The LG Dare got its head in the market as the guys at Engadget put their hands on one of them quite recently. As far as information is offered, Verizon and LG are doing quite a good job with this mobile phone. A 3.2 mega pixel camera, built in flash, 3.5 mm headphone jack, add on memory if needed, good hardware and a lot more are presented. Now I do not know if the LG Dare can be considered better than the iPhone, only time will tell but I must say that the iPhone is not high on my list of mobile phones I would like to own. On the other hand, now we are talking about the LG Dare and it does look quite interesting.

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When it comes to mobile phone deals and offers we need to acknowledge the fact the Internet has very good offers, some that are not accessible at the local mobile phone dealer. On the other hand, there is also the problem of gaining access to information and finding one resource that can give you valuable information is something we need to always have on our minds. One such resource available is DialtoSave, one web site that is linked to all the major cell phone line operators like Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin, O2 and more. We found here a very good list of possible offers, especially when talking about mobile phone deals. You can go for both a link to a given operator and choose the pay plan that is best suitable for yourself or you can also go for just purchasing a new mobile phone and access some of the best deals we have seen in the area. No matter what you may need, DialtoSave offers that important information you need. The web site was first established with a specialization in cheap international calls and eventually grew more successful and started offered even more information for its visitors. Talking strictly about international calls, you get to learn about an incredible pay plan with just 1 penny per minute for countries like USA, Russia, Italy or Spain, 2 pennies per minute for countries like Japan, Romania or Turkey and 3 pennies per minute for countries like Georgia, Zambia or Colombia.

DialtoSave is also linked with broadband and they do offer a great broadband comparison service that lets you choose exactly what you need with a whole list of possible providers. We thus have three main broadband deals that are tailored for mobile use, Read more »

Japanese cell phones are highly complicated and they have a lot of features, we all know this. The problem is that it is estimated that people actually only use a maximum of 10 percent of the functions of mobile phones in Japan, according to Nobi Hayashi. He actually gave an example in the Panasonic P905i, which comes with 3-inh TV, GPS, 3G, motion controlled Wii Style games and the hard truth is that all these are not that perfect as motion controls are slow and the TV cuts out. We have a lot of complicated menus that do hide the cool functions in deep sub-menus. With this in mind the iPhone should be quite good as it is easy to use and has enough features.

Talking strictly about the iPhone Hayashi said: “It may sell modestly as a smart phone or as an upgraded iPod, but it’s not quite cutting it as a competitor in our mobile-based culture.” This basically means that the iPhone would need more features in order to be suitable in the Japanese smart phone market. A recent poll also showed that half of the people in the poll would want to buy an iPhone but only a fifth actually knew what it was. The only thing that is good at the moment for the iPhone in the Japanese market is the Apple brand, which is well known and might sell alone a lot of the units that will be sold. An increase in features would be good and might pull off a huge surprise in the country but still, the current line of features of the iPhone is considered not enough for the Japanese mobile market, even if the leaders have too many features. Quite strange, no?

The Sony Ericsson W890i is basically a Walkman branded new version of the phone that appeared after the W880i. It comes equipped with Walkman Player 3.0 and also features a 3.2 megapixel camera and Sony’s IO. Everything comes in a candybar like form that is not that big. The SOny Ericsson W890i is an European only cell phone although the company does want it to appear in US as well soon.

On the whole the phone is a great media player although it is not a smartphone. It is similar to the W880i as it has full media playback and even a front side camera that is useful for video conferencing. We can also notice various music linked applications including TrackID and the SensMe music mapper. Compared with the W880i the Sony Ericsson W890i has a higher resolution camera, a 3.2 megapixels model as compared with the 2.0 megapixel model in the earlier version mobile phone. Read more »

If you have been looking for T-Mobile offers you should know that they are already available online. We did get to see some sites that do this although one has caught our attention and we do need to recommend it. We are talking about Dial-A-Phone, which has all of the tmobile offers you might want to know, all updated on a daily basis and properly organized for easy navigation. What makes it all even more special is the fact that this site does not only deal with t mobile and also features an unique search engine that allows customers to add special gifts with their offers like PS3s, XBOXs, iPods and so on. This goes for any possible combination of minutes, texts or mobile phones you might want to go after. Dial-A-Phone is actually a large UK mobile phone retailer and their offer is among the best ones we found online. That is why we are recommending that you take a look at their web site. To visit the Dial-A-Phone T-Mobile offer CLICK HERE

IF you have to get an lcd tv, better go for sony tv. Not only will you enjoy the quality of a dlp projector , you will also save more. Another more expensive option is to get the model of samsung tv that is being advertised on tv shopping these days.

