Tag: cell-phone

Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile America announced that the Samsung Intensity II mobile phone is available online today and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in the coming weeks.

The Samsung Intensity 2 is made partly from recycled plastic. The feature-rich Samsung Intensity 2 handset boasts a horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a digital music player, one-touch access to social networking sites, and a 1.3 megapixel infrared digital camera with night vision. The Samsung Intensity II Smartphone will be available in the colors Deep Gray and Metallic Blue.

A study finds problems, but also offers software fixes that could help cell phones last significantly longer between charges.

Some simple changes to the software running on Wi-Fi access points could significantly extend or even double cell phone battery life. That's the finding of a study that investigated why using Wi-Fi on a cell phone, and on some other portable devices, sucks up power so quickly. It found that a protocol designed to reduce Wi-Fi power drain often doesn't work effectively.

New LG cell phone GM205 : Especially for the youthful consumer with a love for music and a sensitive ear, there is the LG GM205. A nice, modern design equipped with a bit of innovation in terms of music experience in a cell phone.
Namely, the LG GM205 is equipped with Dolby Mobile technology. This technology delivers a not-to-be-underestimated contribution to the sound quality, with which listening to music becomes pleasurable.
The latter is a feature especially for the young consumer, and with which the LG cell phone can distinguish itself from the masses. It is not yet known when the official introduction of the LG GM205 will take place and in which region it will become available.

Vodafone was of course present with its complete pallet of services and hardware during the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona. And in technical terms they are not all very remarkable products, but still form the necessary impact on the mobile phone market. Take the very cheap Vodafone 150 mobile phone, aimed at a large group of potential consumers that live in countries where wealth is not present for a large part of the population. We have to think about countries such as India, but also the African countries. To be able to communicate by mobile phone can mean a new chance for people from this group.

NTT Docomo, the largest telecom provider on the Japanese market, is always good for some interesting and innovative mobile solutions. Take the smartphone we have previewed in of our Mobile World Congress 2010 articles that can be split into two halves and can also be used independently.
The applications are unknown, but such innovations often lead to end products for consumers that are truly useful. For example the GPS solutions, often used functionally to find your way in a new city, country, etc. but there are also other applications that maybe become more interesting in the near future. For example, the locating of objects or people.

According to a report by Asahi.com, Toshiba is developing a new technology that can turn cell phones into virtual secretaries. First, it monitors a user's current behavior patterns and location.
From there, it will "predict" that person's future actions based on the available data and give relevant information, much like how a real secretary works.

Need a break from your laptop? These productivity phones offer a lot more than the ability to make calls. Here are the 10 best smartphones available today.

Does the Droid walk the walk? Does the iPhone 3GS reign supreme? Or is another phone at the top of the heap? See our chart of the 10 best cell phones available right now.

HTC Mobile, a global designer and manufacturer of mobile phones, debuted HTC Sense, an intuitive and seamless experience that will be introduced across a portfolio of cell phones beginning with the new HTC Hero Android smartphone. With its distinct design and powerful capabilities fully integrated with HTC Sense, the HTC Hero smartphone introduces a unique blend of form and function that takes Android to new heights. HTC Sense technology is focused on putting people at the centre by making your phone work in a more simple and natural way. This experience revolves around three fundamental principles that were designed by quietly listening and observing how people live and communicate.

A company has developed software that will detect whether a cell phone is moving at car speeds. When that happens, the software will alert the cellular network, telling it to hold calls and text messages until the drive is over.