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Best Mobile Phone Plans in India

Posted By: Santossh Ram Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

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Mobile Phone has evolved to be one of the most important part of life. Most businesses require their officers to have a Mobile Phone. Even individuals need Mobile Phones in going about their daily lives. This is why acquiring this important gadget require intelligence to avoid inappropriate expense. Finding the most reasonable Mobile Phone plan is one requirement in choosing Mobile Phones intelligently. Because of the very large number of network services in this country, it may help you to research and assess their offers before deciding on a Mobile Phone plan.

Before you decide to buy a Mobile Phone, you may want to decide first whether you want a prepaid Mobile Phone service or a traditional Mobile Phone plan. If you decide on a prepaid Mobile Phone service, then no problem, no credit check, you just need to pay outright and immediately you have your phone. Some Mobile Phone companies even offer free cellular phone unit when you acquire a prepaid Mobile Phone service from them. However, when you want a Mobile Phone plan, you may need to choose from a by minute charging or by the second charging. Both charging process have positive and negative points. You need to assess your usage frequency and requirements before you decide on a Mobile Phone plan. You may research on the performance like if they have enough towers to reach you wherever you are. There are different Mobile Phone plans for family and national use. There are also Mobile Phone plans for regional use. All of these have their own benefits although there are also their disadvantages. For prepaid Mobile Phone plans, there are Mobile Phone units that may not have the capability for this connection.

Other Mobile Phone plans like family plans, this is advantageous for family use and small businesses. There is free access for emergencies. In addition, for family plans, it is cheaper to call the other Mobile Phones included in one billing. There are also discounts for the airtime usage of family members using this Mobile Phone plan. For national plans, this Mobile Phone plan includes free long-distance charges. There are no roaming charges for this Mobile Phone plan and it is another advantage. For regional use, this Mobile Phone plan may require you to pay long-distance charges but the airtime rates may be cheaper.

Mobile Phone plans may be beneficial is you can acquire the once that have the benefits you need. The manner of usage is an essential requirement, if you do not need it as much and just for emergencies, prepaid Mobile Phone plan could suit you well than traditional plans where you need to sign a contract with the service provider.

Prepaid Mobile Phone plans are often preferred; however, for travelers the traditional plan with no roaming charges and no long-distance charges might be best.

All of this notwithstanding, in order to make full and effective use of your Mobile Phone, you may want to set some guidelines in your usage. If you want your Mobile Phone for your business, you may need to make sure you turn it off when you need privacy. Being available every time may not do well for you. Reserve sometime for yourself and never allow people to disturb you during this time. If your business partners know they could reach you even late at night and on weekends, they will be annoyed if you suddenly change this behavior. Having a Mobile Phone and being available all the time may not be healthy, thus, you have to be wary not to allow people disturb you when you need to be alone with or without your Mobile Phone.

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Do You Really Need A Cell Phone?

Posted By: Santossh Ram Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 02:35 am

Niece & My Nokia 6230i (by Nikon D70)

Do you really want to be available for anyone and everyone on a 24/7 basis?  What do I mean?  A famous person once said that the more available you make yourself; the more available everyone will expect you to be. People will actually be annoyed if you are not instantly and constantly available rather than being pleased when you do call. People expecting you to be available all the time may be annoying.  Cell phone calls follow you everywhere you are including your bathroom.  Even during nighttime when you want to rest, cell phones continue to ring and annoy you.  If it is important, no problem but if it is very menial, why you need to be bothered so late.

Today in this modern society, we live in and the proliferation of cell phones we see people talking anywhere and everywhere.  If used for business, this may prove to be very effective and worthy.  However, for very menial issues being bothered in your sleep and even during your bathroom time may be quite annoying if not outright disgusting.  However, if you make yourself available all the time, you created your own nightmare.

Cell phone etiquette is getting to be a forgotten concept.  You will see people talking on the phone loudly and disturbs people nearby in restaurants and even in offices.  I am sure by now, once or twice in a meeting you will notice that when a cell phone rings, almost everyone around will immediately look for their cell phones.  If you were the one talking, and then the person in front of you talks on his phone, how would you feel?  I am sure you will feel belittled and ignored.  Rude practice, and should be changed.

It may help people who use cell phones to follow certain degree of etiquette with respect to the use of cell phones specially in places where you may seem rude if you use or even when your cell phone rings.

