crumpled scraps of paper in your pocket or purse. Finally, it's possible to save a copy of all those names, numbers, appointments, photos, and videos on your computer thanks to the sync function.

Multimedia
Whether you want to take pictures, play videos, or listen to music, the Palm Centro has got you covered. The 1.3-megapixel digital camera (with a 2x digital zoom) lets you shoot pictures and send them to friends, store digital albums, or shoot videos. The built-in MP3 player, meanwhile, lets you take your tunes everywhere you go. With 64 MB of storage, there's plenty of room for your playlists, plus you can add up to 4 GB more with a microSD card. And thanks to Pocket Tunes Deluxe, you can play the songs you downloaded from places like Rhapsody or Yahoo. As a bonus, the Centro supports a ton of fun stuff from Sprint, including the ability to watch such TV channels as CNN Mobile, Fox Sports, the Weather Channel, the Disney Channel, and E! Entertainment. There's never a dull moment with the Palm Centro around.

Other phone details include a removable lithium-ion battery that offers 3.5 hours of talk time and up to 300 hours of standby time; a Palm OS 5.4.9 platform; and support for Windows XP and Vista and Mac OS X 10.2 and higher.

Customer Reviews
Not a particularly good phone...
This phone is relatively small and stylish. In addition, it has considerable number of features. For example, it has pTunes (Sprint's music player), Palm's calender, contact software, etc. a built-in camera and video recording capability, the ability to take micro SD cards (good at expanding memory) and voice memo capability, among other features.

The problem is that many of these features do not work particulary well relative to other cell phones and the fact that the phone is so small causes serious trade-offs. The problems stemming from small cell phone size are very serious. The most serious, if not the most serious, is the fact that the buttons are far to small to operate for most people. Unless you are midget or a woman with manicured nails the buttons are quite a challenge to operate. The second serious problem, again stemming from size, is small battery capacity. For casual cell phone use it suffices for a day but if you need to use this all day for business it definitely runs out of juice well before the end of the day. You will need to perpetually be charging it at client sites.

With respect to other problems, the Sprint broadband related features (ie, Sprint TV and web) are quite slow though not much slower than most other phones. But the promise of the technology is definitely behind what is delivered. Other problems include poor cell phone camera and video. Not that any cell phone camera and video are particularly good (most are quite bad) but the Centro's are bad by even these standards. The pTunes feature only allows you to purchase music from Sprint's store (though it does permit downloading of your own music from CD) - not a particularly good option considering the store does not have spectacular selection.

In short, this phone is not recommended. Purchasing a bigger phone with bigger buttons that are actually useable and a battery life that can last carry one through a business day are much better options.

Sprint Service is the WORST
A word about Sprint: They used to be the best, and they are now the worst. The absolute worst.

If you call them today, July 15'th 2008, you will get through the prompts until you are given a wait-time and then the systems tells you to call back later and hangs up on you. I'm not surprised at all. They got rid of 80 % of their customer service workforce.

Things have appeared on my bill for a year that shouldn't be there. I have made 5 attempts to fix this and finally gave up. A lady from Sprint called me trying to sell something and extend my contract, I laughed so hard, that she actually tried to fix my problems. She said she did and of course, it's still on my bill.

I'm turning off my phone today...

About 3 years too late
This isn't a bad phone it's just about 3 years too late. The screen looks terrible, the OS is outdated, no copy and paste, no GPS, and the most ridiculous of all is that while you can use a bluetooth headset with it the centro doesn't support voice recognition and won't respect the bluetooth controls on the headset. Don't waste your money on this piece of outdated technology when for the same money you can have a Blackberry pearl.

LG enV Orange Phone

2008-07-23T13:35:00.000-07:00

The ultimate in mobile entertainment just got better! The new enV from LG has everything you love about The V: EvDO high-speed technology, a QWERTY keyboard, a large internal screen, dual stereo speakers, and an external memory port. Not to mention exciting new features like an upgraded 2.0 megapixel camera & camcorder with autofocus and lens cover, and Bluetooth® stereo support for listening to music. Now, all this LG innovation is packed into a slimmer and lighter weight design. The LG enV. Thinner. Lighter. Better than ever.

Product Details

Color: Orange
Brand: LG
Model: enV
Released on: 2007-07-02

Features

Excellent multimedia features and innovative dual-face clamshell design that opens to reveal a QWERTY keyboard
Access Verizon's V Cast Music and Video service via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions
2-megapixel camera with video capture; Bluetooth for headsets and music streaming; microSD memory card expansion
Up to 4.5 hours of talk time, up to 460 hours (19+ days) of standby time; measures 4.64 x 2.08 x 0.78 inches (WxHxD)
Includes: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, quick start guide, user guide

If you're looking for the ultimate in features and high-speed wireless broadband content, look no further than the feature-packed LG enV. Packed to the gills with the latest technology, the enV features a hidden QWERTY keypad, Bluetooth, a 2.0-megapixel camera, a microSD memory card slot (for memory expansion up to 4 GB), stereo speakers, an advanced MP3 player, and more. It's compatible with Verizon's V Cast Music Service, which enables you to purchase songs through your phone and download them via Verizon's fast EV-DO data network. Other Verizon service options include V Cast Video with clips from major networks, the VZ Navigator GPS turn-by-turn directions, BroadbandAccess Connect for using your phone as a modem to your laptop, and the Wireless Sync always-on email service.

Slim and powerful, the enV keeps you connected and entertained. See it in 3D. Check out the phone in detail: front and open.
Verizon Service Options
With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to the Internet and Verizon's multimedia services (additional charges applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak rates up to 2 Mbps. (Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered.) The V Cast Music service enables you to download songs instantly to your phone, or purchase music through your PC and transfer the files to your phone. If purchased from your phone, you'll receive two copies of the song: a Windows Media Audio Pro Plus format at 64Kbps stereo is sent to your phone, and a Windows Media Audio 9 format at 160Kbps stereo is sent to your account in the V CAST Music online store for downloading to your PC. V Cast Music offers nearly 2 million songs, with more being added all the time.

The 2-megapixel camera on the back offers an LED flash, self-timer and 2.5x digital zoom as well as up to 1 hour of video capture (saved to memory card).

The V Cast Video service enables you to stream or download video clips to your phone from a variety of news, entertainment, sports, and weather channels, including CNN, ABC News, E!, CBS Sports, The Weather Channel, and VH1.

Getting on the Internet is easy using Verizon's Mobile Web 2.0 package, which allows you to read and send e-mails, exchange instant messages and view your favorite web content on your phone. Verizon's Get It Now wireless download service is also fully compatible with this phone. This pay-per-download service features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Get It Now service.

With this GPS-enabled phone, you'll be able to access Verizon's VZ Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and detailed color maps. And Verizon's Chaperone service lets you easily locate your loved ones from your Verizon Wireless phone or PC in real time. After defining a zone, such as an area designating a school or summer camp, you'll be sent an alert via text message when the Chaperone handset enters or leaves the zone.

With BroadbandAccess Connect (subscription required), you can use your smartphone as a modem for your notebook when you connect the two using a USB cable--or open a Bluetooth connection--enabling you to access the Internet or your company intranet. The tethered modem capability is ideal when you're traveling and need to use your notebook to check email, access corporate networks, or download large files like presentations and reports. And with BroadbandAccess Connect, you won't have to buy an extra PC Card or other devices.

Verizon's Wireless Sync always-on email service (subscription required), you can stay connected and get the job done while away from the office--without a delay and in a secure environment. Email is delivered to your device in real time across the National Enhanced Services Rate & Coverage Area, and you get the ability to forward large attachments via email as well as access both your personal and corporate emails on one device. Wireless Sync offers strong security with AES encryption (Advanced Encryption Standard) technology so that unauthorized parties cannot access or alter application data transmitted over wireless networks.

The enV fully supports Verizon Wireless' exciting V Cast service. Learn more about V Cast.
Phone Features
The front of the enV features a large, 65,000-color screen with 128 x 160 pixel resolution and a standard dialpad complete with a five-way control button. Flip open the horizontal clamshell, though, and you're presented with a crystal-clear, 240 x 320, 262,000-color landscape display and a full QWERTY keyboard. Dialing function buttons are also duplicated on the internal touchpad. A pair of stereo speakers reside on either side of the display, and a microSD card slot is provided on the side of the device for additional memory expansion. There's a standard jack to accept universal hands-free headsets, while the rear of the device houses the 2.0-megapixel camera. Lastly, an internal antenna keeps the enV sleek and compact, and the provided USB data port ensures convenient connectivity.

