Archive for May 17th, 2008
Is There a Better Touchscreen Smartphone Than the Apple Iphone 3g?
These days it seems almost impossible to go a whole day without hearing about the new Apple iPhone 3G. With its cutting edge features, it is the touchscreen cell phone that everyone wants to own. The question is, does it make fiscal sense or even common sense to own one.
Why is an Apple iPhone 3G s special? The Apple iPhone 3G is what is referred to as a touchscreen smartphone. You can surf the web, make phone calls, and even instant text message to your hearts content all by touching the screen of the phone. WOW! Sounds like there’s nothing else like it? Well, there is.
There are a number of other touchscreen smartphones that have features comparable to the Apple iPhone 3G. And unlike the inflexible iPhone 3G that can only be purchased in the AT&T Wireless Store, the other touchscreen smartphones out can be bought online or at the store front.
In this particular articleSearch4cellphonedeals.com will focuses on five different touchsrceen smartphones that are just as sleek and innovative as the Apple iPhone 3G. The list of phones includes (in no order): the LG Vu, LG Voyager, HTC Touch, Samsung Glyde and the LG Dare.
With any of the touchscreen smartphones in this article, you will have to start a new two-year contract or extend your existing contract in order to get the special prices listed. Of all the phones covered by search4cellphonedeals.com in this article, the LG Voyager and the HTC Touch are FREE with a new two-year agreement. The LG Vu is FREE and offers a $49.99 CASH BACK rebate and instant discount with a new two-year contract from AT&T (as of this writing, throughWirefly). Compare that to what you will pay for an iPhone 3G……$199-$299….you do the math.
Two of the cell phones, the LG Voyager and the Samsung Glyde, also incorporate slide-out QWERTY keyboards designed for fast instant text messaging. This may not be a big deal to the some, but if you ask a teenager or even some adults, fast instant text messaging is the most important feature they look for in a cell phone. Instant text messaging seems to be the preferred choice of communications in most teens, even over talking.
All of the cell phones that search4cellphonedeals.com are comparing to the iPhone 3G in this article offer big, beautiful touch displays that allow complete control over your cell phones features. All of these touchscreen smartphones support a full suite of features such as Facebook, Flckr, Google Maps and YouTube.
The following features may be a little more up to date with the newest Apple iPhone 3G versions, but just remember, everyone else is gearing up for their latest releases too. But as stated earlier, you can only get an Apple iPhone 3G at the AT&T Wireless store (if you can get one, most stores have the iPhone 3G on back order), so you may want to consider one of the other touchscreen smartphones in this article for convenience alone.
When it comes to features, the iPhone is not as cutting edge as you might expect. All of the touchscreen smartphones mentioned in this article by search4cellphonedeals.com, except for the iPhone, are Bluetooth enabled. All play MP3s and Acc, but the iPhone does not play WMA like the rest. All but the iPhone offer photo/digital messaging and voice dialing. All but the iPhone have memory card slots. When it comes to speed, only the LG Vu is as slow as the iPhone with a top speed of 1.7 mbps, the rest boast 2.4 mbps.
As for features that the iPhone 3G excels in besides price? The megapixles on the camera are 2, the same as all but the LG Dare that has 3.2. The iPhone 3G also has double the memory at 16GB.
Now the inevitable question comes, what carriers work with these other touchscreen smartphones? The LG Vu, like the iPhone works with AT&T Wireless, the LG Voyager with Verizon Wireless, The HTC Touch with Sprint PCS and Alltel, the Samsung Glyde with Verizon Wireless and the LG dare with Verizon Wireless. So as you can see there is a wide variety of carriers getting on board with the touchscreen smart phone craze.
It seems that maybe everyone wants the Apple iPhone 3G because it is a status symbol. Look at me, I have the new iPhone 3G! To us at search4cellphonedeals.com this makes no sense. You can get an equally innovative touchscreen smartphone for a fraction of the cost (or even FREE), and you can get it online if that is your desire. So really, you may be saying, hey look at me, I spent a fortune on a touchscreen smartphone when I didn’t have too.
