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Compatible with Mobilephones with Screen resolution 176 x 220 ( Eg. Sony Ericsson K750i/K610i/Z710i/W550i , Motorola RAZR V3i)

written by Vignesh

This was a good one I received this month, enjoy …..

10 Advantages for “NOT” having a “LOVER”

1. Save time,

2. Can sleep well,

3. Don’t have to bother about missed calls,

4. Don’t have to worry about how you look,

5. Can eat in any restaurant,

6. No boring sms in the middle of night,

7. Can talk with all girls/boys,

8. There won’t be any advice,

9. Can go any where with anyone,

10. Don’t have to listen to same old crap jokes,

BONUS: you’ll live a long life…!

written by Vignesh

I came across Sony Ericsson K320i from my friend HoneyKing , who was using it for 3 months. I was impressed by the phone not only by its looks but also for its ‘Value - for - Money’ features.Some of my impressions on this phone are,

• LOOKS : I would say it looks cool especially the brown color. Looks sophisticated with nicely spaced keypad and weghing at a mere 80 grams.
• PHONE : As a phone, the reception and call quality is solid with a good speaker phone. Battery comes good for a talk time of 4 hours.
• FUNCTIONS : Equipped with a 128 x 160 65K UBC color screen, the screen is not as bright as TFT but it is quite good for a budget phone. Ringtones - Midi / MP3 both are excellently reproduced and loud. Phonebook has space for 500 contacts with multiple entries like Mobile,Home.Office, E-Mail. SMS / MMS / E-Mail can be sent & received.
• MULTIMEDIA : A VGA camera is provided for snaps & video recording. 16 MB is provided for storing data. Camera is quite good for a VGA one. Themes, wallpapers, ringtones (MP3/Midi) can be stored through USB / IR / Bluetooth and can be used to personalize your phone. Callers can be identified through a personal picture and ringtone. Java Games and Applications can be downloaded on to the phone.
• OFFICE : Through GPRS the mobile can be used to surf the net or can be connected to a PC / Laptop via USB cable / Infrared / Bluetooth to be used as a GPRS modem. Push E-Mail is also supported via GPRS.

VERDICT : At a estimated street price of Rs.5,100/- (115 US $) its a great phone to own for people looking for official as well as personal use. A FM Tuner and EDGE capability would have made it Perfect.

COMPETITORS : Nokia 6070, Motorola L6i , Samsung X620.

written by Vignesh \\ tags: Sony Ericsson

In this era of Gadgets & Gizmos, every gadget we own runs on ordinary ‘AA’ / ‘AAA’ batteries or rechargeable batteries. Now almost every portable electronic device runs in Rechargeable batteries be it for your laptop, MP3 player or your mobile phone. The thing about rechargeable battery and getting the maximum out of it is a skill by itself. Some tips which i have found useful in maintaining my gizmo’s batteries are,

• Once getting a new device first charge your battery fully ( called “Breaking it in”) and then for the first 2-3 recharge cycles drain your battery fully before recharging them else the capacity of the battery will reduce (called “Memory Effect”)

• For a device like laptop / digital camera / mp3 player when you are not using for a long period of time , take out the battery and store it in a cool and dry place(far away from any metallic objects).
• To extend your battery life in critical situations where there in no charger in your hand mainly for your phone, try reducing the brightness (works for your laptop / mp3 player too), reduce the ring volume, switch off the vibration mode / bluetooth. Then as a last resort switch off your phone for a few minutes and then switch it on again.
• For optimal and safe usage always buy original batteries. A rechargeable battery’s lifecycle is measured by its recharge cycles, so after a “X” amount of recharging the life comes down drastically.

To get in-depth information on various types of batteries and the chemistry behind them visit GreenBatteries.com and BatteryUniversity.com.

written by Vignesh