BlackBerry Lovers: Bold 9700 Is Worth the Change

BlackBerry Loses TrackBall in New Bold 9700

BY KAUSHAL PATEL (M: 9898985580)

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is a combination of Research in Motion's Bold and the recent Tour, boasting built-in Wi-Fi and GPS and a faster processer.

For T-Mobile users, it also marks the first BlackBerry to run on the faster 3G network.

Like the previous BlackBerry Bold, the 9700 features a leatherette back, which gives it a dressed-up look that appeals to women as well as to men.

It fit perfectly in my hand and, though the keys are a little small, I had no problem typing out an e-mail on the QWERTY keyboard.

In addition to the regular zoom feature, the 3.2-megapixel camera now offers a flash as well as the ability to record video.

One huge departure from previous BlackBerry models is the removal of the trackball navigator. Ostensibly in response to user complaints about the need to clean or replace the trackball, RIM replaced it entirely with an optical trackpad.

Much like the trackpad on a laptop, you simply press up or down to navigate and the movement is simple and smooth.

The screen is a tiny bit smaller than that of older BlackBerry models but the sharpness and clarity make up for the loss of space.

I found reading e-mail messages and viewing Web pages to be a breeze.

If you're a BlackBerry lover in need of an upgrade, this is one Bold worth changing for.

BlackBerry Bold 9700 by the Numbers:

4.29 inches tall

2.36 inches wide

4.30 ounces (with battery)

6 hours of talk time

Up to 21 days of standby time

Up to 38 hours of music playback time

3.2-megapixel camera

The price: $199 with a new contract from AT&T or T-Mobile

TwitterPeek Smart Phone Keeps Things Simple

TwitterPeek Handheld Device Lets You Send and Receive Twitter Messages

For those who haven't yet upgraded to a Web-enabled smart phone yet but like to tweet on the go, there's TwitterPeek, a brand new device that lets you do just one thing: use Twitter. About the size of a small cell phone, with a full Qwerty keyboard and a scroll wheel, the TwitterPeek is all you need to send and receive 140-character tweets.

The handheld also lets you retweet a message, send someone a direct message or check replies to your public messages.

The concept is pretty simple. A scroll wheel on the side (reminiscent of those on older BlackBerry models) lets you click through and read your Twitter feed.

Keyboard shortcuts help you get around quickly.

Want to reply to a tweet? Simply type "R."

Want to direct message someone? Just hit "D."

Other shortcuts move you quickly to your first and last tweet in a folder, or search through your followers list.

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Meet Apple's Amazing Magic Mouse

Meet Apple's Amazing Magic Mouse

Wireless Multi-Touch Mouse Makes Buttons Obsolete

When you're at a computer, there is little you use more than a mouse, so it is strange that it's taken this long to design the extraordinary Magic Mouse from Apple.

The Magic Mouse is the world's first "multi-touch" mouse, which means that when you swipe your fingers across the mouse's surface, it knows what you want it to do.

There isn't a scroll wheel. There are no mechanical buttons. Instead, the device consists of a very sleek, glassy white surface, with all the buttons and parts hidden, er, magically, inside.

The Magic Mouse also keeps a very low profile. Its top is only about an inch off of the table. Still, it fits very comfortably in the hand.

Apple learned that most people enjoy holding their input devices, such as mice, between their thumbs and last two fingers, allowing them to cup the surface of the small gadget when moving it.

To Move Cursor Around the Screen, Users Swipe Fingers Across the Mouse

You can scroll up, down, left and right with one finger, swipe through Web pages and photos with two, and click, or double-click (right or left), anywhere.

The brains of the operation are deep inside the Magic Mouse. And the device knows exactly what you want to do. It won't confuse a scroll with a swipe. It even knows when you're just resting your hand on it.

Apple introduced gestures to the trackpad in its laptop line a couple years ago (and part of the iPhone's success can be credited to the multi-touch display). The company is now bringing that technology to the mouse.

Let's say you have a Web browser open and want to go back three pages. Just swipe the mouse's surface with two fingers, from right to left, to go back. No need to move the mouse and click on the arrows.

Magic Mouse works wirelessly (no cables or adapters needed) up to 33 feet away from the computer. It runs for several months on two AA batteries (included).