There is no question about the fact that the mobile phone world suffered a great impact by the appearance of the iPhone and everybody is starting to think about touchscreen as a needed feature in cell phones. Of course there are also others that will not agree with this but the one thing that people do not realize is that other mobile phone makers did offer touchscreen devices before the appearance of the iPhone. Well, let us leave history as history and focus on this piece of technology news that shows us Nokia trying to hit Apple where it hurts: the lack of tactile feedback from the onscreen keyboard. It seems there is some new technology that can do this and it is named Haptikos technology.

The special aspect we can notice in Nokia’s Haptikos is that it will not only vibrate upon touching but will come with feeling and clicking just as you would push a real key. This would be perfect for pleasing both users that want touchscreen and those that love the old feeling of mobile phones. On the other hand we are dealing with one technology that does sound very similar to a patent recently filed by Apple in which a touchscreen would use a special screen with 2 elements that will move in order to create a feeling of clicking. On the other hand, we are dealing with a touchy subject here, one that could lead to a war between Nokia and Apple if patent is somehow the case. According to Roope Takala, Senior Program Manager at Nokia, the basics for the Haptikos technology is easy and everything is done by putting in 2 small piezo sensor pads located under the screen and “engineered in a 0.1 mm. movement in the screen itself”.

Reports show that the new Nokia technology is working great and we hear rumors that the first Nokia mobile phone to see benefits from the new touchscreen is the Nokia S60 Touch phone that was seen in Nokia demos. The company also announced that they are aiming towards getting a new type of sensation when the user is using programs similar to Paint or scrolling.

People who were capricious owners of car subwoofers and loud huge dvd players until yesterday, have something to be proud of today. With their free satellite tv plugged in, there are the proud owners of home theater systems now.

There have been a lot of rumors going around the Motorola Q9h arriving out of AT&T for some months now but we can officially say the wait is over. We can now notice the Motorola Q9h on sale in AT&T shops with a price of just $200, which will probably change in the near future. It comes with Windows Mobile 6 and HSDPA. Other interesting features include GPS, a 2 Megapixel camera, Express Mail, Good 5 and the standard software package we have come to expect. Good news for fans, not that interesting for the regular mobile phone user.

It is official! We now know of the Samsung new G800 slider, a superb mobile phone that comes with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera. Also, the design is very nice and the metallic form is quite interesting and will surely draw customers. On the other hand, the 5 megapixel camera is not the most appealing feature this mobile phone has to offer. We need to think about something else, which was never seen again in a mobile phone: xenon flash and 3X optical zoom. Many individuals will think that this cell phone is a digital camera from the back because of the design. We can also notice the usuals: HSDPA, Bluetooth, QVGA display and everything else that would expect from a mobile phone labeled Samsung. The only problem you might find (that is if you live in US) is that the mobile phone only has an European launch date at the beginning of November. The price is still not announced!

Nokia’s N95 is truly a very good mobile phone. We will now get to see it even better thanks to the 8GB version that is already shipping. Those that want to purchase the new 8GB Nokia N95 will get some improvements with this new model. We now have a bigger display of 2.8 inch at a 240X320 resolution and we will also see nice features like HSDPA, WiFi, A-GPS plus a very good 5 megapixel camera that is already standard in N95. Possible customers will also receive a gift as they will see the Spiderman 3 movie pre-loaded in the mobile phone. It was interesting to see a storyline behind this addition to the mobile phone. According to an official statement, Spiderman saw his suit turn black and once with that he found enhanced powers. A parallel is built with Nokia 95 as the mobile phone also underwent a similar transformation in now becoming the Nokia N95 8GB. OK, leaving that aside, the Nokia N95 8GB will appear in stores soon and will cost around $800.

Motorola just announced the launch of their U9 mobile phone. This is basically an extension of the PEBL, much like V8 is to the original RAZR. We have here an interesting cell phone that comes with the lovely CrystalTalk noise reduction technology, a 2 megapixel camera and the possibility of including a microSD memory card. It is interesting to see that we have support for Windows Media Player 11 in combination with MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+ and we can also notice stereo Bluetooth support. We are also hit with touch sensitive controls that are quite nice and the Motorola U9 is scheduled to appear in Asia, Europe and Latin America in the last quarter of the year. As you might have already figured out, there is no talk of a North America release plan.