At search4cellphonedeals.com, we believe you buy for common sense, not because you have to have the hot new phone. Remember, today’s hot new phone is next year’s dinosaur. Now this is not to say that the iPhone 3G is a bad touchscreen smartphone and that you shouldn’t purchase one. Search4cellphonedeals.com is simply trying to shed some light on the fact that there is an alternative (in fact several) out there that can perform lightning fast instant text messaging and much more. Sometimes in life, it is better to be a leader and not a follower.
For a detailed comparison chart of all the different touchscreen smartphones mentioned above please cut and copy: http://www.search4cellphonedeals.com/articles.html
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Get the iMac look for your iPhone with the Xtand
Just Mobile’s Xtand is a stylish aluminium stand for the iPhone with a look not unlike the stands Apple use on their newer all-in-one iMacs. It even has the circular hole at the back for feeding through cables and keeping them neat.
The iPhone sits neatly in the crossed arms (hence the name) and can then be rotated through 360 degrees, as well as titled up and down, and as the iPhone is simply cradled, rather than being grabbed, it’s easy to remove the iPhone to answer a call, and there should be no danger of the case or screen getting scratched or scuffed.
Wouldn’t this look nice sitting on your desk next to your iMac?
Unfortunately, the product isn’t available just yet, and there’s no price, but it shouldn’t be long.
Location based solution patent for the iphone
Some time ago if you remember Apple applied for a patent application that hinted at the Cupertino based fruit company working with Starbucks. Well it seems that it’s even more likely now that Apple will come through with a location based solution for allowing their iPhone owners to be able to interact with their own surroundings.
Apple’s previous patent application surfaced back in December. The USPTO documentation outlines a method which allows an Apple iPhone user to possibly order Starbucks menu items remotely via their iPhone handset, and then be notified once their order is ready for collection.
Well now there is a new patent application from Apple which shows possibly more location based services for their iPhone. The latest documentation subtly hints at bringing the Apple iPhone-Starbucks idea into other areas such as movies, concerts, local events and restaurant reviews.
By using a short range wireless network such as AT&T WiFi Hotspots, which we are beginning to see pop up in Starbucks and Barnes & Noble locations, Apple wishes to enable their iPhone users to be able to order from customised menus based on allergies and food preferences. This expanded system could even allow for an iPhone user to purchase a movie or even concert tickets remotely.
The location based system could possibly be used to push customised info to the Apple iPhone passing by particular business fronts, maps, weather, city information in an airport, and flight schedules for an example. An Apple iPhone user would only need to log into the WiFi network on their iPhone handset in order to receive local information pushed to their iPhone.
This is somewhat of an intriguing idea and could possible become a great success with airports and restaurants. Wouldn’t it just be superb to be able to order from a menu or even purchase tickets from your mobile phone? Let’s hope Apple hasn’t locked all this down too firmly so other platforms can maybe take advantage as well.
Brightonnet BI-IPEN for the iPod and the iPhone
iPhone and iTouch users will rejoice with the introduction of a stylus pen for their sleek gadgets. The Brightonnet BI-IPEN is specially made for the iPhone and the iTouch iPods and promise protection for the screens.
The Brightonnet BI-IPEN uses a special resin which ensures that the liquid crystal in the touchscreen does not get harmed in any manner. The pen will reduce the ugly fingerprints as well and give the user a hassle-free usage of their phone and iPod. The device also incorporates a spring-like action which will enable the user to easily use the drag and drop functions on their screens.
Since the iPhone and iTouch do not respond to the standard stylus and only respond to the touch of a human hand, the Brightonnet BI-IPEN comes as a great utility item to these gadgets. The price or availability of the Brightonnet BI-IPEN still remains a mystery.
Eighteen programs that add skyrockets to your “genius phone.”