The enV's built-in address book can store up to 1000 contacts for quick and easy management of phone numbers and e-mail addresses. The phone comes with built-in polyphonic ringtones plus a vibrating alert. More ringtones can be downloaded via Verizon's Get It Now service. The phone lets you match pictures with callers to identify them, and the enV's voice recognition software supports voice commands from any user, not just a pre-programmed user's voice. What's more, many of the phone's functions can be controlled by the sound of your voice, thanks to advanced voice recognition technology. Text-to-speech technology enables the enV to read emails and text messages to you, if you so desire. A powerful speakerphone unit means you can easily talk hands-free, while Bluetooth allows you to use your favorite wireless headset.

While the enV is a great platform for watching V Cast video content, it can also capture video that can be shared with your friends and associates via video messaging. The video unit records in MPEG4 format and can capture clips up to 15 seconds in length. Of course, you can also use the camera to capture still pictures, too. In addition to megapixel resolution (1280 x 960), the camera features an LED flash, macro and night modes, a self-timer, and brightness and white balance controls.

The enV has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging, too, with support for sending and receiving text, picture, and video messages. There's also a complete e-mail client on the device for POP- and IMAP-based accounts. And of course, the QWERTY keyboard makes it a snap to type your messages.

The enV ships with a number of handy tools, including a calendar and a voice memo application. An alarm clock and calculator are also included. Use the enV's Bluetooth capability to set up a wireless link with a Bluetooth headset accessory or to connect to a computer or handheld device to exchange and synchronize data.

The enV supports V Cast 3-D games, as well as other 2-D-based games, which are available from Verizon's Get It Now service. You can also customize the phone's wallpapers and screen savers to give your phone a look that suits your style. And if music is your thing, with the built-in memory card slot and the enV's advanced MP3 player, you'll never be at a loss for something good to listen to (memory cards sold separately).

Other features include:

Bluetooth version 1.2 with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BPP (basic printing profile for text, email), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), HID (support for mice or joysticks), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures)
Flight mode for listening to music and watching videos with the phone functionality turned off
13 unique ringtones; vibrate and silent modes
One-touch speakerphone
Speaker-independent voice-activated dialing
Voice memo recording
Music format support: MP3, WMA

Vital Statistics
The LG enV weighs 4.60 ounces and measures 4.64 x 2.08 x 0.78 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.50 hours of digital talk time and up to 460 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 CDMA/EV-DO frequencies.

Customer Reviews
I love my env~
This phone is the best i ever had!!!!! Everything works and it is a little on the bulky side but i really got use to it i love the full keyboard not just for texting but for adding contacts too.The photos it takes are soooooo clear and come out soo nice i like the orange it is a fun color to have but i like birght colors presonally. Sending a txt is fast and same with calling someone . If you are a texter here is the phone for you the singal is great were i live i use to not get barley anything this i get 4 bars.

Buy it~ it is great!!!!

Ok phone for small hands
I changed from Sprint to Verizon after being a Sprint customer for over a decade. I gravitated toward an LG phone because of what I felt was it's good reputation. I am a middle aged, six foot tall guy with average sized hands for a man. This was not the first LG I tried, this was the second after trying the Voyager which I was not pleased with mainly because of the fickle touch screen. I turned in the Voyager and picked up this orange version of the EnV as opposed to the silver version only because the upper inside left key is a short cut to other menus as opposed to only an email key on the silver. Not sure how the green EnV is laid out.

My main complaint of this phone is that the buttons on the front are so close together that I had a very hard time choosing (for example) the bottom arrowed button and instead would get the ok button or the button below the down arrow. Same with all the keys on the face. This happened even when I tried to carefully do it. I am sure a woman with smaller hands would have no problem. I have no complaints about the buttons on the inside although they are a little closer together than those on the Voyager. I might as well throw in here that I also returned this EnV phone the very next day and after really reading through all these reviews on LGs on Amazon, settled on the Venus which I love. (I purchased the phones at Best Buy) Anyway, the ear speaker in the EnV performs more clearly than the Voyager but not as well as the Venus. Same goes for the speaker phone. Venus wins there too. Also, what bothered me about the EnV is the logic of actually using the phone and it's different functions. I much prefer the Venus because the button locations and choices it gives you makes more sense how it is designed and functions. The front screen on the EnV is so small that the print is hard to read too. The worst is how small the letters are on the front numbered buttons if you should happen to want to use them. They are tiny even for a young person's eyes! The Venus is easy to read, as is the Voyager. If a full keyboard QWERTY is not a necessity to you, then I would pass on this one and try a Venus. It's a bit more money at the time I am writing this, but well worth it in so many ways. I will be giving the Voyager three stars and the Venus five stars. Hope this helps.

enV a good phone...few issues
I've had my enV for over a month now and I'm generally happy with it..EXCEPT...call quality not as good as the razr I had prior to the enV. Voices sound slightly muffled. This may be an issue with Verizon rather than with the phone. Not sure. The razr I replaced with the enV was through AT&T so maybe that's the reason. Different carrier. Also, it takes 4 or 5 key strokes to get the camera ready to take a picture. The razr took 1 or possibly 2 strokes. Not real handy when you want to quickly capture a fleeting moment. Camera is much, much better than that on the razr though owing to the higher megapixels. It also has a lot more settings and a flash much like a regular point and shoot digital camera.

Samsung BlackJack II Red Wine Smartphone

2008-07-17T14:00:00.000-07:00

Product Details

Color: Black
Brand: Samsung
Model: BlackJack II
Released on: 2007-11-23

Features

Quad-band/3G smartphone with Windows Mobile 6 for MS Office document editing and easy Outlook email and contacts
Internal GPS receiver with support for TeleNav software; music and video downloads and streams via AT&T Mobile Music and Cellular Video
Full QWERTY keyboard; Bluetooth stereo music streaming; 2.0 megapixel camera; MicroSD expansion
Up to 7 hours of talk time, up to 14 days of standby time
Includes: Charger, USB Cable, Battery and Getting Started CD

Editorial Reviews

The successor to the original, highly popular Blackjack smartphone, the Samsung Blackjack II (SGH-I617) retains the thin, lightweight design, QWERTY keyboard, and large screen from its predecessor while adding the power of the Windows Mobile 6 operating system, integrated GPS, and upping image capture quality to 2.0 megapixels. It can access AT&T's tri-band HSDPA/UMTS high-speed 3G network, which makes it easy to download music purchased from AT&T Mobile Music, stream tunes from Napster and eMusic, and watch video streamed from CNN and Comedy Central via AT&T's Cellular Video. It also supports AT&T's Video Share service, which offers a one-way video stream during a mobile-to-mobile phone call.

The Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system offers a familiar office experience and the ability to read and edit in applications such as Word or Excel as well as review PowerPoint presentations. You can also receive Outlook email and update your contacts and calendar on the go. Other features include quad-band global connectivity. And you'll be able to get to where you're going fast with the integrated GPS receiver and support for TeleNav GPS Navigator software. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for headsets and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion, speakerphone, instant messaging, and simultaneous voice and data capabilities.

The easily pocketable, ultra-thin Samsung Blackjack II measures just 0.4 inches and weighs 3.52 ounces.
AT&T Service
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100 MHz network (also known as WCDMA), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services.

In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. You'll also enjoy quad-band GSM connectivity, which allows you to make calls in more than 190 countries and access data applications in the more than 135 countries where AT&T offers international data roaming.

With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Video Share service, which enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company's 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.)

It's packed with multimedia streaming and download capabilities. AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster subscription music service, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.)

The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.

With the power of Windows Mobile 6, you can easily stay in contact via email as well as edit Word and Excel documents.
Phone Features
Glossier than its predecessor, the Samsung BlackJack II impresses immediately with its striking looks, thin frame, and larger 2.4-inch LCD screen (320 x 240 pixels, 65K colors). The Samsung BlackJack II makes every aspect of your life look easy. The full QWERTY keypad gives you every letter at a touch. And the Jog Wheel lets you quickly access, scroll through and select whatever you're searching for.

With Windows Mobile 6, the BlackJack II brings a powerful personal computer experience to the small screen. The BlackJack II helps you keep track of schedules and contacts through Outlook Mobile, browse the Internet by using Internet Explorer Mobile, as well as manage Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents using Office Mobile. Windows Mobile 6 also supports HTML e-mail so that you can view and compose e-mail messages in their native format with live links to Web sites, support for images, tables and bullets.

