Gadget review

The latest Acer neoTouch windows phone utilities the new Qualcomm 1GHz SnapDragon processor for speeding up functions and applications. The sleek Black wimdows phone has a large 3.8in WVFA touchscreen and includes the Acer UI3.0 user interface which the company claims is user friendly and more customizable.

Neotouch is the first to feature the company’s finger – friendly virtual keyboard which allows user to type fast using just finger, claims acer. A stylus is also included. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, the device includes productivity Application like an email client, an internet browser ,multimedia utilities and Microsoft Mobile Office.

If you crazy about social networking then you will be happy to know that Windows Phone makes it easy to your blogger, Flickr, Youtube and facebook accounts.
User can also Download the Free acer sync application from the company’s website which will make data synchronization even easier.

Once installed, user can synchronize contacts,calendar,photos and video clips with a PC or online services like Gmail’s contacts and calendar as well as Picasa’s web album. Interestingly, Acer Sync also works vis Wifi and Bluetooth connections .
This gadget also includes a proximity sensor,a A-GPS,an accelerometer and a 5 Megapixels camera with LED Flash.

The battery is rated to last up to five hours of talktime and up to 400 hours of stanby time on a single charge,

HTC is on roll after it’s magic handset launch last week. It now offers the Snap for the mass market. But the snap isn’t as loaded as the magic since it’s powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard rather than Android. Windows mobile 6.1 Professional would have been a better option as this would appeal to power users.

The snap offers an inner circle key so e-mails from a select group can hit the top of your inbox. This means you don’t need to sift through endless emails to get those you want. And the full Qwerty keyboard lets you write emails and text quickly. At just 12 millimeters thick, you can fit the snap into just about any pocket, minus the bulge. Though small, its battery pack in enough juice for up to 8.5 hours of non stop chat.

To get connected at any time and keep power user happy, the snap offers high speed 3G High Speed Packet Access connectivity. But you should get an unlimited data plan to get the most out of it. Others futures include a 2.4 inch TFT LCD at QVGA resolution, 192 megabytes of RAM,256MB ROM, internal GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity , a 2 Mega pixel auto focus camera minus flash, and the device matches most audio and video formats.

More than 50,000 different applications mow available for the company’s genre-smashing device, actually making phone calls is only
A tiny part of what handy little gizmos. The latest version is the iPhone 3Gs whish has video recording for the first time besides other cool applications.
And with more applications being invented every day, and convenience than its predecessors, its might just be a matter of time before the iPhone starts making other specialized devices entirely obsolete.

Take GPS navigation systems for example. These marvels of technology can magically tell you where you are and how to get to where you want to be. They can also offer you other important information – local restaurant, traffic condition and petrol prices-through this is rarely up to date. But as a leading GPS maker Tom Tom demonstrated at the recent unveiling of the next generation iPhone, thee really is no need to own a separate GPS device any longer.
The company demonstrated its new application for the iPhone, which turn the device into a highly-capable GPS system, especially if customer buy the specially designed cradle and charger. According to independent tech analyst Carmi Levy, the big advantage will come when the usual information provided by GPS units it integrated with all the other tricks of which the iPhone is capable. People will be able to check local restaurants, cinema tickets and other such conveniences.
Traveling sales people will be able to plot their route, call up information on their customers, arrange meetings, and books a lunch reservation with a few easy clicks

The iPhone lost it spot as the top selling phone to the Blackberry Curve in the first quarter of this year, but that doesn’t necessary spell the end of the iPhone’s market dominance, said Ross Rubin, an analyst for the researchers NPD Group. According to NPD survey, the five top selling smartphones between Jan09 an March09 were the Blackberry Curve, iPhone 3G,BlackBerry Storm, Blackberry Pearl and T-Mobile G1 with the Anroid operating system.
The Curve was the big winner for two main reasons. One was Verizon’s “Buy one, get one free” deal for the Blackberry. Another one is the Curve is available through four major carriers while the iPhone remains exclusive to At & T.
But not to take anything away from the capabilities of the Curve, Rubin said, “it’s lightweight, inexpensive and thin, and embodies the characteristics that make the Blackberry a popular phone.”

The fact that the Curve shot ahead on an aggressive promotion signals promise for the much-awaited Palm Pre.
“When a carrier supports a device, it does well,” Rubin said, assign that sprint had promised record spending to market the Pre.
The Pre may be the iphone’s most prominent challenger in coming months. As a conclusion , we see smartphones continue to gain share in the overall handset category.