The new generation of touch screen phones use finger touch, have large 3.5 inch screens and are the latest rage among smart phone users. One will of course worry about the maintenance of their precious darling screens! And your fingers operating the phone means an increased exposure to dust particles causing precision problems due to continuous usage.
Two new technologies for touch screen phones are resistive and capacitive screens which work on different principles but try to achieve the same final outcome। Resistive touch screens, such as the one available in the new Nokia N97, work on the principle of connection between two layers। The connection between the two screen layers helps the controller calculate the strength of the action. Capacitive touch screen are similar to the multi-touch technology in the iPhone that judge user action based on sensors. Ok enough of tech gyan, lets move on to some काम की चीज़ (useful talk)!
Some of the common problems that can occur in touch screen phones, if not handled carefully are
Scratches – A large screen size makes the phone vulnerable to scratches. A major cause for scratches is dust particles that can stick on the screen and create minor scratches in the screen. The resistive touch screen is protected against scratches especially caused by dust particles. However, all touch screen phones are vulnerable to external elements such as sharp pieces of equipment.
Non Response – The response to a user action requires the right calibration in the touch screen. With constant use, the calibration can shift sometimes causing non-response in case of pressing minor screen elements. This happens more in case of phones where stylus is not used. The new touch screen technologies have alleviated this problem to a large extent.
Dirty Screen – Recall the time when you had to pick up your phone while having dinner....aggggg! Doing so could have caused a problem with older touch screens. The new resistive touch screen help users overcome these problems as these screen have been tested and verified to handle most of these conditions.
But all is not wrong in this big bad world and as the old doctor says, prevention is still better than cure ! Hence if you are buying a touch screen phone its important to take a few preventive steps to ensure a long and stable life for your phone.
Install Scratch guard – Scratch guards are available with most mobile phone vendors that install another thin and resistive layer over your standard touch screen. The scratch guard helps prevent your screen from direct scratches and you can replace it easily in due course of time to keep your touch screen as good as always.
Clean with scratch resistive cloth – Every touch screen phone comes with a scratch resistant cloth similar to the ones available for cleaning spectacles. Its advisable to use these on a regular basis to clean the dust from your screen.
Finally, touch screen technology has come a long way in the past few years and with companies like Nokia investing in building high quality and long life touch screen phones.The future of the mobile phone world seems to be simple – Touch!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Keep your Touch powered!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The fun in getting lost
Take the path less trodden. Explore that inner street. There is fun in getting lost and finding your way back. With the Nokia N97, you can extend your adventure with the A-GPS onboard and the electronic compass inbuilt. Download maps online and be the master of the city. The Nokia N97 puts directions and locations at your command.
A-GPS stands for Assisted-GPS which means that you will never lose signal. Conventional GPS has difficulty providing reliable positions in poor signal conditions. Cases like when it is surrounded by tall buildings (resulting in multipath), or when the satellite signals are weakened when a GPS device is indoors or under trees. An A-GPS uses an assistance server so that it can connect to the server based on which cell site it is in. Also, the inbuilt electronic compass intuitively tells the N97 about directions so that maps start to make so much more sense.
Monday, February 2, 2009
The only thing that looks good on me…
I dont look good in no Armani suits
No Gucci shoes - or designer boots
I’ve tried the latest lines from a to z
But theres just one thing that looks good on mee.. Oh Yeah
The ‘one thing’ that will definitely look good on all the fashionistas and style gurus s is the ultimate integration of both style and sophistication - The new Nokia N97! Imagine…The sleek three inch display with the splash of 16 million colours! Click numerous shades of this world with the 5 Mega Pixel camera and dig into details with the 20X digital zoom with flash and auto focus. Bored with mobile phone cameras? Try advanced mobile video shooting with the frequency of 30 frames per second. Slide on through your picture gallery with the touch of your finger tips. But writing long mails with a virtual keyboard? Naaaaah...! Move on…rather…Slide on ;) The QWERTY slide out retains the charm of you laptop and the convenience of your phone. But that’s not it! Add to your style quotient with the amazing new 30 degrees slide from Nokia. Make heads turn as you change perspective. Did I hear 'Stylish'? Definitely!
And of course…don’t leave home without your music. For music lovers, the Nokia N97 gives you the most amazing music experience with its superb 3D stereo sound technology and dedicated music buttons. Song list way too long? Definitely not long enough for 32gb storage space! Need more? Add an optional 16 GB microSD. Be the rock DJ with all the music in your parties with that kinda storage. And don't ya sulk about the battery. This one is made to ensure your phone doesn't ditch you when you need it the most! The Long lasting battery with 400+ hours standby time, 4+ hours talk time and 24+ hours music playback! Wow!Being fully loaded with so many multimedia functions and damn good looks it can be considered as a perfect combination of style and features. This phone seems all set to make a splash in the mobile world, and one can expect Nokia N97 to be available in the first half of 2009. And after my brush…oops.. ‘touch’ with the Nokia 5800 express music phone, I cant wait to get my hands on to this gadget par excellence!
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Widget Widget
A restaurant locater, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, a weather monitor, horoscopes, stock quotes and network games are just some of the applications that you can now install on new smart phones like N97 coming from the Nokia stable. Mobile phone applications are the next big thing in the mobile phone industry and there is an increasing demand for third party applications to be developed similar to the development that happened in the PC industry few years back.The availability of high end features such as A-GPS, high resolution cameras, entertainment tools and large disk space and processing power makes mobile phone application development the next challenge for application developers around the world. These applications are aimed at various user requirements with major categories being productivity improvement, business tools, entertainment gadgets and games.
Nokia is entering the market of mobile phone applications for its N-Series platform with the concept of widgets. Widgets shall help Nokia N-series users customize their phone according to their liking and requirement. Widget stores will see shaping up of selling, licensing and downloading of widgets is in the times to come. The widget store could become the only mechanism supported by the operating system for installation and up gradation of applications. This shall ensure the stability of installed applications, verification of software conflicts and the ability to locate applications at a single point of sale. Apple has already taken a big step in this direction with the Application store launched along with iPhone 3G. The initial 3 months of this store saw more than 5000 applications being posted and over 200 million downloads. The advent of these applications is slowing diminishing the gap between smart phones, PDA and Pocket PCs. Seems like beyond a point, hardware improvements shall give way to software innovations in the dynamic mobile phone industry. Its happening.
Symbian S60 v5
Some comments were left to an earlier post regarding apprehensions about the operating system. We delved deeper into the design of the OS and have this to tell you:
Want a prelaunch N97?
A lot of visitors have expressed an ardent desire to own the Nokia N97. Well heres your chance... Nokia is running a kickass widget competition here. All you are required to do is to download the design package and get your creative juices working! Winners get to take home a N97 pre-loaded with a working version of the winning widget. Hurry Hurry... Last chance to steal a deal till February 27!
