Ufone launched Three Android OS Phones IDEOS, Image & Verve

Ufone is one of the commanding telecommunication organizations in Pakistan. Its one of GSM based Mobile Company owned by Etisalat. Ufone has launched recently three admirably packed Android phones and one of first Asian company which has launched the Android phones, which will cheer up the people of Pakistan with its experience before anyone on the continent.

In its press release Ufone has proudly presents the three Android based phones i.e.; Image, Verve & IDEOS for its customers. These handsets are avaliavle with lower and competitive prices in Pakistan and offers 30 MB of free GPRS Usage for 18, 15 and 6 months on the basis of phone model, so that the customers can make their thousands of experiences on the free applications, games & utilities. These all can be downloaded form the Android market (free-to-subscribe).

These handsets are assembled by Huawei and have the facility of network locked setting. As the earlier Ufone handsets used to get unlocked, now ufone claims that its Image Phone (U8800) is unlock-able.

In Ufone press release Mr. Akbar Khan Chief Marketing Officer, who said that Ufone once again has taken a big step towards the betterment of its customers. Ufone wants its customers to enjoy the up-to-date technology. The android OS is a world wide success and we want to share the pleasure of this OS with the people of Pakistan.

Some particular highlights for these handsets are below:

Image

This handset offers 5MP camera with HD recording and LED flash, display 3.2 inch multi touch screen with 720.P playback. SRS WOW HD sound output and packaged with Android 2.2 OS which is the latest.

Its price is Rs 24,999/- only (unbundled). The pre-paid customers get 30 MB GPRS Bucket every month for 18 months.

Main Features:

• 3.8” 16M TFT-LCD flat capacitive touch-sensitive 800*480
• Camera 5.0 MP auto focus with LED flash
• 720p HD Video capture and playback
• Wifi 802.11b/802.11g/802.11n, support wifi router
• Media Player
• Bluetooth 2.1
• WAP/MMS/GPRS/EDGE
• 3.5 AV Connector
• Micro SD Card Support up to 32 GB
• Internal Memory 2 GB
• GPS with A-GPS
• Android 2.2 (Froyo)
• Email: POP3/IMAP/Exchange, based on Android
• Google Mobile Suite
• Android Market
• SNS
• Battery 1500 mAh

Handset price shall be Rs 24,999/- only (Unbundled). Prepaid Customers get 30 MB GPRS Bucket Every Month for 18 Months.

Verve

It is the first industry android phone with the optical sense pad— which allows navigation alternation to the touch screen. Its price is Rs 15,499/- only (unbundled). Pre-paid customers get 30 MB GPRS Bucket every month for 15 months.

Main Features:

• 3.2” 262K TFT-LCD flat capacitive touch-sensitive 320*480
• Camera 3.2 MP
• FM Radio
• Wifi 802.11b/802.11g/802.11n, support wifi router
• Media Player
• Bluetooth 2.0
• WAP/MMS/GPRS/EDGE
• 3.5 AV Connector
• Micro SD Card Support up to 16 GB
• GPS with A-GPS
• Android 2.1
• Google Mobile Suite
• Android Market
• SNS
• Battery 1150 mAh

Handset price shall be Rs 15,499/-/- only Unbundled). Prepaid Customers get 30 MB GPRS Bucket Every Month for 15 Months.

IDEOS

Ufone offers two additional colored skins in red & yellow with original skin black. This is also with the latest OS 2.2. It’s indeed a perfect gift. It is affordable with three colors. Its price will be Rs 11,999/- only (unbundled) + (yellow, black & red skins).

Main Features:

• Free Extra Yellow Skin
• Free Extra Red Skin
• Camera 3.2 MP
• FM Radio
• Media Player
• Bluetooth 2.0
• WAP/MMS/GPRS/EDGE
• 2.8” 262K TFT-LCD flat capacitive touch-sensitive 320*240
• 3.5 AV Connector
• Wifi 802.11b/802.11g/802.11n, support wifi router
• Micro SD Card Support up to 32 GB
• Internal Memory 4 GB
• GPS with A-GPS
• OS: Android 2.2 (Froyo)
• Email: POP3/IMAP
• Google Mobile Suite
• Android Market
• Google Search with voice search
• SNS
• Battery 1500 mAh

Handset price shall be Rs 11,999/-/- only Unbundled)+(Yellow & Red Skin Free). Prepaid Customers get 30 MB GPRS Bucket Every Month for 6 Months.

