tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9520101435867746932024-03-13T06:51:30.206+05:30The Tech EntrepotThe blog with the user review.The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-817302986388977982013-10-03T19:12:00.001+05:302013-10-03T19:12:56.843+05:30My Better Half<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hrs from now, I will Know how good I am at practically handling the stuffs
which I learned for 2 full years. Just one Personal Contact Programme (PCP)
away from gaining my Masters in Psychology. The PCP had been arranged at a
hospital half hour away from where I live. We; 8 students are to report at that
hospital which houses 53 patients with Psychological disorders. There our hero,
Professor Arivazhagan, true to the name has done remarkable counseling and
solved psychology mysteries for a career spanning nearly 30 years; would assist
us. All we had to do was to interact with these patients and do a case study. Yeah!
We had to squeeze our brain and put all the theory into practice.</span></div>
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was there at the Hospital with all the other students. Our professor arrived
and he gave few guidelines. He cautioned us not to disturb any of the inmates
and try to be as nice as possible. He also said he has assigned a patient for
each of us and that he would be there with us and warned us against any
unnecessary act of valor. He promised everyone will have their degree and this
was the time each of us tested our own potential before going out there in the
Psycho world. So for all those degree wanters; it’s just a cake walk, just
spend some time and leave. But there were few others who are not those degree
wanters. I was one among them I wanted to test my merit here. I was very
curious and nervous. We dispersed and I went ahead and moved into the building
and towards the veranda waiting to see that special person who may change the
way I am. May be or May be not. </span></div>
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I walked the veranda, I saw a man sitting on a couch in a posture you don’t
normally see. His right foot was on the couch the other grounded, his right arm
extended and rested on the back of the couch. He was having a mobile connected
with an earphone holding with his left arm. Couch was placed just in front of a
balcony and all I could see was a silhouette of him. That deserves a photograph;
I was composing the whole scene on my mind as I was also a photography
enthusiast. All of this convinced me to have a chat with that man. He could be
a patient or a visitor or a guest. But the sole purpose of our visit was for a
case study. Why not test my potential against a normal guy before I could meet
the patient. Just like sharpening the axe. I thought this was a good idea and
approached this man on the couch.</span></div>
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told myself, ”Ok, now our goal is to start a conversation and extract as many
information as possible. “As I walked, his face slowly started to gain focus as
I could get the whole picture. He was a well built man with short well trimmed
hair, long legs and broad shoulder. This is a perfect body description of a Lover
boy. He wore a Tee and a faded blue slim fit jean. I noticed he wore a Brown
Buckaroo leather sneaker which was shining. So he must have clean habits and
organized. He had a thick hairy eyebrow, dimple and his eyes were closed. He
was enjoying his music. He had a huge Walkman branded Sony Smartphone attached
with the Beats audio earphone. So he should be a music freak. As I approached
him I could smell the perfume of Rose. This guy must be a Casanova, I thought.
So I concluded this guy should be a visitor. May be or May be not. I thought a
conversation will conclude if I was right. </span>I was next to him, but this guy never
seemed to have spotted me. I cleared my throat but to no effect. Then I dropped
a pen that I had in my hand. Yeah that got him. I bent to take my pen and he
adjusted himself by grounding his right foot but didn't help me. As I took my
pen I could see this man still extending his right arm on the couch. If a man
is ready to share his place he would have given me space by moving away but he
didn't. In simple words through his body language he said “Dude this is my
territory, you don’t have a place here. Go away.” Now that’s a challenge for me.</div>
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this act is normal but may be or May be not. So to confirm I asked him what was
the time? I was just waiting to see what he would reply and what actually he
felt through his body language. And time management is another crucial factor
in psycho analysis. Advancement in time is directly proportional to
psychological disorders. As he removed his earphone, his eyebrow just shrunk
towards his nose, He immediately gave me the time. He said “10:10”. Then his lip
corner tightened and raised on one side of his face, a clear sign of contempt.
Contempt is the mixture of angry and disgust; he clearly doesn't want me to
be there disturbing him. The time he
said was the exact time on the wall clock above his head and in my watch. What do I Do next? </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> I stood there, took a
piece of paper and I started writing, just some random words in the form. When
he saw that he removed his right arm, crossed his legs and turned to the
opposite side without uttering a word. Well now he let me sit there but didn't
want me to disturb him. Then I was wondering how I would start a conversation.
The phone rang, he removed the earphone. He just uttered three words “Yes…
hummm… evening… ok” and then hung the phone. Now this is the gap which I
thought I should use before he goes back to his listening mode. After hanging
the call he was adjusting his playlist I could somehow manage to see his phone.
I could see half the word there “man” followed by Track01,Track 02 and so on.
That could be an artist name or just a folder name but in a jiffy I asked him
“Do you know what is common in AR Rahman and Michael Jackson?” His eyebrows
went up when he looked at me but still his body was facing the opposite side
but there was one good news for me. For a third of a second there was a short
smile on his face and then it disappeared. He asked “Why does that bother you?”
as his face frowned. Well this surprise and anger may be because I am a
stranger, out of nowhere asking him a question like this. But there is also a
possibility that he may be surprised because he likes those artists and that he
is glad to know I asked about them. And that short smile on his face before he
answered confirmed me that either he wants a chat or he likes those artists and
the question that I asked. So to re confirm I responded like this:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> “There
are so many musicians but there is something in these two artists that holds
the fans together. I couldn't understand how they do it. I thought a music buff
like you may know it.” </span></div>
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turned his face and said “They do it for a cause”. I immediately asked “What
cause?” Now he turned his whole body towards me, removed both his earphones and
said “They write songs for a cause, poverty, child abuse, save the world and so
on. They are not just dumping music. They have a purpose. They are divine”.
Whoa! That’s a big achievement for me. I made a stranger who completely ignored
me to actually speak this much. But my aim was to extract more information. So
I immediately said. “Oh! So what artist’s song are you listening right now”.
His face lit up, he had a smile. A genuine smile. Those wrinkles at the edge of
the eyes distinguish from the fake ones that we do just to please someone. But
what he replied baffled me. He smiled and said “You are smart”. I was
surprised. He continued “So your PCP programme seems to be going good.” Now I
was little worried as my face shrunk. He said “Weren't you told not to show
your act of valor?” Now I was terrified. I was about to swallow a lump when he
pointed his finger to my throat and said “Now try not to swallow that.” I
couldn't, I swallowed. That happens when you feel guilty and terrified. This
guy is some serious body language expert. Now I have ended up in trouble. May
be or May be not.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> He
said “I am listening to Endrendrum punnagai from Alaipayuthey by AR Rahman.” I
said “I am sorry”. He smiled again. His whole body was facing me. His eye was
observing my eye movements. I struggled to find words. I knew he will know what
I feel and he did. Just to ease me out of the embarrassment feeling I had he
said “I am Zakheer,a Clinical Psychologist
by profession.” Then I said “Sir, I am Alam,
doing MSc Psychology. I have come here for the PCP. I thought…” before I could finish he said
“You are good but always have a watch on who watches you!”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> Then
I asked about his career and then we had chitchat. Well this meet wasn't a
pleasing one but still I was successful. I started a conversation and I
extracted information. Before we could wind up I asked him what his favorite
song was. He smiled and said “the one I just said I was listening to”. I
chuckled and then put this one “Can you explain, psychologically why you liked
it”. He smiled and said there is a story behind that. I was very keen to know
that. I asked him to share with me the story. Without any hesitation he was
glad to share his small interesting story. He said “Behold! You are hearing a
story from a psychologist.” I said “You said I am good but sure I will watch”
and I smiled. He laughed and he started his story.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The story in the words of Zakheer.</span></div>
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remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-19233237750432663182013-06-14T17:35:00.004+05:302013-06-20T10:22:49.672+05:30Quad Cores\Dual Cores\Single Cores in Phones. Which one to buy?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> When you buy a Desktop/Laptop its easy
to choose as you first look at what is the processor? Then the OS and so on... Naturally
majority will go with Intel and others AMD but you know for sure which is
better. And almost all are aware of the recent processors from Intel and AMD.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> But when it comes to mobile devices all
you see is the processor speed. Many claim to have higher frequency but yet
they fail to deliver it when it comes to loading an application or your beloved
high graphics game. For example, certain Smart Phone Manufacturers claims to
have 1.2 GHz freq with Quad Core processor and they<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">challenge(in Marketing) the likes of
HTC, Samsung, Nokia to have come with a solution half the price. Is this
possible? Read on to know more...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> An important aspect of the processors
in mobile device is it does more than just processing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Processing is a broad word. In fact
they have one or all of these following things<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2G/3G/4G Radio.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Support for higher screen resolutions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Graphics</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Single/dual SIM Support</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Multimedia capabilities like
capturing images/videos at high resolutions and higher frames per second</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">So how do you choose your phone by
looking at the processors?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">For that, you will have to understand
the ARM Cortex series architectures and which of those architectures are
powerful enough to deliver your requirement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Check out the different arm cortex
series and their processing power here: </span><a href="http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/index.php" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Cortex A Series</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">So now the processor that is running on
most of the affordable Smart phones with Quad Core/Dual Core processors are of MediaTek
or STEricson.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Check out the solutions from MediaTek (which
powers most of low end phones with Quad & dual cores) here: </span><a href="http://www.mediatek.com/_en/01_products/02_proSys.php?cata_sn=1&cata1_sn=1&cata2_sn=1" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">MediaTek Processors</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Did you notice the architectures used?
That explains why it doesn't deliver on your favourite high graphics game and
that it is affordable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Check out the processors from Qualcomm
used in high end Smart phones here: </span><a href="http://www.qualcomm.co.in/products/snapdragon" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Qualcomm Processors</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here is a list showing the
architectures used on these QUALCOMM processors: </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)" target="_blank">ARM architectures used in Qualcomm Processors</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Did you notice the architectures used? That
explains it all. QUALCOMM Snapdragons are one amongst the fastest and powerful
processors around. Others include Samsung’s Exynos series processors and NVIDIA
Tegra series. Intel is also jumping into mobile devices with their Atom Bay
Trail processors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I hope this explains you how to choose
smart phones based on their processing ability.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">And now on you will not be fooled by
the Quad Cores of certain device manufacturers claiming to give Quad cores on
very low prices compared to the established players.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">And one final input on buying the smart
phones; the most powerful processors come at a cost: Low battery backup. Some
of the SOC processors use a combination of architectures to come up with a
better solution for a good battery back up as well as processing power.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Choose your smart phone Wisely. Happy
shopping.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Note: This article is not meant to be interpreted
as supporting in </span>favor<span style="font-size: small;"> of any manufacturer or tarnishing others. It purely
explains the hidden aspects. In addition the user is also advised to check
bench marking scores such as An tutu to get a clear idea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-48916948231638233342013-02-06T19:32:00.000+05:302013-02-06T19:32:43.025+05:30Its All About Me<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>This is a story about me. Through the difficult times to the current stature where I am. I do not want to bore you all with how I was shaped from my childhood; instead I’ll take you right into my professional life where things were totally different than I expected. I will call my boss as my master throughout; there is a reason behind that. </b></i></span></div>
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It all started during the month of November. My master keeps telling me that I am one of the best of the bunch and that he had known about me from a lot of sources. I was glad. But there were many other hardships waiting for me. First off, the quality that my master referred me to was challenged. I was totally made numb. My master backed me all time through but there was a time where I failed to deliver. Who in this universe is a perfect thing? Nothing! Unfortunately chains of failure lead to a state of disbelief for my master. I never cared for anybody’s comment but for my master. He was the one who backed me all time through. But he too was slowly dragged to others perspective of my abilities.
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<span class="fullpost"> And at an extreme stage my master lost confidence in me. I couldn’t exhibit my talents to him and he never cared to extract the stuff I had. Success comes not only by one’s hard work but also by the well wishers who show you the path, teach you the right lessons, show you your unknown & underestimated talents, take you through your rough part and patch you up. And none of this was happening with me. My master was reluctant until that dream project came by. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"> It was a pleasant morning, I was asked to come to a museum near by. People come there to relax; Kids, Lovers, Friends , couples and you can see all kinds of people. I was wondering why I was asked to come to this place. But I thought to myself; why not open up with my master? Why not tell him that I am capable and that I was sorry for my failures? He arrived. I was about to open up when he said ”We have a very interesting project coming up. This will change the way we currently work…” and he went into the details of the project. As he was summing up the project there was some kind of energy flowing through my veins. I was eager to get into the project. The project was looking like it was aimed at me. I continued to listen to the technical details. He ended like this “Past is past. Time to prove. Let the game begin.” And he left. I was happy not only because I am into a new project that exactly matches my abilities but for my master. He showed me today that he still has confidence in me. That changed the way I worked. I said to myself “Yes! Let the game begin”. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"> It was the first review of the project, people were really shocked with the result but it didn’t end there. Lots of criticism also came by. Whenever I heard those criticisms I used to watch how my master reacted. He graciously accepted all the criticisms with a smile. I was really frightened with these criticism as I didn’t want to loose my masters faith in me. And my heartbeat increased as the review came to an end as I had the fear of facing my master. All he said to me after the meeting was “Come on lets move on! We can do it.” And then a week later another review came by. This wasn’t anything new as criticism went on a high. My master never lost faith in me we continued. And then came this review at the end of the month. The criticism went to an all time high where people pointed hands at my boss for wasting so much time and money on a resource like me. My master’s face swung to gloominess. I have never seen him like that before. The meeting ended. My master didn’t utter a word. He left.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"> My master asked me to meet him in the same place we met before. We met. There was moment of silence between each other. He asked me if I can work in xyz technology which I never knew. This was so important because this can really help us start winning. I blindly said yes. He asked me “Tell me your areas of interest…” and he continued. He started to dig into my technically strong areas. We spent nearly an hour talking technology and this was my right time and I utilized it. I gave him lots of ideas and how we can do things different. I was so happy because my master was taking time to know what I am capable of. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"> Couple of months passed by and I was sure that I had performed well than what I used to do. The rapport between me and my master was getting better and better. Two reviews had to be postponed due to technical reasons and meanwhile we had a chance to exhibit our project ideas in a conference. The idea again was from my master. We went ahead, presented the paper and the response was warm. The people at the conference chose top 3 papers and confer them with awards. We were happy with the response and we never bothered about the top 3 papers. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"> Time for review, and this time the review was very positive. Our technical strategy had worked well. Reviewers were happy with the results but yet again, you know they are reviewers so they gave us with some suggestions. I had a big sigh of relief, happiness was written all over my face. Things are getting better. As we came out of the review meeting, the news came. Our project has been conferred as one of the top 3 best projects. I fainted. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"> From that point on there was no looking back as the reviewers started having faith on us and things started to become so smooth. </span><br />
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<i><b><span class="fullpost">Want to know what’s my profession? Want to know which project won me an award? And what’s that dream project?</span></b></i><br />
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<span class="fullpost"> My profession is photography.<span style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/remolonribier/5964013920/in/photostream/lightbox/" target="_blank">“The bliss of heaven”</a></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/remolonribier/5964013920/in/photostream/lightbox/" target="_blank"> </a>which is part of project Love check won me an award in streets photography challenge. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"> The dream project is <span style="color: red;">CC Wallpapers </span>and that lead to more successful projects. Few worth mentioning are <span style="color: red;">Love Check, Braces, Adorned Places, HDR Photography</span>… and then a <span style="color: red;">dedicated <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Techentrepot/263230457069119?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook page</a></span> to exhibit my talents :) </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623" target="_blank">Remolon</a> is my master.I am a digital camera. I am <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.in/2011/02/samsung-wb650-camera-review.html" target="_blank">Samsung WB650</a> :) </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">You can have a look at some of my best pics on flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/remolonribier/" target="_blank">here.</a></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">And a daily photo sharing FaceBook Page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Techentrepot/263230457069119?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-19069728089754932362011-05-19T18:36:00.010+05:302011-05-25T13:43:10.471+05:30Installing maps onto Samsung WB650(HZ35W) CameraSamsung WB650 or HZ35W is one of the best compact zoom cameras. You can find the review of the camera Samsung WB650 or Samsung HZ35w(thats how its named in the US) <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2011/02/samsung-wb650-camera-review.html">here</a>. The stand out feature for this camera is the ability to geo-tag photos with GPS. It also has a dedicated mode where you can view the photos taken with GPS in a map. But Samsung however did not provide a clear procedure on how to install the maps.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPG9NBQ2I/AAAAAAAAATg/xeOplo4jZU8/s1600/samsung_wb650_review-275x227.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 227px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPG9NBQ2I/AAAAAAAAATg/xeOplo4jZU8/s1600/samsung_wb650_review-275x227.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So here I intend to give the step by step procedure on how to install the maps onto Samsung WB650(HZ35W).Remember these steps are absolutely not required to take photo with GPS enabled. Its required only if you intend to use the map view mode to see the photos in maps in your camera.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Samsung has restricted the download of the maps to only 3 times. If your download exceeds thrice then you may not be able to download the maps any further. So here we go:<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step One:</span></span> Go to <a href="http://www.samsungimaging.com/">www.samsungimaging.com</a> and register your product(top right corner). Then from the home page select maps download at the bottom right corner of the home page. Clicking it should prompt you to provide your name, country and the serial number of your camera found near the battery department.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Two:</span></span> Click submit and then read the license agreement. Click agree to proceed. That should take you to the download page.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Three:</span></span> Download the three zip files that are required. They are<br />a)City Name(zip file).(Common for all countries)<br />b)Base map(zip file).(Common for all countries)<br />c)Your country map for example IND_08Q3.zip in my case India that is.<br />Remember these files are huge files so make sure you are on a good Internet connection.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Four: </span></span>Create two folders namely city and mapview(upper/lower case doesn’t matter) in the SD Card.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Five:</span></span> Unzip the city.zip file that you downloaded, that should give a file called world.adm. Copy that file into the folder named city.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Six:</span></span> Unzip the mapview.zip file and that should show you two folders and a file namely Map,res and a file called system.ini. Copy these two folders Map,res and the file system.ini into the folder mapview.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Seven:</span></span> Now we have unzipped two files that are downloaded. Unzip the last file with your country specific name and in my case it is IND_08Q3.zip that corresponds to India. That should give you two files with extensions .cfg and .bgf. Copy these files into the Mapview/map folder (in the map folder available within the Mapview folder).<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Eight:</span></span> Now all done, this is the final and optional step.The .cfg file basically is a configuration file that stores a default location. It is this default location that is used when the GPS lock is unavailable. All you have to do is write down the GPS co-ordinates of your default location to this file. To know your locations GPS co-ordinates go <a href="http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html">here </a>and type your location. That should give you two co-ordinates namely Latitude and Longitude. Now open the .cfg file, go to the column named “CEN_LON=” and append it with the Longitude value. Go to the column named “CEN_LAT=” and append it with the Latitude value. Thats it. The picture below should give you a fair idea.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m8MS-AyQMWs/TdUZrITbDxI/AAAAAAAAAVA/L2OuKMkEpU8/s1600/SamsungWb650MapsHowTo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m8MS-AyQMWs/TdUZrITbDxI/AAAAAAAAAVA/L2OuKMkEpU8/s400/SamsungWb650MapsHowTo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608417139713838866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can copy maps files of any country. All you have to do is just put in that country's respective .cfg and .bgf files in the Mapview/map folder (in the map folder available within the Mapview folder).