My Mobile Phones In The Past Decade

One night I was fiddling with my Treo 650 and out of the blue I suddenly recalled one after the other all the phones I've ever used. Technology has come a long way in the past 10 years. I thought I'd share my personal mobile phone history with you all.

Motorola CD930- my first phone. Bought 2nd hand in 2000 from a friend who swore it came from Europe. I had no reason not to believe him. At the time, close to 99% of phones sold in the Philippines were Nokia. The display had a very luminescent green backlight and finer dots compared to the blocky text on yellowish-green backlights the Nokias screens had. I had to buy a new phone when the battery decided to call it quits and I couldn't find a replacement anywhere.

Nokia 3310 - bought a few months after getting a steady job. It was a practical choice. Accessories for Nokias had started to flood the market making it cheaper to maintain. This was my 'ligaw' phone. It spanned 3 relationships, the last one heralding a new chapter in my life. I spent a small fortune in 300-peso call cards on this thing calling my wife-to-be. It paid off as you can tell. I got married to her ;-)  Incidentally, I bought my first ever ringtone for this phone. Hazard a guess? It was Shaggy's It Wasn't Me.

Nokia 7110 - the Matrix phone, as I called it. This phone lured me into subscribing to a postpaid plan. I just had to have it. It was so cool releasing the keypad cover on that phone to take a call, Neo style!

Nokia 3210 - downgraded to this hand-me-down when I needed cash and sold both the 3310 and the 7210. Darn, now that I think about it all the Nokias back then always ended in '10'. Like it was a last name or sumthin'.

Nokia 3100- got this brand-spanking-new after I renewed my contract. This thing lasted a really long time. After I stopped using it, I gave it to my mom. It died last year after 2 power buttons, 3 batteries and at least 10 face plate changes. I don't even remember how old it was!

Motorola E398 - the version of the Moto ROKR that wasn't tainted by the curse that was iTunes 4. It was the 1st phone to support TransFlash (eventually renamed MicroSD). I had to ask a friend in the US to send me one because the MicroSD cards sold locally cost twice as much. The music I loaded on the thing kept me happy despite the absence of an iPod in my life.

Palm Treo650 - this was sent as a gift by an Aunt of ours. 4 years old and still going strong. It's got dents, peeled paint and occasional button lag but it's still my fave. It introduced me to threaded SMS and apps on a phone. The apps meant I could read ebooks, edit spreadsheets, look up a word in a dictionary or cover MPG to KM/L. That got me hooked into Smartphones. Thing  is once you get hooked there is no turning back. Stuck with it and just recently bought an HTC to replace it. After a few days I missed it, so I bought a prepaid SIM just go on using it. Now I have 2  phones I love.

Sony-Ericsson K530i - it was my 1st 3G phone. It had a great cam for it size. Browser was great, Opera Mini was even better despite the smallish screen. Also had a good MP3 player, but I hated that it took only MS-Micro cards. Those cards are expensive. I had to relinquish it to my wife as she had lost her phone at the time. It lived a short life. It died a few months out of the box when it was dropped into a bucket of water. Don't ask me, it wasn't me. I was using the Treo650 when it kicked the bucket. :-p

Samsung SGH-E590 - originally bought this for my mom to replace the Nokia 3100. It had a great camera for the price. The screen was great too. I ended up using it for a while. But my joy was cut short when it died 3 days after I got it. The battery would heat up and it couldn't get a signal whatever I did. I was able to return it to Smart, but the replacement took close to a month. It was working for another 3 months then had the same battery and signal problem. I had it fixed under warranty and it's been fine since then. My wife uses it now, because while waiting for a replacement unit I bought a Nokia 1208 for mom. And because of the bad experience and anecdotal info that Samsungs were known to have battery problems, I've swore never to buy another Samsung again.