 

Top 10 Mobile Battery Saving Tips

If you're expecting a call and your battery icon starts blinking , the first thing you should do is find a charger. But if that's not an option, here are ten things you can do to hang on. We'll skip the usual tips about the 'memory effect' and which battery type is better  NiCd or Li-Ion  because you don't really have a choice in that.

Close Background Applications
If you're using a Smartphone, close applications that you don't need. Applications that stay active in the background use up a bit of CPU, which uses up battery. Make sure you 'exit' the applications from the menu, not by pressing the 'End' key, as that merely puts the application in the background. In Series 60 Smart phones (mostly Nokia , hold down the 'Menu' key to get a list of all applications running in the background to close them. In Windows Mobile 5 phones, open the 'Memory' application and check the 'Running programs' tab to close them.

Turn Down Screen Brightness
The screen is one of the most power-consuming parts of the mobile phone. The lower the brightness, the lesser power it needs. Keep it as low as you can, so long as you can still see it! Also, some phones like the E61 and the BlackBerry Pearl come with auto-adjust features that increase the brightness in brightly lit areas and dim it in low-light areas. If you're setting the brightness low, make sure that auto-adjust is turned off.

Don't Use Animated Wallpapers or Screensavers
The animations in wallpapers and screensavers can drain a bit of battery as they also consume a wee bit of CPU. Turn them off.

Turn Off Keypad Lights
If you've been using the phone for a while, you may be able to use the keys without seeing them. If this is the case, the keypad backlight can be turned off. However, not a lot of phones support this, but it's worth considering if your phone does.

Decrease Screen Standby Time Out
The time till your screen dims out and/or gets turned off is configurable in most phones. 10 seconds is good, 5 seconds is better. Set it as low as you can go without it becoming inconvenient.


Turn Off Vibration
Probably the second most power-consuming feature of any mobile phone is the built-in vibration alert. See if you can do without it.

Turn Down Ringer Volume, Keypad Tones and Speaker During Calls
If you're mostly indoors, like in the office or at home, a low ringer volume can go a bit towards saving your battery. Most phones also have DTMF-like keypad tones, which are not necessary if the keypad has decent tactile feedback. I keep them turned off most of the time — you can try it too. Volume of the earpiece when you're on a call can also be lowered, and that helps too.

Disable Voice Clarity / EFR / Voice Privacy
Almost all phones now do Enhanced Full Rate (EFR) for voice communication that consumes a little more power. In most cases, the enhanced quality of EFR doesn't make a difference thanks to the high noise levels in our city. Keep it off, you probably won't miss it. Some phones (mostly Samsungs) have a 'voice privacy' feature which can also be turned off to save battery.

Turn off 3G / GPRS / EDGE
Most 3G/UMTS/WCDMA phones keep searching for 3G coverage by default. In India , they'll keep searching till 2008, draining your battery, so go to the network selection screen and choose GSM-only. If your phone has a secondary camera near the screen, it's a 3G phone. Check your phone’s specs on the website if you aren't sure. Sometimes, even regular GPRS or EDGE connections stay active in the back, so make sure you specifically disconnect when you're done browsing the web.

Nokia N93i

The Nokia N93i (also known as the N93i-1) is a smartphone produced by Nokia. It is part of the Nokia Nseries line of high-end smartphones and is a redesign of the Nokia N93. The N93i runs on Symbian OS version 9.1, with the Series 60 3rd Edition user interface. The phone is a clamshell design with a camera and landscape position. It was announced on January 8, 2007 and released the same month.

Redesign

The N93i in its open position

The N93i is more of a redesign, than a successor to the N93. The improvements include:

• A sleeker design
• Reduced size and weight
• 16M colour LCD (256K colours on the Nokia N93)
• Side joystick (D-Pad on the N93)
• A recessed lanyard mount
• A flush fitting, more secure miniSD card slot cover
• A tethered cover for the Pop-Port connector
• Relocation of the main speaker to the base unit
• A redesigned battery cover
• A proper SIM card recess
• A charging LED underneath the mirror top

Features

The Nokia N93i features a 3.2 megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics, 3x optical zoom and digital video stabilization. The ability to create "DVD-like videos" at 30 frames per second with MPEG4 technology and share them on the 2.4" display. The Nokia N93i can be connected to a compatible TV using direct TV out connectivity or via Wireless LAN and UPnP technology. The N93i also features a digital stereo microphone, music player and FM stereo radio, dual mode WCDMA/GSM and triband GSM coverage on up to five continents (EDGE/GSM 900/1800/1900 + WCDMA 2100 MHz networks).

