Review: The Sony Ericsson W760i is Feature-rich Phone Packed in a Small Package

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

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)

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

Nokia 3555 – Small Flip Phone with 3G

The Nokia 3555 is similar to the Nokia 6555 minus the HDSPA capability. In brief, the Nokia 3555 is a thin, high-tech phone that lets users connect to the mobile world in style. Boasting of high-end features despite its small size, the Nokia 3555 has a VGA camera with portrait viewfinder to enable users take portrait photos of themselves easily and more effectively. The camera is even better with a 4x digital zoom which let users take photos even without going closer to the subject. The Nokia 3555 is a sleek and slim mobile phone that users would be proud to show off to their friends despite being an entry level Nokia model. Connecting your phone to the computer can be done without the need for wires through the Nokia 3555’s Stereo Wireless Bluetooth technology. The Nokia 3555 also connects to the mobile internet through EDGE, GPRS and 3G. The Nokia 3555 is also a multimedia phone with support for video recording and streaming videos. Nokia 3555 users can also chat with their friends and family through AOL, ICQ and Yahoo instant messaging services. Other features of the Nokia 3555 include; various music format support (MP3, WMA, AAC), photo caller ID, easy text input, support for microSD card, various organizational tools such as calendar, alarm clock, calculator and phonebook and many more. The Nokia 3555 is powered by Lion battery that gives 3.4 talk hours and 11 days of standby time if charge fully. Available now with T-Mobile for $49.99 with service contract, the Nokia 3555 is definitely every penny that users would spend for this great mobile phone.

SE releases two full colored phones - W580 Jungle Green and W380 Tangerine Black

Sony Ericsson continues to introduce mobile phone models which don’t fall into your usual black, white, silver design. Probably to further attract users from the young generation, SE has released two new sleek and funky colored mobile phones- the W580i Jungle Green and W380 Tangerine Black.

W580 Jungle Green

The Sony Ericsson W580i is a shiny and stylish slider phone dressed up in Jungle green hues. Reminds you of those fatigue uniforms worn by marines and jungle fighters minus the camouflage look. Previously released in three variant colours – Boulevard Black, Urban Grey and Metro Pink, the W580i jungle green brings with it the same power packed features that you find in those three other color variants.The W580i is a sleek, slim, street style slider phone that belongs to the SE Walkman phone series. Hence it’s a portable music device too. Sony Ericsson experimented with the W580i a bit by making the 580i the first SE phone that responds to motion shake control. What this means is that users can select any song in their W580i playlist by flicking their wrist.
And since the W580i bears the “W” mark it definitely has all the nifty features of the SE Walkman phone brand. The W580i supports music tones, Play Now, polyphonic ringtones, flight mode, mega bass, FM radio and Track ID. Like all the other SE Walkman phone, the W580i lets users manage the music in their phone. With one click users would have instant access to the Walkman music player. And with Walkman music player it means all the nifty functions that we use to enjoy in our Sony Walkman can now be performed in the W580i mobile phone – play, rewind, fast forward, equalize, shuffle tracks and create playlist. The W580i is just like a Walkman player dressed up in a mobile phone. Plus of course, all the other mobile features of a high-end SE phone are also packed in the W580i. The SE W580i is packed with 2 megapixel camera, 4x digital zoom, picture blogging, video recording, 3D games and Java apps, Bluetooth and modem connectivity, RSS feeds, web browser, SMS and MMS and organizer features.

Sony Ericsson W380 Tangerine Black

The Sony Ericsson W380 which was previously released in electric purple, magnetic gray and Champaign black is now also available in Tangerine Black. The Tangerine Black version is almost the same as the previously released Champaign black except for an orange SE W phone logo at the back. The clam shell W380 is a toned down version of the W580i and also belongs to the SE Walkman phone series. Like the high end W580i, the W380 also supports motion shake control technology. However, the motion shake control in W380 is used for to mute an incoming call or put the alarm clock on snooze. It would definitely come in handy when you still want to continue sleeping and the alarm sounded off. You don’t have to open your eyes to find the button the will put the alarm in snooze mode. Aside from being a Walkman phone, the W380 is also a full mobile blogging device. The W380i lets you publish on your blog instantly, take snapshots and share it with your friends through your blog. It also supports RSS feeds so you can keep track of updates from your favourite blogs. Another distinguishing feature of the SE W380 is the music recognition technology. You can record a few seconds of music and TrackID returns the song name, artists and album to your phone in seconds. Since the W380 is a Walkman phone, you might sometime accidentally touch on the play music button. So to ensure that your music player will not open during unnecessary times, SE integrated a music player key lock. Other features of the W380 phone includes, megabass music, speakerphone, MMS, built-in digital camera with screen viewfinder, dedicated menus and direct interaction with in-phone imaging and messaging features. To help you manage your digital files such as music, photo and video clip, SE has thrown in a useful CD containing a software to manage your digital files. This software also lets you transfer music, videos and photos to and from your phone to your PC.
And like all the latest SE mobile phone, the W380 has a memory slot for a Memory Stick micro that supports up to 2GB of file storage capacity. So you don’t have to worry about running out of storage files whenever you are on vacation or attending an important event. You can take snapshots for how long you like and you can store it in your 2GB memory stick micro should you decide to upgrade to the standard memory stick micro pre-loaded with every new SE 380. And before I forget, yes the Tangerine version looks classically stunning too.

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