BlackJack II will be among the first Windows Mobile 6 devices from AT&T to support Microsoft's System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, which offers companies an end-to-end solution for managing and securing Windows Mobile devices. Employees will also have access to company information and a line of business applications from a single, secure place behind the firewall by using a cutting-edge Mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN).

In addition to a robust feature set, BlackJack II provides access to multiple e-mail accounts, both personal and business, through Microsoft Direct Push technology with Outlook Mobile and AT&T Xpress Mail, which includes most major POP3/IMAP providers. The BlackJack II also offers over-the-air synchronization of contacts, calendar and task lists with Microsoft Exchange Server or AT&T Xpress Mail.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for mono and stereo headset, handsfree, dial-up networking, object push, file transfer, and basic print. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server. It also offers USB 2.0 wired connectivity and USB mass storage capability.

Other features include:

Memory expansion via MicroSD cards up to 4 GB
PIM tools: Calendar, clock, world time, alarm, currency converter, unit converter, calculator, stopwatch
Instant messaging via AOL, Windows Live, Yahoo!
Hands-free loudspeaker and microphone
Fast loading HTML browser; RSS reader
2.0-megapixel camera with 4x zoom and multi-shot capability
256 MB ROM / 128 MB RAM

Vital Statistics
The Samsung Blackjack II weighs 3.52 ounces and measures 4.4 x 2.3 x. 0.4 inches. Its 1700 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7 hours of talk time, and up to 14 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 850/1900/2100 WCDMA (3G) frequencies.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6

Windows Mobile 6 adds power to your mobile office with up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars.

Edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on your phone, just as you would on your desktop/laptop PC.
Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 updates the Windows Mobile 5 platform with a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file. This device runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional, which is designed for smartphones with touchscreens

With Windows Mobile 6, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC's Microsoft Office suite. You'll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting--without affecting tables, images or text--as well as view PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
With Excel Mobile, you're not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.

Customer Reviews
Good entry-level smartphone
When I was buying a new phone about 6 months ago, I was deciding between Blackjack and Blackberry Curve. At that time, I was downgrading from HTC Tilt as I realized I really wanted something simpler and lighter and with a full and easily accessible keyboard. At that time, Blackjack II and Blackberry Curve were the best options for me from the ATT line up. I chose the Blackjack and had no major regrets so far.

On the positive side, the phone has a good sized keyboard, customizable shortcuts, good email and message handling, works well with outlook. I have all my work email forwarded to gmail and use the gmail IMAP setting on Blackjack, which was very easy to set up and works really well.

The web browsing experience is ok, considering the size of the screen. I only use it for light browsing and reading blogs through Google Reader, which works just fine. One thing that I recommend is to avoid using the ATT internet setting and to bypass the MediaNet site. I have the feeling it will increase the browsing speed. I tried the built-in IE, Opera and Opera mini as my browsers and to my surprise, the IE provides me with the most consistent browsing experience (I know I'm not supposed to say that).

After reading about problems with battery life on the original Blackjack, I was pleasantly surprised. The battery will easily last through the day of my typical use of phone calls, email, text messaging, and light web browsing.

Not all is good for Blackjack II though. First of all, the use of proprietary ports for charging and headset is a major rip-off from Samsung. There is no technical reason not to use standard miniUSB. The bigger issue I've had with Blackjack, however, is the build quality. After several weeks of use, the screen backlighting started to behave erratically. It would go off unpredictably during which time the screen was almost, but not quite, dark rendering the phone unusable. Restarting the phone would help sometimes but sometimes you had wait for 20 -50 min for the backlighting to come back on its own. It got so bad that I had to return the phone. The screen on the new unit has been great so far. However, the second phone developed a rattling from the battery compartment. It seems the battery doesn't fit tightly and moves around a bit. It doesn't affect the function of the phone but it's annoying and gives it a cheap feel. I will be sending the phone back again.

Overall, this is a good entry-level smartphone that does almost everything well.

First Smart Phone
I recently purchased the Black Jack II and I really love it-so far. I have not completely learned the phone or used all of its features, but the ones that I have used are great. For example the GPS is great....I love being able to get the list of restaurants in my area or find the closest dollar store. Having both my personal & work email at my fingertips is awesome!

I have not gotten the first bill yet for the data plan being added, but so far I really like the phone.

The one thing that I do not like is the way it tracks finger prints & holds oil....I clean the screen after EVERY use!:) I also have to charge it at least every 2 days! But since its working "overtime" it uses a lot of power-so that's okay!
So far, its proving to be a great first smartphone for me.

Battery is the worst ever don't bother and look elsewhere
This phone is very compact and light in weight....however it's battery is also lightweight in performance.

To give an example you'll charge the battery all night, then once you've unplugged it, you'll be lucky to get 4-5 hours standby...yes standby!!

I've hand an Apple iPhone and wanted something to replace it, that battery didn't last much more than a day and a half.

I tell you this battery is a design fault, it's not man enough for the job, Samsung are normally pretty good, but really this is a waste of a phone.

If you wanna carry spare batteries all day, or don't care about having a phone that will work as a "mobile" phone...then this is for you, otherwise yes please look elsewhere and save your money!

T-Mobile Wing Smartphone

2008-07-16T11:53:00.000-07:00

Stay connected with the T-Mobile Wing, a powerful phone with a touch screen and slide out keyboard that lets you take the strength of your desktop with you.

Product Details

Color: Blue
Brand: T-Mobile Branded
Model: Wing
Released on: 2007-05-15

Features

Microsoft Windows Mobile® 6.0 operating system
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technology built-in for a wire free experience
Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile® (e-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes) & Windows Media Player® Mobile (music and video files)
2.0 megapixel camera, Video camera and Windows Media Player
Includes: Battery, Charger, Stereo Hands-free Headset, USB Cable and User's Guide

Editorial Reviews

The successor to the popular MDA Smartphone, the T-Mobile Wing quad-band phone has a surprise waiting up its sleeve: just slide the top of the phone sideways to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. It's especially handy with the inclusion of the new Windows Mobile 6 operating system, which enables you to view and edit Word and Excel documents as well as provides instant message capabilities via Windows Live Messenger. (See more details about Windows Mobile 6 below.) The included Outlook Mobile software offers up-to-date e-mail, calendar and contact information. If you use the T-Mobile Wing in conjunction with Microsoft Exchange Server, you can get instant e-mail from your work account as well as enhanced security features that let you clear data from a device if it is stolen or require high-security passwords to access information.

The T-Mobile slides open sideways to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, and the screen reorients itself depending on how you hold the phone.

Key features at a glance:

Slide-out screen exposing full QWERTY keypad
Soft-touch exterior with deep blue color
Wi-Fi and EDGE-enabled high-speed Internet access
Full HTML Web browsing
Support for Microsoft Office Mobile enables document viewing and editing
Windows Live for Windows Mobile including Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail, Live Search, and Windows Live Spaces
Direct Push e-mail available with Exchange Server 2003 SP2 and later; Windows Live Hotmail also supports push mail
Voice dialing, voice commands and voice recorder
Bluetooth connectivity
2.0 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom
Video capture and playback music and video player
Micro SD memory card slot

Click the image to view a larger version of the keyboard.
The T-Mobile Wing has a sleek profile that measures just 17mm (0.7 inches) thick, and it weighs a svelte 6 ounces (with battery loaded). The 2.8-inch color touchscreen transreflective TFT screen automatically orients itself depending on how you hold the phone (i.e., from portrait to landscape and back again). It displays 65,000 colors and has a 320 x 240-pixel resolution. You can scroll through onscreen functions with a pen or finger, or you can use the function buttons placed on the front of the phone.

In addition to supporting GSM/GPRS and EDGE, the Wing also features Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), which enables you to use open wireless networks (as well as T-Mobile's more than 8,000 HotSpot locations) to access the Internet as well as access all four major instant messaging providers--AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, and ICQ. With the Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, you can go hands-free with a headset or listen to music with wireless-enabled headphones.

The phone offers 128 MB of ROM (which stores the Windows Mobile 6 operating system and applications) and 64 MB of RAM (which can be used to store user files). It's powered by a 1130 mAh lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery, which offers between 150 and 200 hours of standby time and 3 to 5 hours of talk time.

A small mirror next to the 2-megapixel lens on the back is handy for taking self portraits..
The 2-megapixel autofocus camera (with 10x digitazl zoom) on the back of the Wing captures images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels (good enough for prints up to 8 x 10 inches), and it includes a small mirror to the left of the lens that's helpful for taking self portraits. You can make such camera adjustments as white balance and exposure metering, choose from several capture modes (such as sports for fast-moving action), or set a self-timer of either 2 or 10 seconds. After an image has been captured, you can edit it right within the Wing, with functions ranging from cropping to correcting color.