<br /><br />If you would like to have a look at some awesome photos from this camera check it out <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/techenrepot/CCWallPapers?feat=directlink">here</a>. One of the photo also won the Streets Scenery challenge 2011 in <a href="http://www.samsungimaging.com/">www.samsungimaging.com</a> which can be seen <a href="http://www.samsungimaging.com/photography-challenge/main/view.do?blogId=5014&logId=16945">here</a>. And one photo awarded as the best photo is available in the Must watch gallery of the site </span></span><a href="http://www.samsungimaging.com/"><span class="fullpost"><span class="fullpost">www.samsungimaging.com</span></span></a><span class="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"> that can be seen <a href="http://www.samsungimaging.com/mygallery/view.do?blogId=3228&logId=20224">here</a>. You are free to use the photos anyway but link back to this blog. And of course you cannot commercialize those photos :). More details on the free usage can be seen <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/p/photography.html">here</a>.<br /><br /></span><span class="fullpost">The comments section is open for discussions :).</span><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /></span></span>remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-31694228004712894072011-05-10T13:35:00.006+05:302011-05-10T13:48:29.852+05:30Flashing Sony Ericsson Xperia phonesDo you own any of the Xperia line up of Android Phones?Are you a kind of person who wants to fiddle around with your Android phone like a geek? Are you the kind of person who wants to learn android porting and customizing your Android builds? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Eas-RILCZc4/TcjzPVoPMnI/AAAAAAAAAaA/R_h8tLYY6oU/s1600/111337_sony_ericsson_xperia_x10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Eas-RILCZc4/TcjzPVoPMnI/AAAAAAAAAaA/R_h8tLYY6oU/s200/111337_sony_ericsson_xperia_x10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604997181092082290" /></a><br /><br />If yes there are many sites that do that but for the first time the leading manufacturer Sony Ericsson that is; have come up with step by step procedure to flash their phones.That sounds very interesting isn't it?<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />But be warned, though the entire procedure comes from the manufacturer, the device's warranty will be void on flashing.But its an interesting move from Sony Ericsson to get involved with its customers. The procedure is very crips and clear and it may work on other devices too. Want to have a go? Check out the Sony Ericsson's blog <a href="http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/developerworld/2011/05/06/how-to-build-a-linux-kernel/">here</a>:<br /><br /><br />They also point out at the famous <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/">XDA Developers Blog</a> which they claim to be monitored by Sony Ericsson for all the questions on unlocking boot-loaders to flashing on their devices.It can be found <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13530242#post13530242">here</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-75792930635645944742011-04-29T20:51:00.009+05:302011-04-29T21:10:32.940+05:30Free Wallpapers Under Creative CommonsHello Readers,<p>I am glad to share you all with some of my photos which are with Creative Commons Licence.You can check the complete collection of my Creative Commons wallpaper <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/techenrepot/CCWallPapers?feat=directlink">here</a>. You are free to modify change and redistribute the photos except that you cannot commercialize the wallpaper and that you have to link back to this blog.You can get a copy of the license <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0">here</a>.</p><p>If you do use the wallpaper then link back to<br /></p><p><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/p/photography.html</span></p><p>(also available on each image's top right corner) and leave in a comment so that I can know you used it:).<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If at any point you want a full resolution image drop in a request mail with the link to the image you need and send it to: techenrepot@gmail.com.I will send you the full resolution image ASAP.</p> <p>Few images also have <span style="font-weight: bold;">GPS co-ordinates</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Location information</span>. If you want to know where the image was taken just copy the co-ordinates, paste into the the site maps.google.com and hit enter.</p><p>For example in this image:</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bgv_RRLXGYs/TbraVAzmTHI/AAAAAAAAAV4/X_Ga-4Rlo80/s1600/RemolonRibiers_Audition_35.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bgv_RRLXGYs/TbraVAzmTHI/AAAAAAAAAV4/X_Ga-4Rlo80/s400/RemolonRibiers_Audition_35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601029141117160562" border="0" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p>The location information (co-ordinates) is 11.426406,76.660764(separated by commas) into maps.google.com as shown in the pic below(green arrow):</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O5OLVaynsNc/TbrahqHNqbI/AAAAAAAAAWA/Hg22GWcRD2k/s1600/newnewmaps.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 120px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O5OLVaynsNc/TbrahqHNqbI/AAAAAAAAAWA/Hg22GWcRD2k/s400/newnewmaps.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601029358363716018" border="0" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Have Fun :)<br /></p><p>Feel free to browse and leave a comment:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/techenrepot/CCWallPapers?feat=directlink">Check Out Remolon Ribiers Creative Commons Wallpapers</a></p>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-91435020194215975332011-02-08T18:48:00.027+05:302011-05-25T13:44:52.174+05:30Samsung WB650 (HZ35w) Camera ReviewIt’s been a long time since I had written a review and a post in my blog since I was held up with some work. So here I come again, this time around I will discuss about a camera that I bought on November 2010. As usual I shall start up with what my requirement was and how I short-listed my Photo Machine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPG9NBQ2I/AAAAAAAAATg/xeOplo4jZU8/s1600/samsung_wb650_review-275x227.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 227px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPG9NBQ2I/AAAAAAAAATg/xeOplo4jZU8/s320/samsung_wb650_review-275x227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571321194960995170" border="0" /></a><br />This isn’t a complete review because I felt am too noob to do an in-depth review (as not is incase of mobile) instead I’ll point to the sites that do a better review and share how I short listed my machine together with its Pros and Cons that I could find in these 3 months of time.<br /><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;" >Introduction: </span><br /><br />It was my long time dream to buy a machine to do some serious photography with a limited budget. I wanted a machine that will give full control plus offered good features on a descent budget. So I decided on some key requirements such as:<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Good image quality and Mega-pixel count wasn’t an issue for me.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Full manual control so that i can learn photography.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Around 10x zoom.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*With Li-Ion battery.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Wide-angle lens.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Budget around 14-15K this is a bit high but on little research I found that getting all these features on one package would be around 14-20K.</span></li></ul><span class="fullpost"><br />So when I Googled for these features the first direct hit went to <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/">www.dpreview.com</a>. It’s a superb site with professional offering in and out detailed review of the device. In that site I found a group test of Travel Zoom Cameras that were satisfying all my requirements.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Review and My selection:</span></span><br /><br />Here is the review of all these devices:<br /><a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q210grouptravelzoom/">Compact Super Zoom Camera Group Test</a>.<br />The above link will give you all accessories details and full features each of the cameras.<br />Now I would like to tell you all something. If you carefully read those reviews its very clear that every camera has got its own pros and cons. The conclusion would point out on a Winner but however it does not mean that other cameras are not up to the mark. So I clearly went through each of the cameras review and compared as to what each of these cameras had against each other. So now there were the following cameras that satisfied my requirements.<br />Panasonic TZ8(ZS5 in US), Casio FH100, Sony H55, Nikon S8000, Samsung WB650(HZ35W in US) and canon Sx210IS.<br /><br />But among these only Panasonic TZ8, Sony H55 and Samsung WB650/WB600 were within my reach, satisfying my requirements and was available.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPgb2v5SI/AAAAAAAAATw/jY5ztJMGnLA/s1600/sony-h55-kr-800.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 141px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPgb2v5SI/AAAAAAAAATw/jY5ztJMGnLA/s200/sony-h55-kr-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571321632685810978" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPgGPBxJI/AAAAAAAAATo/Ov1NChdgHWU/s1600/panasonic_tz8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPgGPBxJI/AAAAAAAAATo/Ov1NChdgHWU/s200/panasonic_tz8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571321626882065554" border="0" /></a><br />And Sony H55 didn’t have full manual control so I had to skip Sony too and Casio didn’t have any market in India.<br /><br />So now am left with Panasonic Tz8 and Samsung WB650/600 both of them cost the same. Now according to the review Samsung is the Gold award winner but that is not the only reasons that I selected it but for these:<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*15x Zoom:</span> While Panasonic offered only 10x, this had 15x zoom which is good to have.<br /></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*VGA Resolution AMOLED:</span>Since I had already missed an AMOLED (check <a href="http://techentrepot.meow.in/2010/05/introduction.html">this </a>to know about that), this time around I wanted to own one. While others offered LCD, Samsung offered High resolution(VGA) AMOLED which offers very bright, vivid and contrasting images. And also it saves a lot of your battery power and offers better viewing angles in direct sunlight than the TFT LCD, which is crucial for me.<br /></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*GPS:</span><span class="fullpost">This is another good to have feature that’s not available in the Panasonic Tz8.</span></li></ul><span class="fullpost"><br />I always wanted to own a <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Leica</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>lens (Panasonic Cameras have them) but looking at the features WB650 had, again with Tz8 for the same prize and the Gold Award supporting the cause; I zeroed on to WB650.<br /><br />I hope this small write up would help you shortlist the right device for the right price.<br /><br />Initially I did have confusion between WB650 and WB600 but settled down with WB650 for its AMOLED :).<br /><br />FYI WB650 was selling for RS.16500 and WB600 for Rs.13000. The main Difference is that WB600 doesn’t have an AMOLED Screen and the GPS.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:180%;">My Experience:</span></span><br /><br />This is what <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/">dpreview.com</a> states about the cons of this device:<br /></span><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Slow lens @ the long end of the zoom i.e. when you zoom crosses 10x it becomes a bit slower.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Hesitant focus in low light</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Poor GPS implementation.</span></li></ul><span class="fullpost"><br />In fact all of them are true. For the GPS part there is a work around which you can check out in the blog post <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2011/05/installing-maps-onto-samsung-wb650hz35w.html">here</a>. And here are some of them, which I experienced.<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Certain color like light pink/red and orange are over exposed/saturated.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*While zooming in the video mode the zoom noise is present and is irritating. As a work around, Samsung has given an option to mute sound while zooming alone.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Flash Power isn’t all that good and its range is comparatively less with all other models.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Poor image quality in low light.</span><br /></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Smart Auto is not smart enough. Other dedicated modes work better.</span></li></ul><span class="fullpost">Now on the Positive side here are some of its advantages:<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Overall Very good image quality.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Offers full manual control (A.S.M) and Program mode.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Good number of preset modes like: Portrait, beauty, landscape, Close up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, fireworks etc.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Good Video quality (720p).</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Very good zoom performance.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Good battery life</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Good GPS performance (On a clear sky it just takes 3-5 seconds to get a satellite lock)</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*Have a number of in-house editing options such as brightness, contrast, saturation, filters and more...</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*The camera has 128MB memory housing Intelli studio software, which is very good at offering tasks such as image editing, image synchronization and a smart album. All you have to do is just plug in your camera in the USB and Intelli studio starts automatically on your PC from your camera (you also have the option to install it on the PC). Just give in the path where the images have to be stored and Intelli studio transfers the images and synchronizes the images from camera to PC. This greatly reduces the pain of copying and pasting the images.</span><br /></li></ul><ul><li><span class="fullpost">*USB charging. This ensures that your camera charges every time you plug into your PC so that your camera never is short of power.</span><span class="fullpost">*In house Map view, but the details up to street level are available only for select metropolitan cities for India. Has support form many countries.</span></li></ul><span class="fullpost"><br />And finally <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/techenrepot/Audition?feat=directlink#">here </a>are the images that I had taken using this camera for you perusal.<br />And <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/techenrepot/CCWallPapers?feat=directlink">here </a>you can find all of my best photos taken using this camera with Creative Commons License.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Battery Life:</span></span><br /><br />On a heavy usage such as Macro focusing which involves heavy movement of the lens in and out, changing modes,Some GPS locks and some in-house editing; it gave me 213 shots( Samsung states 220 shots without flash). If you ask me this is pretty good and it only increases if you maintain your battery well. Check <a href="http://techentrepot.meow.in/2010/05/conditioning-batteries.html">this </a>to know how to maintain Li-ion batteries.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Conclusion:</span></span><br /><br />Samsung WB650 with a <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Schneider-kreuznach</span> lens is a very good camera covering all-important features and I felt it’s a good value for money. On the negative side the camera is very poor on low light conditions and does not focus in low light conditions. So overall I felt it’s a good package.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fullpost"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPx0fObcI/AAAAAAAAAT4/rlH6eWU1EPg/s1600/Samsung-WB650.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TVFPx0fObcI/AAAAAAAAAT4/rlH6eWU1EPg/s320/Samsung-WB650.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571321931355811266" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span class="fullpost"><br />Once again, Samsung wb650 had all the important features that I wanted hence I grabbed it baring the low light photography, which anyway I am not going to do it. So if you have my requirements then you can very well go ahead with WB650. If you feel its a bit costly then you can go for WB600, which sells for 13K barring AMOLED and GPS.<br /><br />And if not for WB650/WB600 I would have definitely bought either of these following camera in the order:<br /><br />Panasonic TZ8<br />Sony H55<br />Nikon CoolPix S8000<br />Canon Power shot SX210 IS<br />Fujifilm FinePix F80 EXR<br />Fujifilm FinePix JZ500<br /><br />All of these cameras are worth having a look at.<br /><br />So if you are looking to buy a camera, dont forget to check these two websites:<br /><a href="http://www.dpreview.com/">dpreview.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/">Photographyblog.com</a><br /><br />Have Fun!<br /><br />The comments section is always open for discussions.<br />PS: All the cameras that i had mentioned above fall in the price range of 15k to 20k as of Novemeber 2010.<br /><br /></span>remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-86579947985003677252010-09-30T21:19:00.010+05:302010-09-30T21:42:47.129+05:30Leads#3: Budget Android Phones in India Rev.2Its been quite a long time since the last post. In this post I will be discussing some of the budget android phones that is currently available in the Indian market as of September 2010.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyh6BqpOI/AAAAAAAAANA/fJFqDaepHDg/s1600/budgetandroidphones.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyh6BqpOI/AAAAAAAAANA/fJFqDaepHDg/s320/budgetandroidphones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522735338644743394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This post can be considered a sequel to my earlier post on budget phones <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/leads-1-budget-android-phones.html">here</a>. Before we can jump into our list of devices, it will be very much helpful to you if you can understand the nuances of touch screen phones <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/touch-screen-phones.html">here</a> so that it will help you zero on the right device. Lets get down to business right away with a small picture graph for some insight into growth of Android.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyicZ5Y2I/AAAAAAAAANI/Xb1NfNlrOxg/s1600/android+moving+up.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyicZ5Y2I/AAAAAAAAANI/Xb1NfNlrOxg/s320/android+moving+up.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522735347873178466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.quantcast.com/">source:</a><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) Samsung Galaxy 5 i5500</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyEh6lf-I/AAAAAAAAAMo/ROrrNRLqf8w/s1600/samsung_gt-i5500_galaxy_5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyEh6lf-I/AAAAAAAAAMo/ROrrNRLqf8w/s200/samsung_gt-i5500_galaxy_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522734833956388834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V2.1 with TouchWiz 3.0<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 900/2100<br />· Processor: 600 МHz processor<br />· Internal: 170 MB(256 MB RAM,512MB ROM) + microSD (hot swappable)<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi b/g,DLNA, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR(A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0, 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 2.8” 240x320 pixels resolution (QVGA),256k colors<br />· Camera: 2 MPx with LED Flash<br />· Other features: GPS , A-GPS, Accelerometer, FM Radio,SWYPE text input.<br />· Battery: removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh<br /><br />First on our list is the Samsung Galaxy 5, which is an affordable budget phone. If you are on a tight budget and are looking for a smart phone stop here, just go ahead and buy this small droid. It has a capacitive screen, which ensures good touch sensitivity. It has got all the features that the higher end phones have except for the small screen with a low QVGA resolution. Samsung Galaxy 5 i5500 sells for around Rs 9000/-<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) Spice Mi-300</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyFEcF99I/AAAAAAAAAMw/1vltuiKT6Ng/s1600/Spice-mi-300-android-phone-india.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 198px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyFEcF99I/AAAAAAAAAMw/1vltuiKT6Ng/s200/Spice-mi-300-android-phone-india.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522734843223734226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V1.6/2.1<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 900/1900/2100<br />· Processor: Qulacomm MSM7225 528 MHz<br />· Internal: 156 MB+ microSD<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR(A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0, 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 3.2” 480x320 pixels resolution (HVGA),16M colors<br />· Camera: 5 MPx with LED Flash<br />· Other features: G-Sensor, Proximity Sensor<br />· Battery: removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh<br /><br />And for the first time we see an Indian Phone manufacturer coming up with an Android device. This phone has a very descent spec, especially a 3.2” screen with a HVGA resolution. It is also based on the Qualcomm platform, which ensures a good processing power. Initially when the phone was launched it came up with Android V1.6 but later the devices are coming up with Android V2.1. You can check out a small video on this device here:. The Spice Mi-300 sells for around Rs 10,000/-<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) Videocon V7500 Zeus</span><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyFg7uhFI/AAAAAAAAAM4/NOqzHKx-jSU/s1600/zeus.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSyFg7uhFI/AAAAAAAAAM4/NOqzHKx-jSU/s200/zeus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522734850872607826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V1.6 upgradeable to V 2.1<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, UMTS 2100, HSDPA 7.2MBPS/HSUPA 2MBPS<br />· Internal: 512 MB + microSD<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP,GAP,HFP,HSP), microUSB (USB 2.0), 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 3.2” 480x320 pixels resolution (HVGA),262K colors.<br />· Camera: 5 MPx with Auto Focus<br />· Other features: GPS , A-GPS, digital compass, accelerometer, proximity sensor.<br />· Battery: removable 1230 mAh(two batteries provided)<br /><br />After Spice jumped up into the Android arena, another Indian phone manufacturer, Videocon have come with their device called Zeus. Like the Spice MI-300, Zeus is also a very descent mobile with good spec sheet. It comes with Android V1.6 but Videocon has promised an update to V2.1 in the end of October. Videocon has provided two batteries with the pack,one as a back up battery. The expected price for Videocon V7500 Zeus is around Rs 10,000/-.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4) LG Optimus GT-540</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzMliGi9I/AAAAAAAAANQ/ZICco3f7tno/s1600/LG-Optimus-GT540-21.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 178px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzMliGi9I/AAAAAAAAANQ/ZICco3f7tno/s200/LG-Optimus-GT540-21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522736071878020050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V1.6/V2.1 with Custom UI<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 900/2100, HSDPA 850/2100<br />· Processor: Qulacomm MSM7227 600 МHz processor<br />· Internal: 130 MB(256 MB RAM & ROM) + microSD<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0, 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - Resistive , 3.2” 320x480 pixels resolution (HVGA) 256k colors<br />· Camera: 3.2 MPx with autofocus<br />· Other features: GPS , A-GPS, Accelerometer, FM Radio,Divx Certified Device<br />· Battery: removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh<br /><br />Optimus GT-540 is the second Droid from LG after the LG – Gw620. The earlier model did not make a cut in the Indian market despite having similar features and a slide out keyboard. This phone has a major set back with its Resistive screen which I think doesn’t do justice to androids, especially when phones which cost lower than this such as Samsung Galaxy 5 have a capacitive screens. But other than the resistive screen the Optimus has a very good spec sheet. It has got a HVGA resolution screen and a DivX certification which means there is no need for you to convert all those .avi(Divx/Xvid rips) and .divx files. Just copy them to your card and voila the phone plays it for you without any hitch. The phone in the US shipped with Android 1.6(remember you will not be able to send files via Bluetooth in this version) but LG announced that it would ship with Android V 2.1 in India. The LG Optimus GT-540 sells for around Rs 11,500/-<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">5) Samsung Galaxy 3 i5800/i5803</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzM1315WI/AAAAAAAAANY/nr5kRyD_2yE/s1600/112981_samsunggalaxy3i5801.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 171px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzM1315WI/AAAAAAAAANY/nr5kRyD_2yE/s200/112981_samsunggalaxy3i5801.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522736076264170850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V2.1 with TouchWiz 3.0<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 900/2100<br />· Processor: 667 MHz processor<br />· Internal: 256 MB RAM,512MB ROM + microSD (hot swappable)<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi b/g/n,DLNA, Bluetooth 3.0+EDR(A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0, 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 3.2” 240x400 pixels resolution (WQVGA),16M colors<br />· Camera: 3.2 MPx autofocus<br />· Other features: GPS , A-GPS, Accelerometer, FM Radio,Proximity Sensor,Multi touch input,DNSe,DivX certified,Document Editor<br />· Battery: removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh<br /><br />With the success of Spica, Samsung have introduced its replacement, the Samsung Galaxy 3 i5800. But hold on! There’s one set back here too. Inspite of a HVGA screen,Samsung has gone ahead with an odd WQVGA resolution screen and a 667Mhz processor replacing the 800 MHz processing power of SPICA. However Samsung has thrown in a very good set of features which is better than SPICA like more internal memory of 512 MB ROM and a 256 MB RAM,Bluetooth 3.0(only phone in the lower budget to have this new standard),proximity sensor,multi touch,DLNA capable and FM radio. Like his elder brother, Galaxy 3 is also a DivX certified device. It has got a rich application in it along with DLNA which means you can share your multimedia files among all your DLNA certified devices. Except for the screen resolution, Galaxy 3 packs a good set of features which is worth having a look at it. The Samsung Galaxy 3 i5800/i5803 sells for around Rs 12,000/-.