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This past week Google’s developer’s conference was one of the first demos of the Android mobile phone operating system.  Announced last year by the Open Handset Alliance, a group of mobile phone manufacturers and software houses who want to have one unilateral platform for all mobile phones to run on Android looks to be one of the most interesting revolutions in the Mobile phones market.

Being developed by Google the phones are highly likely to blend well with other Google-ware like the popular Maps service and Google Mail service.  The stand out feature is that the operating system is being designed to run on a wide range of mobile phones regardless of their feature set.  In a similar way to how PC operating systems are made to work on a wide range of computers with varying specifications Android will take advantage of specific phone features such as built in GPS and touch screen interfaces.

This past week had the operating system running on a touch screen unnamed handset and it was sporting a number of new features since it was last shown off earlier in the year.  One exciting feature was how the handset was unlocked; the user had to draw a specific shape on the touch screen to unlock the keypad.  Another feature took advantage of the GPS function by having an on screen compass which had been tried on other handsets such as the GPS enabled S60 phones offered by Nokia but attendees said the example shown by Google seemed to work much more fluidly than other attempts.

The decision to show off the software at their developers conference was obviously to entice the collective minds into coming up with some ideas for possible applications for their operating system, with it being open-source software, a factor popular with the programming masses, it looks promising that any mobile phones sporting Android’s operating system would have a lot to offer the stale mobile phones market.

Obviously a lot of comparisons were made between the software and Apple’s stand out mobile phone the iPhone, the interface seemed to bear some of the Apple hallmarks such as saving Youtube links as icons on the main screen and a touch based interface.

The Android operating system is currently nearing completion with handset manufacturers Motorola, HTC and Samsung all volunteering to use Android on their forth-coming mobile phones in the next year.

Sony Ericsson’s landmark first Android smartphone will miss the holidays of 2009 in favour of a more stable handset due in the first quarter of 2010. That seems like a prudently tactful move from the 3rd largest mobile phone maker on the planet. Rather than suffer the same embarrassment releasing a half-baked p990i a few years back, company engineers will most likely be busy during the holidays addressing the complaints about the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 prototype that was both a disappointment and a delight among smartphone pundits during its official launch in early November.

Getting Rachel to Work

Attending a brief presentation from Sony Ericsson, the new handset delivered on some but was short on others. It does work, but not at its best. The Xperia 10 is your most talked about Xperia X3 speculated on in many online mobile sites since its production leaked online by stealthy enterprising bloggers.

The Rachel UI has been renamed the UX – short for User eXperience. The specimen we played with has a sluggish Rachel; it had no multitouch capability we expected from high end smartphones in this class and its battery life was just pathetic. Sony Ericsson seems to be stuck with it for all the investment in manhours it has made.

Porting it to the newer Android 2.o seemed a more astute option as most other Android makers are already using it.  But Sony Ericsson is sticking with the older 1.6 version.  We hope the UX can do wonders on it in time for its Q1 2010 launch the way the new 2.0 version is doing for the new Android phones coming out during the holidays.

In the meantime, the delightful aspects of the X10 was certainly noticed and if Sony Ericsson can deliver on its promising features, the first few months of 2010 is sure to see a real Xperia winner

Elegance and Sophistication

It’s common to see flagship handsets as bulky and monstrous as makers try to put every conceivable features in them.  But the Xperia X10’s upscale features are housed in a slim glossy black body dominated by a large 4” capacitive touchscreen that is sure to appeal to the fashion conscious techies in the market. For sure it has its equally competent and beautiful rivals in the Nokia X3, LG BL40, Motorola Droid/Milestone and HTC HD2, to mention some.  But this is a Sony Ericsson’s first Android smartphone the market is waiting for.

Running on the powerful Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm, the X10 ‘s hardware specs is nothing short of remarkable. With 3G and HSPA for fast internet surfing and downloading, and apart form its 4” display, you get an upscale 8.1 megapixel autofocusing camera with LED flash,  8x digital zoom, face recognition and VGA video recording at a cinema quality 30fps. This makes the X10 one of the best camera smartphones the will launch early next year. It the usual WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and A2DP, capable media players,  a stereo FM radio, microSD support for up to 32GB, TV out and 3.2mm headphone port.  Video calls on 3G are supported by a secondary VGA camera in front.

Availability

Expansys predicted a January release for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, but we won’t be surprised if it happens later in the quarter. Pricing information is not yet available but as any Android phone goes, and this one is a flagship Android phone, we expect the X10 to carry and hefty price tag.

