Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1

There's a lot to fall for in Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. Possibly the hottest looker of a PocketPC is also heavy on skill. Heavy enough to not just scratch out a living as a one-hit-wonder but aim for the WinMo top.

The extra solid metal looks, gorgeous screen and the right pinch of novelty called XPERIA panels look to us as good enough reasons for the X1 to be hyped and romanticized. By the way, romance or not, Sony Ericsson and HTC have hit their perfect shape with that one.

The XPERIA X1 is surely the most eagerly anticipated device in the world of Windows Mobile. Getting our review out was surely quite a wait too, we know. Better late than ever, as some folks say. We'll still have our say 'cause for the XPERIA it's a load of high expectations to live up to.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 official photos

Key features:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support plus HSDPA 7.2Mbps
• 3-inch 65K-color WVGA touchscreen
• Qualcomm MSM7200 528 Mhz CPU and 256 MB DDR SDRAM
• 3.15 MP auto focus camera with VGA video recording
• Four-row full QWERTY slide-out keyboard
• Wi-Fi and built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS
• X-Panels interface
• Optical trackpad
• Exquisite and solid metallic body
• Standard miniUSB port and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• microSD memory expansion
• FM radio with RDS
• 3.5mm standard audio jack
• MS Office Mobile document editor
• Opera 9.5 web browser
• Excellent video playback performance
• Superb audio quality

Main disadvantages:

• Body is a bit on the bulky side
• User interface is hardly thumb-optimized
• Mediocre camera performance
• No built-in accelerometer
• Poor display sunlight legibility
• Records low quality VGA@30fps video in 3GP format
• No TV-out port
• No full Flash support for the browser (hence no full-featured YouTube)

The XPERIA X1 is one of the best-equipped Windows Mobile devices to ever set foot on the market. But hey, is it not the most elaborate and charismatic PocketPC too? As to skills, the high-res 3" screen and the full QWERTY keyboard seem the most important parts of its magnificent ammo though its processing power is not to be neglected either.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 in our office

Many devices find their identity in standing up to a rival. The XPERIA though is fatefully bound to always have one foot on alien ground. The haunting name for the X1 is HTC - manufacturer and main competitor.

As you probably guessed by yourselves the main alternative to the XPERIA X1 is HTC Touch Pro. It has a smaller screen than the XPERIA X1 and features a slightly lower resolution. In addition it is heavier and, if we were to be asked, not nearly as hot as the XPERIA.

However, the QWERTY keyboard of the Touch Pro is well ahead of what the X1 has to offer. The Touch Pro accelerometer and active magnetic stylus are small but nice touches that add to its allure. There are other advantages too, but we'll try to list them in the dedicated chapter of this review.

HTC Touch Pro

Furthermore, the Touch Pro had a nice two-month advantage since it hit the shelves back in August and this could be quite decisive for the sales. After all two months is quite a long time in the world of mobile phones, isn't it?

Let's not waste any more time now and get rolling with the actual review of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. Unboxing is this little jump ahead.

Step-by-Step Guide to Unlock iPhone 3G

Step-by-Step Guide to Unlock iPhone 3G

The iPhone dev team released the much awaited software solution to unlock iPhone 3G so that users can use any GSM carrier's SIM, a perfect New Year gift for all those waiting to unlock their iPhone 3G.

Here is a detailed step-by-step guide to unlock iPhone 3G using Dev team's yellowsn0w application.

Some important points to note before we start:

• Hacking your iPhone could void its warranty.
• Dev team's yellowsn0w application is still in beta and has not worked for all iPhone 3G users but they are working hard to fix the issues and have been releasing new versions of their application.
• Since one of the important requirements to unlock iPhone 3G is to upgrade to iPhone firmware 2.2 (as it exclusivley works with baseband firmware 02.28.00 which comes bundled with firmware 2.2), you need to be aware that iPhone firmware 2.2 breaks Turbo SIM (in case you are using it) - the hardware method to unlock iPhone 3G so if Dev team's software method which is still in beta does not work you might not be able to use your iPhone 3G.
• This step-by-step guide is exclusively to unlock iPhone 3G. We haven't tried it with the 1st generation iPhone. We would sugges you use QuickPwn to unlock the 1st gen iPhone.
• The current version of yellowsn0w does not support SIMs with PIN enabled. So please disable any PIN you may have on that SIM before using this guide. The Dev team are currently working to support SIMs with PIN so this is a temporary limitiation.
• If you want to know if Dev team's unlocking solution has worked for your carrier, please check the Yellowsn0w report.

Preparatory steps before unlocking your iPhone 3G:

• Dev team's unlocking solution works exclusively with baseband firmware 02.28.00 which comes bundled with firmware 2.2, so you will need to upgrade your iPhone 3G to iPhone firmware 2.2 without preserving its baseband and jailbreak it. You can check your firmware and modem firmware(baseband) versions via Settings->General->About and look for Version and Modem Firmware. iPhone 3G firmware Version should be 2.2 (5G77) and Modem Firmware should be 02.28.00.
• You need to first jailbreak your iPhone 3G to unlock it. You can checkout this simple step-by-step guide to jailbreak iPhone 3G using QuickPwn for Mac users or this step-by-step guide to jailbreak iPhone 3G using QuickPwn for Windows users.

Once your iPhone 3G running iPhone firmware 2.2 (with baseband firmware 02.28.00) is jailbroken, you are ready to unlock iPhone 3G.