When you are in a place of worship, it may be necessary to leave your cell phone in the house or at least turn it off if you do not want to be away with it.  This is because ringing cell phone will not just disturb you while you pray it will also disturb others.  You do not need to show off your expensive gadget in a place of worship.

During meetings, please turn off your cell phone; it is rude to have your phone ringing while somebody speaks.  Disruption may cause problems especially when the meeting tackles extremely important issues.  However, if you are waiting for terribly important call, you may use the vibrate mode of your cell phone to alert you when a call is in-coming and leave the meeting if you need to answer the call.  You may also inform the possible caller that you are in a meeting and that you cannot be disturbed.

When traveling and if you are on-board an aircraft, you will be required to turn off your phone.  This is because electronics devices may interfere with the aircraft’s avionics.  Thus, it is a requirement to turn of your phone for safety reasons.  However, for extremely long flights, airline companies allow cell phone usage at a certain time, if you really need to make a phone call, use this time allotted if necessary.

Cell phone have become to be a necessity nowadays, that is why most people use it and cell phone manufacturers have continuously develop different usage and functions for this very small gadget. Be globally competitive, but you should understand that being rude is not part of modernity.  Follow certain degree of etiquette; this will be very helpful to you and your business.

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Entertain yourself with Mobile Phone ring tones

Posted By: Santossh Ram Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 08:45 pm

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To sustain the profitable state of your business in this fastpaced Mobile Phone industry, creating useful and functional Mobile Phone may be necessary. Various accessories for your Mobile Phone may also add to your chances of being ahead of the competition. The competition does not stop from designing functional Mobile Phones and accessories, they also create the need for ring tones and wallpapers. Mobile Phone ring tones and Mobile Phone wallpapers add to the growing number of dress up paraphernalia for your Mobile Phone. Ring tones and wallpapers give personality to your Mobile Phone, thus you can flaunt his high-tech gadget to the world.

Because of the entertaining effect and beauty of Mobile Phone ring tones and Mobile Phone wallpapers, computer experts and Mobile Phone manufacturers are quick to design software and gadgets that will help in the easy installation of ring tones and wallpapers. This gave birth to a ring tone converter. The Mobile Phone ring tone converter will help to transfer ring tones from one Mobile Phone to another. This ring tone converters also help in downloading ring tones from computers and internet sites. These are also Mobile Phones, which supports manual input of Mobile Phone ring tones. Ring tones transfer via SMS is also possible. A Mobile Phone ring tone converter may also function when transferring a ring tone from other Mobile Phone brands. Although there are Mobile Phone models that does not support ring tone converters, it is however possible that the Mobile Phone has a built in Mobile Phone ring tone which will help create a dignified personality for your Mobile Phone.

Availability of ring tone converters, which does not require cables and infrared connections, proves to be easy to use if you need to download Mobile Phone ring tones. If you are serious in personalizing your Mobile Phone ring tone, you may try to find a Mobile Phone with fully functional ring tone composer. Then you may now create and edit Mobile Phone ring tones when you have this composer in your Mobile Phone. Editing ring tones and converting your favorite song into a Mobile Phone ring tone is easy with the modern ring tone converter. The ring tone composer of your Mobile Phone may also do this job as well as your converter.

Additionally there are available websites where you can acquire Mobile Phone ring tones. There are those websites that use SMS format from where you can download ring tones using a converter, but there are those that merely require the downloading capacity of your phone and nothing more. You will now have a Mobile Phone ring tones that may provide the personality you want.

Knowing that there are Mobile Phone ring tone converter and built-in composers, it may further enhance your Mobile Phone ring tone if you know the software that is best used with your converter. This information will now help you create that personality you want for your high-tech gadget.

Having all these information, you may go to various internet sites and look for the best monophonic or polyphonic ring tone, which you may feel is a suited ring tone for your Mobile Phone. Having a Mobile Phone ring tone and Mobile Phone wallpaper is good; however, you may first check your phone before you even think of ring tones, because editing and downloading ring tones may require a support from your own Mobile Phone model. Do not despair however if your phone do not support editing and downloading Mobile Phone ring tones because manufacturers have built-in ring tones, although it may not be the music you want but just the same you have the ring tone.