Magic Mouse Conserves Power When You're Not Using It

It has an on/off switch on the bottom, but even if you leave it on, Magic Mouse manages power smartly by recognizing when you are not using it. I've used it every day for a month and the computer claims I have 90 percent of battery life remaining.

It connects via Bluetooth to any equipped Mac or PC, but a Mac is required if you want to make the most of its multi-touch wizardry. There is no software to install, but be prepared to "pair" the mouse to your Mac via Bluetooth, then download a software update. Then you have to enter the control panel to turn on features like right button clicking.

There ought to be an easier process for adding a mouse. I also wish it came with rechargeable batteries, but since it means you don't need another charging station on your desktop, I believe Apple chose simplicity over clutter.

The Magic Mouse now comes with every Apple iMac desktop computer and can be purchased separately for $69.

Nokia E72 Review – Should you Buy it?

Nokia E72 Features :

The beautifully shaped Nokia E72 is the perfect smartphone or PDA for any business individual on the go. Only 128 grams in size and with a form thickness of 10mm, the Nokia E72 is built to lastyears. The four corners are rounded quite a bit and the keys are positioned a bit higher than its predecessor Nokia E71.

Don’t be fooled by its E-Series tag though as this phone is much personal user friendly as much as it is business oriented in nature. It comes with an one touch auto focus compatible 5 MP (5 mega pixels or 2592 pixels by 1944 pixels) camera with a Flash which makes it the perfect smart phone or PDA for any kind of multimedia photography. It can adjust and tweak itself when you are snapping moving objects, thus, eliminating blurred images altogether.

The VGA recording quality of the Nokia E72 camera is similar to that of N97 and allows you to record moving objects at a rate of 15 frames/sec with a max dimension of 640×480 pixels. It can auto adjust the video settings for maximum quality output.

E72 is compatible with Microsoft Exchange E-Mail systems and the Lotus Notes Travelerwhich makes it a powerful device to manage all your e-mail accounts and their respective attachments centrally from your E72 PDA device. In general all POP3 and IMAP based e-mail networks should work with E72’s email client. It also supports HTML mail, multiple E-mail accounts integration, forwards, etc.

Massive power savings are ensured when you are using this E-Series business device, the E72. It can easily last over 6 and a half hours with constant GPS navigation turned on and it can lastover 5 hours if you surfing the web constantly using the E72. It can also serve you with nearly 8 hours of video playback, well over 12 hours of talktime and over 32 hours of music playback when listened through its accessory headphone. In WiFi standby mode it operates well over 110 hours straight without the need for any additional battery charge.

Experience the full speed of this 3.5G HSDPA internet data device enabling you up to 10.6 mbps of connectivity speed at any given time. Also offers HSUPA (at 2mbps), Wireless LAN (WLAN is based on the widely accepted IEEE 802.11b/g model), EDGE, GPRS and WAP connectivity.

It supports high speed A2DP EDR connectivity for its included Bluetooth device connections and also supports High Speed USB, and stereo 3.5mm audio jacks for easy music inputs.

The powerful Series 60 Internet browser of E72 symbian OS supports nearly all types of websites and blogs (including mine!) which means no more “small screen” type rendering whatsoever. It can display and render flash based graphics and websites without the need of other plugins or software.

The Optical Navi Keys of E72 are tailor made to suit the overall “rich superstar” appearance of the smartphone. They are easy to find with your fingers which allows you to control them without looking at the keypad. The smart yet unusual shape of the left and right Navi keys are somewhat quite different than any of the buttons of this device or any other.

The wide 320×240 QVGA TFT screen is bright and it suits the 114 x 58.3 x 10.1 mm monoblock dimension of the phone. It weighs only about 128 grams which is comparatively lighter than any of its competitors.

Dedicated one touch access keys to functions like Home, Calendar, USB, E-Mail, Volume etc. adds to the overall friendly navigational structure of the phone. In general, the E-Series trend is well implemented on this phone.

This PDA smartphone also supports bluetooth connectivity and file transfers to any paired or authorized bluetooth device, it also supports accelerometer based mobile applications and gameswith or without bluetooth.

The standard package comes with a built in space of 4GB in it and over 250MB of internal phone memory which ensures that you will be able to run games and applications without exceeding the memory limit.