Nokia 1208 - the cheapest phone I have ever laid my eyes on. I got it for Php 1,400. Fearing another lemon like the Samsung because it cost half as much, I used it for a few days before turning it over to my mom. It's about as basic as you can get. The color screen only supported 3 lines of text. Both text and graphics appeared big and blocky. It's keypad was rubbery and the numbers felt like they'd fade in a matter of months. I used it mostly for calls and it was great. Texting was another matter though, because of the rubbery keypad. Battery life was outstanding. It could last close to five days if all you did was send text messages and an occasional 2-minute call. It's most important feature was up on top -- it had a flashlight!

HTC Tattoo - after waiting around for prices to come down, I found the Smartphone I couldn't pass up on. It's got all the things I wanted -- a large screen for reading ebooks, mail + calendar sync, 3G, WiFi, GPS, a Linux OS and tons of free apps! Android is tha Bomb!

So, what about you? What phones were you using 10, 5 and 2 years ago? Leave a comment. Let's reminisce about old kit.

Source: http://daysleepered.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-mobile-phones-in-past-decade.html

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Nokia Mobile Phones VS Samsung Phones - With a unique application Super Smart Phones

Arena of mobile telephony, Nokia and Samsung are two brands that have made safe position in the market and won the trust of people around the world. They offer users a wide range of smart phones that are not only beautiful but also all wrapped up high-tech applications. The rivalry between Nokia phones Samsung phones VS, users may be confused as smart phones for both brands are equally competent and well equippedwith all the sophisticated features. In order to have a clear idea about the characteristics of devices, users can compare and then evaluate which cell phones brand is best for them.

Nokia phones are popular for durability that come at affordable prices. Phones have all the advanced features that are easily manageable. Samsung always tries to seduce people with his creative and innovative phones. Samsung phones are known for their impressive style and sophisticated functions.Users can compare some of these phones to smart phones to tell the difference between the two devices of different brands. Both brands of mobile phones absorb all the latest applications such as connectivity, fast shipping, strong battery backup, etc. High capacity storage are now closer to each other in every aspect and are pitched against each other to attract user attention.

For example, some phones like Nokia N97, E75, etc. 7510Supernova not onlyhave sophisticated applications, but also enter the gut attractive. Similarly, devices like the Samsung U900 Soul Touch Ultra S8300, T559Comeback are some of the most instance of Samsung phones that are durable and easy to use. In other words, we can say that mobile phones Nokia and Samsung mobile phones are always equally responsible for winning the race between them superiority. Smart phones allow fast connectivity through technologies such as GPRS, Bluetooth, EDGE and USB. With HTML and WAP2.0 browser, users can enjoy surfing the Internet while also carrying out tasks such as downloading, chat, etc., with ease.

There are some basic applications that are both smart phones including brand messaging, call records, phone book, organizer, etc. For music fans, phones have media player and FM radio also inherit. There are some characteristics that distinguish them from each other and also help users to have clear understanding on smartPhones>. For example, the N97 has an internal memory of 32 GB with microSD card with integrated expansion supporting up to 126GB storage further whereas the Samsung U900Soul inherits an internal memory composed of 128 MB microSD card for the further expansion of memory. The E75 has 3.2MP camera, but the model Touch Ultra model features 8MP camera with other modern features such as CMOS sensor, LED flash, auto focus, etc.

Nokia and Samsung mobile phoneshave all the features required by people. Thus, it is difficult to draw any conclusion as both phones are excellent brands and also ability to capture users' attention. For more information on theses smart phone, you can access various sites and can have all the details on the phones. Online help users compare the knowledge with the features in a better way. You can read comments of other protocols that help make best choice.

Source: http://singularphones.blogspot.com/2010/08/nokia-mobile-phones-vs-samsung-phones.html

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SAMSUNG AND GTX CORP SIGN DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO DELIVER GPS TRACKING APPS TO 40 MILLION NEW PHONES

Samsung Users Join Growing Community of Location-Based Social

Networking and Share "Where" Anywhere with GPS Tracking Apps

www.locimobile.com

Los Angeles, CA, August 17, 2010—As it crosses 600,000 downloads in 84 countries, LOCiMOBILE®, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), has inked a deal with Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd., the world's second-largest handset manufacturer in 2009 with sales of more than 235 million units (source, Gartner February 2010) to deliver its family of GPS Tracking Apps to Samsung’s new line of smartphones and bada platform.