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Audiovox cellular phone accessory, for the most functional accessory

Posted By: Santossh Ram Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 04:34 pm

Yes, it´s true

Cellular phones have become one of the most functional modern day gadgets. It has evolved from being a luxurious toy for young professional into a necessity for the multi dimensional life of these young professionals. However, cellular phones have different use for different people. Now, minors sport a cellular phone as a functional display, they consider it part of their wardrobe and flaunt having this modern day gadget in there complete get up. However, this is not the function of cellular phone to the business world. They are necessities and not for dressing up. Because of the varied usefulness of cellular phones and the increasing need and want for easy communication, manufacturers are quick to take advantage of this booming industry. Cellular phones and cellular phone accessories now flood the marketplace with different designs and different functionalities. Various cellular phone models and accessories including Audiovox cellular phone accessory comes in beautiful and functional designs.

Audiovox cellular phones and Audiovox cellular phone accessory can be such functional and comes with models that are lightweight and of beautiful designs. Audiovox cellular phone accessory such as premium power cord is a versatile power cord comes with cellular phone conditioning capacity. Audiovox cellular phone accessory also include a hip clip holder that can be functional even when your cellular phone is not Audiovox. In addition, Audiovox cellular phone accessory such as headsets and ear glove produce a hands-free cellular phone function that will help you keep your hands on the wheels. This will avoid accidents due to one hand driving and decreased attention on the road. Additionally, the over ear portable hands-free kit from the wide array of Audiovox cellular phone accessory line also functions to provide hands free telephony and had a built in feature that reduces background noise. You will hear clearly the person on the other line, even while driving or doing other stuff. There is also that Jabra model of Audiovox cellular phone accessory, which is a headset that provides hands-free telephoning. Jabra is small, lighter that other headsets and stylish; it also functions as a speakerphone and thus is a more functional gadget for your cellular phone.

All these prove that Audivox cellular phone and Audiovox cellular phone accessory line are functional and technologically advance. Audiovox cellular phone accessory is a multi-functional accessory, it can function well with Audiovox cellular phone but it can also perform its functionality with other cellular phone brands.

There is also that Audiovox cellular phone accessory like the multi-functional antennae, this is attached to your car while you travel, and it functions well when you talk to another person on the other line while the car is in motion. There are other antennas that limits their functions when you are mobile, not the antennae from the Audiovox cellular phone accessory line. This Audiovox cellular phone accessory design of antennae is very useful for travelers and corporate executives. If you are looking for functionality in your cellular phone, try to find an Audiovox cellular phone and the matching Audiovox cellular earphone accessory for your communication requirements. They are very good for young professional who endeavor doing many things are the same time. Your Audiovox cellular phone and Audiovox cellular phone accessory line can compliment your highly active lifestyle.

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Nokia 5230 Price in India

Posted By: Santossh Ram Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 at 01:42 pm

The latest addition in the Nokia touch phone range, the Nokia 5230, is designed for those who lead an active life and use their mobile phone as their primary instrument for music, photos and videos, as well as sharing their lives online. With the Nokia 5230, consumers can get new content, be it songs from the Nokia Music Store or apps, games, videos and other services from the Ovi Store, directly from their phones. The solutions offering is complemented by A-GPS navigation and the latest version of Ovi Maps with aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities and terrain map views for pedestrian and drive navigation.

The Nokia 5230 features an easy to use music player with 33 hours of playback time. In select markets the Nokia 5230 will include Comes With Music service offering truly unbeatable value with all you can eat music. The recommended price of the Nokia 5230 with the Comes With Music service will be 259 EUR before subsidies and taxes. For a mighty music experience, any headphones with a 3.5mm AV connector can be used. In addition, the Nokia 5230 features a Media Bar with quick access to your favorite media and applications, such as music, photos, YouTube or Ovi Share.

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Specifications
Physical features, power and memory
Size* Form: Classic with touchscreen
* Dimensions: 111 x 51.7 x 14.5/15.5 mm
* Weight: 113 g (without stylus)
* Weight: 115 g (with stylus)
* Volume: 78 cc (without stylus) / 83 cc (with stylus)
* Responsive touchscreen with tactile feedback
* Accelerometer for auto-rotate
* Proximity sensor to save power and prevent inadvertent touches

Display and 3D

* Size: 3.2″
* Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels (nHD) with 16:9 picture
* Up to 16.7 million colours
* Full touchscreen display

Keys and input method

* Touchscreen
* Dedicated keys for camera, volume, power, send & end, and application launch (menu), plus the media bar touch key for accessing music, gallery, share online, video centre and web browser
* Homescreen music plug-in for pause/play, forward, back
* Voice commands