Additionally, the Wing can capture video with or without audio (in MPEG-4 or H.263 format, the latter being best for sending via MMS). In addition to starting and stopping video capture at your leisure, you can also specifiy the length of a recording in terms of ime or file size. You can also play back audio and video files downloaded from the Internet or sent to you via email using the integrated Windows Media Player.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6

Windows Mobile 6 adds power to your mobile office with up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars.

Edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on your phone, just as you would on your desktop/laptop PC.

Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 updates the Windows Mobile 5 platform with a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file.

With Windows Mobile 6, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC's Microsoft Office suite. You'll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting--without affecting tables, images or text--as well as view PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
With Excel Mobile, you're not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.

Customer Reviews
Boo! Only if you will use it to its full potential.
I really, really don't like this phone. I paid a lot of money for it b/c it looked cool and did a lot of cool stuff, but after the newness wore off, it's a disappointment when all I really do is make calls, text and use the calendar and notepad. I have yet to ever plug this in to my PC. I suppose if you want to get this phone because you "need" all the features it offers (outlook sync, web browsing, email, etc...) it's probably going to be great for you. But, if you are looking to get it for basic use, but want it for the QWERTY keyboard and a few of the other cool things it does, look somewhere else.

The touch screen is a big hassle as you can't just close this and toss it in your pocket/purse. It consistently makes calls on its own and is always bringing up screens that I didn't ask for and then requires 4 touch commands (if you can figure the right sequence) to get the random screen to go away. Oftentimes, it simply locks up and I have to take the battery out to get it to reset.

Additionally, it rings out loud when set on silent (not ok in my office) and the speaker works intermittently.

Lastly, I have not had this phone for a year and the colored finish on the outside buttons is chipping off and it looks ridiculous. TMobile offered to send me a new phone, but advised that after they received the original back, they may determine this was normal wear/tear and charge my $100 deductible. I paid too much for the phone to begin with, I didn't want to pay another $100, so I guess I'll walk around with a very expensive phone that looks like I picked it up from the pawn shop that I can never get to work right.

My husband swears I just don't know how to use it, he could be right.
Regardless, I am looking to replace this ASAP because I'm fed up. Maybe my rocket scientist husband can use it since he's so smart. ;)

The best Pocket PC for your buck
At the time of purchase I had done my research, and for my specific use T-Mobile was the best deal for total data and voice. I have the 1000 my-faves plan with complete data add-on with a few extra features and it's 112 dollars a month. It's for business, and it works quite swell. There's a few issues I had with this phone at first, but they were quickly resolved.

1. At first, like everyone else, my camera wouldn't want to start up because of low memory. One thing I found that really helped was to delete the temporary files from Internet Explorer. Also, get a microSD card to store your pictures on.

2. The phone got very slow after about 3 months of use. It was doing funky stuff and just being slow in general. I always sync my phone with Outlook for my contacts/calendar/tasks so I just did a hard reset on the phone. Start>Settings>System>Clear Storage. Make sure you have your contacts and other important files backed up before you do a hard reset. Once you clear storage the phone operates so much faster. Everything loads quick, and overall the phone is just really fast.

3. Extra Apps: After doing a hard reset, it's best to install all additional applications on your memory card. I use a 512mb microSD and I've got about 10 extra apps and 200 2M pictures on there.

4. The best thing about this phone is the wifi connectivity. It's so simple to connect and it even has support for WPA2 now.

5. Stay updated with Windows Updates. The Office Mobile updates were free and now I have Office Mobile 2007 on the phone.

That's pretty much it. I really like the phone, and this thing has taken some serious abuse. I've dropped it probably 50+ times and nothing has happened. It's scratched, scraped, dented, paint chipped, and stained but the darn thing keeps running.

I'd like to upgrade to a newer Pocket PC probably within a year just to keep up to date and maybe the new Pocket PC OS will be out then. Overall, I gave this phone a 5 out of 5 because it deserved it. You have to be a little tech savvy to truly operate and effectively use this phone. I'm a tech nerd, and it works perfect in every way it's meant to be.

Horrible customer service and BAD phone
We had a similar problem...my girlfriend's wings screen went out after 10 days or so. The screen is totally blank. There was no external damage to the phone or screen. She got charged $100 for the warranty exchange, stating they found physical damage to the phone and is not covered by warranty. She contacted customer care and requested they return the phone and was told the phone has been destroyed.

Destroyed...really? I doubt they destroyed the phone. They just want to make $100 profit. If they return the phone they got no profit. They probably just replace the screen on my old phone and sell it for $200 or so.

I believe it costs them less than $100 to make the POOR quality Wing because it costs Apple only $100 (you can find this info. By searching online) to make the new 3G iPhone which is a lot more advance than the Wing.

Motorola RAZR2 V9 Phone (AT&T)

2008-07-14T07:37:00.000-07:00

The sleeker, smarter, stronger RAZR2 V9 is an exciting evolution of the RAZR™ brand. With mesmerizing appearance and a new, richer multimedia experience, RAZR2 V9 is the ultimate stylish feature phone. Sleek and Chic The RAZR2 V9 defines the next trend in 3G. Its stainless steel frame make this svelte handset durable and resilient – helping to ensure an ultra-thin shape with a strong structure. Its composing materials include vacuum metal finishes and two-tone soft touch housing that will inspire unending envy. At 2.0”, the RAZR2 V9 boasts the largest external screen in its class, enabling its owners to play music via touch-sensitive music keys, without ever opening the phone.

Product Details

Color: Black
Brand: Motorola
Model: V9
Released on: 2007-08-24

Features

Newest version of iconic clamshell phone with stainless steel frame and large 2-inch, glass-housed 262K color display
Operates on AT&T's 3G and EDGE networks for fast AT&T music/video downloads and streaming; quad-band connectivity for global roaming
2.2-inch internal LCD; 2.0 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom; handsfree speakerphone with noise-cancelling CrystalTalk Technology
Bluetooth connectivity for both communication headsets and music headphones; USB 2.0; MicroSD expansion
Includes: Battery, Charger, Mini to Micro USB adapter, 3.5 MM Headphone Adapter, Quick Start Guide and User Manual

Editorial Reviews

After creating a gadget/fashion icon in the original MOTORAZR, Motorola has upped the ante with the new RAZR2 V9 with cutting edge technology and enhanced features that make it even easier to use. Offered via AT&T, the RAZR2 V9 offers super-fast downloads and multimedia streaming via AT&T's 3G HSDPA/UMTS network. It's fully loaded with an arsenal of digital tools, including a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth connectivity for streaming music and photo printing, MicroSD memory card expansion, dual color LCD screens, e-mail access, digital audio player, and full duplex speakerphone. And speaking of cutting edge, the phone's stainless steel internal frame and cast aluminum housing support makes the RAZR2 V9 stronger and more durable than its predecessor.

AT&T Service
The RAZR2 V9 can handle

Sleeker, smarter, stronger: the RAZR2 V9 boasts a durable stainless steel frame and chemically hardened glass displays.

high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses HSDPA/UMTS technology (High Speed Downlink Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telephone System), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service and the Internet while on the go. Cellular Video features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. It also features AT&T Mobile Music, which provides access to the Napster subscription music as well as Music ID song-recognition software, music videos and The Buzz music news portal. The handset is MobiTV and XM Radio Mobile-capable, so you can enjoy streaming live TV and digital radio all in one device. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.)

With its quad-band connectivity, this phone communicates over GSM/GPRS networks and AT&T offers voice roaming in more than 190 countries and data roaming in more than 130 countries.