Unlock iPhone 3G using yellowsn0w:

1. Launch Cydia from your iPhone 3G's home screen.
2. You need to add the source of the yellowsn0w application. So tap Manage, one of the tabs at the bottom and then tap Sources.



3. Tap the “Edit” button on the top-right corner of the screen.



4. Then tap on the “Add” button on the top-left corner of the screen.



5. You’ll be prompted to add a Cydia/APT URL. Enter http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com/ as the source URL for the yellowsn0w application and then tap the "Add Source" button.



6. Once the source has been added press the "Return to Cydia" button at the bottom of the screen.



7. Then tap the "Done" button at the top-right of the screen. This completes the steps to add the source for the yellowsn0w application so you can install it.



8. Tap on the apt9.yellowsn0w.com source that was just added from the list of sources.



9. Tap on apt9.yellowsn0w.com again from the list of packages.



10. You will get an option to install the yellowsn0w application. Tap the "Install" button on the top-right corner of the screen.



11. Tap the "Confirm" button on the top-right corner of the screen.



12. This will install the yellowsn0w application, you will see the progress on the next screen and the "Return to Cydia" button will come up once installation is complete.



13. Tap on the "Return to Cydia" button and press the "Home" button on your iPhone 3G to go back to the home screen.
14. You need to reboot your iPhone 3G so that the yellowsn0w application which is a small daemon is launched on boot up. Press the “Sleep” button and hold it until you see the “Slide to power off” message. Then slide to switch off the iPhone.
15. Once your iPhone 3G has shutdown, insert the desired SIM card and restart your iPhone 3G.
16. Once your iPhone boots up and you see the “Slide to Unlock” screen, wait for around 10 to 15 seconds (may be more) to see if your iPhone 3G picks up the carrier signal.
17. The Dev team has reported that there is a known issue with SIM cards that have STK (SIM Toolkit) application menus. So if your iPhone 3G doesn't pick up the carrier signal after reboot then try to try to pull out the SIM card and re-insert it, wait for another 10 - 15 seconds and see if your iPhone 3G picks up the signal of the carrier.

If it does then you have successfully unlocked your iPhone 3G.

Some Tips to unlock iPhone 3G if the above procedure does not work:

If the above guide did not unlock your iPhone 3G, then try some of the workarounds mentioned below as it has helped some readers to successfully unlock their iPhone 3G.

Method 1 (via Hackint0sh):

1. Airplane mode on.
2. Airplane mode off, you should see "searching" and should pick up the carrier's signal.

Method 2 (via Hackint0sh):

1. Launch Moble terminal app (you can install it via Cydia).
2. Type yellowsn0w -r wait for a moment 10 sec
3. Type yellowsn0w -c wait for a moment 10 sec if you get NO SERVICE wait until u get 5 dot and run it again if you don't encounter NO SERVICE just run next command
4. Type yellowsn0w -r
5. Type yellowsn0w -a if you get busy message in under 15 sec and don't see NO SERVICE it's unsucesfull and you have to do -r and -a again until it loads to NO SERVICE and wait untill it changes to 5 dots and wait for 10sec
6. Airplane mode on (keep it in that mode for more than 10 seconds)
7. Airplane mode off, you should see "searching" and should pick up the carrier's signal.

If that didn't help:

1. Type yellowsn0w -r once and after 5 sec wait 1 min.
2. Airplane mode on (keep it in that mode for more than 10 seconds).
3. Airplane mode off, you should see "searching" and should pick up the carrier's signal.

Note: Ignore the Unknown message (0xe3ff8000), the command still works even if you get it.

Method 3:

This was suggested by Anton, one of our readers (Thanks Anton!)

1. Install BossPrefs via Cydia.
   
2. Disable all Functions with BossPrefs (don't worry if you can't disable EDGE)
   
3. Reboot your Phone with BossPrefs (not in the normally way - important!)
   
4. Wait 1.30 min when you see the Lockscreen.
   
5. Take out your Sim and re-insert it.
   
6. Wait a moment (30 seconds).
   
7. Go on Settings and Turn on the Airplane mode (keep it in that mode for more than 10 seconds).
   
8. Turn off Airplane Mode.
9. Your iPhone 3G should pick up the carrier's signal.

Method 4 (via YouTube, user reda92):

1. Reset Network Settings. 99% of your success rate will depend on this. (You can find this in settings - general and to the bottom you'll see a "reset" menu in which you can find this)
   
2. Reboot your iPhone
   
3. Wait a little over a min.
   
4. Remove your SIM card and re-insert it back in
   
5. Wait 30 sec.
   
6. Turn on Airplane mode and wait 10 sec. (This is important as well)
7. Turn of Airplane mode, you should see "searching" and should pick up the carrier's signal.

If these workarounds did not help unlock your iPhone 3G, then report the problem to the Dev team using this link.

Update (Jan 7th, 2009):

Dev Team have updated their yellowsn0w app to unlock iPhone 3G. It fixes even more problems.

Please don't forget to drop us a line to tell us if you were able to successfully unlock your iPhone 3G using this guide or the workarounds. If you have any tips for fellow readers don't forget to mention them in the comments as well.

HTC Touch HD vs iPhone (Pics)

Jailbreak App - Lockdown Allows you to Password Protect your iPhone Apps

Its amazing that even after a year and half of iPhone's launch, it still draws attention, I have friends who want to check out my iPhone 3G. I have no problems with that, but the concern I usually have is that I don't want them to access some of the iPhone apps such as iPhone's Mail App or maybe tomorrow an iPhone App which has my bank account details etc.

