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iPhone 3G is the newest iPhone launched by Apple. There has been some significant upgrades from the previous iPhone. There are some great new additions and at the same time there are some very mediocrity found in an iPhone. Love it or hate it, iPhone is not what it should be. Still, it is not that bad. There are some stuffs that need changing but apart from that, iPhone is good. I just hope Apple fix all the problems found in an iPhone (both the previous iPhone and the newest iPhone 3G).

Here are some pros and cons found in an iPhone 3G mobile phone:

Pros:

• 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS
• Safari browser and email works great
• iPod application is great
• Application Store is the best
• Seamless integration with iTunes
• Lots of multimedia features
• A working GPS
• Large high quality LCD screen
• Onscreen Qwerty Touch keyboard

Cons:

• Still no navigation software
• Very poor camera application
• Poor battery life
• Non instinctive menus and settings
• 2 mega pixel camera without any flash
• Fingerprint magnet
• Needs 3rd party protective covers for screen and case

We have to pay a fortune to buy an iPhone 3G and it is unfair that Apple hasn’t included other important Smartphone functionality. Talking about battery life, iPhone 3G will support up to 5 hours of talk time on a 3G network and 10 hours on a 2G network. iPhone 3G has a standby time of up to 300 hours. While using the internet on a 3G network, the battery will last up to 5 hours and on a Wi-Fi, it will last up to 6 hours. iPhone 3G’s battery supports up to 7 hours of video playback and up to 24 hours of audio playback.

The brand new iPhone 3G is available in two sizes as its predecessor. An 8GB and 16GB model is available and this time around, iPhone is available in two colors, black and white. White iPhone is only available in 16GB iPhone 3G model. iPhone 3G uses a Flash drive for storage instead of a Hard drive. iPhone 3G works on UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) and GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) mobile networks. iPhone 3G can also connect to other devices using Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and a new addition to iPhone, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.

Here are some of the technical specifications for iPhone 3G:

• Screen resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity
• GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, UMTS 850, UMTS 2100 networks
• Supports AAC, AAC+, MP3 audio format, MPEG-4 video format and JPG, PNG, TIF picture format
• SMS, MMS, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Push e-mail, IM messaging options
• Touch screen with multi-touch function
• 2MP camera
• More detailed Tech Specs here

The price of a New Apple’s iPhone 3G is half the price of the old iPhone. iPhone 3G 8GB costs $200 and iPhone 3G 16GB model costs $300. Price is a lot reasonable than before and this should lead to a lot more sales.

The iPhone, from apple computers, is the company’s first major venture into the mobile phone market and like all other apple products, this phone has also been able to make a place for itself in the market. To put it very simply, the iPhone is the talk of the town and everybody with a big enough pocket, is itching to get his/her hands on one of this beauties. The craze is fully justified as the Apple’s iPhone packs in a whole lot of powerful features along with its sleek design. The interface and design of the phone makes it extremely user-friendly and fun to use as well.The iPhone packs in a host of features and is a very useful, productive as well as fun tool. Although user friendly, the iPhone needs to be set up and configured properly before the user can fully utilize its host of features. Setting up the iPhone is quick and easy, so let us quickly go through the steps for setting up an iPhone.

1. Install iTunes -
   Go to Apple’s website to download the correct version of iTunes for your computer. From this page, select your operating system and begin the download by clicking the download button. Once iTunes has downloaded, find the download file, double click it and follow the on-screen directions. This will install iTunes for you.
2. Create iTunes store account -
   To set up and use your iPhone you will need an iTunes account . To create the account open iTunes and go to the iTunes store and click on sign in. Click on create a new account and fill the form that pops up and then agree to the terms and conditions. Next, enter the information for the way you want to pay for purchases at the iTunes Store. This can be a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account. Be sure to enter the billing address for your card and the security code from the back then continue. This sets up your iTunes account.
3. Activate the iPhone -
   
   - Unpack the iPhone and set it in the included dock then connect the dock to the computer. This opens the installation screen. Select yourself as new customer on the screen and proceed. The next step is whether you want to use an existing number for the phone or do you want a new number? Since you are a new user ask for a new number and continue.
   
   - Next, iTunes will ask you what service plan you wish to use with your iPhone. Select one by clicking the button next to it at the top of the screen and click continue. Now, iTunes will ask you to sign into your Apple ID/iTunes Account. Enter your username and password for the iTunes store account and log in.
   