Phone Features
Designed to be even sharper than before, the RAZR2 V9 shaves two millimeters from the original MOTORAZR. Its one-piece housing has no parting lines (meaning fewer chances of break points) and the cast aluminum hinge underwent more than 100,000 lab tests to ensure durability. Even the exterior camera lens is stronger, as it is made with chemically hardened glass. Despite its slimmer profile, the RAZR2 V9 offers enhanced dual screens that make the phone seem larger. The 2.2-inch internal screen offers twice the resolution of the original MOTORAZR while the 2-inch external screen is great for checking caller photo ID, easily reading incoming text messages, and controlling music playback through onscreen controls. Other Motorola-engineered enhancements include:

Upgraded Interface: With the redesigned, more intelligent interface, you'll be able to search for contacts faster and avoid duplicate entries for the same person while allowing contacts to have multiple numbers. The customizable main menu means you're never more than 2 to 3 clicks away from your favorite applications. And text messaging is easier, with the V9 recognizing what type of message you are sending.
CrystalTalk Technology: This innovative feature automatically accounts for background noise during a call and adjusts the audio quality based on ambient noise conditions to provide the optimal conversational experience. CrystalTalk also reduces the volume of the background noise picked up by the microphone during a call, making it possible to be more easily heard over the phone while in a noisy environment.
Talk to Me: Originally designed to address the needs of those with vision impairment, the RAZR2 V9 is able to read the phone's interactive menus, contacts, messages and more aloud--adding convenience to your on-the-go lifestyle. SMS messages on the phone can be read and replied to with pre-programmed text messages without ever having to open up the flip.
Haptics: Motorola has incorporated breakthrough haptics technology--an interface that creates tactile feedback--that provides vibrating feedback in response to your finger taps. When combined with the virtual music keys, the haptics technology helps you to effortlessly control music playback.

The 2-megapixel camera includes an 8x digital zoom and it can automatically snap up to eight new pictures--letting you choose the best image from a complete series of pictures. You can even print photos wirelessly to a Bluetooth-compatible printer with just a few menu selections. It provides four resolution choices (from 320 x 240 to 1600 x 1200 pixels) and also features a self-timer, free memory space indicator, color effects, night mode for low-light shots, and five shutter sounds (with a silent mode).

The RAZR2 V9 is also an impressive video camcorder, providing up to QCIF resolution (176 x 144 pixels). It also gives you the option of choosing the video format, which offers different frame rates--25 fps for MPEG and H263 and 15 fps for WMV and Real. You can record video for as long as you have available space on your MicroSD memory card.

Control music playback with the virtual digital audio player buttons on the V9's external screen, which includes tactile feedback.

With up to 2 GB of storage (via optional MicroSD memory card), the RAZR2 V9 can store up to 1000 of your favorite songs. It offers compatibility with Microsoft Windows Media Player 11, enabling easy synchronization and transfer between phone and PC. You'll be able to modify music playback with the flip closed thanks to the virtual contextual music controls that appear on the external screen. And you can keep playing music even while surfing the web, sending text messages, or even using the camera.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

The RAZR2 V9 features a full HTML browser (Opera 8.5) that takes advantage of high-speed wireless data connections for faster, bigger and richer web surfing experience. Built-in e-mail functionality (POP/IMAP/SMTP) combined with MobileSync software provides easy, PC-like access to both personal and corporate e-mail accounts and calendars.

Other features include:

45 MB internal flash memory
Up to 1000 contact entries, each with up to six numbers and two email addresses
Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate) with profiles for communication headsets, handsfree, stereo music streaming, audio/video remote control, printing, dial-up networking, and file transfer
USB 2.0 wired connectivity, with mass storage capability
Includes Bowling3D and Diner Dash games, with more downloadable via AT&T
Polyphonic and MP3 ringtones
Voice command and dialing, as well as ability to record voice memos
PIM functions including calendar, calculator, alarm clock, and world clock

Vital Statistics
The RAZR2 V9 weighs 4.41 ounces and measures 4.06 x 2.09 x 0.53 inches. Its 950 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 295 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA frequencies as well as 850/1900 WCDMA (3G) frequencies.

Customer Reviews
No complains5
I had my eyes on this one ever since it came out! And I must say, now that I own it for myself, I still love it just the same! The colour is even better up close than it appears on websites, and the super-slim shape is just amazing! It takes great pictures and videos too, better than pictures (and videos) I've seen taken with many other cell phones. I love the keypad too, and you can connect it to your computer to upload pictures/wallpapers without any trouble at all. Simply put I love everything about my phone and I couldn't be happier to have purchased it! :)

Of course this isn't for you if you're looking for the iPhone! I will recommend buying this one only to those who loved the old RAZR but would love even more a greatly upgraded, slimmer, shinier and uniquely coloured version!

good phone4
good phone, voice quality excelent, get a memory card and with the included adaptor can transfer photos, songs...etc to pc using standard usb cable

cant use speaker phone when closed and side buttons tricky to push

Do not trust the amazon rebate .. you are warned5
Time for another amazon fraud rebate scheme. I bought AT&T phone from amazon believing i will get the $150 rebate for first generation razor. Had all the documentation but still amazon refused to honor and kept me going in circles and gazillion threads of emails. Never have seen the check, $150 went the drain. Haven't bought anything from amazon that involved rebate since then.

your call.. just want to warn

Pantech C810 Duo Smartphone (AT&T)

2008-07-14T05:01:00.000-07:00

Product Details

Color: Silver
Brand: Pantech
Model: C810 DOU
Released on: 2007-10-29

Features

Quad-band/3G smartphone with Windows Mobile 6 for MS Office document editing and easy Outlook email and contacts
Innovative dual slide/double keyboard design; stereo Bluetooth; 1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder; MicroSD expansion
Music and video downloads and streams via AT&T Mobile Music and Cellular Video
Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 150 hours (6.25 days) of standby time
Includes: Li-Polymer Battery, Charger, USB Cable, 3.5mm Headset Adapter, Quick Start Guide, Napster Insert, Parental Control Insert and Getting Started Guide

Editorial Reviews
Featuring an innovative dual slide/double-keyboard design, the Pantech Duo smartphone is as comfortable dealing with 9 to 5 business as it is with keeping up with your 24-hour-a-day communication needs. Powered by the Windows Mobile 6 operating system, it includes Microsoft's Direct Push Technology for up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars, tasks and contacts. In addition to its quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, it also runs on AT&T's 3G HSDPA/UMTS network for fast Internet browsing, high-speed music downloads, video streaming/casting. The ultimate all-in-one device, it also features a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth connectivity with stereo music streaming, and MicroSD memory expansion.

The innovative dual slide design offers both a full QWERTY keyboard and numeric keypad.

AT&T Service
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the UMTS 850/1900 network (also known as WCDMA), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services.

In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service and the Internet while on the go. Cellular Video features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster subscription music service, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.)

The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.

Phone Features
The Pantech Duo intuitively and stylishly transitions between your communication and computing needs with the dual sliding keyboards. When holding the Duo in a wide, landscape orientation, the QWERTY keyboard slides open for writing e-mail and editing Microsoft Word and Excel documents. And the drop-down numeric keypad is ideal for sending quick texts and dialing on the run. A flip of the wrist initiates either keyboard to address any mobile need. The Duo's lean design houses both keypads and a large 2.2-inch color screen in a device that measures just 0.83 inches thick, 4 inches tall, and 2 inches wide.

With Microsoft Office Mobile you can leave your laptop behind. Synchronize with your computer and Mobile Outlook provides up-to-the-minute management of your calendar, contacts and e-mail. Windows Mobile 6 also delivers the ability to view e-mail messages in their original rich HTML format with live links to Web sites and Microsoft Office SharePoint sites, which means that text and images are displayed as they would be on a Windows PC. View and edit Excel, Word and PowerPoint documents.

In addition to having the ability to take the office on the road, the Pantech duo includes the AT&T Xpress Mail push e-mail service--with support for most popular POP3/IMAP personal e-mail services--instant messaging capabilities, and the ability to send and receive multimedia messages with color videos and photos. You'll also be able to use Windows Media Player to store and access pictures, videos and music.

Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 1.2), which includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones.

Simple, intuitive controls allow for easy access to any of features of the Pantech Duo. Use the 5-way navigation key to locate and select options appearing on the display. Instantly answer and end calls or initiate a call from your contact list, all without using the concealed numeric keypad or QWERTY keyboard. Other features include:

1.3-megapixel camera captures video in QCIF resolution (maximum length based on available memory)
Real music ringers from MP3, WMA, and WAV files and 64-chord polyphonic tones
XT9 predictive text entry
Speakerphone
50 MB internal memory, expandable via optional MicroSD memory cards

Vital Statistics
The Pantech Duo weighs 3.88 ounces and measures 4.02 x 1.97 x 0.83 inches. Its 1320 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 150 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 850/1900 WCDMA (3G) frequencies.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6

Windows Mobile 6 Standard adds power to your mobile office with up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars.

Edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on your phone, just as you would on your desktop/laptop PC.

Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 updates the Windows Mobile 5 platform with a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file.

With Windows Mobile 6, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC's Microsoft Office suite. You'll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting--without affecting tables, images or text--as well as view PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
With Excel Mobile, youÕre not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.