Camera

The N93i camera lens.

The camera is the main focus of the Nokia N93i, with video recording being one of the main aspects of the phone it also has high quality stereo sound which is recorded by the two microphones located at the top of the phone next to the power button.

The N93i hinge with camera module.

Main Camera

• Resolution: 2048 x 1536
• Focal length 4.5 mm
• F-Stop/Aperture f/3.3
• Focus range 10 cm to infinity
• Digital Zoom: 20 x
• Optical Zoom: 3 x
• Image Format: JPEG/Exif
• Feature: Auto Focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, Flash, Self Timer
• Video Resolution: 640 x 480
• Video Frame Rate: 30 frame/s
• Video Zoom: 8 x
• Video Format: H.263, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4
• Audio Format: H.253, H.244

Secondary Camera

• Resolution: 288 x 352
• Image Format: JPEG/Exif
• Video Resolution: 176 x 144
• Video Frame Rate: 15 frame/s
• Video Zoom: 2 x
• Video Format: H.263

N-Gage

The N93i is not an N-Gage 2.0 compatible device unlike other models such as the Nokia N81 and Nokia N95. The N-Gage Application was unreleased for the Nokia N93i. The N93i has a 3D graphics chip. Unlike other models, the N93 and N93i make use of all of the keys on the keypad due to their design, all keys can be used in both landscape and portrait mode, although being a little less accessible.
Due to its incompatibility with the N-Gage application, many of the phone hackers made a modified version of N-Gage which is compatible with Nokia N93i.

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Nokia N93i

Nokia N93i

Nokia N93i

Nokia N93i

Nokia N93i

Nokia N93i

i-phone : Googles virtual tourism.

SAN FRANCISCO--Google already has customized some of its Web sites for display on the iPhone, but now the company also dived headlong onto Apple's highly regarded mobile phone with a full-fledge application, a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software. Google Earth lets people virtually fly around a 3D view of the world made from satellite and aerial imagery mapped onto the planet's mountains and valleys. The iPhone version reproduces this core experience, downloading imagery from Google's servers as the perspective shifts and dotting the map with landmarks, photos, and other information. "The idea of having Earth on a mobile device is something people dreamed of back to the Keyhole days and before," said Peter Birch, Google Earth's product manager, referring to the satellite imagery company Google acquired in 2004. "This is the first opportunity we've had to be able to deliver a great experience." Keyhole began its first version of what later became Google Earth in 2001, when computer horsepower and network capacity had not risen to their current levels. "A lot of that core engine can run on a device like this," Birch said. The free software started becoming available through Apple's App store on Sunday. (Update 7:50 p.m. PDT: Apparently Australian App Store users get the first crack at this software, but it should be spreading to other regions "soon," Google said.

