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Today decent mobile phone is one of those necessary gadgets you use almost at every step you do – whether you need to update your social networks, book hotel, buy tickets for your next trip, play games, read books, listen to high quality stereo music, watch video, manage your bank account, make any payment and take credit card payments over the phone and more functions – all in one go.

It even can survive underwater! I don’t know exactly if my android could survive in fair but I’m sure it would try to:-) However, it’s going to do incredible, truly miracle things for you. And when I use the term “miracle,” I don’t mean something that’s impossible, you know.

Well, using Wifi you connect to the Internet wirelessly anywhere you are, GPS lets you to find your location on a Mobile Phone that has a Global Positioning System feature and get help in your navigate, choosing great places nearby and just staying safe; bluetooth gives you to connect to another device to transfer any data you need wirelessly, not to mention other features such as Mobile TV, Video Calls, Recording and Playback, that’s all from your Mobile Phone now.

A credit card built in to a smart phone allows to enjoy with mobile sales processing credit cards right from your phone. Yes, now you can use your phone as a credit card. Thanks to RFID technology, near-field communication, also called NFC, you’ll have a credit or debit cards with you wherever you go automatically. Also Google Wallet application, based on the same technology lets you pay for stuff just by tapping your phone on merchants’ NFC-enabled terminals.

Then, you will be able to send money from a mobile phone to any user as well as you will be able to accept credit card payments over the phone just by entering the recipient’s e-mail address or phone number.

So, it’s hard to overstate the value of mobile phone’s benefits and convenience.

So, the new android I’ve got is Ericsson Xperia X10. Actually I prefer mobiles from Samsung but now would like to try another brand. Well, here is specification my new Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (Android 2.1):

Dimensions119 x 63 x 13 mm
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz)
Display TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 480 x 854 pixels, 4.0 inches
Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included
1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM
Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth – Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
USB – yes
Camera 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video – yes, WVGA@30fps, 720p@30fps (via software update), check quality

Features
OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread)
1 GHz Scorpion
Adreno 200
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM
HTML, Adobe Flash
GPS – with A-GPS support
Java – via Java MIDP emulator
Colors – Black, Luster White

- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
– MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
– Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
– Facebook and Twitter integration
– Document viewer
– Voice memo

Battery
Li-Po 1500 mAh battery (BST-41)

Stand-by
Up to 415 h (2G) / Up to 425 h (3G)

Talk time
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)

Misc – SAR US – 0.87 W/kg (head) (body)

Photo / Video

HTC Inspire is 4G Android smartphone was announced 2011, January but doesn’t lose a popularity till now. The Inspire 4G is a high-end device from HTC that will run on AT&T’s 4G network. It has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, 8 MP camera with 720p recording, Android 2.2, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor with 4GB internal memory and an SD card.

AT&T Mobile Hotspot capable enabling you to connect multiple devices–from tablets to gaming devices–to the phone’s 3G/4G cellular connection via Wi-Fi. USB tethering for connecting a PC to your phone’s 3G/4G cellular connection. Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP audio streaming Bluetooth profiles.

OS & Software
Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo) with over-the-air upgrade capability for future OS releases
eReader app with access to over 2 million book titles
BLOCKBUSTER app enables you to discover and download the latest movie rentals on the go.
DLNA capabilities enables you to share your photo albums, videos and movies wirelessly with a compatible HDTV or other DLNA device
Design and Hardware
1 GHz Snapdragon processor speeds up everything–from playing games to watching shows to opening files from work
4.3-inch Super LCD display with capacitive multi-touch capabilities, proximity sensor, and light sensor (480 x 800 pixels)
Onscreen QWERTY keyboard
Communications & Internet
Easy access to social networking via HTC Sense including updates from Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.
Full messaging capabilities including SMS text, MMS picture/video and IM instant messaging (via popular services including AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk)
Access to personal and corporate e-mail (including support for Exchange and push Gmail)
HTML Web browser (WebKit-based) with support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for accessing Flash-enabled websites, watching video and playing games.

Camera
8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash plus auto focus, face detection, and geo-tagging
HD 720p video capture capabilities (1280 x 720 pixels)
Multimedia
Music player compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC
Video player compatible with MPEG4, WMV, XviD
Built-in stereo speakers
Dolby Mobile + SRS WOW HD surround sound enhancement
Memory
4 GB internal memory
Included 8 GB microSD card with support for optional cards up to 32 GB.
More Features
3.5mm headphone jack
Micro USB 2.0 port with mass storage capabilities
Speakerphone for hands-free communication.

You can use now offline language packs for your Android. There are a wide choice of 50 languages from French and Spanish to Chinese and Arabic. Google says “While the offline models are less comprehensive than their online equivalents, they are perfect for translating in a pinch when you are travelling abroad with poor reception or without mobile data access”.

What do you get with Google Translate?
- You can translate any text and speech in more than 60 languages
- You can listen to your translations spoken aloud
- Input using your voice, handwriting, and camera
- Save your favorite translations for quick, offline access
- View dictionary results for single words or phrases
- Translate without a network connection with our offline language packages
(Camera input and offline translation are available for Android 2.3 and above.)