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">6)HTC Wild Fire</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzNlxxMII/AAAAAAAAANg/_CTuGhw9Hu8/s1600/htc+wildfire.PNG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzNlxxMII/AAAAAAAAANg/_CTuGhw9Hu8/s200/htc+wildfire.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522736089123598466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V2.1 with HTC Sense UI.<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100<br />· Processor: Qualcomm MSM7225-1, 528 МHz processor<br />· Internal: 384 MB(512 MB ROM) + microSD (hot swappable)<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0) for charging and sync, 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 3.2” 240x320 pixels resolution (QVGA)<br />· Camera: 5 MPx with Auto Focus and Flash<br />· Other features: GPS , A-GPS, proximity sensor, digital compass,multitouch input method, Turn-to-mute and lift-to-dim-out a call.<br />· Battery: removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh<br /><br />Like the way Samsung placed a replacement for their mid range phone, the Taiwanese manufacturer has given us a perfect replacement for the Tattoo in the form of HTC WildFire. HTC is known for its good build quality and have done that here too. It looks much like the HTC Nexus One/HTC desire. But again this phone comes with a paltry QVGA resolution display, which doesn’t do justice to android at all. Other than the display the wildfire has got good hardware and their Sense UI in itself is a crowd puller, which makes this device deserve a look. Turn to mute and dim out a call are some unique features available on this device.The HTC Wild Fire sells for around Rs 15,000.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">7) Sony Ericcson Xperia X10 Mini/MiniPro</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSz3pkz3tI/AAAAAAAAAN4/0fr7i-ej9qM/s1600/sony_ericsson_x10_mini.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSz3pkz3tI/AAAAAAAAAN4/0fr7i-ej9qM/s200/sony_ericsson_x10_mini.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522736811697495762" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSz31i8e2I/AAAAAAAAAOA/MY9zWw-Jn6g/s1600/sony_ericsson_x10_mini_pro_front.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSz31i8e2I/AAAAAAAAAOA/MY9zWw-Jn6g/s200/sony_ericsson_x10_mini_pro_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522736814910896994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V1.6 with TimeScape UI.<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100<br />· Processor: Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz<br />· Internal: 128 MB(256MB RAM & ROM) + microSD (hot swappable)<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0) for charging, 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 2.55” 240x320 pixels resolution (QVGA) with 16M colors(65k effective)<br />· Camera: 5 MPx with Auto Focus and LED Flash<br />· Other features: GPS , A-GPS, Accelerometer, slideout keyboard(Mini Pro)<br />· Battery: removable Li-Po 950 mAh.<br /><br />Sony Ericcson landed with a bang with their flag ship device Xperia X10 in the android world. Now that they grabbed the attention, they have released the mini version of the X10 as Sony Ericcson Xperia X10 Mini and the same device with a slide out keyboard called the Sony Ericcson Xperia X10 Mini Pro. Mini/Mini Pro has a small display of 2.55” capacitive screen and as expected a QVGA resolution for the small screen. These two devices have completely different purposes compared to the list that we have seen. These devices run on Android V 1.6(Bluetooth file transfer??? Nope!!) which is outdated but Sony Ericcson have promised an update for these devices at the end of this year. One important thing to watch out is that with Sony Ericcson Mini, you cannot change the battery similar to the iphones where the battery is inbuilt and irreplaceable but that’s not the case with Sony Ericcson Mini Pro which also has a slide out keyboard. These phones comes with Sony Ericcsons very own TimeScape UI or the phone corner UI where a shortcut for four different applications can be placed at the four corners of the home screen. The Sony Ericcson Xperia X10 Mini sells for around Rs15,000 and the MiniPro for Rs 750 more than the Mini.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">8) Motorola BackFlip MB300</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzN_ecWvI/AAAAAAAAANo/s83FE95HOCw/s1600/motorola_backflip.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzN_ecWvI/AAAAAAAAANo/s83FE95HOCw/s200/motorola_backflip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522736096021863154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V1.5 with Moto Blur UI.<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 21003, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 2100<br />· Processor: Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 MHz processor<br />· Internal: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM + microSD (hot swappable)<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0) for charging, 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 3.1” 320x480 pixels resolution (HVGA),256K colors(65K effective)<br />· Camera: 5 MPx with Auto Focus and LED Flash<br />· Other features: GPS , A-GPS, proximity sensor, digital compass, accelerometer, reverse flip with QWERTY keyboard,BACKTRACK touch panel<br />· Battery: removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh<br /><br />Motorola came back to the smart phone race with their Motorola milestone/Droid. And they have slowly introducing their products in India too after their poor performance in Indian market. This device has a very good spec sheet that is a very good deal for a descent smartphone esply the display resolution. But the irony is it’s a little pricey plus it comes with Android V1.5 with no upgrade in near future. Another note able feature is that Motorola has promised a software update(not to V2.1) which contains some performance tweaks and free MapMyIndia GPS solutions.This Android device with an unusual physical key board sells for around Rs. 17,000/-.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leads:</span></span><br /><br />We have seen 8 devices each with its own pros and cons.Selecting a particular device may depend on so many factors like one may wish to have a physical keyboard, or for a good build quality, multimedia performance and more. So in my leads I will be looking at the overall picture.<br /><br />Android’s main aim is to provide a flexible upgradeable system. So it will be wise to decide on a good hardware with descent spec sheet, which can fit the upcoming different versions of Android and good application support. So you buy a good phone and then you get to enjoy different features whenever a free update comes from google Android(based on availability).<br /><br />With more manufacturers coming up with Android, the features like wifi,GPS,3G etc. can be found in every android device. But here are certain things that can be deemed a good spec sheet for future updates.<br /><br />1)Good Screen size and Resolution 2)Processor 3)Inbuilt memory<br /><br />That being said, on a touchscreen phone, the screen resolution matters the most because all the application(most of them) trust on this parameter. So if we can get a phone with the right resolution it can support many applications. So which is the right resolution? Unfortunaterly we can not tie upto a particular resolution but on the availability of applications and the picture clarity, HVGA resolution is a descent one. It has got good number of applications supporting it and viewing pictures and videos are very good. And as far as screen size goes, as an Android user, I think any thing more than 3.0 inch should do the trick.<br /><br />Secondly the processor and the internal memory matters. Android V2.1 runs smooth on 500MHz and plus, and as per the rumors the next version to the now latest FROYO Android V2.2 has a minimum requirement of 1GHz and 512MB of RAM. Getting a 1 GHz processor on a budget should be a dream but its not a distant reach. But for now Android 2.1 is a stable system and Android v2.2 is a more tweaked system utilizing the H/W efficiently. So as much processing present more good be for your update. Same goes for the internal memory. Android V2.1 runs very smooth on 128MB RAM and 256 MB should be smoother ride on Android V2.2. But 512 MB would be a perfect choice.<br />And finally, the manufacturers should be willing to give their device the updates and the device should have a good community support if incase you have plans to root the device.<br /><br />In my opinion Android V2.1 is the stable and feature rich version however if a device is capable of at least Android V2.2 FROYO it would be too good as it has a feature to install your applications on to your Sdcards rather than onto your inbuilt memory.<br /><br /><br />So from the processing ability and screen resolution, Spice Mi-300, Videocon Zeus and Motorola backflip makes the cut. Motorola so far have not announced an update to Android V2.1 and not sure if they will do.So, we are left with two devices which are stuck still with android V1.6. Though they have announced an update to V2.1 , am not sure how good the device works and we don’t know if there will be any further updates to 2.2. If you are confident about the performance of these devices, then look no further, they have got good spec and if they can deliver, they are the devices for you.<br /><br />Well if we can do a bit of sacrifice on screen resolution we have many options. Considering the features and upgrades Samsung Galaxy 3 i5800 and HTC wild fire makes the cut from the group because both have promised an upgrade to Android V 2.2 FROYO whereas Sony Ericcson have yet to give an update to Android V2.1. Now further if we investigate, the Samsung Galaxy 3 i5800 has a little better resolution(an odd WQVGA though) than the QVGA of HTC Wild Fire plus a host of other features for a lot lesser price. Galaxy 3 comes with Bluetooth 3.0,DivX certification, DNSe sound engine and DLNA for content sharing, all of which comes for around Rs 12,000 only compared to HTC wildfire for around Rs 15,000.<br /><br />So the Leads here is to Samsung galaxy 3 i5800 for its host of features for a good price package. LG Optimus definitely is a good device had it been with a capacitive screen rather than a resistive screen. Resistive screens simply don’t do justice for android for which it doesn’t make it into my list. There are so many unofficial ROMS available such as Cyanogens mod, Leshaks etc that give you the power of root. Both HTC and Samsung have good community support but the former does have an upper hand.<br />If at all Sony Ericsson had released their X8, then it would have been the optimal solution. But the device is yet to make an entry. If you plan to wait for some more time, then you may check out this device called Sony Ericcson X8 which will be a pefect buy provided it runs on Android V2.1. Here is its Spec sheet:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sony Ericcson Xperia X8</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzOPNdefI/AAAAAAAAANw/3o61VdAuE90/s1600/sony_ericsson_xperia_x8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 76px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKSzOPNdefI/AAAAAAAAANw/3o61VdAuE90/s200/sony_ericsson_xperia_x8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522736100245600754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V1.6 with TimeScape UI.<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 900 / 2100, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100<br />· Processor: Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz<br />· Internal: 128 MB + microSD (hot swappable)<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0), 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 3.0” 320x480 pixels resolution (HVGA),16M colors(65K effective)<br />· Camera: 3 MPx with Fixed Focus<br />· Other features: GPS , A-GPS, digital compass, accelerometer, scratch-resistant surface<br />· Battery: removable Li-Po 1200 mAh<br />The price of X8 if placed around Rs 13,000 to 14,000 should be a good buy.<br /><br /><br />Another device to watch out for is Huwaei IDEOS, which comes preinstalled with Android V2.2 FROYO. Its expected price is around Rs 6,000. Here is its spec sheet:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Huwaei IDEOS U8150</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKS25aWu1oI/AAAAAAAAAOI/08it8QgYL-s/s1600/huawei_ideos_u8150.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TKS25aWu1oI/AAAAAAAAAOI/08it8QgYL-s/s200/huawei_ideos_u8150.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522740140506535554" /></a><br /><br />· Operating system: Android V2.2<br />· Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 2100, <br />· Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 MHz processor<br />· Internal: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM + microSD (hot swappable)<br />· Interfaces: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0), 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />· Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 2.8 ” 320x240 pixels resolution (QVGA),262K colors<br />· Camera: 3.15 MPx<br />· Other features: GPS , A-GPS, FM Radio, accelerometer<br />· Battery: removable Li-Po 1200 mAh<br /><br /></span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-91917182488717800442010-07-11T15:47:00.016+05:302010-07-11T17:16:28.317+05:30Leads#2: DivX Certified Mobiles in INDIAWell, there is no end to this ever growing technology. One thing that changed the perception of mobile phones was the mp3 technology. Every phone manufacturer made sure that their mobile had the mp3 support and it was a huge success that it almost dumped the mp3 players. Things are getting even hotter because now its time to have video playing capabilities on your phone and that’s how we have the .h264 technology.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmbB14pK_I/AAAAAAAAAHg/eV782H1DmhI/s1600/divx-songbird-paint-logos-icons.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 282px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmbB14pK_I/AAAAAAAAAHg/eV782H1DmhI/s320/divx-songbird-paint-logos-icons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492591676501863410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ahh! Its not over yet. Am sure everyone knows about those .avi movie files. They completely changed the way we watch the movies. They offer such good compression yet maintain superior quality. You get that same DVD quality but with a reduced size on disk(A 4GB DVD can be ripped to a .avi file of 700MB maintaining almost the same quality). The compression algorithm behind this .avi file is called the DivX/Xvid algorithms. Now what if these are available on a mobile device? Yes they already are. In this post I will post some of the DivX certified mobile phones which will almost dump your media player.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />There are many software solutions available on the net. You can download the media players; install them on your mobile to play these files. But nothing can match the DivX certified mobiles. Reason? Because these devices are tried and tested and offer solution from the hardware (.h264) rather than software, so you get superior movie watching experience.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmcALc0I4I/AAAAAAAAAHo/8lGi4EDlqBY/s1600/1-13-09-divx_7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 153px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmcALc0I4I/AAAAAAAAAHo/8lGi4EDlqBY/s320/1-13-09-divx_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492592747442611074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> In the mobile phone industry (in INDIA) only Samsung and LG are offering Divx solutions. But things will change soon. All the phones discussed here are the ones that are available from 2010. There are many other phones like the LG KM Arena,Samsung Omnia etc who also offer the DivX certified devices which are quite old now. Additionally you may also want to know some of the touch screens like TFT LCD,OLED,AMOLED and Super AMOLED from our post on <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/touch-screen-phones.html">Touch Screen Phones here </a>which will be helpful in judging the right DivX phone.<br /><br /><br />There are four classification in the certification listed as under:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmdX9FmDAI/AAAAAAAAAIA/uv_14ZqSWpM/s1600/divxhd.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 58px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmdX9FmDAI/AAAAAAAAAIA/uv_14ZqSWpM/s200/divxhd.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492594255415610370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">DivX HD:</span> Resolution 1280x720, supports .avi(encoded with DivX/Xvid algorithms), .divx files and .mkv(Matroska Video) HD files.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmd5rYjtpI/AAAAAAAAAII/yayhtdnX8mU/s1600/divx.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 71px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmd5rYjtpI/AAAAAAAAAII/yayhtdnX8mU/s200/divx.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492594834778863250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">DivX Mobile:</span> Resolution 320x240 supports .avi(encoded with DivX/Xvid algorithms) and .divx files<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmd5rYjtpI/AAAAAAAAAII/yayhtdnX8mU/s1600/divx.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 71px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmd5rYjtpI/AAAAAAAAAII/yayhtdnX8mU/s200/divx.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492594834778863250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">DivX Mobile Theatre :</span> Max Resolution 640x480 supports .avi(encoded with DivX/Xvid algorithms) and .divx files<br /><br />The coolest thing here is, you need not do any conversion. Just dump your movie files and these DivX certified devices just plays them smooth.Ok lets check these DivX babies right away:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Samsung Galaxy SPICA:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97hEcrIGbI/AAAAAAAAAAo/OQtwqFKZomM/s320/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97hEcrIGbI/AAAAAAAAAAo/OQtwqFKZomM/s320/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So in the ascending order, the phone that is in great demand in India is Samsung’s Galaxy SPICA i5700. This phone comes with a 3.2” capacitive TFT LCD(16M colors) screen with 800MHz processor doing the number crunching.It runs on Android Éclair which is from Google and the OHA which is getting popular now. It has got Samsungs own DNSe technology for superior audio quality. It’s a sheer pleasure watching movies on this phone. This phone is a DivX Certified Mobile device. I had watched a movie with a resolution of 704x288, it played them very smooth. You can check the<a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/introduction.html"> review of SPICA</a> in one of our posts <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/introduction.html">here</a>. Spica sells for around Rs. 12,500. Its very hard to find this phone in the market, if you find one just grab them, its worth for the money you pay.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br />Samsung Jet(2):</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmg_4XVBEI/AAAAAAAAAIo/dCc6Ik-Tylw/s1600/samsung+JET.PNG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 108px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmg_4XVBEI/AAAAAAAAAIo/dCc6Ik-Tylw/s200/samsung+JET.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492598239877465154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Samsung Jet s8003 has 3.1” AMOLED(16M colors) resistive touch screen, 800MHz processor and DNSe technology which makes sure you get a good audio experience. With the AMOLED screen the colours are more sharper, deeper and brighter than the good old TFT LCD and watching movies on such a display is awesome. If you don’t know what AMOLED’s are check our post on <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/touch-screen-phones.html">touch screen phones</a>.The phone sells for around Rs. 13,000 and is a DivX Certified Mobile device.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />LG GW620:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmhAX37YzI/AAAAAAAAAIw/J9ekR4GabdQ/s1600/LGgw620.PNG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 131px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmhAX37YzI/AAAAAAAAAIw/J9ekR4GabdQ/s200/LGgw620.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492598248335696690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />LG GW 620 is LG’s first Android phone running CupCake. It has 3” Resistive(256k color) TFT LCD screen, 528 MHz processor and a QWERTY slide out keyboard. The phone sells for around Rs 16,000 and is a DivX Certified Mobile device.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Samsung Wave :</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmgFIQoJyI/AAAAAAAAAIg/HAZ46fHfhRk/s1600/samsung-wave-S8500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmgFIQoJyI/AAAAAAAAAIg/HAZ46fHfhRk/s200/samsung-wave-S8500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492597230532044578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Samsung has brewed up their own new OS called Bada OS. And Wave is the first device, infact their Flagship device to run their Bada OS. Wave has a 3.3” Super AMOLED Touch Screen(16M color), with a 1 GHz processor doing the math, FM Radio and DNSe.<br />If the Jet offered crisp movies with its AMOLED screen, Wave has Samsung’s new Super AMOLED screen which is more superior than the latter. Now this mobile is for sure going to make a bold statement on the multimedia front. This phone sells for around Rs. 18,000 and is DivX HD certified Mobile, which infact is the first phone to have HD certification. This means it will play all your 720p videos and .mkv files like a champ.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Samsung Galaxy i899:</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmgEhODe5I/AAAAAAAAAIY/KQS-OfrOSHs/s1600/samsung_galaxy_i899.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 186px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmgEhODe5I/AAAAAAAAAIY/KQS-OfrOSHs/s200/samsung_galaxy_i899.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492597220052269970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Galaxy i899 is the first CDMA phone with Android Platform in India. This phone has a 3.2” AMOLED(16M colors) Resistive Touch Screen, with a 800MHz processor and DNSe. So, this phone too has the AMOLED screen which will make sure that you have a good movie watching experience. This phone sells for around Rs 19,000 which is tied with Reliance and is a DivX Certified Mobile device.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Samsung Galaxy S i9000:</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmgEf5CdEI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/mv2fkM7rNm4/s1600/samsung-galaxy-s.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TDmgEf5CdEI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/mv2fkM7rNm4/s200/samsung-galaxy-s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492597219695686722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The last phone on our list is from Samsungs Galaxy family called the Galaxy S i9000. This phone is Samsung’s flagship Android device. It has a huge 4” Super AMOLED(16 M color) touch screen with 1 GHz Processor doing the number crunching,FM Radio, DNSe and DLNA technologies. 4” screen+ Super AMOLED+DNSe+ DLNA= Theatrical experience.This phone is a DivX HD certified Mobile.The phone sells for around Rs 27,000.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >Leads:</span><br /><br />We have seen 6 different phones to super phones and it looked like a one sided game with Samsung filling 5 phones here. This trend of DivX certified devices has just started and other player will soon join LG and Samsung to catch up the mobile entertainment race.<br /><br />Now picking your right DivX certified device depends on so many factors ranging from price,OS and to many other features like camera etc. But as far as our leads is concerned, it is to pick the device which is quite good player on all the segments (price, feature etc.).<br /><br />So the Leads here is to 3.3” Super AMOLED screen+ DNSe+DivX HD(play HD .avi,.divx and .mkv) + flagship device+cost + feature = Samsung Wave S8500. Watching those movies on those Super AMOLED screens is surely going to give you goose bumps. With a price range of Rs 18,000, the Leads here is to Samsung Wave S8500.<br /><br />If price is not a concern then Samsung Galaxy S is the mobile to look for as it has the now stable Android running and moreover is the flagship device of Samsung as well. This would simply mean that all the Android updates for Samsung will start from this device.<br /><br />If none of the device impressed you, then you might check for good old LG KM Arena or the Samsung i8910 HD which are also DivX certified devices. To check out the complete list of Divx certified phones(or any DivX certified electronic device) check<a href="http://www.divx.com/en/electronics/categories/mobile-phones"> here</a>.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coming Soon:<br /><br /></span></span>Watch out for Samsung i5800 also called the successor of Samsung Galaxy SPICA and LG GT540 Optimus , the two phones which will be announced in the last quarter of this year. These devices are DivX Certified Mobile device.<br /><br /></span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-29821321421914156232010-06-08T21:25:00.019+05:302010-07-07T20:01:18.918+05:30Android Phone USB Tethering<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.3gtethering.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Google-Reinstates-Android-Tethering-App-More-Fun-G1-Facts.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://www.3gtethering.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Google-Reinstates-Android-Tethering-App-More-Fun-G1-Facts.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Well as promised in the earlier post, I will discuss on how to convert your Android phone as a modem and browse from your PC in this post. There are handfuls of applications available for achieving USB tethering. However I had picked two methods one for M$ Windows and the other for Linux, which were little straight forward. Again you need not have to root your phone to achieve USB tethering. Lets get started with Windows:<span class="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">For Windows(7/XP/Vista):</span></span><br /><br />To do USB tethering in windows you need the tool called pdanet. Go to this <a href="http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php">site </a>and download the installation file. The installation is pretty much straight forward.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TA5qm9lD_WI/AAAAAAAAAPk/yKMWJA7jRXQ/s1600/pdanet_usb_tether_bluetooth_dun_for_android.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TA5qm9lD_WI/AAAAAAAAAPk/yKMWJA7jRXQ/s320/pdanet_usb_tether_bluetooth_dun_for_android.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480435014154059106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pre requests:</span><br /><br />1) Drivers for your phone (Usually available with applications CD that comes along with the phone).<br />2) Pda net from this <a href="http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php">site</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">*Note: If even after all the following steps your android mobile is not detected, try installing the android phones device drivers and then install pda net.