We had just turned off the video cameras after my interview with Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO of the enterprise-wiki company Atlassian, when Mike pulled out his iPhone. He couldn’t wait to start showing me all of the apps he had loaded, screens full of them, which he easily flicked through with his finger.
The only other person I know whose iPhone usage can match Mike’s is my own 14-year-old son, Patrick, who got an iPhone the first day it was available. Patrick has had other devices but has never used them to research topics on Wikipedia or search Google. In fact, Vic Gundotra, a VP of engineering at Google, tells me that people spend far more time using its services on the iPhone than any other mobile device.
I’ve been keeping track of the best iPhone applications, and one night, I asked my more than 18,000 Twitter followers what they use. I got dozens of recommendations within a few hours. This month, there will be many more applications, as programs created with Apple’s software-developers’ kit become available. So what are my favorite iPhone apps?
News: I am still a Google Reader addict, and so are many of my fans. Reader was mentioned more in my poll than any other app. Another one that came up often was PimpMyNews.com, which turns text blogs into MP3 audio files, so you can listen on the go. Steve Rubel, SVP and director of insights for Edelman Digital and author of the popular Micro Persuasion blog, recommends sportstap.mobi to get up to date on your favorite sports, and I too have found it to be quite good.
Photos: One of the coolest things to do with your iPhone is show off your digital photographs. I recommend SmugMug, which has the best user interface of any photo-sharing site I’ve seen. If you use the more popular Flickr, then I’d recommend Twitxr.com, although several of my readers also suggested iflickr.wordpress.com. One problem with both of the Flickr apps: You need to “jail break” your phone to use them, meaning that you’ll need some software to unlock your phone for apps not supported by the iPhone or its AT&T network. It’s possible that your phone might not work properly after performing this step, although I’ve had no problems. Still, don’t make this move lightly. IJailBreak.com will do the job, but I prefer the more popular ZiPhone.org.
Music: Try SeeqPod.com to find some interesting new music. It works great on my iPhone and is fun to play with. Another one that’s popular is MobileScrobbler, which hooks your iPhone up to the Last.fm music service.
Video: Need some entertainment for your next international flight, when you’re not connected? Videora offers a free video converter that handles DVDs as well as virtually any Web video — even YouTube clips.
Social media: My favorite iPhone app is Facebook’s (iphone.facebook.com). It’s actually faster to add new friends with this than it is with the Web version. If you’re also into instant messaging, Meebo.com is my pick; that or iphone.beejive.com are great ways for you to keep in touch with your friends. If you’re into Twitter like I am, iTweet.net, PocketTweets.com, and Hahlo.com all let you use Twitter on your iPhone. I’m partial to Hahlo because the interface shows me more of the conversation.
Backup: One utility that I’d put on every iPhone is DataBinge.com Time Capsule. It remotely backs up your contacts, data, call history, calendar, and a ton of other stuff, so if your device gets stolen or dies, you can get everything back very easily.
For more, check out Apple’s fairly good list at apple.com/webapps/index.html or iPhoneAtlas.com, a great site that also rates the programs. With even more apps on the way, it’s time to soup up your iPhone and become both more productive and entertained.
Eighteen programs that add skyrockets to your “genius phone.”
We had just turned off the video cameras after my interview with Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO of the enterprise-wiki company Atlassian, when Mike pulled out his iPhone. He couldn’t wait to start showing me all of the apps he had loaded, screens full of them, which he easily flicked through with his finger.
The only other person I know whose iPhone usage can match Mike’s is my own 14-year-old son, Patrick, who got an iPhone the first day it was available. Patrick has had other devices but has never used them to research topics on Wikipedia or search Google. In fact, Vic Gundotra, a VP of engineering at Google, tells me that people spend far more time using its services on the iPhone than any other mobile device.
I’ve been keeping track of the best iPhone applications, and one night, I asked my more than 18,000 Twitter followers what they use. I got dozens of recommendations within a few hours. This month, there will be many more applications, as programs created with Apple’s software-developers’ kit become available. So what are my favorite iPhone apps?