The problem is, I can’t figure out how to get the friggin battery cover off :icon_evil:

I am trying to do what the recommend here:
Battery Inserting / Removing – Motorola Droid (A855)
But it will not come loose/off.

Any suggestions?

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Heres the question: Should I Get the Ciphone 3G Or the  HTC T5353 Diamond2 smart cell phone?

Ciphone 3G:

While both incredibly awesome smart phone, are great to have all at once. It is more likely we would only carry one by our side at all times.

Both the ciphone 3G WIFI and the HTC T5353 have great things about each other. But when it comes down to it, its more of a personal preference when choosing our phones we use.

So, to answer the big question on which smart phone should you get, should be based on key points between both iPhone, and the HTC T5353.

Key points to consider are, the Network the phone is established on, and the user experience on each phone.

HTC t5353:

The number one thing that should be considered is the service. The ciphone 3G wifi is married with AT&T, and the HTC T5353 is engaged with Verizon.

Verizon hands down has the best network service, with a greater 3G coverage than AT&T, and not to mention all those data hungry iPhones on AT&T sucking their GSM/HSPA towers dry daily. But, with AT&T’s GSM/HSPA network is standard in mort parts of the world. Meaning, you can bring your iPhone when you travel and still be able to pick it up and make a call outside of the US.

Second thing to consider is the user experience. Okay, let me tell you, there is really no learning curve when you first pick up an iPhone. You grab the iPhone, you wake it up, and now you in the most simplistic, and incredibly intuitive design. Easily being considered the quickest learnable smart phone known to man. While the Motorola Droid was built upon meeting a set of features all crammed into one, rather huge interface scattered about. Not to bash theHTC T5353 and all. It does in fact pack a punch with its ability to multitask far better than an iPhone.

Well, like I said, its all about personal preference. I have been a Mac fan for a while, but I’m not fond of the AT&T service.

You have to consider all key points of both iPhone, and HTC T5353 before reaching your decision.

So before you ask yourself “Should I get the CiPhone 3G or theHTC T5353 You should first consider both sides before your choice.

Here’s something else to consider, possibly a better way in choosing which smart phone to get.

The arrival of the Google Mobile Phone G1 Android signals the opening round of the battle between Google and its rivals, like Nokia and Apple, to create software for the next generation of mobile phones that allows users to connect seamlessly with the internet. In techie speak, well Google words a Android platform is software stack for mobile devices including an operating system, middleware and key applications. Developers can create applications for the platform using the Android SDK. Applications are written using the Java programming language and run on Dalvik, a custom virtual machine designed for embedded use, which runs on top of a Linux kernel.

A Google spokesman said that, these days, using phones “does not just mean a phone call, but rather access to the world’s information” and that mobiles will be one of the most important ways to connect to the internet in future.

The new Google Phone does not seem to offer a ground-breaking feature to rival the “wow factor” of the iPhone’s touchscreen. Instead, the G1 happily adopts the best features of the iPhone and BlackBerry — two of the best smart phones on the market.

It has the easy-to-navigate and intuitive touchscreen, like the iPhone. But, like the BlackBerry, it has a qwerty keyboard, which slides out, and a “trackball” that helps you navigate around the screen.

The internet giant emphasised that the phone is not a “Google phone” per se, as it is manufactured by HTC, a Taiwanese manufacturer, and will be offered exclusively by T-Mobile in Britain. To obtain the phone, customers must sign up to an 18-month contract that costs £40 a month.

The phone may represent a threat to Apple’s iPhone and iPod, as the new device is able to download digital music from amazon.com. As a result, about six million tracks will be available on the G1 at the touch of a button.

In terms of style and design the Google G1 cannot compete with the Apple iPhone sleek design and to touch, the G1 looks and feels plastic and clunky by comparison.

The mobile allows easy access to Google’s range of online applications, such as Gmail, its personal e-mail service, and YouTube. The G1 also allows you to see Google Maps in “street view”, so you can explore cities virtually, as if standing on the street corner itself.

However, the buzz surrounding the G1 has less to do with ground-breaking new features, and more to do with Google’s innovation — the Android operating system that runs the phone. Google’s aim is to get more people online, using search and advertising services from which it makes money. Google hopes to take the lead over Apple by making Android “open source” — meaning that people will not be charged to use it on their handset or for writing applications for it. This means that anyone can write programs that will run free of charge on an Android-powered phone.