Tuesday, July 21, 2009
iPhone Tips and Tricks
All of us folks who are lucky enough to already have an iPhone know how much fun they can be just to play around with. Playing with my iPhone a lot myself, I have discovered some cool tips and tricks that you may find useful.
1. If you tap once at the very top of the screen when you are on the internet, it will take you back to the top of the window rather than having to scroll all the way back up. A nice time saving feature.
2. If you set the font to the smallest size, you can read more in the internet window. An advantage of this is that when you want to click a link, you can pinch (expand) that area and the link will come up very large, making it much easier to click.
3. Rather than posting the full address of internet sites in bookmarks, you can post the equivalent RSS address instead into Apple's RSS reader and save that as your bookmark. This way you can quickly see if there's anything interesting on your favorite site rather than downloading the whole homepage.
4. If you are writing something and the iPhone flags a word as misspelled that you know is not misspelled, cancel the correction 3 times and the word will be put into the dictionary. If you write a lot, this feature is quite useful!
5. The magnifying glass is a nice iPhone tool when you are typing an email or any other text. If you tap once and hold, a magnifying glass will pop up showing you a zoomed in view of your words and cursor. You can now easily place the cursor wherever you want. This makes editing your writing very easy.
6. You can move icons around, but not on the home screen. You have to go to the ipod section. Go to iPod > More > Edit. Now you can drag your icons all around. This can also be done in the phone section.
7. To reset your iphone, hold down the right button and the "home" front button for about 6 seconds. To power it back on, push the top button. This is different than a regular shutdown, which can be done easily by holding the sleep/wake button for 6 seconds.
8. If you get a lot of spam e-mail or other unwanted e-mail, pay attention to this time saving feature. Add a link to Yahoo mail in Safari bookmarks. From there you can check 'delete all' to remove all unwanted e-mails. This is much easier than deleting hundreds of spam e-mails one at a time
Friday, July 17, 2009
Dopod S300 - Ultra Slim Ultra Stylish
Packed into an incredibly slim 15.8mm body, the S300 turns one’s life from overwhelming and overloaded to smooth sailing with its ability to organize your life, fetch your emails and even playback your favourite music on the go. The S300 shows you can have a powerful phone in a body that you would be proud to show off.
Highlights
Stylish Design - Ultra-slim clamshell design, only 15.8mm thick - Encased in mysterious black - Solidly engineered hinge to reduce risk of breakage | |
Quality Lifestyle - Excel at Work, Quality Lifestyle - Synchronize Outlook Mail/ Tasks/ Contacts/ Calendars | |
Highly Connected - Quadband GSM supporting GPRS & EDGE | |
Voice-dialling - Hands-free dialling when driving - Do not have to activate pre-recorded voice-dials | |
Mobile Office - Supports latest PushMail technology - Access Word/Excel/Powerpoint/PDF documents - Receive and send emails anytime, never miss important business opportunities. | |
Camera: 1.3 Mega-pixels Camera - 7 modes - White balance - EV settings, customizable shutter sound | |
Roam the world, Always Keep in Touch - Network settings for various countries - Preset multiple country codes, hassle-free SIM card dialling - Stay in touch with friends via MSN Messenger/ MSN Hotmail |
Specification
Operating system | Windows Mobile® 5.0 for SmartPhone |
Display | Primary: 2.2”display, 240x320 QVGA resolution, 65K colours (effective) TFT LCD Secondary: 1.2”, 128x128 pixels, 65K colour TFT LCD |