News: I am still a Google Reader addict, and so are many of my fans. Reader was mentioned more in my poll than any other app. Another one that came up often was PimpMyNews.com, which turns text blogs into MP3 audio files, so you can listen on the go. Steve Rubel, SVP and director of insights for Edelman Digital and author of the popular Micro Persuasion blog, recommends sportstap.mobi to get up to date on your favorite sports, and I too have found it to be quite good.
Photos: One of the coolest things to do with your iPhone is show off your digital photographs. I recommend SmugMug, which has the best user interface of any photo-sharing site I’ve seen. If you use the more popular Flickr, then I’d recommend Twitxr.com, although several of my readers also suggested iflickr.wordpress.com. One problem with both of the Flickr apps: You need to “jail break” your phone to use them, meaning that you’ll need some software to unlock your phone for apps not supported by the iPhone or its AT&T network. It’s possible that your phone might not work properly after performing this step, although I’ve had no problems. Still, don’t make this move lightly. IJailBreak.com will do the job, but I prefer the more popular ZiPhone.org.
Music: Try SeeqPod.com to find some interesting new music. It works great on my iPhone and is fun to play with. Another one that’s popular is MobileScrobbler, which hooks your iPhone up to the Last.fm music service.
Video: Need some entertainment for your next international flight, when you’re not connected? Videora offers a free video converter that handles DVDs as well as virtually any Web video — even YouTube clips.
Social media: My favorite iPhone app is Facebook’s (iphone.facebook.com). It’s actually faster to add new friends with this than it is with the Web version. If you’re also into instant messaging, Meebo.com is my pick; that or iphone.beejive.com are great ways for you to keep in touch with your friends. If you’re into Twitter like I am, iTweet.net, PocketTweets.com, and Hahlo.com all let you use Twitter on your iPhone. I’m partial to Hahlo because the interface shows me more of the conversation.
Backup: One utility that I’d put on every iPhone is DataBinge.com Time Capsule. It remotely backs up your contacts, data, call history, calendar, and a ton of other stuff, so if your device gets stolen or dies, you can get everything back very easily.
For more, check out Apple’s fairly good list at apple.com/webapps/index.html or iPhoneAtlas.com, a great site that also rates the programs. With even more apps on the way, it’s time to soup up your iPhone and become both more productive and entertained.
Eighteen programs that add skyrockets to your “genius phone.”
We had just turned off the video cameras after my interview with Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO of the enterprise-wiki company Atlassian, when Mike pulled out his iPhone. He couldn’t wait to start showing me all of the apps he had loaded, screens full of them, which he easily flicked through with his finger.
The only other person I know whose iPhone usage can match Mike’s is my own 14-year-old son, Patrick, who got an iPhone the first day it was available. Patrick has had other devices but has never used them to research topics on Wikipedia or search Google. In fact, Vic Gundotra, a VP of engineering at Google, tells me that people spend far more time using its services on the iPhone than any other mobile device.
I’ve been keeping track of the best iPhone applications, and one night, I asked my more than 18,000 Twitter followers what they use. I got dozens of recommendations within a few hours. This month, there will be many more applications, as programs created with Apple’s software-developers’ kit become available. So what are my favorite iPhone apps?
News: I am still a Google Reader addict, and so are many of my fans. Reader was mentioned more in my poll than any other app. Another one that came up often was PimpMyNews.com, which turns text blogs into MP3 audio files, so you can listen on the go. Steve Rubel, SVP and director of insights for Edelman Digital and author of the popular Micro Persuasion blog, recommends sportstap.mobi to get up to date on your favorite sports, and I too have found it to be quite good.
Photos: One of the coolest things to do with your iPhone is show off your digital photographs. I recommend SmugMug, which has the best user interface of any photo-sharing site I’ve seen. If you use the more popular Flickr, then I’d recommend Twitxr.com, although several of my readers also suggested iflickr.wordpress.com. One problem with both of the Flickr apps: You need to “jail break” your phone to use them, meaning that you’ll need some software to unlock your phone for apps not supported by the iPhone or its AT&T network. It’s possible that your phone might not work properly after performing this step, although I’ve had no problems. Still, don’t make this move lightly. IJailBreak.com will do the job, but I prefer the more popular ZiPhone.org.