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 1:</span><br /><br />Install the Pda net application in your system. Do not connect your Android phone to the PC unless the pdanet application on your pc asks you to connect it. During the installation process, if everything went well, a message will be displayed as shown:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TA5rAfS44gI/AAAAAAAAAP0/wQAsdNRRb8Q/s1600/WindowsTetheringMessagePDANET.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 96px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TA5rAfS44gI/AAAAAAAAAP0/wQAsdNRRb8Q/s320/WindowsTetheringMessagePDANET.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480435452701368834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Follow the instructions in the message i.e connect your Phone with the following settings enabled: <span style="font-style: italic;">settings->applications->development</span> and enable <span style="font-style: italic;">USB debugging</span>. You should also enable installation of applications from <span style="font-style: italic;">unknown source</span> by traversing to <span style="font-style: italic;">settings->applications</span> and then enable the <span style="font-style: italic;">unknown source</span>.<br /><br />If this step is completed successfully then you should see the pdanet application in your android phone.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step2:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TA5q0fEOu-I/AAAAAAAAAPs/SAhkFFpK06A/s1600/pdanet.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TA5q0fEOu-I/AAAAAAAAAPs/SAhkFFpK06A/s320/pdanet.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480435246481456098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From your phone run the pdanet application and select enable USB Tether. Now from your pc right click the pdanet icon in the start up list and select connect. The pdanet application can be seen running on your startup list. If not manually start the pdanet application. Congratulation, your Internet connection has been set up.<br /><br />So everytime you want to tether your Android phone, make sure that the USB debugging option is enabled on your phone and then connect it to your computer.Launch the pdanet application in your mobile. Finally launch the pdanet application from your windows PC and establish a connection from there.<br /><br /><br />While disconnecting, make sure that you turn off USB tethering from your mobile first and then on your PC.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">For Linux(Ubuntu):</span></span><br /><br />In Linux, USB tethering is achieved using the azilink tool.<br />Pre-requests:<br />1)Android sdk for linux which can be found <a href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html">here</a>.<br />2)Openvpn 2.1 (you can download from the launchpad <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/i386/openvpn/2.1%7Erc19-1ubuntu2">here</a>).<br />3)<a href="http://code.google.com/p/azilink/">azilink</a> and<a href="http://code.google.com/p/azilink/"> azilink.opn</a> file(check out them<a href="http://code.google.com/p/azilink/"> here</a>).<br /><br />There already is a detailed post on how to achieve USB tethering <a href="http://www.humans-enabled.com/2009/12/how-to-tether-your-verizon-droid-as.html">here</a>. This post will help you set up the USB tethering in Ubuntu. However in <span style="font-weight: bold;">step number 4</span> of that post, while setting up rules files for your device, you may replace the ATTRS{idVendor} with the following code whichever is applicable:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TA5rm4WpY0I/AAAAAAAAAP8/Cyd2TiFuCUs/s1600/VendorIDSTethering.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TA5rm4WpY0I/AAAAAAAAAP8/Cyd2TiFuCUs/s320/VendorIDSTethering.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480436112263045954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />*<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html">source </a>of the above information.<br /><br />The following posts may be of interest to you:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><ul><li><a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/06/installing-apk-files-offline-on-android.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Installing .apk files offline on Android Phone</span></span></a></li><li><a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/4-ways-to-increase-battery-backup-in.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4 Ways to increase battery backup in android devices</span></span></a></li><li><a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/essential-android-applications.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Essential Android Applications</span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></li><li><a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-v-15-aka-cup-cake-reviewpart-i.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Android v1.5 CupCake review</span></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></li><li><a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/leads-1-budget-android-phones.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Budget Android Phones in India</span></span></a><br /></li></ul>To know whats there more in this blog check <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/06/tech-entrepots-new-additions.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Want to sync your contacts from/to PC and your Android Phone??? Watch this space for the solution. If this post helped you, you can show your support by buzzing this post to your friends, becoming a follower or Join hands to publish your own review/posts.</span><br /></span>remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-49843719763579006502010-06-03T19:46:00.019+05:302010-07-07T20:02:30.158+05:30Installing apk Files Offline on Android Devices<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe_MqQqdLI/AAAAAAAAAPU/fOoRYKz_ITI/s1600/Android+DROIDS.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe_MqQqdLI/AAAAAAAAAPU/fOoRYKz_ITI/s320/Android+DROIDS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478557695943013554" border="0" /></a><br />The DROIDS nowadays happens to be the most happening device. The rate at which the number of applications that is increasing in the Android market speaks for itself. But there are people who don’t go for an Internet connection and thus cannot enjoy these applications, which takes your DROID to a different level. Don’t worry; there is a work around here to install these applications offline. In this post I will discuss how to install .apk (Android Application installation file) files in your DROID offline. I dont take any responsibility if you brick your phone in the process.<br /><br />There are two cases:<span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">CASE 1:</span> If you already have a file manager then the task is very simple.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe9S9U1CUI/AAAAAAAAAOs/EJk-WE_MVTc/s1600/settings.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe9S9U1CUI/AAAAAAAAAOs/EJk-WE_MVTc/s200/settings.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478555605116717378" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe9Sg6QmHI/AAAAAAAAAOk/6yNL8VKItYw/s1600/manageapplications.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe9Sg6QmHI/AAAAAAAAAOk/6yNL8VKItYw/s200/manageapplications.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478555597489084530" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe9SS-Pw-I/AAAAAAAAAOc/Fheby_Ce2r8/s1600/unknownsource.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe9SS-Pw-I/AAAAAAAAAOc/Fheby_Ce2r8/s200/unknownsource.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478555593747710946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Maneuver to <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Settings->Applications</span> and check the unknown source. This basically will allow you to install applications offline from 3rd party websites (mind you these applications are not authorized by Google, so there is no guarantee of its behavior). Then browse from your file manager to the specified folder and long press the .apk file. Voila your application is installed. A file manager is something like an explorer in windows, which allows you to browse through your files/folders in the SD card.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">CASE 2:</span>You have just now brought a brand new DROID and it doesn’t have a file manager.<br /><br />In this method we will be using the Android SDK (Software Development Kit) to install files in your DROID. Follow the steps below one by one:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Note: Do not connect your phone to the PC unless it is specified in the following steps.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 1:</span></span><br /><br />Download the Android SDK and install it in your PC. You can follow this <a href="http://whyandroid.com/android/216-how-to-install-the-android-sdk-on-windows-xp.html">link</a>, which clearly explains all the steps including the download <a href="http://whyandroid.com/android/216-how-to-install-the-android-sdk-on-windows-xp.html">link</a> of the SDK. You may however need to follow just the first 3 steps provided in the link.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 2:</span></span><br /><br />Next you have to install the drivers of your Phone in the PC. Most of the manufacturers provide a CD with applications along with the Phone, which contains the drivers for the phones. Follow the instructions provided in the CD and install the drivers.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 3:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe-VxtO0DI/AAAAAAAAAPE/B7uFhRLKqP4/s1600/development.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe-VxtO0DI/AAAAAAAAAPE/B7uFhRLKqP4/s200/development.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478556753049079858" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe95T09onI/AAAAAAAAAO0/2MdaAk1Lln4/s1600/usbdebugging.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/TAe95T09onI/AAAAAAAAAO0/2MdaAk1Lln4/s200/usbdebugging.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478556263992107634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Now in your Phone (DROID), traverse to<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Settings->Applications->Development</span> and enable (check) the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">USB debugging</span> options. Once done, connect your phone via USB to the PC. If all the drivers were successfully installed then your device should be identified as a Android USB Composite device.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 4:</span></span><br /><br />Open a Command prompt. Just issue the following command in the prompt:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />adb install <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">path</span>/<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">application</span></span><br /><br />Where path is the <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">path</span> where your application is stored in the PC and <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">application</span> is the name of the application.<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Note: there is a space after adb and install.</span> Issuing this command should start the installation procedure. And if all went successful you will get a message stating the application was successfully installed to your DROID.<br /><br />First time reader of this blog? Check <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/06/tech-entrepots-new-additions.html">this post</a> to know whats more in this blog!<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Want to use your Android Phone as a modem for browsing Internet??? The solution is <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/06/android-phone-usb-tethering.html">here</a>. If this post helped you, you can show your support by buzzing this post to your friends, becoming a follower or Join hands to publish your own review/posts.</span></span>remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-29311937797046562842010-06-01T20:12:00.013+05:302010-07-07T20:03:11.060+05:30The Tech Entrepot's New Additions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TAUguVYAcRI/AAAAAAAAAFc/O3azjeSjXjk/s1600/TechEntrepotRecap.PNG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/TAUguVYAcRI/AAAAAAAAAFc/O3azjeSjXjk/s320/TechEntrepotRecap.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477820502149984530" border="0" /></a><br /> Well, the past month had witnessed nearly 10 posts on various topics. We had also introduced couple of new interesting sections. The two new sections are Leads and Guides. There are few more other relevant sections, lets go one by one.<span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Leads:</span></span><br /><br />The section Leads will help to choose from various options which includes technical specifications, market value and finally states some advantages of each gadget over the other which will clearly lead you to a right choice and that’s why its called leads.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Here are some Leads for MAY 2010:</span><br /><a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/leads-1-budget-android-phones.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Budget Android Phones.</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Guides:</span></span><br /><br />This informative section will basically introduce to various technology, its pros-cons, technical terms, market value and finally will introduce to some gadgets using those technologies. So knowing the technology before using it will be more productive and makes more sense right? So keep watching this space for more guides.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Here are some guides for MAY 2010:</span><br /><a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/conditioning-batteries.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Conditioning Mobile Phone batteries.</span></a><br /><a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/touch-screen-phones.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Touch Screen Phones.</span></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Android Information:</span></span><br /><br />As you can see from the posts in the month of MAY, there was more heat on Android and the DROIDs. The reason is one of the blog author owns a DROID so he quite often does experiments as a result you can expect more posts on Android :) . If you are aspiring to buy a DROID keep watching this blog there are lots more to come.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >UP Next:</span><br /><br />This section will just let the readers know the upcoming posts. Sometimes it takes a little time to actually publish the posts mentioned in the up next section due to the time constraints with each of those respective authors. But it’s assured that it will be published.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Related Videos:</span></span><br /><br />Here you can view videos if any related to the posts in this blog.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">HOT Gadgets:</span></span><br /><br />All the gadgets that are reviewed will be put up in this section.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Most Frequently visited Posts:</span></span><br /><br />If you are a first time reader or a casual blog reader then this section will let you choose the most frequently visited posts in this blog.<br /><br /><br /><br /> From the readers count, which reads nearly 1000 for just one single month is encouraging to go even little farther and publish posts on new topics. So it’s the readers who make this happen. You can always help this blog by publishing your own reviews, which in turn is going to help other readers. Just mail in your review to <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">techenrepot@gmail.com</span> and then you will be added as an author after which you can publish any number of posts.<br /><br />If you like this blog and the idea behind this blog you can do some of the following:<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Google Buzz:</span></span><br /><br />On the right hand top of every post you have a buzz button, which you can click to share the post with your buzz mates. This will ensure that more readers come out and therefore many more reviewers come up which will help the seekers. So if you like the post feel free to buzz it to your friends.<br /><br />You can catch The Tech Entrepot in Google Public Buzz in this link:<br /><a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/techenrepot#buzz">http://www.google.com/profiles/techenrepot#buzz</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Subscriptions and sharing:</span></span><br /><br />You cannot reach the blog all the time? No problem, you can just subscribe to The Tech Entrepot blog by providing your email id. A verification mail will be sent to you. Upon clicking the verification mail you will then get the posts right into your inbox. Further you can also share these posts in Tweeter as well as Face book.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Support & Suggestions:</span></span><br /><br />Theres always room for improvements. If you would like to suggest any new ideas feel free to use the comments section to feed in your ideas. There are many posts in queue for this month from speakers to laptop and multimedia phones. So have an eye on this blog on all weekends for new posts. As always show your support by becoming the blog follower and well if you have a review just send an abstract to <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">techenrepot@gmail.com</span> and from there on you can publish any number of posts on this blog.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">::Blog Admin::</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Techenrepot.</span></span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-40127202445693025082010-05-24T20:11:00.012+05:302010-07-07T20:05:33.400+05:304 Ways to increase battery backup in Android devices<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qVw5plSXI/AAAAAAAAAOU/mMrgOXu1Fk0/s1600/Battery1.PNG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qVw5plSXI/AAAAAAAAAOU/mMrgOXu1Fk0/s200/Battery1.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474852964363749746" border="0" /></a><br />In this post I will discuss some of the ways in which you can increase your battery backup in the devices running Android v1.5. However most of the features are applicable across different higher versions. All these tips are from the software point of view i.e the OS. However there is more to prolong your battery backup.<span class="fullpost"> Do check the post on <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/conditioning-batteries.html">Battery Conditioning</a> to know more.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Warning: I don’t take any responsibility if you brick your phone while doing this.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">1)Screen brightness, sounds / vibrations :</span></span><br /><br /> As can be seen from the <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/touch-screen-phones.html">Touch Screen phones</a> post, the display is the one, which utilizes your battery the most. So it is highly essential that we supervise its usage. The screen brightness can be reduced when indoor, which can be very effective. Other than that we can also set a timeout for the screen so that whenever the screen is idle, the screen automatically gets locked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qRkhkSH-I/AAAAAAAAAN0/h1Iyr1S9UPc/s1600/displaysettings.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qRkhkSH-I/AAAAAAAAAN0/h1Iyr1S9UPc/s200/displaysettings.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848353694130146" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qRkDvltWI/AAAAAAAAANs/Rbimnc2hjGA/s1600/displaysettings1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qRkDvltWI/AAAAAAAAANs/Rbimnc2hjGA/s200/displaysettings1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848345688487266" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qRjoRVfoI/AAAAAAAAANk/U6zq2rxgRdQ/s1600/displaysettings2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qRjoRVfoI/AAAAAAAAANk/U6zq2rxgRdQ/s200/displaysettings2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848338313838210" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qRjNFwcbI/AAAAAAAAANc/opHozoRoUo8/s1600/displaysettings3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qRjNFwcbI/AAAAAAAAANc/opHozoRoUo8/s200/displaysettings3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848331017515442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To achieve this maneuver to Settings->Sound & Display->Brightness. From there reduce the screen brightness. You can also set the screen timeout at the same place (sound & Display) as well as some additional options such as Phone vibration, Audible touch-tones and Audible Selections, which can be unchecked to disable.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">2)Task Killer:</span></span><br /><br />Android as you know is multi tasking which means many activities can be run simultaneously. You can always view the recently run program by long pressing the home button. But whenever you navigate away from a task it is not closed and it still remains in memory. Take for example you open a browser, and then navigate away by the cancel or the back button, the browser still runs in the memory and is not closed. To ensure that unnecessary applications are closed a Task Killer is mandatory. This will ensure that all the unwanted process running in the background which u never knew was running and those sucking your battery gets killed. To know more on Task killer check this post <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/essential-android-applications.html">Essential android applications</a>.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">3)Disable Internet connectivity.</span></span><br /><br />The important pillar of android is that it lets you customize your device with thousands of applications from the Android market. But most of the applications connect to internet for remote processing or at-least for ads which u never want it to. There are many applications such as juice defender which allows you to turn off your internet when not in use. But you can also manually do it by changing the APN name from your settings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qR-SYrQGI/AAAAAAAAAOE/f3J3_gxFENk/s1600/internet.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qR-SYrQGI/AAAAAAAAAOE/f3J3_gxFENk/s200/internet.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848796295512162" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qR-HQMXRI/AAAAAAAAAN8/FjIjV_DNyoE/s1600/internet1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qR-HQMXRI/AAAAAAAAAN8/FjIjV_DNyoE/s200/internet1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848793307143442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To achieve this maneuver to Settings->Wireless Controls->Mobile Networks->Access Point Names. From there select your service and change the APN name. And whenever you wish to use the internet you may replace back with the original APN name.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">4) Aero Plane Mode:</span></span><br /><br /> Network services are the programs that run constantly and probe for the availability of signal in your area there by sucking your battery considerably. Most of the people leave the phone switched on or at least in silent mode during night. And all those hours these services probe for signal strength and utilize the battery. By switching to the Aero Plane mode all these services are put to sleep. Of coarse you don’t want to do this on day time especially when you are waiting the call from the special one. This method is useful for those who don’t want to lift calls in the night but yet would like to use the phone as an alarm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qSQB1vXDI/AAAAAAAAAOM/sO-RzZUhmAs/s1600/aeroplanemode.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_qSQB1vXDI/AAAAAAAAAOM/sO-RzZUhmAs/s200/aeroplanemode.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849101091658802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is achieved by long pressing the end call/power button and from there select the Aero Plane mode.Always turn off Bluetooth, wifi or any other services when not in use. These are monstrous services which suck your battery.<br /><br />As said all these options are done from the software part. you can do a lot more by properly maintaining your battery by conditioning it. Check the post <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/conditioning-batteries.html">Conditioning Battery</a> for more.</span>remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-60931448245874091472010-05-22T16:19:00.013+05:302010-07-07T20:09:48.838+05:30Conditioning batteries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_e40ewnqAI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Id2Xt9RRRDY/s1600/Battery.PNG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_e40ewnqAI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Id2Xt9RRRDY/s320/Battery.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474047083841824770" border="0" /></a> We spend days and months to figure out the best gadget that meets the requirement and fits the budget constraints. And once done we are happy to have one and get carried away. There is one more important thing to note for those researchers: Battery conditioning. Batteries have become so important that when you purchase a mobile gadget we look for the best back up but most of the times we fail to condition it accordingly to prolong battery life as well as backup.<br /><br /> So in this article I will throw some light on some terminologies and efforts required to increase your battery life. <span class="fullpost">Since most of the gadgets now rely on Lithium-Ion batteries I will restrict my discussions to the aforementioned though a little bit comparisons here and there with Nickel batteries.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Battery ratings:</span></span><br /><br /><br /> The storage capacity (charge) or the time that a battery lasts is mentioned in terms of mAh. mAh is an abbreviation for milli-ampere hours, which are units of electrical charge. Larger values, for batteries of the same battery voltage, indicate that the battery has a larger capacity and will power your phone for a longer period of time before charging. The mAh ratings range from 700 mAh to upto 1800 mAh for mobile phones.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_e6k2jTByI/AAAAAAAAAFU/AuTOVmWLwVQ/s1600/batterySPICA.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_e6k2jTByI/AAAAAAAAAFU/AuTOVmWLwVQ/s320/batterySPICA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474049014373746466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Do not get carried away by the mAh ratings. The ratings and the software running on the phone are interdependent. If the software consumes more battery then the promised ratings cannot be accomplished. Now all my discussions will be pointing to mobile phones, however the charging method remains the same for all the Lithium-Ion based gadgets.