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Mobile Phones: What is 4G?

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:44:36 +0000

First we had 1G, the early analogue mobile phones with their quaint little retractable aerials and non-existent security levels that allowed anybody with a radio receiver of the appropriate frequency to tune into your phone call. You had to be careful what you said when you were talking on a 1G phone. Next there came 2G, the first digital networks. These brought better communications. At last we had phones that did not drop out every few minutes as we moved from one cell to another and although under certain circumstances it was possible to eves drop on conversations, to do so required equipment of such sophistication that only clandestine government eves dropping organisations such as GCHQ at Cheltenham were able to do so. As data communications became at least as or even more important than voice communications, 3G or GSM networks became available. These permitted mobile data transfer to be carried out at rates of before could only be dreamed of. With 3G permanent mobile connection to the internet became possible as providers began to charge for the amount of data downloaded rather than by connection time. Now the wheel of progress has processed yet another revolution, and we are on the verge of 4G, the fourth mobile phone network generation. 4G will bring far faster data transfer rates, and even early implementation of the technology will develop download speeds of thirty or so times faster than 3G. Obviously this will deliver a much improved internet experience. It will also allow efficient voice chat and video conferencing with high quality images and other forms of live streaming, for instance HDTV. The system is IP based, which means that it is packet switched. Interestingly the cost models suggest that it will be significantly cheaper than 3G as there will be a much greater bandwidth. It is also anticipated that global roaming will be facilitated whilst maintaining an affordable cost structure. Already there are a number of 4G phones coming on the market and many phone manufactures have others in the process of development.

Sony Ericsson X10

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:31:20 +0000

The X10 is Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone, to give it it’s full moniker, it’s the Xperia X10. This elusive phone has generated substantial buzz online and has only just been released (January 18th).

The screen is 480×854 pixels and online stores are listing this as a 4″ screen. It has an 8.1-megapixel camera with auto focus, face recognition, flash, smile-detection and video recording with video light. You can put in a microSD card, which come in a maximum of 16GB at the moment. Though it includes a 8GB card when you purchase it. Networks supported are – GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS/HSPA 900/1700/2100. It has a GPS, Bluetooth A2DP, Google Maps and WiFi, and a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. While the Snapdragon does seem to eat up the battery life it provides the interface with smooth action, allowing such features as ‘Google Maps’ to be rendered quickly and accurately. A lead feature of the Sony Ericsson X10 is Timescape which aggregates all of your communications on the phone, whether they be Tweets by your favorite celebrity, missed and placed calls, received text messages, or Facebook status updates.

It puts these altogether in one big digestible lump, letting you see where you have spent your time and, in theory, which relationships need cultivating. With communication ever expanding in it’s forms this maybe the future in keeping track of who you talk to and when. Mediascape is another feature and does the same for the media on your phone, presenting what you have available locally or online, and making track suggestions on the basis of the song you’re listening to or stuff it has discovered your friends like via their communications with you. Currently the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is on sale for the recommended retail price of £529.99 (unlocked) and is not being sold in conjunction with any specific network.

Android Phones Lead By HTC

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:02:00 +0000

Despite the fierce competition in the mobile phone world, as well as many companies feeling the sharp effects of the global recession, HTC is giving mobile phone lovers around the world something to feel optimistic about. They seem to have fully embraced the idea of creating elegant and cool mobile phones using Google’s Android system. As a matter of fact, at the moment they are probably the leader in producing Android phones. Someone had to step up to the plate and drive this technology even further.

Before the Taiwanese company HTC, it was T Mobile who first showed up on the scene with the Google G1 phone, the world’s first ever Android mobile phone. Before HTC started producing Adroid phones however, their earlier TouchFLO which ran on the Windows system lead to mixed reviews from the tech community. Everyone still seems smitten by Apple’s smooth touch screen interface.

However, once HTC decided to embrace the Android technology, they have been producing some serious contenders in the mobile phone arena. One of their most recent releases is the HTC Hero. Whilst still not the quot;perfectquot; phone, if that even exists, it’s about leading and innovative design and function that is so exciting.

Whilst 2009 is coming to an end, Android run handsets are a sign of what’s to come and I believe in 2010 we’ll really start to see more companies adopting the Android system and this is good news for all mobile lovers.

3G Technology Mobile Phones

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:59:00 +0000

Prior to the recent advent of 3G phones of course was 2G mobile technology. As you would expect 3G technology is more advanced and powerful than 2G, especially when it comes to accessing the internet. It’s able to connect better via wi-fi with speeds up to 144 kbps making it a lot faster than 2G phones. Now handset owners that have 3G technology have more freedom and less hindrances than before.

The word is that as this technology develops 3D games are on the horizon. These types of games couldn’t be played on 2G phones. 3G is being embraced by the major mobile phone players such as Sony Ericsson, Apple, Blackberry, Nokia, and LG. Essentially it means faster connectivity with the internet and wireless ability download and transer data at much faster speeds.

If you like videos or move trailers, you’ll have a much more seemless experience instead of the choppy viewing in the phone generations before. Once again, 3G will surely improve over time as manufacturers continue to strive to implement new features as the public seem to eat up all these new great functions. So, if accessing the internet either for fun or for work is important to you, then you’ll be very happy to see not only a great technology in 3G but also so many manufacturers implementing it into their new handsets.

What will come next? Well, we’ll have to wait and see in 2010 but with the advent of the Android OS and 3G, who needs an Apple iPhone?