The E-Series based quadband E72 works with all the 850/900/1800/1900 EGSM networks and depending on your phone version, it will work with all types of HSDPA networks.

A number of new and innovative smart functions such as bulk SMS deletion, undo deletion, Text-to-Speech reader, concatenated or long messages (10 messages chained into 1 without breaking off) support etc are all built in with the E72 to make it more efficient.

E72 comes with built in Nokia applications such as Windows Live Instant Messenger, OVI contacts, Microsoft ActiveSync, Nokia OVI Maps, Nokia Mobile VPN client, new incoming E-Mail notifications etc. Also, it comes with a FM Radio built in and can operate through PTT (Push to Talk) technology provided that you network provider offers it.

E72 supports audio streaming (Last.FM) and video streaming (like YouTube) sites which ensures you to keep yourself connected with your favorite online internet radio stations, video sites and social networks (Facebook) easily.

As you can see in the above pics, E72 is a blend of all the right spices that can really make it one of the best smartphone device in the market.

This wide screen phone is shiny yet rugged on its exterior, comes with a the nicely protected 5MP camera, a smartly designed QWERTY keypad and a built in 4GB hotswap memory card makes E72the beast of the market (so to speak). A soon to be the ’star performer’ of the Nokia E-Series family surely can make this device a great hit in the market from the get go.

In my honest opinion, after looking at the options and reading through all the technical facts/features/design etc I can honestly say that I am really impressed with this device.

I totally recommend the E72 smartphone to anyone seeking to get the right mixture of features and someone who wants it all: Efficiency, Multimedia, and Design.

Google OS

Google OS: End OF The HARD DRIVE?

Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks.
With a strong focus on speed, the Chrome OS promises nearly instant boot times of about 7 seconds for users to login to their computers.
"We want Google Chrome OS to be blazingly fast ... to boot up like a TV," said Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management for Google.
The first Chrome OS netbooks will be available in late 2010, Pichai said. It will not be available as a download to run and install. Instead, Chrome OS is only shipping on specific hardware from manufacturers Google has partnered with. That means if you want Chrome OS, you'll have to purchase a Chrome OS device.
Google is currently working with unnamed computer manufacturers to define specifications for these computers, which Pichai said will include larger netbook-style computers with full-size keyboards, large trackpads and large displays.
Chrome OS netbooks will not have traditional hard disk drives -- they will rely on non-volatile flash memory and Internet-based storage for saving all of your data.
All the applications will be web-based, meaning users won't have to install apps, manage updates or even backup their data. All data will be stored in the cloud, and users won't even have to bother with anti-virus software: Google claims it will monitor code to prevent malicious activity in Chrome OS web apps.
"Chrome OS is a totally rethought computer that will let you focus on the Internet, so you can stop worrying about your computer," according to a Google promotional video shown at the event, held at the Google campus in Mountain View, California.
As part of its announcement today, Pichai said that Google would be releasing all of the operating system's code and design documents to the public.
Introduced in July, Chrome OS is a Linux-based, open-source operating system centered on Google's Chrome browser. Applications will run exclusively inside the browser, Google said Thursday.
"As of today, the code will be fully open, which means Google developers will be working on the same tree as open developers," said Pichai.
The OS's focus on design is consistent with the company's stance that the future is in the web. In July, Vic Gundotra, Google's engineering vice president and developer evangelist, spoke on a panel about app stores, in which he said native apps (such as those available for the iPhone) would be obsolete in the future, and that the Web will "become the platform that matters."
"Every capability you want today, in the future it will be written as a web application," Pichai said Thursday.
Netbooks -- lightweight, low-powered sub-notebooks -- were the surprise hit of 2008 and 2009. However, with the growth of netbook sales slowing -- and the prices of some full-powered notebooks dropping below $400 -- the continued viability of the netbook sector is an open question.
Though netbook shipments are falling below manufacturers' expectations, the inexpensive, low-powered devices appear to still be selling well. Pichai cited research figures from ABI research indicating that 35 million netbooks shipped in 2009, more than twice the number sold in 2008.
Manufacturers have yet to announce pricing on netbooks shipping with Chrome OS, but Google expects the cost to be about the same as current netbooks. On average, netbooks cost between $300 and $500.
Videos demonstrating Chrome OS's user interface, security, fast boot and other features are below the jump.

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