Nokia N900- A Deep Down Appraisal

Hi everybody, this happens to be my first review and I am very excited about it. So today we are going to dig deep in to the facts and specifications of Nokia N900.Lets begin

Introduction:
N900 is an all new smart phone from Nokia that works on Maeom OS. It has got a smart user interface that makes operations so much easier and fun. The phone has all the features that you expect a smart phone to have like touch screen, QWERTY keypad, Apps, Camera and many other features too. Let’s jump in to find out what this phone has to offer.

Design: Nokia N900 comes with a touch screen (very responsive) and the QWERTY is also good. The only thing hussy about the phone is the size. It is slightly big when compared to other smart phones but it fits in the pocket.

The overall look of the phone is not too impressive but it has all the components of glossy finish and is smooth to hold. There are literally no buttons on the front cowl of the phone (not even call buttons). Nokia has always paid more attention to the entertainment factor and N900 is no exception. The phone has got speakers on both the ends making entertainment fun and loud.

N900 also sports ports for various uses. It has got a MicroSD port, USB port (used for data transfers and charging your device), a unlock key (on the right), 3.5 mm audio jack (can also be used as TV output), stylus, Volume rocker keys, turn off button and a camera dedicated key. Not to forget the 5 mega pixel camera with shutter, LED flash and kick stand. All in all, it has got all the ports that one may require in the normal course of time.

User Interface:
The UI of N900 is just awesome with cool layout and smart operating system. One can easily try their hand on multitasking without any difficulty whatsoever. The interface comes with sprawling colors with good looking icons. The use of Maeom platform has added a feather in Nokia’s cap. One could easily browse through all the options at one touch without any difficulty. The notification lights, delivery reports and other lights (including flash) are very responsive and work just fine. Overall the user interface is quiet good.

Let’s dig deeper:

QWERTY Keypad: The keypad is quiet good. In fact the keys are a bit hard to press (specially the numbered keys) but one can easily find the way to work with them after spending some time with the keypad.

Touch Screen: The phone comes with a good and responsive touch screen. The users can also find their way multi tasking. This smart phone does not hang easily unless some malware is operating.

Connectivity: The Nokia N900 has got everything that is required to connect the phone with the outer world. It obviously has Bluetooth, GPRS, 3G and a dedicated Wi-Fi connectivity. The USB port helps you to charge your phone and as well connect it to your P.C.

Music: Nokia has specially paid attention to enhance the Music capabilities of the device. The phone comes with dual speakers located on either ends of the device. Not only the speakers are awesome but the sound quality too is great. Especially with headphones on, you can hear every beat clearly.

Messaging and Mails: Messaging on N900 is fun and innovative as you can used Apps like G talk, Yahoo messenger to forecast your messages to your friends. E mail also works well on this phone as it supports various clients like G mail, Yahoo, Hotmail and others.

Web Browsing: Web Browsing is probably the most essential part of the day. With N900 you get speed, synchronization and compatibility with all the websites. The device has internet tablet that deserves the title of nothing but the best. With a good wide screen, N900 seriously brings you P.C like browsing experience without compromising on the speed.

The phone sports Flash 9.4 which means that you can watch any flash video and play any flash game online. Apart from these features, one can also connect their mobile to the TV and watch the online videos on their TV sets. The only thing bad about the browser is that you will not be able to open new tabs but can open new windows.

Camera: Camera is one of the most essential elements of our phone and we want to have an excellent camera. Is N900 having an exceptional camera? Lets find out:
N900 comes with a 5 mega pixel camera and also has an auto focus. The camera is good with a digital zoom up to 3x. It also has a tessar lens which comes with Carl Zeiss (known for clear pics). A shutter and a kick stand also accompany the camera for protection. Overall the camera is good and takes flawless pictures every single time.