Customer Reviews
pantech duo3
The size and keyboard is great. The slide out feature is great. The sound quality is not very good but comes through better when using a hands free device. The picture quality is also not very good. I would only buy again if there was no comparable AT&T product which had the same features because the sound quality thing is a big hurdle to jump....Also I have not been able to get mine to pair with the Jabra SP5050 bluetooth speakerphone....which is too bad because I really like the speakerphone.

Great phone. 5
I've been using it for weeks now and I must say, I've impressed by it. It can do everything I want it to, and everybody wants to see if when I flip it out. I recommend it whole heartedly.

The phone part doesn't work for me!2
I have had this phone for 6 months now. I love the qwerty keyboard and the ability to receive my email on this phone. That function is perfect. The phone part however has only worked 5% of the time and I am beyond frustrated. When I call AT&T they have given me every excuse except exchange the phone or fixing it. If you want this phone to actually talk on it, don't buy it. Every call ends right after I dial and the phone hardly ever rings, my calls go directly to voice mail. If I do get through, the person is mumbled. I don't think the network or it being Windows based is ever in-synch. I just plain give up!

AT&T Tilt Smartphone (AT&T)

2008-07-13T11:12:00.000-07:00

Product Details

Color: Silver
Brand: HTC
Model: 8925
Released on: 2007-10-05

Features

Quad-band Windows Mobile 6 smartphone with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS
3G data speeds from AT&T's UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network
Full QWERTY keypad, touchscreen can tilt up to 40 degrees for optimal viewing in any situation
Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 10 days of standby time
Includes: Li-Ion Battery, AC Wall Charger, Mini USB Sync Cable, Stylus and an Extra Stylus

Editorial Reviews

The slim, pocket-sized AT&T Tilt smartphone is bursting at the seams with a full-menu of wireless capabilities to keep you connected wherever you roam on this globe--quad-band GSM for global roaming, Wi-Fi, EDGE, and 3G data connectivity via AT&T's UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network. Practical and versatile, the phone's face slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard while the screen tilts for optimal viewing of email, spreadsheets, and web videos. It also adds the power of the Windows Mobile 6 operating system (Professional Edition), which provides push email for immediate send and receive as well as editing of Microsoft Office documents. (See more details about Windows Mobile 6 below.)

With its high-speed 3G network capability, you'll be able to access AT&T's Mobile Music and Cellular Video services, and the phone includes the latest version of Telenav GPS Navigator for turn-by-turn directions while on the go. One of the most powerful, feature-packed smartphones on the market, the AT&T Tilt also includes a 3-megapixel camera (with video capabilities), Bluetooth connectivity with stereo music streaming and multiple connection capability, MicroSD memory card expansion up to 4 GB, and a variety of games for when you need a break (including Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 and Ms. Pac-Man).

The AT&T Tilt is a veritable wireless Swiss Army Knife, with quad-band GSM, tri-band 3G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity as well as a GPS receiver.

AT&T Service
The AT&T Tilt can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the UMTS 850/1900/2100 network (also known as WCDMA), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. You'll also enjoy 3G broadband speed connectivity across the globe with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA capabilities, which allows the Tilt to operate in Japan and Korea, in addition to the more than 135 countries in which AT&T offers international data roaming.

In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service and the Internet while on the go. Cellular Video features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. It also features AT&T Mobile Music, which provides access to Napster and eMusic subscription services as well as Music ID song-recognition software, music videos and The Buzz music news portal. The handset is XM Radio Mobile-capable, so you can enjoy streaming live digital radio as well. (An AT&T MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.)

Phone Features
Akin to a micro laptop, the AT&T Tilt's face/touchscreen tilts up to a maximum of 40 degrees, and the variable screen angle can be positioned to suit your needs, whether you're catching up on email, browsing the Web, or playing a game. The QWERTY keypad offers roomy, rectangular buttons that are tactile and backlit, making it easy to type with both thumbs while on the go. The large 2.8-inch touchscreen has a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and support for up to 65K colors. It sports a 256 MB memory (not all user available) and a MicroSD memory card slot, which is compatible with the latest 4 GB capacity.

This smartphone has an integrated Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g), enabling seamless connectivity with wireless networks at work, at home, and on the roam via Wi-Fi hotspots at airports and coffee shops. For an additional charge, you can connect to any of the 10,000 AT&T hotspot locations in the U.S. and tens of thousands more abroad. The AT&T Tilt supports Bluetooth 2.0, which allows up to six Bluetooth devices to be wirelessly connected simultaneously to the device--one of which can be a Bluetooth stereo headset for listening to music.

Featuring the latest version of Telenav GPS Navigator, you'll enjoyGPS-enabled turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving direction, colorful 3D moving maps and traffic delay alerts with re-routing for use in vehicles or while walking. New features debuting on the Tilt include address sharing--allowing you to share your location with friends and associates--and reading, rating and sharing business listings like restaurants and more. Business users also can utilize TeleNav Track a fully hosted, on-demand and comprehensive GPS-based workforce-management solution.

In addition to Microsoft Direct Push, the AT&T Tilt will be the first Windows Mobile device in North America to include the Blackberry Connect email service, which also enables familiar wireless synchronization of calendar, contacts and tasks for users. BlackBerry Connect 4.0 supports push email for Microsoft Exchange Server, Lotus Notes/Domino and Novell Groupwise through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and personal email through the BlackBerry Internet Service. You can also use the AT&T Tilt to access your personal email through AT&T's Xpress Mail service, enabling you to receive email from most major POP3/IMAP personal email services pushed to the AT&T Tilt at pre-set intervals. AT&T Xpress Mail can perform two-way wireless synchronization of their calendars, access contact lists and view attachments.

Beyond business functionality, the AT&T Tilt is made for fun and games as well. The device is preloaded with free and premium games and applications including Ms. PAC-MAN, Brain Challenge, Bubble breaker, Midnight Pool, Solitaire, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, MobiTV, and MyCast. Other features include:

Instant messaging via AOL, Yahoo!, and Microsoft Live
Music format support: AAC, AAC+, eAAC, MP3, WMA, WAV, MPEG4, AMR
Record videos and voice memos as long as you have available space on an optional memory card
Full duplex speakerphone
Flight mode turns off cellular network and Wi-Fi for enjoying stored music and video
USB 2.0 wired connectivity
Push-to-talk capability

Vital Statistics
The AT&T Tilt weighs 6.7 ounces and measures 4.41 x 2.32 x 0.75 inches. Its 1350 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 10 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies, as well as the 850/1900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA 3G frequencies.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6

Windows Mobile 6 adds power to your mobile office with up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars.

Edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on your phone, just as you would on your desktop/laptop PC.

Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 updates the Windows Mobile 5 platform with a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file.

With Windows Mobile 6, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC's Microsoft Office suite. You'll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting--without affecting tables, images or text--as well as view PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
With Excel Mobile, you're not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.

Customer Reviews
No More Phones from HTC2
After Replacing my 8525 several times, AT&T finally replaced it with a Tilt. The potential of the phone is fabulous, but the undependability is just too much. Sporadic resets and loss of data, software glitches, hardware failure along with its all too unique accessories, which even AT&T stores don't carry, overwhelmed its potential. I would not recommend these phones.

Good Windows-based smart phone4
I've had my Tilt for about seven months now. So far, it's been a great phone, definitely fulfilling my needs (a good phone that can also function as a PDA and manage email). Email and calendar functions work great. I've had no problems with receiving/making phone calls other than the dialpad is not as easy as I would like; voice quality is quite good. The camera works fine; it would be nice to have a flash but I don't use it that much. It was relatively easy to find a variety of free software on the 'net (like LiveSearch and Viigo) that are very nice to use; there are also some great sites out there to help improve the Today screen and to remove the bloated software that AT&T insists on putting on there (like all the "free" game demos).

Pros:
Very easy to set it up to retrieve email from home and work as well as my personal gmail account.
Keyboard is very nice and far easier to use than other smart phones
Phone works very well
Tethering the phone to my laptop works very well, I can connect my laptop to the internet from anywhere now
Bluetooth works great with my hand-free system in my car

Cons:
Dialpad is hard to use with my thick fingers, sometimes requiring the stylus to dial which is a pain
Video/Music playback is not great
Proprietary headphone jack is ridiculous
Battery does not last very long and has to be charged nightly

Bye Bye iphone4
Okay- I am not a cell phone expert, but I must admit, this phone is nice. It's 100% better than the iphone. I read a review from a customer stating that she's waiting for the new iphone to come out and the tilt will hold her over- I would just like to say, I never want another iphone, I dealt with it for 11 months. It was appealing and the next new "it" in cell phones- but just could not do what I needed it to do for work.