Thankfully I stumbled upon a jailbreak iPhone app aptly named Lockdown which protects access to iPhone apps to address my paranoia.

Call me paranoid, but I have waiting for Apple to release a feature which gives me the ability to password protect an iPhone app or apps just the way you can set a passcode to gain access to iPhone's home screen.

iPhone app - Lockdown meets that requirement perfectly. It gives you the ability to password protect your iPhone apps.

The user interface of the iPhone app is quite simple. You need to first set the safety word which will come into picture if you have forgotten the master password. You need to then set the master password which can be used to unlock an application.

Once that is done, it provides you with an option to either:

• Lock All Applications
• Unlock All applications (applicable only if you have locked any application)

It also provides you an option to lock System Applications individually such as iPhone's Mail App, Contacts App etc or iPhone apps that you have downloaded for the App Store.

Interestingly jailbreak iPhone apps show up under System Apps. You can tap on any of the applications which prompts you to either Lock or Unlock the application, you can tap on "Lock" to password protect the App or "Unlock" to remove the password protection for an iPhone app.

So the next time you try to launch an iPhone app that you have locked, it will prompt you for the master password that you had set. After you have entered the password you need to tap on the "Launch" button to launch the locked iPhone app (assuming that the password entered is correct). I would have preferred the functionality similar to iPhone's passcode feature so that the iPhone apps launch immediately after entering the passcode rather than the additional step of tapping on the "Launch" button.

As you can see its a simple app that allows you to lockdown access to an iPhone app or apps. You can install Lockdown for free on your jailbroken iPhone via Cydia.

The developer has provided the following warning that you should remember without fail before upgrading to a new version of Lockdown:

"If you are upgrading, make sure you unlock your locked apps before upgrading or you will not be able to do so ever."

If you are paranoid about security, I would also recommend you to read the security tips to keep your iPhone secure.

What do you think about Lockdown? Let us know in the comments.

The Morph concept by NOKIA

The Morph concept

Launched alongside The Museum of Modern Art “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition, the Morph concept device is a bridge between highly advanced technologies and their potential benefits to end-users. This device concept showcases some revolutionary leaps being explored by Nokia Research Center (NRC) in collaboration with the Cambridge Nanoscience Centre (United Kingdom) – nanoscale technologies that will potentially create a world of radically different devices that open up an entirely new spectrum of possibilities.

Morph concept technologies might create fantastic opportunities for mobile devices:

• Newly-enabled flexible and transparent materials blend more seamlessly with the way we live
• Devices become self-cleaning and self-preserving
• Transparent electronics offering an entirely new aesthetic dimension
• Built-in solar absorption might charge a device, whilst batteries become smaller, longer lasting and faster to charge
• Integrated sensors might allow us to learn more about the environment around us, empowering us to make better choices

In addition to the advances above, the integrated electronics shown in the Morph concept could cost less and include more functionality in a much smaller space, even as interfaces are simplified and usability is enhanced. All of these new capabilities will unleash new applications and services that will allow us to communicate and interact in unprecedented ways.

Flexible & Changing Design

Nanotechnology enables materials and components that are flexible, stretchable, transparent and remarkably strong. Fibril proteins are woven into a three dimensional mesh that reinforces thin elastic structures. Using the same principle behind spider silk, this elasticity enables the device to literally change shapes and configure itself to adapt to the task at hand.

A folded design would fit easily in a pocket and could lend itself ergonomically to being used as a traditional handset. An unfolded larger design could display more detailed information, and incorporate input devices such as keyboards and touch pads.

Even integrated electronics, from interconnects to sensors, could share these flexible properties. Further, utilization of biodegradable materials might make production and recycling of devices easier and ecologically friendly.

Self-Cleaning

Nanotechnology also can be leveraged to create self-cleaning surfaces on mobile devices, ultimately reducing corrosion, wear and improving longevity. Nanostructured surfaces, such as “Nanoflowers” naturally repel water, dirt, and even fingerprints utilizing effects also seen in natural systems.

Advanced Power Sources

Nanotechnology holds out the possibility that the surface of a device will become a natural source of energy via a covering of “Nanograss” structures that harvest solar power. At the same time new high energy density storage materials allow batteries to become smaller and thinner, while also quicker to recharge and able to endure more charging cycles.

Sensing The Environment

Nanosensors would empower users to examine the environment around them in completely new ways, from analyzing air pollution, to gaining insight into bio-chemical traces and processes. New capabilities might be as complex as helping us monitor evolving conditions in the quality of our surroundings, or as simple as knowing if the fruit we are about to enjoy should be washed before we eat it. Our ability to tune into our environment in these ways can help us make key decisions that guide our daily actions and ultimately can enhance our health.

Press Material

• View press release
• View and download photos
• View Morph video (.mov, 46mb)

Other resources

To learn more about the “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art visit MoMA webpage

To learn more about the Cambridge Nanoscience Centre visit http://www.nanoscience.cam.ac.uk/

Samsung M8800 Pixon

Samsung M8800 Pixon 3G Phone Review

The Samsung M8800 Pixon is a super looking 3G phone which comes with a touch screen & high quality imaging features. The Samsung M8800 Pixon may also been known as the Samsung M8800 Bresson or simply the Samsung M8800 but whatever it is named it still equates to an outstanding 3G phone designed by Samsung. The M8800 Pixon is similar in looks & design to the popular Samsung i900 Omnia, Samsung F700 & the Nokia N96. The M8800 Pixon comes with a huge touch screen which makes viewing videos, pictures, the Internet, emails & much more a pleasure for the user of this beautiful phone. The screen is 3.2 Inches in size which displays up to 262k colours for the user to enjoy on a 240 pixel by 400 pixel high screen resolution display. The screen has touch screen capabilities which allows the user to simply control all their phones features on a large screen. The M8800 Pixon is a solid handset which weighs 121 grams & measures approximately 13.8mm deep by 108mm long by 54.6mm wide. This stylish touch screen phone can be held in the users hand comfortably when in use & the user can make features & function selections using the simple to use touch screen controls. The phone comes with two hundred megabytes of built in memory & has an expandable memory card slot which allows the user to insert a memory card which is eight gigabytes in size. The user can add & insert a memory card to suit their storage needs.