CPU | TI OMAP 850, 200MHz |
Memory | Flash ROM 64MB/SD RAM 64MB |
Dimensions | 98.5mm (L) x 51.4mm (W) x 15.8mm (T) |
Battery | 750 mAh |
Weight | 99g (with battery) |
RF | Quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) /GPRS/EDGE |
Connectivity | Supports Bluetooth v1.2, 12-pin mini-USB/audio jack in one, USB (for charging and data transfer) |
Digital Camera | 1.3 mega-pixels CMOS camera |
Media Player | Windows Media Player 10 Mobile (music / video) |
Supported Formats | WMA/MP3/WAV/MID/AMR/AAC/M4A |
Key Functions | Standard phone keypad, 5-way switch, External Media Player Control, Voice Activation button, Communications Management button, Power button, talk key, end call key, OK key, Quick Start-up key, Send/Hands-free key, camera key, left and right keys |
Standby / Talk Time | Standby time: Up to 150 hours |
Expansion | Supports Micro SD card |
Bundled Applications | Network Wizard |
Dopod C720w
Highlights
Smart Intelligence In Your Hands - Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone with QWERTY keyboard - Built-in WiFi 802.11g support | |
Professional & Stylish design - 1.28cm thickness, slim and sleek - High-quality leather texture, perfect finishing - 3-way touch pad for easy navigation | |
Push Mail - Supports Microsoft Direct Push and BlackBerry Connect - Send and receive email anytime, never miss important business opportunities | |
Mobile Office - Supports latest PushMail technology - Access Word/Excel/Powerpoint/PDF documents - Receive and send emails anytime, never miss important business opportunities. | |
Voice-dialling - Hands-free dialling when driving - Do not have to activate pre-recorded voice-dials - Hands-free browsing of short-messages/emails/organizer etc. | |
News Reader – soon to be available via web download - RSS Dopod News Reader - Latest information on news, lifestyle, entertainment etc. - Select favourite channels, news flash on front page - Free selection and viewing | |
Portable Dictionary - 60,000 Chinese-English/English-Chinese words - Human voice pronunciation, 1.8MB files - Bookmark or check records | |
Camera, Voice-recorder, Video-recorder - 1.3 Mega-pixels Camera - Digital camera settings (video saturation-levels, colour, sharpness, white-balance) - Timer, continuous multiple-shots - Photo-editing (Rotate/Crop/Auto-calibration) | |
Roam the world, Always Keep in Touch - Network settings for selected SEAsian countries; auto-detection and SIM setup - Pre-set 12 South-east Asia countries’ codes, hassle-free SIM card dialling - Stay in touch with MSN Messenger/ MSN Hotmail - Quadband GSM with support for EDGE and GPRS |
Specification
Operating system | Windows Mobile® 5.0 for SmartPhone |
Display | 2.4”display / 240 x 320 QVGA resolution / 65K colours (effective) TFT LCD |
CPU | TI OMAP 850 |
Memory | Flash ROM 128MB/SD RAM 64MB |
Dimensions | 111.5mm(L) x 62.5mm(W) x 12.8mm(T) |
Battery | 960 mAh |
Weight | 130g (with battery) |
RF | Quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) /GPRS/EDGE |
Connectivity | Supports Bluetooth v2.0, Bluetooth A2DP & AVRCP, 11 Pin miniUSB |
Digital Camera | 1.3 Mega-pixels CMOS camera, mirror for self-photo taking |
Media Player | Windows Media Player 10 Mobile (music / video) |
Supported Formats | WMA/MP3/WAV/MID/AMR/AAC/M4A |
Key Functions | Power button, 5-way scroll, talk key, end call key, left and right keys, main screen key, camera key, intelligent 3-way touch pad |
Standby / Talk time | Standby time:GSM up to 150~220 hours |
Expansion | Supports Micro SD card (Hot Swappable) |
Bundled Applications | Microsoft Direct Push |
Dopod C500
The C500 lets you have fun chatting with friends via the QWERTY keyboard and the latest Windows Live Messenger. Now you can even send fun, groovy icons over Live Messenger, just like your desktop! Communication has never been easier and more fun!