Well- the tilt is a mini laptop and with the rebate and getting the phone for 74.00, I can't complain. I will suggest the phone to others. I had a hard time choosing between the tilt and blackberry but--- will see. Thanks to those who wrote efficient reviews with feedback, as I knew what to expect when I received my new cell

...bye bye iphone : )-

BlackBerry Curve 8320 Smartphone Titanium (T-Mobile)

2008-07-13T10:42:00.000-07:00

Product Details

Color: Silver
Brand: BlackBerry
Model: 8320 Curve
Released on: 2007-09-24

Features

Smallest, lightest BlackBerry with full QWERTY keyboard--weighs just 3.9 ounces
Wi-Fi connectivity for Web browsing and access to T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home unlimited calling service
2.0 megapixel camera with flash and 5x digital zoom; Bluetooth wireless connectivity with with stereo headset support
Next-generation media player with audio and video playback in a variety of formats; expandable via MicroSD memory cards
Includes: Battery, Charger, Stereo Hands-free Headset, USB Cable, Carrying Case and BlackBerry Desktop Software

Editorial Reviews

Adding a fashionable touch to Research in Motion's formidable arsenal of telephonic, PIM, and media tools, the BlackBerry 8320 Curve for T-Mobile is also the smallest, lightest BlackBerry phone that includes a full QWERTY keyboard. This amalgam of the svelte BlackBerry Pearl and the more business-oriented 8800 combines RIM's long-valued corporate email and messaging platform with a host of advanced multimedia features, including a 2-megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth (for listening to music via wireless headphones). In addition to its quad-band GSM and EDGE connectivity, it also offers Wi-Fi connectivity for access to the Internet and email as well as access to T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home service. This version comes in titanium, but it's also available in pale gold.

The Curve's full QWERTY keyboard and the innovative trackball navigation system (placed above the keyboard) makes accessing your data and writing email a breeze..

The 2-megapixel camera makes it easy to capture pictures to send via email or upload to your online photo collection.

T-Mobile Service Options
With T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service, you'll effortlessly transition between Wi-Fi calling and T-Mobile's wireless network while you talk. You can get unlimited nationwide calls over Wi-Fi--at home via your wireless router or at any U.S. T-Mobile HotSpot. You can also use the HotSpot @Home service via most open, or unsecured, wireless routers, as well as any secured wireless router for which you have access to the password from the owner. This phone is compatible with the 802.11b/g Wi-Fi standard as well as the following wireless security protocols: WEP, WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES-CCMP), LEAP, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-FAST, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA. Whenever you're not using a Wi-Fi network, the Curve works just like a regular mobile phone, using your Whenever Minutes under your T-Mobile voice plan.

This phone also includes compatibility with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network, even landlines--without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.

Staying Connected
With BlackBerry's push email technology, your email will find you without having to initiate a connection. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, notifying you as new email arrives. In addition to the text, you can also receive and view attachments in a wide range of popular file formats, including Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect, and Adobe PDF.

Browse the web with the integrated, full-featured browser, which quickly and efficiently displays HTML pages as well as enables you to set up RSS feeds to stay connected to up-to-the-minute news and blog posts. And keep up with your contacts using a variety of instant message (IM) networks, including the integrated Blackberry Messenger as well as downloadable clients for Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and Lotus Sametime.

For corporate users, the Curve delivers all the enterprise email and messaging capabilities you've come to expect. It's supported on BlackBerry Internet Service, giving you access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments.

Phone Features

fashioned in a liquid silver finish with chrome highlights and subtly curving corners. Measuring 4.2 x 2.4 inches, the Curve is just as slim as the Pearl (0.6 inches) and weighs in at 3.9 ounces--just 0.7 ounces heavier than its predecessor. It features a bright 2.5-inch color TFT screen that provides 65,000 colors and a 320 x 240-pixel resolution, and it includes a light-sensing feature that automatically adjusts backlighting for indoor, outdoor and dark environments. Like the BlackBerry 8800, the Curve includes a trackball navigation system located on the top of the QWERTY keypad, and it also features an integrated spell checker with a customizable dictionary to help maintain accuracy while on the go. It has 64 MB of internal ROM memory, and is expandable using MicroSD memory cards. The battery provides up to 4 hours (240 minutes) of talk time and up to 17 days (408 hours) of standby time.

You can snap vivid photos (though no video) using the 2-megapixel camera on the back of the Curve, which also features a 5x digital zoom, built-in flash, self-portrait mirror and full screen viewfinder. It can capture images in up to three picture quality and size resolutions that can be shared instantly by email, MMS or BlackBerry Messenger, or even uploaded to your Flickr account with the Yahoo! Go service. Photos can also be immediately set as a unique caller ID or Home Screen image. You can edit photos and create albums within the Curve using the PhotoSuite application. Pictures can be cropped, rotated and straightened, and flaws can be fixed by removing redeye or changing the brightness, contrast, and saturation levels.

Listen to your favorite music and watch downloaded videos using the included stereo headset, or use an optional wireless headphone thanks to the Curve's support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP). The Curve is compatible with a wide variety of file formats, including MP3, WMA and AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ audio and WMV, MPEG4 and H.263 video. Dedicated volume controls are conveniently located on the side of the handset.

With the Voice-Activated Dialing (VAD) feature, you can initiate a call just by telling the Curve who to call from your contact list--either via the integrated speakerphone or using an optional Bluetooth wireless headset. Other advanced phone features include advanced sound technology that cancels out background noise and echo, dedicated volume and mute keys, and the ability to customize the Curve with polyphonic and MP3 ringtones.

Vital Statistics
The Blackberry Curve 8320 weighs 3.92 ounces and measures 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 408 hours (17 days) of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.

Customer Reviews

BB Curve vs. TMO Dash - Blackberry wins!5
Now that the price has come down, this is just a fantastic bargain for a very full-featured phone.

First of all, the connectivity is impressive. WiFi and stereo Bluetooth, and it even supports VOIP (i.e., Tmo's @home service). Email and messaging is superb, I do lots of txt and get IM notifications, plus all my IM clients on this phone and the conversations are all integrated into one list, very handy. I have the Blackberry Unlimited data plan + unlimited texts, which i consider necessary because this slick messaging interface tends to lead to excessive messaging. But that's why you get a Blackberry, right?

I had a Tmo Dash before this, and this just blows it out of the water. They have a similar feature set, but the Dash's camera is all but unusable, takes lousy pictures, the screen is hard to see in bright daylight, and the Blackberry OS makes Win Mobile seem clunky and confusing by comparison. It would be nice if the BB took video too, but cell phone video kind of sucks anyway.

If you're one of those highly connected social networking types, there is a Facebook app, numerous IM clients, and a Flickr uploader that makes posting pictures effortless. I installed Google Maps, and even though the Tmo version of the Curve has no GPS, the gMaps application gets it close enough by triangulating your location. It won't give you turn by turn nav but it really helps if you're lost, plus it's close enough so that using the traffic overlay is very helpful to avoid delays. The internet browsing is very satisfactory and superior to the Dash's mobile IE. Also, installing all these add-on apps is extremely easy. There are even some cool free versions of games that are quite fun to play with the little trackball.

I keep logged in to all these different things, and Bluetooth running all the time with WiFi wherever available - this is one busy little phone - but the processor is more than adequate to the task of keeping up, and the battery life is impressive with all these things running. With the Dash, "out of memory" errors trying to run the worthless camera were common, and the WiFi, Bluetooth, and any kind of multimedia usage would drain the battery way too fast. With the Dash, I had to constantly make sure I was being conservative with what I had running, and that's just no fun at all.

Multimedia capabilities are very nice, I have a 4 gig micro SD and some stereo bluetooth peripherals (i recommend Altec Lansing T515 Portable Speaker for Stereo Bluetooth Phone) and you've got a very slick portable entertainment system.

The little scroll wheel was a bit awkward for me at first, but now when I try to navigate other phones, I really miss it. If you've not had a BB before, it's a good idea to run through the tutorial when you set it up, there are some very very handy keyboard shortcuts that will make things much easier.

All in all, this is a fantastic smartphone that can actually keep up with me, and that's saying a lot.