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Threshold levels:</span></span><br /><br /><br /> Lithium-Ion batteries have two levels i.e. say for example if the battery can store 100% charges only 90% of it is available for charging. So when you over charge a Lithium-Ion battery, the protective internal circuits in the battery simply stops it from charging. In a similar manner when your battery is having only 10% of charge left the software in the mobile simply instructs you to plug in for charging. The left over 10% can be utilized by the software in the mobile to run the clock (time) something similar to CMOS batteries, which helps you run the clock in PCs. So this is an organized and efficient way of battery usage as compared to the Nickel based batteries.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">First time charge:</span></span><br /><br /><br /> Lithium-ion is a very clean system and does not need priming as nickel-based batteries do. Priming is a procedure in which your battery is trained to or initialized to hold charges. If careful priming is not done to the Nickel based batteries then battery back up will be lower than what its ratings state. Here in Lithium-Ion batteries the 1st charge is no different to the 5th or the 50th charge, which is evident from the thresholds level section. Most of the Lithium-Ion batteries take upto 3 – 4 hrs for a full charge from zero. So there is no point in charging the Lithium-Ion batteries for 8 hrs and more for a first time charge. Always stick to the manual of the product and they clearly mention the duration your battery requires to get fully charged.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Subsequent charging:</span></span><br /><br /><br /> In order to prolong your battery life, the Lithium-Ion battery should always be operated with 70% of charge. The reason is, when the batteries are continuously charged to their 100%, the probability of cells getting damaged is high as a result of which the lifetime of the battery gets reduced. So it is always advised to maintain charge in the 70% of charge limit. However, frequent charges in this pattern could lead to malfunction of the gauge that gives you the battery level indication. To avoid this you can do a brief topping charge every 20 days where you can charge from 0 to 100% battery life.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Storage:</span></span><br /><br /> If you are not going to use your battery, then the first thing you need to do is to remove the battery from the device and store it in a cool place around 20 – 27 degree Celsius. The battery should neither be with full charge nor without charge. It has to be around 40% to 50% and should be charged at least once in 40 days to make sure that the battery cells don’t die.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Software control on batteries:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_e5VfZkKQI/AAAAAAAAAFM/yQoooukOp4c/s1600/Batteryinstruct.PNG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_e5VfZkKQI/AAAAAAAAAFM/yQoooukOp4c/s320/Batteryinstruct.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474047650949245186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Most of the smart phones instruct you to charge when the 10 % limit is reached such as the symbians, windows, Linux, the androids etc. However there are lots of feature phones that run on their proprietary softwares of the manufacturers of which quite a few fail to convey this message and continue to use the remaining charge until it is drained. Continuous draining of charges will also cause the cells to damage. Similarly over charging can also damage the cells in the battery though we have the protective internal circuitry. As a rule of thumb do not drain nor overcharge.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Summary:</span></span><br /><br /><br />As we saw Lithium-ion is a very clean system and does not need priming as nickel-based batteries do. The 1st charge is no different to the 5th or the 50th charge. So the instructions from the shopkeeper to charge the battery for 8 hours or more for the first time may be leftover from the nickel battery days. So here are the key things that you need to follow to get better battery backup and battery life:<br /><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Do not overcharge. </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Do not drain the battery.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Always try to maintain the battery charge level in the 70% range. </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">For every 20 days do a topping charge by charging your battery from zero to full to avoid battery gauge mal function due to previous step.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Always use the chargers from the respective manufactures and if not, the battery cell can be easily damaged if charged with 3rd party chargers.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">If the battery is not used, disconnect from the device and store it in a cool place with 40 –50% charge in it. Charge that battery once in 40 days.</span></li></ul><br />I hope this would have given you a good idea on how to maintain your battery. If you are keen to know from the technical aspects of Lithium-Ion batteries you can check <a href="http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm">here</a>.</span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-52876498939380969732010-05-18T21:15:00.026+05:302010-10-01T18:33:43.628+05:30Leads#1: Budget Android Phones in India<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K9JdWPXeI/AAAAAAAAAE0/TlQIrISZCDg/s1600/Leadsheader.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K9JdWPXeI/AAAAAAAAAE0/TlQIrISZCDg/s320/Leadsheader.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472644467402956258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">UPDATE(1 October 2010):: The latest revision of Budget android phones can be found </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/09/leads3-budget-android-phones-in-india_1876.html">here</a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.</span></span><br /><br />It’s been nearly 3 weeks since the blog was started and the response is pretty impressive (you can check all the stats <a href="http://my.statcounter.com/project/standard/stats.php?project_id=5845214&guest=1">here</a>). Thanks to all the readers for visiting this blog and do visit in future also to get to know more about gadgets reviews and tips & tricks. I extend a warm greeting to all of you to come out with reviews of your gadgets, which sure will be helpful to all the other readers.<br /><br />And now I would like to introduce a new section in this blog called leads which basically wont cover any reviews but will lead you to various options available in the market to whatever gadget you are looking for. To start with I decided to go with android phones also called as Droids as the heat of android is there all over this blog (the poll results speaks for itself).<br /><br />When the android OS was released, leading manufacturers came out with devices with impressive specifications which meant it will be costly and buying them would be a dream altogether. Capacitive screen, camera, 3G,Wifi, GPS receiver and android packed together into a gadget will set you back to 30k and plus. And many times it-raised questions like Android is Open Source and still the device cost wasn’t affordable to many. And this year saw the release of handful of devices aimed at the lower segment with more such devices coming up at the end of 2010.<br /><br />Before you zero on to a droid there are few things<span class="fullpost"> you must consider. As posted in the “<a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-v-15-aka-cup-cake-reviewpart-i.html">Android OS V 1.5 Cup Cake review</a>”, one top priority of Android is to create an upgradeable system. This means you buy the hardware in the form of a phone with an OS with which you will get lifetime updates. So you enjoy new features every time a new version of Android comes out which is absolutely free. For this to happen you should buy a phone that can handle the future updates of the OS like say for example good memory and processing ability. And most importantly a manufacturer who is willing to give updates to the device.<br /><br /><br />So in this post I will cover some of the Android devices available in India in Rs 12,000 to Rs 16,000 range.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">1)HTC Wildfire:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K6k4wcLOI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Uz_dBHsJb3U/s1600/htc+wildfire.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K6k4wcLOI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Uz_dBHsJb3U/s320/htc+wildfire.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472641640082189538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />HTC is a Taiwanese company, which is very well known for its smart phones. This firm developed the first google phone called the G1 to the new google phone called the Nexus One. HTC have announced the new phone: Wildfire aiming the mass market. This phones build is pretty similar to the Google Nexus One and the HTC Desire phone. Here are the specifications:<br /><br /><br />·Operating system: Android 2.1 + HTC Sense User Interface<br />·Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100<br />·Processor: Qualcomm MSM7225-1, 528 МHz processor<br />·Internal: 512 MB + microSD (hot swappable)<br />·Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0) for charging and sync, 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />·Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive , 3.2” 240x320 pixels resolution (QVGA)<br />·Camera: 5 MPx with Auto Focus and Flash<br />·Other features: GPS , A-GPS, proximity sensor, light sensor, gyroscope, digital compass<br />·Battery: removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh<br /><br />Now that is an impressive spec sheet for the lower segment completely satisfying the requirements I mentioned. The only drawback to this phone I see is the display resolution which is just QVGA (refer this <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/touch-screen-phones.html">post</a> to know more about resolutions). But the impressive HTC sense user interface just makes up for that set back. This phone is announced and is expected to hit Indian market at the end of June. The estimated price of this phone in Indian Rupees is around Rs 16,000(announced for a price of 250 euros).<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">2) HTC Tattoo:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K6x7wTYeI/AAAAAAAAAEc/Hgg5o6SmQ-w/s1600/HTC+Tattoo.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K6x7wTYeI/AAAAAAAAAEc/Hgg5o6SmQ-w/s320/HTC+Tattoo.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472641864225219042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Another entry from HTC in this segment is HTC Tattoo. As the name indicates this phone is tattooed according to the buyers wish against available options. This phone too comes equipped with the impressive HTC Sense UI, which basically is GUI customization over the androids UI. Here is the spec sheet.<br /><br />·Operating system: Android v1.6 (upgradeable to v2.1)+ HTC Sense User Interface<br />·Networks: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 900 / 2100<br />·Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 MHz processor<br />·Internal: 512 MB + microSD (hot swappable)<br />·Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0) for charging and sync, 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />·Screen: TFT LCD - resistive , 2.8” 240 x 320 pixels resolution (QVGA) with 65k colors.<br />·Camera: 3.15 MPx.<br />·Other features: GPS , A-GPS, proximity sensor, digital compass.<br />·Battery: removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh<br /><br />This phone has a small display of 2.8 “ with just QVGA resolution and a camera with no auto focus and flash. It basically comes with v1.6 but can be updated to v2.1. And another let down is that the screen only supports 65k colors. This phone sells for around Rs 13,000.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">3) LG GW620:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K6_2YrMTI/AAAAAAAAAEk/l9_-P5_VZ-M/s1600/LGgw620.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K6_2YrMTI/AAAAAAAAAEk/l9_-P5_VZ-M/s320/LGgw620.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472642103302107442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The GW620 is the first android offering from LG and is the only phone that comes with a physical slide out keyboard for the lower segment. Lets see what we have in this phone:<br /><br /><br />·Operating system: Android v1.6<br />·Networks: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 900 / 2100<br />·Internal Memory: 150 MB + microSD<br />·Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0), 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />·Screen: TFT LCD - resistive , 3.0” 240 x 320 pixels resolution (QVGA) with 256k colors(65k active).<br />·Camera: 5 MPx, autofocus, LED flash.<br />·Other features: GPS , A-GPS, Accelerometer, digital compass,slideout keyboard,DivX Player.<br />·Battery: removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh<br /><br />This is the only phone in the lower segment touch screen phone running Android, which has a slideout physical keyboard. This phone is also a DivX certified phone, which means you can play the conventional .avi media files. So far LG have not announced any updates for GW620. The display supports 256k but can display only 65k(as Android v1.6 supports only 65k). The phone costs around Rs 14,000.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">4) Samsung Galaxy i7500:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K6Sw85MUI/AAAAAAAAAEM/3H87b8TeQKU/s1600/Galaxy.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K6Sw85MUI/AAAAAAAAAEM/3H87b8TeQKU/s320/Galaxy.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472641328749293890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Samsung galaxy is the phone that comes equipped with the brilliant AMOLED screen (<a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/touch-screen-phones.html">check this post to know about AMOLED</a>). Here are the specifications of Galaxy:<br /><br /><br />·Operating system: Android v1.5<br />·Networks: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 900/1700 /2100<br />·Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A 528 MHz processor<br />·Internal memory: 8 GB + microSD (hot swappable)<br />·Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0), 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />·Screen: AMOLED - capacitive, 3.2” 320 x 480 pixels resolution (HVGA), 16M colors (65K effective)<br />·Camera: 5 MPx with Auto Focus and LED Flash<br />·Other features: GPS, A-GPS.<br />·Battery: removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh<br /><br />Now this phones spec sheet is very impressive with the brilliant AMOLED screen, 5MPx auto focus camera with LED flash. But all these features gel well only with Android v2.1+, take for example the brilliant AMOLED capable of 16M colors but can deliver only 65k with v1.5. Unfortunately Samsung have not announced an update for this device and not sure if there will be an update in future. If there is an update then this phone will be a killer buy for its hardware spec sheet. The phone costs around Rs 15,000.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">5)Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K7Y3RVaZI/AAAAAAAAAEs/RdswLapZMZI/s1600/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K7Y3RVaZI/AAAAAAAAAEs/RdswLapZMZI/s320/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472642533036485010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />There’s another offering from Samsung called the Galaxy SPICA which is the striped down version of the Galaxy. Here is the spec sheet:<br /><br /><br />·Operating system: Android v1.5 upgradeable to v2.1<br />·Networks: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, HSDPA 900/2100<br />·Processor: Samsung 800MHz processor<br />·Internal memory: 180 MB + microSD (hot swappable)<br />·Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0), 3.5 mm headphones jack<br />·Screen: TFT LCD - capacitive, 3.2” 320 x 480 pixels resolution (HVGA), 16M colors (65K effective)<br />·Camera: 3.15 MPx with Auto Focus.<br />·Other features: GPS, A-GPS, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, DivX player.<br />·Battery: removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh<br /><br /><br />As the above specifications say it’s a big let down on the imaging front with no flash. And like Galaxy, SPICA has a 16M screen but only 65k is effective as it runs Android v1.5. But Samsung has announced an update to v2.1 and also comes pre installed with V2.1 with recent packages. This is also a DivX certified phone. The phone sells for around Rs 12,500.You can read the review of this phone in this <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/introduction.html">post</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Leads:</span></span><br /><br />The Samsung Galaxy and Galaxy <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/introduction.html">SPICA</a> where introduced during November 2009 and were priced more than Rs 20,000. At the same time HTC introduced the Tattoo for around Rs 16,000. That was the time when Samsung made their pricing policy aggressive and decided to bring down the cost of <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/introduction.html">SPICA</a> to Rs 12,500 and Galaxy to Rs 15,000.And then LG wanted to catch up this low budget game with their slide out mobile GW620 making the competition even more tight. This battle has brought more options for the lower segment and made touch screen phones running Android a viable option.<br /><br />Now we have seen 5 affordable devices to choose from, ranging from a device having a slideout keyboard to a DivX certified phone. On paper the yet to be released HTC WildFire and SPICA look interesting and are the only phones to come with the now stable Android v2.1 loaded with lots of features. These are different options to look for but we do not know how these devices perform in reality though we have reviewed <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/introduction.html">SPICA </a>recently, which is pretty impressive. The SPICA with an impressive hardware spec is a killer buy for its price. Check out the <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/introduction.html">review </a>and judge for yourself.<br /><br /> And for those who can wait a little longer here is good news though unconfirmed. Samsung is coming up with two more low end phones namely Samsung i5801 termed Galaxy 3 which is the successor of SPICA having AMOLED Capacitive screen and Samsung i5500 which is rumored to be a Corby series phone running Android. Both these phones have Android v2.1 running.<br /><br />So if you are looking for an Android v2.1 rich in Features then the leads here is to HTC Wildfire,HTC Tattoo or Samssung Galaxy <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/introduction.html">SPICA</a>.<br /><br />To know more on the above devices visit <a href="http://gsmarena.com/">GSMArena.com</a> for comprehensive reviews.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_K9JdWPXeI/AAAAAAAAAE0/TlQIrISZCDg/s1600/Leadsheader.gif"><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">UPDATE(1 October 2010):: The latest revision of Budget android phones can be found </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/09/leads3-budget-android-phones-in-india_1876.html">here</a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.</span></span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-55503776504876755542010-05-16T20:28:00.020+05:302010-07-07T20:12:02.917+05:30Essential Android Applications<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mGt-jmd-I/AAAAAAAAAFc/5e8MQb4B1_A/s1600/OHA.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mGt-jmd-I/AAAAAAAAAFc/5e8MQb4B1_A/s1600/OHA.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> In the Android Cup Cake review I had mentioned that there are some areas in which Android did not live up to simple basic things like missed call alerts (though it gives a notification). But customization is Androids top priority. This is achieved through the hundreds of free applications available in the Android Market. I will cover some of the applications that will eliminate the couple of grey areas in Android 1.5 . There are lots of related applications in these categories. Many of them rely on Internet connection where all the processing is done in a far away server. And some applications come with lots of adds which might eat your resources pretty badly. So I have covered those applications that simply perform their intended task pretty neatly without connecting to you Internet.<br />This is not the review of application but a list of applications that will in fill your needs.<br />In this post I will also discuss memory management in Android.<span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) Advanced Task Killer:</span></span><br /><br /> One thing to notice in the Android is there are applications which run in the background sucking your battery and especially when connected to Internet. This can seriously slow your Droid’s performance and decrease the battery backup quickly. The easy fix is Advanced Task Killer: just launch it, hit the big Kill button at the top of the list of running programs and everything non-essential is turned off, including itself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AJktvpPRI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/Ier3G3Uv3_0/s1600/advancedtaskkiller.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AJktvpPRI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/Ier3G3Uv3_0/s200/advancedtaskkiller.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471884073614523666" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AJj0Kai6I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/5Ple4c0I__w/s1600/advancedtaskkiller1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AJj0Kai6I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/5Ple4c0I__w/s200/advancedtaskkiller1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471884058157550498" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AJjfjr_qI/AAAAAAAAAJs/OppLWq4BIcw/s1600/advancedtaskkiller2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AJjfjr_qI/AAAAAAAAAJs/OppLWq4BIcw/s200/advancedtaskkiller2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471884052626407074" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AJiuChF3I/AAAAAAAAAJk/NhasDZUlwA4/s1600/advancedtaskkiller3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AJiuChF3I/AAAAAAAAAJk/NhasDZUlwA4/s200/advancedtaskkiller3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471884039333943154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can remove programs from the kill list if you so desire, which means any program say for example G mail is trying to synchronizes, you may opt to kill it.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)Documents to Go:</span></span><br /><br /> Most of the Android phones (nick named droids J) do not come with an office application to view/edit Microsoft office files like word, PPT etc. Documents to Go is the application that does this job pretty neat though you will be able to only view word and spread sheets.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKMP4yF7I/AAAAAAAAAKc/V0m25JSDJkU/s1600/d2g.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKMP4yF7I/AAAAAAAAAKc/V0m25JSDJkU/s200/d2g.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471884752794556338" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKLqSO28I/AAAAAAAAAKU/Y2ru7ZQOPao/s1600/d2g2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKLqSO28I/AAAAAAAAAKU/Y2ru7ZQOPao/s200/d2g2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471884742700751810" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKLTAC6aI/AAAAAAAAAKM/IgP6FO0AEHo/s1600/d2g3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKLTAC6aI/AAAAAAAAAKM/IgP6FO0AEHo/s200/d2g3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471884736450455970" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKLDm09MI/AAAAAAAAAKE/BQq_poD7Rr4/s1600/d2g4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKLDm09MI/AAAAAAAAAKE/BQq_poD7Rr4/s200/d2g4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471884732318151874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You need to purchase the full version to edit these documents. The paid version also comes up with support for view/edit all Microsoft Office documents and view PDF files.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3)Missed Reminder:</span></span><br /><br /> As I had mentioned earlier in the review post of Android Cup Cake, there is no option inbuilt to notify the missed events such as calls, sms or mails. Only way was through the notification area. Missed reminder is a nifty tool, which will notify you of all the missed events through beep, vibration or LED glow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKr8lT8wI/AAAAAAAAAK8/Ysl_SuSZspQ/s1600/missedreminder.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKr8lT8wI/AAAAAAAAAK8/Ysl_SuSZspQ/s200/missedreminder.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471885297368429314" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKrj2-idI/AAAAAAAAAK0/Eovvmn_XKnI/s1600/missedreminder1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKrj2-idI/AAAAAAAAAK0/Eovvmn_XKnI/s200/missedreminder1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471885290731637202" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKrfrOViI/AAAAAAAAAKs/TCYkoQpiVNI/s1600/missedreminder3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKrfrOViI/AAAAAAAAAKs/TCYkoQpiVNI/s200/missedreminder3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471885289608599074" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKq2HHhfI/AAAAAAAAAKk/W9bw6KIpWWY/s1600/missedreminder4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AKq2HHhfI/AAAAAAAAAKk/W9bw6KIpWWY/s200/missedreminder4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471885278451303922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Some of the options for notifying are: blink LED (if your phone comes with an LED flash), notification intervals, number of repeats for notification, popup options and vibrations. The events that are covered includes: SMS, MMS, Calls and Gmails. You can make this application run at start up so that you need not manually run this application every time you switch off and switch on your phone.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4)Note Everything:</span></span><br /><br /> This is an application where you can create text-, voice- and paint-notes and view simple text files. Your notes can be organized in folders. You can create shortcuts on home, send notes, use live folders & much more!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALCulrqaI/AAAAAAAAALM/dS-OLNpHWuQ/s1600/noteeverything.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALCulrqaI/AAAAAAAAALM/dS-OLNpHWuQ/s200/noteeverything.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471885688748878242" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALCQAKHhI/AAAAAAAAALE/SepaQbGCGdI/s1600/noteeverything2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALCQAKHhI/AAAAAAAAALE/SepaQbGCGdI/s200/noteeverything2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471885680538426898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pro version (paid version) add-on adds more features to Note Everything such as: Photo notes, Checklists, Durable checklists, Reminder, Encryption (password protection), Stick notes to status bar, Full backup to SD-card, Imports your Palm/Outlook Memos.