Though you can search for specific addresses, Google Earth in general is more for exploring than for practical tasks such as navigation. There's no turn-by-turn directions and no map view showing street names, as on Google Maps, for example. But there is some practical utility. The computer version of Google Earth can show many layers of information, including user-supplied ones on the Internet. The iPhone is more limited for now, with small blue squares indicating where you can see geotagged photos of a particular area that are stored on Google's Panoramio site and "W" icons indicating links to geotagged Wikipedia articles. Also handy for folks whizzing around foreign cities in buses, taxies, rental cars, or trains, the iPhone app can show your changing location on a map.
Search + mapping = revenue
And where would a Google application be without search? The Google Earth iPhone application will show search results such as pizza restaurants as small red pushpins. Touching the pushpin will pop up a window with information such as a business's Web site and phone number. And happily, like Safari but unlike most iPhone applications, Google Earth can use a horizontally oriented touch-screen keyboard, too. Google Earth for iPhone has a small Webkit-based browser to show the specific information users click on, and the bare-bones browsing experience includes a link to the more fully featured Safari browser Apple builds into the iPhone. One handy trick: when you click the address of a business, the iPhone will intercept the command and show it on the Google Maps application so you can get directions. Personally, I'd prefer a more direct link to Google Maps, though. And where would Google search be without Google advertising? There are now ads in Google Maps for desktop computers, and Google Earth for PCs shows "very limited" ads right now, Birch said, but currently there are no ads on the iPhone version of Google Earth, but Birch said Google is "definitely not" ruling it out.
"Within (Google's geographic products group) as a whole, we see advertising as a huge opportunity. Geographic mapping as a business for Google is a great opportunity. We wouln't be in it if we didn't see it as a major bottom-line contributor," Birch said. "We're absolutely looking at and experimenting with ads in Earth as well."
Google Earth is a little different from many Google products, though, because the company also sells premium versions of the software, so Google has alternate revenue sources.
Google Earth for Android?
Birch was cagey about what else will come of the software, but Google's Android operating system for mobile phones appears to be high on the list. "We're huge fans of the iPhone. It's a fantastic platform and a great opportunity to show Google technology. We're equally excited about Android," Birch said. However, he added, "We have nothing to announce right now."
Adding other features available on the desktop version of Google Earth also is a possibility. There's no support for the 3D buildings Google Earth can show, for example, nor the ability to view KML (Keyhole Markup Language) data such as a guided city tour. "There are a lot of things on the wish list," Birch said. Even in its 1.0 incarnation, though, Google Earth for the iPhone should prove entertaining and useful for geography buffs or virtual tourists.

Samsung t819 hits T-Mobile with 1700Mhz 3G

 

Following on the FCC’s green-lighting of the Samsung t819 3G slider last month, Samsung and T-Mobile have made the Samsung t819 officially official for T-Mobile’s US subscriber-base. Now, we’re calling this Samsung t819 a ‘3G slider’ because (1) it’s a slider and (2) it supports T-Mobile USA’s own special flavor of 3G spectrum (the 1700Mhz band, as we saw in the FCC-filing). Interestingly, T-Mobile isn’t marketing this thing as a 3G handset, instead claiming that the quad-band GSM radio maxes out with EDGE data speeds.

With a 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, microSD card slot, myFaves support, and a 220 x 176 display, theSamsung t819 is firmly planted in T-Mobile’s mid-range lineup.

While the Samsung t819 is officially an EDGE-only jobby, we’ve got a sneaking suspicion that the handset will be rocking out on T-Mobile’s 3G network - once it goes live, that is.
Grab your own Samsung t819 unnofficial 3G slider on T-Mobile website or at retail stores. ‘Coffee Brown’ seems to be T-Mo’s color of choice for now.

Window Phone Concept Gadget

PHONE THAT SHAMES THE WEATHER BUREAU

The Window Phone is a concept device designed by Seunghan Song and is found over at Yanko.


The Window Phone is a concept mobile phone that is able to transform its appearance like a window as per the weather. The phone is designed as a thin, clear and transparent plastic sheet, which remains clear during a sunny day, becomes humid during a rainy day and takes a dump outlook during a snowy day. The user can write text messages or draw pictures on the Window Phone in different weather conditions which will later transform and show as SMS characters. The screen features sensitive interaction with the user and comprises the state of a window in different weather conditions.



The Window Phone is a slice of glass that can display certain information such as current weather conditions as well as predictions for the next day or 2, the design work is truly amazing. Check out the rest of the pictures below..........

Window Phone

The Window Phone Tells you, that its a Sunny day

When you blow your breath, Window Phone moves into the hand writing mode

Window Phone tells you that its a Rainy Day

Fog appearance on Window Phone tells that, it a snowy Day

Call mode of Window Phone

Bada OS, for mobiles. Announced by Samsung

Samsung Launches Open Mobile Platform:
Samsung bada – The Next Wave Of The Mobile Industry

Samsung bada is a new open platform that enables a richer user experience in applications on Samsung mobile devices.

Samsung’s expertise in the mobile field

Samsung has about 20 years of experience in delivering the best-in-class mobile technology and devices to consumers across the globe.
Throughout its history, Samsung has focused on delivering a truly unique and innovative mobile experience, while upholding the highest standards of quality to consumers. Samsung bada is a culmination of Samsung’s deep expertise and experience in the mobile industry.

