:: The Cellphones ::September 06, 2007

Samsung D900i phone



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Samsung's super-thin (12.9mm) slider has had a makeover – yes, ladies and er, other ladies, it's in a rather lush nail-varnish pink. But there are interior improvements too, with an FM radio, a beefed-up 3-megapixel camera and longer battery life than the original D900. The quadband beauty also has Bluetooth, email, Java and the essential MP3, and for your sensible moments span class="fullpost">
there's document review capability. We like the fact that if you've got no network coverage, the animated wallpaper changes to a serene view of some fields. That would soothe us into swearing that bit more quietly. If you get it before 30th September it comes with £99 worth of Benefit make-up, and a voucher for a free makeover at the Benefit shop off Carnaby Street. But does it not also come with a drool tray?<

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The Nokia Music Store


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Apple has their iTunes Store. Nokia has their Music Store. Using Microsoft DRM for their copy protection via Windows Media Player, Nokia phone owners can now buy songs over the Internet. Here are some features of the new Nokia Music Store:



  • songs in WMA format at 192 kbps

  • buy songs either OTA from your mobile phone or via your computer


  • using Ovi, you can choose tag or bookmark favorite songs via mobile and download them later from your computer to save data costs

  • transfer songs to and from your computer and mobile phone (I am still not aware of the extent the Microsoft DRM works in this case — would songs downloaded via the Music Store be compatible with the Microsoft Zune then?)

  • individual songs will cost 1 Euro and albums will cost 10 Euros

  • unlimited streaming of tracks over the Internet

  • Nokia PC Client includes the conduit allowing you to rip CDs to your computer as well as directly to your mobile phone

  • full synchronization between the Music Store account, your desktop PC and your Nokia mobile phone (I am not sure if the client will be Mac OS X compatible)


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The Nokia Music Store will be available to the public this coming fourth quarter of 2007.




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:: The Cellphones ::September 05, 2007

Nokia iPhone Clone Concept


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This is a photo of the video presentation showing how the click wheel works around the “one touch” button for the new Nokia UI.


It is day two at the Nokia Go Play event and I’d like to backtrack to yesterday’s presentation on the new “iPhone-ish” concept phone of Nokia. The new concept will feature the following perks from the video presentation:


  • portrait and landscape design depending on how you tilt the screen


  • enhanced user interface screen built over S60 (acessible by a one touch button, similar to how the N95 has an alternative view when on landscape mode)

  • single button touch capability for the UI surrounded by a click wheel for browsing through files

  • you can scroll through a “cover flow” like interface with photos using your thumb (this actually might be a presentation hype because as I observed the video, there actually may be a slider hardware button similar to that present in the 5610 XpressMusic phone.)

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    Introducing the “Nokia iPhone” clone?


    is the new “iPhone like” Nseries concept phone really what it is? Well, it depends on how good the integration is with the S60 platform. From what I’ve been seeing, Nokia still wants to run S60 across the board with a revamped UI “design hack” that you may or may not want to use. One thing’s for sure - good times ahead for consumers!



    Note: In an interview with Nokia representatives, they mentioned that the video presentation was a concept video of where they want to be headed and it does not represent an actual Nokia product as of late.



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    :: The Cellphones ::September 04, 2007

    My new phone: Nokia 3100



    For reasons inexplicable, my roaming service screwed up at the beginning of my Singapore - Malaysia sojourn. I had to live phone-less throughout the Nokia GoPlay event which was an ironic development and once I reached KLCC I was able to (LUCKILY) purchase a second hand Nokia 3100 for only 800 and a DiGi prepaid SIM. Ringgit which amounts to about US $25.00.

    I learned my lesson with roaming services. No matter what you do, it is always cheaper and more practical to bring an unlocked phone with you on trips and get yourself a prepaid SIM. Self explanatory for most .. but geez. We all make mistakes :)

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    Kozi CG-001 Dual-Mode Cell Phone



    In my search for dual-mode cell phone, I’ve found “KOZI CG-001″, a compact-sized candybar handset that supports both dual-band GSM (900/1800) and dual-band CDMA (800/1900) networks. At a price of around $265, it is also cheaper than Mito’s Coolpad that I previously wrote. On the specs department, it features a 2.0-inch 260K colors display, an integrated 1.3 megapixel camera module with video recording capability, media player, USB connectivity, and T-Flash media card slot. It doesn’t seem to support GPRS and WAP though, hopefully that’s not correct.

    Additionally, Kozi CG-001 cell phone supports Indonesian language interface as well.

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