Colours and covers

* Available in-box colours:
- White/Red
- White/Dark silver
- White/Silver
- White/Pink
- White/Yellow
- White/Blue
- White/White
- Black/Red
- Black/Dark silver
* Changeable colour battery covers

Connectors

* Micro-USB connector, USB 2.0 high speed
* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector

Memory

* microSD memory card slot, with hot swap max. 16 GB
* 70 MB internal dynamic memory

Power

* BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion standard battery
* Talk time (maximum)
- GSM 7 h
- WCDMA 4 h 18 min
* Standby time (maximum)
- GSM up to 438 h
- WCDMA up to 458 h
* Video playback time (maximum): Mpeg-4 4.6hours, nHD 3 hours
* Music playback time (maximum): 33 h

Communication and navigation
Communication and navigation
Operating frequency

* Dual band 900/2100 WCDMA and 850/1900 WCDMA
* GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
* Automatic switching between GSM bands
* Flight mode

Data network

* CSD
* HSCSD
* GPRS/EGPRS Class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 177/296kbps (DL/UL)
* EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 177/296 kbps (DL/UL)
* WCDMA 2100, maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (UL/DL),
CS 64 kbps
* HSDPA, cat. 6, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)
* TCP/IP support

Local connectivity and synchronisation

* Bluetooth version 2.0
- Bluetooth profiles: A2DP, AVRCP
* MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
* Direct printing to compatible picture printers
* Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia Ovi Suite

Service

* Speaker-independent name dialling (SIND)

Call features

* Integrated hands-free speakerphone
* Number screening for messaging and calls
* Automatic answer with headset or car kit
* Any key answer
* Call waiting, call hold, call divert
* Call timer
* Logging of dialled, received and missed calls
* Automatic redial
* Speed dialling
* Voice dialling: speaker independent dialling and voice commands (SIND)
* Fixed dialling number support
* Vibrating alert (internal), also with tactile feedback
* Side volume keys
* Mute/unmute
* Contacts bar for 20 contacts with images and communication history (SMS, email, web feeds)
* Talking ring tones
* Conference calling with up to 6 participants

Messaging

* SMS
* Multiple SMS deletion
* MMS version 1.3, message size up to 600 kb
* Automatic resizing of images for MMS
* Nokia Xpress audio messaging
* Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages
* Number screening for messaging
* Distribution lists for messaging
* Cell broadcast

E-mail

* Supported protocols: IMAP, POP, SMTP
* Support for e-mail attachments
* OMA e-mail notification support
* Mail for Exchange 2008 preinstalled

Web browsing* Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML, WML
* Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP, JavaScript
* TCP/IP support
* OSS browser
* Nokia Mobile Search

GPS and navigation

* Integrated A-GPS
* Ovi Maps 3.0 application

Image and sound
Image and sound
Photography

* 2 megapixel camera
* Image formats: JPEG
* CMOS sensor
* 3x digital zoom
* White balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
* Center weighted auto exposure; exposure compensation: +2 ~ -2EV at 0.5 step
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
* Dedicated camera key
* Landscape (horizontal) orientation
* Photo editor on deviceVideo

* Main camera
- Video recording at up to 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps (TV high quality), up to 640 x 352 pixels and up to 30 fps (widescreen quality), up to 320 x 240 pixels and up to 30 fps/15 fps (email high/normal quality), up to 176 x 144 and up to 15 fps (sharing quality)
- Up to 4x digital zoom
* Video recording file formats: .mp4, .3gp
* Audio recording formats: WAV (normal), AMR (MMS), AAC/MP4 (high quality)
* Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
* Scene modes: automatic, night
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
* Clip length (maximum): 1 h 30 min (high or normal quality). Dependable on available memory
* RealPlayer
* Video playback file formats: MPEG4-SP playback 30fps VGA, MPEG4-AVC playback 30fps QVGA, WMV9 playback 30fps QVGA, MPEG4-SP playback 30 fps nHD
* Video streaming: 3GPP and CIF
* Landscape mode video playback
* Video ring tones
* Video editor on device
* Video Centre service supported: download and stream video content, WMV support, video feedsMusic and audio playback

* Music playback file formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+, WMA
* Dedicated music keys
* FM radio
* 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug
* 2.5 mm Nokia AV connector
* Nokia Music
* Nokia Music Store support
* Nokia Podcasting support
* Ring tones: mp3, aac, 64-tone polyphonic (64 built-in tones)
* Integrated speaker

Voice and audio recording

* Voice commands
* Voice dialling

Personalisation: profiles, themes, ring tones

* Ring tones: 3D, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 and video ring tones
* Video ring tone

Software
Software
Software platform and user interface

* S60, 5th Edition
* Symbian OS version 9.4
* Active standby
* Voice commands
* FOTA (Firmware update Over The Air)

Personal information management (PIM): contacts, clock, calendar etc.