   - On the next screen confirm your personal and billing information and agree to the terms and conditions. Now a screen will pop up which will confirm the information entered by you if there are any changes to be made then click on ‘back ‘ otherwise click on the ‘submit’ button to activate the iPhone. This activates the iPhone and the next pop screen provides the new number for the phone. When this happens the iPhone’s screen will light up and a message will be displayed saying that the iPhone is now activated.
4. Syncing the iPhone -
   Your iPhone is now activated and ready for use. But now you should sync the iPhone with your computer to add your contacts, calendar, music, and videos. This will happen automatically or you can do it manually, although automatic is recommended.

So now we know how to set up the iPhone and activate it. After finishing this tutorial you have a full idea of activating the iPhone but there are plenty more features in the iPhone to see and enjoy. Have fun exploring the iPhone and its features.

PS: I will be writing an article on the New Apple’s iPhone 3G soon.

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There are lots and lots of cellular service providers on the market today which operates nationwide and some only operate on couple of states or so. SouthernLink Wireless is just one of those cell phone service providers. They operate only in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. They have a whole bunch of cell phone subscription plans that should suit any budgets and needs.

Anyone living in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi states should have a look at SouthernLink Wireless’s best cell phone plans as they are quite cheap compared to other cell phone service providers like Verizon or any other big cell phone companies. Compared to big cell phone companies like ATT, Sprint, Tmobile, Verizon etc, SouthernLink Wireless offers a much cheaper package and a better connectivity. One thing that I didn’t like about SouthernLink Wireless is the cell phones they have on offer. In total, there are 13 cell phones you can choose from in business cell phone plans. 12 of them are motorola cell phones and one is a BlackBerry 7100i. This might deter some customers but for anyone on a budget should find SouthernLink Wireless’s Cell phone plans useful. The lowest PowerTalk plan starts at $29.99. There is also a cell phone family plan that is specially geared toward a families needs. These are all push to talk cell phones and their newest addition is a Motorola i877r. These are the list of all the cell phones that SouthernLink Wireless carries.

Motorola i570, Motorola i335, Motorola i290, Motorola i876, Motorola i876w, Motorola i580, Motorola i760, Motorola i850, Motorola i355, Motorola i325 IS, Motorola i880 and BlackBerry 7100i. The best on from this bunch for me is the BlackBerry 7100i. These are all CDMA phone. One thing I didn’t like about this cell phone is it doesn’t play MP3 files or any music files and also it doesn’t have a FM Radio. This CDMA Cell phone is quite expensive than other phones that Southern Link Wireless has but this is the one that really caught my eye and the Motorola i880. If you are on a budget, there are lots of other cheap phones starting from $10. Here are some features that is available on RIM BlackBerry 7100i CDMA Cell Phone.

• Advanced Push-To-Talk function that supports Direct Connect, Group Direct Connect and Direct Talk for 2-way radio off network communcations (like a walky-talk)
• has a GPS to find out the exact location
• SureType Keyboard technology for QWERTY
• Bluetooth for wireless connectivity and to connect to other bluetooth devices

Mobile technology has come a long way since its inception. Today, we see all kinds of mobile phones with a huge amount of features included in it. There are unimaginable amount of features in every different kinds of mobile phones today. One of the most popular GSM mobile phones today has to be Nokia’s N series’ N95. I have heard talks of Nokia releasing a Nokia N96 phone. Don’t know if it has been released yet. One of my favorite cell phones is Apple’s iPhone. It looks great and has a huge amount of functions in it. It also includes Wi-fi for internet browsing and also includes all the features found on an iPod.

There are a lot of things you need to consider before buying a new cell phone. The first thing people look at is the design of the cell phone. Well for me, Nokia N95 is one of the best looking and full of feature cell phone in todays market. For people who are planning on buying a new cell phone, you might want to check out iMobilePlaza. They are an online cell phone seller and have a huge collection of the most popular and best mobile phones around. The cell phone I want i.e. Nokia N95 8GB costs $551. Its a lot cheaper than on a shop. Don’t know if it is the cheapest price available for a Nokia N95 8GB online though.