Samsung, a leading mobile phone provider, launched its own open mobile platform, Samsung bada, in December 2009. This new addition to Samsung's mobile ecosystem enables developers to create applications for millions of new Samsung mobile phones, and offers consumers a fun and diverse mobile experience. Samsung chose the name “bada”—which means “ocean” in Korean—to convey the limitless variety of potential applications that can be created using their new platform.

In the agreement, GTX Corp will develop versions of its tremendously popular GPS Tracking apps specifically for mobile phones that will run Samsung's new bada operating system. GTX expects its GPS Tracking apps to be featured for sale on the Samsung Application Store beginning in October 2010. Of the 40 million estimated Samsung handsets expected to ship between now and mid-2011, 15-20 million will be the new “Scotia” models, to be shipped before the end of 2010.

“The Samsung bada platform further advances our march towards universal availability for our people-finder apps," says GTX Corp CEO Patrick Bertagna. “We're delighted to have been asked by Samsung to participate in this new market and add the bada platform to our current list along with Apple, Android and RIM. We anticipate bada to be huge out of the gate and a tremendous boost to our business in the US and worldwide.”

GTX Corp’s announcement follows on the heels of an 89% increase in its revenues over the previous quarter and a number of recent software and hardware deals, including the launch of its new consumer based social networking portal www.gpstrackingapps.com. The company also formally launched its GPS Tracking app for the iPad several weeks ago and has already updated that app to version 1.1, and is launching a new GPS camera app this coming month, which will continue to add value to the growing suite of LOCiMOBILE GPS apps.

On the hardware side, developments include embedding miniaturized GPS tracking devices in the Aetrex Ambulator® GPS shoe, which just debuted to the trade at the WSA Show in Las Vegas, and for packages with international shipper MNX.

“We aim to continually drive developments that increase the value and strength of our Company, concludes Bertagna. The Samsung agreement vastly increases our visibility in the US and abroad, and further validates our GPS Tracking model of letting consumer and business users get the answer to ‘Where is my friend, co–worker, family member or high-value asset?’ with one push of a button.”

ABI Research predicts that more than 550 million GPS-enabled handsets will be shipped by 2012. LOCiMOBILE®, with 10 GPS apps on the market and 3 more in development across 4 major platforms, continues to gain traction and momentum in what is estimated to be a $29 billion dollar market by end of 2013.

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About Samsung Electronics Ltd.

Based in Samsung Town near Seoul, South Korea, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2009 consolidated sales of US$116.8 billion. Employing approximately 188,000 people in 185 offices across 65 countries, Samsung is widely recognized as a leading mobile phone provider and the bada platform is utilized in millions of phones sold by Samsung. Samsung expects the bada platform will rapidly be adopted by its hundreds of millions of customers this year. In 2010 bada's global distribution and coverage of Samsung mobile phones and Samsung Apps, the application store, will expand its service to 75 countries.

About GTX Corp with you ®

GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO.OB) a leader in embedded real-time GPS Tracking personal location services (PLS) was founded in 2002 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Known for its game changing patented micro GPS device in a shoe - the patented smart shoe and its block buster smartphone GPS Tracking App, recently featured in Los Angeles Business Journal and which hit number two on the iTunes top grossing chart, the Company continues to pave the way with innovative geo-specific and proximity alerting applications that help you know where someone or something is at the touch of a button. Committed to being the "better people finder", GTX Corp owns and operates LOCiMOBILE, Inc. which develops location-based social networks (LBSN) applications for smart phones, Code Amber News Service, and the Code Amber Alertag. The Company has an aggressive intellectual property strategy and owns an extensive portfolio of patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights and website properties. GTX Corp is well positioned to capture the PLS Market through its diverse product platform licensing model, brand recognition, traction in the market and strategic partners.

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Source: http://codeambernews.blogspot.com/2010/08/samsung-and-gtx-corp-sign-definitive.html

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Samsung Galaxy S the New Android smartphone from Samsung

The widespread development of trend-based Android mobile phone operating system from Google, was making a lot of the world's major mobile phone technology developers to participate using the Android Operating System. One of them is Samsung Electronic who also graced the Android OS-based mobile phone market by launching its newest product, the Samsung Galaxy S i9000 smartphone.