This imaging focused handset comes with a fabulous 8 megapixel digital camera feature which supports still image capture & high quality video footage capture. The camera lens can be found on the back of the handset & the 3.2 Inch high colour touch screen works as a large viewfinder when the user is in camera mode. The camera comes with many user friendly imaging features which allow the user to capture the best quality still image or record the perfect video recording on their mobile phone. The user can take a picture or record video in darker or duller conditions as the built in flash will brighten up the surrounding for a perfect capture or recording. A built in auto focus feature allows the user to capture clear & well focused shot whenever the camera feature is used. The user can enjoy features such as a face detection feature which automatically focuses on the face of the subject when the user takes a shot or the panorama feature which allows the user to capture a panoramic shot if desired. The Samsung M8800 Pixon supports video playing in many popular formats including MPEG4 & WMV to name a few. The user can store, play, download & share video recordings on their M8800 Pixon.

The user can take a call over the phones loud speaker which is known as a hands free call which allows the user to rest their Samsung M8800 Pixon on their lap, table or desk when talking to their contact over the loud speakers. The user can access call logs which include details of calls made, calls received & missed calls which is useful for the user on the move. The M8800 Pixon supports a document viewer which allows the user to view Office documents including Word & Excel on their phone. A messaging service known as SMS messaging allows the user to create & send a message containing text & symbols to any SMS compatible contact. The phone also supports a MMS messaging service which is a picture messaging service which allows the user to quickly & easily share their pictures & video clips with other compatible contacts in a simple MMS message. The Samsung M8800 Pixon also supports a mobile email service which allows the user to communicate via email to contacts with an email address. The handset comes with a WAP Web browser which allows the user to access the Web when searching for new ringing tones, music, games & much more. The user can enjoy a XHTML & HTML Web experience on their Samsung M8800 Pixon. A built in GPS receiver complete with A GPS function allows the user to gain directions to desired locations on their phone.

A discrete second camera is located at the front of the handset which is used when the user wishes to take part in a video call. The video call function is available on the Samsung M8800 Pixon as the phone supports 3G technology. A video call allows the user to experience a face to face call with other video call compatible contacts. The 3G technology also allows the user to experience high speed Internet connectivity & fast transfer rates when the user is transferring files between the Samsung M8800 Pixon & other devices. The phone supports Bluetooth® technology & USB connectivity which allows the user to connect to other devices using the best connectivity method available. The battery provided is a rechargeable battery which when fully charged via the mains adapter can provide up to 290 hours of standby battery time or up to three & a half hours talk time. This stylish 3G phone works on a GSM UMTS network which covers GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 & UMTS 2100. The user can keep themselves amused with all the built in entertainment features which includes a built in radio feature & a music player. The radio is a FM radio complete with a radio RDS feature which allows the user to listen to music whilst reading onscreen information provided by the radio station. The music player provides the user with another listening experience which allows the user to play their favourite tracks out loud via the phones speaker system or to have a private listening experience via the user's headphones. The Samsung M8800 Pixon comes with a high quality surround sound system which provides a clear sound experience for the user to enjoy. The user can store, transfer & download music to suit their music style & taste then simply enjoy the entertainment on their Samsung M8800 Pixon.

Samsung Android

As reported before that samsung will be release Samsung Android Phone on 2009. and the vendor has confirmed will be release the samsung android phone on June 2009.the samsung android phone will be release via T-mobile and Sprints.So just wait and see.

HTC Touch HD

The Touch HD is a wonderful looking 3G Smartphone which comes in a sleek black coloured casing. The Touch HD has a smooth & stylish casing which displays a huge touch screen which allows the user to view high quality images & video as well as input feature selections, text, numbers & basically guide their way through the Smartphone's many features. The touch screen is a massive 3.8 Inch screen when measured diagonally which provides a 480 pixel by 800 pixel display on a WVGA flat LCD touch screen. The touch screen also supports a TouchFLO™ 3D user interface which allows the user to make on screen selections by the user using finger controls & gestures to control their feature selections. The HTC Touch HD comes with an auto rotate screen function which allows the user to enjoy a wide screen viewing experience on their Smartphone. The user can access the call keys, home key & back key which are situated just below the screen for easy to reach access. The casing measures 62.8mm wide by 115mm tall by 12mm deep & weighs a total of 147 grams including the battery.