Highlights
Smart Intelligence | |
Innovative Design - Easy to use numeric keypad - Semi-auto sliding QWERTY keyboard | |
Best Messenger - Send and receive emails anytime, never miss important business opportunities conversations, instant messaging via text and voice - Synchronise emails, schedules, contacts, tasks and Windows Live contacts on the go - Rich Windows Live (MSN) experience. Supports buddy lists with presence, multiple | |
Mobile Office - Built-in Microsoft Office Mobile suite - View and edit Word and Excel files - Access Powerpoint and PDF files - Take meeting notes with Quick Notes | |
Voice Commander - Hands free dialing - Hands free browsing of short messages/emails/calendar etc | |
Talking Dictionary - 60,000 Chinese-English/English-Chinese words - Human-like voice pronunciation - Bookmark or check records | |
News Reader - Mobile RSS News Reader - Get the latest news on current affairs, lifestyle, entertainment etc - Customise your favourite channels and create news flash on your display | |
Camera - 2.0 megapixel camera - Picture settings: saturation, hue, sharpness, contrast, metering mode - Timer and continuous shot functions - Capture video too! | |
Roam The World - Network settings for mobile data connections in numerous countries. - Auto-detection of SIM card - Quadband GSM with support for EDGE and GPRS |
Specification
Operating system | Windows Mobile® 6 Standard |
Display | 2.4”display / 240 x 320 QVGA resolution / 65K colours (effective) TFT LCD |
CPU | TI OMAP 850 |
Memory | ROM: 128MB / RAM: 64MB (persistent storage) |
Dimensions | 101.5 mm(L) x 50 mm(W) x 18.6mm(T) |
Battery | 1050 mAh (Removable and chargeable Li-ion polymer battery) |
Weight | 140g (with battery pack) |
RF | GSM Quad band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRS/EDGE |
Connectivity | Supports Bluetooth v2.0 w/A2DP&AVRCP; WiFi 802.11g; 11-pin mini USB |
Digital Camera | 2.0 mega-pixel CMOS image sensor |
Media Player | Windows Media Player 10 Mobile (music / video) |
Supported Formats | Polyphonic, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, AMR |
Key Functions | 5-way switch, slide-out QWERTY keyboard |
Standby / Talk time | Standby time: GSM: up to 175 hours |
Expansion | microSD slot (supports up to 4GB) |
Bundled Applications | Outlook Mobile |
Dopod C730
Highlights
Swift Mobility - Highly connected 3.5G HSDPA for faster download speeds - Powerful 400Mhz processor - Built-in high speed 802.11b/g WiFi connection - Ultra-slim: 13.5mm | |
Best Messenger - Send and receive emails anytime, never miss important business opportunities - Synchronise emails, schedules, contacts, tasks and Windows Live contacts on the go - Rich Windows Live (MSN) experience. Supports buddy lists with presence, multiple conversations, instant messaging via text and voice | |
Push Mail - Supports Microsoft Direct Push and BlackBerry Connect* * BlackBerry Connect v4.0 is expected to be available via web download from July 2007 onwards | |
Mobile Office - Built-in Microsoft Office Mobile suite - View and edit Word and Excel files - Access Powerpoint and PDF files - Take meeting notes with Quick Notes | |
Voice Commander - Hands free dialing - Hands free browsing of short messages/emails/calendar etc | |
News Reader - Mobile RSS News Reader - Get the latest news on current affairs, lifestyle, entertainment etc - Customise your favourite channels and create news flash on your display | |
Talking Dictionary | |
Camera - 2.0 megapixel camera - Picture settings: saturation, hue, sharpness, contrast, metering mode - Timer and continuous shot functions - Capture video too! | |
Roam the world - Network settings for mobile data connections in numerous countries - Auto-detection of SIM card - Quadband GSM with support for EDGE and GPRS - Triband WCDMA and 3.5G HSDPA high-speed mobile Internet connection |