* Support for assigning images to contacts
* Support for contact groups
* Clock: analogue and digital, world clock
* Alarm clock
* Reminders
* Calculator
* Calendar with week and month view
* Converter
* Notes
* To-do list

Applications

* JavaTM MIDP 2.0
* Flash Lite 3.0
* Ovi Maps 3.0
* Nokia Music

Gaming

* Included games:
- Roller Coaster
- DJ Mix Tour

Sales package contents
Sales package contents

* Nokia 5230
* Nokia High Efficiency Charger (AC-8)
* Nokia Battery (Bl-5J)
* Nokia Stereo Headset (WH-102)
* Plectrum Stylus CP-306
* User guide

Accessories
Accessories
Recommended accessories

* Nokia Stereo Headset (WH-500)
* Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset (BH-504)
* Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset (BH-103)
* Nokia Mini Speakers (MD-8)
* Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset (BH-214)
* Nokia 4 GB microSDHC Card (MU-41)

Compatible accessories

* Compatible accessories

Support and related documents
Support and related documents
Related documents

* SAR certification information
* Eco Declaration (.pdf, 52 KB)
* Declaration of Conformity

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Exercise and Pregnancy

Posted By: Santossh Ram Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 01:35 pm

Prescribing a medication for pregnant women is a complex process.

Before obstetricians and gynecologists decide which dose of which drug can best treat a condition without putting any harmful side effects on the mother and the baby, they consider the patient’s age, general health, the number of months before delivery, tolerance for medications, and any other drugs the pregnant patient may be taking.

Prescribing exercise on pregnant women has to be just as scientific and precise. The type, intensity, frequency, and duration of a “dose” of exercise are all critical. One person’s healthy, vigorous workout could be hazardous to another. These dangers may be greater in pregnant women because they are more likely to have strains and other serious side effects for the would-be mother.

However, if exercise will be implemented and carried out in a normal, average range, exercise will not have an effect on the overall condition of the pregnancy and especially on labor or delivery.

Pregnancy

Quality prenatal care should be given to a mother during her pregnancy. She should be prepared for the normal delivery of a healthy baby. Complications should be prevented at all costs.

All of these things are boiled down to the fact that a pregnant woman should be cared in such a way that she will not be compelled to do vigorous work but should not also stay in bed and be inactive until she gives birth to her baby.

Consequently, a pregnant woman’s condition varies in relation to the growth and development of the baby in side her womb. Therefore, it is necessary that proper health guidance be provided by her physician during her visit.

Moreover, it is important to keep the pregnant woman’s life active in order to promote good health, not only for her but also for the baby most importantly.

Physical conditions like blood pressure, weight and health status is usually monitored during the pregnant woman’s visit to her doctor. For this reason, it is significant to note that exercise can be the number one factor in order to keep these aspects in good condition.

As the health experts contend, adequate physical and emotional information is needed by a pregnant woman to prepare herself for delivery. She needs practical health messages in keeping herself and the baby healthy.

Hence, for mothers or would-be mothers who are not yet aware why they should exert some effort in engaging into moderate, normal exercise, here is a list of some of its benefits so that you will be able to understand the reason why pregnant women have to exercise regularly:

1. Defiance against fatigue

As muscle becomes fatigued, it produces less force. To accomplish a task like climbing the stairs, for example, or shoveling snow, more units of muscle must be called into play to back up the wearied muscles.

The tired muscles are both less efficient and less effective. Hence, this will just put more strain on the pregnant woman because of the weight that is continuously adding up each day. That is why tired muscles will usually result to leg cramps or sore muscles.

What every pregnant woman must know is that exercise improves the condition of the muscles and their ability to work longer without fatigue.

2. Reduce backaches

Even when you sit or stand, some muscles are working, and such relatively easy postures can tax some muscles and cause fatigue. The muscles of the lower back, for example, can be exhausted and worn out by the effort of keeping erect when a pregnant woman stand still for several hours.

With exercise, a pregnant woman can correct this error by developing her posture.