The HTC Touch HD deserves its HD name as it comes with the highest clarity video playback & a movie type screen experience which is beautiful to see on a portable handset. The user can enjoy a real feel video experience in cinema quality on the 3.8 Inch touch screen. The HTC Touch HD supports video playback as well as a video recording function through the built in camera. The five megapixel digital camera feature which supports an auto focus function which allows the user to capture a beautifully clear shot each time the camera feature is used. The user can store all their pictures in the photo album which allows the user to access & scroll through pictures using the touch screen controls. The user can view their favourite pictures as a slide show presentation & sit back & enjoy the show. The Touch HD has a second camera which is used when the user wishes to take part in a two way 3G video call. The second camera is a VGA camera which has a lens located on the front of the screen. The 3G video call allows the user to view their contact on the large coloured touch screen whilst the VGA camera records the users expressions & surroundings which can be viewed on the contacts own screen. 3G video calling has become a fun way to enjoy a face to face chat with others which is thanks to the Smartphone's built in 3G HSDPA technology. A 3G video call can be shared between 3G video calling compatible contacts.

This sophisticated 3G Smartphone comes with a Qualcomm® MSM processor complete with a Windows Mobile 6.1 professional® operating system. The built in 3G HSDPA technology provides high speed transfer rates, super fast Internet connectivity & multitasking skills on the Touch HD. The user can enjoy download speed up to 7.2 megabytes per second on a HSDPA network. The Wi-Fi® wireless connection technology allows the user to connect their handset to the Internet wirelessly to either a nearby hotspot or a local WLAN Wi-Fi® connection point. A mini USB port allows the user to use a USB cable to connect their Smartphone to other compatible devices such as the user's PC, laptop, printer & more. The user can also use Bluetooth® wireless connectivity to connect the HTC Touch HD to other devices using a wireless connection when the devices are up to ten meters apart. The EDGE technology allows the user to enjoy high speed transfer rates when the user needs to transfer files between the Smartphone & other devices. The Touch HD comes with five hundred & twelve megabytes of ROM memory, two hundred & eighty eight megabytes of RAM memory & the user can add a memory card in the form of a MicroSD™ memory card. The battery is a rechargeable battery which when fully charged can provide up to eight hours of GSM talk time or up to four hundred & forty hours of GSM standby time.

A built in Web browser provides the user with the perfect tool to access their favourite websites. The browser is a HTML Web browser complete with a Google search facility which allows the user to access websites such as YouTube™. The Web browser is accessible from the Smartphone's main menu & the user can glide through Websites using the smooth to operate touch screen controls. The HTC Touch HD comes with a mobile email service which supports email document attachments. The user can use this mobile email service & manage it just the same way the user would do with their home or office PC. The instant messaging service allows the user to communicate with other compatible contacts that are online at the same time as the user using text to instantly communicate with others. The HTC Touch HD supports both SMS text messaging & MMS multimedia messaging which allows the user to create, send, receive & manage their messages on their handset. The 3G Smartphone covers a GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 & HSDPA 2100 network.

A built in FM radio feature complete with a radio data system which allows the user to listen to their favourite radio station whilst reading information on the large touch screen. The HTC Touch HD comes with a built in music player which comes with easy to use touch screen controls & the user can create playlists & enjoy their favourite tracks whenever they want to. A built in microphone & speaker feature allows the user to record sound & hear sound out loud. The handset comes with a 3.5mm audio jack which allows the user to insert a set of compatible headphones to their Smartphone for a personal listening experience. The user can view up to date weather reports & five day forecast on their handset using the HTC weather feature. The user can get directions to new locations & view satellite maps using the GPS & assisted GPS navigation feature which supports Google maps. The user can view their routes & destinations on the large 3.8 Inch colour screen which turns the HTC Touch HD into an easy to view navigation system.

Ebuddy 1.0

eBuddy Mobile Messenger
Networks

MSN, Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, Google Talk and Facebook buddies in one single buddylist! Join eBuddy and get the most popular and free instant messaging application on your mobile.

For more info visit www.ebuddy.com/mobilebeta


Buddylist
Chat with all your friends, everywhere

With the eBuddy Mobile Messenger you can have all your buddies from multiple IM accounts in one list.

You have friends on both MSN and Yahoo? No problem, now you can chat with them all from your mobile. Even more networks will be supported soon…
Avatar
Set your avatar with your cameraphone

With the eBuddy Mobile Messenger you can share all the cool things you do in an easy way. You can set your personal message and take a brand new display picture, directly from your phone’s camera.
Offline Messaging
Always reach your friends

The eBuddy Mobile Messenger supports offline messaging. Want to talk to a buddy but he just went offline? Don’t worry; just send an offline message straight from your mobile. You also can receive offline messages.

As soon as you login, you will get all the messages that were sent to you when you were offline.
Sendpicture
Send a picture, straight from your camera

Now you can take a cool picture with the camera on your phone, and send it directly in a chat to your friends! Just open a chat, click on Menu and choose Send Picture.

Your friends can always view this picture, no matter what network or application they are on.
Support for more phones than we can list

Is your phone not listed here? Don't worry, we support a lot more phones than we can list here. To get eBuddy Mobile Messenger for your phone, just point your mobile browser to http://get.ebuddy.com.

Nimbuzz

Nimbuzz Mobile

Nimbuzz Mobile is the best free* mobile messenger that lets you call, chat, message, and send files on the go, for free. It combines all your buddies from Skype, MSN/ Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, AIM, Google Talk, Gadu-Gadu, Hyves, and more. One login, one contact list, all accounts.

See who's online and where, call/group-call, chat/chatrooms, offline messaging, send photos/music/video, voice messaging and location sharing.

For more info visit www.nimbuzz.com/en/mobile/

How to put DVD on iPod

How to put DVD on iPod

The iPod is everywhere, perhaps even in your pocket. And if not, maybe you're ready to get one with the recent launch of the updated iPod Classic, the fourth-generation iPod Nano, the newly shaded iPod Shuffle, or the price-reduced iPod Touch. But how to bring it into full play is the target. Tipard DVD to iPod Converter can put DVD to iPod. The next step by step guide will show you how to convert DVD to iPod supported video and audio formats—MP4, M4A, MP3, AAC.