Music: Try SeeqPod.com to find some interesting new music. It works great on my iPhone and is fun to play with. Another one that’s popular is MobileScrobbler, which hooks your iPhone up to the Last.fm music service.
Video: Need some entertainment for your next international flight, when you’re not connected? Videora offers a free video converter that handles DVDs as well as virtually any Web video — even YouTube clips.
Social media: My favorite iPhone app is Facebook’s (iphone.facebook.com). It’s actually faster to add new friends with this than it is with the Web version. If you’re also into instant messaging, Meebo.com is my pick; that or iphone.beejive.com are great ways for you to keep in touch with your friends. If you’re into Twitter like I am, iTweet.net, PocketTweets.com, and Hahlo.com all let you use Twitter on your iPhone. I’m partial to Hahlo because the interface shows me more of the conversation.
Backup: One utility that I’d put on every iPhone is DataBinge.com Time Capsule. It remotely backs up your contacts, data, call history, calendar, and a ton of other stuff, so if your device gets stolen or dies, you can get everything back very easily.
For more, check out Apple’s fairly good list at apple.com/webapps/index.html or iPhoneAtlas.com, a great site that also rates the programs. With even more apps on the way, it’s time to soup up your iPhone and become both more productive and entertained.
Eighteen programs that add skyrockets to your “genius phone.”
We had just turned off the video cameras after my interview with Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO of the enterprise-wiki company Atlassian, when Mike pulled out his iPhone. He couldn’t wait to start showing me all of the apps he had loaded, screens full of them, which he easily flicked through with his finger.
The only other person I know whose iPhone usage can match Mike’s is my own 14-year-old son, Patrick, who got an iPhone the first day it was available. Patrick has had other devices but has never used them to research topics on Wikipedia or search Google. In fact, Vic Gundotra, a VP of engineering at Google, tells me that people spend far more time using its services on the iPhone than any other mobile device.
I’ve been keeping track of the best iPhone applications, and one night, I asked my more than 18,000 Twitter followers what they use. I got dozens of recommendations within a few hours. This month, there will be many more applications, as programs created with Apple’s software-developers’ kit become available. So what are my favorite iPhone apps?
News: I am still a Google Reader addict, and so are many of my fans. Reader was mentioned more in my poll than any other app. Another one that came up often was PimpMyNews.com, which turns text blogs into MP3 audio files, so you can listen on the go. Steve Rubel, SVP and director of insights for Edelman Digital and author of the popular Micro Persuasion blog, recommends sportstap.mobi to get up to date on your favorite sports, and I too have found it to be quite good.
Photos: One of the coolest things to do with your iPhone is show off your digital photographs. I recommend SmugMug, which has the best user interface of any photo-sharing site I’ve seen. If you use the more popular Flickr, then I’d recommend Twitxr.com, although several of my readers also suggested iflickr.wordpress.com. One problem with both of the Flickr apps: You need to “jail break” your phone to use them, meaning that you’ll need some software to unlock your phone for apps not supported by the iPhone or its AT&T network. It’s possible that your phone might not work properly after performing this step, although I’ve had no problems. Still, don’t make this move lightly. IJailBreak.com will do the job, but I prefer the more popular ZiPhone.org.
Music: Try SeeqPod.com to find some interesting new music. It works great on my iPhone and is fun to play with. Another one that’s popular is MobileScrobbler, which hooks your iPhone up to the Last.fm music service.
Video: Need some entertainment for your next international flight, when you’re not connected? Videora offers a free video converter that handles DVDs as well as virtually any Web video — even YouTube clips.