3. Increase the amount of oxygen

Work and exercise rely on glycogen, a substance produced by the body from complex carbohydrates and stored muscles and liver. The supply of glycogen in the muscles determines and limits the duration of activity. Exercise depletes the glycogen in the muscles and leads to tiredness.

However, when glycogen is depleted by strenuous activity, it is replaced in quantities greater than before, as if the body recognized the need to lay in a larger supply of fuel.

Hence, oxidation is essential for converting glycogen to the energy that pregnant women need to wiggle a finger, flex a muscle, or practice the lungs and heart for some blowing action during normal delivery.

These are just some of the many benefits exercise can bring to pregnant women. Besides, nothing is completely wrong for a pregnant woman doing some moderate exercises. The only important thing to remember is that before starting an exercise program, whether pregnant or not, it is best to consult your doctor. As they say, doctors know best!

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Samsung-built, Google-branded Android phones?

Posted By: Santossh Ram Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

Google PhoneAccording to man-about-town, Robert X. Cringely, Samsung is readying not one, but two separate Android-based phones, one of which is due in September, with another model following around Christmas. If you believe what you read (and what his tipster says), these phones will not be labeled Samsung, rather they will be released as Google-branded gPhones.

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Nokia N95

Posted By: Santossh Ram Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 at 07:49 pm

Nokia N95 Mobile PhoneThe Nokia N95 is a smartphone produced by Nokia. It is part of the company’s Nseries line of smartphones. The N95 runs on Symbian OS v9.2 which is an S60 3rd Edition platform with Feature Pack 1. The phone uses a two-way slider to access either media playback buttons or a keypad, but not both simultaneously. It is due to be replaced in late-November by Nokia’s next N-Series phone, the N97.


History

It was unveiled in September 2006 and was released at the end of March 2007.
Nokia has heavily promoted this phone as “It’s what computers have become.”
On March 22, 2007 Nokia announced that the N95 had started shipping in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets. .

On April 7, 2007, the N95 went on sale in the United States through Nokia’s Flagship stores in New York and Chicago and through Nokia’s nseries.com website. No US carriers are expected to offer this phone.

On August 29, 2007, two updated versions of the N95 were annouced at a press event in London; first, a U.S. version with support for AT&T/Cingular’s 850/1900 MHz W-CDMA (3G/UMTS, 3.5G/HSDPA) bands instead of the original European/Asian 2100 MHz frequency, as well as improved battery life; second, an updated version for the European/Asian markets with 8GB of onboard flash memory, slightly larger screen (up from 2.6 inches to 2.8 inches), and a black faceplate instead of the original silver. Both the new versions have additional changes, such as the removal of the sliding lens cover for the camera and doubling of runtime memory (RAM) from 64 to 128 MB. According to rumors, the U.S. version will be available unbranded in September, and carried by AT&T Wireless in early 2008. There is no word yet on a version for the T-Mobile U.S. 1700/2100 MHz W-CDMA bands.

Nokia N95 handsets supplied by Orange and Vodafone in the UK have the VoIP facility disabled from the phone by installing their own firmware and not using the Nokia generic software. Vodafone’s reason for removing the facility was that it “does not believe it’s a mature technology”. O2, T-Mobile & 3 allow VoIP to be used on their handsets, however data charges may apply when using the service.

T-Mobile were forced to connect calls from VoIP company truphone customers to the network as T-Mobile& truphone were in dispute over termination fees.

Features

Integrated GPS system

The N95 contains an integrated GPS receiver which is located below the 0 key on the keypad. The phone ships with navigation software. Maps are free and can be downloaded either over the air (via a carrier’s data packet network) or through the phone’s built-in Wifi. Maps can also be downloaded via a PC using the Nokia MapLoader application. Individual city guides and voice navigation are also available, but require a fee. A-GPS was added later, which greatly improved the performance of the GPS. Whilst TomTom Navigator 6 does not support use of the N95s internal GPS, Route66 Version 7 works fully with the Integrated GPS.

Imaging abilities

The N95 is particularly notable for its built-in 5 Megapixel (2592 x 1944) digital camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, autofocus and digital zoom. The camera can also be used to record video at 480p30 (640 x 480 at 30 FPS), nearly NTSC DVD resolution. The N95 also contains a frontal CIF camera for video calls.

On April 24 2007, the N95 won the prestigious ‘Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe 2007′ award by TIPA (Technical Image Press Association), the largest photo and imaging press association in Europe.