At iMobilePlaza, you will be able to find all phone manufactured by Apple, HP, HTC, Blackberry, Dopod, Eten, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola, Siemens, LG, PalmOne, O2, Benq-Siemens and Vertu. Other good cell phones available at iMobilePlaza are Eten Glofiish X800 and HTC/Qtek P4350 is not bad either. HTC/Qtek P4350 has a full querty keyboard so it will be a lot easier to type. iMobilePlaza is still fairly new as it was just established in 2005 but not far behind other well established shops. Their payment system is fairly simple and they accept all international credit card, Western Union payments and wire transfers. I wish they offered paypal as the payment system as it is quite easy and hassle free to pay via paypal.

Mobile phones and mobile communication and really taken off in the past few years. New technologies are being added to mobile communication devices and manufacturers are trying to cram a lot of stuffs in a very small devices. Manufacturers are trying to entice consumers by including lots and lots of features into new mobile phones. It is hard for consumers to have an up to date cell phones. It is not possible to buy a new cell phones every year or even months as brand new mobile phones with lots of technology (some new ones) are being released by different manufacturers almost every month. And these phones don’t come cheap. There are some alternatives you can choose to save mobile phone costs. You could get a contract with a specific mobile phone service provider as you will be getting a brand new cell phone for free, mobile phone contracts don’t come cheap though. But looking at the bright side, you will be getting a phone for free and you can use your cell phone for the same price.

Well, if you are looking for the latest mobile phones on contract, look no further. Mobile Express has all the latest and the most popular phones on great deals. Mobile Express is a UK based company so they only cater to people who reside in the United Kingdom. They offer all the big mobile service providers based in Uk O2, T-Mobile, 3 and Orange. They also have a list of all the great phone deals available for people in the United Kingdom. They specialize in contract mobile phones and have all the deals available on contract. For some contracts, they even give out an extra offer for free such as iPods, Games Consoles, TV’s etc. Best of all they have the latests and huge mobile phone collection that you can choose on a contract. They even have the brand new cell phone from LG called Viewty.

Mobile Express is very easy to use and laid out so even a newbie will be able to search and find what they want easily. If you want a cell phone that included a free gift, you can easily search for it straight from the homepage as all the free stuffs are listed on it. Or maybe you want to search according to phone manufacturers, you can do that too. One of the cell phones I liked from their collection is the LG Viewty. It is the latest cell phone on offer from LG and it looks damn good. I haven’t had the change to use it but from what I saw, I like its touch screen function. It also included a 5 MegaPixel camera and also included 3.5G which is very useful if you want to surf the net at high speed. Some bad points on LG’s Viewty is its lack of Wi-Fi and doesn’t provide enough protection for the camera lens. I was planning on getting the Nokia N95 8GB cell phone but I am having second thoughts now after I found out about LG’s Viewty. The contract for LG’s Viewty is really cheap compared to other phones like Nokia N95 on Mobile Express. You will have to pay £17.5 for eight months. LG’s Viewty is only available on O2 network though.

The Sony Ericsson P990i is the successor cell phone of Sony Ericsson P910i which comes in stylish design with QWERTY keyboard. The P990i is 3G SmartPhone which comes with many of those features required for the present generation. The phone comes in premium silver coloured casing and measures 114 x 57 x 25 mm weighting only 150gms. The colour touch screen displays 262K colours and has high screen resolution of 240 x 320 Pixels. The users can get high quality pictures and videos with the integral 2 megapixel camera with 2.5x zoom, Auto focus and Photo light. The handset is capable of video recording, streaming videos and video clips. Another VGA camera in the front helps the users to have video calls. Being run from Symbian OS, it is also supported by Nexperia PNX4008 ARM9 208 MHz processor manufactured by Philips. The phone is operated by Tri Band Technology (GSM 900, 1800 & 1900) and UMTS.
With this handset, the users can connect the PC with internet with the inbuilt modem features and also they can browse the net in their handset using WAP browser in XHTML format. The Bluetooth feature enables the users to connect to the electronic equipments without wire while t he integral USB feature helps in connecting the electronics with USB cable. The handset also comes with other connectivity features like WLAN 802.11b, GPRS, 3G and Infra Red. The features will never be less in this handset. The users can also have full entertainment with the integral music player and FM radio features. The handset also allows the users to listen to music tones in MP3/AAC format, compose their own ringtones or choose among the available Polyphonic ringtones. The P990i also supports Java and Java game downloads, Voice dialling, Vibrating alert and Flight mode. The users can send their messages using Voice mail feature, SMS, MMS, MMS video, Push Email, Email, SMS Long and Predictive Text.