Free download Tipard DVD to iPod Converter.

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Step 1: Load DVD.

Click "Load DVD" to add your DVD contents..

Step 2: Set output video format

Click "Profile" button from the drop-down list to select the exact output video format that is the most suitable for your iPod. You can click the "Settings" button to set parameters of your output video such as such as Resolution, Video Bitrate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, Sample Rate, etc. to get the best video quality as you want.

Step 3: Click the "Start" button to start the conversion.

Tips:

1: How to join your selected chapters

If you want to merge several chapters into one file you can choose them and click the "Merge into one file" to do it.

2: How to split your video

The "Trim" function also servers as a video splitter for you to get any time-length video episode. You can set the "Start Time" and "End Time" to set the time of the clip or you can directly drag the slide bar to the accurate position.

3: How to crop off the black edges and adjust the size of video play region

By using the "Crop" function you can crop the black edge of your video and you can also drag the line around the video image to adjust the video play region to fit for your mobile devices.

4: How to save your favorite picture

If you like the current image when preview video, you can use the "Snapshot" option. Just click the "Snapshot" button the image will be saved and you can click the "Open" button next to "Snapshot" button to open your picture.

Tipard iPod Video Converter is another useful tool for iPod. It can convert any video sources for iPod. Then you can full enjoy the wonderful online video sources on your iPod.

Appendix: For all the iPod users may face the needs to back up the files on iPod to PC. Tipard iPod to PC Transfer can solve the problem. It supports all the iPod versions.

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Acer: N10, N30, N35, N50

Alcatel: One Touch 557a, One Touch 756, One Touch C550, One Touch C552, One Touch C552a, One Touch C750, One Touch S853

Amoi: 8512

AnexTEK: moboDA 3160, moboDA 3360, moboDA 3380, SP230, SP310

Asus: P525, MyPal A632, MyPal A636, MyPal A639, MyPal A716

Audiovox: SMT 5600, PPC-4100, PPC-5050, PPC-6601, PPC-6700, XV6600

BenQ: C30, EF51, P50, P51

BenQ-Siemens: CL71, E61, E71, E81, EF91, S81, S88, SL91

BlackBerry: 7100i, 7130, 7130e, 7250, 7290, 7520, 8100, 8130, 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, 8700, 8703e, 8707, 8800, 8820, 8830, Bold 9000, Storm 9500, Storm 9530, 6220, 6230, 6280, 6720, 7100, 7210, 7230, 7280, 7510, 7730

CECT: A1000

Cingular: Cingular 2125, Cingular BlackJack, Cingular 8125, Cingular 8500, Cingular 8525

Dell: Axim X3 (300 MHz), Axim X3 (400 MHz), Axim X30, Axim X30 Wireless, Axim X3i, Axim X50, Axim X50 (520 MHz) Wireless, Axim X51, Axim X51v

Dopod: Dopod 515, Dopod 557w, Dopod 565, Dopod 575, Dopod 585, Dopod 586w, Dopod 595, Dopod C720W, Dopod 700, Dopod 818, Dopod 818 Pro, Dopod 828, Dopod 838, Dopod 838Pro, Dopod 900, Dopod C800, Dopod D810, Dopod M700, Dopod P100, Dopod U1000, P800W

ETEN: ETEN G500, ETEN G500+, ETEN M500, ETEN M600, ETEN M600+, ETEN P300B, glofiish M700, glofiish X500

Fly: SX210

Fujitsu-Siemens: Loox 410 BT, Loox 420 BT/WLAN, Loox 610 BT, Loox 710, Loox N500, Loox N520, Loox N560, Loox T810, Loox T830

Garmin: iQue M3, iQue M4, iQue M5

Gigabyte: g-Smart, g-Smart i, g-Smart i120, g-Smart i128, g-Smart i300

HP: iPAQ 510 Mobile Messenger, iPAQ h4150, iPAQ h4350, iPAQ h5550, iPAQ h6315, iPAQ hw6500 Mobile Messenger, iPAQ hw6910 Mobile Messenger, iPAQ hw6915 Mobile Messenger, iPAQ hw6920 Mobile Messenger, iPAQ hw6925 Mobile Messenger, iPAQ hw6940 Mobile Messenger, iPAQ hw6945 Mobile Messenger, iPAQ hw6965 Mobile Messenger, iPAQ hx2110, iPAQ hx2190, iPAQ hx2410, iPAQ hx2750, iPAQ hx2790, iPAQ hx3715, iPAQ rw6818, iPAQ rw6828, iPAQ rx1950, iPAQ rz1710

HTC: HTC MTeoR, HTC S310, HTC S620, HTC S650, HTC S710, P3400, P3450, HTC P3300, HTC P3600, HTC P4350, HTC TyTN, HTC X7500

Huawei: U526, U626

I-mobile: 510

Kinpo: Neon, Saturn, Tin

LG: B2070, B2150, C1100, C1150, C2000, C2600, C3400, CG225, CU320, CU400, CU500, CU720, CU915, CU920, F2400, KE770, KE800, KE820, KE970, KE990, KF750, KG195, KG200, KG220, KG225, KG240, KG245, KG290, KG300, KG320, KU580, KU800, KU830, KU970, KU990, LG KE500, LG-KE600, LG550, LX550, LX570, M4410, MG100a, MG105, MG220, MX510, P7200, S5200, Trax CU575, TU500, TU515, TU575, TU915, U310, U8210, U8290, U8330, U8500, U880, V9000, VX9400, VX9900