Social media: My favorite iPhone app is Facebook’s (iphone.facebook.com). It’s actually faster to add new friends with this than it is with the Web version. If you’re also into instant messaging, Meebo.com is my pick; that or iphone.beejive.com are great ways for you to keep in touch with your friends. If you’re into Twitter like I am, iTweet.net, PocketTweets.com, and Hahlo.com all let you use Twitter on your iPhone. I’m partial to Hahlo because the interface shows me more of the conversation.
Backup: One utility that I’d put on every iPhone is DataBinge.com Time Capsule. It remotely backs up your contacts, data, call history, calendar, and a ton of other stuff, so if your device gets stolen or dies, you can get everything back very easily.
For more, check out Apple’s fairly good list at apple.com/webapps/index.html or iPhoneAtlas.com, a great site that also rates the programs. With even more apps on the way, it’s time to soup up your iPhone and become both more productive and entertained.
Eighteen programs that add skyrockets to your “genius phone.”
We had just turned off the video cameras after my interview with Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO of the enterprise-wiki company Atlassian, when Mike pulled out his iPhone. He couldn’t wait to start showing me all of the apps he had loaded, screens full of them, which he easily flicked through with his finger.
The only other person I know whose iPhone usage can match Mike’s is my own 14-year-old son, Patrick, who got an iPhone the first day it was available. Patrick has had other devices but has never used them to research topics on Wikipedia or search Google. In fact, Vic Gundotra, a VP of engineering at Google, tells me that people spend far more time using its services on the iPhone than any other mobile device.
I’ve been keeping track of the best iPhone applications, and one night, I asked my more than 18,000 Twitter followers what they use. I got dozens of recommendations within a few hours. This month, there will be many more applications, as programs created with Apple’s software-developers’ kit become available. So what are my favorite iPhone apps?
News: I am still a Google Reader addict, and so are many of my fans. Reader was mentioned more in my poll than any other app. Another one that came up often was PimpMyNews.com, which turns text blogs into MP3 audio files, so you can listen on the go. Steve Rubel, SVP and director of insights for Edelman Digital and author of the popular Micro Persuasion blog, recommends sportstap.mobi to get up to date on your favorite sports, and I too have found it to be quite good.
Photos: One of the coolest things to do with your iPhone is show off your digital photographs. I recommend SmugMug, which has the best user interface of any photo-sharing site I’ve seen. If you use the more popular Flickr, then I’d recommend Twitxr.com, although several of my readers also suggested iflickr.wordpress.com. One problem with both of the Flickr apps: You need to “jail break” your phone to use them, meaning that you’ll need some software to unlock your phone for apps not supported by the iPhone or its AT&T network. It’s possible that your phone might not work properly after performing this step, although I’ve had no problems. Still, don’t make this move lightly. IJailBreak.com will do the job, but I prefer the more popular ZiPhone.org.
Music: Try SeeqPod.com to find some interesting new music. It works great on my iPhone and is fun to play with. Another one that’s popular is MobileScrobbler, which hooks your iPhone up to the Last.fm music service.
Video: Need some entertainment for your next international flight, when you’re not connected? Videora offers a free video converter that handles DVDs as well as virtually any Web video — even YouTube clips.
Social media: My favorite iPhone app is Facebook’s (iphone.facebook.com). It’s actually faster to add new friends with this than it is with the Web version. If you’re also into instant messaging, Meebo.com is my pick; that or iphone.beejive.com are great ways for you to keep in touch with your friends. If you’re into Twitter like I am, iTweet.net, PocketTweets.com, and Hahlo.com all let you use Twitter on your iPhone. I’m partial to Hahlo because the interface shows me more of the conversation.
Backup: One utility that I’d put on every iPhone is DataBinge.com Time Capsule. It remotely backs up your contacts, data, call history, calendar, and a ton of other stuff, so if your device gets stolen or dies, you can get everything back very easily.
For more, check out Apple’s fairly good list at apple.com/webapps/index.html or iPhoneAtlas.com, a great site that also rates the programs. With even more apps on the way, it’s time to soup up your iPhone and become both more productive and entertained.