Purpose of bada

More and more people want rich and connected application-experiences that are currently available only for smartphone consumers. Samsung has developed bada to make these exclusive smartphone experiences available to everyone.

Key features of bada

Samsung design principles aim to deliver simple, intuitive, and innovative user experiences through innovative visual design. Samsung bada includes a next generation UI framework with feature sets and design elements that facilitate leading-edge user interfaces for every bada application.

Consumer demand for service-based applications is growing. Samsung bada includes integrated support for service-oriented features to enable the development of connected applications. Samsung bada developers can implement various service features in applications without the high learning curve required by previous platforms.

Samsung bada encourages the integration of common experiences and functions across application. Extensible core functions include a dialer, messaging, and address book, which applications can freely use.

Ecosystem of bada

Samsung is deeply committed to the developer community and the application store. With a series of developer days, the developer challenge, and the opening of the application store, Samsung is establishing an environment to encourage innovation and creativity among bada developers.

Samsung bada device

* 1H 2010 The first bada-powered mobile phone
* 2H 2010 Multiple models of bada-powered mobile phones

Application store

* 1H 2010 The sale of bada applications starts in Samsung Application Store
* 2H 2010 Samsung Application Store is available in about 30 countries, including France, Italy and the UK

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Asus P565

Folks waiting for the Asus P565 need not hold their breath any longer, as this Windows Mobile 6.1-powered handset is finally unveiled to the masses. Time to take a look at the specifications and drool over it :-
Specification Of  Asus P565
* Asus P565 have 800MHz Marvell processor
* Asus P565 have 2.8" VGA LCD display
* Asus P565 have Glide technology
* Asus P565 have HSDPA 3.6Mbps support
* Asus P565 have UMTS 2100, EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900 connectivity
* Asus P565 have 256MB flash memory
* Asus P565 have 128MB SDRAM
* Asus P565 have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity
* Asus P565 have 3 megapixel camera with autofocus
* Asus P565 have  microSD/SDHC memory card slot

All of the above are crammed into a body that measures a mere 102mm x 60.5mm x 16mm, tipping the scales at 120 grams. No idea on pricing or availability though.

 Asus has announced what it claims is the world's fastest smartphone to date: the Windows Mobile 6.1-based P565.

The business-oriented PDA phone, which has a Marvell TavorP 800MHz processor, was announced on Friday. The only other 'phone' with a processor as fast as 800MHz is the HTC Shift; although, since the Shift runs Vista, it is really less a smartphone and more a small notebook.

By contrast, the processor used in Apple's iPhone 3G has the potential to run at 667MHz, although it only runs at 400MHz — probably to save battery life.

The Asus P565  uses a 1300mAh battery — similar to that used in rival devices such as HTC's Touch Diamond, which has the same screen-size and resolution — with Asus claiming up to four hours of talktime. However, the Touch Diamond offers a claimed maximum of five-and-a-half hours of talktime using its 528MHz processor, reflecting how the faster processor in the Asus P565 negatively affects its battery life.

 The Asus P565 has 2.8-inch, 480x640-pixel touchscreen, which is slightly less impressive than the 'high-definition' displays appearing on recently released handsets such as HTC's Touch HD. The Touch HD has a resolution of 800x480 pixels.

Many manufacturers now put their own user interface skins over the Windows Mobile engine, in a bid to both differentiate and enhance the experience of using their handsets.

Asus, with its Glide interface, is no exception. As with competitors' skins, Glide allows users to navigate their handsets' functionality using simple finger motions. Asus has incorporated its own applications into Glide, including weather forecast updates, photo slideshows and a media player.

As the Asus P565 is a business-focused phone, features such as Microsoft Office Mobile, push mail and business-card recognition are also built in.

 The Asus P565's battery cover is coated in black synthetic leather, for what the manufacturer terms "an air of bespoke exclusivity".

The 120g handset also has a 3-megapixel camera and MicroSD expandability to augment its built-in 256MB of memory. Connectivity options include 3.6Mbps HSDPA, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi , USB v1.1 and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

It is not yet certain, however, whether the Asus P565 will be launched in the UK. An Asus spokesperson told ZDNet UK on Tuesday that, if the handset does find its way here, that would not be until "next year".