Lenovo: V800, ET960, ET980, i921

Mitac: Mio 8390, Mio 8860, Mio 8870, A701, Mio 168, Mio 336, Mio 336 BT, Mio 339, Mio 558, Mio A201, Mio P350, Mio P550

Motorola: A1200, A760, A780, C257, C261, C290, C380, C390, C650, C975, E1000, E1070, E398, E398B, E398i, E550, E680, E680i, E770, E770-Vodafone, E790, E815, i580, i830, i850, i930, IC402, IC502, IC902, K1, K3, KZRK K1, L6, L6i, L7-Vodafone, L71, Motoming A1600, MOTOROKR Z6m, Motorola Q, Motorola Q Plus, Motozine ZN5, MPX220, PEBL U3, Razr V3, RAZR V3a, RAZR V3m, Razr V3x, RAZR V3xx, RAZR V3xxv, RAZR V6, RAZR2 V8, RAZR2 V9, RAZR2 V9m, RIZR Z10, RIZR Z8, ROKR E1, ROKR E2, ROKR E6, ROKR Z6, SLVR L7, SLVR L7e, SLVR L7i, SLVR L9, U9, V1075, V1100, V177, V180, V186, V188, V190, V191, V195, V197, V220, V235, V300, V303, V360, V360-Vodafone, V365, V3c, V3i, V3m, V3r, V3t, V3v, V3x-Vodafone, V400, V500, V505, V525, V525M, V535, V545, V550, V551, V555, V557, V600, V600i, V620, V635, V690, V80, V975, V980, V980M, W220, W315, W375, W490, W510, Z3, TETRA PDA

NEC: e616, N600

Nokia: 3250, 5320, 5500, 5700, 6110 Navigator, 6120c, 6121 classic, 6290, E50, E51, E60, E61, E61i, E62, E65, E66, E70, E71, E90, N71, N73, N75, N76, N77, N78, N80-1, N81, N81 8GB, N82, N91, N92, N93, N93i, N95, N95 8GB, N96, 1680c, 2600 classic, 2610, 2626, 2630, 2660, 2680, 2760, 2855, 2855i, 2865, 2865i, 3109 classic, 3152, 3155, 3155i, 3220, 3230, 3500, 3555, 3600 slide, 5000, 5070, 5140, 5140i, 5200, 5220 XpressMusic, 5300, 5310 XpressMusic, 5610, 6020, 6021, 6030, 6060, 6060v, 6061, 6070, 6080, 6085, 6086, 6101, 6102, 6102i, 6103, 6111, 6120, 6125, 6126, 6131, 6133, 6151, 6152, 6155, 6165, 6165i, 6170, 6230, 6230i, 6233, 6234, 6235, 6235i, 6255, 6255i, 6260, 6265, 6265i, 6267, 6270, 6275i, 6280, 6288, 6300, 6301, 6500c, 6500s, 6555, 6600, 6600 slide, 6620, 6630, 6670, 6680, 6681, 6682, 6708, 6822, 7070, 7260, 7270, 7360, 7370, 7373, 7390, 7500, 7510 Supernova, 7610, 7710, 8600 Luna, 8800, 8800 Sirocco, 9300, 9300i, 9500, N70, N70-1, N72, N90

O2: Ice

Orange: SPV, SPV C100, SPV C500, SPV C550, SPV C600, SPV C700, SPV e100, SPV E200, SPV M2000, SPV M2500, SPV M3000, SPV M3100, SPV M500, SPV M5000, SPV M600, SPV M700

Palm: Treo 700w, Treo 700wx, Treo 750v

Panasonic: SC3, VS2, VS3, VS6, X500

Pantech: PG-1400, PG-1410, PG-C300

Pharos: GPS Phone, Traveler GPS 505

Philips: 568, 588, 755, 756, 766, 768, 960, S890, S900

QTEK: QTEK 7070, QTEK 8010, QTEK 8020, QTEK 8080, QTEK 8100, QTEK 8300, QTEK 8310, QTEK 8600, QTEK 2020, QTEK 9000, QTEK 9090, QTEK 9100, Qtek 9600, QTEK G100, QTEK S100, QTEK S110, QTEK S200, QTEK S300

Qool: QDA Icon, QDA Lite

Qtek: 8100, 8500

RoverPC: M1, G5

SFR: SFR v1605, V1640

Sagem: MY 302X, MY 301X, MY 400V, MY 400X, MY 401C, MY 401X, MY 401Z, MY 405X, MY 419X, MY 501C, MY 501X, MY 600v, MY 600x, MY 700X, MY C4-2, MY C5-2, MY C5-2 Vodafone, MY C5-3, MY V-55, MY V-56, MY V-65, MY V-75, MY W-7, MY X-4, MY X-5-2T, MY X-6, MY X-7, MY X-8, MY X5-2, MY X5-2M, MY X6-2, MY Z-5, my411X, myX5-2v, Sagem myS-7

