Google Nexus One Review
January 20, 2010
It’s been two weeks since Google released its Nexus One Android phone and you might have already read several if not hundreds of reviews. And those reviews may have given you various opinions and comments about the Nexus One, that you might find it pretty confusing. So, to add to your confusion as to whether you would get the Nexus One or not, here’s CPN’s own take on the Google Nexus One.
iPhone 3G S Review
August 9, 2009
After a week of using the iPhone 3G S, it’s time for a comprehensive review. The iPhone 3G S is apple’s 3rd generation smartphone and as you all probably read by now, this version promises increased speed, improved battery life video recording, MMS, and voice dialing and enhance multimedia experience. Read more
Review: The Sony Ericsson W760i is Feature-rich Phone Packed in a Small Package
February 7, 2009
Despite owning and using a Sony Ericsson phones for several years (which stopped last year when I got my iPhone), I never had a Sony Ericsson slider phone ever. So I was a bit hesitant whether to get the Sony Ericsson W760i as a back up phone for my calling and my texting chores since doing so on the iPhone is practically futile. What convinced me to get the W760i was its small form factor, solid features, and of course its classic elegant look. Here’s our full review of the Sony Ericsson W760i. Read more
CES 2009 Mobile Phone Round Up: Nine New Phones Announced
January 10, 2009
The CES 2009 just ended and for the past couple of days we’ve seen many announcements regarding new gadget announcements coming up in 2009. Although most of the coverage that we’ve seen our mostly on new netbooks, notebooks and other electronic devices, there were also some big announcements for new mobile phones that we all should watch out for in the coming days. We’ve scoured through the various CES coverage from some of the most famous tech blogs and came out with this list of new cellphones that were announced during the just concluded CES 2009. Read more
Full Review: Sony Ericsson G900 (Red)
December 27, 2008
After a couple of days of using the Sony Ericsson G900, I’m completely blown away by the great features of this “smartphone in a not-so smarthphone form factor” mobile phone. Sony Ericsson hit the sweetest spot on making this mobile phone a special smartphone catering to mobile users who are in need of a not so complicated, simple and yet powerful smartphone. In fact, with a 5MP camera to boot, the Sony Ericsson G900 can be more aptly categorized as an “all-around multimedia smartphone”. So, here’s our full review of the Sony Ericsson G900 (Red). Read more
G1 Phone Review Roundup
October 18, 2008
Next week will be the G1 week as the whole of the mobile phone community set their eyes on the release of the much anticipated G1 Android Phone comes into reality. It’s the first Google phone, so everybody is excited. Finally, an iPhone killer has arrived, and so some people say. But first things first, the G1 is not really a Google-manufactured phone, like the iPhone is a genuine Apple product. The first G1 mobile handset is actually an HTC mobile phone powered by Google’s Android mobile platform and will be released through T-Mobile network. But since Google is the more popular market brand, it is but fitting that people call the phone the Google Phone. The HTC-Google phone is just the first mobile phone which will have the Android as its OS. Who knows which other mobile phone manufacturers are going to join the bandwagon as soon as they’ve found out how successful or not the first Google Phone would be. The G1 is up for release on October 22. Words on the streets say that there were already 1.5 million pre-orders for the unit. If that figure is true, well the G1 might be on the road to success then.
While those who have pre-ordered the G1 awaits the shipment on October 22, some lucky tech geeks have already had their first taste of the G1 as early as last week. And the whole week, we’ve seen several of them writing out their initial impression of the Google phone. We’ve rounded some of these reviews of the Google Phone to help you gauge whether the Google phone is worthy of your money, is worthy of the monicker iPhone killer and is worthy of the attention that it is getting right now.
Om Malik pointed out immediately that the G1 is certainly not an iPhone killer. The G1 lacks the sophistication of the iPhone touch screen features. But nonetheless he also pointed out that the G1 is certainly smartphone which fulfils what a mobile phone should do. Something which the iPhone failed to accomplis.
CrunchGear’s Peter Ha on the other hand was not very pleased with the Android as an OS and contends with the fact that the Android is still in beta stage. Hence, it is not yet a powerful and robust mobile phone OS. But he nonetheless pointed out that the G1’s hardware would have to be the one to pull off the success factor for the G1.
The Boy Genius Report wrote a very comprehensive review of the phone and pointed out that users will love the G1 for as long as they what it is. It is not a BlackBerry, nor a Sidekick but an adult Sidekick phone.
Lifehacker’s Gina Trapani also got her hands on the G1 and said that she will never trade her iPhone for the G1 for reasons such as; the device bulky form factor, T-Mobile’s 3G coverage in her area which renders the G1’s GPS utterly useless, the inability of the phone to handle multiple Google accounts. But she also praised the G1’s fast mobile web browser which is as robust as the iPhone’s Safari browser, the copy and paste functionality which we all missed on the iPhone and customizable keyboard shortcuts.