Features and Specs:

Features:
• ARM Cortex – A8 (600 MHz processor) soomthly run all your applications
• 256 MB RAM
• 3D graphics accelerator with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
• 32 GB inbuilt memory (Expandable to up to 48 GB with microSD card)
• Flash 9.4 support
• 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optical lens and dual LED flash
• A-GPS with OVI maps

Specs:
• Quad-band GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• WCDMA 900/1700/2100 MHz
• 3.5 inch (800 × 480 pixel) touch-sensitive widescreen display
• FUll QWERTY Keyboard
• WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth v2.1
• Stereo FM radio and Transmitter
• 3.5mm Audio Jack
• Micro USB connector
• TV out (PAL/NTSC)
• Battery – BL-5J 1320mAh
• Weight – Approx 181g

Price: The price of this phone is approx 30,000 INR
Verdict: The phone looks cool with certain good and bad things. The Meaom platform is not utilized to the fullest by Nokia. But one should see that this is the first phone that has a Meaom platform. Looking at the features and specs, you can go for this phone. Go for this phone only if you like surfing and being online 24*7. This phone may not be the ideal choice for rough handlers. Please do leave comments and suggestions on how to improve it further.

Nokia C6 detailed review

So everyone wants to know about the latest buzz in cell phone world? Yes, Nokia is coming up with extravagantly sleek looking mobile phone Nokia C6. We have the review for you.

Looks and styling: Nokia C6 has this same styling features like its ancestor N97. C6 has somewhat same looks like N97 but at the same time it is much more finer, shinier and attractive than N97. It is available in colors like black and silver. Though, it is not launched in india, people are already dreaming of owing it. One factor behind owning this phone is the looks.

Features: Nokia C6 has got every feature that a high end phone should have like Wi-Fi, social networking connect, various data sharing technological features and many more. The C6 series of phone will redefine afford ability and style at the same time. Features of the phone broadly include:

-3.2″ 16M-color resistive touchscreen of -640 x 360 pixel resolution
-Symbian OS 9.4 with S60 5th edition UI
-Slide-out four-row full QWERTY keyboard
-ARM 11 434MHz CPU
-Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
-Tri-band 3G with 3.6Mbps HSDPA support
-5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and VGA@30fps video recording
-Wi-Fi and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
-GPS with A-GPS and free lifetime voice-guided navigation license
-microSD card (16 GB supported, 2GB included)
-Built-in accelerometer for display auto-rotation, turn-to-mute
-3.5 mm audio jack
-Smart dialing
-Stereo FM Radio with RDS
-microUSB port
-Web browser has full Flash support
-Good audio quality
-Office document viewer

Apart from these endless features, nokia has also made C6 a style icon for the people who cannot afford to spend more yet want to enjoy the benefits of a good business and entertainment phone.

Coin has two sides i.e. advantages and disadvantages and Nokia C6 is no exception. Some of the major disadvantages of the phone include:
-Display performs poorly under direct sunlight
-The S60 touch UI is clunky
-Doesn’t charge off USB
-Average loudspeaker performance
-No DivX or XviD video support out-of-the-box
-No office document editing (without a paid upgrade)
-No camera lens protection

Overall, the phone looks amazing and fantastic. One can buy the phone as it has all the features that a mobile should in today’s world have. Although there is an speculation over price. Sources say that the price could be around 14,500 INR i.e. $325.

Source:Gsmarena.com

Apple- Turn i-pad in to Guitar Tutor Using Miso Music Application

Apple, the world-renowned leader in the technological front, is continuously indulged in making innovations. As per the latest innovation, one can turn their ipad to their own guitar tutor. Apple has made up software wherein you can have easy access to all the guitar tips and tricks right from basics to the pro. The software takes care of lessons, tests and other important aspects of learning guitar. Overall, one can have the immense pleasure of learning guitar from their homes. The application is named Miso Music.

How to do it?