Multimedia abilities

The N95 is a full fledged music player. It supports MP3, WMA, RealAudio, SP-MIDI, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, AMR, M4A, True Tones. Its two-way slider, when slid towards the keypad, allows access to its media playback buttons. A standard 3.5mm jack is located on the left side of the phone and allows the user to connect any standard headphones to the unit; a user can also use Bluetooth for audio output using A2DP. Capable built-in stereo speakers allow the user to forgo any headphones. The N95 is also capable of playing videos through the included RealPlayer application. Video can be output to a TV (or similar device) via a composite cable.

Internet

The N95 has built-in Wi-Fi, with which it can access the Internet (through a 802.11b/g wireless network). The N95 can also connect to the Internet through a carrier packet data network such as UMTS, HSDPA, or EDGE. The web browser displays full web pages as opposed to simplified pages as on most other phones. Web pages may be viewed in portrait or landscape mode and automatic zooming is supported. The N95 also has Bluetooth built in and works with wireless earpieces that use Bluetooth 2.0 technology and for file transfer.

It should be noted that the original N95 does not support US based versions of UMTS/HSDPA; UMTS features in this version of this phone are disabled by default as sold in the US (but can be reactivated if needed). Likewise, the forthcoming N95 U.S. will only support AT&T’s 850/1900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA bands, not the 1700 MHz T-Mobile USA band or the 2100 MHz band used internationally.

The phone can also act as a WAN access point allowing a tethered PC access to a carrier’s packet data network. VoIP software and functionality is also included with the phone (though some carriers have opted to remove this feature).

N95 – 8GB

A revision of the N95, called N95 8GB, was announced on August 29 2007.

The changes compared to the regular version are:

* 8GB internal flash memory
* Larger display (2.8″, up from 2.6″), same resolution
* MicroSD slot removed
* 128MB RAM, up from 64MB
* 1200mAh battery, up from 950mAh
* Slider protecting camera lens removed to make room for the larger battery
* Cosmetic changes to media and front-panel buttons

Specification sheet

Feature Specification
Form factor Two-way slider
Operating System Symbian OS v9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1
GSM frequencies 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
GPRS Yes, Multislot class 32 (up to 48kbit/s)
EDGE (EGPRS) Yes, Multislot class 32 (up to 236kbit/s)
UMTS/WCDMA (3G) Yes (2100 MHz only, up to 384kbit/s) with HSDPA (3.5G, Category 6 – up to 3.6 Mbit/s)
Screen TFT Matrix, diagonal 2.6″, 16 million colours, 240×320 pixels
CPU Texas Instrument OMAP 2420 (ARM architecture 11 based) – 332 MHz, PowerVR features (2D/3D accelerator) and High Speed Peripheral Interconnect.
Internal Dynamic Memory (RAM) 64 MB
Internal Flash Memory 160 MB
Camera Frontal CIF video call & Main rear 5 Megapixel camera with auto-focus, Carl Zeiss optics
Video recording Yes, MPEG-4 VGA (640×480) video capture of up to 30 fps
Graphics Fully HW accelerated 3D (OpenGL ES 1.1, HW accelerated Java 3D)
Multimedia Messaging Yes
Video calls Yes
Push to talk Yes
Java support Yes, MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1
Memory card slot Yes, microSD
Bluetooth Yes, 2.0 + EDR
Wi-Fi Yes, with wireless LAN (802.11 b/g) and UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
Infrared Yes
Data cable support Yes, USB 2.0 Full Speed via mini USB port
Browser Nokia Web Browser with Mini map
Email Yes (ActiveSync, POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP, with SSL/TLS)
Music player Yes, Stereo speakers with 3D audio
Radio Yes, Stereo FM Radio and Visual Radio – headphones or hands-free required for aerial
Video Player Yes
Polyphonic tones Yes, 72 chords
Ringtones Yes, MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA/M4A, RealAudio
HF speakerphone Yes, with 3.5 mm audio jack and A2DP wireless stereo headphone support
Offline mode Yes
Battery BL-5F (950 mAh)
Talk time up to 160min (WCDMA), up to 240 min (GSM)
Standby time up to 215 hours
Weight 120 grams
Dimensions 99x53x21 millimeters
Availability Q2/2007
Additional Quickoffice office suite, Speaker-independent voice-dialing, Built-in GPS with AGPS, Remote over-the-air synchronization, OMA DRM 2.0 & WMDRM support for music

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