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">5)OI file manager:</span></span><br /><br /> The stock Android Cup Cake does not come with a file explorer/manager though the gallery can be used to view multimedia files. Open Intents file manager lets you access all the files on your phone or from the memory card, and allows you to copy, paste or delete them. You can do the same with filled folders too. This is very handy, as uninstalling an app often leaves associated temporary files on your phone taking up valuable space.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALYAG0Z5I/AAAAAAAAALk/OsLcQSwC79A/s1600/oi.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALYAG0Z5I/AAAAAAAAALk/OsLcQSwC79A/s200/oi.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886054228518802" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALX7rGJJI/AAAAAAAAALc/0R_NQHFQ_gA/s1600/oi1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALX7rGJJI/AAAAAAAAALc/0R_NQHFQ_gA/s200/oi1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886053038498962" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALXSgXv9I/AAAAAAAAALU/tNqeg0lM1cI/s1600/oi2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALXSgXv9I/AAAAAAAAALU/tNqeg0lM1cI/s200/oi2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886041987661778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With OI you can simply remove the entire redundant program folder. OI also integrates with Google mail allowing you to send just about any file directly as an attachment.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6) NodEcon:</span></span><br /><br /> This is a budget/expense-tracking tool. With this you can set a budget for a particular period, create categories where you spend the money and view the status with a good bar chart or graph that summarizes your daily expenses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALtnLH-hI/AAAAAAAAAME/0418-UMR4SI/s1600/nodecon.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALtnLH-hI/AAAAAAAAAME/0418-UMR4SI/s200/nodecon.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886425492814354" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALtfvE01I/AAAAAAAAAL8/IJDRV-4K-yc/s1600/nodecon1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALtfvE01I/AAAAAAAAAL8/IJDRV-4K-yc/s200/nodecon1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886423496119122" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALtMyMIjI/AAAAAAAAAL0/y79Zj1g_25k/s1600/nodecon2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALtMyMIjI/AAAAAAAAAL0/y79Zj1g_25k/s200/nodecon2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886418408907314" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALs-n82hI/AAAAAAAAALs/kyoq9BwnqYo/s1600/nodecon3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ALs-n82hI/AAAAAAAAALs/kyoq9BwnqYo/s200/nodecon3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886414607866386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Customizations include: budget begin date, budget type, monthly budget amount, expense chart type and login password. You can also backup your expenses to your memory card.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">7) Pic Say:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMOpQ483I/AAAAAAAAAMk/2rL54v2_Kzk/s1600/picsay.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMOpQ483I/AAAAAAAAAMk/2rL54v2_Kzk/s200/picsay.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886992989549426" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMOLO_UhI/AAAAAAAAAMc/qkVs_Zh0l64/s1600/picsay1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMOLO_UhI/AAAAAAAAAMc/qkVs_Zh0l64/s200/picsay1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886984928514578" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMNyN_VcI/AAAAAAAAAMU/Mbd2zaaG1Kc/s1600/picsay2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMNyN_VcI/AAAAAAAAAMU/Mbd2zaaG1Kc/s200/picsay2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886978213434818" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMNssV9cI/AAAAAAAAAMM/oH6EyytclqM/s1600/picsay3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMNssV9cI/AAAAAAAAAMM/oH6EyytclqM/s200/picsay3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471886976730133954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Pic say is a photo editor tool with which you can color-correct your pictures and add word balloons, titles, graphics, and effects like distortion, spotlight, marker, pixelize, exposure, contrast, colorize and many more. This comes with an all in a fun, intuitive, and easy-to-use interface.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">8)Digi Clock:</span></span><br /><br />This is a digital clock that can spice up your droid’s desktop. Other than a good digital look it can also set up alarm where you can customize the ring tones.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMlCvoNrI/AAAAAAAAAM8/OiTqg6GtoN0/s1600/digiclock.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMlCvoNrI/AAAAAAAAAM8/OiTqg6GtoN0/s200/digiclock.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471887377786484402" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMkhuxPKI/AAAAAAAAAM0/miRRd9W5iGQ/s1600/digiclock1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMkhuxPKI/AAAAAAAAAM0/miRRd9W5iGQ/s200/digiclock1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471887368924511394" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMkQr1CVI/AAAAAAAAAMs/G28moIb2GGg/s1600/digiclock3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_AMkQr1CVI/AAAAAAAAAMs/G28moIb2GGg/s200/digiclock3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471887364348774738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It also has options to activate alarm even when your phone is in silent mode.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Memory Management:</span></span><br /><br />Memory management is always important because the applications installed may use up some space and its always vital to have thorough check on its usage. For example a<br />youtube application can be used to view videos, which takes up space to store the streamed video.So its always important to have a check on its usage and free the space then and there to make sure that your application does not eat up your resources.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ANC1dMIuI/AAAAAAAAANU/HhJeydGLOl8/s1600/manageapplications.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ANC1dMIuI/AAAAAAAAANU/HhJeydGLOl8/s200/manageapplications.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471887889615561442" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ANCUTJZOI/AAAAAAAAANM/Cm7gG6Py0cg/s1600/manageapplications2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ANCUTJZOI/AAAAAAAAANM/Cm7gG6Py0cg/s200/manageapplications2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471887880715068642" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ANCIh8AiI/AAAAAAAAANE/uC-JhscKUrg/s1600/manageapplications3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S_ANCIh8AiI/AAAAAAAAANE/uC-JhscKUrg/s200/manageapplications3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471887877555880482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Maneuver to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications. This will list all the applications installed and used in your phone. Selecting an application will tell you how much memory it has used. You can release that memory by simply selecting clear cache or clear data whichever is applicable. Applications can also be uninstalled from this space.</span>remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-23742873597221912682010-05-14T21:04:00.036+05:302010-07-07T20:12:34.458+05:30Touch Screen Phones<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_ASCknurJI/AAAAAAAAAEE/giPQwPiYx2M/s1600/iphone3g-australia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S_ASCknurJI/AAAAAAAAAEE/giPQwPiYx2M/s320/iphone3g-australia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471893382654504082" /></a><br />There was a time when we looked up @ a person having a touch screen gadget like multi-millionaire. But things are totally different now. Thanks to LG and Samsung who made this technology reach the lower middle phone segment. Now with lots of touch screen phones around costing little more than 6k, there sure is confusion to choose from.<br /><br />So in this article I will discuss some of the technologies and terminologies that will help you choose the right touch screen phone according to your requirement.<span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Touch Screen Types:</span></span><br /><br />Touch screens can be broadly classified as Resistive and Capacitive screens. Each of these technologies has their own pros, cons and purposes. Lets check out how they differ.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Capacitive Touch Screens:</span> The capacitive touch screen is made up of a glass panel that is coated with a material. The property of this material is that it can store electrical charge. So the capacitive touch screens basically stores electrical charge. The human body is a good source for charges to flow. So, when you touch this screen with your finger, some of these charges on the screen get transferred to your finger. The oscillator circuits in the phone will then sense this decrease in the charge on touch screen and the exact location where the touch occurred. And then finally it transfers this specified information to the touch screen driver software, which takes care of the rest.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pros:</span><br />+Highly sensitive to finger touch.<br />+Multi touch.<br />+Good sunlight legibility.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cons:</span><br />-Requires little humidity to function smoothly.<br />-Does not function with objects such as stylus, gloves or even nails.<br />-It is comparatively costly.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Resistive Touch Screens:</span> Resistive touch screen, on the other hand is again made up of normal glass panel. However, this glass panel in this case is coated with three layers. Two of these layers being conductive and resistive are kept apart using spacers while the third scratch-resistant layer covers the whole setup. When the resistive touch screen system is running, current flows through these layers. On a finger touch, the two layers get connected and change in electrical field occurs. The system calculates the coordinates of point of contact and passes them to touch screen driver software, which takes care of the rest.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pros:</span><br />+Works with any object stylus, pen, nail etc.<br />+Independent on humidity factor.<br />+Relatively cheaper<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cons:</span><br />-No multi touch support.<br />-If used with a finger, requires a little bit of pressure to recognize the touch.<br />-Poor sun light legibility.<br />-More vulnerable to dust and scratches.<br /><br /><br />Now that leaves us to choose the technology based on our requirements. If you are going to use hand writing recognition tools (screens are very responsive to stylus) then resistive screens are the best ones for you but remember you will have hard time typing in your hand. On the other hand if you want a device to be very much responsive and you don’t want to use any external objects, then capacitive screens are the ones to go for. As said there is considerable difference in touch sensitivity with capacitive screens beating the resistive screens.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Display types:</span></span><br /><br />TFT LCD/OLED-AMOLED and Super-AMOLED are some of the displays used in mobile phones. Lets have a look at each of the technologies.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">TFT LCD (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display):</span> This technology uses liquid crystals that have direct driven image elements on which voltage is applied and varied to accomplish different color elements. In addition it uses a back lighting arrangements to illuminate each color element.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pros:</span><br />+ Oldest reliable technology.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cons:</span><br />-Very bad sunlight legibility/ viewing angle.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">OLED-AMOLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode/Active Matrix OLED):</span> As the name indicates it uses LED’s to accomplish the task. AMOLED utilizes the Active Matrix addressing with the OLED technology. They are self-illuminating and do not require back lighting. Thus it reduces one more layer on the screen and making it thin. Each of the pixels is self-illuminating thus consuming less battery.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pros:</span><br />+ Less power consumption (since it does not require back lighting).<br />+ Sharp display with superior brightness, contrast and viewing angle.<br />+ Faster color switching, reducing ghosting or blurring effects in fast moving graphics, such as action movies or fast moving games.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cons:</span><br />- Poor sun light visibility.<br />- It is costly.<br /><br />Here is a good comparison between TFT LCD & AMOLED.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Brightness comparison:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1w4FkzwPI/AAAAAAAAABs/h2wErVEcVZk/s1600/brightness.PNG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 315px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1w4FkzwPI/AAAAAAAAABs/h2wErVEcVZk/s320/brightness.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471153231196569842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1xzpSEG2I/AAAAAAAAAB8/MtWr2exID2g/s1600/amoled-vs-lcd.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 233px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1xzpSEG2I/AAAAAAAAAB8/MtWr2exID2g/s320/amoled-vs-lcd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471154254393908066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Response time and blurring effects on fast moving objects:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1xXa1BDGI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ORI0E_LvZjI/s1600/AMOLED_lightening_response_time.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 153px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1xXa1BDGI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ORI0E_LvZjI/s320/AMOLED_lightening_response_time.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471153769477639266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Super AMOLED:</span> Is there a technology that would wipe out the cons of AMOLED? Thanks to Samsung for the Super AMOLED technology, which almost completely eliminates the cons of AMOLED, but for the price tag. Lets hope the cost also comes down. The only change here is that instead of having a separate glass for touch sensor as used in TFT LCD and AMOLED, the AMOLED screen will itself handle the sensor. The following pictures were taken from Mobile World Congress 2010 covered by mobilereview.com, reveals the technology.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1yaFE1zjI/AAAAAAAAACM/GcFhff4bkP0/s1600/pic02.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1yaFE1zjI/AAAAAAAAACM/GcFhff4bkP0/s320/pic02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471154914689666610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1yZiAKZkI/AAAAAAAAACE/aS4gbA17G9Y/s1600/pic03.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-1yZiAKZkI/AAAAAAAAACE/aS4gbA17G9Y/s320/pic03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471154905274803778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Check out the video where Samsung explains its Super AMOLED technology against TFT LCD and AMOLED technologies:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQkLMG3SBQ4</span><br /><br />Here goes the advantages of this technology.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pros:<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br />+ 20% brighter screen.<br />+ 80% less sunlight reflection which means good sunlight legibility.<br />+ 20% more battery life.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><br />Now when we talk about touch screens the first thing that comes to our mind is the iPhone. Now here is the screen comparison between the iPhone (TFT LCD capacitive screen) and Samsung Wave (Super AMOLED with capacitive screen), which is the first phone to have a Super AMOLED screen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-10wqRTVuI/AAAAAAAAACs/ZZaJleP_jqw/s1600/Wave+vs+iphone1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 100px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-10wqRTVuI/AAAAAAAAACs/ZZaJleP_jqw/s320/Wave+vs+iphone1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471157501654423266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-10wWvFdvI/AAAAAAAAACk/lYD21la1QlU/s1600/Wave+vs+iphone2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 100px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-10wWvFdvI/AAAAAAAAACk/lYD21la1QlU/s320/Wave+vs+iphone2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471157496410633970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />picture source:gsmarena.com<br /><br />Now this video will sum up as to what to expect from a Super AMOLED screen:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRkb75gjVD0<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Display Resolution:</span></span> It simply means the physical number of columns and rows of pixels creating the display. More the number of pixels better is the clarity of the display. VGA (Visual Graphics Array) is a standard way of measuring the resolution. VGA refers to a resolution of 640x480. Most of the low-end phones nowadays come with a 2.2” QVGA resolution, which is nothing but Quarter of VGA or a WQVGA. The table will give you an overview of the various display resolutions:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-11lQmVshI/AAAAAAAAAC0/O2j1FKfASds/s1600/VGA+resolutions+chart.PNG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 154px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-11lQmVshI/AAAAAAAAAC0/O2j1FKfASds/s320/VGA+resolutions+chart.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471158405296402962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion: </span></span><br /><br />The Super AMOLED touch screens are a wonderful piece of technology to own. On the other hand TFT LCD’s are tried and tested and one of the most reliable in this front. At the end of the day, no matter how many technologies come up, it all depends on ones requirement and affordability. I hope this article helps you choose the right touch screen phone that meets your requirement and on your budget. Here are some of the phones, with resistive screens:(in the 6k to 15k range)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5FrlgSGvI/AAAAAAAAADc/28q6Mv24IJw/s1600/samsung+JET.PNG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 99px; height: 176px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5FrlgSGvI/AAAAAAAAADc/28q6Mv24IJw/s320/samsung+JET.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471387212405938930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5FrUNsm-I/AAAAAAAAADU/AwkcFoso028/s1600/samsung+corby.PNG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 136px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5FrUNsm-I/AAAAAAAAADU/AwkcFoso028/s320/samsung+corby.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471387207764581346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5FqhvQtnI/AAAAAAAAADE/ikhYQAMdHa4/s1600/LG+cookie+PEP.PNG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 82px; height: 136px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5FqhvQtnI/AAAAAAAAADE/ikhYQAMdHa4/s320/LG+cookie+PEP.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471387194215151218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5J9qxGzKI/AAAAAAAAAD8/ceHYZMuOfxg/s1600/Nokia+5800.PNG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 72px; height: 139px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5J9qxGzKI/AAAAAAAAAD8/ceHYZMuOfxg/s320/Nokia+5800.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471391921102834850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some of the Capacitive touch screen phones:(in the 9k to 15k range)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5GRv4JhCI/AAAAAAAAAD0/gZ3h0itYcUo/s1600/galaxy+spica.PNG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 186px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5GRv4JhCI/AAAAAAAAAD0/gZ3h0itYcUo/s320/galaxy+spica.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471387868025422882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5GREXTK4I/AAAAAAAAADs/RGiyeDp-bco/s1600/galaxy.PNG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 170px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5GREXTK4I/AAAAAAAAADs/RGiyeDp-bco/s320/galaxy.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471387856344918914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5GQ91pNzI/AAAAAAAAADk/6WCDlXNSuF0/s1600/monte.PNG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 191px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-5GQ91pNzI/AAAAAAAAADk/6WCDlXNSuF0/s320/monte.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471387854593144626" border="0" /></a></span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-67518543688722298652010-05-12T18:18:00.028+05:302010-07-07T20:13:19.479+05:30Android v 1.5 a.k.a Cup Cake Review(Part II)<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Gallery:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qkU7-EUAI/AAAAAAAAAGI/QyhakcGuobE/s1600/gallery.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qkU7-EUAI/AAAAAAAAAGI/QyhakcGuobE/s200/gallery.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470365376997249026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qkUsFdpPI/AAAAAAAAAGA/5HQ2cQfc1PU/s1600/gallerythumbnail.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qkUsFdpPI/AAAAAAAAAGA/5HQ2cQfc1PU/s200/gallerythumbnail.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470365372733302002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qkUDIVH1I/AAAAAAAAAF4/qJtlHatXJvI/s1600/gallerypicture.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qkUDIVH1I/AAAAAAAAAF4/qJtlHatXJvI/s200/gallerypicture.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470365361739472722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qkT2gJ0jI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Xw2CqIqkgVg/s1600/gallerypictureoption.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qkT2gJ0jI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Xw2CqIqkgVg/s200/gallerypictureoption.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470365358349734450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When you launch the gallery, Android scans for all media files and categorizes them into folders in the gallery. Since the gallery aspects are already covered I’ll just post some pictures to get an idea.<span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qlLNTZljI/AAAAAAAAAGo/qSN1LwcnNbw/s1600/gallerysettings.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qlLNTZljI/AAAAAAAAAGo/qSN1LwcnNbw/s200/gallerysettings.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470366309363062322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qlKyU3X5I/AAAAAAAAAGg/wQxpq0-LKGQ/s1600/wallpapersetas.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qlKyU3X5I/AAAAAAAAAGg/wQxpq0-LKGQ/s200/wallpapersetas.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470366302121451410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qlKrYvP0I/AAAAAAAAAGY/owbGWB5KXIk/s1600/wallpapercrop.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qlKrYvP0I/AAAAAAAAAGY/owbGWB5KXIk/s200/wallpapercrop.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470366300258647874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qlKZbvxYI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/sgut9tCX050/s1600/savingpicture.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qlKZbvxYI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/sgut9tCX050/s200/savingpicture.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470366295439426946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From the gallery you can also set your current picture as your wallpaper. From there on you have the option to crop the image to set as the wallpaper.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music:</span></span><br /><br />The music gallery displays the tracks by organizing in four different ways: Artists, Albums, Songs and Play lists.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qmKmXdZJI/AAAAAAAAAHI/CexiC2zu2U8/s1600/musicgallery.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qmKmXdZJI/AAAAAAAAAHI/CexiC2zu2U8/s200/musicgallery.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470367398422733970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qmKIjC6cI/AAAAAAAAAHA/l_qpdKULybA/s1600/nowplaying.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qmKIjC6cI/AAAAAAAAAHA/l_qpdKULybA/s200/nowplaying.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470367390418266562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qmJ35lhFI/AAAAAAAAAG4/GDmJ4U3-wDU/s1600/musicgalleryalbums.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qmJ35lhFI/AAAAAAAAAG4/GDmJ4U3-wDU/s200/musicgalleryalbums.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470367385949406290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qmJrwM2iI/AAAAAAAAAGw/xA_iAw7PyDA/s1600/artists.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qmJrwM2iI/AAAAAAAAAGw/xA_iAw7PyDA/s200/artists.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470367382688815650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When you play the tracks in any of these modes, the album art is displayed. From there you have the options to shuffle, repeat and then add to play lists. You can also set a song as your ring tone.<br /><br />Now all these wallpapers/ring tones are all copied to your phone memory so you need not worry about them while removing your memory card.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Video Player:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qm_fMeHhI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Azd6V_d6jck/s1600/videoplayeroptions.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qm_fMeHhI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Azd6V_d6jck/s200/videoplayeroptions.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470368307030662674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qm-_NE2cI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Tvkk75ywPOo/s1600/videoplayerseek.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qm-_NE2cI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Tvkk75ywPOo/s200/videoplayerseek.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470368298443266498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qm-S-SxNI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/g7k4k3UvtZQ/s1600/videoplayer.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qm-S-SxNI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/g7k4k3UvtZQ/s200/videoplayer.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470368286570104018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Android is equipped with a simple video player that plays in the portrait mode. All the videos are categorized and listed in the gallery as mentioned earlier. The player has play/pause button and forward/backward skip buttons. And as said earlier when you use the volume rocker buttons in the video player mode, it will reduce the media volume.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Browser:</span></span><br /><br />The stock android browser looks pretty simple yet it’s powerful. It is this browser, which brings a unique browsing experience. You can do multi tab browsing and it also has options for book marking web pages.