Category: Mobile Phone

As you can see from the side-by-side comparison of the hw6915 (far right), h6315 (center) and h4355, I’m somewhat of an iPAQ fan and have been for several years. I started with Newtons many years ago and tried a few Palm devices, but always preferred the iPAQ and the MS Mobile OSes. Being primarily a long-time Mac user, I have to admit that Microsoft does a good job as long as they stick to simple OSes. But, I digress.
Simply put, after using this device for a couple of weeks, this is my favorite handheld device I have ever owned or could wish to own and leaves me for want of nothing, but there are some caveats and a warning which I will get to later.
The 240X240 screen took me about a day to get used to, but it is sharp, briliant and bright and any reservations I had about moving from 240X320 are gone. The Intel PXA270 416 MHz CPU isn’t the fastest out there, but it is plenty zippy for all my tasks and web pages, large pdf and Word files load in a snap. The backlit keyboard is amazingly bright and the keys feel great.
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It used to be quite simple: In order to use a mobile phone in the US and the rest of the world you needed GSM service and a phone with “tri-band” capability: 900MHz and 1800MHz for most of the world and 1900MHz for the US. Then two things happened: First, the two major GSM carriers in the US started using 850MHz in addition to, or instead of, the 1900MHz band.
Second, the so-called “next generation” of GSM services became defined and partially deployed. Known as “3G” (WCDMA and UMTS are phrases often used) this new technology allows faster data rates and services such as video calls. A lot more could be said about 3G, but let’s focus on the frequency. In most of the world, 3G is being offered on 2100MHz. The good news is that this includes some places that previously had no GSM service at all, notably Japan. The bad news is that (rumor has it), US carriers will be offering 3G service on 1900MHz instead.
So, where does this leave the global traveler?
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(Contributed by Ole Jacobsen)

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Although it runs Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone platform and you’ll need a copy of The Missing Sync (US$40) to sync it to your Mac, I recently saw a friend’s Q and was impressed by the sleek profile (especially when compared to my bulky Treo 650). Anyway, Amazon is selling the Q for US$75 with a 2-year contract. If you’re going to pick one up, why not buy if from our Amazon affiliate link though, would ya?

Motorola’s QWERTY keyboard equipped Q, formerly known as the RAZRberry in the rumor mills, might not exactly be the “BlackBerry killer” that many predicted, but it is certainly one of the most capable and user friendly smartphones available on the market today.

Based on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone platform, the Q picks up the best features from Microsoft’s more phone oriented Smartphone edition of Windows Mobile while still offering a lot of PDA-like capability and screen real estate on its 65k color, 320×240 pixel display.

In terms of hardware features, the Q’s right side 3-way scroll wheel and dedicated back buttons take center stage. These give the Q user fast BlackBerry-like scrolling with the ability to select an item or return to the prior screen – all with the user’s thumb. Of course you can still do these same things the traditional way by using the 5-way direction pad and the back button that sits to its right. There’s also a dedicated home key as well as the red and green call control keys.

Amazon.com: Motorola Q Phone (Verizon Wireless): Cell Phones & Service

technorati tags:Motorola, Q, Macintosh, Missing, Sync

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With all the talk about Microsoft’s Zune “iPod-killer” device, no one seems to have noticed the upcoming phone/music player hybrid from LG, the VX8500. The phone is being marketed as “Chocolate” and is coming soon exclusively from Verizon Wireless.

Rumored to come stateside Via Verizon under the LG VX8500 tag, so far it is known that this phone will sport:

• Slider Phone Design
• On Board Media Controls
• 1.3 Megapixel Camera
• Micro SD Card Slot
• EV-DO High Speed Data Compatible
• Bluetooth

LG Verizon Chocolate Phone on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

technorati tags:Verizon, MP3, Mobile, Phone, EV-DO

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