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The Curse of the BlackBerry

Blackberry 8700GFinally, the day I dreaded arrived. Curses upon curses, I was “bestowed” the honour of carrying a Blackberry with me for what reason, I know not. My master told me that this technological marvel allows customers to get in touch me on a 24 by 7 basis.

Having used it for about 5 days now, the BlackBerry is turning out to be like a cannon ball chained to my legs. Everywhere I go, that damned BlackBerry keeps beeping to let me know that my work emails are waiting for me.

Since it is also a mobile phone, I have no choice but to lug it everywhere I go. My freedom is gone. I know work 24 hours a day. How I wish that one day, I can cry “FREEDOM” just like William Wallace.

One thing that I really like though, is that I am able to connect to the Internet and surf about the Web at any time that I desire. That’s the cool part.
[tags]BlackBerry, curse,[/tags]

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KRZR and RIZR to Follow RAZR’s Success

Motorola KRZR and RIZRThe RAZR range of mobile phones has been such a success, selling more than 50 million units since it was launched in November 2004. It was so successful that Motorola has now added 2 new RAZR phones to the family. They are known as the KRZR (pronounced Crazer) and RIZR.

The MotoKRZR is designed as a flip phone which is slightly narrower than the RAZR, sports a 2 megapixel camera with video function and a built in music player. The Motorola KRZR has a screen dimension of 176 x 220 internally and 96 x 80 externally; with both screens at 65,000 colours. Connectivity-wise, Bluetooth and EDGE high speed data is available on the phone. The phone comes with a 20MB internal memory, extendable to 1GB of external memory.

The MotoRIZR on the other hand is a thin and narrow slider phone. The specifications for RIZR is very similar to the KRZR except for the slider design.

The KRZR is expected to be available in a couple of months time while the RIZR in the 4th quarter. A good time to save some money for those of you who desire these latest wonders and a nice gift for the loved ones for the upcoming festive seasons. Unfortunately, the prices are not available as yet.

Click here for more information on MOTOKRZR and MOTORIZR.
[tags]RAZR, KRZR, RIZR, MotoRazr, MotoKrzr, MotoRizr, Motorola[/tags]

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What’s New in Windows Mobile 5

Windows Mobile 5I had the opportunity to attend Microsoft’s [tag]MEDC 2006[/tag] recently where developers gather and drool over smartphones and software that reside in them. During this conference, we were exposed to the [tag]Windows Mobile[/tag] 5 technology. I thought I’ll just share with you about the new [tag]Windows Mobile 5[/tag] (codename “[tag]Magneto[/tag]” during development).

Here’s what’s new in Windows Mobile 5:

PowerPoint Inclusion
I am so glad that this missing piece of jigsaw puzzle is included together with Windows Mobile 5. Previously, only Word and Excel were included, making it difficult for users to view PowerPoint files without a third-party software.

Word and Excel Enhancements
Unlike in the previous version (Pocket PC 2003), Word now comes with the capability to add tables and graphics. Excel on the other hand has charting capabilities. For those who have used Pocket PC 2003, we all know how important these new functionalities are (great justification to upgrade your unit ;)).

Media Player
Windows Mobile 5 comes preinstalled with Windows Media Player 10. With this version, your smartphone can now play WMA, WMV, MP3 and AVI files.

Caller Identification
A great improvement over Windows Mobile 2003 is the ability of Windows Mobile 5 to have photo caller identification. Now, you don’t have to read the names of those calling you but rather look at the person’s photo. A quick glance will tell you if it is your wife calling or your mother-in-law.

Even though Windows Mobile 5 is recently made available to the market, Microsoft is already working on the next version (Windows Mobile 6) which they have codenamed “Crossbow”. Crossbow is rumoured to have improved battery life and greater processing powers.

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