Gizmodo also has a comprehensive review of the G1 and declared that it is not a finished product yet. He pointed out that there are only three working Google Apps so far – Gmail, Maps and Calendar. Bottomline is, according to Gizmodo, still depends on users’ preferences. The phone is definitely better than other smartphones available in the market today. Hopefully more Google apps will be ported as well as more third-party apps will be developed.
Walt Mossberg of All Things Digital thinks that the G1 is a very good first effort and a godsent for people who prefer physical keyboard. He also pointed out the inferiority of the G1’s user interface as copared to the iPhone, particularly the lack of ability to flick between multiple pictures and web pages or to zoom in and zoom out of a photo or web page.
Suzanne Choney of MSNBC immediately noticed the striking resemblance of the G1 with that of the iPhone particulary the black-slab form factor. But she pointed out that Google has done a good job of making the phone one of the easier-to-maneuver touchscreen smartphones, thanks to the Google Android platform. She thinks that the G1 is not as fluid and simple to use as the iPhone but it will be a popular alternative for those who don’t like the iPhone or AT&T as their wireless carrier.
Virgin Mobile Pay As You Go!
March 22, 2008
Virgin mobile has been on the market for a little while and I think they offer a great service, which is a wide variety of plans without annual contracts. Plans without contracts and pay as you go definitely have there place. A lot of people don’t spend a lot of time chatting on there cell phone or you don’t want to pay the activation fees associated with starting up a new cell phone. Let’s be honest here people, when we start up a new cell phone plan there is always expensive fees, charges, and taxes. Also, lets not forget that these fees, charges, and taxes continue every month-we know this all to well. Virgin mobile also has no credit checks, no roaming or long distance charges, and you can switch your current number over. Not everyone has good credit and let’s face it a lot of people feel like they need to have a cell phone in emergency situations.
That being said, 20$ will give you 200 minutes at 10cents a min, 30$ will give you 400 minutes at 7.5cents a minutes and 50$ will get you 1000 minutes at 5cents a minute. These rates are very competitive, you can Top-Up your minutes directly on there website or phone them. If users do not use all there minutes up in 30 days they will lose them however, if you buy another pack of minutes within 30 days, any unused minutes will roll forward for the next 30 days (up to 5000 minutes). I’m a big fan of Virgin mobile it’s versatile it doesn’t lock you in to a big long plan and there are reasonable priced cell phones. Sometimes people just need the basics and Virgin mobile provides that and more if your willing to pay more money for fancy phones and there plans.
AT&T
March 22, 2008
A buddy of mine the other day was asking me to help him find a new free cell phone. When your in a bind and you need a cell phone and you don’t want to shell out the big bucks for an iPhone or a Treo and you just want the basics you gotta go with the free stuff. We went through all the major carriers Sprint, T-mobile and the list goes on and on! After reviewing a lot of the free cell phones each carrier had to offer I was impressed by AT&T they have a wide variety of free cell phones (of course you have to sign up for a plan people-we don’t get something for nothing). But it is wroth a shot to give www.wireless.att.com a good look through as my friend and I found a number of pretty nice free cell phones that include all the basics and more.
10% OFF on ALL iPhone Accessory’s
March 22, 2008
Who doesn’t like to save money these days with all the term oil in the us economy? Every penny counts right? Anyways, I was surfing the net here on friday night looking for cool things to post for all my awesome readers out there and I found an online coupon at http://www.accessorygeeks.com. Or you can contact them at 1-866-433-5793 Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm. Basically, buyers receive 10% OFF on all iPhone Accessories. Remember to enter the coupon code: iphonegeek. All the details are on there website so check it out if your planning on pimpin out your iPhone anytime soon. It looks like they have some pretty nice stuff.
I Phone. Rehash
March 20, 2008
I know I Phone is old news sorta. But I was just thinking about back in “the day” when cell phones were so big they came in a briefcase. People would carry around there cell phone/briefcase to talk on the phone. Anyone out there who had one of those suckers and use to lug them around? I can’t even imagine the looks you would get from people pulling out your cell phone/briefcase in your local Starbucks. Seriously, people would think you are totally insane. I even remember the grey brick cell phones–I saw one the other day, some guy was walking and chatting on his phone and I was like god that thing is huge and very ugly. Anyways, the I phone has come a long way to say the least. Back in “the day” I bet they could not even imagine a cell phone like the I phone, downloading hit t.v. shows, music, pictures, maps and the list goes on and on. wow! I can’t wait until the 2nd generation I phone comes out.