Beware of cheap plastic trackball "collar" on Blackberry Curve 83201
Beware - Blackberry Curve 8320 design flaw!!!! The cheap plastic collar (ring) around the track ball will fall out and when you try to replace it, if not done precisely, you will break the little "legs" that are supposed to hold it in place. The track ball does not move easily as it is and really lacks any precision. When the collar piece finally is broken to the degree that it cannot hold the track ball in place, Blackberry will tell you you caused the physical damage and will not replace the phone under the warranty!!! It's their design flaw - but they will not own it! Very convenient for them to deny responsibility for this flaw. With a phone costing as much as this one does, why is this cheap little plactic piece used at a place on the phone where most of the work is done - mousing! If you have this phone, please return it under the warranty if you have the least little problem with the track ball - before it gets to the point where they can contrive any excuse to deny your claim!!!! And T-Mobile is not helpful at all on this subject. I used to hold T-Mobile in high esteem. This is not the case after my conversations with their representatives last evening after I took the Curve out of it's leather holster and the track ball fell out of the phone!!!

Great smart phone5
I love this BlackBerry. The wifi card is huge for me - don't have to pay for my minutes when I talk at home. I get very poor cellular signals where I live so this phone allows me to get reception anywhere in my house since I am connecting over wifi.

I might wait to see how the iPhone 3G is once it comes out. The application store on the iPhone is going to be great.

But I still dont know if that will be better an the great keyword on this Curve.

Joel Simkhai

BlackBerry Curve 8310 Smartphone Titanium (AT&T)

2008-07-02T13:35:00.000-07:00

Product Details

Color: Silver
Brand: BlackBerry
Model: 8310
Released on: 2007-10-11

Features

Smallest, lightest BlackBerry with full QWERTY keyboard in exclusive red color--weighs just 3.9 ounces
Internal GPS receiver with support for TeleNav software; AT&T exclusive push-to-talk (PTT) walkie talkie-style communication
2.0 megapixel camera with flash and 5x digital zoom; Bluetooth wireless connectivity with with stereo headset support
1100 mAh rechargeable battery provides 240 minutes of talk time, 408 hours of standby time
Includes: Battery, Charger, Handsfree Headset and USB Cable

Editorial Reviews

Swelling the Blackberry Curve's already formidable arsenal of telephonic and connectivity tools, the titanium Blackberry 8310 Curve now adds an internal GPS receiver with support for TeleNav GPS Navigator software and push-to-talk (PTT) capability--an AT&T exclusive. An amalgam of the svelte BlackBerry Pearl and the more business-oriented 8800, the 8310 Curve is the smallest, lightest BlackBerry phone that includes a full QWERTY keyboard. And it combines RIM's long-valued push email and messaging platform with a host of advanced multimedia features, including a 2-megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth (for listening to music via wireless headphones). This quadband phone operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's EDGE network, with availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. It also offers global voice roaming in over 190 and data roaming in over 130 countries.

Staying Connected
The Blackberry 8310 Curve delivers the legendary BlackBerry email experience. With BlackBerry service plans from AT&T, you can receive emails instantaneously from up to 10 email accounts (personal and enterprise). With BlackBerry push technology, you don't need to retrieve your email. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, allowing you to be discreetly notified as new email arrives. Support is also built-in for viewing email attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, and PDF formats).

If your company has a BlackBerry Enterprise Server installed, you can also take advantage of the power of wireless calendar synchronization. Your calendar events are exchanged wirelessly and automatically so that your desktop calendar and BlackBerry handheld calendar are synchronized. All your Outlook meeting requests, changes, and updates are instantaneously synchronized instantaneously with your desktop. Make meeting requests, invite new attendees and more, all on your Blackberry 8310 Curve. Users without BlackBerry Enterprise Server support can manually sync with their desktop calendars and contacts via Bluetooth or USB using the included BlackBerry Desktop Software.

The svelte, titanium BlackBerry 8310 Curve offers a full QWERTY keyboard, innovative trackball navigation system (placed above the keyboard) and large 2.5-inch screen.

BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) is complimentary with the activation of a AT&T BlackBerry service plan (additional charges apply) and provides customers with the ability to have their personal or work email pushed automatically to their BlackBerry phone from multiple Internet Service Provider (ISP) email accounts. BIS provides automatic wireless synchronization of read, deleted, and sent email from the your BlackBerry phone to their desktop email account. Users with multiple accounts can choose from multiple "sent from" addresses when sending an email. You can also download ringtones and other content via AT&T's popular MEdia Net service or browse the Web using the BlackBerry HTML Browser. Wireless text messaging and multimedia messaging (MMS) are also supported by the BlackBerry 8820.

AT&T Exclusive Features
Among the unique features of the Blackberry 8310 Curve are AT&T's Push-to-Talk (PTT) service and TeleNav GPS Navigator. AT&T Push-to-Talk boasts the largest push to talk coverage area in America. PTT features on the BlackBerry 8820 include "availability" icons, quick group calling, and the ability to easily convert a PTT session to a regular wireless voice call. You can use your 8310 Curve to Push-to-Talk to communicate with individual colleagues or friends, or set up groups for broader communication. The PTT button, on the left side of the device (noted by three raised dots), easily facilitates each PTT call (simply press and hold to talk after the chirp and release when finished). In addition, the AT&T service offers such standard PTT features as call waiting, contact alerts, as well as text, picture, and voice messaging to anyone in their contact list.

You can also take advantage of the TeleNav GPS Navigator software, the full-featured premium navigation application that includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps. It comes as a 30-day trial version, and it can be downloaded via the TeleNav web site or via virtual pre-load icon (VPL) after activation.

Phone Design & Features
This 8310 Curve is fashioned in a titanium finish and subtly curving corners. Measuring 4.2 x 2.4 inches, the Curve is just as slim as the Pearl (0.6 inches) and weighs in at 3.9 ounces--just 0.7 ounces heavier than its predecessor. It features a bright 2.5-inch color TFT screen that provides 65,000 colors and a 320 x 240-pixel resolution, and it includes a light-sensing feature that automatically adjusts backlighting for indoor, outdoor and dark environments. Like the BlackBerry 8800, the Curve includes a trackball navigation system located on the top of the QWERTY keypad, and it also features an integrated spell checker with a customizable dictionary to help maintain accuracy while on the go. It has 64 MB of internal ROM memory, and is expandable using MicroSD memory cards. The battery provides up to 4 hours (240 minutes) of talk time and up to 17 days (408 hours) of standby time.

You can snap vivid photos (though no video) using the 2-megapixel camera on the back of the Curve, which also features a 5x digital zoom, built-in flash, self-portrait mirror and full screen viewfinder. It can capture images in up to three picture quality and size resolutions that can be shared instantly by email, MMS or BlackBerry Messenger, or even uploaded to your Flickr account with the Yahoo! Go service. Photos can also be immediately set as a unique caller ID or Home Screen image. You can edit photos and create albums within the Curve using the PhotoSuite application. Pictures can be cropped, rotated and straightened, and flaws can be fixed by removing redeye or changing the brightness, contrast, and saturation levels.

Listen to your favorite music and watch downloaded videos using the included stereo headset, or use an optional wireless headphone thanks to the Curve's support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP). The Curve is compatible with a wide variety of file formats, including MP3, WMA and AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ audio and WMV, MPEG4 and H.263 video. Dedicated volume controls are conveniently located on the side of the handset. You can also subscribe to the AT&T Music service, which includes access to online subscription music content from eMusic, XM Satellite Radio and more.

With the Voice-Activated Dialing (VAD) feature, you can initiate a call just by telling the Curve who to call from your contact list--either via the integrated speakerphone or using an optional Bluetooth wireless headset. Other advanced phone features include advanced sound technology that cancels out background noise and echo, dedicated volume and mute keys, and the ability to customize the Curve with polyphonic and MP3 ringtones.

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry 8310 Curve weighs 3.9 ounces and measures 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches. Its 1100 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 408 hours (17 days) of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.

Customer Reviews

This is a great phone all around.
Buy it you will not be disappointed. The best phone ever. As for those who think the small keyboard has almost caused them an automobile accident, you should know better. It's not the phone, it's the driver and besides you should not be calling and driving at the same time. Holds a charge forever and works flawlessly.

Looks smart and great to have. Works good with data plan, as it has no wireless feature.
BB Curve 8310 is good to have and works well with data plan. It would be good if it has wireless feature also.

Too little...
I bought this phone for present.
The lightess is perfect. The only thing, if you have perfect eye sight, this phone perfectly fine. But if you buy it for someone like my husband, who has bad eye, ha....ha..sorry hubby....the keyboard is too too small. Now, he switched back to his old Nokia N76.
For blackberry, I just keep it for charm, because is free anyway with two year contract.