After previous successful to bring an Android phone with Samsung Galaxy Spica, this time with the Galaxy, S i9000, Samsung tried to spread high-end mobile phones with the technology. Samsung Galaxy S i9000users will be equipped with a variety of features offered by this new Android phone.

One of the features of Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone is the power of the process is fast in running applications that are embedded in cell phone. Samsung Galaxy S-strength reinforced with 1 gigahertz processor, enabling to process all applications that are accessed by mobile user in a very fast time. The speed of the processor that integrated in Samsung Galaxy S makes it into the ranks of smartphone and sophisticated mobile phone. Samsung Galaxy S processor capability, so it can run sophisticated applications such as SCREEN Reality Browser which also integrated in the mobile phone.

Samsung Galaxy S introduces the SCREEN Reality Browser as an application which is already integrated in the latest Samsung mobile phones. SCREEN is an application used to search for Point of Interest (POI), such as the location of ATM, restaurants, banks, places of recreation and so forth. SCREEN applications are integrated directly into the Samsung Galaxy S is a special version with spot Point of Interest (POI) are more numerous and varied. With SCREEN application in the Samsung Galaxy S, this smartphone users will no longer have difficulty in finding a place as well as information about the site, such as distance to a phone number where are looking for in detail. Turn the SCREEN application in Samsung Galaxy S, point the camera into the street and you'll find your favorite restaurants directly on your phone screen Samsung Galaxy S.

Samsung Galaxy S has an advantage in terms of a larger display screen, with four-inch AMOLED screen Super, making users more flexibility in exploring other features on mobile phones. With Samsung super AMOLED screen display Galaxy S, the user can play video with MKV format with much clearer and sharper display. In addition, users also can take pictures with a capacity of 5 Megapixel camera and then view it on screen 4-inch Samsung Galaxy S. Super AMOLED screen is able to reduce light reflection from the outside up to 4 percent, so the display screen does not look more glare if operated outdoors. In addition, Super AMOLED screen only use one screen separator above touch sensor, making it easier to operate the touch sensor in the Galaxy S smartphone.

Have you previously been difficult to find hotspot signals to access the internet? With Samsung Galaxy S, you can produce own hotspot using wireless tethering feature. The workings of wireless tethering features using 3G signal from Samsung Galaxy mobile phone and turn it into a wi-fi signal. Now, you can directly connect to the internet anywhere, anytime from a computer or laptop that has the ability to capture a wi-fi signal.

To type documents, send SMS or access the internet directly from mobile phone, user need not be bothered typing in a way to tap on the touch-screen phone Samsung Galaxy S. Samsung Galaxy S users can type with swyping virtual keyboard on the Galaxy S. Sufficient to do is select the first letter of a word, and slide a finger into the other letters, the user is typing the word in question. Swype feature is also one inherent features integrated in Samsung Galaxy S. Swype features currently have the ability to perform text-based prediction with Indonesian, Arab, Spain and more, thus make the Samsung Galaxy S users to edit documents in languages.

In my opinion, the currently Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone is the most intelligent smartphone. Hopefully my review about Samsung Galaxy S the new Android smartphone useful.

Source: http://free-my-web.blogspot.com/2010/08/samsung-galaxy-s-new-android-smartphone.html

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Samsung Galaxy S 7-Inch Android Tablet Coming Soon?

msnbc.com: "Samsung may launch a 7-inch Android tablet based on its new Galaxy S line of phones, early next month at a consumer electronics show in Berlin in early September. The tablet, which may be called the P1000 Galaxy Tab, is reported to have a front-facing camera for video calls, something lacking in Apple's iPad, but available on the iPhone 4. It's not yet clear whether the Samsung tablet will go on sale first in Europe, when it will be available in the United States, and what its cost will be. ..."

Source: http://erenehan.blogspot.com/2010/08/samsung-galaxy-s-7-inch-android-tablet.html

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