To enable offline translation between any two languages, you just need to select them in the offline languages menu.

Google and LG joined hands together for designing a new Smartphone which was named Nexus 4 and was launched together with Nexus 10 Tablet in the market. The smart phone has specifications similar to Google’s Nexus smart phone and has been very popular in the market with huge sales in Google Play Store. A very convenient and comfortable way to make the best use of cell phones is to buy online mobile accessories. You can buy these online accessories from various popular websites which provide great deals.

The tablet comes with 4.7 inch HD IPS Plus display with amazing screen clarity and 1.5 GHz dual core processor for smooth performance. It has other exciting features of a high-end smart phone and is an attractive choice among customers.

LG Nexus 4 Final Features:

1. The tablet has a 4.7 inch True HD IPS display with overall pixel density of 318 pixels per inch and default resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. The screen portrays the details of pictures and videos with tremendous clarity and is considered to be one of sharpest screens available in market. The display is considered to be even better that the most praised Samsung Galaxy S3. It has ZeroGap Touch technology and supports up to 16 million colors. The display is also protected with Corning Gorilla Glass which makes it scratch-resistant and safe from any damages.

2. The phone is powered with 1.5 GHz Krait Quad-core processor and 2 GB RAM which guarantees a smooth and blazing speed performance when compared to normal Android phones. The phone has Adreno 320 GPU for high performance graphics support and allows you to play exciting games without any performance issues. The dimensions of the phone are 68.7 x 133.9 x 9.1 mm and it weighs approximately 139.5 grams.

3. The phone runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system which is the latest Android version available in the market currently. The software is very powerful and smooth when compared to other smart phone operating systems like Apple iOS.
4. The design of the phone is elegant and similar to previous Nexus models from Google. It has a metal frame surrounding the body that gives a stylish look to the phone. It has a glittering smooth finish at back and rounded edges making it a compact fit in your hands.

5. The phone has 8 Megapixel rear Camera with amazing clarity. There are plenty of scene modes which allow you to capture images under various light conditions. There are options for controlling the exposure and shutter speed settings along with AutoFocus and Quality check options. You can shoot images with maximum resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels and it has LED flash for taking pictures at night. It also supports shooting HD videos at 1080p resolution with 30 frames per second. The other features include photo sphere, face detection, touch focus and Geo-tagging. There is also 1.3 MP front-facing camera for video calls.

6. There are two models available based on the internal memory storage which includes the 8 GB and 16 GB versions. It has Bluetooth Version 3.0, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, USB 2.0 support for charging etc. It also has 3.5 mm audio jack in top very near to power button.

7. The phone is powered with 2100 mAH Li-Polymer battery which is non-replaceable. The battery guarantees a talk-time of 6 hours and standby time of 32 hours.

8. It has both 3G and 2G network connectivity with GSM and HSPDA standards. The MicroSIM is inserted beneath the battery. But the major drawback is that it does not have 4G LTE connectivity which is now popular in all latest smart phones.

Technical Specifications:
Processor: 1.5 GHz Krait Quad-core
Chipset: Qualcomm APQ8064
Dimensions: 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
Weight: 139 grams
Display: 4.7 inch True-HD IPS Plus display with resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels (318 pixels per inch)
Primary Camera: 8 MP Rear Camera with LED flash
Secondary Camera: 1.3 MP
Operating system: Android 4.2 Jelly bean
Connectivity: Bluetooth: Version 4.0, Micro USB, 802.11 b/g/n WI-Fi
Features: Barometer, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, GPS
Battery: 2100 mAH Lithium Polymer Battery
LG Nexus 4 Final Review:
LG Nexus is one of the most powerful and elegant Android smart phones currently available in market. The Quad-core processor guarantees very fast performance and 4.7 inch HD display makes it a good choice for gamers. The only drawback about this phone is lack of LTE connectivity which is available in all latest smart phones.
LG Nexus 4 Release Date in India:
The phone was released during November 13, 2012 in India and is available for sale in major retail stores as well as online shopping websites.
LG Nexus 4 Price in India:
The phone is currently priced at Rs. 27, 990 rupees in India and can be purchased from all Mobile stores across the country.

It’s interesting what demonstrated researchers from Erlangen University. They found the breach in Android security with the help of a fridge-freezer, Hexus, popular UK based technology reviews website, reported. The scientists have developed a recovery tool called FROST which stands for Forensic Recovery of Scrambled Telephones.

So, it appears that the unlock an Android smartphone’s sensitive data can be done by retrieving disk encryption keys from RAM following a “cold” boot. While the phone is cooling and the battery is pulled out, the OS can’t go through normal shutdown procedures then the battery has to be re-inserted and phone powered back on as quickly as possible.

Also the scientists have beated the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The “official” Google phone, with a version of Android is unmodified by the manufacturer, theu said.

The Galaxy Nexus was the first device with Android 4.0, which added encryption support. Also PIN protection and storage disk encryption are no barrier to the FROST method however the phone must have an unlocked bootloader for the method to work.

As Nokia announced its disappointing sales figures from the final quarter of 2012, questions have been raised if it is too little too late for the once iconic mobile. Has the company fallen from grace or does Nokia still have what it takes to compete in the mobile marketplace?