Specification
Operating system | Windows Mobile® 6 Standard |
Display | 2.4”display / 240 x 320 QVGA resolution / 65K colours (effective) TFT LCD |
CPU | Samsung 400MHz |
Memory | ROM: 128MB / RAM: 64MB (persistent storage) |
Dimensions | 112.5 mm(L) x 62.5 mm(W) x 13.5mm(T) |
Battery | 1050 mAh (Removable and chargeable Li-ion polymer battery) |
Weight | 120g (with battery pack) |
RF | GSM Quad band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRS/EDGE |
Connectivity | Supports Bluetooth v2.0 w/A2DP&AVRCP; WiFi 802.11g; 11-pin mini USB |
Digital Camera | 2.0 mega-pixel CMOS image sensor |
Media Player | Windows Media Player 10 Mobile (music / video) |
Supported Formats | Polyphonic, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, AMR |
Key Functions | 5-way switch, 3-way touch pad, QWERTY keyboard |
Standby / Talk time | GSM: Up to 200/5.9 hours |
Expansion | microSD slot (supports up to 2GB) |
Bundled Applications | Outlook Mobile |
Dopod 818 Pro
As a demonstration of Dopod International’s technology leadership, the 818Pro was also the first Windows Mobile PDA phone to introduce high speed WiFi (802.11g) connectivity. In addition, a unique macro-lens accompanies the 2 megapixel camera, enabling unique closeup shots for photo enthusiasts who want to take advantage of the excellent quality of the 818Pro’s camera.
Highlights
Stylish Design, Smooth Surface - Stylish - Smooth, laminated surface | |
Voice-dialling - Hands-free dialling when driving - Do not have to activate pre-recorded voice-dials - Hands-free browsing of short-messages/emails/organizer etc. | |
Highly Connected - Quadband GSM supporting GPRS & EDGE | |
Back-up/Restore - Back-up important documents on both phone and memory card - Customized backup settings, saves time on backup or restoration | |
Mobile Office - Supports latest PushMail technology - Access Word/Excel/Powerpoint/PDF documents - Receive and send emails anytime, never miss important business opportunities. | |
Camera: 2 Mega-pixels Camera with macro-lens - 7 modes - White balance - EV settings, customizable shutter sound - Take close-ups with macro-lens or use it with WorldCard Mobile business card recognition software | |
Roam the world, Always Keep in Touch - Network settings for various countries - Preset multiple country codes, hassle-free SIM card dialling - Stay in touch with friends via MSN Messenger/ MSN Hotmail | |
Quality Lifestyle - Excel at Work, Quality Lifestyle - Synchronize Outlook Mail/ Organizer/ Contacts/ Schedules |
Specification
Operating system | Windows Mobile® 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition |
Display | 2.8”display, 240x320 QVGA resolution 65K, colours (effective) TFT LCD |
CPU | TI OMAP 850,195MHz |
Memory | Flash ROM 128MB/SD RAM 64MB |
Dimensions | 108mm (L) x 58mm (W) x 18.2mm (T) |
Battery | 1200 mAh |
Weight | 150g (with battery) |
RF | Quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) /GPRS/EDGE |
Connectivity | Supports Bluetooth v2.0, built-in WLAN and supports 802.11b/g, USB |
Digital Camera | Primary: 2.0 mega-pixels CMOS camera with macro-lens |
Camera | 2 Megapixels |
Media Player | Windows Media Player 10 Mobile (music / video) |
Supported Formats | WMA/MP3/WAV/MID/AMR/AAC/M4A |
Key Functions | Voice Command Activation button, Communications Management button, Power button, 5-way navigation button, talk key, end call key, OK key, Quick Start-up key, Send/Hands-free key, camera key, left and right keys |
Standby / Talk time | Standby time: GSM up to 250 hours |
Expansion | Supports SD card (Hot Swappable) |
Bundled Applications | Outlook Mobile Word Mobile Excel Mobile PowerPoint Mobile ClearVue PDF Viewer Windows Media Player 10 Mobile Pocket MSN Internet Explorer Mobile Microsoft ActiveSync Voice Commander Voice Recorder Communications Manager Pictures & Videos Viewer |