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qn2KvQH6I/AAAAAAAAAIA/QNjqN-9Te9I/s1600/browser.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qn2KvQH6I/AAAAAAAAAIA/QNjqN-9Te9I/s200/browser.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470369246432206754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qn122LXrI/AAAAAAAAAH4/IqWVYp6qVIs/s1600/browserwithzoom.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qn122LXrI/AAAAAAAAAH4/IqWVYp6qVIs/s200/browserwithzoom.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470369241092546226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qn1douMEI/AAAAAAAAAHw/UB9xEmqEklk/s1600/browsertabs.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qn1douMEI/AAAAAAAAAHw/UB9xEmqEklk/s200/browsertabs.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470369234325221442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qn1MwBZ8I/AAAAAAAAAHo/XvrWAHFuY1k/s1600/browsersettings.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qn1MwBZ8I/AAAAAAAAAHo/XvrWAHFuY1k/s200/browsersettings.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470369229792438210" border="0" /></a>Selecting the windows option will launch a new tab, upon doing that all available tabs will also be shown in a thumbnail like listing. The tabs can be closed by pressing the close button across the tab which we want to close in the thumbnail view.<br /><br />You can also zoom into the web pages. Whenever you touch the screen with browser opened you will be provided with embossed buttons to zoom in/out.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Camera:</span></span><br /><br />On launching the camera, the huge screen will act as the viewfinder. On the left hand topside you will get a thumbnail of the previously taken photo and on the right top you have the camera button to capture a picture or record a video (video mode).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qodGQYfDI/AAAAAAAAAIY/iOmiEvDu8Jw/s1600/stillcamera.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qodGQYfDI/AAAAAAAAAIY/iOmiEvDu8Jw/s200/stillcamera.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470369915243887666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qoctgNiAI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/QsUudGUnlIg/s1600/videocamera.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qoctgNiAI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/QsUudGUnlIg/s200/videocamera.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470369908599392258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qoceVqGvI/AAAAAAAAAII/_3gdHiLJbAA/s1600/camerasettings.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qoceVqGvI/AAAAAAAAAII/_3gdHiLJbAA/s200/camerasettings.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470369904528595698" border="0" /></a>You can switch to either of the modes (camera/video) from the viewfinder. On the settings, there are very little things that you can customize. Geo tagging, video quality and night mode are the options available to tweak.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Market:</span></span><br /><br />Android market is the official application store for Android devices. On launching the Android market, Featured applications are listed on top followed by some categories of applications like games, applications etc. Followed by the categories is an option for searching the market place and My Downloads sections that displays all the applications that are downloaded.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qpHrxWJGI/AAAAAAAAAIo/DhBjlgtNRhw/s1600/androidmarket.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qpHrxWJGI/AAAAAAAAAIo/DhBjlgtNRhw/s200/androidmarket.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470370646868763746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qpHeaayJI/AAAAAAAAAIg/X1k0kmZNqaw/s1600/mydownloads.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qpHeaayJI/AAAAAAAAAIg/X1k0kmZNqaw/s200/mydownloads.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470370643282938002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All the applications are automatically installed when you download them. And applications can also be updated/uninstalled from this section.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Google Maps:</span></span><br /><br />A Google map lets you identify your current location (you need internet connection & enable location preference in the settings), get directions, search locations, view any location in map mode (with just road/rails), satellite mode (just like what you see in wikimapia.org) and a traffic mode. In addition you can also have a street view (not available in India), which virtually takes you to the location you have chosen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qqAvAY8pI/AAAAAAAAAJA/XK6TqilyYKU/s1600/googlemaps.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qqAvAY8pI/AAAAAAAAAJA/XK6TqilyYKU/s200/googlemaps.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470371626989712018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qqANQvBvI/AAAAAAAAAI4/8gjzoMiZ7lk/s1600/gpsoptions.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qqANQvBvI/AAAAAAAAAI4/8gjzoMiZ7lk/s200/gpsoptions.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470371617931462386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qp_7Cx1PI/AAAAAAAAAIw/1Sxb3-ocFQs/s1600/gpsdetails.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qp_7Cx1PI/AAAAAAAAAIw/1Sxb3-ocFQs/s200/gpsdetails.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470371613041087730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qqfOPpn9I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/Mdgo9KmhZTI/s1600/gpssatellitemode.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qqfOPpn9I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/Mdgo9KmhZTI/s200/gpssatellitemode.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470372150771294162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qqe4lWI_I/AAAAAAAAAJI/BrQ8Q8EdYGQ/s1600/mapmode.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qqe4lWI_I/AAAAAAAAAJI/BrQ8Q8EdYGQ/s200/mapmode.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470372144956711922" border="0" /></a>Lets say you search for London bridge, then on availing a street view Google displays the surrounding pictures and options for you to move forward/backward thus giving a virtual tour. In addition to that if a magnetic compass is available (Spica Does), then you can virtually navigate through the street view using the compass.<br /><br />Other than these widgets, Android also supports JAVA applications. All you need to do is put your .JAR files to the memory card, browse to that file from your phone and install. Once it is installed the JAVA applications will be listed in the JAVA ME Apps.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Opinion:</span></span><br /><br />Frankly speaking, I am a new smart phone user but have fiddled around with some of my friend’s smart phones. It was a wonderful experience using the Android Cup Cake. It is very simple to use. I have never really experienced any crashes or never had to restart my phone. Even if some of the third party applications stop responding, Android simply prompts you to force close that application and thus avoids restarts. The simple GUI with SPICA’s capacitive screen, the OS was very responsive and a breeze to use. And more importantly browsing was a great pleasure on this phone.<br /><br />Now here are some of the things that sets you back.<br /><br />1) The pattern bug.<br />2) If I had missed any call/message the OS just provides a notification in the notification area. Other than that it doesn’t remind you with any reminder sound as such. Which means you will know that there’s a missed call only if you look @ the notification area.<br />3) Suppose I am on a call and if I get another call, there’s no indication of the call via sound. The only way I will come to know about another call is by looking at the screen.<br />4) There are no equalizer presets for music.<br />5) There’s no file browser. One has to rely on the android market.<br />6) No Bluetooth file transfer.<br />7) There is no document viewer available. Again have to rely on the market.<br />8)No support for Flash (Android Froyo 2.2 has).<br /><br />I have already covered some of the bugs and here are some more from the third party applications bundled:<br /><br />1) You tube will stop loading the video when the screen gets locked. If the video is getting buffered then there is no problem.<br />2) Orkut widget would simply start refreshing once you change the orientation.<br />3) The calendar application will not work until you connect your mobile to Internet.<br /><br /><br />Many of the aforementioned bugs are already fixed with a software update to Android Éclair v 2.1. And the Android market offers more options to customize and increase your productivity with lots of applications, where 60% of them are free applications out of 60,000 applications.<br /><br />If you are a user who always stays connected to the Internet and the one who wants to heavily customize the phone to your taste, then don’t look elsewhere, Android is the best platform you can choose. Don’t worry if you are not the person who connects to the Internet. Android also provides options to install applications offline i.e. download any software, put it into your memory card and then you can install from there. So if you are planning to go for a smart phone, I would suggest you to taste the Android OS.<br /><br />Those of you, who think that Android market cannot match the Apple application store, have a glance at the graph that shows the number of applications released in the Android Market over a period of time:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qsSSKEQvI/AAAAAAAAAJY/CzZOFQGWbDk/s1600/androlib-50k.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-qsSSKEQvI/AAAAAAAAAJY/CzZOFQGWbDk/s200/androlib-50k.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470374127506572018" border="0" /></a>Source: androlib.com</span>remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-81056945601620991812010-05-11T21:05:00.034+05:302010-07-07T20:13:59.101+05:30Android v 1.5 a.k.a Cup Cake Review(Part I)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mGXd4cI4I/AAAAAAAAAFU/O5PESZxaw1Q/s1600/22_web20_320x240_google_android_logo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mGXd4cI4I/AAAAAAAAAFU/O5PESZxaw1Q/s320/22_web20_320x240_google_android_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470050960134644610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today is the age of Touch screen smart phones and the competition is getting very tight. Windows and the Symbians are some of the oldest Mobile OS, which couldn’t fit to the demanding touch screen technology. It was iPhone OS who took over this touch screen arena by giving the user the simplest of GUI and the application support it is well known for. When things started to look like a monopoly, the internet search giant Google formed a Open Handset Alliance and came up with a new Mobile OS called the Android (In fact Google had acquired the small firm Android). The OHA consisted of many mobile players like HTC, Motorola, Samsung and many more. (To cope up with the competition Microsoft is completely redesigning their platform & coming up with Windows Mobile 7 And Symbian is made Open Source and called Symbian ^ 3).<span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mGt-jmd-I/AAAAAAAAAFc/5e8MQb4B1_A/s1600/OHA.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mGt-jmd-I/AAAAAAAAAFc/5e8MQb4B1_A/s200/OHA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470051346862733282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Android OS as you all know is derived from Linux, which is well structured. The OS was aimed at providing a flexible, upgradeable system that would meet the ever-demanding touch screen mobile market, which was gaining lot of attention. The first stable Android came in the form of Android V1.5 and Google called it the Cup Cake. And subsequent releases were called as Donut (v 1.6), Éclair (v2.1) and the yet to be released Froyo (v2.2). A recent census (in US) shows that Android has increased its 6 % share in Q3 2009 to 28 % share in Q1 2010, which is quite an achievement considering how well the RIM and iPhone has ruled the US market.(Census source: NPO Group)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l6hXT5HsI/AAAAAAAAABk/y3zWYwNQ130/s1600/Android+Growth.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l6hXT5HsI/AAAAAAAAABk/y3zWYwNQ130/s320/Android+Growth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470037936029900482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So in this post I will try to cover some of the important aspects of the Android OS with Samsung Galaxy SPICA as the host mobile device. Unlike other devices on which Android OS has a customized look, the SPICA doesn’t come with any make over but for plain Android Cup Cake.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lock/Unlock Screen:</span></span><br /><br />As mentioned in the review post, when you press the lock screen button once, Android will display a summary information of the mobile including the service provider, date and charging status.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l8RBWgjTI/AAAAAAAAAB8/XhU4UBAJQiI/s1600/Locked+Screen.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l8RBWgjTI/AAAAAAAAAB8/XhU4UBAJQiI/s200/Locked+Screen.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470039854280641842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l8wfGO9fI/AAAAAAAAACE/OWgZTzZUPc8/s1600/pattern.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l8wfGO9fI/AAAAAAAAACE/OWgZTzZUPc8/s200/pattern.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470040394841388530" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l9MX6JhCI/AAAAAAAAACM/IFHupY-IGFo/s1600/wrong+pattern.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l9MX6JhCI/AAAAAAAAACM/IFHupY-IGFo/s200/wrong+pattern.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470040873947989026" border="0" /></a><br />Long press the lock/unlock key and you will be presented with a pattern on the screen to<br />unlock the phone.<br />This unlock feature works like this: You have to supply in a pattern by atleast joining four dots. Once you set that up, every time you long press the lock/unlock key, you will be presented with this menu. The dots are joined in darkish pin color if the pattern your supplying is incorrect but then in green if you are supplying the correct combinations. If you incorrectly supply pattern for more than 5 attempts, then you need to wait for 30 seconds to supply a pattern.<br /><br />On a first unlock, this feature will be disabled, you can enable/disable this feature from the settings.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*Warning:</span> There is a critical bug in this pattern unlock. After multiple incorrect unlocks the phone will ask you to wait for 30 secs and giving you an option to select forgot password. There is no problem if you wait for 30 secs after which you can go ahead with the pattern. But if you press the forgot pattern bang!!!!! Theres the bug. From there on whenever you try to unlock the phone you will be presented with a login screen to login to a gmail account which is tied with this phone. No matter what combination you give in the phone simply says invalid username/password. And there after you will be able to use the phone just to receive call. And there is the solution. Attend an incoming call, press the cancel button(not the call end button) which will take you to the desktop. From there go to the settings and remove the unlock feature from the security settings. And now you can use your phone as normal. Would you like to use a buggy feature???? Not to worry if you are aware of what your doing!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Desktop:</span></span><br /><br />Cupcake supports upto 3 desktops and as you can see the wallpaper is stretched to fit to all the desktops. On the main desktop you can see a pointer like icon, clicking on it will take you to the gadgets available on the phone. The gadgets are: Alarm Clock, Browser, Calculator, Calendar, Camcoder, Camera , Contacts , Dialer , Email, FaceBook, Gallery, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, JAVA ME Apps, Market, Messaging, Music, My Space, Orkut, Settings , Switchers and YouTube.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l-MqMHfDI/AAAAAAAAACU/fY3FblVipVk/s1600/desktop1.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l-MqMHfDI/AAAAAAAAACU/fY3FblVipVk/s200/desktop1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470041978366819378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l-M46DfRI/AAAAAAAAACc/aBNYx1puG7k/s1600/extradesktop.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l-M46DfRI/AAAAAAAAACc/aBNYx1puG7k/s200/extradesktop.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470041982317591826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l-NKtt4MI/AAAAAAAAACk/qG-UUK6XwmI/s1600/desktopicons1.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l-NKtt4MI/AAAAAAAAACk/qG-UUK6XwmI/s200/desktopicons1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470041987097682114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l-NbE_1uI/AAAAAAAAACs/c7FmbP0gbzk/s1600/desktopmenu.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l-NbE_1uI/AAAAAAAAACs/c7FmbP0gbzk/s200/desktopmenu.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470041991490295522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When you press the menu key on the desktop, you will be presented with options to add shortcuts(to widgets as well),wallpaper from where you can browse through some of the custom wallpapers from android, Settings from where you can set system wide settings and a notification area which gives notifications of user as well as application widgets.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notification area:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l_lrsAILI/AAAAAAAAAC8/D_UiipWixGE/s1600/notifications.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-l_lrsAILI/AAAAAAAAAC8/D_UiipWixGE/s200/notifications.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470043507777347762" border="0" /></a>So when the phone is connected to the PC, the phone notifies that the phone is connected as USB. This can be viewed in the notification area by pressing the menu key from the desktop and then selecting notification.<br /><br />The phone then displays a button to select to copy files/folders to/from PC to your Memory card. Once this is done, your card will be identified as a drive in your computer. And simultaneously the phone also gets charged. Once file transfers are complete you need to unmount both on the computer and in the phone from the same notification area.<br /><br />And now there’s no way to access your phones memory, not even using the PC studio CD bundle given with the phone. PC studio as of now only supports to update the Phone to new firmware. This would simply mean that you cannot Sync your phone to your PC. The only way to get your contacts to your new phone is by importing from the SIM card or from the gmail account. There are some more work arounds that work which I will discuss later.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dialer/Contacts:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mAsZXFtdI/AAAAAAAAADE/9crTPAsWxGU/s1600/dialer.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mAsZXFtdI/AAAAAAAAADE/9crTPAsWxGU/s200/dialer.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470044722628507090" border="0" /></a>Now lets concentrate on the aspects that are required for a phone to function as a phone. Clicking the Dialler launches the dialer application which displays an onscreen dialer similar to the ones found on non-touch screen phones. Just dial the number and press the call icon to the left of numbers just dialed to call. On top of the dialer there are three more tabs.<br /><br />The call log displays all the incoming/outgoing and missed calls. Incoming calls are indicated by an incoming arrow and an outgoing arrow for out going call. Missed calls are indicated by reflective arrow. Missed call is also alerted in the notifications area. Unfortunately the phone does not beep or remind you of missed call other than notifying. I have missed many calls and noticed only when I looked at the notification area. There are work arounds for this too which I will do it later.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mFjBk0eRI/AAAAAAAAAFM/-PalHHtlGAM/s1600/calllog.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mFjBk0eRI/AAAAAAAAAFM/-PalHHtlGAM/s200/calllog.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470050059182962962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mFimFf4KI/AAAAAAAAAFE/YPvSTZBc9Zk/s1600/contacts.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mFimFf4KI/AAAAAAAAAFE/YPvSTZBc9Zk/s200/contacts.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470050051803832482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mFiBLG81I/AAAAAAAAAE8/8gDzDe7nEd8/s1600/contacts1.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mFiBLG81I/AAAAAAAAAE8/8gDzDe7nEd8/s200/contacts1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470050041895252818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mFh-eDVDI/AAAAAAAAAE0/-ahy8nB-yLU/s1600/favourites.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mFh-eDVDI/AAAAAAAAAE0/-ahy8nB-yLU/s200/favourites.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470050041169400882" border="0" /></a><br />The next tab is the contacts tab, which is actually your phone book. A single contact can have multiple numbers,<br />multiple email ids, ring tone for each contact and an option to specify call divert as well. You can add photos as well to your contacts.<br /><br />You can select some of your contacts to be favourites, something similar to marking your important mails as starred in gmail for easy retrieval. The favourites tab will display all the contacts marked as favourite. Just press the star next to the contact and your contact will be marked as favourite. Other than this, the favourite tab also lists most frequently called contacts.<br /><br />Browsing through the contacts is breezy. On just scrolling down, you will notice a small bar, which just tells you on which alphabet (contacts starting with) you currently are. Dragging that bar will take you to the desired alphabet quickly.<br /><br />There is also options to import contacts from the SIM card. You can either import all the contacts/ import only selected contacts. Now Android does not recognize the numbers stored in your SIM card. To recognize a contact you have to import it to your mobile.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Messaging:</span></span><br /><br />Android identifies whether you are creating a SMS or MMS on the fly based on the attachments. There is no separate provision for Inbox/Outbox/Sent messages. All the messages are stored together in the log. All the SMS/MMS are showed in threaded view meaning all the SMS/MMS from a user are clubbed together in a single view.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mCbSP0lqI/AAAAAAAAAEE/nx_Io-d4tAE/s1600/composemessage.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mCbSP0lqI/AAAAAAAAAEE/nx_Io-d4tAE/s200/composemessage.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470046627684456098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mCbM4ja2I/AAAAAAAAAD8/JJMjr28NnBk/s1600/composemessagekeyboard.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mCbM4ja2I/AAAAAAAAAD8/JJMjr28NnBk/s200/composemessagekeyboard.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470046626244684642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mCajaDwDI/AAAAAAAAAD0/nLyVSYDnx9o/s1600/composemessagekeyboard2.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mCajaDwDI/AAAAAAAAAD0/nLyVSYDnx9o/s200/composemessagekeyboard2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470046615110926386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mCaaDs4DI/AAAAAAAAADs/b1KuexoQK88/s1600/inputmethod.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mCaaDs4DI/AAAAAAAAADs/b1KuexoQK88/s200/inputmethod.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470046612601233458" border="0" /></a><br />On composing a message you have two text boxes namely To (Recipient number) and one for the message. Tapping on any of these text boxes will launch the numpad/keypad respy. If the mobile has an accelerometer (most of them have) then you can type/view on both portrait and landscape mode.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mC6nmdzTI/AAAAAAAAAEk/b4MaOoUZrLc/s1600/keyboardselection.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mC6nmdzTI/AAAAAAAAAEk/b4MaOoUZrLc/s200/keyboardselection.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470047165992521010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mC6T4BoFI/AAAAAAAAAEc/qBFW5L4-tWM/s1600/samsungkeyboard.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mC6T4BoFI/AAAAAAAAAEc/qBFW5L4-tWM/s200/samsungkeyboard.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470047160697462866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mC6HfYhDI/AAAAAAAAAEU/oraC8lxlj8Y/s1600/messaging.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mC6HfYhDI/AAAAAAAAAEU/oraC8lxlj8Y/s200/messaging.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470047157372879922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mC5r3sQnI/AAAAAAAAAEM/FJW3PWRmTTY/s1600/messagethread.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J8UUpWnL3V0/S-mC5r3sQnI/AAAAAAAAAEM/FJW3PWRmTTY/s200/messagethread.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470047149958644338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On long pressing any of these input textboxes, will show you a list of options including cut, copy, paste and input options. From here you can select the input method. Android Keyboard, Samsung keyboard and Hindi keyboard were some of the pre installed input methods. The Samsung keyboard has layouts similar to the non-touch screen phones.<br /><br />continues in <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-v-15-aka-cup-cake-reviewpart-ii.html">Part 2</a>.</span>remolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307555067644889623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-24533105662174593532010-05-09T11:08:00.011+05:302010-07-07T20:14:42.567+05:30Samsung Galaxy SPICA Headset review:I had already posted couple of details about the hands free that was part of the Galaxy SPICA. But I had recently dedicated some time for it and I was amazed by the results. So I felt compelling to post my experience here. Yes, I know I am taking too much space for SPICA here but it’s really unfair if the right picture is not presented.The pics posted here are taken using the Galaxy SPICA i5700.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-ZMgqtdyNI/AAAAAAAAABQ/zJmbbXwOOUQ/s1600/s2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-ZMgqtdyNI/AAAAAAAAABQ/zJmbbXwOOUQ/s320/s2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469142921592555730" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Design/Build:<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-ZNCtrKY9I/AAAAAAAAABg/ePToDSfeRxs/s1600/s4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-ZNCtrKY9I/AAAAAAAAABg/ePToDSfeRxs/s320/s4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469143506503754706" /></a><br /><br />The hands free has a very sleek finish.<span class="fullpost"> The wires are rubberized and are long enough to reach from the ears to your pockets. The hands free is an in-ear type to give you good noise isolation. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-ZMyuuHYlI/AAAAAAAAABY/CjrPHPHwTMg/s1600/s3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S-ZMyuuHYlI/AAAAAAAAABY/CjrPHPHwTMg/s320/s3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469143231906669138" /></a><br /><br />It also has a small button and a mic on the left in-earphone. The button can be used to lift/cut calls and can be used play/pause while playing songs/videos.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Performance:<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />Now, to check the performance of these in-ear earphones in different frequencies I have a small collection of tracks. But as an end user, I felt it would be more understandable if I could use some tracks that are widely known. So I have picked these tracks to check the three different frequency levels.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Highs:</span> Munbe Vaa (Artist: AR Rahman, Film/Album: Sillunu Oru Kaadhal)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mids:</span> Billie Jean (Artist: Michael Jackson, Film/Album: Thriller)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lows:</span> Dilse Se Re (Artist: AR Rahman, Film/Album: Dil Se)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Overall reproduction:</span> Dangerous and The Earth Song (Artist: Michael Jackson, Film/Album: Dangerous, The History).<br /><br />First I played Munbe vaa, the highs were very crisp. It reproduced all the smallest of sounds that formed the track (I guess you know how much importance these artists give for the smallest of sounds in their songs).And the earphone manages to flawlessly reproduce those sounds. If you are the kind of listener who likes the orchestration of Illayaraja then you would enjoy listening to music in this ear phone. However, as said earlier the high frequency cracks up at the peak volume i.e. it brings some kind of noise @ the peak volumes. However playing @ 2-3 volume levels down, it’s real smooth.<br /><br />Now to check the Mids I played Billie Jean. Here too SPICA played flawlessly. It was a joy listening to this track in this earphone. So no complaints here.<br /><br />Finally I played Dil Se to check how it performs at the low level frequencies. I was in awe with this earphone. The performance was real good. It was able to take up the low frequencies pretty nicely. The bass was not jarring at all and didn’t crack up. However the bass was not deep enough but expecting such performance from a hands free is not fair.<br /><br />And listening to Dangerous and the Earth song was a great pleasure. Overall the headset performed really well on all these tracks. <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Opinion:<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />The first time I wrote the review, as said it wasn’t really up to the mark. It was real flat. The culprit here was the ear buds of the in-ear earphones. The size of the ear buds was a bit large and it didn’t fit my ears.As a result i had experienced just a flat response from the earphones.<br /><br />I was a little skeptic about this and when I took time to play with the ear buds and when it was made to fit in right, I was in for a big surprise. The in-ear earphones gave me good noise isolation and very good performance. The performance was very close to the Creative in-ear earphones and the one from the Sony-Ericcsons. Overall the performance of the in-ear earphones was very satisfying in playing across the frequencies. <br />Plus:<br />+Good Noise isolation.<br />+Good Play back across different frequencies.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minus:</span><br />-Cracks up @ high volume.<br />-The ear buds are pretty large which will not fit into every ones ear. Could have provided ear buds of @ least 3 different sizes.</span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-41704036739913012532010-05-04T19:43:00.006+05:302010-07-07T20:15:17.341+05:30Samsung Galaxy SPICA Review: Part II<span style="font-weight:bold;">5)Multimedia capabilities:<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">________________________________________</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Pictures:</span><br /><br />You can view pictures/videos stored in the card by maneuvering to the gallery. SPICA automatically organizes all the pictures/videos found in the card into the folders namely:<span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />All Pictures: here all the images stored in the card irrespective of any folders are listed.<br />All videos: here all the videos including the one captured using the phone is listed here.<br />Camera pictures: all the pictures taken from the mobiles camera are listed here.<br /><br />While opening any of the folders above, a thumbnail view of all the images is displayed. The user can customize as to how much thumbnails can be displayed at a time. The image viewer does not come with too many options. You can zoom in/out for which the option is displayed when you touch the picture. You can go to the next/previous picture by just pressing the respective arrows. The image viewer also has options to have a slideshow. Other options include share, rotate and crop. Overall the Gallery viewer is simple and is very breeze.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Videos:</span><br /><br />Galaxy SPICA is a DivX certified phone that means you can enjoy watching any DivX movies in the phone. When you see a mark such as DivX certified it means that the device is tried and tested to play various DivX/Xvid videos and is guaranteed to give a good experience. This is one aspect where the Samsung phones with android OS are unique. Though you can have a third party DivX player but nothing can be as good as the DivX certified device.<br /><br />The playback was very smooth and there was no stuttering except for few milli-seconds while seeking through the seek bar. So far I did not experience any problem in viewing the conventional .avi files that are hot favorites nowadays. So all those time consuming file conversions is not needed here. This is the place where SPICA utilizes its muscle power of 800 MHz processor to give smooth play back.<br /><br />The video player is very simple. With it you can play/pause and then move forward/backward by few frames. Considering the DivX/mp4 player that I had which was flawless but for seeking which it took couple of seconds but SPICA does a great job in playing that aspect.<br /><br />Other than DivX it can also play .mp4,. H263/. H264 and WMV.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Music:<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />SPICA can play MP3/eAAC+/WMA files without any problem. No matter what bit rates the mp3 files are, SPICA plays them smooth.<br /><br />The music gallery displays the tracks by organizing in four different ways: Artists, Albums, Songs and Play lists. Music gallery also displays album art and comes with options such as shuffle, repeat and play lists as mentioned earlier. So no matter how you organize your songs by creating folders in the card, SPICA will scan all of them and show them in the categories mentioned.<br /><br />The volume keys can be used even if the screen is locked but if you want to change the song you need to get to the interface to change the track. The volume key is used to +/- volumes when any of the multimedia aspect is running say if you are playing a song/video, speaker volume while on call and else where it can be used to reduce the ringer volume.<br /><br />The audio quality is pretty good but not the ones like the MOTO ROKR branded or the SE Walkman. It is very loud but at the maximum volume, the quality seems to break up. But its fine at 2-3 points less volume.<br /><br />The supplied earpiece output quality is really very flat and it spoils the quality sound from the device. I tried it with a pair of creative earphones and the outcome was very good but nowhere close to the Walkman series.<br /><br />Plus:<br />+Seamless compatibility of multimedia files with different bit rates.<br />+Smooth DivX playback<br />+Decent audio quality.<br /><br />Minus:<br />-The 65k color restriction shows up very well in the videos.<br />-Music gallery/Image gallery UI is very basic<br />-No presets/equalizers<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />6) Connectivity, GPS and Android Market:<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">________________________________________</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Connectivity:</span><br /><br />SPICA has quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band HSDPA rated at 3.6Mbps.It has Wifi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity as well.<br /><br />Now here is the twist: SPICA utilizes Blue tooth to pair it up only with the headset and cannot be utilized to transfer files. Since this restriction is from the software, a firmware update to Android 2.1 will fix this.<br /><br />SPICA has a Micro SD card slot and it supports Micro SDCards up to 32 GB that means lots of space.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">GPS:</span><br /><br />SPICA has a GPS receiver and has Google Maps pre installed. It took just 5 second on the maps to get my current location although the accuracy is 100m in/around the marker. Google maps also have options for navigation from a source point to a destination point.<br /><br />Google maps can operate in 3 modes:<br /><br />1) Map mode: just shows the roads/rail track.<br />2) Satellite mode: shows the satellite view similar to the ones that can be seen in wikimapia.<br />3) Street view: shows 360-degree view of the current location.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Android Market:</span><br /><br />The highlight of an Android mobile OS is its application support. Android has an application market place just like the iPhone’s called Android Market. It has more than 50K application both free as well as paid. Most of the applications are free and with which you can customize your mobile with rich content and increase your productivity.<br /><br />SPICA gives you the option to install or uninstall any application. You can also get updates for the installed applications. Unfortunately paid apps support is still not available in India.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />7) Battery and Opinion:<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Battery:</span><br /><br />SPICA comes with a 1500 mAh battery with talk time of 11 & a half hour for 2g and 6 hrs 50 mins with 3G.<br /><br />I was impressed with the battery back up provided by SPICA. I tested the battery back up by draining it from full battery to zero with the following usage:<br />ð 2 hrs browsing including 1 hr of youtube video streaming.<br />ð 2 hrs of DivX video playback (one full film).<br />ð 2 hrs of calls.<br />ð And half hour of music.<br />The battery lasted for one and a half days with the above usage, which I should say, is impressive. With few battery saving tricks you can increase the life to 2 full days.<br /><br />If you are a casual user then SPICA can last up to 3 to 3 and a half days(With only occasional calls and SMS).<br /><br />SPICA takes exactly 3 hrs to charge from zero to full.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Opinion:</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">________________________________________</span><br /><br />I was looking for a multimedia phone with a touch interface and I was more inclined towards the android lineups. But JET proved to be a master feature phone and I was looking forward to buy it. The one soul thing that was a concern in the JET was its unstable OS with no 3rd party apps support. So I was in a dilemma choosing between JET and the SPICA. But SPICA with a capacitive touch screen and the Android OS was the perfect blend. And getting such a combination of hardware and software for 12.5k is just a killer buy.<br /><br />As the review indicates there are couple of grey areas like camera department and the bluetooth file transfer. But when the announcement for an upgrade to Android 2.1 was there which almost makes them void, then I had no second thought. I sacrificed the camera department, AMOLED screen of JET and bought the SAMSUNG Galaxy SPICA.After all my content of cognition was Android all the way J.</span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-86564242087667888872010-05-03T20:07:00.022+05:302010-07-07T20:16:10.813+05:30Samsung Galaxy SPICA Review: Part I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mynewsdesk.com/files/ac97aa65ebe953f3048a3fc9e563be71/resources/ResourceHiresImage/thumbnails/galaxy_spica_white_medium.jpg?1256657186"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 405px; height: 405px;" src="http://www.mynewsdesk.com/files/ac97aa65ebe953f3048a3fc9e563be71/resources/ResourceHiresImage/thumbnails/galaxy_spica_white_medium.jpg?1256657186" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)INTRODUCTION:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">________________________________________</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Hunt</span>:</span><br /><br />I was looking for a descent multimedia phone that performed well in all the areas including as an mp3/mp4 player, good camera and then wifi. So after immense search from the google I zeroed in on Motorola ZN5.<br /><br /><br />The mobile performed very good both as an mp3 player as well as a 5 MP camera. But that was the time when Motorola was sinking in India and they had reduced the dealers all over India. Which meant the phones availability and service was in question. But due to some commitments I had to forego and I postponed my purchase.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The TOUCH:</span></span><br /><br />Then, from no where came the craze of touch mobiles. I too was drenched in that frenzy touch phones. So this time I had an additional requirement ie touch screens. Meanwhile I was closely following the growth of android and I was quite amazed. But all the phones were way beyond my reach as they cost little more than 30k.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97gcMjmGyI/AAAAAAAAAAY/MZDySJ5rXs0/s1600/Motorola+ZN5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97gcMjmGyI/AAAAAAAAAAY/MZDySJ5rXs0/s320/Motorola+ZN5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467053772685843234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97giq-zTcI/AAAAAAAAAAg/CQckk0LC_8o/s1600/Samsung+JET.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97giq-zTcI/AAAAAAAAAAg/CQckk0LC_8o/s320/Samsung+JET.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467053883932233154" border="0" /></a><br />So this was the time where I chanced to play over a feature phone from SAMSUNG called the Samsung JET. I was completely blown away by the features it offered, especially the AMOLED screen with crystal clear pictures.<span class="fullpost"> Now this phone had something more for me. Other than the 5 MP camera, this one also packed in the DivX playback which means I can play the conventional .avi files. And boy, when I chanced to have a demo I decided that I will go ahead and buy this smart feature phone.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Confusion</span></span><br />But as always good always comes with little bad. The phone lacked 3rd party applications support. And installing JAVA applications was a pain.This was the time when the price of Galaxy SPICA dropped from 21k to just 13K. I was in a dilemma because SPICA had more or less same hardware except for the camera and the screen. I then slowly learnt that SPICA had a capacitive TFT LCD screen which means very good touch response. On the other hand JET had an R –Type touch screen but still response was good.<br /><br />So these were my markings then<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">COMPARISON:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JET:</span><br />+Multimeda Phone.<br />+5 MP Camera.<br />+AMOLED screen.<br />+DIVX certified Phone.<br /><br />-No third Party apps support.<br />-Unstable OS with critical bugs.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPICA:</span><br />+Android OS<br />+3.2” Capacitive TFT LCD Screen<br />+DIVX certified Phone<br />+Android Market(free downloadable apps)<br /><br />-Outdated Android OS v1.5<br />-No Bluetooth file transfer(though available in the set)<br />-65k colors support by OS(16M in H/W)<br />-feature less 3.2 MP camera.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Final Call:</span></span><br /><br />But at the right time SAMSUNG announced that SPICA will receive an update to latest ANDROID v 2.1 which means the above mentioned minus will almost be non-existent.<br />So I just sacrificed the Camera and the crystal clear AMOLED screen and unstable OS of the JET with GALAXY SPICA. And at the price of 13k getting a 3.2” inch capacitive TFT LCD touch screen phone with ANDROID OS and updates is simply a killer buy.<br /><br />All the phones that I mentioned are superb in their own way but for the love of ANDROID in this price range, I felt SAMSUNG GALAXY SPICA to be a worthy buy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97hEcrIGbI/AAAAAAAAAAo/OQtwqFKZomM/s1600/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97hEcrIGbI/AAAAAAAAAAo/OQtwqFKZomM/s320/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467054464207165874" border="0" /></a><br />I hope this would help you in finding the right phone.(Infact I was wondering if I can write something on JET2 and ZN5 as well).<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)PACKAGE/BUILD:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">________________________________________</span><br /><br /><br />The Galaxy Spica retail sealed box consists of travel charger,USB cable,Samsung New PC studio software suite CD, hands free, leather pouch, a manual and a 2 GB Samsung Micro SD card with an adaptor.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97nfS8fZjI/AAAAAAAAAAw/AE68_Tt08pI/s1600/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica+Button+Layout.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97nfS8fZjI/AAAAAAAAAAw/AE68_Tt08pI/s320/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica+Button+Layout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467061522521876018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The phone is made out of high quality plastic with curved edges. The front surface has a huge 3.2 “ Capacitive TFT LCD display with HVGA resolution followed by 6 keys and a 5 way D Pad. The keys are meant for 1)menu,2)cancel,3)call, 4)power on/off / End, and 2 dedicated keys for 5)browsing (on the left ) & 6)a home key(on the right). The keys are average(plasticy feel) and these keys don’t have a back lighting. So it will be real difficult to handle these buttons in the dark. Other than these keys, on the front there is a volume rocker key on the 7)left side and two keys, 8)one for screen lock and the other 9)one for camera.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97ntlpDDmI/AAAAAAAAAA4/15Dl_CljUbY/s1600/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica+Back+Cover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97ntlpDDmI/AAAAAAAAAA4/15Dl_CljUbY/s320/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica+Back+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467061768058768994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Speaker is at the bottom, behind the back cover. At the top you have the 3.5 mm standard jack. So you can stick to your own headphones rather than the stock one. Next to it is the micro USB, which can be used to connect the phone to the computer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97oBcqFUEI/AAAAAAAAABA/_9mKXSnY4MU/s1600/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica+top.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97oBcqFUEI/AAAAAAAAABA/_9mKXSnY4MU/s320/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica+top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467062109244575810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the back side you have the 3.2 MP camera lens covered with a glass which is part of the back cover. There is no shutter or lens cover provided. Provision is also available for tying up a lanyard to the phone.<br /><br />Opening the back cover is pretty easy and in fact its very loose that you feel it could fall of pretty easily. So handle the cover with care.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97qvDHr3OI/AAAAAAAAABI/ZUjG8b9pF3E/s1600/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica+Battery.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S97qvDHr3OI/AAAAAAAAABI/ZUjG8b9pF3E/s320/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica+Battery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467065091686653154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Removing the back cover exposes the huge 1500 mah battery that acts as the power house for this phone. On the inside you have the provision for inserting the sim(left) as well as the Micro SD card(right). The Micro SD card is hot swappable(i.e no need to power off your phone to remove the card) but you still need to open the back cover to remove the card.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Plus:<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />+Simple Design.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Minus:<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />-Plastic build.<br />-Keys feel flimsy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3)TOUCH SCREEN.<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">_______________________________________</span><br /><br />While buying a touch screen phone its important to look at the screen size as well as the touch sensitivity. Having a small touch screen is really going to give us trouble in touching the rite icons. And also the sensitivity to the touches. So Spica manages to bring the rite balance by employing 3.2” HVGA resolution Capacitive TFT LCD screen.<br /><br />The response is real good I should say. I have tried the Samsung corby, Samsung jet and the Nokia 58000 but those were all resistive displays. Spica performs very well in touch response. The screen supports 16M color but the the OS ie Android 1.5 supports just 65k colors. This difference can be hardly seen with pics but on running some videos the difference is clearly visible. Overall the design of android(the icons size) and the touch sensitivity of the Spica’s capacitive screen gels very well with the resolution of 320x 480 (but still cant match the AMOLEDs).<br /><br />Plus:<br />+3.2” Capacitive TFT LCD screen.<br />+Very good response.<br /><br />Minus:<br />-OS supports only 65k colors (but the hardware supports 16M)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4)CAMERA:<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">________________________________________</span><br /><br />Spica is embedded with a 3.2 MP camera with autofocus. Usually the autofocus cameras employ a half press button which is not the case here. Once you click the camera button, Spica tries to get its focus rite and on releasing the camera button spica captures the focused image. An interesting feature is that you can embed the image location info in the pic(Geo Tagging). Spica gets the co-ordinates using the gps and it embeds them in the photo taken. The photo is taken in the resolution of 2048 x 1536. The camera unfortunately doesn’t have any other extra options other than night mode. So its just like a point and shoot camera. But still it manages to get good pictures in day light.<br /><br />Spica’s camera department really tests the users patience. It takes couple of seconds to get started and then couple more to get focused. And another set back in the imaging department is the missing flash.<br /><br /><br />One thing that I had noticed is that when you take a first snap the pics are over exposed but eventually pics taken later on are pretty good. I think it has something to do with the software so hopefully its fixed in a firmware update.<br /><br />Camera also can record videos and there is no time limit. But the recordings are below average which are recorded @ 15 fps. The video is then further stored as .mp4 which even worsens the quality. The video when viewed in the phone looks pretty average but on a PC it looks even worse.<br /><br />Overall the camera is very basic with nothing much to discuss but the image quality is good in day light and as expected below average in low light conditions as there is no flash.<br />Plus:<br />+Pictures in day light are good with color reproduction.<br />Minus:<br />-No Flash.<br />-Takes time to focus and capture.<br />-No other extra modes except night mode.<br />-Video recording @ just 15 fps.<br /><br />Will add some photos taken using SPICA shortly.<br /><br />Continues in <a href="http://techentrepot.blogspot.com/2010/05/samsung-galaxy-spica-review-part-ii.html">Part 2</a>.<br />*Note: All the pictures in this post are taken using the google image search!!!</span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952010143586774693.post-74750743641503623602010-04-16T19:31:00.003+05:302010-07-07T20:16:39.739+05:30Debut<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S8hvyQ2hXzI/AAAAAAAAAAM/9ADwTkA0Y1o/s1600/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TYCbOGhQrhw/S8hvyQ2hXzI/AAAAAAAAAAM/9ADwTkA0Y1o/s320/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460737457494515506" /></a><br />The evolution of the Internet had made life so easy. Everything is there. Rite from news to latest technology everything is there. It is because of the contribution of millions of people that make this happen. So I decided to give some of my contribution.<br /><br />I am a technology enthusiast; my interests are always towards latest technologies and cool gadgets. So when I decide something to buy, I look in the Internet for those gadgets to know if it meets my requirement or if it’s worth buying. In short I look for some reviews.<span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />So now I decided my self to put in some reviews of some of the gadgets that I have used so that it helps many people like me, searching for reviews. So first up is the Smart Phone Galaxy Spica. <br /><br />So, for you to have an idea of what you can get from <span style="font-weight:bold;">Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700</span> here is list of pros and cons. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pros:</span><br />1) 3.2" Capacitive touch screen (Touch is very sensitive, very impressive)<br />2) 800 Mhz processor and <span style="font-weight:bold;">DIVX </span>playback. The playback is real smooth.<br />3) Google applications like <span style="font-weight:bold;">gmail</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">orkut </span>and also <span style="font-weight:bold;">face book</span> & <span style="font-weight:bold;">My Space</span> etc plus the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Android Market</span> with tonnes of applications.<br />4) Samsung has announced an update to 2.1.<br />5) Using GPS was a pleasure on this phone.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cons:</span><br />1) Has <span style="font-weight:bold;">Android 1.5</span> and doesn’t have blue tooth file transfer.<br />Blue tooth can be used only for headset.<br />2) <span style="font-weight:bold;">Android 1.5</span> supports only 65k colors but the hardware is capable of 16M.<br />3) <span style="font-weight:bold;">Samsung PC suite</span> can be used only for updating the phone which means you cannot sync your phone with PC.<br />4) The camera doesn’t have a flash and its just point and shoot. Nothing more, no modes, no options but has auto focus.<br /><br />A more detailed review on Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 will follow.<br /><br />*Note: All the pictures in this blog are taken using the google image search!!!</span>The Tech Enrepothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633843364523675490noreply@blogger.com3