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There is a say that “GOOD THINGS COMES IN SMALL PACKAGES”. Likewise Motorola has just introduced the latest version of V3x version of MotoRazr. This V3x is slim, stylish and have smooth finishing, but yet it is powerful and rich in features. Its weight is only 125 gm and measures 99 x 55 x 19.8

This beauty has many new features. Some features are listed below.

• Its has dual flip colour screens & TFT colour screen of 240 x 320 Pixels resolution which can displays 262k colours and the external CLI screen displays 65k colours with 96 x 320
• Has 2megapixel camera which helps to capture user’s most memorable pictures and videos.
• Secondary camera is also available for video calling.
• Supports file types: AAC+, MPEG4, WMV, WMA, MP3, Real Video & Audio format music having MP3 Stereo Surround Speakers.
• Supports MMS, SMS, EMS, Instant messaging and Predictive text.
• Phone have 64 megabytes (we can add memory card too)
• Bluetooth is available for the connection
• Made with 3G technology in mind
• Have PIM, UMTS function with WAP and java browsing internet.
• Battery supports 2.4 hrs of talk time and 250 of stand by.

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The Sony Ericsson K750i is dual front designed cell phone and is a successor of K700i. The K750i has got candybar designed casing which also comes in oxidized black or blasted silver colours. The handset is very much light and it could fit in every pockets. It measures 100 x 46 x 20.5 mm and weights only 99gms. The users can experience the brilliant pictures and quality images with the TFT colour screen which displays 262k colours and have the resolution of 176 x 220 Pixels. Fitted with 2 megapixel camera with autofocus and 4x digital zoom, this phone is capable of recording videos and video clips. The lens cover is also attached in this handset for the protection of the lens. The users can have full entertainment with this cell phone’s MP3 player and FM with RDS technology. Listening to music will be more entertaining with the Sony’s Mega Bass technology. The handset comes with Polyphonic ringtones and Melody Composer MusicDJ. Messaging service includes SMS, MMS, EMS, Email, Predictive Text and Voicemail. The inbuilt GPRS technology helps the users with high speed data transfer and helps in internet connection over WAP1.2.1 and WAP 2 WLTS browser. The users can have other connectivity like Bluetooth which help in connecting the gadget with other electronics without wire, Infra Red and USB. The K750i is operated by Tri Band Technology (GSM 900, 1800 & 1900) and comes with 34 MB of internal memory which can be further expanded using Memory Stick Duo & PRO Duo. The phone comes with integral rechargeable battery which provides the users with 9hrs of talk time life and 400hrs of Standby life. Other meritorious features the mobile supports are Vibrating alert, Voice control, View finder display and Quick share.

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The Nokia N95 is the SmartPhone manufactured by Nokia under the N Series. The N95 works on Quad Band Technology (GSM850/GSM900/GSM1800/GSM1900) and operates over 9.2th version of Symbian OS. The Symbian OS is accompanied by Series 60 software. The phone has got dual slider which can used to access either media playback buttons or a keypad. Boasted with 2.6 inch wide TFT colour screen which displays 16 million colours in great resolution of 240×320 Pixels. The inbuilt 5megapixel camera comes with Carl Zeiss Optics and Auto focus for capturing high quality pictures and videos. The users can record the video with up to 30 fps in MPEG4 format. The handset comes with another CIF camera which enables the users to have face to face talk with the callers. The feature like Bluetooth helps in connecting the handset with other electronic Bluetooth enabled device without wire while the USB helps in having connection with electronic gadgets with USB cable. The other connectivity features included are Infra Red and Wi-Fi. The inbuilt GPRS and EDGE technology helps in high speed data transfer while the 3G HSDPA helps in multitasking with faster speed. The N95 has integral music player with stereo speakers which helps in listening to music with 3D audio. The users can also listen to their favourite FM station with this handset with the help of inherent FM Radio feature. Other technical pluses in this gizmo are Push to talk, Java support and Handsfree speak. The handset comes with ringtones like MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA/M4A, RealAudio and Polyphonic. The phone has 64 MB of RAM memory and 160 MB of internal Flash memory. Measuring 99×53x21mm, it has weight of 120gms including 950 mAh battery which lasts for 160mins talk time in WCDMA, 240mins talk time in GSM and 215hrs standby.
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