Do you remember when everyone knew each other’s home phone numbers off by heart? Then came the mass-market mobile phone, with Nokia leading the charge and changing the consumers’ world forever.

It’s safe to say that if you didn’t have a Nokia 3310 yourself in the year 2001, then you probably knew someone who did. Although it’s almost laughable compared to today’s choice of millions of gaming apps, the success of snake – the archetypical mobile game – helped propel Nokia into the mobile market limelight. Yet Nokia somehow went from being one of the market leaders to desperately playing a game of catch-up. Part of this process must be attributed to the creation of the smartphone and the release of the revolutionary iPhone and Android phone series that have enabled their respective owners to carve out their significant share of the market.

While Apple’s sales for the new release of iPhone 5 are not performing as well as expected, Lumia and Asha handsets are contributing to recent success for Nokia. Although the fourth quarter of 2012 helped repair Nokia’s position the company still experienced 22% fewer sales year-on-year compared to 2011. However, sales of the Lumia device are up by 40%.

Before hopes are raised too high, it is worth remembering that the industry’s expectaction’s of Nokia are hugely different compared to those of Apple or Android manufacturers. Based on the cost of individual handsets; Nokia is considered successful to finally draw a profit with their quarterly sales of 15.9 million units, compared to Apple’s supposedly “disappointing” results of 47.8 million.

Hindsight suggests that Nokia did not advance quickly enough with the Smartphone technology available, only releasing its first competitive model years after iPhone and Android.

Ovum principal analyst Adam Leach recently commented on the company’s fortunes: “Overall if you look at the dominant market position that Nokia had – 40 percent market share, if you go back a couple of years — there is no way even with a successful Windows Phone 8 story, and even with the strategy they laid out, that they’re ever going to return to that kind of market share, that kind of dominance . . . If you think 2008 was just when Android entered the market, it was just a year after iPhone was finding its feet. Nokia really needed to be there at that point with its platform for growth — offering some kind of computing experience on the device.”

On the bright side there’s lots of opportunity for people in java developer jobs to create new software to bring Nokia to the forefront of the Smartphone market once again. To date, Nokia has sold over 1.5 billion mobiles enabled with Java technology. The technology is there for Nokia to succeed. 2012 saw Nokia and Microsoft join forces and hopefully learn from past mistakes with its platforms. Nokia used to be focused on phone first, computer second. Now the sky is the limit for the team to show what is possible with its new handsets, building on the Windows support, and to start afresh in 2013 financially.

The year ahead will show if Nokia can return to be a serious competitor or see its market leading glory days remain a fond memory.

Apple’s iPhone devices are some of the most popular Smartphones. The first model was released in 2007. In September of 2012, the latest model, which is the iPhone 5, was released in the market. Aside from the basic features that iPhones offer like text messaging, calling and web surfing, it is also possible to watch TV. How to watch TV on your iPhone?

The easiest way is to download TV clips online and transfer them on your iPhone. Another way is to use an application that would let you do this. Some of them require a WiFi connection, while others may run on 3G. Here are some of the best apps that you can use to watch TV on your iPhone.

For more in depth information regarding general iPhone and Android Apps visit the Apps Pirate Blog. You can also read their article on how to watch TV on your iOS device should you need more assistance. Now let’s get right into business:

Hulu Plus

Hulu Plus lets you watch almost all the current TV series, as well as older ones. You need a Hulu Plus subscription for this. Go to their site and create an account. You can then access this on your computer, as well as download the Hulu Plus application on your iPhone and watch over WiFi, 3G or 4G. You can enjoy free access for a month. After the free trial, you need to pay $7.99/month to continue watching the shows.

The best thing about this service is that it offers all the available episodes of the current season and not just the ones that already aired on TV. Some of the latest shows that you can watch are Modern Family, House and Glee. You may also check out older series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files.

TV. Com

If you want to watch your favorite TV shows on your device without paying for a subscription, download TV.com application for free. It supports WiFi and 3G and runs on iOS 3.0 and higher. Check with your network provider to make sure that you do not go over your 3G data limit. Some of the shows available are those from CW, CBS and CNET TV.

Netflix

Like Hulu Plus, Netflix also requires a monthly subscription of $7.99. You may enjoy a one month free trial before you will be asked to pay for a monthly fee. Create an account on their website and download the application on your device. Aside from TV shows, you will also have unlimited access to several movies available. This is compatible with iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad and iPod Touch 4G.

Television

This application can only be used over WiFi. It is available for download for $2.99. You must be connected to WiFi as it cannot be used on 3G or 4G. Some of the shows that you can watch with Television are those that are aired on ESPN, Fox, CBS and CNN.

PBS

If you love watching PBS programs, you can do it while on the go and for free by downloading PBS application on your iPhone. Some of the shows that you can watch in full length are History Detectives, Secrets of the Dead, Antiques Roadshow and Need to Know.

Aside from watching TV shows, it also offers other features like bookmarking, purchasing seasons or episodes and creating reminders of shows you would like to watch using iCal.

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