Nahhh…… not about the skimpy clothes the girl who passed by is wearing but rather the coverage of the many networks that are offering mobiles all over the place. Carriers offer mobile phone units for free in exchange for subscriptions to their mobile plans which is the norm in the industry. The mobile phone invasion has resulted in a whole generation of people who cannot exist without their mobiles that just keep on getting better and smaller.
Though most carriers have expanded their coverage areas, it is still wise to compare cell phone coverage areas for the best deal. Though dead-spots may never be eliminated, the larger the area coverage, the better, so you don’t get a no coverage message as you make an emergency call. The huge expanse of the US being one solid mass is easy to cover with satellite and land-based site antennas but even in the most developed areas, too much interference or noise as it is called can interfere with your mobile’s signal.
Is Palm Pre really that smart ?
A recent study out by Interpret has revealed that the Palm Pre is the second “smartest” mobile device on the market. Second only to the iPhone.
Interpret reveals that despite being massively disadvantaged in the marketplace, Palm managed to nab a huge chunk of mindshare with the Pre — in fact, the report suggests that the Pre is number two only to the iPhone 3GS in the metric. The study looks at the driving factors behind purchaser’s decisions to buy a smartphone, narrowing down the list to three major components: belief that the phone is “smart,” belief that the phone is “hip / cool,” and belief that the phone will make them more productive.
Personally I have tried both phones out, and I like the Pre, but I believe the iPhone has a much sleeker, easy to use interface, and it definetly more a hip, cool , and easy to justify phone. The Palm Pre on the other hand is probably more geared towards an active business executive who wants more phone and less music and multimedia capability.
The iPhone Or The Pre?
Seems to me that the iPhone faces more and better competition as time passes by. In fact, when I heard about the Palm Pre last year (or was it earlier this year) I thought that I might have found something to best the iPhone. When I ran across this comparison by Jon Stokes, I found myself thinking. I do not have the Pre, but I was pretty sure that I wanted one – until I read this about traveling with the Pre:
The first thing to note about air travel with the Pre is that airports are very iPhone-friendly places. You don’t notice just how many shops and electronics vending machines have iPhone accessories—chargers, battery extenders, external speakers, etc.—until you’ve rejoined the ranks of the iPhone-less. So, when traveling with a Pre, you need your charger with you at all times; if you’ve left it behind somewhere, don’t expect to walk into some random shop and find much in the way of charging options.
Charging options aside, what are the other things that work against the Pre when you’re on the road (or air for that matter)? Stokes hit a raw nerve when he highlighted the fact that there isn’t much that you can do with the Pre when you don’t have much to do – like when you’re on a long flight or a long road trip.
The thing is, we have to consider that the Pre is relatively new and that the online store still has a long way to go. After all, Apple has had a big head start.
So, iPhone or Pre? Can I have both?
Ben-Q Siemens EF51
At the 3GSM World Congress, in Barcelona, Ben-Q Siemens showcased three new phones, one of which was the EF51, a musically advanced mobile phone.
The EF51 sports a 262,000 color TFT display, with a six button front panel control pad used to navigate through audio files, which when flipped down reveals a more traditional mobile phone number pad.
Under the bonnet is a 1.3mega pixel camera, 20MB of internal memory, which can be increased by using the miniSD memory expansion slot. Also included is 3D surround sound, with a 6-band equalizer, as well as an FM radio, Internet browser, Bluetooth and USB functions, and MP3/WMA/AAC+ support.
The EF51 will be available to Europe/Asia/America around mid-2006, in either black or white. Simple really.
Via [techdigest.tv]
Cornice Dragon Series 8-10GB Micro Drive
At the 2006 3GSM World Congress (February 13 to 16), Cornice will showcase its new Dragon series HDD, which is specifically designed for use in mobile phones, as an alternative to flash drives.
The Dragon series offers increased storage capacity; sizes range between 8 to 10 gigabytes, as well as being the ‘smallest and thinnest’ drives available.
Currently, three Samsung phones utilize Cornice storage devices, a number which is expected to increase to 10% of all cell phones within a five-year period.
Samsung will use the new Dragon micro drives in the Samsungi300 and v7900, as well as MP3 players from companies such as Archos and Philips, similarly USB sticks will also incorporate the new Cornice HDD’s.
Via [mobilemag.com]
Cornice Press release