Samsung: SGH G810, SGH i550, A717, i300, i320, i320N, Instinct M800, SCH A870, SGH A701, SGH A707, SGH A827, SGH C130, SGH C140, SGH C160, SGH C170, SGH C200, SGH C207, SGH C207L, SGH C210, SGH C230, SGH C260, SGH C300, SGH C400, SGH C406, SGH C417, SGH D407, SGH D410, SGH D500, SGH D500C, SGH D500E, SGH D510, SGH D520, SGH D600, SGH D600E, SGH D720, SGH D800, SGH D807, SGH D820, SGH D830, SGH D836, SGH D840, SGH D900, SGH D908, SGH E200, SGH E210, SGH E250, SGH E300, SGH E310, SGH E310C, SGH E315, SGH E316, SGH E330N, SGH E340, SGH E340E, SGH E350, SGH E350E, SGH E360, SGH E370, SGH E376, SGH E380, SGH E388, SGH E390, SGH E420, SGH E490, SGH E500, SGH E530, SGH E568, SGH E570, SGH E600, SGH E620, SGH E690, SGH E710, SGH E715, SGH E720, SGH E728, SGH E730, SGH E736, SGH E740, SGH E760, SGH E780, SGH E788, SGH E810, SGH E830, SGH E840, SGH E870, SGH E878, SGH E890, SGH E898, SGH E900, SGH E950, SGH F490, SGH F500, SGH G600, SGH i300, SGH I320, SGH i450, SGH i600, SGH I607, SGH J600, SGH J700, SGH J750, SGH L760, SGH M600, SGH P200, SGH P300, SGH P310, SGH P400, SGH P510, SGH P777, SGH P850, SGH P900, SGH P906, SGH P910, SGH P920, SGH T209, SGH T219, SGH T319, SGH T329, SGH T509, SGH T509S, SGH T519, SGH T609, SGH T619, SGH T629, SGH T729, SGH T809, SGH U600, SGH U900, SGH X105, SGH X120, SGH X160, SGH X200, SGH X210, SGH X300, SGH X430, SGH X450, SGH X480, SGH X486, SGH X490, SGH X495, SGH X500, SGH X506, SGH X507, SGH X510, SGH X520, SGH X530, SGH X540, SGH X620, SGH X620C, SGH X630, SGH X636, SGH X640, SGH X640C, SGH X648, SGH X650, SGH X660, SGH X670, SGH X680, SGH X686, SGH X700, SGH X820, SGH X830, SGH Z107, SGH Z140, SGH Z170, SGH Z230, SGH Z240, SGH Z300, SGH Z370, SGH Z400, SGH Z400V, SGH Z500, SGH Z510, SGH Z530, SGH Z540, SGH Z560, SGH Z630, SGH Z720, SGH ZV10, SGH ZV40, SGH ZV50, SGH-i607, SGH-P520, SGH-V820L, SPH A900, SPH A900P, SPH A920, SPH A940, SPH A960, SPH M500, SPH M510, SPH M610, SPH M620, Z130, Z150, IP830-w, SCH-i730

Sanyo: S750, SCP-6600

Sharp: 770SH, GX-L15, GX15, GX17, GX25, GX29, GXT15

Siemens: AP75, C65, C65-Vodafone, C66, C72, C75, CF75, CF76, CX65, CX70, CX75, EF81, M65, M75, ME75, S65, S75, SK65, SL65, SL75, ST60, SX66

Smart: Amazing Phone, Amazing Phone II

Sony-Ericsson: C702, C902, C905, D750, D750i, F305, F500i, G502, G700, G900, J220i, J300a, J300i, K200i, K300, K300a, K300i, K310, K310a, K310i, K320i, K500i, K508, K508c, K508i, K510a, K510i, K530i, K550i, K600, K600i, K608i, K610, K610i, K618i, K630, K660i, K700, K700c, K700i, K750, K750i, K770, K790a, K790i, K800i, K800iv, K810i, K850i, M600i, P1i, P900, P910, P910a, P910i, P990i, S302, S500i, S700, S700i, S710a, T250i, T650i, V600, V600i, V630i, W200a, W200i, W300, W300i, W350, W380, W550c, W550i, W580i, W600c, W600i, W610i, W660i, W700i, W710i, W760, W800i, W810i, W810iv, W830i, W850i, W850iv, W880i, W890i, W900i, W910i, W950i, W960, Z1010, Z300i, Z310i, Z310iv, Z500, Z500a, Z520a, Z520i, Z530i, Z550a, Z550i, Z555, Z558i, Z610i, Z710i, Z750, Z800

Sprint: PPC-6601, PPC-6700

T-Mobile: MDA Dash, MDA Mail, SDA, SDA (US name), SDA II, SDA Music, MDA AMEO, MDA Compact, MDA Compact II, MDA Compact III, MDA II, MDA Pro, MDA Vario, MDA Vario II

Tatung: M1, M1A

Torq: N100, P100, P120

Toshiba: G500, e350, e400, e750 BT, e750 Wi-Fi, e800 BT, e800 Wi-Fi, e830

UBiQUiO: UBiQUiO 501, UBiQUio 601

UTStarcom: PPC5800, UTStarcom PPC6700

VK Mobile: VK4000

Verizon: XV-6700, XV6600

Viewsonic: V37

Vodafone: v1210, v1240, VDA II, VDA IV, Treo 750v, v1640, VPA, VPA Compact, VPA compact GPS, VPA Compact II, VPA Compact III, VPA Compact IV, VPA Compact s, VPA III, VPA IV

Willcom: W-Zero3, W-Zero3 [es]

ZTE: F866

i-mate: Smartphone2, SP Jas, SP3, SP3i, SP5, SP5m, SPL, JAM, Jamin, JAQ, JAQ3, JASJAM, JASJAR, K-JAM, KJAR, New JAM, PDA-N, PDA2, PDA2k, PDA2k EVDO, PDAL, Phone Edition, Smartphone, SP6

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