By now, you might be wondering how to do it. It is as simple as zip zap. All you need to do is just download Miso Music from the apple stores and run it on your ipad; this will download the Miso Music guitar tutor application on your ipad. After the ipad updates itself, you can straight away sit with the tutor software and become a master in no time. The tutor has all sorts of advantages like:
• Professional coaching on the go.
• Plenty of notes to learn from.
• Step by step theory on every note.

What exactly you need to do, to get started?

Well, as soon as you install Miso music application you will have to select a song to practice guitar on. Miso music application comes with licensed music form Sony, thereby making it cheaper for you to learn guitar. One has the choice of selecting various artists as they like that include Beetles, Justin and many others.

Once you selects the songs, you will probably see a series of colorful dots appearing on the screen, representing each note you are about to play. The dots are actually Miso music trying to assess the accuracy of your notes by actually listening to what is being played.

Every time you intend to pluck the string, Miso will detect if you have played the note right. If the note is played right, the tab appearing on the screen will scroll a bit. If you are not aware of the right note then there is virtual help available too.

One more thing, you will probably have to wait a couple of weeks before you can actually download the application. The basic version is free whereas the pro version comes with a price tag of $2.99. Pro version of the application includes additional virtual instruments and songs.

New Version of I-Tunes now comes with Ping sharing add on!!

The latest Version of I-Tunes has been released and people are already cheering up with the latest moderations. This time I-Tunes has integrated itself with ping, this allows you to share and listen a song at just a click of the button.

Earlier, I-Tunes were not provided with the integration thing, making it difficult for people to share their Favorited songs.
The new version of I-Tunes launched bring ping updates with it. Thus one can now share songs with everyone of their friends using their own library. Whereas previously, one had to mess up their mind in the i-Tunes stores, if they wished to share a song.
With the Integration of i_tunes and ping the whole sharing stuff has become easier. When you install i-Tunes, ping box appears right beside the song name. When you click the box a drop down menu appears through which one can easily like a song, share a song, ask for artist’s info and album info.

Using the ping drop down will enable you to share and find new songs at the click of the button. If you decide to share it, the song will appear in the ping stream such that all your friends can have instant access to it.
The i-Tunes new version also comes with ping sidebar wherein you could see all your online friends and also could comment on varied songs. One can also highlight any songs they like from their library and make it available for sharing.

Facebook May Come Up with A mobile Phone Soon!

A report in Tech crunch revealed that Facebook is ready to launch their new version of social networking platform, this time the platform is nothing but the mobile phone. Sources say that Fb officials are given the responsibility to collect market designs and estimated cost required to produce the phone. The new phone will undoubtedly solve many of the social networking issues. The phone will be designed keeping in mind the havoc associated with accessing Facebook on a PC. With the phone you could access your Facebook account at any given time of the day at just a press of the button.

Another part of the team says that fb is gonna price this smart phone within $50, well within the reach of a working individual. In other discussions, it was revealed that fb doesnt want to have competition with Apple or Google but is employing its resources in developing the phone with deeper social integration and easy accessibility to social platforms.

HTC to launch HD7 Mobile with Windows 7 Os

HTC, one of the effecient technological advanced company, may launch HD7 phone with an amazing Windows 7 operating system.  There is already lot of buzz created regarding the new phone from HTC and several blogs claim to have leaked the images of the phone. According to the latest reports, HD7 comes with an amazing processing power of 1 GHz processor with Qualcomm QSD8250 SoC.

As far as the memory is concerned, HD7 is said to have an inbuilt memory of 512 MB which can further be expanded to 8 GB.

The touch screen phone will have a 4.3 inch WVGA screen. It also will be equipped with 5 megapixel camera with powerful led lights two in numbers and accessibility to FM radio.

HTC’s new baby is speculated to have an amazing processing spped with touch optimization. The connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, 3G and HSDPA.

However, there is no official confirmation relating to the launch of the phone, but one thing is for sure there is going to be a huge launch of this deadly looking phone.  The prices are also speculated to be very high.